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Hi! I'm in DC. Anyone else?

B'GUP DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA!! Worst traffice on Earth! Worst basketball franchise on Earth! Love, DC, love!!

I sorta grew up in/around DC and Baltimore. Now I'm in *UGH* Delaware.

hahaha, another. Make that 2 out of 50 Michael...or was this intentional...hmmm ;)

Wasthington?

I'm ten minutes from DC (U of M area).

Think we can ever get the typo fixed?

Hey all, I live about 30 minutes outside of DC, in Springfield, VA, at least for the next month and a half. So, Sticky Fingers Bakery?? Anyone know if you can buy individual items?

Hi there! My ex lives in Springfield. Anyhow, never been to that bakery--sorry!

I'm in Baltimore, and work in Columbia...once upon a time when I was ambitious, I worked in the District.

Re: Sticky Fingers

Yes, you can buy individual items. And it's highly worth the trip to go pick up some cowvin cookies!

whooooooooo. DC!

Hi! I'm new to this board and to the DC area. My fiance and I just moved to Alexandria, VA and are looking to meet interesting people and couples.

I've joined a Cooking Light Supper Club in my area which has been fun and got me thinking, are their any veggie supper clubs in DC? If not, would anyone be interested in starting one?

I think it would be lots of fun and a great way for people to get together and enjoy wonderful food and company!

Peace, love & happiness,
Jenni

Who got a copy of The Washington Post yesterday?

I picked one up for some unknown reason (OK, to read the comics) and there was a vegan comic there!

Go dig through the trash and get the Style section and look for the comic: "Rhymes with Orange"...I looked for the website so I could post it up for everyone but they haven't updated it in like 2 weeks.

Who got a copy of The Washington Post yesterday?

I picked one up for some unknown reason (OK, to read the comics) and there was a vegan comic there!




I saw it - not bad! Of course, I still love the Dilbert from sometime last year with the vegan guy in the office. Dilbert tells him that his clothes were made on machines run by coal and oil which come from dead dinosuars. The guy is shown in the final panel walking nude around the office thinking to himself "I need to start making exceptions."

For anyone lurking around this forum who doesn't go to the MD or VA forums, check out either of them for news about a local gathering of veggieboards people planned for February 15.

Man, TWP Style section has The Sun beat in someways.

For one, my horoscopes are better in TWP. Cause for 2 months now, according to TWP, I will meet my soul mate...and I better look my best. TS is just being a meanie and saying that I'll discover the cure for the common cold or be the next big philosopher or some mucky-muck...Or maybe I shouldn't put much into these computer generated horoscopes...

Two, the comics are better. The Boondocks and Dilbert (and Doonsbury) rock my world. Yeah TS has them too, but not much else.

OK, so my thinking for today is done. whoo!

Vegetarian Society for the District of Columbia

http://www.vsdc.org/

Greenfestival September 18 & 19 2004 Washington DC Convention Center. www.greenfestivals.com

Vegetarian Society of the District Of Columbia
http://www.vsdc.org/

- Lists many free vegetarian social events and other cool veggie things to do in the Washington DC Metro Area.


Veg-DC Mailing List
http://www.waste.org/mail/?list=veg-dc&doneurl=/regveg/&donename=RegionalVeg

- This free e-mail discussion list is for about everything vegan and vegetarian in the Washington DC Metro Area.
Great for learning about local resources, local events, and interfacing with local veggie people.


Pangea
http://www.veganstore.com

- is a mail order business specializing in hard to find vegan speciality products. Foods, cosmetics, vitamins, leather alternatives ...etc. They are open for walk-in customers on the weekend. N


VegDC.com ( not affilitated with the mailing list above )
http://www.vegdc.com

- is an excellent guide to vegan, vegetarian, vegetarian friendly restaurants, groceries, and other resources in the Washington DC Metro Area.


Vegan Meetup for Washington D.C.
http://vegan.meetup.com/?localeId=461&setLocale=1

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Vegetarian Society Of The District Of Columbia (VSDC)

POT LUCK VEGETARIAN PICNIC IN ROCK CREEK PARK

Sunday September 19th 4 pm

Grove 9, Rock Creek Park

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- FREE

- No membership required

- Everyone is welcome!

- Easy to get to location

- Free parking available on site

- FUN!


For directions and more information about the picnic please see:
http://www.vsdc.org/picnics.html


For other FUN events sponsored by the VSDC that are open to everyone
please see:
http://www.vsdc.org/calendar.html


You can also get a very impressive list of other FUN veggie events
(non VSDC sponsored ) in the DC Metro Area on the VSDC web site at:
http://www.vsdc.org/nonvsdc_calendar.html



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I will be staffing the table for the Vegetarian Society Of DC ( http://www.vsdc.org ) this Saturday from 3- 7 pm.

