Monday, January 1 - 1:00-4:00 pm
New Year's Reception
Deb and Laura Chamberlain's home
105 A Duncan Ct, Chapel Hill
967-2522
Stop by anytime between 1:00 and 4:00 to say hi and greet the new year with fellow TVSers. Deb will have some hot mulled cider and other refreshments. From Raleigh, RTP, or southern Durham, take I-40 West to Exit 270 for 15/501 south; from northern Durham, just come on down 15/501 south. Go through 5 lights and turn right onto Erwin Rd, then follow directions as below. From Chapel Hill / Carrboro, from Rams Plaza at the junction of 15/501 north, E. Franklin St., and the bypass, get in the far left-hand turn lane and turn left onto Erwin. In any case, once on Erwin, take the 2nd right on McGregor Dr. at sign "Erwin Village" and begin looking for parking along the curb there. Duncan Ct is 1st left, but there is only room for a couple of cars in the court itself; only one car fits behind Deb's at #105A, as they share a driveway.

Saturday, January 13 - 7:00 pm
Restaurant Review, Vespa Cibobuono
306 W. Franklin St., Chapel Hill
Contact Kathy Marx (468-9435 or km0702@earthlink.net) if you plan to attend. The restaurant features Italian food, and she confirmed that they have a number of vegetarian selections. They are willing to modify their dishes and can accommodate vegans. Parking on or near Franklin Street is often a challenge, so you might want to allow a little extra time for finding a parking space.

Saturday, January 20 - 7:00 pm
Potluck Dinner
Jim Miller's home
4219-B Arbutus, Raleigh
783-5961, walterjm@mindspring.com
From RTP and points west, take Route 70 to Crabtree Valley Mall (e.g., 40 East to 440 to 70); at the mall at Hecht's, Right turn on Edwards Mill Rd; in .9 mile turn Right at Laurel Hills Dr - you'll go at a diagonal (don't get on White Pine); 1st Right on Galax; 1st Left on Arbutus; 1/2 way on Left, about 1/4 mile - new 2-story house -- #4219-B.
From Cary and Raleigh, you can take Blue Ridge Rd (off of 440 and near Wade Ave) past the art museum; stay to Left until road turns into Duraleigh Rd; Right turn on Edwards Mill Rd (which ends up at Crabtree Valley Mall); half way down Left onto White Pine; immediate Left onto Laurel Hills Dr; Right on Galax, Left on Arbutus, 1/4 mi on Left, #4219-B.

Saturday, February 3 - 7:00 pm
Potluck Dinner
Sudha Iyer's home
2401 Faucette Ave, Durham
682-2955
From I-40 from Raleigh, take Miami Blvd and turn Right toward I-85 and NC 70; at NC 70, turn Left onto 70 W; in about 4 miles stay to the Right for the bypass towards Greensboro; in about 2 miles, get off at the Geer St./I-85 N exit; turn Right on Geer St; in 100 yards turn Right on Faucette St.; pass stop sign then stay on the Right fork; at end of road, turn Left onto Faucette Ave; 1st house on Left - 2401.
From Durham or Chapel Hill, take I-85 N to Exit 178 for NC 70 E; 1st exit (less than 1/2 mile) is Geer St - turn Left onto Geer St then same as above (Right on Faucette, etc...)

Thursday, February 22
Film Night Outing and Restaurant Review
We'll go to the opening night of the annual Jewish Film Festival at Durham's historic Carolina Theatre and combine this viewing with one of the regular restaurant reviews, this time at Kallisti Pizza. Details TBA, but check www.carolinatheatre.org for the Festival. We're likely to meet for dinner around 6:00 or 6:30 pm and then go to the film. (In past years, the opening night includes a lecture as well after the film.) If there is interest, we can also go out after the film perhaps for coffee and the like to discuss what we've seen.

Come to the film and/or the review; times TBA. Please RSVP to Kathy at 468-9435 or km0702@earthlink.net for the restaurant portion of the event.

The Carolina Theatre, 560-3040, is at 309 W. Morgan in downtown Durham. From I-40, take the Durham Expressway (NC 147) North to exit 12-B (Roxboro St./Mangum St.); Right at first light onto Roxboro St, following signs for Downtown; bear Left onto Downtown Loop (Morgan St); the theatre is 4 blocks on the Left at the corner of Morgan and Morris Streets and there is a parking garage opposite it on the Right side of Morgan St.

