San Francisco Green Drinks
February 2nd
“Eco-Love”
Calling all Green Drinkers -
Please join us next Tuesday, February 2nd for San Francisco Green Drinks!
This month at Green Drinks we ask the question: What is your Eco-Love?
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Our sponsor, AION LED, will be setting the mood with glowing, environmentally-friendly lights while passionate cocktails, tasty chocolate and soothing sounds of two fabulous DJs fill the room.
In keeping with our environmental Valentines Day theme we will also offer “Green Speed Dating” for 40 lucky participants. This is a great opportunity to meet fellow Green Drinkers and it’s sure to be a lot of fun!! Who knows, maybe this Green Drinks you will even make a special connection.
Last but not least, Green Drinks is happy to announce that we have arranged free wine tastings for the event as part of our 2010 emphasis in building out our Community Partnership program. If you know of any friends particularly in the organic food, wine or beverage industries who would like to participate in a future Green Drinks - please put them in touch!
February Sponsor: AION LED
Forget about changing light bulbs while cutting energy consumption by 80 percent!
AION LED is proud to offer high quality Green Compliant LED lighting products for your home and business. With a lamp life at least forty times that of a standard light bulb and a fraction of the energy used, LED lights will reduce your carbon footprint as well as your energy bill. AION LED specializes in cutting-edge linear lighting solutions. Designers, architects, and electricians alike love the streamlined package, flexibility, high output, and longevity of our LED Strips and LED Light Bars. Popularly used under cabinets, in coves, soffits, and hallways, our LED strips also create custom effects in cabinetry, signage, displays, curved elevations, and edge-lit glass to name a few. In addition to dimmable white light, AION LED offers RGB color-mixing systems including high power theatrical LED fixtures and custom LED video displays and message boards. Minimize waste and conserve natural resources by switching to highly efficient and sustainable LED lighting with AION LED. www.aionled.com
Event Details
Date: Tuesday, February 2nd
Time: 5:30 - 9:30 p.m.
Location: 111 Minna Gallery
Bring: Please bring your business cards!
Safety: Please be safe when coming to/from SFGD. If you would like someone to walk you to your bus/train stop or car, please let a greeter know. As always, please designate a driver if driving.
Cost: FREE!
Music:
- DJ Brent Galant (a.k.a. Q St.)
Q St. will be setting the mood for our Eco-Love Green Drinks with music that is sure to stir your heart and soul. A graphic designer committed to sustainable design and print practices by day, Brent has roots in house and a penchant for playing hidden gems from down tempo, trip hop, and underground hip hop. With ten years behind the decks, his passion for playing quality grooves is purely matched by his love for playing in the moment, providing listeners with a rewarding venture into sound. - Unkle Funkl
He’s the uncle you love but the one you have to keep an eye on. He’ll raid the liquor cabinet and torment the neighbors. Mark Sires, aka Unkle Funkl, has been DJing for 12 years, bringing breaks, midtempo, funk, and hip hop. Recently graduating from the Bainbridge Graduate School with an MBA in Sustainability.
Special Drinks of the Month: $5 while they last!
- 2008 Tamás Estates Double Decker Red - $5 + free tastings by Wente Vineyards
An exciting blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Petite Sirah and Barbera creates an adventurously robust yet smooth red wine with mouth-filling flavors of blackberry, black cherry and plum, and a smooth, spicy finish. - 2008 Wente Vineyards Morning Fog Chardonnay - $5 + free tastings by Wente Vineyards
Enjoy aromas and flavors of green apple and tropical fruits, balanced by subtle oak, cinnamon and vanilla from barrel aging. With a mouth-filling body and balanced acidity, this wine delivers a medium-long, refreshing finish. - Passionate Solutionary - $5
(Sambazon Acai Passionfruit Antioxidant Elixir + Maca Magic Adrenalift + Splash of Guayaki Pure Passion + VeeV Acai Spirit)
You are a Solutionary. As a path to creating a revolution in the way we live life, you work hard to provide solutions to environmental and social challenges. Each ingredient in this cocktail comes from a company that goes beyond Revolutionary to being Solutionary. Guayaki has their Market Driven Restoration business model. Sambazon also uses the market to drive restoration of rainforest land and communities with the Sustainable Acai Project. VeeV Acai Spirit works closely with Sambazon and donates $1 per bottle to the Sustainable Acai Project. Maca Magic and Amazon Therapeutic Laboratories works to preserve rainforests and uphold the intellectual property rights of native healers and their traditional medicines. And of course, the Peruvian root Maca is an aphrodesiac for both men and women––so raise a glass to all of your passions!
Community
* Twenty (20) Green Drinkers participated in a GRID Alternatives solar training on January 13th in preparation for a 2-day installation on a low-income home here in San Francisco. Stay tuned next month for more highlights and photos from their volunteering efforts.
* Post your green event on the Bay Area Green Calendar for free!
* SF Green Drinks is on Facebook. Please join the group ‘San Francisco Green Drinks’ for additional resources and information.
* SF Green Drinks is booking out Sponsors and Community Partners for 2010. If you or someone you know is interested in connecting with our community, please get in touch!
See you on the 2nd!
- The Green Drinks Team
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