Saturday, January 14 - 7:00 pm
Restaurant Review, Baba Ghannouj
2468 Walnut Street, Cary (Crossroads Shopping Mall, see a map)
233-0907, www.babaghannouj.net
Baba Ghannouj "specializes in a blend of Greek and Lebanese favorites" (falafel, hummus, tabouli, etc) and have several veg*n choices.

If you plan on attending, please let us know by 5 pm on Friday, January 13th, so we can provide a firmer count for our reservation. You can let us know by email to jrdpub@attglobal.net or by phone at 787-6280. If you are confirming for more than yourself, please tell us how many people. It is also good if you can provide an alternate method of contacting you such as a phone number in case of a last minute change in schedule.

Saturday, January 28 - Noon
Potluck Brunch (and optional hike) (Potluck FAQ)
Ann and Allen Creech's home
4004 Deep Wood Circle, Durham (see a map)
402-8569, gradylaveck@hotmail.com

After we eat, there will be an optional hike at 2:00 pm in Duke Forest.

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.

Saturday, February 11 - 7:00 pm
Restaurant Review, Queen of Sheba's
115 North Graham St, Chapel Hill (see a map)
960-6799
Queen of Sheba's serves "authentic Ethiopian cuisine" and have a good selection of veg*n choices. See their menu.

If you plan on attending, please let us know by 5 pm on Friday, February 10, so we can provide a firmer count for our reservation. You can let us know by email to jrdpub@attglobal.net or by phone at 787-6280. If you are confirming for more than yourself, please tell us how many people. It is also good if you can provide an alternate method of contacting you such as a phone number in case of a last minute change in schedule.

Saturday, February 25 - 7:00 pm
Potluck Dinner (Potluck FAQ)
Jodi O'Neill's home
118 Turquoise Creek Dr, Cary (see a map)
462-0672, jeo@nc.rr.com

From Raleigh, take I-40 to Harrison Avenue exit. Turn left at the light at the top of the exit ramp. After several lights, turn right onto Cary Parkway. Follow Cary Parkway to High House Road (Preston Corners). Turn right onto High House Road. At the next light, turn right onto Prestonwood Parkway, then an immediate left onto Bridle Creek until it ends. Turn right onto Creek Park Dr., then the next right onto Turquoise Creek Dr. Jodi is at 118, 10th house on the Right.

From Durham or Chapel Hill, take I-40 East to Davis Drive exit. Turn left at end of exit ramp, going South about 5-7 miles. When you see Preston Village on Right - turn Left onto Hogan's Valley Way; take the next Right onto Glen Abbey, then right onto Preston Pines, then right onto Creek Park Drive. Turn left onto Turquoise Creek Dr; Jodi is at 118, the 10th house on the Right. To return: from Turquoise Creek turn left onto Creek Park Drive until it ends at Davis Drive, then turn right going north until Junction for I-40.

Saturday, February 25 - 10:00 pm
National Broadcast of "The Witness" on Link TV
There will be six encore broadcasts. For details, see Tribe of Heart's website.

Friday, March 10 - 7:00 pm
Restaurant Review, Zyng Asian Grill
8521 Brier Creek Pkwy, Raleigh (the Brier Creek area in extreme Northwest Raleigh -- see a map)
484-9964
Zyng Asian Grill serves a variety of dishes from several Asian cuisines. Their speciality is "The Asian Market" - you choose a noodle or rice, a "protein" including tofu or Zoya (the vegetarian choices), a sauce (several are vegan), and a selection of veggies. The mixture is then grilled and served. They will, upon request, grill in a separate pan not used for any meat dishes though only one pan is used so all dishes prepared this way will be serialized. The web site for the chain is www.zynginternational.com. If you look at the menu page, note that it shows only the appetizers initially. You have to click a link at the top to see the other courses.

If you plan on attending, please let us know by 9pm on Thursday, March 9 so we can provide a firmer count for our reservation. You can let us know by emailing us at jrdpub@attglobal.net, or by phone at 787-6280. If you are confirming for more than yourself, please tell us how many. *** It is also good if you can provide an alternate method of contacting you such as a phone number in case of a last minute change in schedule. ***

Saturday, March 18 - 8:00-9:00 am
"Ethics Matters" program on WCOM radio
This program will include an excerpt about the Great American Meatout (March 20).

