- Sales & Services Update
- Member News
- Saratoga Springs City Center Update
- Upcoming Saratoga Events
- Welcome NEW Members!
- Member Testimonials
- Area Events
- Restaurant Recipe Corner
- Write a Blog!
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Upcoming Saratoga Events
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June 2---Empire State Society of Association Executives (ESSAE)---250 ppl
June 2-5---New York Women's Bowling 600 Club---300 ppl
June 2-5---Skidmore College Reunion Weekend---500 ppl
June 4-8---NYS Association of School Business Officials---750 ppl
June 6-8---SUNY System Administration Child Care Office---175 ppl
June 7-11---SUNY CUAD---175 ppl
June 8-9---Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS)---30 ppl
June 10-12---Project Management Institute Upstate New York Chapter---100 ppl
June 11---Empire State College Graduation---500 ppl
June 13-19---Saratoga Classic Horse Show-Classic 1---500 ppl
June 13-20---American Contract Bridge League---1,000 ppl
June 14-16---New York Association of Proprietary Colleges---150 ppl
June 16---WSWHE Boces Completion Ceremony---1,800 ppl
June 17-18---Citroen Rendezvous---300 ppl
June 19-21---New York Association of Homes & Services for the Aging/FLTC---600 ppl
June 20-26---Saratoga Classic Horse Show-Classic 2---500 ppl
June 24---Hoosic Valley Central School District Commencement
June 24-25---Schuylerville Central School District Commencement
June 25---Stillwater Central School District Commencement
June 25-29---NYS Health Facilities Association, Inc.---500 ppl
June 26---Chamber Alliance of NYS---55 ppl
"I am just back in California after my trip to Saratoga Springs ... what a wonderful welcome we received from you for ASMC 2011, and what a beautiful town in which to hold the conference." -Paul Werbaneth
A New England Nanny
Audio-Video Corporation
Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott
Lucky Joe's at Saratoga Casino and Raceway
Specialty Wines & More
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Member Testimonials |
When you become a member of the Saratoga Convention and Tourism Bureau in Saratoga Springs NY, your business will be actively promoted through various member-only outlets. We actively work to attract conventions, meetings, trade shows and social events to Saratoga Springs and bring business to our local neighborhood vendors.
Submit your testimonial!
Refer a Friend to Join the Bureau!
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Area Events
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Please send us your event listings, special news or congratulations and we will post it on our website and in our newsletters!
E-mail your news and event listings to Angela LaTerra at angela@discoversaratoga.org
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Browse through the Bureau's newsletter archive... Click Here
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Restaurant
Recipe Corner
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Sangria served at Wheatfields Restaurant & Bar
Ingredients:
1 lemon wedge
1 lime wedge
1 orange slice
4 oz sweet red wine (Shiraz or Merlot)
1/2 ounce Bacardi Limon Rum
1/2 ounce Raspberry flavored vodka
2oz bar mix or lemon mix, sour mix 3 oz Sprite
Squeeze fruit into a glass. We use a big round red wine glass.
Add ice to the top of the glass.
Add wine, Add Rum, Add Vodka, Add bar mix, top with Sprite.
To mix, move from one glass to another just one time.
by Jon Vetter
Send in your recipe to angela@discoversaratoga.org or fax it to 584-2969.
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Write a Blog! |
We'd love to hear from you! If there are specific topics you'd like us to blog about or if you are interested in writing your own blog to be published on our website, please don't hesitate to e-mail our sales and communications coordinator Angela LaTerra angela@discoversaratoga.org.
Find Us on Social Media sites!
 
 
Angela is frequently updating these sites with useful information including upcoming events, pictures, videos, industry articles and more! Friend us, follow us, watch us, like us, and read about us! CLICK HERE for media page
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Saratoga Automobile Museum Events
June 4, 2011– The NY Capital District Cadillac & LaSalle Club and the Saratoga Automobile Museum team up to bring you a show that is all about one of the greatest American Icon’s, the Cadillac. The Summer exhibit at the Saratoga Automobile Museum is “Forza Italia” Great Automobiles From Italy open from May 7, 2011 to September 25, 2011
June 4, 2011 , 10am -2pm– Hudson Essex Terraplane Club –The Hudson Mohawk Chapter of the HET Club Invites You to Saratoga Springs, NY, for the Eastern Regional HUDSONS BY THE HUDSON show at the Saratoga Automobile Museum. For more information on this event please contact Nancy Walrath at 518-843-5362 or awalrath@nycap.rr.com.