Kallisti's is located at 748 Ninth Street in Durham (286-0404) right across the street from George's Garage. They serve pizza, including vegan pizza (no dairy or honey in the crust). Coming on the Durham Expressway North, take the exit for Ninth Street and turn Right; at the first Left, turn Left and pass Wellspring to your Right; first light Right onto Ninth St; look for parking after a block or so - Kallisti's is on the Right.

Saturday, February 24 - 7:00 pm
Potluck Dinner
Tovah Wax's home
204 Beechtree Dr, Cary
678-1438 (best reached via TDD or relay number by dialing 711 first), twax@bellsouth.net
Take Route 40 to Exit 287 and turn South on Harrison Ave past SAS and toward Cary. You'll pass a mall on the Right and then just past a church on the Left, turn Right into Beechwood; #204 is on the Right.

Saturday, February 24
Southeast Regional Compassion for Animals Action Symposium
Holiday Inn West
Gainesville, Florida
Topics range from vegetarian nutrition to wildlife and animal ethics. For details, visit the web site or contact Chas at 904-454-4341 or chasmo@netcommander.com.

Saturday, March 3 - 7:00 pm
Potluck Dinner
Annette and Jay and Valerie Lucas' home
1302 Dogwood Ln, Raleigh
781-7814, jaynetval@cs.com
They are walking distance from Wellspring in Raleigh. From I-40, take the Wade Avenue exit; at the light just before Wellspring, Left onto Ridge Rd; immediately after the shopping center (if you get to Churchill, you've gone too far), Right onto Leonard; Dogwood is about 3-4 blocks ahead and they're at the far Left intersection of Leonard and Dogwood - Left onto Dogwood and immediate Right into their driveway

Saturday, March 17
Tabling Outreach Event for the Great American Meatout
Help TVS to host a literature table where we will make available information to the public about the benefits of a plant-based diet, and encourage people to go without meat at least for a day in celebration of the Meatout on March 20. Please contact Brian Donlon at doveganpeas@yahoo.com or 969-9287 if you can help.

Tuesday, March 20
Great American Meatout
Check out pictures and information about what we've done for this event in the past. This year we will again be asking area mayors to issue a proclamation about the event, and will have a literature table Saturday, March 17, to get information out to the public. We can again do things like work with a shelter or an area school, but we need one or two people to help coordinate this - please contact Dilip if you can help.

Wednesday, March 21 - 6:00-11:30 pm
UNC-TV Festival annual on-air pledge drive
Note that we have been pre-empted shortly before the event by Donny Osmond, who will be a special guest at this time slot. We weren't able to find a suitable alternate time. If you wish to volunteer as individuals, feel free to do so, but we won't have the TVS banner or presence this year, unfortunately.

This is a fun event; we will be answering phones for public television and will have our banner in the studio. In between the short pledge breaks, we will have the opportunity to enjoy complimentary snacks and drinks, relax, and get a behind-the-scenes studio tour. Contact Dilip if you can be a volunteer. We will be meeting at the volunteer sign-in at the lobby of the UNC Center for Public Television at 10 T.W. Alexander Drive in RTP (549-7000) at 6:00 pm for registration and training. If you can help, please look professional and don't wear solid white or brightly patterned clothing.

From I-40, take Durham Freeway north to Exit 279B and turn Left onto Alexander Dr; pass Glaxo-Welcome at Moore Dr on the right and take the next Right (before Dupont) at "UNC Center for Public Television" sign.
From the north, take the Durham Freeway south to the Alexander Dr exit - turn Right and follow directions as above.

Sunday, April 8 - 7:00 pm
Restaurant Review, Sitar India Palace
3117-D Shannon Road, Durham, 490-1326
Contact Kathy Marx (468-9435 or km0702@earthlink.net) if you plan to attend. In case you initially email indicating you will attend, and then later find out you will not be attending, please let Kathy know via phone at 468-9435 if it is within 2 days of the scheduled Restaurant Review date (before that, just email her about your change in plans). She usually does not check her email more than twice a week.

