Monday, January 4 - Sunday January 10
33rd World Vegetarian Congress, "Vegetarianism is the Way"
Chiang Mai, Thailand

Saturday, January 9 - 7:00 pm
Potluck Dinner
Theresa and Harvey Poorbaugh
5817 Old Forge Circle, Raleigh
876-9337, parsimonious@juno.com
Vegan food only, please. From Chapel Hill, Durham, and RTP, take 40E to Wade Ave; at 440, go N (inner beltline) to exit 10 for Wake Forest Rd, and turn L at light at bottom of exit to go N on Wake Forest; name will change to Falls of the Neuse; after almost 3 miles, pass St. Raphael's Church on L and a light at Northbend, then take next R onto Falls Church Rd (before Spring Forest Rd); counting only streets on R side, go to 4th corner -- house is at Falls Church & Old Forge Cir with steep driveway up (don't be confused by 2nd corner also being Falls Ch & Old Forge--it's a long semicircle). From Cary, take inner beltline to exit 10 and follow directions above.

Saturday, February 13 - 7:00-9:00 pm
Potluck Dinner and lecture at Hindu Temple
TVS member Kishor Trivedi will give a talk on Hinduism especially as it relates to vegetarianism (he wrote an article in V12#1 of our newsletter on this topic). The temple is at 309 Aviation Parkway in Morrisville, centrally located near Raleigh-Durham Airport. From route 40, take exit 285 for Morrisville and turn toward Morrisville and away from the airport; pass Lake Crabtree on your left and in about a mile look for "Gamma Technologies" on the right - the temple is almost immediately after that on the right (about 1/4 mile before the road ends at Chapel Hill Rd and railroad tracks). Contact Kishor for more information at kst@ee.duke.edu. (Please note shoes may not be worn inside the temple.)

Saturday, February 20 - 7:00 pm
Potluck Dinner
Jeff and Barbara Riggs' home
1405 Heron Pond Dr, Chapel Hill
zoopond@aol.com
Vegan only, please.
From 40, take 15/501 South (exit 270) to 54 W; Jones Ferry Rd exit then Left to go South; at 3rd light Right onto Old Greensboro Hwy; go 4.5 miles and turn Left onto Heron Pond Dr (difficult to see sign - look for large wooden sign "Heron Pond" with 2 blue reflectors); 1/4 mi on Left down this gravel road (4th house)

Tuesday, March 2 - 6:30-11:15
UNC-TV Festival - Annual On-Air Pledge Drive
This is a fun event; we will be answering phones for public television and will have our banner in the studio. In between the short pledge breaks, we will have the opportunity to enjoy complimentary snacks and drinks, relax, and get a behind-the-scenes studio tour. Contact Dilip (barman@cs.unc.edu) if you can volunteer. We will be meeting at the volunteer sign-in at the lobby of the UNC Center for Public Television at 10 T.W. Alexander Drive in RTP (549-7000) at 6:30. From Route 40, Durham Freeway north to exit 279B and Left onto Alexander Dr; pass Glaxo-Welcome at Moore Dr on Right and take next Right (before Dupont) at "UNC Center for Public Television" sign; from the north, take the Durham Freeway south to the Alexander Dr exit - turn Right and follow directions as above.

Saturday, March 6 - 7:00 pm
Potluck Dinner
Susan Olson's home
440 Farmington Woods Dr, Cary
squozolson@aol.com
From Route 40, take exit 293 and follow Hwys 1 South and 64 West a short distance; exit at Cary Parkway and turn Right; Right at 1st light onto Hampton Valley Rd; in 2 short blocks turn Right onto Farmington Woods; #440 is a few houses down on R (brown color).

Sunday, March 21
Great American Meatout
TVS celebrated the Meatout this year by introducing Middle School children to vegan cooking, serving a vegan feast at the Durham Rescue Mission, and hosting Erik Marcus for a discussion of his book, Vegan. You can see pictures taken at these events in the photo album.

Tuesday, March 25 - 7:30 pm
Talk by Erik Marcus
Come listen to a talk at Borders Books in Cary by the author of Vegan: The New Ethics of Eating. This event is co-sponsered by TVS. Details TBA.

