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Below are the event summary, updates, and details including for our next event. Another page has generalities about our events, and a list of our recurring events.
| April 2008 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Sat | 6:00pm | MD | Veg "Out": Dinner at Madras Palace |
| 5 | Sat | 7:30pm | DC | Singles Improv Theater Night |
| 12 | Sat | 1:00pm | Raw Food Potluck, DVD Screening, and Q&A | |
| 19 | Sat | 11:00am | VA | VSDC Earth Day/Arbor Day Table in Annandale |
| 26 | Sat | 2:00pm | MD | Restaurant Visit: Berwyn Cafe |
| 30 | Wed | 7:30pm | Book Club: The Tempest | |
| May 2008 | ||||
| 3 | Sat | 6:00pm | VA | Veg "Out": Dinner at Aladdin's Eatery |
| 9 | Fri | 6:00pm | MD | Singles: Bethesda Art Walk Tour |
| 18 | Sun | 8:30am | MD | Team VSDC at Run for the Animals |
| 24 | Sat | 2:00pm | DC | Restaurant Visit: Sticky Fingers |
| 24 | Sat | 6:00pm | MD | The World Peace Diet: Discussion with Author |
| 28 | Wed | 7:30pm | Book Club: Animal, Vegetable, Miracle | |
| June 2008 | ||||
| 7 | Sat | 6:00pm | VA | Veg "Out": Dinner at Sunflower |
| 7 | Sat | 6:00pm | VA | Singles: Summer Lakeside Potluck Party |
| 25 | Wed | 7:30pm | Book Club: A Long Fatal Love Chase | |
| 28 | Sat | 2:00pm | VA | Restaurant Visit: Sunflower |
Our events are described below and also at 202-362-VEGY, in our newsletter, and as a news feed in RSS 2.0 XML. You can add VSDC events to your My Yahoo or Google Calendar.
VSDC planning/board meetings are not listed anywhere except in our newsletter mailed to VSDC members. If you are a member and interested in attending, contact VSDC at least one week in advance.
Directions below might not be accurate. Bus schedules and routes change, and The Metro website does not always provide accurate information. Distances are estimates and rounded. Details are omitted to reduce notice size. If you find a mistake, please let us know. More details are available sometimes from the event's coordinator.
VSDC is also at Meetup.com 
and on MySpace.com.
Veg Out is VSDC's GLBT networking group — gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender — but anyone and everyone is welcome. We'll eat at Madras Palace, a vegetarian Indian buffet with lots of vegan choices from different Indian regions.
To attend, RSVP to Del via the contact form by April 2. Please give your name, how many people are coming, and either a phone number or email address. Come out and meet your local GLBT vegetarians!
Join us for a lively evening of improvisational theater at the Washington Improv where original theater and hilarity will manifest on the spot with some suggestions from the audience. The performances are by two talented ensemble casts, opening act JINX and then ONESIXTYONE's "movie night" who will take us through a 90-minute "movie" in 30 minutes of hijinks. The show begins at 8pm (lasts approximately 1 hour), but please meet outside at 7:30 p.m. to ensure seating as a group. Afterwards we will probably grab a bite to eat/drink in the area — for those that are inspired to try out their "improv skills."
The Washington Improv performance will be at FLASHPOINT, 916 G St., NW, only steps away form the Gallery Place/Chinatown Metro (red/green/yellow lines). Take the 9th and G St exit and head west down G. Tickets are $12 and must be purchased directly from Washington Improv Theater (make sure you select the 8pm show!) Tickets may sell out so please purchase in advance! RSVP by Thursday, April 3 to Arzinda. [More about our events for singles]
Join us for a raw food potluck to screen highlights and a take part in a question & answer discussion afterwards with Mark Perlmutter, the creator/executive producer of the documentary film Raw for 30 Days.
Please RSVP on Meetup for location info and more details.
To celebrate Fairfax County Earth Day/Arbor Day, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors and area businesses and community groups are sponsoring a day of activities on the Annandale Campus of Northern Virginia Community College, from 11 am to 4 pm. VSDC will have a table at this free event, which marks the 34th anniversary of the Earth Day celebration and the annual observance of Arbor Day.
Join us at Berwyn Cafe, a small vegetarian café with organic foods in College Park near the University of Maryland. Berwyn now offers a vegan brunch menu on Saturdays, but will also serve some lunch items.
Everyone will order on their own and pay directly to the restaurant. To reserve seating, RSVP by Wednesday, April 23. [More about our restaurant visits]
Often seen as the playwright's farewell to theatre, Shakespeare's The Tempest reveals a world of illusions and magic — where the angry sorcerer Prospero manipulates spirits and humans alike in his search for revenge. (In addition to being in print, the play can be read for free online.)
VSDC members and friends who have read at least half the play are welcome. RSVP by Monday, April 28 for the location and directions. [More information about our book club]
Veg Out is VSDC's GLBT networking group — gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender — but anyone and everyone is welcome. We'll eat at Aladdin's Eatery, a natural foods restaurant serving Middle Eastern fare offering a vegetarian section on the menu and delicious juices and smoothies.
To attend, RSVP to Del via the contact form by April 30. Please give your name, how many people are coming, and either a phone number or email address. Come out and meet your local GLBT vegetarians!
