Upcoming Meetings/Events

FUTURE VEGETARIAN/VEGAN EVENTS
NEXT NCVS  EVENT – MARCH 28
             

• March 28, Sunday, 5 PM   Northern Connecticut Vegetarian Society potluck with Emily Davidson as the featured presenter.  She is a specialist in natural and holistic nutrition and a vegetarian for 6 years.  21-year-old Emily has made healthy eating a passion and a way of life.  Her first book, 101 Natural Healthy Eating Tips, was published when she was only 19.  She is also the creator of the Healthy Eating, Naturally Blog and provides personal diet coaching.  Her enthusiasm for great food and all things natural makes her philosophy personable and accessible.  Emily is also a baroque cellist, photographer, and creative writer.  In her presentation, she will talk about writing her first book, her personal journey in natural nutrition, and ways to achieve optimal health through the proper foods.  Emily will also play unaccompanied work for solo cello by J.S. Bach on baroque cello.  Bring a healthy vegan dish to share along with a note card listing your recipe and your name.   Also, please bring your place setting (plate, cup, and utensils).  A donation of $7 per adult is requested.  Children are free.  The Carniglia Senior Center, 41 Oak Street, Windsor Locks, CT, is the location for this event.  Free parking is available in a large lot across from the Center.   For more information, telephone Harry at (860) 623-8082 or email Harry at veggyharry@aol.com.
  
  
• April 18, Sunday, 5 PM   Northern Connecticut Vegetarian Society potluck with Melanie Joy, Ph.D., EdM, as the featured speaker.  We are delighted that she is taking the time from her demanding schedule  to be with us.  Melanie will speak on a very intriguing topic!  "Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows:  An Introduction to Carnism".  She also is the author of “Strategic Action for Animals”.  Melanie is a psychologist, professor, and author.  She teaches psychology and sociology at University of Massachusetts,  Boston, and is a leading researcher on carnism.  Bring a healthy vegan dish to share along with a note card listing your recipe and your name.  Also, please bring your place setting (plate, cup, and utensils).  A donation of $8 per adult is requested.  Children are free.  The Carniglia Senior Center, 41 Oak Street, Windsor Locks, CT, is the location for this event.  Free parking is available in a large lot across from the Center.   For more information, telephone Harry at (860) 623-8082 or email Harry at veggyharry@aol.com.
  
  
  
  EVENTS FOR VEGETARIANS AND VEGANS
  
  
• March 14, Sunday, 5:30 PM Valley Vegan Society will have their Potluck at Evolution Café, 12 Chestnut Street, Florence, MA.  Bring a vegan dish to feed 6-8 people and your place setting.  A donation of $2 is suggested.  For more information, see  http://www.meetup.com/valleyvegansociety/  or call Evolution Café at (413) 586-0200. 
  
  
• March 20, Saturday, 5-7 PM  Join Mary Lawrence at Great American Meatout Vegan Cooking Demonstration at Well On Wheels Headerquarters, 38 Mather Street, Hamden, CT.  There will be recipes and food samples.  Cost is $25 with the proceeds benefiting Farm USA.  To register in advance, call (860) 985-1645 or email mary@wellonwheels.com.
  
  
• March 21, Sunday  Boston Vegetarian Society will meet at Grasshopper (an all-vegan restaurant), 1 North Beacon St.
  Union Square, Allston, MA.  For more information, see  www.bostonveg.org or call Evelyn Kimber at (617) 424-8846.  The restaurant’s telephone number is 617-254-8883.
   
  4 PM – Mark Braunstein will give a FREE Seminar on "VEGETARIANISM IN ART".  Mark is the Art Curator at Connecticut College and presently teaches Photoshop courses and workshops.  The images for “Vegetarianism in Art” are drawn primarily from European and American paintings.
  
  5:15 PM - Vegan Buffet / Social Dinner includes appetizers, soups, salad, and numerous entrees  for $9.50 + tax + tip.
  
  
• March 25, Thursday, 7 PM   Attend the Free Foods Of Spring at Cheshire Public Library, 104 Main Street, Cheshire, CT.  Green is the theme for this cooking demonstration where Mary Lawrence will be preparing some seasonal produce for sampling. She will also be sharing information about doing a seasonal cleanse.  The library’s telephone number is (203) 272-2245.  For more information, call Mary at (860) 985-1645 or email mary@wellonwheels.com. 
  
