LA Green Drinkers,
Wow what a great turnout for our 1 year anniversary!
We had nearly 70 people for a terrific night of Green Drinking.
Photos coming soon...
LA Green Drinks will continue to bring together the Los Angeles Green Community with the help of all of our wonderful volunteers!
Thanks to Anna Cummins for bringing Tim Harvey as our special guest, what an amazing journey, follow along at- www.vancouvertovancouver.com
Two thoughts regarding items in our ANNOUNCEMENTS section below-
1. We have a discounted ticket available to the 3 day Bioneers Conference this weekend. Normally $406, available for $225.
First offer taken.
Contact Barent Roth
310 428 7201
barent@grow-design.com
2. If anyone is interested in Car(or Van)pooling to the Green Festival in San Francisco November 10-12th, email us. LA Green Drinks will consider organizing a trip to this terrific festival.
lagreendrinks@gmail.com
The Silver Lake Greendrinks is held at the Mixville bar.
The Mixville bar is located in the back patio of the Edendale Grill 2838 Rowena Avenue in Silver Lake.
Nancy Whalen and Elizabeth Zampolli will be there as the Green Drinks organizers.
LA Green Drinks - Silverlake
Thursday, October 19th, 2006
7pm-???
Mixville Bar (back patio of the Edendale Grill)
2838 Rowena Avenue
Silver Lake
Los Angeles, CA
90039
www.edendalegrill.com
map
(323) 666-2000
Remember-
If anyone wants to bring literature to promote their green issue
please do so-
we will have an area for brochures, business cards, etc.
We will also take back any extra literature back and bring them to the next Green Drinks.
The main thing is just to relax and have a good time.
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LA Green Drinks - Culver City is 1st Thursday of every month.
LA Green Drinks - Silver Lake is 3rd Thursday of every month.
Next LA Green Drinks is in Culver City Thursday, November 2nd.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Education
Sustainable Works Green Living Workshops
Sustainable Works will be starting another residential Green Living program next week. Learn how to live more sustainably through a 6 week evening series of meetings covering: Waste, Water, Chemicals, Transportation, Energy, Food and Shopping. The meetings go from 7-8:30pm on Mondays and Wednesdays starting October 23rd and 25th.
Santa Monica residents $25, all others $35.
Includes training, comprehensive textbook, and sustainable tools
(water saving aerators, compact fluorescent bulb, etc.)
Location to be determined.
Contact the Residential Greening Program to sign up-
310.458.8716 x1
www.sustainableworks.org
Event
Green Building Resource Center
October Panel Discussion
Green Remodeling: Kitchen & Baths
Join us for an interactive workshop discussion on Green Remodeling. Topics include lighting, materials, project managment and more...
Panelists include: Shellie Collier, Homage Design - Pam Pacht, Lighting Designer - Ellen Strickland, Livingreen - Jeff Warshauer, Kohler-Sterling-Kallista
Tuesday, October 17
Reception 6:30pm
Panel Discussion 7:00PM – 8:30PM
Santa Monica Main Library
601 Santa Monica Blvd
Santa Monica
RSVP gbrc@globalgreen.org
www.globalgreen.org/gbrc
Conference
Bioneers Annual Conference
The Annual Bioneers Conference is a hub of practical solutions for restoring the Earth — and people. It’s a thriving network of visionary innovators who are working with nature to heal nature. The bioneers draw from four billion years of evolutionary intelligence and apply nature’s operating instructions in practical ways to serve human ends harmlessly. We herald a dawning age of interdependence founded in nature’s principles of diversity, kinship, community, cooperation and reciprocity. Take part in this fertile network, rich with inspiring ideas, models, tools, and resources — and powerful connections.
Marin Center
San Rafeal, CA
Octber 20 - 22
www.bioneers.org/conference
Event
Santa Monica Green Business Certification Program
Many businesses have taken steps to incorporate sustainable practices into their operations and have improved their performance, but until now, customers had no way of recognizing which businesses were going "green". The City of Santa Monica, Convention and Visitors Bureau, Chamber of Commerce and Sustainable Works have joined together to certify and recognize green business in our community.
Wednesday October 25th 8:30am
The Library Alehouse
2911 Main Street, Santa Monica 90405
Please RSVP to Holyhead_Susy@smc.edu by Monday October 23, 2006.
www.smgbc.org
Event
Sustainable Business Council
Fall Event focusing on Green Building and Design, including topics such as green architecture, pre-fab building, retail and interior design. As always, we will be featuring exciting speakers from local area entrepreneurial green and sustainable ventures...more details to follow.
Wednesday, November 1
7:00 to 10:00 pm
Knoll Showroom
214 Wilshire Boulevard
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Self Parking Available
Please note: Event fee is $20 CASH ONLY at the door
www.sustainablebc.org
Education
Sustainable LA
Permaculture Design Certification Course with Larry Santoyo
For More Information or to RSVP for any of the Courses or Events, Please Contact:
TraciSpencer@SustainableLA.org
www.sustainablela.org
Conference
Co-op America's Green Business Conference
You can build the marketplace for green businesses.
You'll connect with like-minded business visionaries.
You'll learn how green businesses succeed.
Starving for a green connection?
Roll up your sleeves and get ready to bite into the green business revolution at this hands-on conference. Learn from your peers in this value-packed three-day event as you discuss the many ways to build your business and a prosperous sustainable economy ...
This may be the best part. Registration includes all keynote speakers, workshop sessions, entertainment, and organic meals for the entire conference.
Last year was a sold-out event! Register now!
November 7-10, San Francisco
(Prior to the Green Festival November 10-12)
Ramada Plaza Hotel International
1231 Market St.
San Francisco 94103
Market at 8th St. Civic Center
Register by phone at 202-872-5340
register for Green Business Conference
Festival
Green Festival San Francisco
Green Festival is a joint project of Global Exchange and Co-Op America.
At the Green Festivals, we're celebrating what's working in our communities, for people, for businesses and for the environment. Here, green means safe, healthy communities and strong, local economies. Green is the color of hope, of social and economic justice, of ecological balance.
Join us for these huge parties with a purpose. You'll enjoy more than 200 visionary speakers and 400 green businesses in each city, great how-to workshops, green films, yoga and movement classes, green careers sessions, organic beer and wine, delicious organic cuisine and live music.
November 10-12
San Francisco Concourse Exhibition Center
635 8th St (at Brannan St)
San Francisco, CA 94123
Day of Ticket Prices
Adults $15 each day
Students/Seniors $10
Kids 12 & Under Free
Ride Your Bike $5 off admission
Green Festival San Francisco
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