Sunday, January 4, 2004
Slide Presentation by Canadian wildlife preservationist/anti-hunting campaigner Anthony Marr
Dinner at 5:00 PM (covered dish optional), show at 6:00 PM
Hosts: Shirley Phillips and Gary Jordan
6708 Bentwinds Lane, Fuquay-Varina (directions below)
(919) 567-2608

The Canadian wildlife preservationist and anti-hunting campaigner Anthony Marr, known for his work to save tigers, is touring the U.S. and will visit the Triangle this weekend. Please join us for an early dinner followed by Anthony's presentation including his work in India. For more information on Anthony's work, see www.HOPE-CARE.org.

Directions from Raleigh-Durham Airport:
Take I-40 East. Pass Harrison Ave. Stay left when Wade Ave exits to right. Take Exit 293A. Go south on Hwys 1 and 64 toward Sanford. First exit: Walnut Street - shopping centers. Follow exit ramp to light at top of hill. Turn left on Walnut. Pass Cross Roads Plaza on left Pass Lowes on Right. Walnut turns into Holly Springs when it crosses Tyron. Go 6 ½ miles to traffic light. Hilltop-Needmore road is to left. Bass lake Rd is to right. Cito Station is on corner. Go Straight on Sunset Lake for another ¼ mile and turn left on Murfield. Bentwinds sign is on the corner. Turn right on Bentwinds Lane. Pass tennis courts and pool on left. Last house on the right before the stop sign at Whitted Rd.

Directions from the South:
I - 95 North. I - 40 West. Exit Hwy 42. Go 12 mile into Fuquay-Varina. Turn right on Hwy 55 and go 100 yards. Turn left on Hwy 401. Go 1 mile to light. Turn right on Sunset Lake Drive. Go 2 miles. Turn right on Whitted. Pass small pond on left. First left turn on to Bentwinds Lane. First house on left.

Tuesday, January 6, 2004 - 7:00 pm
Dinner with Brenda Davis and Anthony Marr at Spice Street Restaurant
201 S. Estes St, Chapel Hill
(located in University Mall near the new Southern Season, see a map)
919-928-8200
RSVP to Dilip at barman@cs.unc.edu is required.

Photos taken at this and the January 10 events have been added to the Photo Album.

Canadians Brenda Davis, dietitian and nutritionist, and Anthony Marr, wildlife preservationist known for his international work to save tigers, are visiting NC during their 7-month, 40-state Compassion for Animals Road Expedition, focused on education about eco-friendly and healthy lifestyles, with compassion for animals. You may recall that US immigration delayed their visit a year. They are traveling with a "CARE-a-van", consisting of a 21' RV and a 9' trailer equipped with the 54" "Raw Truth TV" displaying a variety of videos related to diet and compassion. How timely their tour is with respect to the current fear of Mad Cow Disease! (And how I wish that the media would talk about diet and vegetarianism when addressing this issue.)

TVS will be having a dinner with Brenda and Anthony at Spice Street Restaurant in Chapel Hill. They will put together an all-vegan spread for us, mezza style, and will charge $15 per person all-inclusive of appetizers, dinner, dessert, and tip (cash bar available on your own). Around 8:15, we will have introductions of Anthony and Brenda, a 10-minute talk by Anthony on his work against hunting and factory farming, and Brenda's 45-minute talk on "Cutting Edge Vegetarian Nutrition". In this talk, Brenda will go into the fine details of the nutrients of concern to vegetarians or vegans - specifically protein, iron, calcium, vitamin D, vitamin B12 and essential fatty acids. This would be a great talk to learn for yourself about nutrition, and to point non-vegetarians to resources they should find useful about vegetarianism. It will be around 9:30 then, so we'll take just a few questions then break so people can leave or mingle with additional questions.

Saturday, January 10 - 4:00-5:30 PM
Anthony Marr speaks on Endangered Species Preservation and Presents his "Tigers Forever" Slide Show
Parkwood Branch of Durham Public Library
5122 Revere Rd, Durham (See a map)
919-560-0260
See a press release concerning today's events

Anthony Marr has led three deep-rural-India tiger saving expeditions, as well as conducted undercover operations in urban settings to catch smugglers and traders of endangered species products. He was honored as the "Champion of the Bengal Tiger" in the TV documentary series "Champions of the Wild", aired in 20 countries on Discovery Channel, Animal Planet & Knowledge Network. For all ages! See the flyer.

Anthony is touring, along with nutritionist and author Brenda Davis, the US and Canada on a 40-state tour September 2003 to April 2004. His 400-image slideshow on the Bengal Tiger has been very well received in schools, libraries & for general audiences, and has been seen by over 120,000 students in hundreds of schools on three continents.

Saturday, January 10 - 7:00 PM
Potluck Dinner and Talk by Brenda Davis
Durham Friends Meetinghouse
404 Alexander Avenue, Durham (See a map and directions)
See a press release concerning today's events

We will be meeting for a potluck and talk at the Durham Friends Meeting House. See the flyer. As with all potlucks, please bring a vegetarian, preferably plant-based vegan (no meat, fish, eggs, dairy, honey, non-vegan marshmallows, etc.), dish and serving utensils to share, and your own place setting.

After we finish eating, we'll ask Anthony Marr to speak for 10 minutes summarizing his work for those who can't make the afternoon slide show (see event above), then Brenda will speak for an hour on "Eating for Life: Constructing the Optimal Diet (and avoiding 'Mad Cow' Disease)". This talk addresses current knowledge about diet and disease, getting the right food and avoiding other foods, issues of calcium and vitamin D, and practical ways to modify our diets to minimize disease risk and maximize our protection. She will make a few comments about the current "Mad Cow" scare, as well. That brings us to around 9:30, so we'll again break soon and have additional questions addressed informally.