Tuesday, April 17 - 7:00 pm
Neal Barnard, M.D., founder and president of Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, speaking on "Eating for Good Health, Long Life, and Weight Control"
Cameron Village Regional Library
1930 Clark Ave, Raleigh
856-6710
Researchers have recently identified the "fat genes" that can make us gain weight or have trouble burning it off. The good news is, with the right changes in our diet, we can, to a great extent, "turn off" the fat genes. To learn how, you are invited to a 1-hour presentation by Neal Barnard, M.D., clinical researcher and president of Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, and author of many books, including his recent Turn Off the Fat Genes. See http://www.pcrm.org/news/totfg.html for more information.

The library is in Cameron Village next to Fresh Market. Coming from I-40, take Wade Ave. and look for the green sign that says "Cameron Village" - bear Right here onto Oberlin Rd. Soon you'll see the Cameron Village shopping center on the Left - turn Left onto Clark. The library is in the shopping center at 1930 Clark.

Saturday, April 21 - 11:00 am-4:00 pm
Celebration for Umstead Park
Reedy Creek Rd, Raleigh
Visit www.umsteadcoalition.org for more details about this Earth Day celebration that fosters the appreciation, use, and preservation of the Umstead State Park in Raleigh. TVS will have a literature table; please contact Brian Donlon (doveganpeas@yahoo.com) if you can help staff the booth. Brian just needs a few people to help, particularly one to help load his car at the end. He suggests a hat to ward off the sun.

Saturday, April 21 - 7:00 pm
Potluck Dinner
Deb and Laura Chamberlain's home
105-A Duncan Ct, Chapel Hill
967-2522
Vegan recipes only, please.
From Raleigh, RTP, or southern Durham, take I-40 west to Exit 270 for 15/501 south; from northern Durham, just come on down 15/501 south. Go through 5 lights and turn Right onto Erwin Rd, then follow directions as below. From Chapel Hill / Carrboro, from Rams Plaza at the junction of 15/501 north, E. Franklin St., and the bypass, get in the far left-hand turn lane and turn Left onto Erwin. In any case, once on Erwin, make the 2nd Right on McGregor Dr. at the sign "Erwin Village" and begin looking for parking along the curb there. Duncan Ct is the 1st Left, but there is only room for a couple of cars in the court itself; only one car fits behind Deb's at #105-A, as they share a driveway.

Sunday, April 22
Earth Day

Sunday, April 29 - 2:00-6:00 pm
Potluck Dinner
Joy Anandi's home
15 Copper Hill Ct, Durham
489-3340
http://www.ricedietprogram.com/us/program/staff.html
Vegan recipes only, please.
Tuesday, May 1
Vegetarian Essay Contest
The Vegetarian Resource Group is again sponsoring an essay contest for students up to age 18. Entrants, who need not be vegetarian, should write a 2-3 page essay on any aspect of vegetarianism, and will be eligible for prizes, including a $50 savings bond, in categories for ages up to 8, 9-13, and 14-18. Submissions must be postmarked by May 1 for this year's contest. Send entries to VRG at P.O. Box 1463, Baltimore, MD 21203, and include your name, age, address, telephone number, grade, school, and teacher's name.

Saturday, May 5 - 7:00 pm
Potluck Dinner
Kathy Marx's home
212 Arlington Ridge Rd, Cary
468-9435, km0702@earthlink.net
From Raleigh, take Hwy 1 South toward Sanford and exit at Cary Parkway; turn Right; go several miles, passing lights at Kildaire Farm Rd, Old Apex Rd, and Bond Lake Drive; go another 2 miles and turn Left onto Arlington Ridge (there will be a left turn lane off Cary Parkway but no light; if you get to the light at High House Rd, you've gone 2 streets too far); park on Arlington Ridge or the cul de sac across from the house, Houston Circle.
From Durham or Chapel Hill, take I-40 East to Davis Drive and go South, crossing Route 54; go about 8 miles and turn Left at the light (gas station to Right) onto High House Rd; go about 1 mile and Right onto Arlington Ridge.

Saturday, June 23 - 12:00 noon
Restaurant Review, Once in a Blue Moon Bakery and Cafe
(see www.bluemoonbakery.com)
115-G West Chatham Street, Cary
Blue Moon Bakery Phone: 319-6554
Please contact Kathy Marx (468-9435 or km0702@earthlink.net) if you plan to attend.