Monday, March 20
Great American Meatout
Invite your friends to enjoy a day without meat and take advantage of the many benefits that a plant-based diet affords for them and for the planet.

Saturday, March 25 - 7:00 pm (or arrive at 8:00 for Tom's presentation only)
Potluck Dinner and talk by Tom Regan (Potluck FAQ)
Durham Friends Meetinghouse
404 Alexander Avenue, Durham (See a map and directions)

See a flyer (775 KB) about this event. Tom requires no introduction to most in the vegetarian and animal rights movement. North Carolina State University Philosophy Professor Emeritus, Tom has written over twenty books and numerous articles, and is considered one of the two (along with Peter Singer) intellectual pioneers in the modern animal rights movement. On Saturday, Tom will reprise his talk, "Not Ours to Cease," originally presented at the October 2005 International Compassionate Living Festival. In his talk, he will share some of his experiences as he grows older even as he endeavors to introduce new people to the struggle for animal rights.

You can read what people are saying about Tom's 2004 book Empty Cages: Facing the Challenge of Animal Rights,  "a non threatening, courteous but uncompromising book that explains animal rights to ordinary Americans and invites them to join in the struggle for animal liberation. Tom Regan's journey from butcher to animal rights advocate is a common thread used throughout the larger narrative."  Also available is NC State University Library's Tom Regan archive and a biographical sketch on Tom.

Friday, April 7 - 7:00 pm
Restaurant Review, Spice & Curry
2105 NC 54, Durham (in Triangle Village, see a map)
544-7555
Spice & Curry serves Indian cuisine and has a good selection of veg*n choices. They also have an Indian market. Their web site is www.spicencurry.net.

If you plan on attending, please let us know by 9 pm on Wednesday, April 5, so we can provide a firmer count for our reservation. You can let us know by email to jrdpub@attglobal.net or by phone at 787-6280. If you are confirming for more than yourself, please tell us how many people. It is also good if you can provide an alternate method of contacting you such as a phone number in case of a last minute change in schedule.

Wednesday, April 12 - 6:30 pm
Dr. Temple Grandin speaking on Animals in Translation, the name of her most recent book, at NC State College of Veterinary Medicine, who are hosting the event (this is not a TVS event).

Temple Grandin, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Animal Science at Colorado State University. During her career, she has championed humane animals welfare causes and written numerous books, including Thinking in Pictures and Other Reports from My Life with Autism, describing how autism has helped her to understand how animals perceive the world.  

The event is free of charge, but please RSVP to Samantha Hartford at samantha_hartford@ncsu.edu  or 919-513-6421 if you would like to attend (the talk is not appropriate for children under age 12). A reception will follow the talk.

NCSU McKimmon Center.  Further details available at www.cvm.ncsu.edu/conted/ grandin.

Thursday, April 13 - 7:30 pm
Harold Brown speaking about factory farming and the environment at Duke University
Duke West Campus, Old Chem 116 (see a map)
This isn't a TVS event but see our description of the Farmer Brown Speaking Tour directly below. Please contact Stefan at spd5@duke.edu for details on the Duke event.

Friday, April 14 - 8:00 pm
Dinner with Harold Brown
Cafe Parizade, Durham (see directions below)
Join us for an informal dinner with Harold Brown at Cafe Parizade. The restaurant will serve a family style vegan dinner, and the cost for dinner/dessert is $15 plus tax and tip. If you would like to attend, please email Dilip Barman at barman@jhu.edu by 1:00 pm on Friday, 4/14.

Cafe Parizäde is at 2200 W. Main in Durham. A map is available. Take the Durham Expressway (NC 147) either north from I-40, or south from I-85/15-501, and exit at Swift Avenue. At the end of the exit ramp, turn right if coming from I-40, or left if coming from I-85/15-501. At the light just ahead, turn left onto Main Street. Go through one light at Ninth Street and in 100 yards or so, turn right into the Erwin Square complex.

Saturday, April 15 - 8:00-9:00 am
Radio program - "Ethics Matters" on WCOM 103.5 FM
This program will be hosted by Charles Stern featuring James Coley or Randy Best as co-hosts, broadcast on WCOM 103.5 FM. Harold Brown with Dilip Barman will discuss animal rights, sustainable agriculture, and vegetarianism, and taking calls. Archived shows are available.

