July 7 - 15, 2009, McDougall Adventures - Costa Rica Summer '09, $2,255 per person (double occupancy). Please call (800) 941-7111 or (616) 874-8155, or e-mail carol@drmcdougall.com to sign up for this upcoming adventure. More info

July 23 - 27, 2009, NHA Healthy Living Conference. Enjoy lectures, relaxation and fitness activities, delicious all-vegan meals, question and answer sessions with the speakers, cooking and food workshops, nightly entertainment, silent auction and much more. National Health Association, Regency House Spa, 2000 South Ocean Dr, Hallandale Beach, FL. $495.00 + tax per person includes all lectures, activities, and delicious meals. Accomodations extra. Hear Drs. Michael Klaper and Caldwell Esselstyn, Jr. ($35 for dinner and lecture only on July 25.) 954-454-2220. more info.

July 26, 2009, 11 AM - 5 PM, LIVING THE VEGAN LIFE, A Day of Fun, Food and Facts, The Katz Family home in Coconut Creek, Broward County. Hor D'oerves. Sharing Circle: Meet, Greet & share your thoughts and feelings. Gourmet Vegan 'All You Can Eat' Buffet: A selection of incredibly delicious plant-based food (cooked & raw), prepared by two long-time vegan chefs:  M. Butterflies Katz (co-author of Incredibly Delicious: Recipes for a New Paradigm by Gentle World and head chef at The Vegan Restaurant in Maui, Hawaii) and Brook Katz; author of New Favorites. Enjoy an array ranging from organic raw food to Brook's chocolates and other decadent desserts! $10.00 at the door  -or- $ 8.00 paid in advance; first 50 people. Vegan books will be available for purchase. Free literature. Phone for reservations: 954 971 4432. Email: veganpoet@hotmail.com.