Sunday, January 18 - 3:00-5:30 pm
Roller Skating party organized by Martin Blazevich
Wheels Family Fun Center (919-598-1944)
715 N. Hoover Rd, Durham
Contact Martin at 919-403-2453 with any questions about this event! Disco clothing is optional! We'll meet at Wheels Family Fun Center a few miles north of Northgate Mall in Durham; they are supposed to have a full-sized rink with a nice wooden floor. Entrance fee of $7 entitles you to skate from 1-7 pm (skate rentals are included in the admission price), and Martin suggests meeting at the main entrance at 3p to enter or continue as a group. Afterwards, there will be a group dinner at a restaurant of the group's choosing.

From Raleigh, take I-40 west to exit 279B for the Durham Expressway (NC 147) north; go 6.6 miles to exit 11 for NC 55/Alston Ave; go 1.4 miles and Right onto E Geer St; in .6 miles, bear Right onto Cheek Rd; in .8 miles, Right on to N Hoover Rd; they are a quarter mile ahead.

From Chapel Hill, take 15/501 N to I-85 N to exit 178 for US 70 bypass E; go about a mile and exit at Geer St which straight ahead changes to N. Hardee St; in a quarter mile, Left onto Cheek Rd and in another quarter mile Right onto N Hoover; they are a quarter mile ahead.

Saturday, January 24, 2004 - 7:00 pm
Joint potluck with Durham Animal Protection Society
Connie Johnston's home
305 Monticello Ave, Durham
493-0458, education@apsofdurham.org
After we eat, Connie Johnston, chairperson for the Education Committee of the Durham Animal Protection Society (APS), will talk about her organization and the community awareness program that her committee is conducting. They are trying to raise awareness about companion animal welfare issues we have in our area, as well as let people know how Durham APS can serve as a resource to help people be better guardians of their own companion animals. Whether you have a companion animal or care about how animals are treated, you should find the discussion interesting.

From I-40 east or west, take the exit for highway 751 and turn North toward Durham, away from Southpoint Mall and Jordan Lake. Cross NC 54 then 3 more lights in quick succession. After a mile or so, cross a light at MLK Blvd and keep on going on 751 North. Go another 1/2 to 3/4 mile and turn Right onto Stuart Dr, the last Right before the intersection at the next light at University Dr. Take the first Right onto Monticello Ave. #305 is the 9th house on the Right, a 2-story brick home.

Saturday, January 31, 2004 - 7:00 PM
Restaurant Review, Mellow Mushroom
601 Peace Street, Raleigh
832-3499
Join as as we review an old favorite! Mellow Mushroom is at the corner of Glenwood Avenue and Peace Street. Check out www.mellowmushroom.com.

RSVP: Please let either Kruti (krutid@yahoo.com) or Mehul (forMehul@yahoo.com) know if you're planning to come for the restaurant review, preferably before Thursday, January 29. That will help us make sure we can all be comfortably accomodated.

Saturday, February 7 - 7:00 pm
Potluck Dinner
Anandhi Narasimham's home
3611 University Dr, Pinnacle Ridge Apts, Durham
Cell 919-475-5780
This will be a social potluck. Originally, we were to have had a potluck on Hinduism and vegetarianism, but that has been delayed. If people are interested, after eating Anandhi may make some informal comments, but do look for the rescheduled talk as well.

Take I-40 to NC 751 and turn to go North on 751, away from Jordan Lake. After several miles, you will come to a T and 751 turns left to join University Drive. Turn Left onto University (stay on University even when 751 then turns R toward Duke). Pinnacle Ridge Apts will be on the Left, just before AAA Travel Agency. On the keypad, scroll the names down to Narasimhan, and it will ring up to Anandhi, who will let you in; head straight through the gate, Left at the stop, over 2 speed bumps, and park for building 12. Anandhi is in apartment 12L.

Tuesday, February 10 - 7:00 pm
Tom Regan will read from "Empty Cages: Facing the Challenge of Animal Rights"
Quail Ridge Books and Music
3522 Wade Ave, Raleigh (near Whole Foods in Ridgewood Shopping Center)
828-7912
Tom Regan will be reading from his most recent book, Empty Cages: Facing the Challenge of Animal Rights. Tom is one of the founders of the modern animal rights movement, professor emeritus and past chair of NCSU's philosophy department, and, together with his wife Nancy and others in his Culture and Animals Foundation, organizer of the annual Compassionate Living Festival. Tom has written more than twenty books; this, his newest, is described by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson as "the best introduction to animal rights ever written".

Saturday, February 14 - 6:00 pm
Totally Vegan Valentine Soiree presented by Soul Good Juice Cafe and Blue Coffee Company
Blue Coffee Company
202 Corcoran St, Durham (downtown, across from the CCB building at Corcoran and Parrish Streets)
TVS is helping Judy Carroll of Soul Good Vegetarian Cafe with the menu for this all-vegan buffet and dessert featuring live smooth jazz (including a jazz vocalist and a light jazz instrumentalist) and a sparkling cider toast. There will be door prizes, as well. $20/person, seating at 6:00 pm; call Judy at 680-4324 or email injira@yahoo.com for reservations, and wear something red if you can.

