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Turkey-Free " Thanksgiving dinner celebrations. Events<br>

ranging from large potluck dinners to gourmet,

catered<br> affairs.<br><br>WHEN/WHERE:<br> Below is the

schedule of events around the country:<br><br>CALIFORNIA:

Santa Barbara, Nov. 18 -- Potluck<br> Mill Valley, Nov.

21 -- Potluck with live music<br> Orange County,

Nov. 26 -- Potluck, speaker, door prizes,<br> raffle,

music<br><br>FLORIDA: Tampa, Nov. 21 -- Potluck<br> Cocoa Beach, Nov.

28 -- Potluck<br> Miami, Nov. 28 -- 3rd annual

event, catered meal, Donna<br> DiMarco

speaker<br><br>INDIANA: Bloomington, Nov. 26 -- Potluck,

speaker<br><br>KENTUCKY: Louisville, Nov. 22 -- 7th annual event, 400

expected<br> for catered fundraiser, Robert<br> Cohen

speaker<br> Lexington, Nov. 22, -- Potluck dinner with

former<br> rancher Howard Lyman as speaker<br><br>MINNESOTA:

Minneapolis, Nov. 22 -- Potluck, music, silent

auction<br><br>NEW YORK: Hudson Valley, potluck with music<br> Long

Island, guest speakers Howard Lyman and Robert<br>

Cohen<br><br>OHIO: Cincinnati, Nov. 22 -- All-you-can-eat buffet

with<br> Howard Lyman as speaker<br><br>OREGON: Salem,

Nov. 18 -- Free samples of tofurkey, unturkey and<br>

other foods<br> Eugene, Nov. 22 -- 5th annual event,

potluck, music,<br> program<br><br>UTAH: Salt Lake City,

Nov. 21 -- Potluck with Eric Markus<br><br>WASHINGTON:

Seattle, Nov. 15 -- 8th annual potluck, music by Dana<br>

Lyons, 400 expected<br><br>WHY: To showcase the color,

taste and bounty of a plant-based<br> celebration of

the fall harvest. The event is designed to<br>

highlight EarthSave's mission to encourage people to

shift<br> toward a plant-based diet.<br><br>INFO: To find

out more, contact EarthSave at 502/589-7676, ext.<br>

316, or www.earthsave.org.<br><br><br>Contact:

<br><br> EarthSave International<br> Jim

Littlefield-Dalmares, 502/589-7676, ext. 316