Saturday, April 10 - Come at 3:00 or 5:00 pm
Bicycle Ride & Potluck Dinner
Vickie and Richard Rogers
2601 Mica Mine Ln, Wake Forest
phoenix2@mindspring.com
Bring your bike at 3:00 pm for a quiet countryside bike ride through farms, Falls Lake, and historic homes. We will cycle around 20 miles and return to the house at 5:00 pm to pick up any who want to come on a shorter loop of an hour or so. We'll eat at 7:00 pm.

Saturday, April 17
Umstead Festival
TVS will be coordinating the food and we are likely to have a cooking party Friday, April 16. Contact Dilip (barman@cs.unc.edu) if you can help. Volunteers will be able to attend the festival for free! The overall event is being organized by the Umstead Coalition; visit them at www.umsteadcoalition.org.

Tuesday, April 17
Earth Day

Saturday, April 24 - 7:00 pm
Potluck and Game Night
Manisha Shah Desai's home
700-724 Laurel Springs Dr (Berkshires at Crooked Creek), Durham
mshah1a@aol.com
From Route 40, take the Fayetteville exit (276) and turn north toward Durham; cross Route 54 and the Berkshires is the 1st apt complex on the Right (you'll have to use the phone and be buzzed in - enter access code 162 or look up her name); Manisha's apt is in building 700 on the 3rd floor. After eating, we'll enjoy board games - bring your favorites, as well as other entertainment like guitars or other instruments.

Saturday, May 15 - Sunday, May 16
ArtSplosure's Annual Spring Jazz & Art Festival
Downtown Raleigh
TVS will probably have a literature booth at this downtown event that attracts about 75,000 people. Please contact Brian Donlon (969-9287, dovegan@aol.com), to help. For more information on the festival, contact Artsplosure at 832-8699 or www.artsplosure.org.

Saturday, May 15 - 7:00 pm
Potluck Dinner & Optional Cooking Class
Lila & Lung Chung's home
1133 Manchester Dr, Cary
467-7140, vegdelight@msn.com
If you are interested in learning how to cook some innovative cookout recipes on Lila and Lung's never-touched-meat grill, Lila will lead a cooking session at 5:30! She will provide all of the supplies and set up the menu for only $3 a person. For the other attendees, come with your prepared dish (like any other potluck) or, at 7:00, you're welcome to use her grill. If you are planning on coming to the cooking class, please RSVP by Friday, May 14, at 467-7140.
From Raleigh, take 440 S to Walnut St. exit; Right at Walnut; go about 1/4 mile to the third light and Right onto Sturdivent St; 1st Right onto Manchester Dr.; 3rd house on Right.
From points west, take 40E to exit 291 and turn Right to Cary Mall; Left at 2nd light onto Maynard Rd; Left at 1st light onto Walnut St; go about 1/4 mile to 2nd light and Left onto Sturdivent and then follow as above.

Saturday, May 22 - 4:00 pm
Hike at Umstead State Park, followed by a Ready Creek Shelter potluck at 6:00 pm with the Sierra Club

Sunday, May 23 - 6:00 pm
Going Away Potluck for Vickie Martin, Dick Evans, and Emily
Hosted by Jim Miller
1733 Brooks Ave, Raleigh
783-5961, or walterjm@mindspring.com.
We have had the pleasure of having Emily, Dick, and Vickie as active members, and they have hosted a number of potlucks and restaurant outings. Dick has accepted a job in Palo Alto, California, which he has already started. Vickie and Emily will be joining him in June, and Jim Miller has been kind enough to offer to host a going away potluck for them. Come to this Sunday, early evening potluck, to wish Emily and Vickie well and see them off!
From Route 40, take the Wade Avenue exit; just before Wellspring (at the 2nd or 3rd light), Left on Ridge Rd; within 1/4 mile or so Right on Churchill; several stop signs ahead is Brooks Ave- turn Left. Jim is on the Left in the last block of Brooks Ave, just before Lake Boone Trail.
From downtown Raleigh, come up Hillsborough Rd, pass Morgan St. on your left, go another mile and a half or so, and Right at light onto Brooks Ave - go to last block as mentioned above.

