Larry Tyrrell
10:00am - 11:00am

Playshop Room
10:30am -11:30am

Christy Whitney
Yoga
Christy Whitney is the Director and Owner of Bikram Yoga-John's Landing www.bikrampdx.com. She is dedicated to helping people explore and expand their personal limits through practicing yoga and eating healthy. She discovered Bikram Yoga while she was caring for her terminally ill mother and searching for a physical outlet. What she found was a yoga practice that fundamentally transformed her life. Convinced of the power of Bikram Yoga to heal people physically, emotionally and spiritually, Christy attended the Bikram Yoga Teach her Training in fall 2002. For 16 years Christy ate a mostly vegetarian diet that also included plenty of junk food. In 2006, she consciously shifted to eating live, whole, nutrient-rich foods. This led to a personal transformation that has left her feeling healthier, younger and more vibrant, and which has developed into a way of life. She is currently earning a master's in Vegan-Live Food Nutrition from the Tree of Life Foundation.

Both from personal experience and working with students at her studio, Christy has seen the impact a healthy diet and a regular yoga practice can have on us physically, mentally, and spiritually. Christy has merged her two passions to create an environment at her studio that allows individuals to achieve optimal health. By demonstrating the importance of focusing on what we put into our bodies as well as how often we practice yoga, Christy's studio is empowering people to take back control of their own health and happiness. She believes that when people practice yoga and eat whole, organic, live food, they can experience powerful personal transformations.
Christy Whitney
Owner: Bikram Yoga- John's Landing
www.bikrampdx.com
503-452-1132
5816 SW Hood Ave
Portland, OR 97239

Chef Demo Room
11:00am - 12:00pm

Chef Al Chase
Fall Harvest Cuisine

Chef Al will present a delicious menu of vegan organic offerings to nurture and inspire your creativity in the kitchen through the holidays! On the menu:

Banana Blueberry Hemp Greens Smoothie;

Roasted Vegetable Medley with Rosemary, Sage and Sweet Spices;

and Northwest Harvest Apple Pear Ginger Crisp with Vanilla Coconut Creme!

Vegan can be this good...

Chef Al Chase is a 1979 alumnus of the Culinary Institute of America, who combines decades of classical culinary artistry with 17 years of experience in the Organic, Plant-based Cuisine realm! As the founder of Culinary Awakenings, he provides trainings, custom programs and consultations for traditional food pros, emerging chefs, eco-businesses and the general public who desire to expand their vegan options. Chef Al's upbeat teaching style emphasizes organic, whole foods and a farm-to-the-table approach to preparing food. Along with his wife Donna, their goal is to "build community one delicious plate at a time!" Please visit www.chefal.org for more information.

Playshop Room
12:00pm - 1:00pm

Nicole Daddona
Belly Dancer
Nicole Daddona has been dancing for 12 years. Her dance career began in the cabaret style of belly dance, but when she saw tribal belly dance for the first time she knew that was what she needed to do. So she moved to Portland to study with Gypsy Caravan, and has been blessed with many gifts since that time. As an instructor Nicole brings her knowledge of the body together with the strength of
creating community together to create a joyful learning environment. She also performs regularly with Gypsy  Caravan. Dance is her joy, and her passion.

Gypsy Caravan is a mesmerizing troupe of American Tribal Style Bellydancers (ATS). ATS was created in the San Francisco bay area about 30 years ago, and Paulette Rees-Denis, the director and founder of Gypsy Caravan, was one of the original members of the first ATS troupe, Fat Chance Belly Dance. Since that time ATS has evolved into a myriad of different things. What holds true is that we are an improvisational belly dance group that draws knowledge from the past, while being created in the present. We borrow from many ethnic cultures as well as today's urban spirit. Feel your tribal soul coming to life, echoing our cries for life and freedom, as we dance as one. www.gypsycaravan.us

Chef Demo Room
12:30pm - 1:30pm

The Chefs from Blossoming Lotus
Presented by Executive Chef Xavi Cortal
Herb Crusted Tempeh
with Poached Pear Compote
Rich and Creamy Squash Gratin
Live Walnut Brittle Canapes

There's what the chefs have to say about their cafe and craft: All Our Food and Drink is 100% Vegan, Organic and Local whenever possible. Our menu has a little something for everyone and is the evolving creation of our Chefs and the many talented and gifted staff of the Lotus. Respect for the earth and the principles of nonviolence guide us to utilize the abundance of the plant kingdom in all of our recipes. This unique vegan cuisine is inspired, healthful and incredibly delicious. Most everything is prepared fresh daily from scratch, utilizing a unique approach of traditional cooking techniques coupled with the latest in live food preparation. Everything we serve, at the cafe, in our deli and pastry cases and for our catering and special events, adheres to the highest standards regarding freshness, taste, presentation, nutrition and balance. To find out more about Blossoming Lotus and its philosophy, visit: www.blpdx.com and www.onedegree.com.

