Scroll down for a list of our past events that were hosted by some of our amazing local businesses!
COMMUNITY EVENT: The Black ARTIVIST experience
Feb 15
3-7pm
Center for Creative Education
COMMUNITY EVENT: Sojourner Truth Walk
Community Event: Sojourner Truth Life Walk, Sat Feb 15, 2025, 11am-4pm
Midtown Meetup
Join us for our first Midtown Meetup of 2025! A casual, drop-in networking opportunity for the Midtown community. We’ll be hanging out at Red Owl Collective, 25 Cornell St., Tuesday, February 11, 6:30-8pm. Drinks/snacks provided, everyone is invited, no RSVP required💥
Midtown Winter Wonderland
Saturday, December 21, the Broadway Bubble will transform into a Midtown Winter Wonderland, with a holiday bike parade, pony rides, photo booth, and more!
Kingston Shop Hop
December 14, 11am to 7pm, do your holiday shopping on a FREE decorated shuttle with convenient stops in each Kingston business district!
MBA Annual Member Meeting
Every year, we have an annual meeting for our membership, where we share our yearly report and discuss our plans for next year. This year’s meeting will be at Masa Midtown, 666 Broadway, 6:30-8:30pm. Dinner and drinks are provided. RSVP encouraged.
MBA Open Board Meeting
The MBA board meets on the fourth Tuesday of every month at 13 Franklin St. Members are welcome to attend board meetings.
La junta de MBA se reúne mensualmente en 13 Franklin St. Los miembros pueden asistir a las reuniones de la junta.
MBA Meetup @ Night Swim
It's time for another MBA meetup: Visit a Midtown business, enjoy a drink and/or snack, and chat with your neighbors. Let's all meet up at Night Swim Kingston, 744 Broadway, on Tuesday, November 12, 6-8pm. Everyone is welcome, whether you're a member of the MBA, interested in membership, or just feel like dropping in to make some new connections. This is an informal hang -- no presentations or agenda -- stop by whenever you feel like it, and stay as long as you like. Mention you're there for the meetup, and your first drink is on the MBA!
MBA Open Board Meeting
The MBA board meets on the fourth Tuesday of every month at 13 Franklin St. Members are welcome to attend board meetings.
La junta de MBA se reúne mensualmente en 13 Franklin St. Los miembros pueden asistir a las reuniones de la junta.
Moonstruck @ the Midtown Linear Park
Date: October 6, 2024
Location: Midtown Linear Park (Off Cornell, behind Red Owl Collective)
Time: Doors open at 6 PM, Movie begins at 7 PM
Food by Masa Midtown & Samosa Shack, beer by Kingston Standard
MBA Open Board Meeting
The MBA board meets on the fourth Tuesday of every month, at Masa Midtown, 666 Broadway. Members are welcome to attend board meetings.
La junta de MBA se reúne mensualmente en Masa Midtown, 666 Broadway. Los miembros pueden asistir a las reuniones de la junta.
MBA Open Board Meeting
The MBA board meets on the fourth Tuesday of every month, at Masa Midtown, 666 Broadway.
La junta de MBA se reúne mensualmente en Masa Midtown, 666 Broadway.
Google Business Profile Workshop
In this FREE workshop, you'll completely hand off your Google business profile page to Lauren Volper, an experienced marketing agency owner.
Lauren will set up and update your profile, and provide hands-on coaching on important optimizations.
Midtown Market
Celebrate summer at our Midtown Market, August 3, 10am-2pm in the Midtown Linear Park (between Cornell and Oneil)
MBA Open Board Meeting
The MBA board meets on the fourth Tuesday of every month, at Masa Midtown, 666 Broadway.
La junta de MBA se reúne mensualmente en Masa Midtown, 666 Broadway.
Google My Business Workshop
In this FREE workshop, you'll completely hand off your GMB page to Lauren Volper, an experienced marketing agency owner.
Lauren will update your profile, and provide hands-on coaching on important optimizations.