Saturday, April 15 - 7:00 pm
Potluck Dinner and talk by Harold Brown (Potluck FAQ)
Durham Friends Meetinghouse
404 Alexander Avenue, Durham (See a map and directions)
The Farmer Brown Speaking Tour comes to the Triangle! Harold Brown of Farm Sanctuary will be speaking today at a potluck dinner (see a press release and a poster advertising the event); he will also have spoken at Duke University in Durham on April 13. After we eat, Harold will present a 45-minute talk, "Plant- vs. Animal- Based Agriculture: Sustainable Farming in the 21st Century". What are environmental, social, and health benefits of moving our farming basis to one founded on raising food crops instead of animals to be slaughtered? How can we rebuild our rural communities and where has the traditional family farm gone? Farmer Brown explains how agribusiness has changed the rural landscape and what we can do to reclaim our farming heritage.

Harold Brown was raised on a cattle farm in Michigan and spent half of his life in agriculture. As Outreach Coordinator for Farm Sanctuary, Harold is coordinating a campaign to encourage farmers to adopt sustainable farming practices and hosts the askfarmerbrown.org website. Harold Brown appears in Tribe of Heart's newly released documentary, Peaceable Kingdom, where he tells the powerful story of his transformation from "beef" farmer to vegan farm animal advocate.

Farm Sanctuary was founded in 1986 to combat the abuses of industrialized farming and to encourage a new awareness and understanding about "farm animals."  They have rescued thousands of animals left for dead or thought to be "unusable", have educated millions of people, and advocate for laws and institutional reform policies to prevent suffering and promote compassion.

Saturday, April 29 - 7:00 pm (or come at 5:30 pm for an optional walk)
Potluck Dinner and optional walk around Lake Lynn (Potluck FAQ)
John Davis' and Jody Hamilton-Davis' home
7337 Fontana Ridge Ln (in northwest Raleigh off Leesville Rd, 2.4 miles south of 540 -- see directions below)
jrdpub@attglobal.net, 787-6280
Come at 7:00 pm for the potluck (vegan food only, please), or come at 5:30 pm for a walk around Lake Lynn before we eat. It's about a 3 mile walk from our house around the lake and back - most of it around the lake. It's a pleasant, easy walk along the lakeshore (all paved or boardwalk), and there are abundant ducks, geese, and turtles and the occasional great blue heron.

Parking is spread out throughout our neighborhood. Two cars should fit side by side in our driveway. Any on-street parking can be used, just don't block someone else's driveway and try to stay on the pavement and not the grass. We're on an "island" about 1/10 mile around. If you go past our house, keep to the left and you'll end up back at our house.

The house number, 7337, is on the right front of the garage. The front door is to the right of the garage.

From Durham or Chapel Hill: Take I-40 east to 540 (exit 283). Take 540 to exit 7, Leesville Rd (about 10 miles from here to our house). Turn right at the light at the end of the exit ramp (2.4 miles from here to our house). Pass through 3 lights. After the 3rd light, go about .8 (8 tenths) mile. Turn left onto Norman Ridge Ln (note: this is labeled Fontana Ridge Ln on most online maps). Turn right at the first stop sign onto Fontana Ridge Ln. Go around the curve to the left. We're the first townhome on the left immediately after the curve (second unit from left).

From Raleigh: Take the beltline (440) to exit 7 - Glenwood Ave / Crabtree Valley Mall. Turn at the end of the ramp onto Glenwood Ave/Rt 70 West - toward the mall. Turn right at the 4th light onto Creedmoor Rd (the mall is on your left; about 4 miles from here to our house). Turn left at the 3rd light onto Lynn Rd. It's a major 4-way intersection. There's a gas station on the left and a shopping center with a Kroger's on the right. Turn right at the 2nd light onto Leesville Rd (1 mile from here to our house). Go through 1 light (Glendower Rd; 1/2 mile from here to our house). Turn right at the third street after the light onto Norman Ridge Ln (note: this is labeled Fontana Ridge Ln on most online maps). Turn right at the first stop sign onto Fontana Ridge Ln. Go around the curve to the left. We're the first townhome on the left immediately after the curve (second unit from left).

From the Southwest: Take Rt 1 to the inner beltline - 440 North, toward Wake Forest. Then like the directions from Raleigh.

