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A recent news article tells of the SFVS running an event 'Bollywood night Friday'.
What is Vegan Bollywood Night? That’s one of our social nights. It’s at the Maharani restaurant and it starts at 6 o’clock for no-host cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, and then there’s a vegan buffet. At 8 o’clock, we’ll watch a Bollywood film called “Kal Ho Na Ho.”
Seats still available. Call JC at telephone 415-552-8883 to make it to the reservation list before sending in your check payment. Due date: August 19
See Auction and Raffle items at the bottom of this email.
MADHATTER TEA PARTY Sunday, August 23, 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. Secret Garden Tea House, Garden Room 721 Lincoln Way between 8th & 9th Avenue, San Francisco
Fund-raiser for WORLD VEG FESTIVAL (Oct 3 & 4) $30 per person in advance (mail checks made out to SFVS to Joseph Cadiz, 73 Rondel Place, San Francisco CA 94103 by August 19TH
Wear your favorite hat. If you have no hat, you are welcome too.
Prizes for the prettiest, funniest, and most unusual. Raffles and Silent Auction. For additional information, call 415-273-5841. Enjoy a festive afternoon of bottomless teas, herbal teas and vegan delights
Menu: Sandwiches: Marinated Cucumber with Baby Dill, Homemade Pesto & Tomatoes, Banana & Walnut, and Mini Pita with Curry Quinoa Pilaf;
Savories: Garden Veggie Rice Roll with Basil, Mint & Lemon Maple Dressing and Stuffed Mini Pepper with Sweet Chillie Lime Corn, Fire Roasted Bell Pepper with Garlic & Balsamic Vinegar;
Sweets: Sour Cherry Pear Tart, Vegan Cranberry Scone, Vegan Blue Berry Scone. A special donation of vegan cookies and cake from Violet Sweet Shoppe, a Vegan Bakery www.violetsweetshoppe.com
AUCTION / RAFFLE LIST
1. $10 value, T-shirt organic cotton red color with silkscreen, Large "Viva Las Vegan". Donated by Merry Vegan 2. $21 value, Lady's bracelet with "Vegan" rhinestones setting. Donated by Snooty Jewelry 3. $50 gift certificate from Herbivore 4. $25 gift certificate from Cosmo's Vegan Shoppe for online purchase 5. $225 value One Cooking Class for two people at the Natural Gourmet Institute, 48 West St, New York, NY 6. $75 Gift certificate from Candle Café, 154 E 79th St., New York, NY, plus one cotton bag and one Large cotton T-shirt 7. $200 value, weekend for two at Todos Santos Resort at Baja, Mexico, near Cabo http://www.todossantos.cc/floradelmar.html (certificate not yet received) 8. $24 value, two Men's vegan wallet from The Vegan Collection 9.A set of 5 DVDs: On the Run. Real life ALF adventure stories by Ingrid Newkirk. Donated by JC 10.$40 value, Black nylon shoulder bag with logo of the San Francisco Vegetarian Society 11.$40 value, Cotton backpack, khaki color with logo of the San Francisco Vegetarian Society
Join VegNews Magazine for its first-ever Issue Launch Party in celebration of their special July+August Music edition. Guests will revel in delicious vegan nibbles, fabulous live music (featuring Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers), organic cocktails, a sumptuous dessert buffet, tour-bus treats from roaming Candy Girls, and the company of a couple hundred fun-loving vegetarians. Silent auction items include a lunch date with Vice Presidential-candidate Matt Gonzalez, sassy leatherette handbags, Whole Foods shopping sprees, cruelty-free makeup gift bags, vegan cookie baskets, signed vegetarian cookbooks, and more. All proceeds will benefit the Humane California campaign.
“New Research on Vegan Diet & Health” by Dr. Neal Barnard, MD
Date: Friday, August 25, 2006 Time: 7:00 p.m. Place: Red Victorian Peace Café 1665 Haight Street, near Ashbury, San Francisco
For more information, call 415-273-5481. Although the Peace Café is not a vegetarian cafe, Vegetarian or Vegan food is available prior to the lecture.
