Boats, Burgers, & Beer: An NMC Networking Night at Mystic Seaport Museum

It's back! Our most popular networking night of the year is open for registration.

To ensure as many of you as possible can attend, we have 100 tickets available for sale this year. The last day to register is July 24th, so purchase your ticket today.

Join us August 3rd from 5:00 - 8:30 pm at the Mystic Seaport Museum (in the Clagett Boast Shed).

We will provide:

• An atmosphere and space that encourages true, authentic connections within the NMC community
• A boat ride up the Mystic River on the newly-restored Sabino
• A catered backyard barbeque-style meal of burgers, mac & cheese, tater tots, and salad
• A short, inspiring, and educational talk.

You will bring: 

• Business cards to share with the folks you want to learn more about after the night ends
• Money for beverages and tips at the cash bar (Beer: $9; Wine: $10; Assorted Soft Drinks / Water: $4)
• Your smile, humor, and eagerness to have a great time with the folks that make up the growing NMC community.

BUY YOUR TICKET TODAY! 

(For group sales, please email Shell at [email protected])

Need more details?

This event is a fun, laid-back night of networking with businesses from across New England. (This year we may even have someone flying up from NC!) People LOVED last year's event so we've brought this back as our main annual event by request.

To open the night, you will hear from our special guest speaker; then, you can choose between boarding the Sabino for a 30-minute cruise down the river or staying on land to connect with other NMC members, community partners, allies, and guests. There will be two boat rides available starting around 6:30 pm. 

This event is open to the NMC community, as well as not-yet-members and guests. Several of you asked last year about bringing spouses/partners; this year, you can do so if they will enjoy the conversation and have a good time. We don't encourage dragging anyone along, but if they truly want to come, it's a beautiful atmosphere and you'll have some great pics at the end of the evening! You won't have more fun in Mystic for the price; that we can guarantee!

We encourage you to take pictures throughout the evening and share them on social media. If you like to live in the moment, snap the pic and then share it the next day! We loved seeing your pictures from last year and look forward to you sharing new ones with us this year by tagging us on social media and using #NMCBBB23.  

RESERVE YOUR SPOT!

Tips for a Successful Evening: 

• Dress comfortably and be ready to connect with others. We are in a venue where they have weddings and large events, so there is plenty of seating and room to spread out at high-top and banquet tables. You can also venture onto the docks and gravel to enjoy the campus around the Clagett Boat Shed.

• Boat rides will require walking from the Boat Shed to the dock, and then navigating from the dock to the boat. Consider this when considering footwear and apparel. Plan to walk about a half mile throughout the evening and to navigate rocky paths if you plan to enjoy the boat ride and lighthouse scenery! 

• Bring business cards - virtual and/or paper. Don't miss the chance to connect because you aren't prepared. 

• Bring cash or cards for your beverages. We provide the meal with your entry fee, but you purchase your beverages. The cash bar will include water, soda, and a selection of beers and wines.

• Stay as long as possible and have fun! The event runs from 5 - 8:30, try to make all of it so you don't miss a possible connection. Those who stayed for the full event last year left full with plenty of business cards and some genuine connections.

• Fun fact: Sunset is scheduled for 8:02 pm, so our event is perfectly timed for some great river sunset photos with your colleagues and fellow NMC community members. Your marketing teams will thank you for some great user-generated content (and we will too!).

• Take pictures of your memorable moments and connections and then share them on social with #NMCBBB23. Tag us on LinkedIn and / or Twitter so we can share them too. Let's make magic with our hashtag and get your company seen by others who don't attend the event as well as those who do. 

 REGISTER HERE!

Tickets: Members $25; Community Partners $30; Guests $50.

If you'd like to register multiple people at once, please contact Shell at [email protected] with their Name, Title, Email. She will call you to take your payment by phone. All sales are made by Credit Card online or over the phone.