Sunday, January 6, 2002 - 2:00-4:00 pm
Video showing. As a fourth 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. 16), we finished watching an October M.I.T. talk by Noam Chomsky and saw a talk by Michael Parenti. We'll decide as a group what we will see this time; if you have any relevant videos, please bring them.
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, January 19, 2002 - 7:00 pm
Rondy Elliott speaking on Christian Theology and Vegetarianism
Rondy is a long-time TVSer and has worked in the area of Animal Rights for 12 years. Her 1991 Masters thesis at Duke Divinity School was titled "Ethical Vegetarianism as Consistent with New Testament Themes" and is featured on the christianveg.com website. Her article on vegetarianism and Christianity in the purple Winter/Spring 1997 V11#1 Grapevine (available online) kicked off our series on world religions and vegetarianism.

The potluck will be held at Rondy's house at 369 Chatham Glen Dr in Durham, 572-0093. From I-40, take exit for NC 751 and turn South going toward Jordan Lake; in 3 miles as soon as you cross Chatham County sign, take next Left onto O'Kelly Chapel Rd; in exactly 2 miles turn Right onto Chatham Glen; 3rd driveway on Left (park on grassy area by street); if you're coming from Raleigh or Cary, it is faster to take the exit before NC 751 for Fayetteville Rd; at exit turn Left onto Fayetteville Rd; go till road ends (about 2 miles) and turn Left onto NC 751 then follow directions as above (3/4 mile to O'Kelly Chapel Rd).

Saturday, February 2 - 7:00 pm
Potluck and talk by Bob LeRoy, visiting from NY State, on vegetarian nutrition
Chapel Hill Friends Meeting House
531 Raleigh Road, Chapel Hill (directions below)
After we eat, Bob will give a short presentation, "Organic Foods: What are They, How are they Certified, and How Important is it to Eat Organic?". He will then have a detailed discussion on topics of interest to attendees, including, if there is interest, how new food proteins introduced through biotechnology may contribute to allergens and autoimmune diseases. Bob, a friend of several of us in TVS, has been Nutrition Advisor to the North American Vegetarian Society since 1990. He holds an M.S. degree in Nutrition and Public Health, and Ed.M. in Community Nutrition Education, and is a Registered Dietitian. He also earned certifications as Fitness Instructor and Exercise Test Technologist from the American College of Sports Medicine. He has lectured on topics related to nutrition, health and vegetarian eating at over 60 locations.

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.

Saturday, February 9, 2002 - 6:00 pm
Potluck Dinner
Home of Tom and Kerry Karches and their two children
1224 Sturdivant Dr, Cary
468-0835, kmead@iname.com
From RTP, Durham, or Chapel Hill, take I-40 East (stay to the Left on I-40 past the Wade Ave. exit) and from Raleigh take I-440; in either case, take the exit for U.S. 1/64 South; stay to the Right and take the 1st exit onto Walnut St. and turn Right onto Walnut St.; take the 2nd light (just before Cary Towne Center mall) which is Sturdivant - turn Right; 6th house on Left - grey ranch.

Saturday, February 16, 2002
Institute for Plant Based Nutrition and the American Vegan Society's International Scientific Conference on Chinese Plant-Based Nutrition and Cuisine
Philadelphia, PA
Demonstrations, food samplings and feasts, and lectures by many accomplished speakers, including Howard Lyman (master of ceremonies), T. Colin Campbell, Rynn Berry, Bryanna Clark Grogan, and Robert Cohen.

Saturday, February 23 - 12:00 noon
Restaurant Review, Cinelli's Pizza
Durham (near Wellspring)
Contact Kathy Marx (468-9435 or km0702@earthlink.net) if you plan to attend.

