Triangle Vegetarian Society
2012 Calendar
Please note: if you're interested in attending a potluck, please bring a vegetarian, preferably vegan, item to share, and include a list of ingredients. Please bring serving utensils, as well as a plate, glass, and utensils for yourself.
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Sunday, January 22, 2012
Talk by Dilip Barman: "Why Vegetarian (and how to get there)"
Durham Public Library - South Regional Branch
4505 S. Alston Ave, Durham, 27713
919-560-7409
Want to go vegetarian for your health, the environment, ethics, or just to eat tasty food? Come learn about the benefits and leave with practical steps for getting there.
Saturday, January 28, 2012 - 7:00 pm
Vegan Potluck and Talk by Donna Beaudoin, author of "Sister Vegetarian's 31 Days of Drama-Free Living..." (Potluck FAQ)
Durham Friends Meetinghouse
404 Alexander Avenue, Durham (see a map and directions)
Please bring only vegan dishes to this potluck. Donna Beaudoin (SisterVegetarian.com) is a Certified Raw Vegan Lifestyle Coach and Raw Vegan
Chef who helps "people transition to a vegetarian or vegan lifestyle by illustrating the
importance of adding to weekly meals raw vegan and whole foods for increased health
benefits". She has received strong feedback about her work and new book and has been a
guest speaker at several recent events, including being on a panel along with "nutritarian"
Joel Fuhrman, M.D.
After we enjoy a vegan potluck, we will be treated to an inspiring talk by Donna Beaudoin. Donna's book, "Sister Vegetarian's 31 Days of Drama-Free Living: Exercises and Recipes for a Healthy Mind, Body, and Spirit", will not be available for purchase at this event, but you are welcome to bring with you books purchased ahead of time and she will be happy to sign them. You can order the book at the following sites:
Lantern Books, Amazon, and Barnes and Noble.
As always, please label ingredients in your potluck dish and bring your own serving utensils and place
setting. If you don't enjoy preparing food, feel free to pick up some apple cider, perhaps a
quality vegan (no honey, eggs, dairy, or other animal products) bread and dip, or a fruit platter.
Saturday, February 25, 2012 - 7:00 pm
Potluck and Music Night (Potluck FAQ)
Carmen Chasteen's home
747 Buck Branch Rd, Pittsboro (see a map)
919-542-1970
Vegan dishes only, please. After we eat, Carmen, who is from Columbia and a lover of singing and dancing, will sing a few folk songs, including a Columbian Cumbia and an Argentinian Los Hosnros in milonga rhythm. If you can, bring an instrument; she will have some rhythm instruments available. You're also welcome to contribute a song!
Saturday, March 17, 2012 - 8:30 am
First Annual Animal Law Symposium (non-TVS event)
UNC Law School
Van Hecke-Wettach Hall, 160 Ridge Road, CB #3380, Chapel Hill
UNC's SALDF will be hosting the first annual Animal Law Symposium on March 17. See animallawsymposium.eventbrite.com for info. Please note that you must register at the website in order to attend.
Thursday, March 29, 2012 - 5:30-8:00 pm
Vegan Potluck and "Forks Over Knives" Screening (Potluck FAQ)
Durham Public Library - South Regional Branch
4505 S. Alston Ave, Durham, 27713
919-560-7409
Forks Over Knives documents overwhelming scientific and medical "evidence that a whole food plant-based diet can prevent, and in many cases, reverse degenerative diseases". Please arrive between 5:30 and 6 pm for socializing and setup; we'll start eating and start the program at 6 pm. The film should end at around 7:40, and we'll have a discussion until 8 pm. Registration is optional but would be appreciated.
Please bring your own place setting that you can then take back home with you and reuse. A dinner plate, fork (and maybe spoon), and glass or cup would be a good assemblage. All food should be vegan for this potluck; please bring a list of ingredients in your dish for those with allergies.