Saturday, May 6 - 6-9 pm
Fundraising Vegetarian dinner at Fiesta Restaurant
4212 Wake Forest Rd, Raleigh
This isn't a TVS event, but may be of interest to TVS members. A statue of Mahatma Gandhi is planned for Raleigh, and there is a fundraising vegetarian dinner at the new restaurant Fiesta in North Raleigh. Event organizers write, "Invitation for an evening of music & fine dining. We promise you an evening of delightful music, food, fun & fellowship in a spectacular setting of ... Fiesta.  The décor and the colors of the interior of the  restaurant echoes the paprika, cumin & fennel found in the flavors of Indian Vegetarian food." Music by Simply Sensational Shreekant Thaker And All-India Radio Artist Anita Kulkarni. $25.00 per couple, $15.00 Single, $12.00  Seniors /Students /Children. Limited to 175 guests; call for reservations Saroj Sharma 919-851-0225 or Anu Sud 919-493-4976.

Saturday, May 13 - 6:30 pm
Restaurant Review, The Lotus Leaf Viet Bistro and Cafe
969 N. Harrison Ave, Cary (located in Northwoods Shopping Center, to the left of Food Lion - see a street map)
465-0750
Lotus Leaf serves Vietnamese cuisine and has a good selection of veg*n choices. Their web site is www.lotusleafcafe.com. Note: The review is at 6:30 rather than our usual 7:00 because they don't accept reservations for later than 6:30.

If you plan on attending, please let us know by 9 pm on Thursday, May 11, so we can provide a firmer count for our reservation. You can let us know by email to jrdpub@attglobal.net or by phone at 787-6280. If you are confirming for more than yourself, please tell us how many people. It is also good if you can provide an alternate method of contacting you such as a phone number in case of a last minute change in schedule.

Sunday, May 21 - 1:30-5:00 pm
Potluck and Yoga Stretch (Potluck FAQ)
Joy Anandi's home
15 Copper Hill Ct, Durham (see a map)
489-3340, website
Bring a mat for a Tri*Yoga yoga stretch at 1:30, enjoy an afternoon musical raag that Sangeeta Godbole will perform on her sitar at 2:15p, and/or come at 2:30 for the potluck on Joy's lovely deck and inside spaces.  Vegan food only, please. Copper Hill is almost exactly a mile down Woodcroft Parkway from NC 751 (from I-40 take 751 North, cross NC 54, and turn right at the 2nd light just past Woodcroft Shopping Center).

Saturday, June 3 - 7:00 pm
Potluck Dinner (Potluck FAQ)
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 L at #81.

Saturday, June 24 - 7:00 pm
Restaurant Review, Flying Burrito Mexican Restaurant
746 Airport Rd (a.k.a. Martin Luther King Jr Blvd), Chapel Hill - see a street map
967-7744
Flying Burrito can make many of their dishes in vegetarian or vegan versions. If you plan on attending, please let us know by 9pm on Friday, June 23, so we can provide a firmer count for our reservation. You can let us know by email to jrdpub@attglobal.net or by phone at 787-6280. If you are confirming for more than yourself, please tell us how many people. It is also good if you can provide an alternate method of contacting you such as a phone number in case of a last minute change in schedule.

Tuesday, July 4
Happy 4th of July!
Unfortunately, we couldn't find any hosts for the event this year, so there will be no TVS picnic today.

Saturday, July 15 - 7:00 pm
Potluck Dinner and discussion on Christian Theology and Vegetarianism (Potluck FAQ)
Church of Reconciliation
110 N. Elliott Road, Chapel Hill (see directions below)
Our annual event considering the relationship of Christianity and vegetarianism continues this year with Karen McCollough moderating a panel discussion with three TVSers sharing their personal journeys. (See a poster advertising the event.) After we eat at this potluck event, we'll begin the program around 8:00 pm. Ed Haymond has done research in philosophy of religion, environmental ethics, science and theology and wrote his Master's thesis in 1998 on "An Exposition and Evaluation of Ethical Confluence in Animal Rights Philosophy and Christian Theology". Eilene Bisgrove grew up in a dairy farming family in Central New York State; at around age 12 she became a vegetarian after being troubled by eating her companion animal rooster, killed without her knowledge. Amanda Newman began her journey toward vegetarianism on reflecting in her family kitchen at age 14 that meat was once living. You can read about them in an article by Karen on page six (500 KB) of the June "Reconciler" (a newsletter from the Church of Reconciliation).