This is a video that was taped at a lecture presented at the World Vegetarian Day 2005. Dr. Barnard is a clinical researcher, author, and health advocate. He is the Founder and President of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. He is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. He is the author of Breaking the Food Seduction; The Best in the World; Eat Right, Live Longer; Food for Life; and The Power of Your Plate.
This is a good opportunity to bring a friend, socialize, and listen to some important vegan information from a scientific viewpoint.
The San Francisco Vegetarian Society is pleased to present “The World Peace Diet,” a lecture – presentation by Will Tuttle, Ph.D.
Date: Friday, July 21, 2006 Time: 7:00 p.m. Place: Institute on Aging (IOA) 3600 Geary Boulevard San Francisco
Door: Donations Welcome. Refreshments & Booksigning following the lecture.
For more information, call 415-273-5481 or www.sfvs.org.
Dr. Tuttle will be discussing his recently published book The World Peace Diet, the first book to make explicit the invisible connections between our meals and our broad range of problems-psychological, social, and spiritual, as well as health and environmental. He offers powerful ways we can all experience healing and peace and contribute to a positive transformation of human consciousness.
Dr. Tuttle has a doctorate degree from the University of California, Berkeley and has taught college courses in humanities, mythology, creativity, religion, and philosophy. He has a broad background in Eastern and Western meditation traditions and has created uplifting healing music on seven CD albums of original piano music. His personal web site is: www.willtuttle.com.
The San Francisco Vegetarian Society and the Yoga Society of San Francisco invites the public to a Kemetic Yoga Weekend of Lectures and Classes on Yoga therapy, meditation, plant-based diet, and spirituality presented by Yirser Ra Hotep.
Dates: Friday evening Lecture – July 14th 7:00 – 10:00 p.m. Saturday Evening Class I – July 15th 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Sunday Evening Class II – July 16th 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Place: Yoga Society 2872 Folsom Street, between 24th & 25th Street, San Francisco
$40 Lecture, $35 per Class (Discount for early phone registration and more discount for SFVS members and for weekend package.) Call 415-285-5537 for more information or to register.
Yirser Ra Hotep is recognized nationally and internationally as a master and innovator of Kemetic Yoga (ancient Egyptian system that included vegetarian diet that influenced Greek philosopher & mathematician, Pythagoras). He has taught Yoga for over 30 years and written extensively on the African origins of Yoga, stress management, diet, health and wellness. He is the author of Kemetic Yoga, a three-volume set of Instructional Yoga DVDs and Journey to Amenta, an audio meditation and music CD. His web site is:
WORLD GO VEGAN DAY Sponsored by Go Vegan Radio and The San Francisco Vegetarian Society
CELEBRATE THE SUMMER SOLSTICE at the MILLENNIUM Premiere Vegan Restaurant Voted No. 1 in the U.S. by Veg News Magazine
Wednesday, June 21, 2006 - 6:00 p.m. $35.00 includes Three Course Gourmet Vegan Dinner With an Herbal Seasonal Elixir (Tips & other Beverages Extra)
Silent Auction to benefit Go Vegan Radio Special Celebrity Appearance by Bob Linden Go Vegan Radio On Air America KQKE AM 960 Fridays between 6:00 and 7:00 a.m. on The Progressive News Hour with John Scott and 9:00 to 10:00 p.m. every Sunday podcasting and archived on www.GoVeganRadio.com
Space is limited. Send Check to SFVS, c/o Joseph Cadiz, 73 Rondel Place, San Francisco CA 94103 by June 17th or Pay Pal at www.sfvs.org Call 415-273-5481 for more information. SOLD OUT!
4th of July Potluck, Tuesday, July 4 Boating, Socializing, Appetizers:4:00 p.m., Dine:5:00 p.m., Dance:6:00 p.m. 633 Glenwood Isle, Alameda, hosted by Elizabeth Bechtold. Directions: See May 29th potluck. $1 suggested donation with food, enough for 10 people per person. $10 per person without food. Attire: Western or Patriotic. (No children under 12 because of the canal.) After the potluck there will be dancing in the studio. Contact Howard to volunteer setting up: howarddy2@att.net or Elizabeth for last minute directions, 510-864-1111.