Here is the menu proposed by Dilip; check with Judy to confirm the final menu. Inspired in part by the Vegetarian Society of UK's aphrodisiac foods, this menu includes all of the items mentioned there: Creamy asparagus soup; raw food platter of carrots, celery, cucumber, and watermelon radish; avocado salad; side plates of salted Spanish Marcona almonds and olive medley with hot chili pepper decorating the sides; main course of oyster mushrooms sauteed with leeks and briefly sauted cherry tomatoes served over quinoa; spaghetti squash with pesto sauce and pine nuts; tempeh briquettes sauteed and served with a mustard-horseradish topping; steamed artichoke hearts with an Earth Balance-lime juice-salt-coarse black pepper-rosemary dip; lucious green and purple heirloom tomato chunks mixed with a little bit of lime juice and coarse ground black pepper and French fleur de sel sea salt; figs, strawberries, and bananas with a vegan chocolate dipping sauce; vanilla pudding with raspberries on top; chocolate truffles, with and without walnuts; herbal tea, hot cider. (Again, check with Judy for the final menu, but she may not be able to get good organic artichokes and is likely to skip them, but otherwise seems largely able to provide the menu Dilip designed.)

Sunday, February 15 - 12:00-1:00 pm
Valentine's Winter Hike
Umstead State Park (I-40 side)
Bring your valentine or come alone for a pleasant hike organized by Martin Blazevich. We'll meet at Umstead Park (I-40 side) and afterwards can choose a restaurant, such as "King and I" (Thai) or Udipi (S. Indian vegetarian), to have lunch. Contact Martin at 403-2453 with any questions.

From I-40, take Cary's Harrison Ave exit (#287) and go away from Cary on Harrison Ave. The Umstead Park entrance is just on the other side of I-40. Once inside the park, keep to the Left and go all the way in to the back of the far parking lot.

Monday, February 23 - 7:00 pm
Lecture on "Mad Cow Disease" by Howard Lyman
Talley Student Center Ballroom (2nd Floor)
Cates Avenue, N.C. State University, Raleigh
Our friend and "Mad Cowboy" Howard Lyman, President, Voice for a Viable Future, will give a lecture entitled, "Saving the Planet One Bite at a Time". Interested parties may visit the website of Students Protecting Animals Responsibly and Compassionately (SPARC) for more information about the event as well as SPARC. The event is free and open to the public, though SPARC welcomes donations to cover for speaking fees and to support the work of the organization. This is not a TVS event.

Don't miss one of the best speakers on vegetarianism - from a 4th generation family farmer (and vegan) from Montana. After 20 years of operating a feed lot, Howard Lyman sold his ranch, became a vegan, and started working for farmers in financial trouble. His comments foretelling the risks of mad cow disease in this country years ago on the Oprah Winfrey show launched a famous trial where the beef industry brought suit and lost against Howard for "food disparagement".

Monday, March 15
Tom Regan on WUNC Public Radio
WUNC Public Radio (Chapel Hill 91.5 FM and WRQM, 90.9 FM Rocky Mount) hosts Tom Regan on the "State of Things" hour-long program, at noon and repeated at 8:00 pm. Many of you know our friend Tom Regan, a founder of the modern animal rights movement, professor emeritus and past chair of NCSU's philosophy department, and, together with his wife Nancy and others in his Culture and Animals Foundation, organizer of the annual Compassionate Living Festival. Tom has written more than twenty books, including the 2004 Empty Cages: Facing the Challenge of Animal Rights. WUNC host Frank Stasio will talk with Tom on this listener call-in show; if you want to participate in the program, the number is 877-962-9862 (toll-free).

Saturday, March 20
Great American Meatout
This year TVS is doing three events for the first day of spring to encourge the public to consider a meat-free diet, at least for a day. Whole Foods Durham has invited our president, Dilip, to give his talk, "Why Vegetarian", on Saturday afternoon; we are having a potluck on Saturday evening; and on Monday, we have the honor of Bob LeRoy's visit for a dinner and talk on nutrition.

Saturday, March 20 - 2:00-3:00 pm
Dilip Barman speaking on "Why Vegetarian"
Whole Foods Durham is celebrating the Meatout by offering all vegetarian items in their café. At 2:00, Dilip will give his talk "Why Vegetarian", addressing benefits of a plant-based diet and offering ideas for easy and tasty food preparation, as well as resources for more information.

Saturday, March 20 - 7:00 pm
Potluck Dinner
Kathy Marx's home
212 Arlington Ridge Rd, Cary
468-9435, km0702@earthlink.net
Enjoy the Meatout and the first day of spring with a potluck at the home of Kathy Marx.

From Raleigh, take Hwy 1 South toward Sanford and exit at Cary Parkway; R; go several miles, passing lights at Kildaire Farm, Old Apex, and Bond Lake Drive; go another 2 miles and L onto Arlington Ridge (L turn lane off Cary Parkway but no light; if you get to the light at High House, 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 40 East to Davis Drive and go South, crossing route 54; go about 8 miles and L at light (gas station to R) onto High House; go about 1 mile and R onto Arlington Ridge.

Monday, March 22 - Appetizer at 6:30 pm, dinner at 6:45 pm, talk/dessert at 7:30 pm
Dinner at Panzanella and talk by Bob LeRoy, visiting from NY State, on vegetarian/vegan nutrition

You need to RSVP for this event by noon on Saturday, March 20, to barman@jhu.edu.

We will be hosting a vegetarian/vegan nutrition talk by Bob LeRoy to help celebrate this year's Great American Meatout. Bob will discuss using a wide variety of simple, whole natural foods (NOT the Atkins Diet!) to reduce risk of heart disease, cancer, diabetes, osteoporosis & asthma, & feel better now! The public is invited, and folks are welcome to come at 7:30 just to hear the talk or buy coffee and dessert (included for those who paid for the meal), with no additional cost for the event.