June 11, 2011, 10am -2pm - Redline Motorsports of Rotterdam, New York, has teamed up with the Saratoga Automobile Museum to promote and put together their 2nd Annual Modern Day American Muscle Fuel Injection Car show.
July 2, 2011– All Ford Show – brought to you by the Cobra Club.
For more information call Tracy Paige (518) 587-1935 x 17 or tracy.paige@saratogaautomuseum.org
Adirondack Museum to Participate in Blue Star Museums
The Adirondack Museum announced the launch of Blue Star Museums, a partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, and more than 1,300 museums across America to offer FREE admission to all active duty military personnel and their families from Memorial Day through Labor Day 2011. Leadership support has been provided by MetLife Foundation through Blue Star Families. The complete list of participating museums is available at www.arts.gov/bluestarmuseums
Vendors And Crafters Wanted For Wilton Community Day 2011
The Town of Wilton is pleased to announce that it is in full swing preparing for ParkFest 2011 and is looking for vendors and crafters to be a part of this exciting event. The festivities will include live entertainment, amusement park rides, exotic animals, a classic car show, a pie eating contest, and much more. Save the date, Saturday, July 9, 2011, space is limited. Additional information is available online at www.townofwilton.com or email dtompkins@townofwilton.com.
Airway Meadows Golf Club will hold its Airway Cup on Saturday, July 2nd with a 12:15 registration and a shotgun start to follow shortly after. Tournament will be a Ryder Cup style format, 2-player best ball, match play. Cost for non-members is $79.00 and includes green fees, cart, snack on the turn, BBQ picnic and prizes. Participants can save $5 by paying before Saturday, June 18th. Call the pro shop at 792-4144 for more information. The registration form can be found on www.airwaymeadowsgolf.com
The ‘Great American Grill’ opened April 1st 2011. There is a full menu with vegetarian options. The restaurant is open daily from 5-9 pm. In addition, the Hilton Garden Inn has a Bar and Room Service available during those hours.
Congratulations!
Congratulations to Sara Mannix for being one of Saratoga Today’s 2011 Women of Influence! Sara Mannix is a pioneer in the internet marketing industry. As president and founder of Mannix Marketing, the number 12 Search Engine Optimization company in the world (TopSEOs.com), she has a proven record of professional excellence and innovation that spreads throughout the Capital Region and upstate New York.
The Olde Saratoga Brewing Co. (OSBC) is very proud to announce the arrival of our brand new WEBSITE!
Located in Saratoga Springs, New York, OSBC is the Fourth Largest Brewery in New York State!
The new website explains and illustrates everything they do, and features all the great bars, restaurants and pubs that have their fresh, delicious craft brews on tap for you to enjoy! Relax, grab your mouse, and a beer - and have a nice tour of the website by simply going to: www.oldesaratogabrew.com
Renovation Completed
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Saratoga Convention & Tourism Bureau's Annual Golf Tournament Recap
The Bureau’s 9th Annual Golf Tournament was held on Wednesday, May 25th at Saratoga National Golf Club. The weather could not have been better with Sunny skies and temperatures in the 70’s! It was another great turnout this year with 120 Bureau members, meeting and conference planners and other participants enjoyed the day of golf and the reception that followed.
The Bureau would like to thank Peter Tavares, Ali Ainsworth and the entire golf services staff at Saratoga National. Angelo Mazzone, Lauren Holmes and staff at Prime/Saratoga National Golf Club, Jim and Gretchen Squires of The Posie Peddler, Tom Thomas of DeCrescente Distributing for the donation of the beer, Brian Gwynn of Specialty Wines & Liquor for the wine at the reception, DJ Tim Wedeman, of Capital Disc Jockeys, and Johnny Miller of Johnny Miller Adventures.
We would also like to thank our sponsors:
DeCrescente Distributing – Eagle Sponsor
Saratoga Eagle – Birdie and Lunch Sponsor
Holiday Inn Saratoga Springs – Awards Reception Sponsor
Saratoga National Bank & Trust Company – Pro Sponsor
Saratoga Casino & Raceway - Men’s Longest Drive
Adirondack Trust Company – Women’s Longest Drive
EmbroidMe-Saratoga Bag Sponsor
All of our Tee Sponsors and Bureau members that donated prizes!