Free Video Night at the Red Victorian Peace Café on the Last Friday of the Month 1665 Haight Street, near Ashbury, San Francisco. Vegetarian & vegan food available before the show. Featuring World Vegetarian Day 2005 videos. Now’s your chance to see the lectures you missed. Friday, June 30 - Dr. John McDougall (MD), McDougall Wellness Center, “Marketing Milk and Disease” Friday, July 28 - Ingrid Newkirk, Founder & President PETA “Making Kind Choices” Friday, August 25 – Dr. Neal Barnard (MD), Founder & President Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, “New Research on Vegan Diet & Health”
Summer Picnic by the Bay, Saturday, June 24 at 1:00 p.m. Crissy Field near the Warming Hut at the end of Mason Street, Presidio, near the Golden Gate Bridge. Children of all ages very welcome. Bus #29 or #45 to Lyon & Greenwich then take Presidio Shuttle to the Warming Hut or call MUNI, 415-673-6864. Let us know if you are coming as we need to make sure we have enough tables, 415-273-5481. Bring fresh or prepared picnic food for 10. (There is no way to heat food.) Wear layered clothing for unpredictable San Francisco weather mostly on the cool side. There is plenty of time after eating for walking, hiking, biking, or sitting and viewing the fabulous panoramic bay view.
Memorial Day Potluck, Monday, May 29 Boating, Socializing, & Appetizers:4:00 p.m., Dine:5:00 p.m., Dance:6:00 p.m. 633 Glenwood Isle, Alameda, at the home of Elizabeth Bechtold Co-sponsored with East Bay Veg*ns. Very Raw Friendly. Attire: Dressy Casual Due to the closeness to the canal, Elizabeth has requested that no children under 12 come. $1 suggested door donation with food, enough for 10 people, or $10 without food. No charge for those arriving two hours early to volunteer setting up and assisting preparing raw treats. Wear or bring soft-soled shoes for dancing in the special Dance Studio. Call Elizabeth to volunteer or for last minute directions 510-864-1111. Directions: From 880, take High Street Alameda Exit. At stoplight, turn west onto High Street and proceed over bridge 1.5 miles. Turn right onto Otis Drive and right onto Glenwood. From Fruitvale BART Station, take Bus #50 to White Hall & Willow, then walk 2 blocks to Otis and 1 block to Glenwood. Call 415-273-5481 for more general information.
Free Video Night at the Red Victorian Peace Café on the Last Friday of the Month Friday, May 26 at 7:00 p.m. Vegetarian & Vegan food are available before the show. 1665 Haight Street, near Ashbury, San Francisco “The Greatest Diet on Earth” by Joel Fuhrman, MD. This video features Dr. Fuhrman’s recommendations in his two excellent books, Eat to Live and Disease Proof Your Child.
Kentucky Fried Chicken leafletting followed by lunch at Shangri La. Sunday, May 28th, Leafleting at 12:00 p.m., Lunch at 1:15 p.m. KFC is at 1900 Irving Street at the corner of 20th Ave in San Francisco. Shangri La is at 2026 Irving St. at 22nd Ave., 731-2548, walking distance from KFC. Come to one event or both. A group will walk from KFC to the restaurant together. Please RSVP, write to veggiejews@cyberonic.com . See newsletter for more info.
Cooking Demo with Jill Broadway, Sunday, May 21 at 1:00 p.m. One Taste Café, in the Urban Retreat Center, 1074 Folsom Street, between 7th & 8th St, San Francisco $10 donation includes Recipes and Samples. Reservations by May 18, call 415-273-5481. The exciting “Global Vegan Gourmet” Menu will include: Fennel, Pear and Celery Root Soup with Lemongrass and Basil; Kelp Noodle Salad with Orange Miso Dressing; Sesame Spinach and Shitake Rolls; Coconut Cream Tarts with Vanilla and Cardamom, Chocolate Crust, Seasonal Fruit. Menu is vegan and wheat free, with no refined sugar or starches, and organic as much as possible. Jill is a professional chef with 9 years experience and a graduate of the Culinary Management Program of George Brown College, Toronto, Canada. She specializes in health conscious cuisine with extensive knowledge of vegan, Ayurvedic and yogic diets. A certified yoga instructor, she has traveled in India, cooked in yoga ashrams and worked as the chef at two Ayurvedic wellness spas. Besides teaching holistic cooking classes, she is currently working at Café Gratitude on Irving in San Francisco.