Cost will be $15, all-inclusive (cash preferred, or checks payable to TVS). The meal will be entirely vegan, with no dairy, eggs, or white sugar used. Between 6:30-6:45, we'll meet and mingle - appetizer will be Garbanzo Bean Croquettes w/ tahini sauce, as well as celery and carrot sticks, and apple cider. Between 6:45-7:30, we'll have dinner - Windsong Salad (created by our member Terry Otto of Windsong Retreat), consisting of leaf lettuce, baby greens, sprouts, carrots, cucumbers, broccoli, peppers, olives, croutons and Brazil nuts; lightly steamed broccoli; steamed green beans; and herbed risotta w/ Italian herbs and crumbled sauteed tempeh. Between 7:30-8:20, dessert will be brought out - whole wheat chocolate chip cookies, fruit, herbal tea; Bob will start talking as we finish dinner, and will speak until 8:20, when we'll have Q&A for 10 minutes. The cost if you want to come just for dessert and talk by donation: $3 recommended. We have to be out by 8:30 but can continue with informal discussion at Weaver Street Market café, next door, until 9:00, and can even continue at Open Eye Cafe nearby.

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.

Saturday, April 3 - 7:00 pm
Potluck Dinner
Jon Brunn's home
3009 Glendale Ave, Durham
220-3799, jbrunn@mac.com
From Chapel Hill and southern Durham, take 15-501 (not business 15-501) North to 85 North; take the Duke / Gregson St exit and Right onto Duke St. going North; go a few blocks and Right onto Murray; 1st Left onto Glendale; 3009 is 2nd house on Left.

Saturday, May 8 - 7:00 pm
Potluck Dinner and discussion on Christian Theology and Vegetarianism
Church of Reconciliation
110 North Elliott Road, Chapel Hill
(919) 929-2127

See a flyer about this event. After we eat, Rondy Elliot and Ed Haymond will speak on Christian Theology and Vegetarianism. Rondy is a long-time TVSer and has worked in the area of Animal Rights for 13 years. She is on the Board of Directors of the worldwide Christian Vegetarian Association and her 1991 Masters thesis at Duke Divinity School, "Ethical Vegetarianism as Consistent with New Testament Themes", is featured on their christianveg.com website. Her article on vegetarianism and Christianity in the purple Winter/Spring 1997 V11#1 Grapevine Grapevine kicked off our series on world religions and vegetarianism. Rondy initiated the annual Blessing of Animals Service now in its 15th year at Duke Chapel.

Ed Haymond has done research in philosophy of religion, environmental ethics, science and theology. He's presented papers at theology/philosophy conferences in CA, CO, and NC. He's affiliated with Society of Christian Philosophers, International Society for Environmental Ethics, Evangelical Philosophical Society, and the Evangelical Theological Society. His Master's thesis in 1998 was "An Exposition and Evaluation of Ethical Confluence in Animal Rights Philosophy and Christian Theology". He's been a vegetarian 17 years, vegan 7 years, and a raw vegan 5.5 years.

Directions: Take the US 15-501 exit off I-40 (Exit 270) and go South towards Chapel Hill. After Hotel Europa on Left, get in Right lane and exit onto Franklin Street. Go a few blocks to Elliott Rd. Turn right on Elliot Rd. The entrance to the Church of Reconciliation is off Elliott Road about 1/2 block North of Franklin Street (the opposite direction from Whole Foods). Turn right into the driveway at the church sign (also the driveway for Elliott Woods), and then take the first left into the church parking lot. Call (919) 933-0869 for more information.

Saturday, June 12 - 7:00 pm
Joint potluck with Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Durham
Bahá'í Center
5103 Revere Rd, Durham
After we eat, Glen Cotten, member of the Durham Baha'i community with an interest in vegetarianism, will give a 30-45 minute talk about the Bahá'í Faith and its perspective on diet and vegetarianism. He has been a Baha'i most of his life and, along with his wife Isik, returned a few years ago to Durham from Haifa, Israel, where they both served at the World Center of the Baha'i Faith for a number of years. Glen is currently a doctoral student at UNC and is pursuing a Ph. D. in Education with an emphasis on moral education.

This is in the Parkwood section of Durham across from the library. The phone number at the Bahá'í Center is 919-544-2900. Contact Mark Huebner at mark@IntelligentSoftwareSystems.com or 919-233-7268 with any questions about this event.

From Raleigh and Cary, take I-40 W to exit 278 for NC 55 (just west of RTP) and turn Right (toward Apex) to go South 0.4 miles; 2nd light Right onto NC 54 W; in 0.9 miles at 1st light, Left onto Revere Rd (be careful to go to the Right of the traffic island); the Bahá'í Center is 0.6 miles ahead on the Left across from the plaza with the library.

From Chapel Hill and points west, take NC 54 E past the Woodcroft area; you'll pass lights at NC 751, Highgate Dr, Fayetteville Rd, and Barbee Rd (Shell gas station to Right); at the next light, Right onto Revere Rd; the Center is 0.6 miles on the Left across from the library plaza.

Sunday, July 4 - 3:00-7:00 pm
Annual 4th of July picnic potluck
Barbara Zimmerman's home
533 Watauga, Raleigh
919-832-5213, Barbara.Zimmerman@thomson.com

This year we will once again celebrate 4th of July at the home of Barbara Zimmerman. Like last year, we will have belly dance performers (small contributions toward the cost welcome but not required), starting around 5:00 pm (more or less, depending on how we are all doing with food) and afterwards, in addition, Barbara's friend Marty Ferguson will do some drumming. Barbara invites others with drums, tambourines, finger bells, or other percussion instruments to join in! Barbara lives in the historic Oakwood village opposite a civil war cemetery; if you want to arrive early around 2, folks can enjoy a pre-potluck self-guided tour of the lovely neighborhood including the cemetery, Victorian architecture, and Person Street businesses. Don't miss out on this fun event!

