Fall is here and the holidays are quickly approaching. Be sure to stay tuned for lots of festive events happening in around Frederick County.
Each week, we feature a round up of Chamber events and Chamber member happenings to keep you informed on things to do in Frederick, Maryland.
If you’re looking for more things to do in Frederick, Maryland throughout the month or year, please click over to our Frederick County Chamber of Commerce Events Calendar or consult our Member Events Calendar for more information.
Things to Do in Frederick: November 9, 2019
Photo Credit: Lambert Carriage Company
Carriage Rides in Downtown Frederick
Enjoy a free holiday carriage ride with friends and family through Downtown Frederick.
Nov 2 – Holiday Open House – Get in the Holiday spirit! We dressed up the whole neighborhood with thousands of twinkling Holiday lights. Bask in the warm glow as you hum a holiday tune.
FREE Holiday horse-drawn carriage rides and holiday music. Carriage pick up in front of Footlights on Church Street 4-8pm.
Nov 9 – Sip and Shop: Ladies Day Out Grab your girlfriends and head over to East Street for a fun day of Holiday shopping! Participating shops will have wine tastings and many shops will offer shopping specials. FREE Holiday horse-drawn carriage rides and holiday music. Carriage pick up in front of Footlights on Church Street 3-6pm.
Nov 16 and 23 – FREE Holiday horse-drawn carriage and holiday music. Carriage pick up in front of Footlights on Church Street 3pm to 6pm.
Photo Credit: Other Voices Theater
Matilda the Musical
Other Voices Theatre presents Matilda the Musical, the story of an extraordinary girl who, armed with a vivid imagination and a sharp mind, dares to take a stand and change her own destiny. Oct 25, 26, Nov 1, 2, 8, 9 at 8pm and Oct 25, Nov 3, 9 at 2pm. At The Performing Arts Factory 244 S. Jefferson St Frederick MD 21701 Tickets $18-$22 Pre-show Dinner or Brunch option available Oct 26 and 27. Othervoicestheatre.org 301-662-3722
Photo Credit: MMI
MMI Tip Off Tournament at Hood College
Join MMI and Hood College on November 8th and 9th for the second annual MMI Tip Off Tournament at Hood College. The two-day tournament is taking place at the BB&T Volpe Athletics Center. The address to the Athletic Center is 401
Rosemont Ave, Frederick, MD. The competing teams will be Hood, Lynchburg, Albertus, and Southern Virginia.
This is more than just a basketball tournament. This is a fun-packed two-day event featuring a middle school
basketball showcase, dance performance, games, cash prizes, and an appearance by the Frederick Keys Keyote.
Come out and meet our Sports Medicine Specialist, Dr. Matthew Jepson, M.D. He will be there to help the
student athletes with any orthopedic related needs during the event.
All Hood College students, faculty, and children 6 and under are free to enter the event. Any student athletes
wearing their team basketball jersey from any youth organization will also enter the event free of charge.
On Friday, November 8 th , the games will be held at 6:00 pm and 8:00 pm. The 6:00 pm game will be Lynchburg
versus Albertus Mangus and the 8:00 pm game will be Southern Virginia versus Hood. On Saturday, November
9 th , the consolation game will be held at 1:00 pm and the championship game will be at 3:00 pm.
All proceeds for this event will go back to the Hood College Athletics program. Tickets at the door are $10 for
adults and $5 for children between the ages of 7 to 17.
Things to Do in Frederick: November 10, 2019
87th Annual Brunswick Veteran’s Day Parade
On the Sunday before Veterans Day, the City of Brunswick celebrates the town’s history and patriotism by hosting one of the oldest Veterans Day celebrations in the country. The festivities get underway with an opening ceremony beginning at 1:00 p.m. and the parade starts immediately following at 2:00 p.m. Each year, approximately 100 parade entries, ranging from marching bands and veterans/military units to fire companies, antique vehicles, floats, youth groups, and community organizations show off their patriotic pride and honor our nation’s veterans with their participation. The event has traditionally been one of only two officially-sanctioned Veterans Day regional sites in Maryland, as determined by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and also celebrates the servicemen and women at nearby Fort Detrick.
