Triangle Vegetarian Society
2012 Calendar
Please note: if you're interested in attending a potluck, please bring a vegetarian, preferably vegan, item to share, and include a list of ingredients. Please bring serving utensils, as well as a plate, glass, and utensils for yourself.
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Sunday, January 22, 2012
Talk by Dilip Barman: "Why Vegetarian (and how to get there)"
Durham Public Library - South Regional Branch
4505 S. Alston Ave, Durham, 27713
919-560-7409
Want to go vegetarian for your health, the environment, ethics, or just to eat tasty food? Come learn about the benefits and leave with practical steps for getting there.
Saturday, January 28, 2012 - 7:00 pm
Vegan Potluck and Talk by Donna Beaudoin, author of "Sister Vegetarian's 31 Days of Drama-Free Living..." (Potluck FAQ)
Durham Friends Meetinghouse
404 Alexander Avenue, Durham (see a map and directions)
Please bring only vegan dishes to this potluck. Donna Beaudoin (SisterVegetarian.com) is a Certified Raw Vegan Lifestyle Coach and Raw Vegan
Chef who helps "people transition to a vegetarian or vegan lifestyle by illustrating the
importance of adding to weekly meals raw vegan and whole foods for increased health
benefits". She has received strong feedback about her work and new book and has been a
guest speaker at several recent events, including being on a panel along with "nutritarian"
Joel Fuhrman, M.D.
After we enjoy a vegan potluck, we will be treated to an inspiring talk by Donna Beaudoin. Donna's book, "Sister Vegetarian's 31 Days of Drama-Free Living: Exercises and Recipes for a Healthy Mind, Body, and Spirit", will not be available for purchase at this event, but you are welcome to bring with you books purchased ahead of time and she will be happy to sign them. You can order the book at the following sites:
Lantern Books, Amazon, and Barnes and Noble.
As always, please label ingredients in your potluck dish and bring your own serving utensils and place
setting. If you don't enjoy preparing food, feel free to pick up some apple cider, perhaps a
quality vegan (no honey, eggs, dairy, or other animal products) bread and dip, or a fruit platter.
Saturday, February 25, 2012 - 7:00 pm
Potluck and Music Night (Potluck FAQ)
Carmen Chasteen's home
747 Buck Branch Rd, Pittsboro (see a map)
919-542-1970
Vegan dishes only, please. After we eat, Carmen, who is from Columbia and a lover of singing and dancing, will sing a few folk songs, including a Columbian Cumbia and an Argentinian Los Hosnros in milonga rhythm. If you can, bring an instrument; she will have some rhythm instruments available. You're also welcome to contribute a song!
March, 2012 (specific date TBD - likely Saturday, March 17)
Potluck and talk by T. Colin Campbell (Potluck FAQ)
We're lucky to have presenting China-Oxford Cornell Study ("China Project") author T. Colin Campbell, and subject (along with Caldwell Esselstyn Jr.) of the documentary film Forks Over Knives. After watching the film that documents overwhelming scientific and medical "evidence that a whole food plant-based diet can prevent, and in many cases, reverse degenerative diseases", we will have a potluck followed by a discussion led by Dr. Campbell. Details TBA, but likely 5:30-7 pm film viewing, 7 pm potluck, 8 pm discussion.