Saturday, April 28 (please arrive between 5:00-5:15 pm)
Picnic Potluck at Duke Gardens (Potluck FAQ)
Duke Gardens
420 Anderson Street, Durham, 27708 (map and directions)
This will be a joint TVS picnic potluck with the Vegetarian Families' Meetup. Please arrive between 5:00-5:15 pm at the entrance to Duke Gardens, and please bring a lawn chair or blanket.
Sunday, April 29 - 11:00 am-1:00 pm
Piedmont Farm Animal Refuge Benefit Bake Sale (non-TVS event)
Weaver Street Market
101 East Weaver Street, Carrboro, 27510
The Vegan Food Education and Outreach Committee of the Piedmont Farm Animal Refuge is participating in The Worldwide Vegan Bake Sale. All proceeds will benefit Piedmont Farm Animal Refuge. The Piedmont Farm Animal Refuge is a non-profit start-up in Pittsboro, NC, that is working towards a day when the lives of farm animals are not taken for the benefit of humans.
Items for sale include (but not limited to): Cookies: Peanut butter chocolate pillows, peanut butter, chocolate chip, strawberry pinkies, sugar cookies. Brownies: maple walnut. Cupcakes: lemon raspberry, cookies 'n cream, vanilla, cappucchino, lime coconut, tiramisu, black forest, gluten free chocolate, gluten free vanilla. Muffins or loaves: banana nut, zucchini, lemon poppyseed, corn bread, gluten free walnut espresso muffins. Other items: Cinnamon rolls, gluten free salted caramel nut squares, chocolate chip coffee cake, chocolate peanut butter fudge, rice crispy treats, rosemary tomato scones, and doggy biscuits!
Saturday, May 19 - 7:00 pm
Potluck Dinner and Talk on Christianity and Vegetarianism (Potluck FAQ)
Rondy Elliot's home
After we eat, Rondy Elliot will give a talk on Christianity and Vegetarianism.
Tuesday, May 22 - 6:00 pm
Cooking Class by Vegetarian Cookbook Author Robin Asbell (non-TVS event)
A Southern Season
201 S. Estes Dr, Chapel Hill, 27514 (map and directions)
This is a non-TVS event. Vegetarian cookbook author Robin Asbell comes to Chapel Hill's A Southern Season gourmet store's cooking class on May 22nd to give a class "Vegetarian Main Courses that Satisfy". Pre-registration is required, and there is a $50 fee. Menu: Moroccan Chickpea B'Stilla Spicy Tofu-Yam Temaki-Zushi Handrolls with Wasabi Mayo Veggie Mac and Cheese with Edamame Triple Mushroom Fettucine with Walnuts Chocolate-Covered Cherry Cupcakes. Learn more.
Saturday, August 4 - 6:00 pm
Vegan Potluck Dinner and Talk on Adventism and Vegetarianism (Potluck FAQ)
Raleigh Seventh-Day Adventist Church
4805 Dillard Dr, Raleigh, 27606
This will be a joint event with the Seventh Day Adventists. After we eat (vegan food only please), we will be introduced to Adventism in general as well as its views on vegetarianism.
Saturday, October 27 - 7:00 pm
Joint potluck with the Ethical Humanist Society of the Triangle (Potluck FAQ)
Durham Friends Meetinghouse
404 Alexander Avenue, Durham (See a map and directions)
After the potluck, three TVSers and three members of the Ethical Humanist Society of the Triangle will be on a panel to discuss their views of ethics. This has been an exciting event the last fifteen years!
Thursday, November 22
Annual Thanksgiving Feast at Café Parizade
For the 14th year in a row, we are returning to Café Parizade in Durham for our Thanksgiving Feast. We also plan to have an evening seating again at an area restaurant.
Saturday, December 8 - 7:00 pm
Annual TVS Holiday Party potluck and white elephant gift exchange (Potluck FAQ)
Barry Nakell's home
149 Dixie Drive, Chapel Hill (see a map)
919-967-7325
After we eat, we will, as has become tradition, have a low-/no-cost simple gift exchange – please bring something, wrapped, from around the house that you no longer use that others may find valuable; please bring one present per person. (If you decide to purchase a gift, please do not exceed $10.)