Portland
Metro Calendar
Friday, July 4 (1 pm
- 5 pm): Meatless 4th of July Picnic! A Northwest VEG potluck
picnic will celebrate the spirit of independence with only delicious,
cruelty-free food. We'll meet at Raleigh Park, 3500 SW 78th Ave., between
Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy. (bus 54) and Canyon Rd. (bus 58). Bring your
favorite vegan (no eggs, dairy products or other animal-derived ingredients)
or vegetarian (no meat, fish) dish, enough to share for 6 people for
every member in your party—and we'll supply drinks. Please bring
a card listing the ingredients of your dish and plates and utensils
for your use. Bring your croquet, badminton, bocce ball or any other
lawn or table games! We have reserved a number of picnic tables, but
you may want to bring lawn chairs or blankets. A swimming pool at the
park is available for a few dollars per person. If it looks like rain,
we’ll meet at West Hills UU Fellowship, 8470 SW Oleson Road. Check
our phone message if you have any questions (503-224-7380) after 9 am
on July 4 for any update. If you can volunteer, there are a few positions
that need to be filled. We need a games coordinator (2 – 5 pm),
help with set-up (11:30 am - 1 pm), and help with clean-up (5 - 6 pm);
please contact Wendy at volunteer@nwveg.org.
Wednesday, July 16 (6 pm - 7:30 pm):
Northwest VEG Book Club Meeting. The Northwest VEG book
club will meet at Borders Café downtown (3rd & Yamhill) to
conclude our discussion of The World Peace Diet by Will Tuttle.
For more information about the book, visit http://worldpeacediet.org.
Please be on time as we may move our meeting to the park, weather permitting!
Questions about book club? Contact bmcinnisnwveg@gmail.com.
Sunday, July 20 (5
pm - 7:30 pm): Northwest VEG Portland Eastside Potluck. Join
Northwest VEG for our monthly Portland potluck event. The potluck will
be at the Friends Meeting Hall, 4312 SE Stark Street. Please bring a
vegan or vegetarian main dish, salad or dessert, a card listing its
ingredients, and plates and utensils for your use. If you come alone,
figure the amount to serve 4-6 generously; increase the amount 4 servings
for each additional person in your party/family. Northwest VEG potlucks
are alcohol-free events and we start eating about 5:15. For more information
call (503) 224-7380 or email info@nwveg.org.
If you can volunteer to help at the potluck, please contact volunteer@nwveg.org
or call (503) 224-7380. A donation of $2-5 per person is suggested to
help cover the cost of the room rental.
July 20 (about
6:30 pm):
Immediately following the potluck, save room for some summery eats,
as we welcome new Oregonian (and vegan) Chef Brian Igarta. Chef Igarta
is the author of The Maui Vegetarian: Cooking with Aloha, which
has great recipes and focuses on developing healthy eating habits and
breaking the cycle of disease brought on by dietary choices. He will
demo several delectable recipes from The Maui Vegetarian, including
Oriental Shumai. (see www.themauivegetarian.com).
Thursday, July 24 (6:30 pm – 9
pm): Northwest VEG Vancouver Potluck. Join Northwest
VEG for our monthly Vancouver potluck event. The potluck will be at
the Clark Public Utilities Service Center, 1200 Fort Vancouver Way,
Vancouver, WA 98663. Exit at the East Mill Plain Blvd Exit, head east
0.1 miles, and it is just south on Fort Vancouver Way. [See
map] Please bring a vegan or vegetarian main dish, salad or dessert,
a card listing its ingredients, and plates and utensils for your use.
If you come alone, figure the amount to serve 4-6; increase the amount
4 servings for each additional person in your party/family. Northwest
VEG potlucks are alcohol-free events. For more information call (503)
224-7380 or email info@nwveg.org.
If you can volunteer to help at the potluck, please contact volunteer@nwveg.org
or call (503) 224-7380.
July 24 (about 7:30 pm): Immediately following the
potluck, Master Vegetarian Lisa Morgan will talk on her experience teaching
"Food is Elementary," a curriculum for young students on food
from around the world. For the past year Lisa has been cooking vegan
food with her students in her classroom. Come hear how her students,
their families, and the other teachers have responded.
Sunday, August 17 (5 pm - 7:30 pm): Northwest
VEG Portland Westside Potluck. Join Northwest VEG for
our monthly Portland potluck event. The potluck will be at the West
Hills Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 8470 SW Oleson Road, in Portland.
Please bring a vegan or vegetarian main dish, salad or dessert, a card
listing its ingredients, and plates and utensils for your use. If you
come alone, figure the amount to serve 4-6 generously; increase the
amount 4 servings for each additional person in your party/family. Northwest
VEG potlucks are alcohol-free events and we start eating about 5:15.
