WHAT:  2nd Annual VegFest Houston Community Festival — a free event for all ages

WHEN:  Saturday, June 9, 2012, 10:00AM-5:00PM

WHERE: Pecore Hall & St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church campus (indoors & outdoors)

            1805 West Alabama, Houston, TX 77098 

WHO:    Vegan Society of PEACE www.vegansocietyofpeace.org/vegfesthouston2012

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        "Promoting an Ethical, Compassionate and Sustainable World for All"

May 12, 2012 — Vegan Society of PEACE of Houston has announced its 2nd Annual VegFest Houston Community Festival, to be held on Saturday, June 9, 2012, from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

The inaugural 2011 VegFest attracted more than 800 attendees, and this year’s crowd is expected to greatly exceed that number. Admission is free and open to all ages.

VegFest Houston, known as “The Premier Vegan Festival of Texas,” is being hosted by St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, in the heart of the Montrose District. Parking is free on the many streets around St. Stephen’s Pecore Hall, which is located at 1805 West Alabama, Houston, TX 77098. Nearby Houston Metro bus stops are on the #78 Alabama, #25 Richmond, and #81 and #82 Westheimer bus lines.

The festival will feature vegan food vendors, guest speakers, educational films, food demos, booths for exhibitors and nonprofits, live music, and an outdoor Kids Zone with fun activities for children accompanied by an adult. 

Showcased speakers are: prolific vegan author and motivational speaker Victoria Moran of New York; raw vegan chef Pat Greer of Houston; vegan chef Yafah Asiel of Georgia; Houston cardiologist, author, and vegan health expert Baxter Montgomery, MD; and Vegan Society of PEACE members Alan Clune, Ph.D. and Anuj Shah, JD, Ph.D, who will speak on animal ethics and environmental ethics, respectively. 

In addition, there will be free product samples, coupons, literature, recipe booklets, and hourly prize drawings. Many of Houston’s top vegan restaurants will be offering taste-testing samples.

Vegan living is becoming mainstream, with popular television shows like The Oprah Winfrey Show, Ellen DeGeneres, The Dr. Oz Show and Martha Stewart Living all discussing the topic in depth throughout the past year. Our featured speaker Victoria Moran, author of eleven books including the just-released The Main Street Vegan, has appeared twice on Oprah.

The mission of VegFest Houston is to promote an ethical, compassionate and sustainable world for all.

VegFest sponsor Vegan Society of PEACE (which stands for People for the Earth, Animals, Compassion and Enlightenment) is a 100% volunteer-run 501(c)(3) educational nonprofit organization based in Houston. It has more than 1,200 subscribers on its member list.

For more information, please visit www.vegansocietyofpeace.org/vegfesthouston2012