PROPEL Eats: Portland Harbor Hotel
Join us for a fine dining experience at the only 4-diamond hotel in Portland.  Each course will be served with a wine selected by  Jacques DeVillier from Old Port Wine Merchants. Jacques will be on hand to talk about each wine paring. Our menu…

Starter
Citrus and Arugula Salad with grapefruit and orange segments, goat cheese, red onions and champagne vinaigrette.

Entree (choose one)

• Grilled Filet Mignon with Cavatapi Pasta, Grilled Scallions and Demi-Glace OR
• Pan Seared Chicken Breast with Pomme Frites, Petit Legumes, Herbed Mustard and Pesto Beurre Blanc OR
• Pan Seared Halibut with Spinach, Roasted Fingerlings and Pesto Beurre Blanc OR
• Sweet Potato Gnocchi with Pan Fried Dumplings, White Asparagus, Spinach with a Maple Creme

Desert (choose one)

• Chocolate Gateau with ganache raspberries OR
• Triple Berry Shortcake with blueberries, blackberries, strawberries, housemade biscuits and whipped creme

Thu 7/22/10
5:00-7:00 pm (cocktails at 5:30, dinner at 6:00)
Portland Harbor Hotel
468 Fore Street
Portland, ME
Cost: $35
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Networking Event: Brian Boru Irish Pub
Please join PROPEL at our bi-monthly after-hours networking event. This time we’ll be hanging out on the 2nd floor and
deck of the great Brian Boru Irish pub and restaurant. Appetizers will be served and a cash bar will be open with drink specials for PROPEL members.

Thu 5/27/10
5:30-7:30 pm
Brian Boru (2nd floor & deck)
57 Center Street
Portland, ME
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2nd Annual entreverge Awards!
Five winners received publicity and a package of pro bono consultation services from the greater Portland area’s top business leaders. Join us at the Awards Party!

Wed 6/16/10
5:30-8:30pm
Port City Music Hall
504 Congress St
Portland, ME
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Educational Lunch: Tri-Maine founder and director, Will Thomas
Triathletes aren’t super human, they’re super planners. Will (tri-maine.com) will discuss the challenge of balancing professional and personal schedule with a healthy lifestyle. His focus will be on training for, and participating in, endurance races, specifically running and triathlon. Will will share his own experiences as a coach, race director, and athlete, as well as thoughts around training/racing plans, nutrition-on-the-go, and how to lay out a season by setting long-term and short-term goals.
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Wed 5/5/10
12:00-1:15 pm
Portland Regional Chamber
60 Pearl Street
Portland, ME

Educational Lunch: Heath Coach, Mark Holmes
Mark (health-coaches.com) will show you how to prioritize and get the most out of your exercise. All aspects of exercise prescription will be covered, including flexibility, muscular endurance, muscular strength and cardiovascular function. Plenty of time will be allowed to ask questions.
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Wed 4/28/10
12:00-1:15 pm
Portland Regional Chamber
60 Pearl Street
Portland, ME

Educational Lunch: Life Coach & PROPEL member, Katey Szum
Katey (insistonyourself.com) collaborates with clients to clarify goals and pursue positive change. She works with highly motivated young adults who have decided that tolerating the life they live is never going to get them close to their goals. In short, she works with people who are brazen enough to insist on what’s best for them. With Katey’s proven techniques of authenticity, transparency and openness, her clients create a more fulfilling path that directly aligns with their strengths and interests.
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Wed 4/14/10
12:00-1:15 pm
Portland Regional Chamber
60 Pearl Street
Portland, ME

Networking Event: Linda Bean’s Perfect Maine
Please join us for a great night of networking, food and drinks with PROPEL members & friends. Linda Bean’s will serve junior lobster rolls, brie panini quarters, clam chowder and a crudités platter. They will also offer a full cash-bar, light music and a great, casual setting for our event. Open to PROPEL Members and non-members!

Thu 3/25/10
5:30-7:30 pm
Linda Bean’s Perfect Maine
37 Exchange Street
Portland, ME

Educational Lunch: Alagash Brewing Company proprietor, Rob Tod
Hear Rob Tod of Allagash Brewing Company talk about how he built his company from a one-man operation to a business that sells beer all over the U.S. — and become one of the industry’s most distinguished and well-respected brands. Rob will explain how he noticed something missing in the American beer market and how he was able to take his vision and make Allagash into the company it is today, one with award winning beers.

Allagash has vastly expanded since Rob sold his first beer in 1995. He’ll tell us about various transitions of his business and how he has managed this expansion while also producing the finest Belgian-style and experimental ales this side of the Atlantic.

Thu 2/18/10
12:00-1:15 pm
Portland Regional Chamber
60 Pearl Street
Portland, ME

PROPEL Eats: Margaritas Mexican Restaurant
Join PROPEL as we feast on a meal specially prepared by the chef’s of Portland’s finest Mexican eatery! With each dish, we’ll also be served a sample Margarita or Mexican cerveza. Our menu will include: Chicken Baby Chimis, Jalapeno Baby Chimis, Stuffed Zucchini and Summer Squash, Avocado Shrimp Salad, Chicken and Steak Fajitas, traditional Mexican Street Tacos, Mini Fried Ice Cream, Strawberry Margarita Pie and Mudslide Pies!

Thu 2/4/10
5:30 pm
Margaritas Mexican Restaurant
11 Brown Street
Portland, ME
Cost: $35

PROPEL’s first Fall Fashion Show at DiMillo’s Floating Restaurant! Join us as we feature the hottest fall and winter fashion from Serendipity and David Wood Clothiers. There will be a networking event with free appetizers and a cash bar, followed by the Fashion Show and live music all evening.

Wed 11/4/09
5:30-7:30 pm (networking at 5:30, fashion show at 6:30)
DiMillo’s Floating Restaurant
25 Long Wharf
Portland, ME
Cost: $10