Things to Do in Frederick: November 12, 2019
Photo Courtesy Fratelli’s Italian & Seafood
November Lunch Exchange at Fratelli’s Italian & Seafood
Join us for lunch and a speed networking event where you’ll make some great connections!
Want to make some new connections in a more intimate setting? Limited to 40 people; this event allows you time to get to know your tablemates as you rotate around in the fashion of “speed-dating”. Since we limit the amount of attendees and one representative from each company, you’ll have the opportunity to meet 39 other people as you rotate around through rounds and then networking after! Hone your 90 second “elevator” speech and come make those new connections.
The way this works:
There are ten tables of four attendees and you’ll rotate around for seven rounds of networking. Each round will allow you 90 seconds to tell your tablemates a little about yourself and your company. Bring flyers or any marketing materials that you’d like to hand out so people can go home with a great understanding of your business. After each round you’ll rotate to a new table and meet more new connections. For those who like to stay stationary, we do have ten spots for that (don’t worry, you’ll meet the same amount of people)! You’ll have plenty of time after the networking rounds to mix and mingle to have more indepth conversation or to meet those few people that you may not have been able to connect with during the rotations.
Things to Do in Frederick: November 13, 2019
Moving Forward from #MeToo
Although the #MeToo movement brought gender discrimination and harassment issues to the forefront of the workplace and society over the past two years, progress on gender diversity and inclusion has stalled due to unintended consequences. Now is the time for business leaders to prioritize decisive actions to create a more inclusive culture so all employees — women and men– feel safe and supported at work.
Biotech Connector Speaker Series: November 2019
IMMUNOTHERAPY
Topic: Clinical Production of Car-T Autoglous Products at Frederick National Laboratory
Presenter: Vinay Vyas PhD – Biopharmaceutical Development Program, Advanced Technology Research Facility, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research
Topic: Short linear immunomodulatory peptides enhance T cell activity and show anti-tumor activity.
Presenter: Dr. Vin Kotraiah leads the Explorations in Global Health (ExGloH) peptide discovery team by overseeing library screens and hit to lead generation, assay design and development, and lead optimization activities. Prior to joining ExGloH, Dr. Kotraiah worked for 10 years with several drug discovery teams while employed at Exonhit SA (now Diaxonhit) and Intrexon Corporation and played a key role in target validation and assay development for structure–activity relationship (SAR) studies. Dr. Kotraiah is a twice-awarded solver on the InnoCentive crowd-sourced innovation platform and has several pending patent applications in drug discovery technology. Dr. Kotraiah received his M.S. From the University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, and his Ph.D. at the University of Maryland.
Topic: Checkmate: The Rational Combination and Testing of Therapeutics with Checkpoint Inhibitors in Oncology
Presenter: Stephen Horrigan, PhD – Chief Scientific Officer, Noble Life Sciences, Inc
Things to Do in Frederick: November 14, 2019
Photo Credit: Mount St. Mary’s
Accounting Night with the Mount and FCC
Accounting Career Night Co-Sponsored by Frederick Community College and Mount St. Mary’s University Join the Mount and FCC for an evening dedicated to exploring accounting as a career path. Come and network with our subject matter experts who will share brief presentations about what your path to a degree in accounting could look like, how to prepare to sit for the CPA, and what it takes to get started in the exciting field of accounting. Complimentary food and beverages will be served! Sign up for the event today! • Ray Speciale, Esq., CPA, Associate Professor, Mount St. Mary’s University • Angela Murphy, CPA Linton Shafer, Frederick Community College Advisory Board • Lawrence J. Hoffman, MAcc, CPA, CFF, ABV, CGMA, CVA, MAFF, CFE, CAMS, CRT, PI, Assistant Professor and Director of Forensic Accounting Program, Mount St. Mary’s University • Mike Martin, CPA, MBA, Professor and Accounting Program Manager, Frederick Community College Contact: Janene Petrie horne@msmary.edu 301.682.8315
Frederick Chamber Insights is a news outlet of the Frederick County Chamber of Commerce. For more information about membership, programs and initiatives, please visit our website.
Member events featured here are taken directly from our member calendar.To be sure your events are included, please submit them into the calendar at least 10 days before the event day.