Saturday, February 23, 2002 - 6:00 pm/7:00 pm
Potluck dinner and yoga
Chapel Hill Friends Meeting House
Baxter Williams, yoga instructor, will lead folks in the basics of Ashtanga Yoga. At 6:00 pm, he will lead people through introductory poses. We'll eat at 7:00 pm. When we're done eating, Baxter will share with us some of the theory of yoga in general and Ashtanga in particular, and will talk about and pass around pictures of his 1997-1998 extended trip to India.

Saturday, March 9 - 7:00 pm
Potluck Dinner
Ellen Kinsinger's home
7221 Bluffside Ct, Raleigh
870-6454, emkinsinger@yahoo.com
Unlike other potlucks, where we ask people to bring their own place settings (plate, utensils, glass), Ellen kindly will be providing place settings - just bring your ingredients-labeled vegetarian (preferably vegan - all plant-based ingredients) dish with any serving utensils it needs.
From Crabtree Valley Mall (at route 70 and 440), take Leadmine north, staying in the middle lane past lights at Millbrook and Lynn Roads so you're still on Leadmine; after Lynn, go through one light at Mine Shaft, then take the next Left onto Wedgeland Dr; then 2nd Left is Bluffside Ct; she's on Right at #7221.

Monday, April 8 - Thursday, April 11
4th International Congress on Vegetarian Nutrition
Loma Linda Univ., California
This has been held in 1987, 1992, and 1997, and uses lectures, debates and symposia to address current understanding about vegetarian nutrition and diets.

Wednesday, April 10 - 7:00 pm
Carolina Animal Activists Together hosting Mike Hudak, Ph.D., speaking on "Our Federal Public Lands: Wildlife Habitat or Livestock Pasture?"
Livestock grazing in the Western U.S. over the past four centuries has caused severe environmental damage and ranks well above logging and mining in imperiling plant and wildlife species listed as endangered, threatened, or proposed for such listings. 260 million acres are annually devoted to livestock production, yet this enormous area produces only 2% of the US beef supply, while taxpayers fund more than 90% of the cost of raising lifestock on western public lands. Mike Hudak, visiting from Binghamton, NY and who, in 1999, established the Public Lands Without Livestock project of Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs to facilitate the work of informing the American people about the environmental and economic costs of public lands ranching, will give a slide presentation about livestock production in the American West and its impacts on the environment and native wildlife, as well as the national campaign to end the federal grazing program.
Cameron Village Regional Library, 1930 Clark Ave, Raleigh, 856- 6710; free admission. For more information, please contact Gina Gaurisas-Wilson by email at gg-w@worldnet.att.net or 460-4599 (evening).

Saturday, April 13 - 7:00 pm
Potluck Dinner
Shreya and Kartik Patel's home
2500 Bryarton Woods Dr, Raleigh
919-854-2665
Directions: take I-40 East or West 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.

Saturday, May 25 - 7:00 pm
Joint potluck with Arcadia Cohousing (6:30 if you want to meet Irma and walk around the community with her)
Irma Stein, 919-967-1266, mannirma@aol.com
Arcadia Common House
134 Circadian Way, Carrboro
From Carrboro center, follow Greensboro St. till it becomes Hillsborough; about 2.5 miles from Carr Mill Mall, after the school on the L, turn R onto Barrington Hills Rd; go over speed bump and road becomes Circadian Way, winding behing the community; at end, park after the basketball hoops on the R of the road; walk back on the road to the common house.

Arcadia is an example of a cohousing community where residents live in private homes but focus on building a very strong sense of shared community, such as via a large common house for optional thrice weekly community dining.

After we eat, Arcadia residents will give a short talk about the idea of cohousing and their experiences with Arcadia in particular. Note that we had a cover story about cohousing in our purple Winter-Spring 1997 v.11#1 Grapevine.