May Potluck with Free Lecture by Don Moseman, aka “Walking Don” Saturday, May 13th, Socializing & Appetizers:6:00 p.m., Dining:6:30 p.m., Lecture:7:30 p.m. Location: IOA. After the Potluck, Don will discuss “Healthy Diet and Walking” and show slides from his 2nd walk in 1998 from Boston to San Francisco/Mill Valley via the northern route. He showed his slides from his 3rd walk across the U.S. at our October 2005 Potluck. His remarkable walking feats were written up in the San Francisco Chronicle Nov. 19, 2004. Educational and inspiring, be sure to bring friends, old and young to meet Don. At the age of 66, he is now planning his 4th walk across the U.S. We will be planning a greeting party when he reaches San Francisco sometime during the summer.
Lecture with Book Tour – Peter Singer, Professor/Author “Why Our Food Choices Matter” Friday, May 12 at 7:00 p.m. $5 suggested donation. Co-Sponsored with UUFETA Unitarian Universalist Center, Franklin & Geary Streets, San Francisco MUNI #38 with East Bay connection at TransBay Terminal and BART at Montgomery Exit Peter Singer had been a professor at Princeton University since 1999. He was the founding President of the International Association of Bioethics and founding Co-Editor of the journal Bioethics with Helga Kuhse. Singer first became internationally known after the publication of Animal Liberation in 1975. His other books include Practical Ethics, How Are We to Live?; Rethinking Life and Death; One World; The President of Good and Evil and his present book, The Way We Eat: Why Our Food Choices Matter. Book signing will follow the lecture.
Lecture with Book Tour – Jonathan Balcombe, author “Pleasurable Kingdom” Thursday, May 11 at 7:00 p.m. Free Lecture Co-Sponsored with Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine Location: IOA. Johathan Balcombe is an animal behavior research consultant for the Washington, D.C. based PCRM and the author of The Use of Animals in Higher Education: Problems, Alternatives and Recommendations. His most recent book is Pleasurable Kingdom, Animals and the Nature of Feeling Good and is the first of its kind formally recognizing animals’ ability to feel pleasure. Book signing will follow the lecture.
NEW LIVING EXPO 2006 at Concourse, 8th & Branan – April 28 to 30 Connecting Mind, Body, and Spirit The Concourse Exhibition Center 8th Street at Brannan Street, San Francisco #19 Polk Bus 415-382-8300
April 28 – 3:00 to 10:00 p.m. $10 29 - 10 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. $15 30 – 10 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. $15
Seniors & Students with ID $10/Children under 10 Free General Admission on all categories includes Exhibits, Lectures, Panels, and most Workshops. 300 + Exhibits, 100 + Lectures, Free Workshops, Panel Discussions, Natural Food, Green Business, Bookstore, Business Opportunities, Body Work
The San Francisco Vegetarian Society will have a Booth at this exciting event. Be sure to check us out, #825 on left mezzanine. Howard Lyman will be at our booth signing books Saturday, except when he is speaking (at 5:00 p.m. in Room 4) and all day Sunday. Drop by and say “hello” to this wonderful vegan “mover & shaker”. Attend his workshop if you can and bring friends to hear his message: “Inventory of Planet Earth: Do We Have a Future?”
Another favorite of ours is Dr. John McDougall. He will be speaking on Sunday at 1:00 p.m. in Room 2 “Aging in Style: Maybe to 100 with Sensible Care”.
Garden & Flower Show at Cow Palace – March 16 to 19 SFVS will have a booth as part of its outreach program. Volunteers will be needed to staff the booth. If you can help, contact Nancy Loewen, Volunteer Coordinator: 415-750-0614 or nloewen@ioaging.org.
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