Friday, June 29 - 7:00 pm
Potluck and film outing
Charlene Flahiff's home
3632 Manford Drive, Durham
401-6476, cflahiff@duke.edu
We'll have a Friday evening picnic potluck on Charlene's deck at 7:00 and then around 8:30 we'll go out to see a film at a nearby theatre or rent a video. From I-40, take NC 751 (Hope Valley Road) North into Durham. You'll pass light at NC 54, Garrett Rd, Woodcroft Parkway, and S. Roxboro Rd. Go another 2 miles or so to Brighton and turn Right; Manford is the second Right; Charlene is near the end on the Right.

Saturday, June 30 - Wednesday, July 4
Animal Rights 2001
Sponsored by FARM (888-FARM USA)
This event will be held at the McLean, Virginia, Hilton just outside of Washington, D.C..

Wednesday, July 4
Annual 4th of July Picnic Potluck
Anna Cassilly and Terry Otto's home
2540 Seaforth Rd, Pittsboro
919-542-2611
For the third year in a row, Anna Cassilly and Terry Otto will be hosting. They live very close to Jordan Lake, so swimming is also an option. Meet at their house at 1:00 pm if you want to carpool over to Jordan Lake for a swim. The picnic, at their house, will be from 3:00-7:00 pm. Bring a raft, lawn games, musical instruments, or anything else that strikes your fancy if you want to! Terry and Anna also have a hot tub in their sunroom, so bring a swimsuit if you want to use it. For those interested, we may try to go as a group to see fireworks afterwards.

Directions to their house (aka Windsong Retreat Center) are below. In addition, a printer-friendly version of the directions can be found on Windsong's website.

From Chapel Hill, Take 15/501 south towards Pittsboro. Just past Fearrington Village, turn left onto Mt. Gilead Church Road. Go 4.2 miles to Hwy. 64 intersection traffic light. Go straight across the intersection; Mt. Gilead Church Road changes to N. Pea Ridge Road. Go 1.7 miles to Seaforth Road intersection. Turn right onto Seaforth Road. Go 0.6 miles; the white, two-story house is on the right - 2540 Seaforth Road.

From Durham and RTP, Go south on Hwy 751 to Hwy 64, turn right onto Hwy 64 (west towards Pittsboro). Go 6.4 miles until you come to Seaforth Road. (It is shortly after crossing Jordan Lake but not the same as the Seaforth Recreation Area entrance). Turn left onto Seaforth Road (note that the road on the right side of 64 is called Big Woods Road, but it is the same as Seaforth Road on the left). Go 2.5 miles to the white, two-story house on the right - 2540 Seaforth Road.

From Raleigh, Take Hwy 1/64 toward Sanford/Asheboro. Watch very closely for the Hwy 64 Exit toward Asheboro/Pittsboro; you can very easily miss it. Continue on Hwy 64 west toward Pittsboro for about 15 miles. Shortly after crossing all of Jordan Lake, watch for a left turn onto Seaforth Road. (this is not the same as the Seaforth Recreation Area entrance). Turn left onto Seaforth Road (note that the road on the right side of 64 is called Big Woods Road, but it is the same as Seaforth Road on the left). Go 2.5 miles to the white, two-story house on the right - 2540 Seaforth Road.

From Pittsboro,Take Hwy 64 East from Pittsboro center for 7.1 miles to Seaforth Road (the last road before you get to Jordan Lake). Turn right onto Seaforth Road. Go 2.5 miles to the white, two-story house on the right - 2540 Seaforth Road.

Wednesday, July 11 - Sunday, July 15
27th Annual Vegetarian Summerfest
University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown (it seems to be about an 8-hour drive from the Triangle)
North American Vegetarian Society, (518)568-7970, navs@telenet.net
This conference has a wide variety of speakers and fantastic food. You'll meet great people and have fun learning more about vegetarianism if you attend!

Saturday, August 18 - 6:00 pm
Joint Potluck with the North Carolina Society for Ethical Culture
Chapel Hill Religious Society of Friends
531 Raleigh Road, Chapel Hill (a map is available)
After the potluck, three TVSers and three members of the North Carolina Society for Ethical Culture will be on a panel to discuss their views of ethics. This has been an exciting event in 1997, 1998, and 2000!