Directions: In Raleigh, drive east on Peace St until Person St. Turn left on Person St. Take first immediate right turn on Boundary St. Go down the hill for 3 or 4 blocks, and turn right on Watauga St. Barbara's is the second house on right.

From I-40, take the Wade Ave exit east towards Raleigh. Drive on Wade Ave past Ridgewood Shopping Center (where Whole Foods Market is located). Continue driving east on Wade Ave through residential areas for several miles until St. Marys Street. Turn right onto St. Marys Street, and drive south for several blocks. Turn left on Peace St, then follow above directions.

Last year, we had a wonderful time, including great food, a wonderful performance by Bedriyyah & Cyra of Belly Revelations, and great fireworks afterwards! Photos taken at last year's event are available.

Thursday, July 8 - Monday, July 12
Animal Rights 2004
Sponsored by FARM (888-FARM USA)
The Animal Rights 2004 National Conference will be held at the Sheraton Premiere Hotel in Vienna, Virginia, just outside of Washington, D.C..

Thursday, July 15 - 7:00 pm
Anthony Marr video presentation on tiger preservation
Eva Perry Public Library
2100 Shepherd's Vineyard Way, Apex
Anthony is visiting Carolina Animal Activists Together for this and a July 31 slide presentation event, but we encourage people to attend and see Anthony again. (Also see calendar entries for July 25 and August 4.) You can see our multimedia page of information from his visit with TVS in January 2004.

Anthony is one of 30 active tiger preservationists in the world. He has led several tiger-saving expeditions and has conducted undercover operations in both India and North America to catch illegal traders of tigers and tiger products. He was honored as the Champion of the Bengal Tiger in the TV documentary series "Champions of the Wild," which aired on Discovery Channel and Animal Planet. Some of his work can be seen on the web.

The Eva Perry Public library is located at 2100 Shepherd's Vineyard Way, off Hwy 64 west, about 3 miles north of the intersection of US 1 south and Hwy 64. See a map. Library phone 919-387-2100.

Wednesday, July 21 - Sunday, July 25
30th 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!

Sunday, July 25 - 1:30-2:30 pm
Anthony Marr slide presentation
Exploris
201 East Hargett St, Raleigh
834-4040
See details above for his July 15 appearance. He will be giving a slide presentation today and August 4 at the Exploris IMAX theatre in downtown Raleigh just before the film India: Kingdom of the Tiger.

Exploris is located in downtown Raleigh at the corner of Blount Street and Hargett Street, directly opposite of City Market and Moore Square. See a map and directions.

Monday, July 26 - 8:00 pm (doors open at 7:30 pm)
Free showing of film Peaceable Kingdom
Cat's Cradle
300 E. Main St, Carrboro (See directions)
This isn't a TVS event, but is being shown by several TVS members. Tribe of Heart, who released the touching film The Witness have put out what many think is an even more compelling documentary film. Don't miss this powerful film that addresses the plight of factory farmed animals in a profoundly touching manner. Bring your friends! Watch soon for another upcoming showing in Raleigh.

Saturday, July 31 - 3:00 pm
Anthony Marr slide presentation
Eva Perry Public Library
2100 Shepherd's Vineyard Way, Apex
See details above for his July 15 appearance.

Wednesday, August 4 - 1:30-2:30 pm
Anthony Marr slide presentation
Exploris
201 East Hargett St, Raleigh
834-4040
See details above for his July 25 appearance at Exploris. He will be giving a slide presentation again today at the Exploris IMAX theatre in downtown Raleigh just before the film India: Kingdom of the Tiger. This event is a free presentation (August 4 only).

Exploris is located in downtown Raleigh at the corner of Blount Street and Hargett Street, directly opposite of City Market and Moore Square. See a map and directions.

Saturday, August 7 - 7:00 pm
Potluck Dinner
LAST MINUTE NEWS! JACK HAS COME DOWN WITH A FEVER AS OF FRIDAY EVENING. STAY TUNED - WE HOPE TO UPDATE THE WEBSITE BY SATURDAY EARLY AFTERNOON WITH A POSSIBLE ALTERNATE LOCATION - OR, IF NO OTHER CHOICE, A CANCELLATION. PLEASE CALL JACK AND ANA BEFORE VENTURING OUT!

AUGUST 7 UPDATE: WE ARE POSTPONING THE POTLUCK TO AUGUST 28. SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE. WE WILL SEND AN EMAIL OUT TO MEMBERS.

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, August 28 - 7:00 pm
Potluck Dinner
Jack and Ana Traywick's home
81 Creekwood Dr, Fearrington Village, Pittsboro
967-0355
(This is the rescheduled event from August 7.)
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.

Sunday, September 5 - 1:00 pm
Free Vegan Brunch
1502 Crest Rd, Raleigh (behind Centennial campus, off of Varsity if you come from Western Blvd)
TVSers Teresa Nunes and Sam Taylor, great vegan cooks with hearts set on sharing, are offering a free vegan brunch every 1st and 3rd Sunday at 1:00 pm. It's open to all TVSers and folks interested in vegetarianism or animal rights, and their weekend visitors. All that they ask is that you please bring your own place setting of utensils, dishes, and cups. Hats off to Sam and Teresa! For more information, please contact Teresa and Sam at tnunes@purdue.edu or 673-3229.