Saturday, June 5 - 7:00 pm
Potluck Dinner
Jerry & Maggie Gaudet's home
573 Woodbury in Fearrington Village, Pittsboro
jmgaudet@mindspring.com
From anywhere in the Triangle, get on 15/501 South (you can take Route 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 Route 54. About 1 1/2 miles later, 15/501 exits off the highway; do so and follow the signs south to Pittsboro, turning Left at the end of the exit. Go about 8 miles and watch for the white picket fence and "Fearrington Village" sign on the left; Left at the light onto Village Way into the village. Go about 1/4 mile to Croquet and Swim and turn Right; go to the end and Left onto Weathersfield; Right on Woodbury and please park on the grass on Woodbury as the townhouse has limited parking - they are at the first Left driveway at #573.

Saturday, June 26
Potluck Dinner
Rondy Elliott will be speaking on Christianity and Vegetarianism
(This event has been postponed, and will be rescheduled to either Oct. 16 or Nov. 13)

Sunday, July 4 - 1:00-4:00 pm
Annual TVS 4th of July Picnic
Anna Cassilly and Terry Otto's home
311 Boothe Hill Rd., Chapel Hill
933-6353
Terry and Anna have a lovely sylvan site, but parking can be a problem - please try to carpool. Perhaps some can meet at Cole Park Plaza and shuttle together? Anybody who is coming from Durham, RTP, or Raleigh who wants to meet at Dilip's house around 12:30, send Dilip an email! If you have outdoor play equipment or a grill, call Anna or Terry if you can bring it. Come relax, take a hike in the woods, and play! We'll probably see who wants to see fireworks and perhaps go as a group after the picnic.
Directions: 15/501 S from Chapel Hill about 6 miles to Lystra Rd (about a mile past light at Cole Park Plaza) - turn Left; 1.8 mi Right onto Boothe Hill; 0.3 mi to Left fork; 1st driveway on Left

Wednesday, July 7 - Sunday, July 11, 1999
Vegetarian Summerfest
University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown (it seems to be about an 8-hour drive from the Triangle)
Sponsered by North American Vegetarian Society, (518)568-7970, navs@telenet.net; visit their website at www.cyberveg.org/navs.

Sunday, July 18 - 5:00 pm
Potluck Dinner
Joy Anandi and Jeremy Horne's home
15 Copper Hill Ct, Durham
489-3340
Bring a mat for a Tri*Yoga yoga stretch at 4:30, and come at 5:00 for the potluck on Joy's lovely deck. Vegan only, please. Copper Hill is almost exactly a mile down Woodcroft Parkway from route 751 (from Route 40 take 751 North, cross Route 54, and turn right at the 2nd light just past Woodcroft Shopping Center). Visit www.ricediet.com/profiles/joy.html.

Saturday, July 24 - 7:00 pm
Potluck Dinner
Tracey Walker's home
1601-A Dexter St, Durham
682-3455, tarheelgrad@hotmail.com
Vegan only, please
From I-40, take the Durham Freeway (Route 147) north to exit 12C (Duke St.); go a few miles and Right onto Club Blvd; go 2 blocks and Left onto Dexter; red house on Left. From Route 85, take the Gregson St. exit; at light, Left onto Club Blvd; go 3 blocks and Left onto Dexter as above.

Saturday, July 31
Joint Hike and Potluck with the Sierra Club
Umstead State Park shelter #2, Raleigh
Come join us for a 4:00 pm hike at Umstead State Park, followed by a 6:00 potluck and talk by the Sierra Club. From Durham and RTP, take Route 70 East (e.g., Route 40 to 540 to the end to 70) and turn Right into Umstead Park; from Raleigh, take 70 West (Glenwood Ave.) and turn Left into the park; at the last parking lot (U-shaped), park in the higher side of the lot and walk up stairs past picnic tables; shelter #2 is the 1st one on the Left. For more details, contact Kristine Olka of the Sierra Club at OlkaK@aol.com or 380-0127 (then press 5). You can learn more about the Sierra Club at Sierraclub-nc.org/capital.html.