The Chapel Hill Friends Meeting House is at 531 Raleigh Road, adjacent to the UNC campus. Coming from Durham and points east, take route 40 past the airport, RTP, the Durham Expressway, route 55, Fayetteville Rd, and route 751. Take the next exit for route 54, going west toward Chapel Hill. You'll go about 2.5 miles to an intersection where 15/501 and 54 Bypass exit; stay straight on the road (now called Raleigh Road and which further on becomes South Rd on the UNC campus), and don't take the bypass. The Meeting House will be on the right hand side just before the light at Country Club Road.

From Chapel Hill and points west, find your way to Franklin Street going east. Pass the main intersection with route 86 (Airport Rd to the N and Columbia St to the S) and turn L ahead at Raleigh St. At the light, L onto Raleigh Rd (the name changes to South Rd to the R) and the House will be just past Country Club Rd on the L.

Thursday, August 23 - 7:30 pm
Book signing and discussion of book "Café Max & Rosie's Vegetarian Cooking with Health and Spirit"
Cookbook authors Max & Rosie Beeby opened their popular vegetarian restaurant, Café Max & Rosie's, in Asheville in 1992. This isn't a TVS event, but should be of interest to local vegetarians. Barnes & Noble Bookstore, 760 SE Maynard Road, Cary 27511, 919-467-3866.

Friday, September 7 - Sunday, September 9
Toronto Vegetarian Association's 17th Annual Food Fair
Toronto, Canada
Free admission includes sampling vegetarian products, hourly cooking demos, workshops, over 70 exhibits, and lectures. Phone 416-544-8891, ext. 1.

Saturday, September 8
Hampton Roads Vegetarian and Living Foods Community's First Annual Vegfest
Norfolk, VA (a bit over 200 miles, or 4 hours, Northeast of the Triangle)
Music, food demos, many children's activities, internationally known speakers like Erik Marcus, and much more. More information is available on the Hampton Roads Vegetarian and Living Foods Community.

Tuesday, September 11
Words can't convey what all of us have experienced, whether by the images on TV, being in NYC or WashDC in person, or having loved ones who have been directly impacted by the crisis today. I know many of us may turn to meditation, worship, and other spiritual or religious experiences to help us to try to come to terms with what has happened.

For those seeking activities of justice through peace, and forums for discussing and understanding various approaches to come to terms with what has happened and what may happen, we are pleased to offer a calendar of local activities.

Sunday, September 16 - 2:00-4:00 pm
Meditation on Peace
Durham Friends Meetinghouse (a map is available, see directions below)

I am working with several organizations of peace and nonviolence to have a get-together on Sunday afternoon. We will meet 2:00-4:00 pm at the Durham Friends Meeting House. The meeting would be an occasion to be with each other, reflect on what has happened, meditate, and speak, as each individual sees fit. It won't be a potluck or involve food.

I have contacted the NC Society for Ethical Culture, NC Peace Action, Jain and Hindu groups, the Greens, Self-Realization, the Unitarians, and Quakers - if you can think of others, please let me know. Already, NCSEC and Peace Action have responded affirmatively.

May we strive toward a world of peace, hope, compassion, and reverence for all life.

The get-together will take place at the Durham Friends' Meetinghouse; a map is available. The hall is located at 404 Alexander Avenue in Durham near Duke (very close to Duke Gardens). From I-40, take 751 North, staying on it when it zigs (University Drive near South Square) and zags toward Duke. Turn Right onto Duke University Rd, Left onto Anderson, Right onto Campus Dr, Left onto Alexander, and the hall is on the Left. From Raleigh, take I-40 to the Durham Expressway, head North to the exit for Ninth St and Swift Ave; turn away from Ninth St to go South on Swift Ave; turn Right on Campus Dr and Right onto Alexander Ave.

Saturday, September 22 - 7:00 pm
Potluck Dinner
Jack and Ana Traywick's home
81 Creekwood Drive
Fearrington Village, Pittsboro
967-0355
From anywhere in the Triangle, get on 15/501 South (you can take I-40 to the 15/501 exit in Chapel Hill and go south toward Chapel Hill). Stay on 15/501 S (do not at any point get on 15/501 Bypass), through Chapel Hill and past NC 54. About 1 1/2 miles later, 15/501 exits off the highway; do so and follow the signs south to Pittsboro, turning Left at the end of the exit. Go about 8 miles and watch for the white picket fence and "Fearrington Village" sign on the left; turn Left at the light onto Village Way into the village. Turn Left at 1st street - Creekwood and they are about 1/2 mile on L at #81.

