About this Event
Ten years ago, Emerge was a magazine with one job: tell the stories of the small business owners nobody else was covering.
We're marking the tenth year the way we'd want to be celebrated - over brunch, on a Saturday, with the people who built it.
Coldest Winter Ever is a midday celebration at Kascades Lounge, and it carries three things at once.
THE EMERGE AWARDS
Honoring the owners who kept building. Presented live from the stage.
A MAGAZINE RELEASE
The new issue of Emerge the Magazine debuts in the room, ten years on from the first one.
THE EMERGE TEAL CARPET
Our official carpet, open during the VIP Hour - walk it, and sit down with media for an interview. This is a room full of press and a room full of business owners at the same time, which is the whole point.
And the rest of the afternoon: DJ Mista Cham, official DJ of Emerge and producer of the Emerge radio show, on the decks all four hours. Photo 360 by J. Smith Entertainment, so you leave with something worth posting. Brunch, mimosas, and a room where "so what do you do?" actually goes somewhere.
WHEN
Saturday, January 30, 2027, 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM. The VIP Hour and the Teal Carpet begin before general admission.
WHERE
Kascades Lounge, 4453 Bonney Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23462
DRESS
Winter white and silver encouraged. It's called Coldest Winter Ever for a reason.
TICKETS
VIP includes Teal Carpet access and a media interview opportunity, early entry during the VIP Hour, reserved seating, and the room before anybody else is in it. General Admission includes brunch, the Emerge Awards, the magazine release, the music and the photo booth.
TICKET POLICY
Tickets purchased for the original November date are honored for January 30 at the same level. If the new date doesn't work for you, email [email protected] for a full refund.
SPONSORS AND VENDORS
Sponsorships start at $250, and a limited number of vendor tables are available for businesses that want to sell or sample in the room. Towne Point Bank is our Diamond Frost sponsor. The Presenting sponsorship is still open, along with the Emerge Awards, Magazine Release and Teal Carpet sponsorships. Email [email protected] or call 757.561.0273 and we'll send the package.
ABOUT EMERGE
Emerge is a media company built to promote small business: a magazine, a weekly radio show Saturdays 9 to 10 AM on 88.1 WHOV FM, Emerge the Podcast, a searchable resource directory, and a membership community at emergethemagazine.com. Ten years in, still doing the same job.
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Kascades Lounge, 4453 Bonney Road, Virginia Beach, United States
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