Schedule of Events for Saturday (Subject to last minute changes.)

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Auditorium Emcee – Bob Linden of GO VEGAN RADIO

® Indicates Raw Presenter

10:45 a.m.        ®Cherie Soria & Dan Ladermann “A Taste of the Mediterranean”- Gourmet Raw Demo

12:15 p.m.        ®Dr. Gabriel Cousens (MD) “Vegetarianism & World Peace”

1:30 p.m.          Colleen Patrick-Goudreau, Compassionate Cooks – “Being a Joyful Vegan in a Non-Vegan World: Survival Tips & Tactics”

2:45 p.m.           Dr. Caldwell B. Esselstyn (MD) “Reversing Heart Disease”

4:00 p.m.           Michele Simon, JD, MPH, “Appetite for Profit: How the Food Industry Undermines Our Health and How to Fight Back”

5:15 p.m.           Dan Piraro, Cartoonist Bizarro, “Cartoons, Comedy & Compassion”

6:30 p.m.          Raw Vegan Dinner from Cherie Soria $20 in Advance www.rawfoodchef.com

or Cooked Vegan Dinner from Seth Pasternak $15.  Tickets at event.

Garden Club Room

11:00 a.m.        Robert Cheeks, Vegan Athlete “Whole-Food Nourishment for Whole Body Health”

12:15 p.m.        Erica Meier, COK Director “Vegetarian/Vegan Eating 101”

1:30 p.m.           Dr. George Guimaraes, Registered Dietician “Vegetarian Nutrition: from Past Concerns

to Current Advantages”

2:45 p.m.           Vaidya Priyanka, Aum Ayurveda “Ayurvedic Healing thru Diet”

4:00 p.m.          Dr. Dan Brook (PhD) “Eating as if the Earth Matters: How Vegetarianism can Heal the Environment”

5:15 p.m.           ®Dr. Rick Dina (DC) “Carbs, Fats, Insulin, Blood Sugar & Weight Loss”

Recreation Room

12:15 p.m.        Dustin Garrett Rhodes & Dave Shishkoff, Friends of Animals, “Compassionate Cooking”

1:30 p.m.           Shanta Nimbark Sacharoff, Author, “Indian Cuisine Demo”

2:45 p.m.           ®Jennifer Cornbleet, Author, “Raw Cuisine Made Easy”

4:00 p.m.           Meredith McCarty, Author, “Diet for Prevention &Recovery from Cancer” Lecture followed by “Scrumptious Soups Cooking Demo”

Gallery Stage

10:00 a.m.           Turning Point Jazz with Rob Schaaf on Sax & Jim Jacobs on Guitar. Popular Bay Area performers and a favorite at World Vegetarian Day Celebrations since it started 8 years ago.

11:30 a.m.           Eric Park of Wood Lark Music sings folk and original music in San Francisco, Bay Area and Northern California. also an artist and poet, recognized in the Haight-Ashbury and its recent Anniversary Celebration.

1:30 p.m.           Wayne Huey, Red Panda Vegan Acrobat trained in Chinese acrobatics, astounding crowds with performances in U.S. and China and another favorite World Vegetarian Day performer since it stated 8 years ago.

3:00 p.m.           FatChanceBellyDance Troupe, professional performers, blend Tribal Dance, exciting rhythms, luscious costumes, with unique improvisational choreography.