Wednesday, September 26 - Sunday, September 30
Fourth Annual Rumi Festival, Chapel Hill
www.rumifest.org
The romantic poetry of Mevlana Jelaluddin Rumi, amazing meditative dances of the Whirling Dervishes, and lovely Sufi music is a real treat for the heart and soul. Let Dilip know at barman@cs.unc.edu if you would like to join a group to attend any or all of the performances.

Saturday, September 29 - 7:00 pm
Potluck Dinner
Kathy Marx's home
212 Arlington Ridge Rd, Cary
468-9435, km0702@earthlink.net
From Raleigh, take Hwy 1 South toward Sanford and exit at Cary Parkway; turn Right; go several miles, passing lights at Kildaire Farm Rd, Old Apex Rd, and Bond Lake Drive; go another 2 miles and turn Left onto Arlington Ridge (there will be a left turn lane off Cary Parkway but no light; if you get to the light at High House Rd, you've gone 2 streets too far); park on Arlington Ridge or the cul de sac across from the house, Houston Circle.
From Durham or Chapel Hill, take I-40 East to Davis Drive and go South, crossing Route 54; go about 8 miles and turn Left at the light (gas station to Right) onto High House Rd; go about 1 mile and Right onto Arlington Ridge.

Saturday, September 29 - 11:00 am-4:00 pm
Fifth Annual Charlottesville Vegetarian Festival
Charlottesville, VA (about 230 miles, or 4 hours, North of the Triangle)
Free outdoor celebration of the vegetarian lifestyle. Food vendors, cooking demonstrations, product samplings, cookbooks, live music, arts & crafts, games for kids, and more. Speakers include Swami Satchidananda. Thousands of people expected!

Saturday, September 29 - 9:30 am - 5:30 pm
7th Annual Conference on Animals and the Law
New York City
Association of the Bar of the City of New York, 212-382-6600
http://www.abcny.org

Monday, October 1
World Vegetarian Day

Tuesday, October 2
World Farm Animals Day
Gandhi's Birthday
Learn more about the 19th annual observance of World Farm Animals Day at FARM's website. Information about Mahatma Gandhi can be found at http://www.ivu.org/history/gandhi/.

Friday, October 5 - Sunday, October 7
16th Annual Compassionate Living Festival
Four Points Hotel Raleigh Crabtree
4501 Creedmoor Road (70 West)
Raleigh
This is always an exciting event with many famous speakers, and TVS sometimes designs the menus. The last two years we hosted some of the out-of-town guests; let Dilip know at barman@cs.unc.edu if you can help out this year with hosting. TVS will have a literature table here; please contact Brian Donlon (969-9287, doveganpeas@yahoo.com) to help. Culture and Animals Foundation, 782-3739, http://cultureandanimals.org/.

Saturday, October 13 - 11:00 am - 7:00 pm
Vegetarian Society of the District of Columbia's Annual VegFest 1-day conference
202-362-VEGY. Held almost every October since 1997, our VSDC friends will again host plenary sessions, food preparation demos, and panel discussions at the American University in NW Washington, D.C.

Saturday, October 13
Boston Vegetarian Society's 6th Annual Vegetarian Food Festival

Sunday, October 14 - Saturday, October 20
First Asian Vegetarian Congress
Goa, India
Contact The Vegetarian Society at info@snsattorneys.com for more information.

Saturday, October 27 - 7:00 pm
Potluck Dinner
Jerry & Maggie Gaudet's home
573 Woodbury in Fearrington
Village, Pittsboro, 545-0494, gmgaudet@cs.com
Come dressed if you would like for this pre-Halloween party!
From anywhere in the Triangle, get on 15/501 South (you can take I-40 to the 15/501 exit in Chapel Hill and go south toward Chapel Hill). Stay on 15/501 S (do not at any point get on 15/501 Bypass), through Chapel Hill and past NC 54. About 1 1/2 miles later, 15/501 exits off the highway; do so and follow the signs south to Pittsboro, turning Left at the end of the exit. Go about 8 miles and watch for the white picket fence and "Fearrington Village" sign on the left; Left at the light onto Village Way into the village. Go about 1/2 mile to Croquet and Swim and turn Right; go to the end and Left onto Weathersfield; Right on Woodbury and please park on the grass on Woodbury as the townhouse has limited parking - they are at the first Left driveway at #573.