Saturday, June 22 - 7:00 pm
Pool-party potluck
Sprague Cheshire's home
913 Alabama Ave, Durham
286-2257
Sprague has a pool, so bring your trunks if you want to swim; come as early as 5:30, but the potluck will be at 7:00 pm.
From Raleigh and Cary, take NC 147 (Durham Freeway) north to Hillandale exit; Right onto Hillandale; 1st Right Club Blvd; 2nd Right Alabama; 3 blocks on Right.
From Chapel Hill, US 15/501 N; Hillandale exit; Right onto Hillandale; pass golf course; Left onto Club Blvd; 2nd Right Alabama; 3 blocks on Right.

Friday, June 28 - Wednesday, July 3
Animal Rights 2002
Sponsored by FARM (888-FARM USA)
The Animal Rights 2002 National Conference will once again be held at the Hilton Hotel in McLean, Virginia, just outside of Washington, D.C..

Thursday, July 4
Annual 4th of July picnic potluck graced with a concert performance this year!
Anna Cassilly and Terry Otto's home
2540 Seaforth Rd, Pittsboro
919-542-2611
For the fourth 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. They are at 2540 Seaforth Rd, Pittsboro, 919-542-2611. Bring a raft, lawn games, musical instruments, or anything else that strikes your fancy if you want to! For those interested, we may try to go as a group to see fireworks afterwards.

This year, we will have the pleasure to be joined by Heidi Howe, who will give a short (free!) 30-45 minute concert. Heidi, self-described "EarthSave 'food without a face' gal", is a Kentucky native with a number of CDs under her belt, and is on a tour for a CD she is releasing this spring that will benefit EarthSave. Visit her on the web at heidihowe.com!

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.

Monday, July 8 - Sunday, July 14
35th World Vegetarian Congress
Edinburgh, Scotland
www.ivu.org/congress/2002

Wednesday, July 31 - Sunday, August 4
28th 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 17 - 7:00 pm
Potluck Dinner
Kathryn Peterson's home
3704 Stonecrest Ct, Raleigh
783-0667
Kathryn recommends bringing a non-vegetarian friend to her lovely home on 2 acres with a creek, to introduce them to the great variety of food we vegetarians enjoy and welcomes vegan and non-vegan dishes, and reminds folks to please label their dishes with the ingredients.

Directions: I-40 exit 289 (Wade Ave.); take Blue Ridge Rd exit, following signs for NC Art Museum; Blue Ridge becomes Duraleigh Rd at a red church - bear straight instead of Right; pass Rex Hospital; after Edwards Mill see Old Raleigh Shopping Center on Right; take next Left - Ebenezer Church Rd just past shopping center; at 3rd street Left onto Stoneridge Dr in Stoneridge subdivision; Left at 1st street - Stonecrest Ct; #3704 - blue house; park in circle (3 places at top of driveway); from Durham or Chapel Hill, you can take 70 East past I-540; at Carmax, Right onto Ebenezer Church Rd (south); in about 4 miles right after Richland Dr (blinking light), Right onto Stoneridge and then as above.

Saturday, September 7
Hampton Roads Vegetarian and Living Foods Community's Second 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, and much more. More information is available on the Hampton Roads Vegetarian and Living Foods Community website.

Saturday, September 14 - 7:00 pm
Potluck Dinner
Jack and Ana Traywick's home
81 Creekwood Dr, 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 Left at #81.

Saturday, September 28, 2002 - 11 am-4 pm
6th Annual Charlottesville Vegetarian Festival
Lee Park, Charlottesville, VA
www.avenue.org/vegfest
434-823-1200, CvilleVegFest@aol.com
Admission is free to this great festival! Come out for more than 100 healthy living, environmental, and animal rights vendors and exhibitors, games, live music, a silent auction, kids' activities, face-painting, free samples, a dog and cat adoptathon, clowns, magicians, arts and crafts, and food!

Friday, October 4 - Sunday, October 6
17th Annual Compassionate Living Festival
Clarion Hotel (Crabtree)
4501 Creedmoor Rd (Rt 70W), Raleigh
Culture and Animals Foundation
782-3739, http://cultureandanimals.org/
This is always an exciting event with many famous speakers, and TVS sometimes designs the menus. The last three years we hosted some of the out-of-town guests, and TVS usually has a literature table at the festival.

