So, yesterday was my first meat free day leading up to the CHS Vegetarian Dinner on Tuesday, June 16, 2009. 

Since it was Saturday, it was pretty easy.  I often stop for a bite at Hoi Polloi which is a vegetarian restaurant so there wasn't much temptation.  We also went to Azul last night which has awesome meat free choices. We were celebrating Ledcat's birthday.

I wound up Friday with a meat frenzy bang, but it was unintentional.  Our cafe had turkey for lunch and I had a hotdog at the baseball game that night.  That was a lot of meat for me in one day (plus a few wings at the pre-game function). 

Yesterday, I essentially consumed cereal, black bean soup, a grilled cheese and a shrimp burrito for dinner.  A little light on the actual veggies, but no meat (yes, I'm continuing to eat seafood). 

I also bought a big bag of chicken for the freezer.  Sigh.  Does that use up my blackbean points?

Only 20 tickets left!

The Lambda Foundation appreciates the community?s interest in the meet and greet with the Indigo Girls. To clarify, Lambda has agreed to purchase 75 tickets @ $42 and they will receive the $35 meet and greet for the Foundation.  The monies raised will be used to continue the good work Lambda has supported in our community for the past 25 years.  Unfortunately, they cannot sell meet and greet tickets separately from the show itself or they will end up losing money on the event. 

The timing is unfortunate for those who purchased tickets before the meet and greet was organized, but please understand that this was out of control of the Lambda Foundation.  They very much appreciate the Indigo Girls? support and regret that some fans may be unable to attend.  You might consider trying to sell your tickets or perhaps making a ?Pride? gift to a friend or family member.  You could also consider donating your extra tickets to a local LGBT organization and realize the tax write off.  

Please note that you can buy the package, use your original tickets and sell/give away/donate the Lambda tickets.   

Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents has partnered with the Lambda Foundation and we will hold a drawing for a set of two tickets to the concert and the meet and greet.  To enter, please email your full name and contact information to sue (at) sitnscoop dot com.  We will use a random drawing to select the winner on June 14, 2009 (PrideFest).   

 Good luck!

Dykes on Bikes of Western PA are gearing up for their first Pride appearance this year.

June 6^th is our scheduled Pre-Pride Bike Ride to get everyone geared up for the Pride Parade and Pride Festivities.  This ride will head east from the South Hills. All supporters of the GLBT community is invited to attend.  The following ride is planned:

 

June 6^th -Bike Run Fee $20

 

Meet at the Rhythm House in Bridgeville, PA which is right off I-79 and close to several gas stations.  We will meet at noon and leave at 12:30.

 

We'll head out on PA 50 towards Route 980 heading south to hit the country turns of Route 519.  This will connect us to Route 136 where we will head east until we meet Route 30 and cruise into Greensburg where we will stop at M&M Leather for some bike accessory shopping.  This stop will be about an hour.  From there, we'll ride to the Link Bar in Irwin, PA for an early dinner.  The Link is expecting us around 4pm.   Dinner will be included in the $20 bike run fee and proceeds will go to DOB Charities.

 

After dinner everyone is welcome to continue the group ride back into the city for a post-ride drink at Cattivo.

 

I can't wait to see everyone and I hope all of you are as excited for the pride parade as I am.  Please RSVP for this ride on the events section of www.pittsburghdykesonbikes.com so I can give the Link Bar a head count for dinner.  If you have any questions, please email me at info@pittsburghdykesonbikes.com

 

Miranda