Thursday, November 1
World Vegan Day

Sunday, November 4 - 4:00 pm
Movie screening of The Witness
YWCA, 1012 Oberlin Rd, Raleigh
Carolina Animal Activists Together will show Tribe of Heart's film The Witness, a lovely and award-winning documentary about a man in Brooklyn whose unexpected love of a kitten turns him into a vegetarian and animal activist, and who now shares the story of animal suffering through a video side-paneled van that he drives through the city. Touching and powerful! The film is free and open to the public.

From points west, take I-40 to the Wade Ave. exit. Continue on Wade Ave. for several miles until Oberlin Rd. Turn right on Oberlin Road. The YWCA is located at 1012 Oberlin Rd.

Saturday, November 10 - 6:30-9:00 pm
A Dialogue for Peace and Justice
This is a Triangle-wide event to be held at St. Philip's Episcopal Church in Durham. We will have 4 speakers presenting their different perspectives, followed by an hour of conversation in small groups. In addition to being a venue for education, we'll have an opportunity to build bridges and meet people in a variety of area organizations.

This event is co-sponsored by NC Society for Ethical Culture, Triangle Vegetarian Society, NC Peace Action, Peace 1st, US Servas, Durham Friends Meeting (Quakers), Local Spiritual of the Baha'is of Durham City, Jain Study Center of NC, Wake County Greens, Orange County Greens, Durham People's Alliance, and St. Philip's Episcopal Church.

For more information on this event, please see the special Dialogue for Peace and Justice Page, or contact 919-260-6119 for additional details. For other peace events, please see the Peace Calendar.

Tuesday, November 13 - 11:30-12:30 pm
Carolina Animal Activists Together will be handing out to the public Vegetarian "Starter Kits" and pamphlets about the life of farmed turkeys. They will be in front of the Raleigh courthouse in the 300 block of the Fayetteville St. Mall. Contact Gina with any questions at 919-460-4599.

Saturday, November 17 - 7:00 pm
Potluck Dinner
Jim Miller's home
4219B Arbutus, Raleigh
783-5961, walterjm@mindspring.com
From RTP and points west, take route 70 to Crabtree Valley Mall (e.g., 40E to 440 to 70E); at the mall at Hecht's, Right on Edwards Mill Rd; in 0.9 mile Right on Laurel Hills Dr - you'll go at a diagonal (don't get on White Pine); 1st Right is Galax; then, 1st Left is Arbutus; 1/2 way on Left, about 1/4 mile - new 2-story house -- #4219B.

From Cary and Raleigh, you can take Blue Ridge Rd (off of 440 and near Wade Ave) past the art museum; stay to Left until road turns into Duraleigh Rd; Right on Edwards Mill Rd (which ends up at Crabtree Valley Mall); half way down Left onto White Pine; immediate Left onto Laurel Hills Dr; Right on Galax, Left on Arbutus, 1/4 mi on Left, #4219B.

Sunday, November 18 - 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Video showing. As a first followup activity to the Nov. 10 "A Dialogue for Peace and Justice", several videos will be shown, including one from RAWA and one on US foreign policy.
Durham Friends Meetinghouse, 404 Alexander Ave.; a map is available.

Thursday, November 22
Annual Thanksgiving Feast and Raffle
Cafe Parizade, Durham
People have loved the great spread of fantastic vegan food we've had the past few years at Cafe Parizade, one of the Triangle's finest restaurants with a gourmet flair for fresh ingredients and Mediterranean influences, so we returned for the third year in a row! For more information, see the 2001 Thanksgiving page.

Friday, November 23
International Buy Nothing Day
Want to fight consumerism run amuck? Consider not buying anything for 24 hours and giving "Holiday Gift Exemption Vouchers", asking friends and family to skip gifts and spend time with you, not money on you. Sponsored by the MediaFoundation, (800)663-1243, buynothingday@adbusters.org.