Let's meet for a gallery walk in up-beat and charming downtown Bethesda. This FREE guided tour event includes many art galleries and studios, featuring painting, sculpture, photography, pottery, jewelry, and mixed media. Please meet at 6:00pm as the tour begins promptly at 6:30pm. Come enjoy 12 galleries with other veggie singles. The tour begins at the Bethesda Metro station (Red line), located at the corner of Old Georgetown Road and Wisconsin Avenue. For those that do not want to walk, there is a free Bethesda Circulator trolley that stops within a few blocks of each gallery and runs continuously.
RSVP by Wednesday, May 7 to Arzinda. [More about our events for singles]
Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary is hosting its 5th annual 5K Fun Run & 1 Mile Walk in Wheaton Regional Park in Wheaton, MD. The Run for the Animals is a fundraiser dedicated to supporting the life-saving work Poplar Spring does everyday. If you are interested in running with Team VSDC and taking the coveted Pigasus trophy from last year's winner, contact David Herring at editor@vsdc.org. Runners of all types are encouraged; Olympic track athletes are strongly encouraged to apply!
Sticky Fingers Bakery is an all-vegan bakery and café a block and a half north of the Columbia Heights Metro station (Green line). In addition to their wonderful desserts, they serve a variety of sandwiches, entres, and side dishes, as well as hearty veggie chili. Sticky Fingers is a VSDC GreenRewards participant, so bring your VSDC card for a 10% discount!
Everyone will order on their own and pay directly to the restaurant. To reserve seating, RSVP by Wednesday, May 21.
Dr. Will Tuttle, educator, composer, pianist, and writer, will discuss and sell copies of his groundbreaking, provocative new book, The World Peace Diet: Eating for Spiritual Health and Social Harmony, at a private residence in Takoma Park, Maryland.
Dr. Tuttle will underscore the invisible connections between eating flesh and other animal products and our broad range of problems—psychological, social, and spiritual, health and environmental. He will explain how our food choices have far greater ramifications than most of us realize, especially for peace and social justice. He offers powerful ways we can all experience healing and peace and contribute to a positive transformation of human consciousness. Dr. Tuttle has delivered hundreds of lectures and seminars throughout North America and writes a bimonthly column, "Food for Thought" for VegNews magazine. In addition, he holds a Ph.D. in education from University of California at Berkeley, focusing on educating intuition and altruism.
Please bring a vegan dish or beverage to share; also, to reduce waste, please bring your own plate, cup and serving and eating vessels. RSVP to Tracey Glover by May 21 by calling 202-420-0741.
"This book chronicles the year that Barbara Kingsolver, along with her husband and two daughters, made a commitment to become locavores those who eat only locally grown foods... For teens who grew up on supermarket offerings, the notion not only of growing one's own produce but also of harvesting one's own poultry was as foreign as the concept that different foods relate to different seasons." --School Library Journal. At this meeting we also vote for two upcoming books.
VSDC members and friends who have read at least half the book are welcome. RSVP by Monday, May 26 for the location and directions. [More information about our book club]
Veg Out is VSDC's GLBT networking group — gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender — but anyone and everyone is welcome. Sunflower serves Chinese, Japanese, and Continental dishes, macrobiotic meals, and tea. Almost 99% vegan, including desserts and organic foods. Sunflower is a VSDC GreenRewards participant, so bring your VSDC card for a 10% discount!
To attend, RSVP to Del via the contact form by June 4. Please give your name, how many people are coming, and either a phone number or email address. Come out and meet your local GLBT vegetarians!
Come join us for a vegan summer potluck party hosted by VSDC member Angela at her home in Oakton, VA. (Oakton is located in Fairfax County between Reston and Vienna.) Angela lives on a beautiful small lake and will provide two canoes and life jackets if guests would like to paddle around the lake. If you have a canoe or kayak, please feel free to bring it to the party. Please bring a vegan dish and/or beverages to share and include an ingredient list as well. Please note that a friendly, older black Labrador retriever, Sammy, will be co-hosting the party.
For a reply with directions, RSVP directly to Angela at angela3275@aol.com by Thursday, June 5. Please provide your full name and phone # (required). Angela's home is less than a 10 minute drive from Vienna Metro (Orange line). If you need a ride from the Metro, please let us know and we'll try to arrange it. Likewise, if you can pick up other guests at the Metro, please let us know. [More about our events for singles]
"This romantic cliffhanger about a woman pursued by her ex-lover, a relentless stalker, seems sprung from today's headlines. Yet Alcott (1832-1888) wrote it more than a century and a quarter ago, in 1866 (two years before the appearance of Little Women), only to see it rejected it as 'too sensational' by the magazine that had requested it." --Publishers Weekly
VSDC members and friends who have read at least half the book are welcome. RSVP by Monday, May 26 for the location and directions. [More information about our book club]
Sunflower Vegetarian Restaurant is a favorite of local vegans with a nearly all-vegan menu (dairy cheese is available). Not to be missed is the "Fried Chicken" dish. While Sunflower is not in walking distance from a Metro station, you can catch the 4H or 4B bus at Rosslyn station (Orange/Blue lines) for a 20-minute ride. Sunflower is a VSDC GreenRewards participant, so bring your VSDC card for a 10% discount!
Everyone will order on their own and pay directly to the restaurant. To reserve seating, RSVP by Wednesday, June 25.