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Volunteer Opportunities!
Visit http://discoversaratoga.org/volunteers to volunteer at the Saratoga Convention & Tourism Bureau!
We set up our new tent at Fish Creek and represented the SCTB at the Saratoga Invitational – April 29 – May 1, 2011 and the NYS Championships May 14-15, 2011. This was a first for us and many people stopped by to welcome us and thank us for being there. We also assisted a lot of people with what there is to do, eat, etc. all around Saratoga! We would like to send a huge thank you out to two of our volunteers that helped us out May 14 & 15, 2011 - Rebecca DuBois of Coffee News and Jessica Pajonk of the Roosevelt Inn & Suites. Thank you for volunteering to staff our booth! We sincerely appreciate it.
If you want to become a SCTB Volunteer – please call Kathy Denkenberger – 584-1531 – we will have additional volunteer opportunities for you!
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Hospitality Table at Saratoga Lake for the NYS HS Regatta Championship-photo courtesy of Rebecca DeBois from Capital Region Coffee News
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 Saratoga Springs City Center Update
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The Saratoga Springs City Center expansion construction is coming to a close. The official ribbon cutting ceremony is taking place prior to the start of Saratoga’s Flag Day parade on June 11th at 11: 00 a.m. The majority of work left to be done is on the exterior of the City Center building. Panels are going up
to finish off each entry way, along with the glass for the lighted main entry and the new lettering on the canopy. As the interior construction comes to a close, other renovation projects will start. The Main Hall is expected to get an overhaul, with a new sound system in the works, as well as some acoustical upgrades.
On September 11th of this year, the City Center is unveiling a sculpture, made from the steel of the
World Trade Center, named “Tempered by Memory” to commemorate the 10th anniversary of 9/11.
For more information and updates on the Saratoga Springs City Center, please visit
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Sales and Services Updates
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The Bureau is gearing up for ESSAE's Annual Conference and Expo at the Saratoga Springs City Center on this Thursday, June 2nd. www.essae.org. Click here to View the ESSAE Brochure!
We will be sponsoring the after party at MPI NENY’s annual Golfapalooza at Saratoga National on June 7th. This will benefit the Alzheimer’s Association and is a great opportunity to get out for an afternoon and evening of networking fun with meeting professionals and hospitality partners from the industry. There are still opportunities to participate as a sponsor, golfer or for the after party.
Heather and hoteliers recently spent several weeks planning, organizing and executing a very effective western New York group tour sales blitz. The blitz took place May 17-19, and brought the bureau and three lodging properties to 14 cities and towns to see 17 group tour operators. Heather and a hotelier departed early Tuesday morning and saw companies from Watertown to Binghamton. The second day of the trip brought Heather to companies between Endicott and Batavia, while a second group of hoteliers left Saratoga bright and early to work companies between Hinckley and Rochester. Day three culminated with a lunch for group tour operators in the Buffalo and western NY area, and then one final sales call just outside of Rochester on our return trip. We worked hard to confirm appointments prior to the trip, and were eagerly received by those we met with. We found that our neighbors to the west know a only a fraction of what Saratoga has to offer their group tour clients. Many of the operators were pleasantly surprised by all of the business opportunities Saratoga offers them, and Heather will be following up with sample itineraries specific to the wants and needs we learned about during our meetings. Many companies were impressed that Saratoga representatives took the time to travel to see them and we will continue to build on that relationship foundation for the benefit of all. If you are interested in contributing to a future group tour sales blitz, please contact Heather at the Bureau to discuss how you can be involved!
Marie Moynihan hosted NYS Holstein Executive Director, Patsy Gifford, and Committee co-chair, Becky King for a site visit showcasing the recently completed expansion of the City Center. Saratoga is being considered as the host destination for the 2016 National Holstein Association’s national convention. Becky and her husband Jeff King of the King Dairy Farm have been instrumental in promoting Saratoga for this event which will bring over 400 attendees from the industry.
Marie continues to prepare for the AIBTM conference in Baltimore in late June in an effort promote Saratoga on a national level. Marie and Kathy Denkenberger are busy preparing for the upcoming NESAE 2011 Annual Meeting to be held in Newport Road Island. Joanne Kirkpatrick of the Holiday Inn Saratoga will team up with them in their efforts to showcase Saratoga to meeting professionals and association executives from the New England area.
