DC Vegan Drinks

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Feb 10

DC Meat Free Week

On Monday, word of Meat Week reached a few of DC’s vegetarians and vegans. Given the proven links between meat and high cholesterol, heart attacks, cancer and even…ahem, poor sexual performance, we became very concerned for the health of our beloved District.

Photo by Gracy Obuchowicz houndstoothphotography.com

We decided the only solution was to immediately offer Washingtonians the chance to experience amazing greens from some of DC’s most exciting restaurants during a Meat-Free Week.

The schedule is an impressive one! The restaurants participating in DC’s inaugural Meat-Free Week include RAMMY Award Winners, America’s first certified organic restaurant, the 2009 OpenTable.com Diner’s Choice Winner, and Washington City Paper’s 2009 Best Bakery and Best Vegan Restaurant. One restaurant boasts 32 secret doors. The First Lady has dined at two of the restaurants on the list, and the President even joined her at one.

Two of the restaurants are debuting new vegan menus, and one is offering discounted rates off their regular prices. Gene Baur, Farm Sanctuary President and Co-founder, will be attending dinner one night. And two of the events are fundraisers, including one with all profits donated to Haitian relief.

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6
Jan 10

DC Vegan Drinks #13

The next DC Vegan Drinks has been scheduled for Thursday January 21st at 7pm at Bread and Brew.

For more info visit the website and don’t forget to join the DC Vegan Drinks mailing list.

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21
Dec 09

One year of DC Vegan Drinks…

Its been 1 year of DC Vegan Drinks! For the most part I think it has been very successful, since people still keep coming. We started off at the Science Club, than people wanted to go to different places. So we started to try to book a different place each month, but that got difficult to coordinate with the Bars/Restaurants. We had a few DC Vegan Drinks at Bread and Brew by middle of the year and then we decided to make Bread and Brew the official DC Vegan Drinks spot. They were great hosts and everyone enjoyed the place, and the staff is wonderful too! Oh, and I can’t forget to mention the Chef, Chef Eugene, who can defiantly make some great Vegan dishes. We also did a few benefits this year which were very successful and we plan on continuing them in 2010. Also for 2010 we plan to start having live music at as many events as we can, we hope to have veg bands if possible, so if you know of any or you are in any let us know. And if you have any thoughts or comments for future events please let me know. That being said I hope to see you at tonight’s event, and bring a few friends!

http://dcvegandrinks.org

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15
Dec 09

DC Vegan Drinks #12, Saturday December 19th, COK Benefit & Holiday Drinks!

dcveandrinks-logoNEXT DRINK: Saturday December 19th, 2009 from 7pm to 10pm

WHERE: Bread & Brew, 1247 20th St, NW, Washington DC 20036

METRO: Dupont

ARE YOU COMING?: RSVP {facebook} or EMAIL ME

THE MENU:

Vegan Dishes

  • Black eyed pea cakes with jalapeno tofu aioli $9
  • Golden Beet Carpaccio with Tuscarora Organic Sour Mix, horseradish crème & raspberry oil $10
  • Portobello & Spinach Roulade with cashew cream risotto $16
  • Cashew Cheese with Spicy apple Chutney $8

Holiday Drinks

  • Hot Organic Apple cider with Tuaca
  • Port Toddy with orange & cloves
  • Organic Espresso Martini
  • Vegan egg nog with brandy & rum

OTHER NEWS:

ANNOUNCEMENTS: At around 8 we will be doing announcements, a chance for you to promote yourself, a group, or a cause. We will give you about 30 seconds to do your spiel, so be prepared (literature, business cards, fliers, etc…). Please limit shout outs to vegan/animal rights and welfare issues.

WHAT YOU NEED TO DO:

  • Be friendly.
  • Talk about what you do in your free time, what business or organization you work for, who makes the best vegan cookie, your blog, etc…
  • Most importantly: have a drink and relax with some fellow vegans!

WHAT TO BRING:

  • Business Cards (if you want to share).
  • If you don’t have business cards, fliers or pamphlets are cool too. Please remember to keep all distributions related to animal welfare/animal rights/veganism/etc.
  • Cash–tips for your cute bartenders.

QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?

Email me at tim@dcvegan.com

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2
Dec 09

December DC Vegan Fundraiser for COK

dcvegan4cokLast month DC Vegan and DC Vegan Drinks raised over $500 for FARM. For the month of December we will be doing the same thing for Compassion Over Killing.

COK is a nonprofit animal advocacy organization based in Washington, D.C. Working to end animal abuse since 1995, COK focuses on cruelty to animals in agriculture and promotes vegetarian eating as a way to build a kinder world for all of us, both human and nonhuman.

COK continues to do great work for animals and promoting a vegetarian lifestyle. With your help they can continue this work. Our goal is to raise $1000, to donate CLICK HERE, all proceeds go directly to COK.

COK has some great events this month as well:

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Nov 09

DC Vegan Drinks #11

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Its that time of the month again!