Like all potlucks, please bring a vegetarian and preferably fully plant-based vegan dish to share, plus your place setting and serving utensils. Karen is intent on impressing on non-vegetarian church members who attend how tasty and easy it is to be vegetarian, and asks you to please consider bringing more food than usual, and to include a recipe of what you made to serve as an introduction to those less familiar.

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 Elliott 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.

Friday, July 21 - Sunday, July 23
Living in Cohousing-A Model for a Sustainable Planet - 2006 Annual Conference
This is not a TVS event, but we did run an article on cohousing and sustainable development, and we now have the fortune to have the national conference here in Chapel Hill. Visit the conference website.

Saturday, July 29 - 7:00 pm
Restaurant Review, Azitra Indian Restaurant
8411 Brier Creek Parkway, Raleigh - see a street map
484-3939
Azitra is a fairly new restaurant – they opened less than a year ago. We were there on their opening night, and it was a bit disorganized, not to mention having wait staff who thought the paneer was tofu. We’ve been back a time or two since, and they have gotten things pretty much ironed out. Azitra is more upscale than the usual Indian restaurant in the Triangle. They have a pretty good selection of vegetarian dishes. Several of their dishes are even marked vegan on the menu, and they will make a special batch of vegan rice for us (they normally put butter in it). They have a website at www.azitra.us that includes their menu.

If you plan on attending, please let us know by 9pm on Thursday, July 27, so we can provide a firmer count for our reservation. You can let us know by email to restaurantreviews@trianglevegsociety.org or by phone at 787-6280. If you are confirming for more than yourself, please tell us how many. It is also good if you can provide an alternate method of contacting you such as a phone number in case of a last minute change in schedule. Those who RSVP will be sent a reminder email a day or two before the review including directions and/or a link to an online map of the restaurant. If you do not receive the reminder email by the evening before the review, please contact us to make sure we received your RSVP.

Also note that we will be out of town July 22 through early July 29, and our email access will be sporadic so don’t assume we will be able to see or reply to any emails (though we will check emails in time to submit a firm reservation count to the restaurant). If you need to reach us for other than RSVPing, leaving a voice message at the number above is a better choice.

Saturday, July 29 - 12:00-7:00 pm
Richmond Vegetarian Festival
Dilip will be one of the speakers at this festival. For more information, see the festival website, veggiefest.org.

Saturday, August 5 - 7:00-9:30 pm
Fund Raising Program for Gandhi Statue
Raleigh Memorial Auditorium
Many, vegetarian or not, admire the wisdom and active nonviolence of Mahatma Gandhi. Fund raising has been going on to erect a statue and memorial for Gandhi. It's not a TVS event, but this event will be another such program. One of the key goals of the program is to help increase awareness of Gandhi and his impact on the world. One community member has donated 300 tickets and the organizers have asked Dilip to offer them to TVSers. If you can reach Dilip (barman@jhu.edu) by this afternoon, he may have complimentary tickets left for you.

Thursday, August 10 - Saturday, August 12
Hallelujah Acres Conference featuring all vegan and mostly raw foods
This isn't a TVS event, but for those interested in a "Biblical Natural Diet", Hallelujah Acres in Shelby, NC is hosting a 2 1/2 day "educational, informative and inspiring conference featuring health tips for men, women and families" for $99.00 per person. For more information, please visit the conference web site or call Hallelujah Acres at 704-481-1700.

Thursday, August 10 - Monday, August 14
Animal Rights 2006 National Conference
Sponsored by FARM (888-FARM USA)
The Animal Rights 2006 National Conference will be held at the Hilton Mark Center in Alexandria, a close-in suburb of Washington, DC.

Wednesday, August 23 - 7:00 pm
Talk by Jonathan Balcombe
Jonathan Balcombe of PCRM and author of Pleasurable Kingdom, will be at Quail Ridge Books reading from his new book.

Saturday, August 26 - 6:00 pm
Potluck at the home of Shreya, Aneri, and Kartik Patel
2500 Bryarton Woods Dr, Raleigh
854-2665
Bring a dinner item to share in the potluck and after we eat, you can celebrate the eve of the birthday of one of our members, Teresa Nunes (no gifts at her request, please), with a vegan chocolate fondue dessert around 7:30p. We'll have the chocolate; please bring some dippable fruits like bananas, pineapples, or some-zany-fruit-that-nobody-could-have-thought-of- that-goes-great-with-chocolate (doesn't everything?!). Optionally, at 8:00 pm anybody who is interested can head to the NC Museum of Art for the 8:30 outdoor film showing of "King Kong".