Auditorium
1:00pm - 2:00pm

Playshop Room
1:30pm - 2:30pm

Matchbox Shrines
Holiday Crafts Demo
A combination of traditional craft, diy-politic and craft-activist kitsch, the DIY Lounge has been the place to explore your creative side since 2005. During the Vegan Holiday Festival, Dawn Sorem one of the many craft experts at DIY Lounge at collage, will lead you in a veritable bacchanalia of craft in a shrine-making workshop. Build a shrine for the holiday for your best friend or sweetie, deify your dog or simply celebrate yourself with these tiny, glittering boxes filled with adoration. A little tacky, very sweet and fun for everyone, shrines are a great way to introduce yourself this holiday season to the wide, wide world of Do-It-Yourself. We also dispel the myths of glues and let you in on which are vegan and which are not.
www.diylounge.com

Chef Demo Room
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Julie Hasson
Smoky Pumpkin Hummus with Garlic Crostini
Rich Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cake
with Chocolate Ganache
Julie is a cookbook author, writer, recipe developer, food consultant, and cooking instructor for adults and children. Her first book, 125 Best Chocolate Chip Recipes, was published in December 2003 and won the 2003 Gourmand Award for Best Chocolate Book in the English language. Her next book, 125 Best Chocolate Recipes, followed in September 2004 with more accolades, and 125 Best Cupcake Recipes was released spring of 2005 (all published by Robert Rose). Her fourth cookbook, 300 Best Chocolate Recipes will be released Fall of 2006. Julie also contributed to the newly released Hot Chocolate book by Michael Turback (10 Speed Press).
Find out more about Julie, her books and other activities at www.everydaydish.tv

Main Lobby
11:00am - 12:00pm

Auditorium
2:15pm - 2:45pm

Michael Mandrell
Michael honed his open-tuning guitar chops in the early 80's on the Texas folk circuit. From these humble folk music origins his style has emerged as an eclectic fusion of world music, the guitar becoming
a small orchestra in his hands. Moving to Taos, NM in 1991, Michael performed with the world fusion group "Taos" co-producing their CD, "The Deepening Edge", released nationally on Blix Street Records. Tunes from this CD have been recently re-released on Blix Street Records beautiful new compilation, "Fiddlers Green" (www.blixstreet.com/)

His self produced CD, "The Great Spiral Dance" continues in the fusion tradition with his original guitar compositions masterfully arranged with many other world instruments. "The Ancient Art of Soul Travel" from this recording was used on the soundtrack of the documentary film"Stone Reader" (www.stonereader.net) which has played in theaters
across the country.

Michael is one of those rare artists who has a strong sense of his Western musical roots, yet can make beautiful and sophisticated forays into the music of the East. "The Great Spiral Dance" is a great collection of his compositions that cover a wide range of styles - and he excels in each. His most recent recording, "Anjali", was produced with Portland musician Benjy Wertheimer (www.benjymusic.com).

Recently honored with a rave review in Yoga Journal magazine, "Anjali" is a mythical journey into creative improvisation, an all instrumental mix of yoga meditations.

Michael makes his home in Portland, Oregon and tours regionally and nationally, playing solo as well as with many of the acoustic warrior road tribe, including Lynn Wedekind (www.lynnwedekind.com), Jenny Bird (www.jennybird.com) and Benjy Wertheimer. He is the most versatile guitar player I've ever encountered and he deserves great success. I have seen him play his unique blend of jazz, folk and classic for hardcore country audiences...what else can I say?
Michael Martin Murphey

Michael Mandrell has appeared with: Lyle Lovett, Nanci Griffith, Bill Miller, John Gorka, Kate Wolf, Dave Swarbrick/Simon Nichol, Johnny Cunningham, Spyro Gyra, Carl Struck, California Guitar Trio, William Ackerman, Christine Lavine, Robert Mirabal, Shadowfax, Townes Van Zandt and Steve Fromholtz.

Auditorium
3:00pm - 4:00pm

Brendan Brazier
Best-Selling Author
Professional Ironman Triathlete
Formulator of Vega
Brendan Brazier is one of only a few professional athletes in the world whose diet is 100 percent plant-based. He's a professional Ironman triathlete, bestselling author on performance nutrition (The Thrive Diet, Penguin 2007), and the creator of an award-winning line of whole food nutritional products called VEGA. He is also the 2003 and 2006 Canadian 50km Ultra Marathon Champion.

Nominated in 2006 for the Manning Innovation Award, Canada's most prestigious award for innovation, Brendan was shortlisted for the formulation of VEGA.

In 2006, Brendan was invited to address US Congress on Capitol Hill, where he spoke of the significant social and economic benefits that could be achieved by improving personal health through better diet. The focus of his speech was to draw attention to the role that food plays in the prevention of most chronic diseases currently plaguing North Americans.

Brendan is from Vancouver, BC

Check out his book The Thrive Diet at amazon.com

Playshop Room
4:30pm - 5:30pm

Chef Demo Room
4:30pm - 5:30pm

Chef Piper Dixon of Proper Eats
Proper Autumn Eats
Fall Cranberry Baked Tempeh
Mashed Yams with Sage Gravy
Braised Greens
Proper Eats, a unique market and cafe, announces the grand opening of their business on May 13th in the historic St. Johns business district. We wanted to build a business in our community that could positively serve the needs of North Portland residents while helping to strengthen the local economy, says James Hayes, one of the owners of Proper Eats. We believe in the importance of supporting small, independent farmers, distributors, manufacturers and artisans, which are values that we believe are in sync with the St. Johns community spirit. We also believe in bringing the best quality food to our neighbors at an affordable price that the average family can afford.'