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Business calendar for the week of Oct. 30OCT. 30 MONDAY

12th Annual Monster Mega Mixer/B2B Expo, 4:30-7 p.m., The Westin Virginia Beach Town Center, 4535 Commerce St. The Hampton Roads Chamber is hosting an expo to help showcase local businesses, products and services and promote networking. Bring a painted pumpkin that represents your business or brand for a contest by 5 p.m. Open to the public. Free.

Boos, Brews & Business Views, 6-9 p.m., Holiday Inn, 980 Omni Blvd., Newport News. The Peninsula Chamber is hosting a business to business consumer expo. Participate in a scavenger hunt to win prizes. Decorated exhibits compete for best in show. $40. Register at virginiapeninsulachamber.com.

OCT. 31 TUESDAY

Deadline for nominations for First Citizen of Portsmouth. The Portsmouth Service League encourages the public to submit nominations for individuals who embody the spirit of citizenship through their service to the community for the sole purpose of, and in the spirit of giving. Download the form and find contact info at pslva.com/first-citizen-of-portsmouth.

NOV. 1 WEDNESDAY

Forefront of Innovation: Jefferson Lab Lands New Data Science Computing Center for Cutting-Edge Research, noon, online. RVA757 Connects is hosting a webinar on the single biggest technology investment ever made in Hampton Roads. Free. Register at [email protected].

Deadline for nominations for annual John T. Hanna Awards for Excellence in Traffic Safety. Drive Safe Hampton Roads is seeking nominations to recognize individuals and groups for outstanding performance in the area of traffic safety. Submit online at https://t.ly/nVIko.

NOV. 2 THURSDAY

WTS Hampton Roads annual reception, 6 p.m., Waterman’s Surfside Grille, 415 Atlantic Ave, Virginia Beach. WTS Hampton Roads is hosting Capt. Janet Days, commanding officer of Naval Station Norfolk, as keynote speaker. The reception will honor award and scholarship winners. Silent auction benefits scholarships. $75. Buy tickets on eventbrite.com.

NOV. 4 SATURDAY

12th Annual Party in the Park, 1-4 p.m., First Landing State Park, 2500 Shore Drive, Virginia Beach. The Princess Anne Garden Club is hosting live music, tasting menu from local chefs, beer and wine, silent auction and more. Proceeds benefit the state park. $50-$55. Buy tickets at covatix.com.

Montero Medical Missions Gala, 5:30-10:30 p.m., Chesapeake Conference Center, 700 Conference Center Drive. Montero Medical Missions is hosting a fundraiser gala with international attire. $110. Buy tickets at monteromedicalmissions.org/mmm-annual-gala/.

NOV. 8 WEDNESDAY

27th Annual Design Awards Program, 5:30-9 p.m., The Neon House, 819 Granby St., Norfolk. Hampton Roads Association for Commercial Real Estate is recognizing excellence in development design along with camaraderie, food and drinks. $85. Register at hracre.org.

NOV. 9 THURSDAY

Minority Business Council 2023 Conference and Expo, noon to 5 p.m., Virginia Beach Convention Center, 1000 19th St. The Virginia Beach Minority Business Council is hosting a “Grow, Build, Succeed!” conference designed to provide education, inspiration and one-on-one engagement with Hampton Roads resource partners, procurement professionals and business owners looking to do business with local municipalities as well as state and federal agencies. Free. Register at virginiabeach.gov/mbc.

NOV. 10 FRIDAY

Publix hiring event, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Hampton Inn, 1017 Centerbrooke Lane, Suffolk. Publix Super Market at Planters Square is hiring. Continues Nov. 11-12. Free. Fill out an application ahead of time at apply.publix.jobs.

NOV. 14 TUESDAY

The Norfolk Forum, 7:30 p.m., Chrysler Hall, 215 St. Pauls Blvd., Norfolk. The organization is hosting two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author Colson Whitehead, who will discuss the inspirations for his novels and how he came to write those stories — from the secret lives of elevators, to the Underground Railroad and slavery in the antebellum South, to life under Jim Crow at one of the country’s most notorious juvenile correction institutions, to the streets of Harlem in the 1960s and 1970s. Throughout his lectures, Whitehead deals frankly and powerfully with the complexities of revisiting historic and cultural events and their continuing relevance today. $45. Buy tickets at thenorfolkforum.org.

NOV. 15 WEDNESDAY

Regional Apprenticeship Summit, 8:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m., 600 Butler Farm Road, Hampton. The Hampton Roads Workforce Council is hosting George “Bryan” Slate, the state secretary of labor. Connect with industry leaders, educators and apprenticeship program providers. Free. Register on eventbrite.com.

NOV. 16 THURSDAY

Walt Disney’s Secrets to Hire Right, Train Right & Treat Right, 9-11 a.m., Comfort Inn North, 1601 South Virginia Dare Trail, Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina. The Outer Banks Chamber is hosting “Ex-Disney Guy” John Formica on a positive approach to leadership. Includes coffee and networking. $25. Register at outerbankschamber.com.

Chesapeake First Citizen, 5-10 p.m., Chesapeake Conference Center, 700 Conference Center Drive. The Chesapeake Rotary Club is honor Dr. Nancy Welch, Chesapeake Health Department director, at its First Citizen. $95. Buy tickets at firstcitizenchesapeake.org.

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