Vegan Pizza with the Pleasants

Friday September 24th, 7PM, at Cafe Evolution!

Last year we had a successful fundraiser featuring a live set from the indie folk goddess AMANDA ROGERS. This year Amanda is part of a duo called THE PLEASANTS and is touring the Northeast once again. The duo will be gracing us with a performance at CAFE EVOLUTION.

We will be serving up VEGAN PIZZA from master chef Heather Bargeron along with BUFFALO TEMPEH and VEGAN BLUE CHEESE DRESSING from our secret recipe vault. The regular CAFE EVOLUTION menu will also be available, along with their decadent vegan desserts.

ABOUT THE PLEASANTS:

Mixing equal parts whiskey, dusty earth, and spring water, The Pleasants evoke a strange sense of longing for simpler times and lyrically draw on past experiences when young hearts and minds are unspoiled and uncorrupted by modern exploitations. Sometimes described as intense folk but best described as “Indie Grunge”, The Pleasants weave together music familiar yet altogether new. Bonded by their love of REAL music, this song-writing duo (Amanda Rogers and Mike Matta) has bounded on their musical journey to writing “the most undeniably best song ever.”

CAFE EVOLUTION 22 Chestnut St. Florence, MA 413-586-0200

NO COVER! PIZZA & WINGS @ 5:30PM MUSIC @ 7PM

Vegan Diner IV - HOLIDAY DINER

WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 16th!!

Time for another YUMMY VEGAN DINER NIGHT! This time we will be featuring PIZZA, BUFFALO TEMPEH, MORACCAN STEW, SWEET POTATO FRIES, NOGG, CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE, MILK SHAKES, PEANUT BUTTER CUPS, and MORE...

PLUS - A HOLIDAY GIFT SALE for inexpensive gifts to give the people you love and reduce your shopping stress! We will have vegan shirts, cards, photographs by Derek Goodwin, Christmas Cookies, Chocolates, Solstice Cards, and more..

Also CHOCOLATES from DIVINE TREASURES in CT!!!

PLUS - A DANCE PARTY featuring DJ Brando and other guest DJ's starting at 8PM (BYOB)

CAFE EVOLUTION 22 Chestnut Street in Florence, MA 01062 413.586.0200

FOOD Starts at 5:30PM DANCE Starts at 8:00PM (till 11pm?) HOLIDAY GIFT SALE - All Night!

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Vegan Diner III Wednesday October 14th

[singlepic id=40 w=320 h=240 float=center] Join us for the 3rd Vegan Diner fundraiser for the Vegan Bus, featuring seasonal vegetables along side the usual diner comfort foods. Apple/Soysage Pastry Rolls, Seasoned Squash, Buffalo Tempeh, Sweet Potato Bisquits, Tator Tots, Mashed Potatoes & Gravy, Home Made Pies, Milkshakes, Spiced Cider, More...

Our musical guest is Amanda Rogers "an indie-pop imagineer possessed by the spirit of beethoven, inspired by the mysteries of the universe, tamed by the pop melodies of the 60's, and reinvented by a strange girl in her pajamas who drinks tea all day philosophizing about the 11th dimension and if her cats have already been there..."

Wednesday, October 14, 2009 Food Begins: 5:30pm Music Begins: 7:00pm (Suggested $5 donation) Cafe Evolution 22 Chestnut St Northampton, MA 01062

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Vegan Diner II - Southern Style

Our first Vegan Diner night was so successful we are going to do it again! This time southern style... southern fried tofu, corn fritters, black eyed peas and collards, cajun sweet potato fries, buffalo tempeh, bisquits and gravy, milkshakes, peach cobbler, apple pie, and more....

Musical guests are Tina Collins and Jenny Bird, folksy Appalachian music, sure to soothe your summertime yearnings.

Wednesday August 19th from 5:30-9:00pm Cafe Evolution 22 Chestnut Street Florence, MA 01062

Music starts at 7pm with a suggested donation of $5.00

Vegan Radio's 50th Episode Live at Cafe Evolution!

Vegan Radio Episode 50!

Vegan Radio is about to air its 50TH EPISODE, and to celebrate we are going to pre-record the show LIVE in front of a "studio" audience... and YOU ARE INVITED! That's right, come be a guest on the show that people will be talking about for years to come! Come be a part of VEGAN HISTORY! Everyone who attends will be eligible to be a guest on the show. If you are too shy then you can just sit in the back and heckle us...

There will also be a GOURMET VEGAN DINNER prepared by vegan chef Heather Bargeron and live food chef Eden Love. Desert will feature vegan cheesecakes by Oh Sweet Mama's Vegan Bakery (whose owner is Vegan Radio co-host Megan Shackelford). This will be a sit down dinner served to you at your table while you enjoy the festivities and entertainment.

