*CLUB POLICY REGARDING RESERVATIONS AND PAYMENT FOR CLUB EVENTS
As both our club membership and the number of club events continue to grow, we find it necessary to make changes that will enable us to operate more efficiently and better serve the membership.
We must require that all dinners, bus trips and other events be paid for by the announced cut off date unless other arrangements have been made. Anyone requesting to attend an event after the cut off date will be put on a waiting list; late request MUST be accompanied by a check for the cost of the event plus $1 for handling and costs; the payment minus the $1 charge will be refunded should no spot be available for the event.
We regret that any payments made for reservations which are canceled for any reason after the cut off date cannot be refunded unless there is a person available on the waiting list. The person canceling his/her reservations may arrange for a substitute to attend in his/her place but any such arrangements shall be between the parties.
Upcoming Events
This page was last updated on: October 28, 2008
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GREEN STREET VEGETARIAN CLUB EVENTS
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BOOK DISCUSSION
HAPPENINGS
EVENTS NOT SPONSORED BY GSVC
Please contact the sponsors of each event for more information
GREEN STREET VEGETARIAN CLUB EVENTS
Sunday, November 2, 1 p.m.-Spruce Hill Lunch Buffet, Spruce Hill
Thursday, November 6, 6:30 p.m. -Book discussion at Mary Ann's home (Harvest for Hope, by Jane Goodall), Harrisburg
Saturday, November 15,11 a.m.-Espresso Yourself Rendezvous, Newport
Sunday, November 16, 1:30 p.m.-Vegan Thanksgiving Dinner at Nude Food, Broad Street Market, Harrisburg
EVENTS NOT SPONSORED BY GSVC
Please contact the sponsors of each event for more information.
Friday, November 7, 6 p.m.-book signing-author Linda Long, Great Chefs Cook Vegan at Camp Hill Shopping Center Barnes and Noble
Saturday, November 8-9, Green Festival, Washington D.C.
Saturday, November 22,12 noon to 4 p.m.-Poplar Spring's Thanksgiving with the Turkeys, Poolesville, MD.
Thursday, November 27 (Thanksgiving Day), 2 to 5 p.m.-Club Veg Philly's Thanksgiving Dinner at Su Tao Vegetarian Chinese Restaurant, Malvern
Thursday, November 27 at 12:00-5:00pm -Washington D.C.Veg Society's Life-Affirming Thanksgiving Celebration, Bethesda, MD
Every Saturday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.-Breakfast at Nude Food, Broad Street Market, Harrisburg
Spruce Hill Lunch Buffet
Spruce Hill (717-527-4146)
Sunday, November 2, 1 p.m
Please meet us for a vegetarian lunch buffet at Spruce Hill Lunch. The buffet is open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., but we are inviting Greenstreeters and friends to meet there at 1 p.m.
Spruce Hill Lunch's November menu will be: kale and potato hash, veggie and urad bean patties, sweet & sour cabbage and apple, batter fried pumpkin and cauliflower, rice and veggie soup, home made bread, and pumpkin cake.
The price for the all-you-can eat buffet is $9.50.
Directions to Spruce Hill Lunch: Take Route 322 W to the Port Royal exit and turn right after you exit. Follow 75 south to Spruce Hill; the restaurant is located 6 miles from the exit on the right hand side of the road.
Espresso Yourself Rendezvous
Newport
Saturday, November 15, 11 a.m.
Join Green Streeters and friends at veg friendly Espresso Yourself for good food and pleasant conversation. No reservations are necessary. We order individually from the menu.
Directions: Take 322 west to the Newport exit, turn left at the stop sign, and follow the road over the Juniata River Bridge into town. Turn left onto 2nd Street. The restaurant is on the right side of the square at 8 Second Street.
Vegan Thanksgiving Dinner at Nude Food
Broad Street Market, Harrisburg
Sunday, November 16, 1:30 p.m.
Here's something to be thankful for! Club member, Pam Kinsey will be serving a vegan Thanksgiving dinner for Greenstreeters and friends at the Broad Street Market, on Sunday, November 16. Usually closed on Sunday, Broad Street Market will be open just for this event. The menu will consist of: Tossed salad with cranberries and almonds, herbed tofu over brown rice with gravy, green bean casserole, pineapple sweet potatoes, rolls, pumpkin cheese cake, and hot coffee and tea.