My name is Steve, drop by and say hello.

http://www.greenfestivals.com/

Charlottesville Vegetarian Festival - Free 9/25/04

http://cvillevegfest.org/

Saturday, September 25, 2004
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Lee Park
Charlottesville, Virginia

Open House at the VSDC Office and Annual Meeting

Restaurant Visit to Berwyn Cafe
Sat 9 October, at 12 noon
(College Park Maryland, 5010 Berwyn Road
<http://maps.yahoo.com/?addr=5010+berwyn+rd&csz=20742>, near Rhode
Island Ave)

The October restaurant visit, with a special date and time, is at Berwyn
Café <http://berwyncafe.net/>. Berwyn Cafe is an all-vegetarian /
mostly vegan restaurant (a few desserts have honey). They serve a
variety of sandwiches and salads, including tofu gyro sandwiches. VSDC
Board Member and folk musician Steven Gellman <http://hiddenpoet.com/>
(www.hiddenpoet.com <http://www.hiddenpoet.com/>) will perform, as he
does on the second Saturday of every month, so come early to get your
food and a good seat. Berwyn Cafe is not walking distance from a Metro
station, but there is an hourly bus (83) from the College Park station
that leaves you a short walk from the restaurant. There's also the C2
bus from the Greenbelt Metro station.






Singles – Restaurant Party and Movie

Sat 9 October, 5:00pm

Singles, join us for a restaurant party at Aladdin's (4044 S
28th Street, Arlington, VA (Shirlington), 703-894-4401,
_www.aladdinseatery.com_
<http://mail.yahoo.com/config/login?/file://www.aladdinseatery.com>),
where the menu is about 50% vegetarian. We'll meet at 5pm and have
one section of the restaurant to ourselves, with three or four
tables. Each person will pay their own portion of that table's
bill. Just a half block away is the Cineplex Odeon Shirlington
Theater, with seven screens. After dinner, pairs or groups might
like to see a film. We'll have time to eat and socialize before a
typical 6:30 to 7:30 pm show time. Last January we had this same
event and 20 people attended. Some saw a film after eating, but
many stayed at the restaurant long after 7:30. It was very enjoyable.

Please contact Patricia by Friday, Oct 8th, if possible, if
you will be attending so she can give the restaurant a final count,
at patricia.powell@wwfus.org, 202-861-8393 office, 571-217-6029
cell. For anyone replying as late as Friday, please call the office
or cell number (don't use email).


Adopt-A-Road Cleanup
Sat 9 October at 11am
Silver Spring, Maryland

Please come out and help us work! You will get a great workout and get
to see VSDC's sign at the corner of Wayne Avenue and Sligo Creek
Parkway. We'll meet at 11am at the corner of Georgia and Wayne Avenues
at the small triangular park on the east side of Georgia Avenue (just
three blocks up the hill on Wayne Avenue from the Silver Spring metro,
red line). Bright vests, gloves, a "grabber," and garbage bags will be
provided. Please wear closed-toe shoes for your safety. At 11:15am
we'll start working, heading east along Wayne Avenue. We'll go
somewhere afterwards for some lunch or a snack. For general
information, see the VSDC Adopt-A-Road
<http://www.vsdc.org/cleandc.html> page on the website.




When: October 12, 1994 – January 14, 2005 (off last 2 weeks in
December 2004)



Where: Classes will be held at two locations:

SE Tennis and Learning Center

701 Mississippi Avenue, SE

(off Wheeler Road; near Congress Heights metro)

Tuesdays, 6:30-8:30 PM



ROC-North (former Petworth School)

801 Shepherd Street, NW, Room 245

(3 blocks from Georgia Avenue-Petworth metro)

Thursdays, 6:30-8:30 PM



Cost: Only $5 for entire course (Fee can be waived, if requested)



To register, contact VSDC at 202-362-8349 or vsdc@vsdc.org
<http://us.f514.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=vsdc@vsdc.org&YY=43920&order=down&sort=date&pos=1>
and leave your name, number and the location you plan to attend (NW or
SE). You can also check out our website at www.vsdc.org for up-to-date
information. The one-time $5 registration fee can be paid on the first
day of class (or can be waived, if requested).




VegFest DC 2004: Health, Ecology, and Ethics
Sat 23 October, 11 am to 7 pm
14th and U Streets, NW Washington DC
<http://maps.yahoo.com/?addr=2000+14th+NW&csz=20009>

VSDC is excited to sponsor VegFest DC once again, and with the support
of the 14th and U Main Street Initiative <http://14thandu.org/>. It
will take place at the Frank D. Reeves Center, one block west of the U
Street Cardozo Metro Station
<http://wmata.com/metrorail/Stations/station.cfm?station=73>. This
one-day *event is free and open to the general public* and will include
a range of presentations on the powerful and empowering benefits of
vegetarianism as they relate to personal and public health,
environmental sustainability, the end of abuse and exploitation of
animals, and the alleviation of global hunger.