Friday, August 6 - Monday, August 9
Outer Banks Weekend, Colington Island, NC
Thirty members of TVS, Vegetarian Society of Richmond, and the Hampton Roads Vegetarian Society took part in our first ever retreat. Thanks to the generosity of Richmond member Jerry Cook, who donated use of his beach house, we had an inexpensive and fun long beach weekend. We were also very lucky to have our dear friend, ex-cattle rancher turned vegan author and celebrity, "Mad Cowboy" (www.madcowboy.com) Howard Lyman and his wife Willow Jean, join us! (Read a review of Howard's 1996 TVS visit in The Grapevine.)

Recipes for the delicious meals that were served can be found at www.trianglevegsociety.org/aug99retreatrecipes.html. In addition, several pictures were taken during the weekend, and you can view them in the Photo Album!

Saturday, August 14 - 10:00 am-4:00 pm
3rd Annual Charlottesville, Virginia Vegetarian Festival
(about 170 miles North of the Triangle)
Free outdoor day-long celebration of the vegetarian lifestyle with thousands expected. Food vendors, cooking demonstrations, product samplings, cookbooks, live music, arts & crafts, games for kids, and more. Howard Lyman, ex-rancher and now vegan activist will be making a special guest presentation. Contact festival coordinator Dave Norris for more information at vfa@rlc.net or (804)979-1200.

Tuesday, August 17
Be Kind to Cows Day

Saturday, August 28 - 7:00 pm
Joint Potluck With NC Peace Action
Durham Friends Meeting House
Bill Towe of NC Peace Action (see the article where we featured this group in our blue v11#2 fall/winter 1997 "Grapevine") will speak on issues of both national and local relevance for peace building. Bill is not only on the local group's board, but late in 1998 he was elected to one of the two co-chairs of the national board. Contact Bill at billtowepa@juno.com for additional information. A map to the Meeting House is available.

Wednesday, September 1 - 7:00 pm
Restaurant Review, Greenhouse Cafe
2300 Chapel Hill Rd, Durham, 489-5507
Contact Kathy Marx (468-9435 or km0702@earthlink.net) if you plan to attend (but you can still come if you decide the last minute) and/or to be part of the restaurant review group. From I-40, take 15/501 North toward Durham; don't get on business 15/501; take the Cornwallis Road exit and turn Right; after several blocks turn Left onto Chapel Hill Rd; go through a light and the cafe is on the Right after 2 or 3 blocks next to the fire station (I think this is where Suman's Take-Out used to originally be).

Thursday, September 9 - Sunday, September 12
21st Annual Great Peanut Bicycle Tour
This is a fun set of rides in southern Virginia and northeastern NC with the famous watermelon rind pickle stop, cucumber and tomato stops, and of course, lots of peanuts. There are non-bicycling activities too like bird watching and edible plant walks. Contact (before 9 pm) (800)449-BIKE or email gpt@3rddoor.com or visit them on the web at www.3rddoor.com/gpt.html. This event sold out the last 7 years, so try to register early and contact Dilip so we can go as a group.

Friday, September 10 - Sunday, September 12
15th Annual Toronto Vegetarian Food Fair
Harbourfront Centre, Toronto (Canada)
Our friends at the Toronto Vegetarian Association have North America's largest vegetarian society at around 1600-1700 members, and this excellent event draws over 10,000 people! Visit this lovely city and check out the food fair - contact TVA at (416)533-3897 or tva@veg.on.cafor details.

