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UPCOMING
VEGETARIAN/VEGAN EVENTS
JAN 29 IS NEXT NCVS EVENT
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Jan 29, Sunday, 4:30 PM Join
Northern Connecticut Vegetarians’ Potluck with Maria Giurcan as the
featured presenter. Maria,
longtime vegan and author shares travel tips for vegetarians and vegans in
her blog
"Vegan World Trekker" www.veganworldtrekker.com.
She is also the author of the book "How To Travel The World As A
Vegan". Her travel tips cover a wide range of topics including how to
prepare for a veggie-friendly vacation, which veggie-friendly items to
pack, how to find suitable restaurants/grocery shops, how to find vegan
travelsize skincare products and clothing, how to translate your dietary
needs, how to find veggie-friendly tours, and much more! She also discusses
the vegan-friendly dining scene in countries across the globe, with a
special emphasis on the countries she has visited in six continents. Ms. Giurcan recently launched an
online business "Vegan Honeymoons" www.veganhoneymoons.com
which provides the entire honeymoon package including airfare,
accommodations at vegan-friendly inns and cottages, as well as eco-friendly
sightseeing tours.
Vegetarians, vegans, and those contemplating the veggie diet will
gain valuable insight for their travels! You don't want to miss this
opportunity to learn how to travel the world as a vegan/vegetarian with
ease! 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 to help pay for the space, the website, and
other costs. Children are free. The Carniglia Senior Center, 41
Oak Street, Windsor Locks, CT, is the location for this event. For more
information, telephone Harry at (860) 623-8082 or
email Harry at veggyharry@aol.com .
VEGETARIAN AND VEGAN
EVENTS
- Jan 27, Friday, 9:30 AM Meet with Alexis Fox at Café
Evolution, 22 Chestnut
Street, Florence, MA to discuss legislation and Western Massachusetts
Animal Right’s projects and plans. Alexis is the Director of the MA Humane
Society. If you have any questions, email Alex at afox@humanesociety.org. For more information, see
groupspaces.com/WMARA.
- Jan 29, Sunday, 4:30
PM Join
Northern Connecticut Vegetarians’ Potluck with Maria Giurcan as the
featured presenter. She
is the author of the Book How To Travel The World As A Vegan and the
website www.veganworldtrekker.com. These explore vegan
cuisine around the world, through her own travels and through
interviews with other prominent world voyagers. Maria will be on hand to
discuss the joys and challenges of finding specific types of food
abroad and can even give tips on vegan clothes and travel gear. 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 to help pay for the space, the website,
and other costs. Children are free. The Carniglia Senior
Center, 41 Oak Street, Windsor Locks, CT, is the location for this
event. For more information, telephone Harry at (860) 623-8082 or email Harry
at veggyharry@aol.com
.
- February 5, Sunday,
3 PM Discuss Pages
1 through 101 of “Second Nature: The Inner Lives of Animals” with the
Vegan Book Club in Meeting Room 1 of Windsor Public Library, 323 Broad
Street, Windsor, CT.
Jonathan Balcombe describes the lives of wild animals in nature
in this book. This book
is available in libraries. Or, LouAnne has some paperback versions of
the book to lend or sell for $11. If you want more information, email LouAnne at Wannym@comcast.net.
- February 12, Sunday,
11:00 AM Enjoy brunch
with New Haven Vegan Meetup Group at Elm Street Market, 360 State
Street, New Haven,
CT. For more information,
see www.meetup.com/vegan-386/
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- February 12, Sunday,
5:30 PM Socialize
at Valley Vegan’s Potluck at Café Evolution, 22 Chestnut Street,
Florence, MA Bring a
vegan dish to share along with 6-8 people. $2 donation is requested. For more information, see http://www.meetup.com/ValleyVeganSociety/
.
- February 19, Sunday,
4:30 PM Join Boston
Vegetarian’s at the Vegan Buffet at Grasshopper, 1 North Beacon
Street, Allston Mass.
Enjoy the unlimited buffet for $9.50 + tax + tip. The buffet includes soups,
salad, appetizers, several entrees, and fresh melons. For more information, see http://www.bostonveg.org.
- March 6, Tuesday,
6-9 PM Chef Mary Lawrence
will give “Healthy Cooking In A Hurry” class with new vegan recipes
for the spring at Conard High School, West Hartford, CT. For more information, email
Mary at wellonwheels@hotmail.com
or call her at (860) 985-1645.
- April 15, Sunday, 11
AM - 5 PM Attend
Worcester Veg Festival at Worcester Technical High School, 1 Skyline
Drive, Worcester, MA. For more information,
see http://www.vegworcester.com/vegfest2012/.
- April 19, Thursday,
6:30-7:30 PM Chef Mary
Lawrence will teach “Planting the Chef’s Garden ” class at Orange
Public Library, Orange, CT.
This lecture and
demonstration will include recommendations for how to create an
abundant kitchen garden. For more information, email
Mary at wellonwheels@hotmail.com
or call her at (860) 985-1645.
October
1, 2011 from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Note: All events
take place at 4:30pm 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 no animal
products (zero meat, fish, egg, dairy or honey).
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