Coming from west of Raleigh, take route 40E to Wade Ave; at the intersection with route 440 (the Beltline), take the first entrance ramp onto the Outer Beltline (marked "Hillsborough St. / Sanford"); quickly merge over to the L as the R lane exits within 1/4 mile or so; take the 3rd exit - #2A for Western Blvd toward NCSU, Shaw Univ., and downtown Raleigh (and not Cary, the 2nd exit); go .7 miles and take a R at the light onto Gorman; in .6 miles at the bottom of the second hill, L (no light) onto Burt; Burt goes .1 mile and ends at a stop; L onto Crest, and Sam and Teresa are just ahead, past the apartments and a few houses, in a house on the L, #1502

Coming from Raleigh downtown, take Western Blvd, pass NCSU's Centennial Campus, and L onto Gorman, then follow directions as above

Coming from east of Raleigh, take the Beltline (direction depends on where you're coming from - Sanford would be Inner, Wake Forest would be Outer) to the Western Blvd exit headed downtown, then follow directions as above

Friday, September 10 - 7:00 PM
Restaurant Review, Lime & Basil
200 W. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill
967-5055
Lime & Basil's co-owner/chef learned to cook from her Vietnamese mother, and opened the restaurant purely out of her passion for cooking. Decorated in cool lime green tones, Lime & Basil offers a full vegetarian menu with plenty of rice, tofu and noodle dishes and appetizers like vegetarian spring and salad rolls. We talked with the owners, and they assure us that they do not use any dairy products in their noodles.

Saturday, September 18 - 7:00 pm
Joint potluck with Ethical Culture Society
Durham Friends Meetinghouse
404 Alexander Avenue, Durham (See a map and directions)
After the potluck, three TVSers and three ECSers will be on a panel to discuss their views of ethics. This has been an exciting event the last six years! See a summary of views from last year's panelists.

Sunday, September 19 - 1:00 pm
Free Vegan Brunch
See details under Sept. 5 event.

Wednesday, September 22
Local observance of World Car Free Day
In the 1999 book, The Consumer's Guide to Effective Environmental Choices: Practical Advice from the Union of Concerned Scientists, Warren Leon and Michael Brower identify a meat-based diet as a close second to reliance on the automobile as the biggest factor to environmental degradation. Join Orange and Durham County as well as folks in over 1400 American towns and 37 other countries in celebrating World Car Free Day. Pledge to reduce or eliminate your car usage this day and visit www.gocarfree.com to find out how you can win a prize and more about the local and international event.

Sunday, September 26 - 7:00 pm
Film festival "Through Other Eyes"
Kings Barcade
424 South McDowell St, Raleigh (parking across the street, see directions)
831-1005
Come and bring your friends to this free festival designed to draw attention to animal and other social issues, asking viewers to look at something in a different way or through someone else's eyes. A flyer (2.6 Mb) is available. At 7:00 pm, the 2004 documentary film Oil on Ice about the controversy over drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge will be shown. Dilip will introduce Peaceable Kingdom, a moving film about the plight of factory farmed animals, at 8:15 pm. Finally, the 1983 documentary Style Wars will be on at 9:30 pm, focused on hip hop culture as it emerged in the early 1980s and the place of graffiti as a mechanism for social change in urban areas. During the event, CAAT will offer complimentary vegan appetizers and Kings will provide a cash bar. There will be literature tables, including by us, representing environmental, animal rights, and social justice groups and issues, and a voter registration table will be provided by a local voting registration group. This event is sponsored by CAAT, but we're helping with a literature table and discussion. The event is free, but donations are appreciated.

Thursday, September 30 - 7:30 pm
Lecture "The Human Harms of Animal Research" by Ray Greek, MD
Sponsored by NCSU SPARC
3118 Talley Student Center, NCSU, Raleigh (campus map)
Noted physician and author to challenge the use of animal research data in human health. Ray Greek, M.D. is a graduate of the University of Alabama School of Medicine and has taught anesthesiology at both the University of Wisconsin at Madison and Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, PA. A board-certified physician, researcher and co-author of three books, Dr. Greek will visit N.C. State to discuss the flaws and human harms of non-human animal research. Greek, along with his wife Jean Swingle, a practicing veterinarian and professor, co-founded and now leads Americans For Medical Advancement (AFMA), a non-profit organization that educates "the public about the hazards of extrapolating (animal experimentation results) to humans". Dr. Greek also serves as the Science Advisor for the National Anti-Vivisection Society USA and the Medical Director for Europeans For Medical Advancement. On behalf of both organizations, Dr. Greek has lectured internationally against animal experimentation, written dozens of medical journal and lay articles, and has appeared on major media outlets. Most notably, in March 2004, Dr. Greek presented his arguments to the British Parliament House of Commons. "What Will We Do If We Don't Experiment on Animals?", Dr. Greek's most recent co-authored book with his veterinarian wife, presents alternatives to animal experimentation in biomedical research.

The event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be provided. The lecture begins promptly at 7:30 pm; an extended Question-and-Answer session will follow. Sponsored by Students Protecting Animals Responsibly and Compassionately (SPARC), a N.C. State student organization.

Friday, October 1 - Sunday, October 3
Empty Cages: The 19th Annual Compassionate Living Festival
2004 Sheraton Imperial Hotel and Convention Center
4700 Emperor Blvd, Research Triangle Park
Produced by the Culture and Animals Foundation and the Institute for Animals and Society
782-3739, www.cultureandanimals.org

Update: As of September 2, registration is full! You can still register for stand-by space. If you're coming from out of town and want to be hosted by a local family, let Dilip know by emailing him at barman@jhu.edu.

This is always an exciting event with many famous speakers. TVS has hosted some of the out-of-town guests during the last five years.

On Friday, exhibits (including a TVS table) will open and there will be a welcome buffet from 6:00-7:00 pm, followed by opening remarks and a presentation by Sue Coe, artist and author of "Dead Meat", till 9:00 pm.