And speaking of entertainment... we are shakin' like tofu in a blender with delight to let you know that local vegan singer-songwriter Dennis Crommett will be performing some songs for us! Dennis is well known in the valley for his solo music as well as his work with the bands Spanish For Hitchhiking and the Winterpills.

And in case you are wondering, proceeds from the dinner will go to THE VEGAN BUS!

DETAILS:

WHEN: Wednesday, January 16th Doors open at at 6:00 PM Dinner at 7:00 PM Live Show from 8:00 to 9:00 PM

WHERE: Cafe Evolution 22 Chestnut Street Florence, MA

We hope you can all make it out to this fun event, and be sure to tell your friends! The show will air Thursday, January 17th on ValleyFree Radio WXOJ-LP 103.3 FM in Northampton, MA. The show will also be available soon after that at www.veganradio.com. And finally, this will be the first show we will be uploading to the PACIFICA NETWORK to make it available to OVER 100 RADIO STATIONS ACROSS THE US!! Pacifica is also the home of the award-winning Democracy Now, so we are in good company. This really is going to go down in VEGAN HISTORY! So come on out and show some love!

The Haunted Bus Halloween Party

Join us for another amazing fundraiser for the VEGAN BUS featuring LIVE MUSIC from THE KENNEDY's, Haunting Grooves from DJ BRANDO, Heather Bargeron’s INCREDIBLE PIZZA, Oh Sweet Mama’s DECADENT VEGAN BAKED GOODS, Raffles, Games, SCARY VIDEO CLIPS (on the cafe’s big screen tv!), FIRE DANCING with Jess, Amanda and Chaos, BELLY DANCING with vegan bellydancers Shaina and Sugati, HULA HOOPING with HOOP MASTER SASS, BYOB, of course a COSTUME CONTEST and we will humbly accept a $5-$10 suggested donation.

RIDE THE HAUNTED VEGAN BUS! We will be accepting donations to ride our otherworldly vegetable-powered bus with crazy costumed people to horribly haunted places, while we tell terrifying tales of our travels and grease piracy on the high plains!

KIDS WELCOME from 7 to 9pm, we will be showing THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS on the big screen and handing out free vegan Halloween Candy. PIZZA, Drinks and VEGAN BAKED GOODS will be available for purchase. The Haunted Bus will be parked outside for chills and thrills!

Wednesday, October 31, 2007 from 7PM until Midnight

Cafe Evolution

22 Chestnut Street Florence, MA 01062 413-586-0200

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Art Auction & Fundraiser April 22nd!!

The first fundraiser for the Vegan Bus Project is set for Earth Day - Sunday April 22nd!

• Silent Art Auction (please tell all your artist friends we need donations!)

• Veganica tee shirts & hoodys

• Vegan Radio tee shirts & hoodys

• Oh Sweet Mamas Vegan Baked Goods

• Chair Massages
  

Artist Donations

• Tiffany Blonder: jewelry

• Natalie Bowman: crafts & jewelry

• William Brovelli: photography

• Carol Brussel: illustrator

• Karen Derrico: paintings

• Star Drooker: Polaroid photo grids

• Christa Elkovich: paintings

• Cheryl Ferrara: paintings

• Alyssa Foos: knitted things!

• Derek Goodwin: sanctuary farm animal photographs

• Yorda: painting

• Layla Love: photography

• Nan Sea Love: painting

• Caroline Jones: jewelry

• Elise Hartman: illustrations

• Janell Matrow: photography

• Sandy Polsky: paintings

• Marie Roberts: sideshow banner art

• Katie Rosenblatt: jewelry

• Barry Scott: photography

• Sugati Phillips: paintings

Businesses who contributed Goods or Services

• Amanouz Cafe: Hummus Platter

• Cafe Evolution: Event Space & Vegan Pizza

• East Heaven Hot Tubs: Gift Certificate (2 people for 1/2 hour)

• Firefly Salon: $120 Gift Certificate

• The Hempest: Hemp Backpack

• Moonlight Designs: donated free silkscreening for our tee shirts!

• Oh Sweet Mamas Vegan Bakery: Vegan Treats!

• Sid Vintage: cloth bag, tank top and coffee mug

• Smart Moves Pilates & Fitness: $60 Gift Certificate

• Twilight Tea Lounge: Vegan Tea Party for 4

• Tiffany Blonder: Dog Sitting Gift Certificate

Performers

• Arjuna Greist: singer/songwriter/folkpoet

• Kyle Vincent: singer/songwriter & vegan activist

• Star Drooker: singer/songwriter and owner of Cafe Evolution

• Shokazoba: Afrobeat battalion (acoustic platoon)

• Megan Labonte: hula hoop sassy supastar!

• Kenneth Williams: vegan bodybuilder

Date: Sunday, April 22nd 2007
Time: 6pm to 9pm
Location: Cafe Evolution 22 Chestnut Street Florence, MA 01062

See you there!