The price for the dinner is $25. This includes tax and gratuity.
Reservations and pre-payment are required. Please call Pam at Nude Food (717-236-8499). Payment must be received by Saturday, November 8. Make checks payable to Pam Kinsey, and send to:
Nude Food
1233 N. 3rd. Street
Harrisburg, Pa 17107
The day of the dinner, we will enter the market through the end door off of the plaza. None of the other doors will be open.
Book Signing-author Linda Long
Great Chefs Cook Vegan
Camp Hill Shopping Center Barnes and Noble
Friday, November 7, 6 p.m.
Here is a chance to meet author Linda Long at the Camp Hill Shopping Center Barnes and Noble where she will be signing her book, Great Chefs Cook Vegan.
Great Chefs Cook Vegan includes recipes from 25 of today's greatest chefs, including Thomas Keller, Jean-George Vongerichten, Eric Ripert, Charlie Trotter, and many other James Beard award-winning chefs. Each chef section includes a three or four-course vegan meal.
Green Festival
Washington D.C. Convention Center
801 Mount Vernon Place, NW, Washington D.C.
Saturday, November 8-9, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The Green Festival, a two day event, will feature more than 125 renowned speakers, including Dr. Helen Caldicott, Jim Hightower, Ralph Nader, and Amy Goodman. It will also feature over 350 local green businesses, and will showcase green how-to workshops, green films, a Fair Trade pavilion, yoga classes, organic beer, delicious organic cuisine, live music, and much more.
The cost is $15 per Festival Pass, good for the whole weekend. To reserve tickets or for more information go to greenfestivals.org/washington-dc-2008 or call
1-800-584-7336
Poplar Spring's Thanksgiving with the Turkeys
Poolesville, MD
Saturday, November 22, 12 noon to 4 p.m
Come celebrate Thanksgiving WITH the turkeys * join our eight friendly turkeys and all their friends in celebrating a cruelty-free Thanksgiving potluck. Please bring a vegan (no meat, dairy, or eggs) dinner or dessert item to serve 8. $10.00 suggested donation to benefit the animals. No charge for children under 16.
Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary is a 400 acre non-profit refuge for farm animals and wildlife located in Poolesville, Maryland.
Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary
P.O. Box 507
Poolesville, Maryland 20837
For directions or more information, Phone: 301-428-8128 or go to animalsanctuary.org
Club Veg Philly's Thanksgiving Dinner
Su Tao Vegetarian Chinese Restaurant
Malvern
Thursday, November 27 (Thanksgiving Day), 2 to 5 p.m.
Join Club Veg Philly's 4th annual Thanksgiving Day dinner at Su Tao (Great Valley Shopping Center, 81 Lancaster Ave). In addition to a delicious feast with items not usually served, they will have give-aways, raffles, silent auctions and more (donations for the event are welcome).The cost is $22 for those who are not members of Club Veg Philly and $20 for members of Club Veg Philly.
RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED. Prepayment is
recommended to guarantee your spot. Send check payable to "Club Veg," PO Box 324, Phoenixville, PA 19460 or through Paypal at clubveg@clubveg.org.
Su Tao Cafe is located at: 81 Lancaster Ave, Malvern, Pennsylvania 19355 (at corner of Rt 30 & 401 in Great Valley Shopping Center) 610-651-8886.
Mary Hope has agreed to help coordinate car pooling from the Harrisburg area so if you're looking for a ride or to share costs by offering a ride, please let her know. Mary can be reached at 774-2931 or at mhope8440@yahoo.com. Don't procrastinate!
Washington D.C. Veg Society's
Life-Affirming Thanksgiving Celebration
Bethesda, MD
Thursday, November 27 at 12:00-5:00pm
Celebrate Thanksgiving Day with hundreds of people enjoying a gourmet vegan feast at the Hyatt Regency Bethesda in Bethesda, Maryland.
The guest speaker this year will be Wendy Rieger, who anchors NBC4 News4. She will talk about her journey to becoming vegetarian as well as share insights from her view as a news anchor and environmentalist.