On Saturday, the program begins with breakfast 8:00-9:00 am, followed by a number of speakers, including author Michael Fox speaking on "Companion Animals: A Critical Overview"; author Robert Garner from University of Leicester speaking on "Animal Rights and Political Action"; and a panel on "Animals in Agriculture Advocacy" with Gene Bauston of Farm Sanctuary, author Jim Mason, Lauren Ornelas of Viva!USA, and Kim Sturla of Animal Place. There is a banquet and talk by Patrick McDonnell, artist and author of Mutts, 7:00-9:00 pm.

On Sunday, speakers will include Wayne Pacelle of the Humane Society of the US and Marc Bekoff of the University of Colorado at Boulder, as well as Tom Regan.

Saturday, October 2
World Farm Animals Day
Gandhi's Birthday
Learn more about the 21th annual observance of World Farm Animals Day. Information about Mahatma Gandhi can be found at http://www.ivu.org/history/gandhi/.

Sunday, October 3 - 1:00 pm
Free Vegan Brunch
See details under Sept. 5 event.

Sunday, October 3 - 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 9 - 7:00 pm
Potluck Dinner
Shreya, Kartik, and Aneri 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.

Sunday, October 17 - 1:00 pm
Free Vegan Brunch
See details under Sept. 5 event.

Thursday, October 21 - 5:00-6:15 pm
Free vegan meal prior to screening of Peacable Kingdom
(See information about the film screening at Duke University)
Ann and Allen Creech's home
4004 Deep Wood Circle, Durham
402-8569, gradylaveck@hotmail.com
Meal will be from roughly 5:00-6:15 pm, and then we will head to the screening (which begins at 7:00). Please bring your own dishes for the meal.

From Raleigh: 40E to 15-501 north, towards Durham. At third light, take a right onto Garrett Rd. At first light, take a left onto Old Chapel Hill Rd.. At first light, take a right onto Old Chapel Hill Rd. Odd that the names are the same, but they are. A mile or so on Old Chapel Hill Rd., take a left onto Winding Way, into Knollwood Subdivision. At first stop sign, take a right onto Water's Edge. Come to next stop sign, take a right onto Deep Wood Circle and we are the second to last house on the left, brick ranch, 4004 on mailbox.

From Durham: 15-501 towards Chapel Hill, take the Martin Luther King Jr Parkway exit. At second light, take a right onto Shannon Rd. Come to first stop sign, and take a right onto Old Chapel Hill Rd. Go less than 1/2 mile, and take a right onto Winding Way, into Knollwood Subdivision. At first stop sign, take a right onto Water's Edge. Come to next stop sign, take a right onto Deep Wood Circle and we are the second to last house on the left, brick ranch, 4004 on mailbox.

From Chapel Hill: 15-501 north, towards Durham. At the thrid light after you cross over I-40, take a right onto Garrett Rd. At first light, take a left onto Old Chapel Hill Rd. At first light, take a right onto Old Chapel Hill Rd. Odd that the names are the same, but they are. A mile or so on Old Chapel Hill Rd., take a left onto Winding Way, into Knollwood Subdivision. At first stop sign, take a right onto Water's Edge. Come to next stop sign, take a right onto Deep Wood Circle and we are the second to last house on the left, brick ranch, 4004 on mailbox.

Thursday, October 21 - 7:00 pm
Screening of Peaceable Kingdom (Duke University event)
Duke University East Campus, White Lecture Hall
(There will be a free vegan meal before the screening)
If you missed the Raleigh (September), Carrboro (July), or earlier showings, here's another chance to see this moving 70-minute documentary film about the plight of animals on factory farms. This is a Duke University event, and not a TVS event. For more details and directions, please visit www.tribeofheart.org/calendar/details/5053.htm. If you need more information, please contact Travis at tds2@duke.edu.

Tuesday, November 2 - 8:00 pm
Snack night to watch US General Election Results on Television
Lalit and Anuradha Barman's home
5105 Longwood Drive, Durham
401-9034
Come anytime 8-10 pm (after dinner) to watch public television coverage of the election results. We'll have drinks and some snacks, but feel free to bring a vegan snack of your own if you wish. If it's a close election, we may very well stay and watch past 10 pm.

From Raleigh and points east, take route 40 W past the airport and RTP. Take the exit for the Durham Expressway (route 147) north and take the first exit you come to, for Cornwallis Road. Stay to the R as you merge onto Cornwallis; you will be going west. Go 2.0 miles and turn L at the light with route 55; just ahead in .1 mile is another light - turn R at that light onto Martin Luther King Boulevard. In 2.4 miles, at a light opposite a shopping center with Kroger, turn L onto S. Roxboro Rd (you'll see a stone sign for Hope Valley Farms). In 1.5 miles, turn L onto Oakbrook Drive and make an immediate R onto Longwood - we're the second home on the L.

From the Parkwood area of Durham, you can take route 54 West to Fayetteville Rd (very close to route 40 exit 276 and to Southpoint Mall). Turn R onto Fayetteville Rd, away from Southpoint Mall and route 40. In one mile, you'll pass a light at Woodcroft Parkway. Go another .85 miles to where the road opens up to a L turn lane, and turn L from Fayetteville Rd onto Juliette Dr (you'll see the stone sign for the Hope Valley Farms development). The road goes almost a mile to a stop sign - L at the stop onto S. Roxboro. In 1/2 mile or so you'll see the clubhouse on the R; at that point, take the 2nd L onto Oakbrook Dr (you'll have gone 3/4 mile total on S. Roxboro) and an immediate R onto Longwood to the second house on the L.

From Chapel Hill, take route 40E to exit 273A and turn L onto route 54 E. Go 1.7 miles and L at the light onto route 751 North (be in the leftmost L turn lane). You'll go through several lights in quick succession - Garrett Rd and Woodcroft Parkway. At the next light, .7 miles from route 54, turn R into my development, Hope Valley Farms; there will be a stone "Hope Valley Farms" sign, and the road is called S. Roxboro. You'll see some condos on your R and then a pond; Oakbrook Dr, is the next R, .6 miles from 751. Turn R onto Oakbrook and just ahead turn L onto Longwood; we're the second house from the end on the R.