  
• March 28, Sunday, 5 PM   Northern Connecticut Vegetarian Society potluck with Emily Davidson as the featured presenter.  She is a specialist in natural and holistic nutrition and a vegetarian for 6 years.  21-year-old Emily has made healthy eating a passion and a way of life.  Her first book, 101 Natural Healthy Eating Tips, was published when she was only 19.  She is also the creator of the Healthy Eating, Naturally Blog and provides personal diet coaching.  Her enthusiasm for great food and all things natural makes her philosophy personable and accessible.  Emily is also a baroque cellist, photographer, and creative writer.  In her presentation, she will talk about writing her first book, her personal journey in natural nutrition, and ways to achieve optimal health through the proper foods.  Emily will also play unaccompanied work for solo cello by J.S. Bach on baroque cello.  Bring a healthy vegan dish to share along with a note card listing your recipe and your name.   Also, please bring your place setting (plate, cup, and utensils).  A donation of $7 per adult is requested.  Children are free.  The Carniglia Senior Center, 41 Oak Street, Windsor Locks, CT, is the location for this event.  Free parking is available in a large lot across from the Center.   For more information, telephone Harry at (860) 623-8082 or email Harry at veggyharry@aol.com.  
  
  
• March 31, Wednesday, 7-8:15 PM   PETA Vice President Bruce Friedrich and the Yale Debate Association debate whether eating meat is ethical in Linsly Chittenden Hall, Room  102, Yale, New Haven, CT.   For more information, email Julia at caruk@yahoo.com.
  
  
• April 18, Sunday, 5 PM   Northern Connecticut Vegetarian Society potluck with Melanie Joy, Ph.D., EdM, as the featured speaker.  We are delighted that she is taking the time from her demanding schedule  to be with us.  Melanie will speak on a very intriguing topic!  "Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows:  An Introduction to Carnism".  She also is the author of “Strategic Action for Animals”.  Melanie is a psychologist, professor, and author.  She teaches psychology and sociology at University of Massachusetts,  Boston, and is a leading researcher on carnism.  Bring a healthy vegan dish to share along with a note card listing your recipe and your name.  Also, please bring your place setting (plate, cup, and utensils).  A donation of $8 per adult is requested.  Children are free.  The Carniglia Senior Center, 41 Oak Street, Windsor Locks, CT, is the location for this event.  Free parking is available in a large lot across from the Center.   For more information, telephone Harry at (860) 623-8082 or email Harry at veggyharry@aol.com.
  
  
• April 22, Thursday, 7 PM  Frank Giglio and David Vitalis will speak on Exploring Beyond The Raw Diet at Alchemy Café, 203 New Britain Ave, Hartford, CT.   For more information, email Imani@thegreenvibration.com. 
  
  
• May 22, Saturday, 5 PM  The Berkshire Vegetarian Network presents a catered vegan buffet by “The Dancing Vegan” of Pittsfield, MA.  "Raw" and "Gluten-Free" Options are available, by advance reservation.  There will also be Live Classical Dinner Music.  The doors open at 5 PM and dining starts at 5:30 PM.  The location is The Petersburgh Veterans Memorial Community Center
  71 Main Street (on Rt. 2 at intersection of Rt. 22), Petersburgh, NY.     Bring your own place settings, utensils, and drinking vessels.  The all-inclusive price will be $20 to $22 per person [depending on our program].   For reservations, email peace@vgernet.net  or call Mary Kelly at (518) 686-9005 by May 17.
  
  
• October 2, Saturday, 10 AM - 5 PM   New York Capital Region Vegetarian Expo will be held at Empire State Plaza Convention Center, Albany, NY.  Enjoy a day of educational seminars, free food samples, and book signing.  Speakers include Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn, Jr., Annie Esselstyn, Howard Lyman, and Dr Milton Mills.    For more information, email info@NYVegetarianExpo.org. The suggested donation is $5. 
  
  
• Sometime in Future Saturday, Noon Worcester Vegan Meetup will dine at Buddha Hut, 415 Chandler Street, Worcester, MA.  For more information, see http://vegan.meetup.com/365 or telephone Organizer Stephen Dunne at  (508) 459-1074.
   
   
  
  

Note: All events take place at 5:00pm at Carniglia Senior Center, 41 Oak Street, Windsor Locks, CT (unless otherwise noted). Click here for directions or contact Harry at veggyharry@aol.com or (860) 623-8082. Please bring a dish to serve 6-8 containing zero animal products (meat, fish, egg, dairy or honey).

Notices Of Interest

Friends Of Animals
 

• Maribeth Abrams New Tofu 1-2-3 DVD!
  
  
• It's No Joke: Even Animals Laugh - Scientists suspect that the panting behavior exhibited by dogs during "play chasing" is an analog for human laughter.
• Check out the Farm Sanctuary Calendar for upcoming events!
• NCVS member rescues farm animals. Click here for info about adoption or donations.

Suggested Reading

Dining with Friends: The Art of North American Vegan Cuisine by Lee Hall & Priscilla Feral

Get Political For Animals And Win The Laws They Need by Julie E. Lewin, President of National Institute for Animal Advocacy

The China Study (Most Comprehensive Study Of Nutrition Ever Conducted) by T. Colin Campbell And Thomas Campbell

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