Registration and appetizers start at noon and the meal starts just after 1:00pm (you must arrive by 1:00pm) . An exciting, abundant menu is being finalized (so changes are possible) but will look something like the following:
Soup, Vegetable Crudities (Raw Vegetables), Garden Salad with Pine Nuts, Avocado, and Raspberry Vinaigrette, Bean Sprouts in Curry Sauce, Roasted Potatoes with Artichoke and Sun-Dried Tomatoes , Butternut Squash Baked with Leeks, Vanilla Bean, and Toasted Walnuts .Julienne Vegetables served with Asian Peanut Sauce, Country Harvest Rice Pilaf Cooked in Homemade Vegetable Stock, Vegan Stuffing and Gravy, Hearty Thanksgiving Stuffed Tofu in Ginger Citrus Sauce, Wild Mushroom Ravioli with Tomato and Fennel Broth, Vegan Pumpkin Pie, Fresh Seasonal Fruit and Berries, Cranberry Sauce, Rolls and Soy Margarine,Beverages: Lemonade, Iced Tea, Freshly Brewed Coffee, Decaffeinated Coffee, and Teas.
The cost for VSDC members is $53 and for those who are not members ofVSDC, the cost is $56. When you RSVP, please include the number of attendees in your party (spelling out all names), your email address or phone number for confirmation, and any seating preferences.
To reserve, please send a check made payable to "VSDC" and mail to:
VSDC TG
PO Box 4921
Washington, DC 20008
(memo line: VSDC Thanksgiving).
Please bring vegan, non-perishable food items to be donated for the homeless and low-income families.
Breakfast at Nude Food
Every Saturday, 9 a.m.. to 2 p.m.
You will see many Greenstreeters and friends enjoying breakfast at Nude Food on Saturday mornings. Club member Pam Kinsey offers vegan breakfasts at her Nude Food natural food stand in the Broad Street Market on Saturdays only from 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Her stand which is open Thursday through Saturday for organic and other foods and sundries is now located in the stone building at the market's 3rd and Verbeke location. Plenty of seating in a friendly, cozy atmosphere. Free Parking. Join us for delicious vegan pancakes, tofu scramble, vegan eggs Benedict, quiche, and eggless omelet.
Harvest for Hope, by Jane Goodall
Mary Ann's Home
Harrisburg
Thursday, November 6, 6:30 p.m
We will be meeting at Mary Ann's home to discuss Jane Goodall's book, Harvest for Hope. The following is from an editorial review found at Amazon.com:
"World-renowned scientist and conservationist Jane Goodall earned her fame by studying chimpanzee feeding habits. But in Harvest for Hope, she scrutinizes human eating behaviors, and the colossal food industries that force-feed some cultures' self-destructive habits for mass consumption. It's an unsustainable lifestyle that Goodall argues must change immediately, beginning--not ironically--at a grassroots level."
Mary Ann will provide vegan refreshments.
Please call Mary Ann at 579-6243 by Wednesday, November 5 to let her know you are coming.
LAST MONTH'S
BOOK DISCUSSION
The following quotes are from the subject of September's book discussion, Thanking the Monkey, Rethinking the Way We Treat Animals, by Karen Dawn, published 2008 by Harper.
"Animals should have the right to run if they have legs, swim if they have fins, and fly if they have wings."-page 8 (quoting Gretchen Wyler, founder of the Genesis Awards)
" [members of the biochemical industry] might want you to think you should thank the monkey for giving her life to save yours, but she is just as likely to have died, unwillingly, to help you clean your kitchen or clear up your toe fungus in two days instead of three."-page 10
"I question judgements that are based on our performance on some universal ethical test for the worth of a life, when the test has been designed using.........characteristics that happily seem to pertain most strongly to members of our own species. Why is the test not based on on the gentlest nature, or the ability to live on Earth without destroying it? Perhaps because we are not going to design a test we are destined to flunk."-page 12
"For what crime do we condemn to cages animals whose natural right it is to soar across the heavens?"-page 46
"In many areas, such as memory, [fish's] cognitive powers match or exceed those of 'higher' vertebrates, including non-human primates. Best of all, given the central place memory plays in intelligence and social structures, fish not only recognize individuals, but can also keep track of complex social relationships."-page 49