Free Marketing & SEO Support for Businesses
Free Marketing & SEO Support for Businesses
As a local Midtown Kingston Business, you know that you need foot traffic, but first you need people to know you exist. This is where search engine optimization (SEO) comes in. You need people to know about you before they get to the area your business is in. This takes Google maps, a compelling business listing, and a great first digital impression. You don't have to be an expert to have great results, that's why the Midtown Business Alliance has partnered with Volt & Clove – together we're here to guide you and take on increasing your business' digital presence.
Kickoff session deliverables:
On Wednesday, July 10, 6-7pm, at 33 Franklin, you'll hand-off your SEO to Volt & Clove and they'll implement the strategy on your behalf over the course of a month.
MBA Open Board Meeting
The MBA board meets on the fourth Tuesday of every month, at Masa Midtown, 666 Broadway. Members are welcome to attend board meetings.
La junta de MBA se reúne mensualmente en Masa Midtown, 666 Broadway. Los miembros pueden asistir a las reuniones de la junta.
MBA Open Board Meeting
The MBA board meets on the fourth Tuesday of every month, at Masa Midtown, 666 Broadway. Members are welcome to attend board meetings.
La junta de MBA se reúne mensualmente en Masa Midtown, 666 Broadway. Los miembros pueden asistir a las reuniones de la junta.
MBA Open Board Meeting
The MBA board meets on the fourth Tuesday of every month, at Masa Midtown, 666 Broadway. Members are welcome to attend board meetings at 6:45pm, after the Executive Committee meets from 6:15-6:45pm.
La junta de MBA se reúne mensualmente en Masa Midtown, 666 Broadway. Los miembros pueden asistir a las reuniones de la junta a las 6:45 p. m., después de que el Comité Ejecutivo se reúna de 6:15 a 6:45 p. m.
MBA Open Board Meeting
The MBA board meets on the fourth Tuesday of every month, at Masa Midtown, 666 Broadway. Members are welcome to attend board meetings.
La junta de MBA se reúne mensualmente en Masa.
MBA Open Board Meeting
The MBA board meets on the fourth Tuesday of every month, at Masa Midtown, 666 Broadway.
La junta de MBA se reúne mensualmente en Masa Midtown, 666 Broadway.
MBA Open Board Meeting
The MBA board meets on the fourth Tuesday of every month, at Masa Midtown, 666 Broadway. Members are welcome to attend board meetings at 6:45pm, after the Executive Committee meets from 6:15-6:45pm.
La junta de MBA se reúne mensualmente en Masa Midtown, 666 Broadway. Los miembros pueden asistir a las reuniones de la junta a las 6:45 p. m., después de que el Comité Ejecutivo se reúna de 6:15 a 6:45 p. m.
Annual Member Meeting
The MBA annual member meeting is
December 5, 11am.
Masa Midtown
This meeting is open to all members of the MBA and their guests, and it's completely free.
In this meeting, we'll recap 2023, discuss what the MBA is currently working on, and hear directly from you what you'd like to see us focus on in 2024.
Lunch will be provided.
Please fill out the form below to let us know if you can make it!
If you can't make it, please fill out the form anyway -- there's a space for you to share comments and suggestions to ensure your voice is heard.
Fill out form/Register for the meeting
Feel free to share the form with anyone you know who is interested in joining the MBA!
MBA Open Board Meeting
The MBA board meets on the fourth Tuesday of every month, at Masa Midtown, 666 Broadway. Members are welcome to attend board meetings at 6:45pm, after the Executive Committee meets from 6:15-6:45pm.
La junta de MBA se reúne mensualmente en Masa Midtown, 666 Broadway. Los miembros pueden asistir a las reuniones de la junta a las 6:45 p. m., después de que el Comité Ejecutivo se reúna de 6:15 a 6:45 p. m.