Friday, November 5 - 7:00 pm
Pizza party/potluck/film night (Potluck FAQ)
Ann and Allen Creech's home
4004 Deep Wood Circle, Durham
RSVP to Ann and Allen (402-8569 or gradylaveck@hotmail.com) to let them know you will be there and to advise them of any strong preferences for pizza toppings. We will share vegan pizzas, which we will have ordered and ready by 7:15 pm, and ask for contributions to pay for them, but it will also be a potluck for you to bring your favorite dessert or juice/spritzer/smoothie/other beverage to share for this special Friday night event. After we eat, we will decide as a group to either have a film outing around 9:00 pm at a nearby theatre, or watch the excellent Tribe of Heart film that the Creeches own on DVD, Peaceable Kingdom

Sunday, November 7 - 1:00 pm
Free Vegan Brunch
See details under Sept. 5 event.

November 8-15, 2004
36th World Vegetarian Congress
Florianopolis, Brazil
www.ivu.org/congress/2004

Sunday, November 21 - 1:00 pm
Free Vegan Brunch
See details under Sept. 5 event.

Thursday, November 25 - 1:00-4:00 pm
Annual Thanksgiving Feast at Cafe Parizäde
The feedback from past years' events was so positive that we are returning to Cafe Parizäde in Durham for our annual feast and raffle. See the Thanksgiving page for more information.

Friday, November 26
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.

Sunday, December 5 - 1:00 pm
Free Vegan Brunch
See details under Sept. 5 event.

Saturday, December 11 - 6:00 pm
Annual TVS Holiday Party (Potluck FAQ)
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 6th 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 Connellys know what ages to expect. For this potluck, the Connellys will have holiday dishes and flatware, so no need to bring your own. TVS will provide a variety of juices, as well.

Take I-40 to Exit 274 for NC 751 and head south toward Jordan Lake. Go half a mile, pass sign for Wayfield Ave, take next left onto Massey Chapel Rd. Take first Right onto Bland Spring; their home is #3, second house on the left (rose colored door). Park on the pavement, to protect the neighbors' lawns.

Sunday, December 19 - 1:00 pm
Free Vegan Brunch
See details under Sept. 5 event. (This will be the last brunch offered until February, 2005.)

Friday, December 31
First Night, Raleigh
www.artsplosure.org
Artsplosure does a great job in downtown Raleigh each year in putting together a large event with many entertainers and a lot to do for New Year's Eve.  There are children's activities and crafts in the daytime, culminating in a 7p (midnight Greenwich mean time I believe) fireworks new year's celebration. Into the night there are many cultural performances, such as participatory and exhibitory dance, magic, comedy, and world music. It draws tens of thousands of people.

I believe it costs $9 to get in if you buy your admission button before Dec. 31 and $12 on New Year's Eve. Check out the artsplosure.org website or call 919-832-8699 for more information.

TVS always gets a group together to volunteer, typically for a late afternoon shift.  If you signup and work, you will get a complimentary button to enjoy the event.  Please let me know if you can volunteer, and please directly register using this webpage: http://www.artsplosure.org/firstnightraleigh/2005/vol_signup.php.  When you sign up, please provide your name followed by "(Triangle Vegetarian Society)"; select a first choice of Children's Activity Helper; time of day Afternoon, and put a preference for indoor location.  We will be assigned a spot, hopefully indoors and approximately 3-5:30p.  If you can't get online or need some help, Ken Guttman at kguttman@earthlink.net has offered to take your information and help you to sign up.

Whether you are volunteering or even coming to First Night, we are planning a vegan pizza party at 6:00 pm at the nearby home of Sam Taylor and Teresa Nunes (don't forget the twice-a-month brunches that they have been hosting - they'll begin again in February 2005). We will order the following pizzas: 1) artichoke hearts, basil, pine nuts, tomato slices; 2) eggplant, sundried tomatoes, roasted red bell peppers, pistachios; half no cheese; 3) Buddha - oil, garlic, spinach, zucchini, olives; 4) Queen of Hearts - oil, art. hearts, mushrooms, onions; red onions, banana peppers, green olives, mushrooms, potatoes; half no cheese; 5) half spinach, yellow onions, portabello mushrooms, Kalamata olives, baked tofu; half plain (just soy cheese).

RSVP not required, but it would be helpful if you either email Dilip or call Sam or Teresa at 919-673-3229 if you are planning on coming to the pizza party so we can plan on the number attending.

Directions to Sam Taylor and Teresa Nunes' home:
Coming from west of Raleigh, take route 40E to Wade Ave; at the intersection with route 440 (the Beltline), take the first entrance ramp onto the Outer Beltline (marked "Hillsborough St. / Sanford"); quickly merge over to the L as the R lane exits within 1/4 mile or so; take the 3rd exit - #2A for Western Blvd toward NCSU, Shaw Univ., and downtown Raleigh (and not Cary, the 2nd exit); go .7 miles and take a R at the light onto Gorman; in .6 miles at the bottom of the second hill, L (no light) onto Burt; Burt goes .1 mile and ends at a stop; L onto Crest, and Sam and Teresa are just ahead, past the apartments and a few houses, in a house on the L, #1502

Coming from Raleigh downtown, take Western Blvd, pass NCSU's Centennial Campus, and L onto Gorman, then follow directions as above

Coming from east of Raleigh, take the Beltline (direction depends on where you're coming from - Sanford would be Inner, Wake Forest would be Outer) to the Western Blvd exit headed downtown, then follow directions as above