Saturday, September 18
Hike and Potluck Dinner
Colleen Carmody's home
620 Virginia Cates Rd, Hillsborough
643-1447
Come join us for a short hike at 5:30, followed by a potluck dinner at 7:00 (come for either or both).
Note that if you expect to stay past 9:00 pm, you need to leave a piece of paper on your dashboard that says "Potluck" so the ranger on duty knows you are at the potluck and not still in the park. Colleen is a park ranger at the Eno River State Park and will lead us on a short hike at 5:30. Wear comfortable shoes for an easy hike. Take I-85 south from the Triangle to Exit 164 for Hillsborough; Right at stop onto Churton St; at 1st light, Left onto Mayo St.; at stop sign Left onto Orange Grove Rd; 2nd Right onto Virginia Cates Rd; see signs for Occoneechee Mountain State Natural Area - follow signs to parking lot (remember to leave "Potluck" note as above!). We'll meet at 5:30 in the lot for the hike. To get to the potluck at 7:00 pm, walk from the parking lot on the gravel road past the "Authorized Vehicles Only" sign - Colleen's house is the second one on the road (you'll see the ranger truck parked in front of it.) If it's good weather the potluck will be outside.

Saturday, September 25 - 7:00 pm
Potluck Dinner
Heidi Zehnal and Mike Schiller's home
Chapel Hill
Contact Dilip for details.

Friday, October 1 - Sunday, October 3
14th Annual International Compassionate Living Festival
Four Points Hotel Raleigh Crabtree
Organized by the Culture & Animals Foundation
782-3739
Speakers include Howard Lyman, Joanne Stepaniak, Steve Hindi, and Dr. Richard Ryder from Britain, the person who coined the term "speciesm". This is always an exciting event with many famous speakers, and TVS usually designs the menus. More information, including a schedule of events and registration form, is available at www.veggiedate.com/iclf.cfm.

Friday, October 1
World Vegetarian Day
All of October is Vegetarian Awareness Month. Send a friend an animated greeting card!

Saturday, October 2
World Farm Animals Day
Gandhi's Birthday
Learn more about World Farm Animals Day at FARM's website. Information about Mahatma Gandhi can be found at www.indiagov.org/Gandhi/intro.htm.

Sunday, October 3 - 3:00 pm-4:00 pm
Blessing of the Animals
Duke West Campus in front of the Chapel
Come to this interfaith service and affirmation of respect for all life. Large and small (human and non-human) animals welcome; also, this year there will be some animals available for adoption again. TVS (and other organizations) will have a literature table here; please contact Brian Donlon (969-9287, dovegan@aol.com) to help. Our own Rondy Elliot began this annual event in 1989 and has continued to be part of its organization; contact her for more details at 572-0093. Parking in the Divinity School parking lot at the junctions of Science and Research Drives (Science Drive comes off of 751 by the Duke Golf Course).
Rain date: October 17, 3:00-4:00 pm.

Tuesday, October 12 - 7:00 pm
Restaurant Review, Mama's Cafe
Chapel Hill
Contact Kathy Marx (468-9435 or km0702@earthlink.net)

Saturday, October 23 - 7:00 pm
Potluck Dinner
Tovah Wax's home
204 Beechtree Dr, Cary
TWAX@dhr.state.nc.us
Route 40 to exit 287 and turn South on Harrison Avenue past SAS and toward downtown Cary. Go past a mall on the Right, and then just past a church on the Left; then turn Right into Beachwood. #204 is on the Right.

Saturday, November 13 - 7:00 pm
Potluck Dinner, with Rondy Elliott and Evelyn Giefer Speaking on Christian Theology and Vegetarianism
Rondy Elliott's home
369 Chatham Glen Dr, Durham
572-0093
Rondy is a long-time TVSer and has worked in the area of Animal Rights for 10 years. Her 1991 Masters thesis at Duke Divinity School was titled "Ethical Vegetarianism as Consistent with New Testament Themes". Her article on vegetarianism and Christianity in the purple Winter/Spring 1997 V11#1 Grapevine (an online version is available) kicked off our series on world religions and vegetarianism. Evelyn has a farm sanctuary north of Durham, is a veterinarian, and has written about and been interested in religion and animal rights issues for many years.

Directions to Rondy's home: From I-40, take the exit for Route 751 and turn South going toward Jordan Lake; in 3 miles as soon as you pass the Chatham County sign, take the next Left onto O'Kelly Chapel Rd; in exactly 2 miles turn Right onto Chatham Glen; it's the 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 751, which is for Fayetteville Rd; at the exit turn Left onto Fayetteville Rd; go till road ends (about 2 miles) and turn Left onto Route 751 then follow directions as above (3/4 mile to O'Kelly Chapel Rd).