Sessions will feature prominent speakers, exceptional panels, and
creative food preparation demonstrations, to better understand the
compelling ideological reasons and also provide practical information on
how people can do it simply and successfully. Sessions, being
finalized, will be interspersed in a single track to enable all
participants to enjoy all sessions.

Many like-minded organizations will exhibit their materials and projects
while vendors will offer unique items, including fabulous vegan food!
Door prizes will be given and music is planned. All attendees will be
asked to register upon arriving, so we may better gauge the event's
success. Donations of vegan non-perishable food items will be collected
and given to Community of Hope <http://communityofhopedc.org/>, a local
non-profit helping those in need in DC.

October, a special time for vegetarians, is Vegetarian Awareness Month,
and also includes World Vegetarian Day (1 October), World Farmed Animals
Day (2 October), St. Francis of Assisi's birthday (4 October), and
United Nations World Food Day (14 October). 15 October 2004 marks
VSDC's 77th anniversary!

**Volunteers are needed to assist us throughout the day. Please let us
know <http://www.vsdc.org/contact.html> if you can help make VegFest DC
2004 an overwhelming success;
contact http://www.vsdc.org/contact.html or call the veg-line at
202-362-VEGY, option 2. More details about the event will be posted on
our website by 15 October.




Book Club: Tell Me a Riddle, by Tillie Olsen
Wed 27 October at 7:30pm

Tell Me a Riddle
<http://georgetown.edu/faculty/bassr/heath/syllabuild/iguide/olsen.html>
is a collection of four short stories, including a 1961 O. Henry Award
winner about a woman whose aspirations are dashed by the necessities of
life. VSDC members and friends who have read at least half the book are
welcome to participate. For the location, at least two days before the
meeting, http://www.vsdc.org/contact.html At this meeting of the VSDC
Book Club
<http://www.vsdc.org/book.html> (http://www.vsdc.org/book.html), we also
vote for two upcoming books.




Singles - Vegetarian Halloween Party
Sat 30 October, 6:30pm
(Arlington VA, four blocks from the East Falls Church orange-line
Metro Station
<http://wmata.com/metrorail/Stations/station.cfm?station=100>)

Singles, join us at Elizabeth's house. There will be a children's
pre-party starting at 5:30. The grown-up party will start at 6:30 and
go until whenever!!! The Halloween theme will be enhanced by
decorations, lights, lanterns, pumpkins, and music. Costumes and
dancing for the adventurous among us is encouraged but optional. You
are welcome to bring vegetarian finger foods and/or beverages if you
wish. No need to bring eating utensils or dishes. There will be
bobbing for apples. You might meet a few of the cats who live there.
Also invited are the Singletarians of the Unitarian Universalist Church
of Arlington <http://uucava.org/Singletarians>. If you would enjoy a
pumpkin-carving party the Friday night before, let her know. To RSVP,
or to ask questions, email Elizabeth as far ahead of time as possible at
iceonthewind@msn.com <mailto:iceonthewind@msn.com>. The day of the
party she will be very busy!




Raw Vegan Potluck
Sun 7 November, 4-7pm

Join us for a potluck at a location yet to be determined. Bring only
raw vegan food to share, preferably organic, and your own plate and
utensils with which to eat and serve. For location and other
information, contact Steve Seuser, coordinator of these monthly raw
vegan potlucks <http://www.vsdc.org/raw.html>, at 202-986-7816 or
raw@vsdc.org <mailto:raw@vsdc.org>.

VegFest DC 2004: Health, Ecology, and Ethics
Sat 23 October, 11 am to 7 pm
14th and U Streets, NW Washington DC
<http://maps.yahoo.com/?addr=2000+14th+NW&csz=20009>

VSDC is excited to sponsor VegFest DC once again, and with the support
of the 14th and U Main Street Initiative <http://14thandu.org/>. It
will take place at the Frank D. Reeves Center, one block west of the U
Street Cardozo Metro Station
<http://wmata.com/metrorail/Stations/station.cfm?station=73>.
Interesting.... I love U St. and the Black Cat and Saint Ex and the Ethiopian joints. I'm gonna pencil this in!

VegFest
http://www.vsdc.org/vegfest/

Saturday October 23rd 11am - 7pm

Frank D. Reeves Center, 14th and U Streets NW, Washington DC, one block west of the U Street Cardozo Metro Station.

- Speakers on the health, environmental, and ethical aspects of
vegetarianism

- Exhibits by like-minded organizations

- Vendors of veg*n products

- Vegan Food

- Music

- Door Prizes

- FREE