NEXT DRINK: November 21st, from 7pm-10pm
WHERE: Bread & Brew, 1247 20th St, NW, Washington DC 20036
METRO: Dupont Circle
ARE YOU COMING?: RSVP or EMAIL ME
MUSIC: The Buddy System @ 9pm (due to some legal issues we will not be having music for this DC Vegan Drinks, Sorry)
MORE INFO: Bread and Brew is not a 21+ place so those of you under 21 are welcome to come and have a good time. Happy Hour drink specials are $3.00 rail drinks (rum, vodka, tequila & gin), all drafts and bottled beer are $1.00 off.

OTHER IMPORTANT INFO: For the month of November DC Vegan & DC Vegan Drinks are helping raise money for FARM and their Gentle Thanksgiving campaign which encourages friends, family and neighbors to adopt compassionate alternatives to their turkey dinners. November DC Vegan Drinks will also be a fundraiser for this campaign. All proceeds go to FARM.

THE BASICS

DC Vegan Drinks is a monthly offline social networking event for people interested in sharing veganism and advocating for animal rights. Our mission is to bring together people from all walks of life (lawyers, students, small business owners, etc…) to build a stronger community and promote the sharing of resources. A lot of people build these networks online but never really connect socially, this is where our shin-dig falls in. There is no requirement except for an interest in veganism, animal rights, and to have a little after-work fun.

What you need to do:

* Be friendly, even to any non-vegans that may come.
* Talk about what you do in your free time, what business or organization you work for, who makes the best vegan cookie, your blog, etc…
* Oh, most importantly, have a drink and relax with some fellow vegans.

What to bring:

* Business Cards (if you want to share).
* If you don’t have business cards–flyers or pamphlets are cool too. Please remember to keep all distributions related to animal welfare/animal rights/veganism/etc.
* Cash for tips for your friendly bartenders.

Other info:

There is NO dress code, come how you feel. It’s FREE, but drinks are NOT and food isn’t either. Bring CASH to tip your bartenders. Some of the places we visit are 21 and over so make sure you check above to see if this months is.

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17
Nov 09

This Weeks VEG Events

nov-15-21-09Wednesday 18th – Earthlings Film Screening
Friday 20th – Baltimore Vegan Drinks
Friday 20th – Wednesday 25th – Four Course Vegan Thanksgiving Dinner at Great Sage
Saturday 21st – COK Benefit at Java Green
Saturday 21st – Thanksgiving With The Turkeys at Poplar Springs
Saturday 21st – DC Vegan Drinks #11 & FARM Fundraiser & LIVE music by The Buddy System

Check out other upcoming events on our events page.

Did we forget something? Let us know!

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31
Oct 09

DC Vegan Drinks Halloween Bash Photos

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22
Sep 09

DC Vegan Drinks #9

DC Vegan Drinks #9

Its that time of the month again!

NEXT DRINK: September 23rd from 7pm-9pm (usually later)
WHERE: Bread & Brew, 1247 20th St, NW, Washington DC 20036
METRO: Dupont Circle
ARE YOU COMING?: RSVP or EMAIL ME
MORE INFO: Bread and Brew is not a 21+ place so those of you under 21 are welcome to come and have a good time. Make sure you DON’T eat before coming so you can have some wonderful Vegan food prepared by Chef Eugene. Happy Hour drink specials are $3.00 rail drinks (rum, vodka, tequila & gin), all drafts and bottled beer are $1.00 off and will run till 9pm.

THE BASICS

DC Vegan Drinks is a monthly offline social networking event for people interested in sharing veganism and advocating for animal rights. Our mission is to bring together people from all walks of life (lawyers, students, small business owners, etc…) to build a stronger community and promote the sharing of resources. A lot of people build these networks online but never really connect socially, this is where our shin-dig falls in. There is no requirement except for an interest in veganism, animal rights, and to have a little after-work fun.

What you need to do:

  • Be friendly, even to any non-vegans that may come.

Talk about what you do in your free time, what business or organization you work for, who makes the best vegan cookie, your blog, etc…
Oh, most importantly, have a drink and relax with some fellow vegans.

What to bring:

  • Business Cards (if you want to share).
  • If you don’t have business cards–flyers or pamphlets are cool too. Please remember to keep all distributions related to animal welfare/animal rights/veganism/etc.
  • Cash for tips for your friendly bartenders.

Other info:

There is NO dress code, come how you feel. It’s FREE, but drinks are NOT and food isn’t either. Bring CASH to tip your bartenders. Some of the places we visit are 21 and over so make sure you check above to see if this months is.

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25
Aug 09

Vegan Day at Brookland Cafe

It’s not often that my neighborhood gets a lot of attention for vegan food, but it’s time to take note! I recently got a newsletter from the Brookland Cafe advertising their Vegan Day in NE DC. Unfortunately I missed the flagship event (August 19th) because I was out of town, but fear not– Brookland Cafe is going 100% vegan EVERY Wednesday!
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