Sunday, October 6 - 3:00-4:00 pm
Blessing of the Animals
Duke University Chapel, Durham
Culture and Animals Foundation president, Tom Regan, offers the homily at this annual event commemorating the spiritual bonds between humans and other animals.

Saturday, October 26 - 7:00 pm
Joint potluck with Greens Party
Chapel Hill Friends Meeting House
531 Raleigh Road, adjacent to the UNC campus (see map and directions below)

After eating, the Greens will talk about issues of political significance in the November elections of both local and national importance.

From Durham and points east, take I-40 past the airport, RTP, the Durham Expressway, NC 55, Fayetteville Rd, and NC 751. Take the next exit for NC 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, take NC 54 east around Chapel Hill. After several miles, you will come to an intersection where if you take the first off-ramp, you will continue on NC 54 East; if you take the second off-ramp, you will turn onto Raleigh Rd. You want to turn onto Raleigh Rd, headed towards downtown Chapel Hill and the UNC campus. Therefore, do not take the first off-ramp with the sign that reads "NC 54 East". You should pass over the bridge, then take the next off-ramp for Raleigh Rd. The Meeting House will be on the right hand side just before the light at Country Club Road.

Friday, November 1
World Vegan Day
www.worldveganday.org

Saturday, November 9 - 7:00 pm
Potluck Dinner and Discussion on Genetically Modified Food
Mark Huebner's home
200-3 Mahone Street, Durham
919-361-1883
Potluck host and TVS member Mark Huebner has been active in understanding and educating others about issues of concern related to Genetically Modified Organisms and their impact on our food supply. After we eat, Mark will share his views and offer his suggestions as to how we can become more knowledgeable and proactive about ensuring our ready access to safe food.

Mark lives close to the new Southpoint mall at I-40 and Fayetteville Road on the southeast side of Durham. Take the Fayetteville Road exit off I-40 and go north on Fayetteville Road. Continue straight through the traffic light at NC-54 and go about 1 mile to the next traffic light. At this light, turn right onto Woodcroft Parkway. Go about 1/2 mile to Parkside at Woodlake Apartments (on the right). Turn right into the first entrance. Mark's building (#200) is the first one on the right. Take the left walk path up to the building. His apartment (#3) is on the ground level, second door on the left.

Thursday, November 28 - 1:00-4:00 pm
Annual Thanksgiving Feast at Cafe Parizade
The feedback from past years' events has been so positive that we are returning to Cafe Parizäde in Durham for our annual feast and raffle. For more information, please visit the Thanksgiving 2002 page.

Friday, November 29
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.

Saturday, December 14 - 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).

Ongoing Peace Events
There are many peace-related activities taking place around the Triangle, in response to the terrible tragedies of September 11. Please see the Peace Calendar for information on these events.

Tuesday, December 31
First Night Raleigh and Free Vegan Pizza Party
www.firstnightraleigh.com

Final update: it looks like we'll enjoy weather in the high 40s and 50s tonight, and rain is likely to hold off till Jan. 1. For all volunteers, please check in by 2:45 in the lobby of the Museum of History (5 Edenton St at Bicentennial Plaza).

We will again help Artsplosure (www.artsplosure.org, 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, possibly making tissue paper flowers ("Flower Power") or face painting, or some other activity, from 3-5:30 pm at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences, then we'll have a vegan pizza party with pizza donated courtesy of Lilly's Pizza at the home of Jim Miller in Raleigh (directions below). Finally, we'll return to celebrate the many venues of entertainment and bring in 2003. 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 Jim's by 6:15 or 6:30 pm, and then around 8:00 pm head back to enjoy First Night.

Jim Miller's home is at 4219-B Arbutus, in Raleigh (919-783-5961). 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 0.9 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 I-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.