VSDC Restaurant Feast - Film with Producer - Food Shopping

Please join the Veg Society of DC / meetup members and friends for an all-in-one community afternoon in Historic Greenbelt's Roosevelt Center! Enjoy an exclusive all-vegan Trinidadian lunch buffet (SunRise Caribbean Restaurant) followed by a documentary screening and Q&A with the Producer ("Toegther Around Food" with Dr. Sailesh Rao), then wrap up with a guided vegan grocery shopping tour just steps away (Greenbelt Co-op).

SCHEDULE & VENUE DETAILS
12:00 PM – 2:30 PM - Exclusive Vegan Buffet + Documentary Screening with Q&A

• Venue: SunRise Caribbean Restaurant (131 Centerway)
• Cost: $25 per person plus tax and tip (paid directly to the restaurant; includes the buffet, movie screening, and Q&A)
• 12:00 PM - 100% Vegan Trinidadian Lunch Buffet: Owner and Chef Alisa Plaza is preparing an exclusive all-vegan buffet for VSDC attendees.
• 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM - Documentary Screening & Live Q&A: The 2026 documentary "Together Around Food" — (about 30 minutes long) exploring Climate Healers 15-day community experiment in whole-food plant-based living, followed by a live Q&A with Dr. Sailesh Rao, Executive Producer of Vegan Documentary Films (Cowspiracy, Seaspiracy, and others). Movie screening facilitated by Frank Gervasi, Board President of Greenbelt Access Television (GATe).

2:30 PM – 3:00 PM - Guided Vegan Grocery Shopping Tour

• Venue: Greenbelt Co-op Supermarket & Pharmacy (121 Centerway)
• Details: Immediately following the Q&A, walk just across Roosevelt Center plaza for a guided vegan grocery shopping tour led by Co-op Manager Dan Gillotte. Discover local organic produce, bulk staples, specialty vegan cheeses/proteins, and holiday plant-based treats.

RSVP & IMPORTANT NOTES

• Due to limited seating capacity, paying for the buffet is mandatory. Only attendees who order and pay for the lunch buffet will receive admission to the 1:00 PM movie screening and Q&A inside the restaurant.
• Please keep your RSVP up-to-date at least 48 hours in advance so we can give Chef Alisa Plaza an accurate headcount for food preparation and seating.

LOCATION
SunRise Caribbean Restaurant
131 Centerway, Greenbelt MD 20770

Greenbelt Co-op
121 Centerway, Greenbelt MD 20770

PARKING
Yes, there is plenty of free parking in the lot for the shopping center.

METRO + BUS
This location is accessible by public transport, but likely requires a subway plus bus connection. From the Greenbelt Metro station on the Green or Yellow lines, take the P20 bus (towards New Carrollton) and get down at the Crescent Rd and Garden Way stop. SunRise is less than a block away.

Please plan your trip well in advance. The organizers will do their best to answer questions; questions on the day of the event will be difficult for responses.

VSDC Thanks Shankar for arranging for this wonderful outing!

Don't be a no show! If your plans change, update your RSVP ASAP.

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