Thursday, November 25
Thanksgiving Feast
TVS had its annual Thanksgiving feast and raffle at one of Dilip's favorite Triangle restaurants, Cafe Parizäde, in Durham. Check out the final list of raffle prizes! Several pictures were taken at the event, and you can view them in the Photo Album. Additional details, such as the delicious menu served, can be found on the Thanksgiving page.

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. Sponsored by the MediaFoundation, (800)663-1243, buynothingday@adbusters.org.

Saturday, December 11 - 6:00 pm
Annual TVS Holiday Party Potluck
Dave, Renee, and Patrick Connelly's home
3 Bland Spring Place, Durham
544-6372, pedaling@mindspring.com
Take I-40 to exit 274 for Route 751 and go south toward Jordan Lake. Go 6/10 mile and turn left (Massey Chapel Road) - look for sign for Stage Stop Development; take the first right onto Bland Spring Place; their's is the second house on the left (red door). 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 Connellys will have holiday dishes and flatware, so no need to bring your own.

Friday, December 31
First Night Raleigh, presented by Artsplosure (www.artsplosure.org, 990-1158, 832- 8699)
First Night is a fun alcohol-free event in downtown Raleigh with a wide range of entertainment. Children's events will be at and near the NC Museum of History (at Wilmington & Edenton near Moore Square in downtown Raleigh) from 2-6:00 pm, with a "People's Procession" parade at 6:00. The children will have a New Year's countdown at 7 (which is midnight GMT!)-8:00 pm, culminating in fireworks. Other entertainment will go on until midnight at many indoor locations and with the final countdown outdoors. A $9 button available from area Blockbuster Video, Harris Teeter, and CVS Pharmacies (as well as on-site on the 31st for $14) gets you in to all of the entertainment - music, art, drama, magic, comedy, dance and more.

From 2-6:00 pm, TVS will provide children's activity helpers at North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences' Resolution Rocks activity on the museum's Mezzanine Level (the museum is near Edenton and Salisbury). Let Dilip know if you can volunteer (you get a number of benefits, including free admission to all of the First Night events, in addition to hanging out with fellow TVSers while helping children have a fun time); volunteer check-in is next door in the front lobby of the Museum of History.

At 6:00 pm, we'll have a pizza get-together at Theresa and Harvey Poorbaugh's house in Raleigh. Come to their home between 6:00 and 8:00 pm; we'll place an order for vegan pizzas to arrive around 7:15, so do call Harvey and Theresa (876-9337) so we can include your preferences if you'll be coming much after 6:30. Sometime after 8:00 we'll carpool over to First Night.

Directions to home of Theresa and Harvey Poorbaugh, 5817 Old Forge Circle, Raleigh, 876-9337 parsimonious@eruditecomputing.com:

From downtown Raleigh, take Capitol Blvd (just NW of the museums and state capitol) North; pass construction at Wake Forest and take the next exit for Atlantic; Left end of exit to go North; at 2nd light Left onto Whitaker Mill Rd; 1st light Wake Forest Rd; go north about 5 miles - road will change names to Falls of the Neuse Rd); just after a Baptist Church on Right and St. Raphael Catholic Church on Left, you'll come to a light at Northbend (if you get to the light at Spring Forest, you've gone too far); go past that light, 1st Right onto Falls Church Rd; counting only streets on Right side, go to 4th corner -- house is at Falls Church & Old Forge Cir with steep driveway up (don't be confused by 2nd corner also being Falls Church & Old Forge--it's a long semicircle).

From Chapel Hill, Durham, and RTP, take 40 East to Wade Ave; at 440, go North (inner beltline) to exit 10 for Wake Forest Rd, and turn Left at light at bottom of exit to go North on Wake Forest; name will change to Falls of the Neuse; after almost 3 miles, pass St. Raphael's Church on Left and a light at Northbend, then take next Right onto Falls Church Rd (before Spring Forest Rd) and follow directions as above.

From Cary, take inner beltline to exit 10 and follow directions above.