MBA Open Board Meeting
The MBA board meets on the fourth Tuesday of every month, at Masa Midtown, 666 Broadway. Members are welcome to attend board meetings at 6:45pm, after the Executive Committee meets from 6:15-6:45pm.
La junta de MBA se reúne mensualmente en Masa Midtown, 666 Broadway. Los miembros pueden asistir a las reuniones de la junta a las 6:45 p. m., después de que el Comité Ejecutivo se reúna de 6:15 a 6:45 p. m.
MBA Open Board Meeting
The MBA board meets monthly at Masa Midtown, 666 Broadway. Members are welcome to attend board meetings at 6:45pm, after the Executive Committee meets from 6:15-6:45pm.
La junta de MBA se reúne mensualmente en Masa Midtown, 666 Broadway. Los miembros pueden asistir a las reuniones de la junta a las 6:45 p. m., después de que el Comité Ejecutivo se reúna de 6:15 a 6:45 p. m.
MBA Open Board Meeting
The MBA board meets monthly at Masa Midtown, 666 Broadway. Members are welcome to attend board meetings at 6:45pm, after the Executive Committee meets from 6:15-6:45pm.
La junta de MBA se reúne mensualmente en Masa Midtown, 666 Broadway. Los miembros pueden asistir a las reuniones de la junta a las 6:45 p. m., después de que el Comité Ejecutivo se reúna de 6:15 a 6:45 p. m.
Past Events
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MBA Annual Member Meeting - 2024 @ Masa Midtown
December 2024
Link the the event page for our annual member meeting that was held at Masa Midtown.
For a second time we were graced with the generous hosting by Masa Midtown for our Annual Meeting.
For Chef Oz (Ozlem Oguzcan-Cranston), the owner of Masa Midtown, welcoming people to her restaurant is her "biggest joy." A Brooklyn native whose family hails from Turkey and Crimea, Chef Oz trained at the Institute of Culinary Education in New York City. But, as her mother always said, "You will never learn in cooking school what you'll learn in your mom's kitchen."
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Member Mixer @ Unicorn Bar
Fall 2024
Unicorn Bar is an event venue, bar and eatery that celebrates the intersection of live music, performance, creativity and queerness. In addition to being the only queer-focused nightlife space in the Hudson Valley region, Unicorn Bar offers multiple rooms available to rent for weddings, private events, film & video shoots and other gatherings. The bar features an innovative cocktail, mocktail, wine and beer program, as well as sandwiches and creative small bites catered to fit all dietary requirements.
Inclusivity, sex positivity, and queer joy are the name of the game at Unicorn Bar, where there is truly something for everyone, regardless of their gender or orientation.
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Midtown Linear Park Movie Night
Fall 2024
Moonstruck
Presented by Kingston Film Foundation, sponsored by the MBA, the City of Kingston, Ulster County, and Red Owl Collective. Link to event page.
The Kingston Film Foundation is a nonprofit organization that brings historically and culturally significant second-run films to screens around the Mid-Hudson Valley.
Through pop-up events that combine cinema with live scores, performance art, and educational programming, we foster community in Kingston and beyond.
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Member Mixer @ West Kill Supply
Summer 2023
Located on a 127 acre historic dairy farm, West Kill Brewing aims to reflect the great place it was born. With a focus on locally grown and foraged ingredients and a soft spot for history, we have fun brewing beers that are as fascinating in origin as they are delicious. Beers with maple sap boiled in our wood fired evaporator, honey harvested from our hives, cherries picked from our orchard, creeping thyme plucked from our fields, and yeast cultivated from the Spruceton Valley. Whether we are making foraged funky ales, crisp balanced lagers, or heavily hopped IPA's its our untouched mountain water that truly showcases the natural beauty of this place.
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MBA Annual Member Meeting - 2023 @ Masa Midtown
December 2023
Link the the event page for our annual member meeting that was held at Masa Midtown.
Masa Midtown's recipes are culled from the meals Chef Oz's mother cooked in their Brooklyn kitchen, dishes that graced their communal table