September 10-16
37th World Vegetarian Congress
Goa, India
For details, see the Congress' website: www.ivu.org/congress/2006

Friday, September 15 - 7:00 pm
Restaurant Review, Udupi Cafe
590 E Chatham St, Cary - see a street map
465-0898
Udupi serves vegetarian Southern Indian cuisine. See more information at Citysearch.

If you plan on attending, please let us know by 9pm on Thursday, September 14, so we can provide a firmer count for our reservation. You can let us know by email to restaurantreviews@trianglevegsociety.org or by phone at 787-6280. If you are confirming for more than yourself, please tell us how many. It is also good if you can provide an alternate method of contacting you such as a phone number in case of a last minute change in schedule. Those who RSVP will be sent a reminder email a day or two before the review including directions and/or a link to an online map of the restaurant. If you do not receive the reminder email by the evening before the review, please contact us to make sure we received your RSVP.

Friday, 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.

Saturday, September 30 - 7:00 pm
Potluck Dinner
Tamera and Vernon Mulanix's home
358 Pleasant Springs Rd, Pittsboro, 27312 (see a map)
542-5777

Sunday, October 1 - 3:00 pm
17th Annual Blessing of Animals at Duke Chapel
Duke University West Campus, lawn in front of Duke Chapel
Near the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi, a spiritual patron of animals and nature, humans and non-humans of all kinds will gather for a time of reflection and celebration of our common life. We will be encouraged toward that goal by musicians, speakers, and animal advocacy groups from the Triangle. As always, TVS will be there with a literature table. Join us! For further information, please visit the event website. (Rain date is October 8 at 3:00 pm.)

October 6-8
"The Strength of Many" Conference (21st Annual International Compassionate Living Festival)
Renaissance Montura Hotel
Los Angeles, California
This conference is no longer local, but will take place in Los Angeles this year. See the conference website.

Saturday, October 7 - 9:00 am-12:00 pm
Walk For Farm Animals
NCSU Belltower, Raleigh
This is a non-TVS event. The Walk for Farm Animals is an annual Farm Sanctuary event to raise awareness about factory farming. SPARC (Students Protecting Animals, Responsibly and Compassionately) at NC State University is organizing the event locally. For details about the event, please see SPARC's website. Learn more about the Walk for Animals at www.walkforfarmanimals.org.

Saturday, October 7 - 7:00 pm
Joint potluck with Ethical Culture Society (Potluck FAQ)
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 eight years! The event is usually held in September, but was scheduled for October to avoid conflicting with the World Vegetarian Congress. See a summary of panelists' views from our 2003 event as examples of topics that have been discussed in the past.

Wednesday, October 11 - Saturday, October 14
Anthony Marr in NC for Fourth Compassion for Animals Road Expedition (CARE-4)
This event has been cancelled as of August 31. Anthony's tour has been shortened, but he hopes to visit NC in the near future.

Tuesday, October 17 - 7:00 pm
Author Lee Hall speaking about "Capers in the Churchyard: Animal Rights Advocacy in the Age of Terror"
Regulator Bookshop
720 Ninth St, Durham
www.regbook.com
Author Lee Hall will discuss and sign copies of "Capers in the Churchyard: Animal Rights Advocacy in the Age of Terror". In it, Hall explores the rationale behind popular animal-advocacy strategies and the risks facing all dissenters in the age of a "war on terror."

Lee Hall is a lawyer, educator, and advocate, and the legal director for Friends of Animals, a non-profit, international animal advocacy organization founded in 1957.

Wednesday, October 18 - 7:00 pm
Authors Priscilla Feral and Lee Hall speaking about "Dining With Friends: The Art of North American Vegan Cuisine"
Quail Ridge Books and Music
3522 Wade Ave, Raleigh
quailridgebooks.booksense.com
Cookbook authors Priscilla Feral and Lee Hall will offer delectable commentary and a culinary tour of "Dining With Friends: The Art of North American Vegan Cuisine". Freshly prepared samples will be provided by co-sponsor NCSU's SPARC.