Sunday, December 2 - 2:00-4:00 pm
Video Showing
As a second followup activity to the Nov. 10 "A Dialogue for Peace and Justice", several videos will be shown, focusing on US foreign policy.
Home of Susan Olson in Southwest Durham; contact Dilip for directions (or to suggest any other videos that should be shown that would be relevant to peace and justice issues).

Saturday, December 15 - 6:00 pm
Annual TVS Holiday Party
Dave, Renee, and Patrick Connelly's home
3 Bland Spring Place, Durham
544-6372, pedaling@mindspring.com
The Connelly family is hosting the Holiday Party potluck for the 4th year in a row. We will 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. Children welcome - it would be helpful to call ahead to let the Connelly's know what ages to expect. For this potluck, the Connelly's will have holiday dishes and flatware, so no need to bring your own.

Take I-40 to Exit 274 for NC 751 and go south toward Jordan Lake. Go 6/10 mile and turn left (Massey Chapel Road) - look for the sign for Stage Stop Development; take the first Right onto Bland Spring Place; their home is the second house on the left (red door).

Sunday, December 16 - 2:00-4:00 pm
Video showing. As a third followup activity to the Nov. 10 "A Dialogue for Peace and Justice", several videos will be shown, focusing on US foreign policy. Last time (Dec. 2), we saw some of the video from Understanding the Attack on America: an Alternative View, the first UNC teach-in about the events of Sept. 11, and much of an October M.I.T. talk by Noam Chomsky. We'll finish the Chomsky video then decide as a group which videos to see from a set we'll have or that you are welcome to bring.
Home of Susan Olson in Southwest Durham; contact Dilip for directions (or to suggest any other videos that should be shown that would be relevant to peace and justice issues).

Monday, December 31
First Night Raleigh, http://www.firstnightraleigh.com
We will again help Artsplosure (www.artsplosure.org, 990-1158, 832-8699). First Night is a fun alcohol-free event in downtown Raleigh with a wide range of entertainment. Children's events will be at and near the NC Museum of History (at Wilmington & Edenton near Moore Square in downtown Raleigh), NC Museum of Natural Sciences, Bicentennial Plaza, and State Capitol grounds from 2-6 pm, with a "People's Procession" parade 6-6:30 pm. The children will have a New Year's countdown between 7:00 (which is midnight GMT!) and 8:00 pm, culminating in fireworks. Other entertainment will go on till midnight at many indoor locations and with the final countdown outdoors.

If you are not volunteering and need to buy a button, tickets will be available around the Triangle or via Artsplosure. When you volunteer, you get a free button, which gets you in to all of the entertainment - music, art, drama, magic, comedy, dance and more.

TVS will help children make tissue paper flowers ("Flower Power") from 3:15-5:45 pm at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences, then we'll have a vegan pizza party at the home of Shreya and Kartik Patel, 2500 Bryarton Woods Dr, in Raleigh (directions below). Finally, we'll return to celebrate the many venues of entertainment and bring in 2002. Contact Dilip if you'd like to volunteer with First Night activities or to give your pizza preferences if you'll just meet for the party. We should make it to the Patel's by 6:15 or 6:30 pm, and then around 8:00 pm head back to enjoy First Night.

Directions to Shreya and Kartik Patel's home (phone: 919-854-2665):
From downtown Raleigh, take Hillsborough St west to I-440/US 1 South. Take I-440/US 1 south to exit 1C (Jones Franklin Rd). At the light, turn Left onto Jones Franklin Rd. Pass 2 lights (I-440, Dillard Dr), then take the 1st Left onto Southern Cross ("Bryarton Woods" neighborhood). At the T, turn Right onto Bryarton Woods Dr; their house is #2500, the 3rd house from the end.

From points west of Raleigh, take I-40 East to exit 293 A (US 1 South), bear to the Right to Walnut St exit; turn Left onto Walnut St, pass several lights then turn Left at Dillard Rd light; at the 1st light turn Right onto Jones Franklin Rd. Take the 1st Left onto Southern Cross ("Bryarton Woods" neighborhood). At the T, turn Right onto Bryarton Woods Dr; their house is #2500, the 3rd house from the end.