Saturday, Oct 3, 2009

Auditorium - Lectures except*

10:45 a.m.       *®Cherie Soria - Raw Demo “Mexican Fiesta”

12:15 p.m.       Dr. Michael Greger (MD) “Latest in Clinical Nutrition”

1:30 p.m.         Colleen Patrick-Goudreau “From Excuse-itarian to Vegetarian: Addressing the Blocks that keep us from Changes”

2:45 p.m.         Dr. Milton Mills (MD) and Roberta Schiff (MS) “Put Your Colon to Work for You: How the Human Colon Improves Physiology and Protects our Health”

4:00 p.m.         Kathy Freston “In Conversation with VegNews’ Joseph Connelly”

5:15 p.m.         Dr. William Harris (MD) “Nutrients:  They’re What’s for Dinner”

(We regret Dr. Dean Ornish (MD) and Dr. Ruth Heidreich (PhD) are unable to attend)

6:45 p.m.         Gala Dinner: Cooked Vegan $20 or Raw Vegan $25.  Tickets available at SFVS Table.

Garden Club Room - Lectures except*

11:00 a.m.      Nikhil Arora & Alex Velez “A BTTR World: Revolutionizing our Economy, Growing Mushrooms on Coffee Grounds”

12:15 p.m.       Hope Bohanec “Eco-Eating: The Power of Your Plate”

1:30 p.m          Linda Riebel “The Earth Friendly Food Chain”

2:45 p.m.         Carolyn “The Healthy Voyager” Scott “The Healthy Voyager”

4:00 p.m.         ®Ariel Policano “Raw Foods for Women’s Health”

5:15 p.m.         Veg*n Speed Dating with Kristen Miles “25 to 40 Age Group”

Recreation Room – Cooking © or Raw ® Demos

11:00 a.m.      

12:15 p.m.       ©Jesse Miner Demo “Tantalizing Tempeh”

1:30 p.m.         ©Lisa Jervis “Tips & Techniques for Easy, Healthy, Local Cooking”

2:45 p.m.         ©Jill Veggie Queen “Fearless Fast & Easy Vegan Pressure Cooking”

4:00 p.m.         ®Robin Silberman “Sprouting 101”

5:15 p.m.         ®Elizabeth Bechtold “Raw Travel Tips & Samples”

Gallery – International Entertainment

10:00 a.m.        Turning Point with Rob Schaaf on Sax

11:00 a.m.        Robin Yukiko, singer musician

12:15 p.m.        Indian Classical with Akhilesh Sista

1:30 p.m.          Red Panda Acrobats, Wayne Huey

2:45 p.m           Indian Classical with Akhilesh Sista

4:00 p.m.          Funny Frank, Juggler

Sunday, Oct 4, 2009

Auditorium – Lectures

11:00 a.m.       Vaidya Priyanka “Secret Benefits of Ayurvedic Vegan Living”

12:15 p.m.       Dr. William Harris (MD) “Easy Weight Loss the Vegan Way”                  

1:30 p.m.         John Robbins “The Agony & the Ecstasy of Our Times”

2:45 p.m.         Dr. Elliot Katz (DVM) “Buffalo, Dolphins, Horses and Chimpanzees”

4:00 p.m.         Rory Freedman with Joseph Connelly of VegNews “Interview with a Skinny Bitch”

5:15 p.m.         Howard Lyman “Living for Life”

Outside Front Lawn

12:15 p.m.       Dee Benefield Yoga Class

Garden Club Room – Lectures – Cooking© or Raw® Demos

11:00 a.m.       ®Cherie Soria “Raw Food: It’s only Natural”

12:15 p.m.       Art Konrad “Is Your Toothpaste Healthy?” & “The Natural Way to End Gum Disease”

1:30 p.m.         ®Happy Oasis “Let’s Get Wild! Tribal Health Wisdom & Intuitive Foraging”

2:45 p.m.         ®Azalea Blalok “Going Green with the Green/Soul Movement” with Friends: Aliana Gomez (African Healer), Bisi Akriminsi (Raw Food Specialist), Crystal Riles (Holistic Health Educator & GreenSoul Admin.), Karen Mims (GreenSoul Activist), Maalak Atkins (Soul Chi Healer), and Zotunde (African Healer)

4:00 p.m.         Victor Tsou “”Rediscovering Veganism: Moving Beyond Animal Welfare”

5:15 p.m.         Dan Brook (PhD) “LOVE for the Environment: Local, Organic, & Veg*n Eating”

Recreation Room – Cooking© or Raw® Demos

11:00 a.m.       ©Patricia Allen-Koot “Healthy Vegan Breakfast”

12:15 p.m.       ©Shanta Sacharoff “Autumn Squash with Flavors of India & Wild Rice with Brown Rice”

1:30 p.m.         ©Chat Mingkwan “Asian Fusion: Vegetarian Cuisine”

2:45 p.m.         ©Meredith McCarty “Cook as Healer: Modern Macrobiotic Cuisine”

4:00 p.m.         ®Abeba Wright “Krazy Kracker Demo: No More Waste”  

5:15 p.m.         ©Antonio Magana from Flacos “Vegan Mexican Cooking”                                 

Gallery – International Entertainment

10:00 a.m.      Turning Point with Rob Schaaf on Sax

11:00 a.m.      Ski Chari on Flute

12:15 p.m.      Robin Yukiko, singer musician

1:30 p.m.        Raging Grannies

2:45 p.m.        Red Panda Acrobats, Wayne Huey

4:00 p.m.        FatChanceBellyDancers

5:15 p.m.        Moalak Atkins, Soul Chi Healer (African Martial Arts)

To show your support and appreciation for WORLD VEG FESTIVAL, please consider joining or renewing with The San Francisco Vegetarian Society: 415-273-5481.