Lee Hall is a lawyer, educator, and advocate, and the legal director for Friends of Animals, a non-profit, international animal advocacy organization founded in 1957. Priscilla Feral is president of Friends of Animals.

Saturday, October 21 - 7:00 pm
Restaurant Review, Red Lotus Asian Kitchen & Bar
239 S Elliott Rd, Chapel Hill - see a street map
968-7778
Red Lotus serves a variety of Asian dishes. Tofu or soy “chicken” can be substituted for meat in most dishes. Several dishes are or can be made vegan. See their website at www.redlotusasiankitchen.com.

If you plan on attending, please let us know by 9pm on Friday, October 20, so we can provide a firmer count for our reservation. You can let us know by email to restaurantreviews@trianglevegsociety.org or by phone at 787-6280. If you are confirming for more than yourself, please tell us how many. It is also good if you can provide an alternate method of contacting you such as a phone number in case of a last minute change in schedule. Those who RSVP will be sent a reminder email a day or two before the review including directions and/or a link to an online map of the restaurant. If you do not receive the reminder email by the evening before the review, please contact us to make sure we received your RSVP.

Saturday, November 4 - 6:00 pm
Potluck Dinner (Potluck FAQ)
Eleni Vlachos's and Rob Gilbride's home
407 N Queen Street, Durham - see a street map
683-9536
Come out to eat and meet the bandmembers of Beloved Binge. If you have any instruments, feel free to bring them and jam with the couple after we eat. Around 9p, they are planning on venturing out to Chapel Hill for some live music and invite anybody interested to join them. Check their band out live locally (and as far away as Europe!) and at belovedbinge.com, and their blogs at bingecafe.blogspot.com and slopingbandhouse.blogspot.com.

From NC 47 South or North, take the Roxboro/Mangum exit.  Head North on Roxboro (toward downtown - I guess it is a one-way so that's obvious!).   Take a right on Holloway.  Take a left on Queen, the first street.  We're on the left hand side, 407 N Queen Street.  Park on the street or in the driveway. 

From I-85, take the Roxboro exit.  Head South on Roxboro (toward downtown).  Roxboro will become Mangum.  Swerve slightly to the left on Corporation.  Take a left on Seiminary (also called Ellis).  Cross Roxboro and take a right on Queen.  We'll be on the right, 407 N Queen Street.  Park on the street or in the driveway.

Tuesday, November 7 - 8:00 pm-midnight
Election Night Results get-together
Michael Pocinki's home
3622 Colchester St #19 (Cedarwood Villas complex), Durham
489-8700
After-dinner get-together. Drop by anytime between 8 and midnight to watch the national midterm election results with fellow TVSers. TVS will provide drinks and snacks; feel free to bring additional food items, or just come!

In following the directions below, note that you won't see the address "3622 Colchester St", but you will see a sign for Cedarwood Villas complex.

From Chapel Hill and points west, take route 40 E to exit 274, L onto 751 N and go 3.7 miles to Buckingham (just after Devon; alternatively, and a bit faster, take exit 273, L onto 54 and L onto 751 then go 2.7 miles to Buckingham). Go up the steep hill to the stop sign, R Dixon, 1st L Cheviot, 1 block then R Colchester - Michael is in townhouse #19 (look for his 1993 blue Toyota Corolla station wagon). Please park in visitor spaces or anywere along the parking lot edges but not in front of others' townhouses.

From Raleigh, take route 40W to the Durham Freeway (route 147) to the first exit, Cornwallis; keep to the R to travel W on Cornwallis; in a few miles L onto 55 and immediate R onto MLK Parkway; go 3.6 miles, passing lights at Fayetteville, S. Roxboro, and Hope Valley Roads, then L at the next (new as of October 2006) light onto Dixon Rd; after few blocks R onto Cheviot, 1 block then R Colchester - Michael is in townhouse #19 (look for his 1993 blue Toyota Corolla station wagon). Please park in visitor spaces or anywere along the parking lot edges but not in front of others' townhouses.

Wednesday, November 8 and Thursday, November 9
Talks by Dr. Debrah Durham, a primatologist from PeTA
These aren't TVS events but may be of interest. Local student groups are hosting talks by Dr. Debrah Durham, a primatologist from PeTA, discussing the lives of primates, and the ethical implications of keeping primates captive for scientific experimentation and research. We believe, but don't have confirmation, that she is speaking at Duke University on November 8. She is speaking for NCSU's SPARC on November 9 at 8pm at 3118 Talley. For more information, please contact Irena at imrindos@unity.ncsu.edu.