The Saratoga Convention & Tourism Bureau will hold a Group Tour Roundtable at 10:00AM on Wednesday, June 29th. We invite all members who have an interest in gaining group tour business to attend this meeting. The bureau will discuss feedback we have received from group tour operators we have met at recent tradeshow and sales appointments, we will discuss some of the hot topics in the group tour industry both nationally and specific to Saratoga, and discuss our plans and needs moving forward. We welcome ideas, questions and input from all of our members and hope you will participate in this important meeting. This meeting will be held at the SCTB offices, unless attendance exceeds capacity, at which time an alternate venue will be immediately announced. Please RSVP to Heather McElhiney, 518.584.1531 or heather@discoversaratoga.org, prior to end of day Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011. Thank you!
Congrats to Marie Moynihan, Senior Sales Manager at the Bureau; she is MPI NENY's April Star of the Month! http://mpineny.org/
Convention Services
We have had a very busy May with group business! Some of the groups we have worked directly with this month include:
NYS Speech Language & Hearing Association – they had great attendance and as always, love Saratoga
NY Rural Water Assn.- Like they did two years ago – this group held another Dine Around for two of their evening meals.
Kathy Denkenberger and Angela LaTerra traveled to Seattle in May for the annual Passkey/GroupMax users conference. This is a new housing system the Bureau is now using and we are very excited to get started. This system is going to enable us to offer efficient housing services that will benefit not only the lodging properties they are using but the client as well!
CANUS GO at Courtyard by Marriott from April 29-May 1, 2011 with Kathy Denkenberger and Connie Crudo from the Convention Bureau.
Korean War Veterans at Longfellows from May 3-5, 2011
5th Annual Saratoga Arts Fest, June 9-12, 2011
www.saratogaartsfest.org
SaratogaArtsFest, a four-day annual citywide celebration of the arts scheduled in early June, delivers the brilliance and energy of art in its many forms—music, dance, visual art, film, theatre, and literary art. Now in its fourth year, SaratogaArtsFest has become a cultural staple to the popular Saratoga summer arts scene. The SaratogaArtsFest Admissions Package includes an ARTSPASS which provides full festival access to multiple events, organizations and discounts, including shopping and dining specials throughout downtown Saratoga Springs.
Saratoga Arts is seeking artists to participate in First Night Saratoga, the Spa City’s New Year’s Eve family-oriented celebration of the arts and the community. They are looking for musicians of every genre to fill our venues with an array of sounds from the traditional to the cutting edge. They're striving to present an entertaining and eclectic mix that will delight, inspire and enlighten music lovers of every stripe. Classical, country, rock, roots, world music, alternative and beyond-we welcome both established and emerging artists to share your talent and let your music be heard. Artists whose proposals are accepted will receive a stipend from Saratoga Arts. Please submit ideas to First Night Coordinator, at jmarchand@saratoga-arts.org prior to August 1st or bring/mail proposals to Saratoga Arts, 320 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. Call (518) 584-4132 for further info.
Doggie Yappy Hour
Join Sloppy Kisses and area dog lovers for this fun event! Come for Cocktails, Food and Doggie Fun!! June 9 at the Gideon Putnam Resort from 6-8:30 pm and June 22nd at The Mill on Round Lake from 6-8:30 pm. FREE to attend. Dogs must be well socialized and leashed at all time (Sniffing and Tail Chasing is allowed). Owners are responsible for cleaning up dog waste (They POOP, you SCOOP). Must be 21 years to drink (No drinking age for dogs!) We hope to see you there! Visit www.sloppykissesofsaratoga.com for more dates and locations throughout the year!
Giving Back To The Community
DZ Restaurants and Rebuilding Together Saratoga County partnered in May on a project to assist Franklin Community Center in Saratoga Springs. As part of their “DZ Volunteers – Giving Back to the Community” program, 25 volunteers from DZ Restaurants worked at and painted three different facilities run by Franklin Community Center.
“Giving back to the community is extremely important to everyone at our restaurants. We take a day to get together, roll up our sleeves, and volunteer for a cause close to our hearts.” said Jeremy Ganisin, restaurant manager at Chianti Il Ristorante.
 “Rebuilding Together is thankful for the efforts of the volunteers from DZ Restaurants, who use their days off to assist those in need,” expressed Executive Director Michelle Larkin from Rebuilding Together Saratoga County “The DZ crew was a pleasure to work with and I look forward to partnering with them in the future.”
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