About us
We're building a supportive community for vegan, vegetarian, and veg-curious folks in the Alamo City. If you're moving toward a more healthful, sustainable, and compassionate way of eating -- or if you simply wonder why kale has been getting such good press lately -- you're welcome to join us.
This group is designed to be active and inclusive, offering events to suit a wide range of schedules and interests. We hatched our plans for vegan world domination over plates of local, organic food at Vegeria, and we'll continue to meet there for brunch on the 1st Saturday of each month. With San Antonio's own chapter of Vegan Drinks, we'll imbibe and converse at a different location each month, always on the 3rd Tuesday. If you can't wait to share your latest culinary concoction (or try someone else's), you can join us for our monthly vegan potluck.
Other items on our bucket list: movie nights, book discussions, opportunities for volunteer work and activism, field trips to veg-friendly restaurants and events outside the city, and anything else our wonderful members suggest.
We're a new group, and although both of your co-organizers hold strong opinions on any and every subject, you can trust that we'll respond to your concerns and make use of your suggestions.
We think that what we were told as children is still true: People who eat their veggies grow up strong and smart. We're excited to meet all of San Antonio's awesome vegetable eaters!
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Vegan Game Night ~ Board Games at Green Vegetarian Cuisine
Green Vegetarian Cuisine -- Alamo Quarry Market, 255 E Basse Rd, San Antonio, TX, USCome play board games with us one last night at Green before they close!
We’ll meet in the back dining area of Green Vegetarian Cuisine. Ordering food from them is optional, but is encouraged if you are able, both to thank them for hosting us and to support one of San Antonio’s few plant-based restaurants.
Modern board games will be provided, like:
- Coup - 2-6 players - 5-15 min - very quick bluffing game
- Cryptid - 3-5 players - 30-50 min - deduce each player's clue to be the first to determine the Cryptid's location. Fans of Clue may like this.
- Ticket to Ride - 2-5 players - 30-60 min - popular family game. Build train tracks across the US, trying to complete more and better routes than the other players.
- Pandemic - 2-4 players - 40-50 min - co-op game where you win or lose together. As diseases spread, fight to keep them in check and find cures before it's too late.
- Forbidden Island - 2-4 players - 25-35 min - co-op game. Retrieve all four treasures and escape as the island sinks.
- Munchkin - 3-6 players - 60-80 min - silly dungeon crawling board game. Be the first to reach level 10. Fight monsters and help or sabotage other players.
- Smash Up - 2-4 players - 40-50 min - combine cards from two factions and fight other players. Alien wizards vs zombie pirates and other crazy combinations.
- Dixit - 3-6 players - 25-35 min - cards with beautiful surreal images. The current player secretly chooses a card and gives everyone a clue. They each provide a card, and the players guess which card is the current player's.
- Snake Oil - 3-10 players - 20-30 min - draw noun and customer cards and make a sales pitch. Describe why a "neanderthal" needs a "beard map".
- Here, Kitty, Kitty! - 3-6 players - 25-35 min - move as many cute, colorful cat figurines from the yard to your porch to your house as you can to give them homes.
And more!
Don’t worry about never having played the games before, we’re newbie friendly.
Feel free to bring any board games you like as well.
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BRIT Reads Book Club: “Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel” by Carl Safina
Location not specified yetDo you love to read? Are you passionate about botany, natural history, sustainability and similar topics? Then, you’ll love the BRIT Reads Book Club! This informal group meets every other month to discuss a chosen book, in-person and virtually. We begin with a moderator summarizing the book and reviewing its key points. Then there is an opportunity for discussion—all are encouraged to share their perspectives and thoughts. You will leave with new information, new perspectives and new connections to others with shared interests. Don’t have time to read the book? No worries! Join us to hear the review and jump in on the discussion!
Registration here is recommended but not required for this program.
Pre-registered participants will receive an email reminder with directions and the zoom link the Friday before the session.
In April, join us to discuss Carl Safina’s Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel, which brings forth powerful and illuminating insight into the unique personalities of animals through extraordinary stories of animal joy, grief, jealousy, anger, and love.
Registration includes Garden admission for the day. We encourage you to explore the Garden before and after class!
Date: Monday, April 20, 2026. Registration closes April 16.Time: 12:00 – 1:00 PM
Price: Free
Materials: Bring a copy of the book if you have it, your lunch and a friend!
Location: Check-in at Botanical Research Institute of Texas / Park in main lot
Instructor: The BRIT Reads Book Club is hosted by the BRIT Library, and meetings are facilitated by a rotating series of moderators. For more information, contact BRIT Librarian, Ana Nino, at anino@fwbg.orgInclement Weather: This event is indoors and will proceed as scheduled, rain or shine.
Need registration help? Please contact us at adult-ed@fwbg.org.
**An email with class details will be sent to all registered guests the day after the registration deadline. To be sure our emails always make it to your inbox, please add the FWBG.org domain to your email whitelist.3 attendees
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