For more information call (503) 224-7380 or email info@nwveg.org.
If you can volunteer to help at the potluck, please contact volunteer@nwveg.org
or call (503) 224-7380. A donation of $2-5 per person is suggested to
help cover the cost of the room rental.
August 17 (about 6:30 pm): Immediately following the
potluck, Charley Korns will present "Fish and Seafood: an Ecological
and Ethical Crisis." Bottom trawling, drift nets, long line fishing,
and factory farming have wreaked havoc on fish populations and ocean
habitats. And polluted waters contribute to the uncertainty of fish
as a healthy nutritional source. Come hear Charley, former president
of Northwest VEG, give this thought-provoking presentation.
Tuesday – Friday, August 26-29: Raw
& Living Spirit Retreat. Immerse yourself in nature. Delight
your taste buds. Treat yourself to health. The best of raw food culture
and food! Location: Mollala, OR. Presenters include the Raw Family featuring
Victoria and Valya Boutenko, Abeba Wright, John Kohler, Dr. John Switzer,
Dr. Doug Graham, and others. Contact (503) 650-4447 or www.rawandlivingspirit.org.
Thursday, August 28 (6:30 pm –
9 pm): Northwest VEG Vancouver Potluck. Join Northwest
VEG for our monthly Vancouver potluck event. The potluck will be at
the Oak Room of the Marshall Center, 1009 E. McLoughlin, Vancouver,
WA 98663. Exit at the East Mill Plain Blvd Exit, head east 0.1 miles,
turn left on Fort Vancouver Way, and then left on E. McLoughlin. [See
map]. Please bring a vegan or vegetarian main dish, salad or dessert,
a card listing its ingredients, and plates and utensils for your use.
If you come alone, figure the amount to serve 4-6 generously; increase
the amount 4 servings for each additional person in your party/family.
Northwest VEG potlucks are alcohol-free events. For more information
call (503) 224-7380 or email info@nwveg.org.
If you can volunteer to help at the potluck, please contact volunteer@nwveg.org
or call (503) 224-7380.
August 28 (about 7:30 pm): Immediately following the
potluck, we are pleased to have a demonstration on vegan raw "Cheese"
Cake by natural foods vegan chef "Janna Bananna". Janna (a
long-time radio DJ...who also deejays weddings) is a great presenter,
so this should be fun.
Saturday, September 6: Tour d'Organics
Bike Ride. OrganicAthlete Portland invites you to join them for
the Tour D' Organics Portland. This year the ride will explore Vancouver
and Clark County, Washington. There are three ride options: 35, 65,
and 100 mile routes. For more info and to register, visit www.tourdorganics.com/content/view/68/112
or call Jim Stuck at (503) 775-3160.
Second
Wednesday
Northwest
Resistance Against Genetic Engineering Public Meeting/Video Night
When: Second Wednesday of the Month, 7:00 pm -
8:30 pm
Join NWRage on
the Second Wednesday of every month for their public meeting and a Screening
of Videos relating to Genetic Engineering and discussion on how you
can help to promote a safe and sustainable food supply. Location: 3347
SE Belmont St. Office #5, Phone: (503) 239.6841. Confirm
first to make sure it's happening.
Saturdays
OrganicAthlete Bike Rides
OrganicAthlete, the local vegan cycling group, is organizing
weekly rides in cooperation with Northwest VEG. These “social”
rides are at a comfortable pace, lasting about an hour. For those
who want to keep going for more of a workout, there will be a second
portion of the ride where we pick up the pace a bit. As of right now
the rides are planned for Saturday mornings at 10 a.m. Please visit
www.organicathleteportland.org
for meeting place and verification of start times.
Volunteer
Work Party at Lighthouse Farm Sanctuary
When: Every other Saturday, 10 am - 1 pm
More than 100 rescued farm animals reside at this sanctuary near Scio,
OR, east of Salem. Volunteer work parties provide an opportunity to
visit the farm and help with routine chores, after which everyone
stops for lunch and a roundtable discussion of any topic concerning
animal welfare. Please bring your own vegetarian lunch. For more information
contact (503) 581-0122, info@lighthousefarmsanctuary.org,
or www.lighthousefarmsanctuary.org.
Free
Veg Dining
When: Every other Saturday, 5 pm - 8 pm
Enjoy complimentary healthy international cuisine, sponsored by the
Bhakti-yoga Club at Portland State University. Check it out at Food
for Thought Café, Smith Memorial Student Union, 1825
SW Broadway, Room 026. Contact: bhakti@pdx.edu.
Confirm first to make sure it's happening.