Thursday, November 23 - 12:30-4:00 pm
Annual Thanksgiving Feast at Cafe Parizäde
For the eighth consecutive year, we are having our annual Thanksgiving feast and raffle at Café Parizäde in Durham! The cost will be $20 for adult TVS members (unchanged since 2002), $24.50 for adult non-members, $9 for those aged 5-10, and free for children under age 5. Since 2004, we believe that this has been the country's largest vegetarian Thanksgiving with almost 500 coming from points local and out-of-state last year. The event will last 12:30-4:00 pm, but we are limiting the number of people who can arrive at any given time. See the Thanksgiving 2006 page for details.

Saturday, December 9 - 7:00 pm
Annual Holiday Party potluck and white elephant gift exchange (Potluck FAQ)
Home of Barry and Tink Nakell
149 Dixie Drive, Chapel Hill (see a map)
919-967-7325
For 7 years, the Connelly Family in Durham kindly hosted this annual event, but this year we move to Chapel Hill to the Nakell residence. After we eat, we will, as has become tradition, have a low-/no-cost simple gift exchange - please bring something, wrapped, from around the house that you no longer use that others may find valuable; please bring one present per person. Children welcome - it would be helpful to call ahead to let the Nakells know what ages to expect. For this potluck, Tink and Barry will have holiday dishes and flatware, so no need to bring your own. TVS will provide a variety of juices and spritzers, as well.

Please be mindful of parking only in their driveway or in front of their house; there should be ample parking. Also, Barry and Tink kindly request that all please leave their shoes at the entrance of their home.

From East of Chapel Hill, take I40 W to exit 266, L onto Hwy 86, pass Weaver Dairy Rd after a few lights then a light at Westminister, get in L turn lane and turn L at Stateside, in 1 block R onto Dixie Dr, and they are on the left at 149 3-4 blocks on the L.

From West of Chapel Hill, take I40 E to exit 266 and turn R onto Hwy 86, then follow directions as above.

From downtown Chapel Hill, take Columbia St north - it will become MLK Blvd (previously known as Airport Rd), pass Estes Dr / Piney Mountain Rd / and Homestead Rd then take the first R onto Dixie Ln, in 1 block R onto Dixie Dr, then find their home at 149 2-3 blocks ahead on the L

Sunday, December 31
First Night, Raleigh
www.artsplosure.org/hap_fnr.php
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 7:00 pm (midnight Greenwich mean time) 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.

TVS always gets a group together to volunteer, typically for a late afternoon shift.

Whether you are volunteering or even coming to First Night, we are planning a New Year's Eve pizza party at 6:00 pm at the home of Sam Taylor and Teresa Nunes. Their address is 7040 Sandy Forks Road, #201, in Raleigh (see a map - directions are below). On the day of the event, you can call 943-8784 if you need assistance with directions.

Vegan pizza will be donated by Lilly's Pizza. We are likely to have pizzas like: artichoke hearts, basil, pine nuts, and tomato slices; eggplant, sundried tomatoes, red bell peppers, and pistachios; the "Buddha" with oil, garlic, spinach, zucchini, and olives; the "Queen of Hearts" with oil, artichoke hearts, mushrooms; and onions, banana peppers, and green olives, mushrooms. Most will have VeganRella vegan "cheese", and some will have no "cheese" at all on half.

Directions to the pizza party: In Raleigh, take the Six Forks/North Hills Exit heading North from the beltline. Head North and pass Millbrook intersection and keep going! Come to Spring Forest intersection with Six Forks and turn Right. Immediately turn left at the next light (Sandy Forks). Sandy Forks will wind and continue until it hits Falls of the Neuse. Don't go quite that far! Before Falls of the Neuse, you will see a lighted entrance to condominiums on your left - they are called Sandy Forks Place. Enter and look to your left. The three-story building - 7040 - is our place. We are number 201. There will be small green lights strung around the porch. Please do continue to the end of this street and turn left and head straight. You will see dumpsters and parking spaces. These are the visitor's parking spots. You will have to walk back to our place or find a spot marked "visitor" in front of our specific building. Come and enjoy some delicious vegan pizza with us before you head off to your other evening activities. We will be at our place until about 9:30pm and then will head out to another event!