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Vashon Island Events: Cafe Luna Presents “Burning the Future – Coal in America,” Wine Tasting, Vashon Celtic Players

March 13, 2009 at 4:49 am Leave a comment

Thursday, March 12, 7:00
No Charge
Lunavision and Peter Ray will be screening “Burning the Future – Coal in America”
 
Following on the heels of the loosely defined February Lunavision theme of world consumer cause and effect, and in response to the clean and unclean coal campaigns currently doing battle on the airways, the first film for March on Thursday the 12th will be director David Novack’s 2008 documentary, Burning the Future- Coal in America.  Here we take a trip to rural West Virginia and follow the efforts of a group of local activists, led by one Maria Gunnoe, in their fight against the destruction of their homes, drinking water and environment by the actions of the coal companies in their pursuit of the quickest and cheapest way of extracting coal in order to fuel our “need” for electricity. Here we are shown that even if coal fired plants were the clean coal white knights of the industry ad campaigns and political campaign claims, the devastation brought upon mining communities and surrounding wilds by mining through mountain top removal more than negates any mythological zero carbon emissions at the power end of the process. running time 89 minutes. 

March 13, Friday
6:00 – 8:00
Second Friday Wine Tasting with Ron Irvine
Cost:  $8
Cafe Luna will be offering Wine Tastings with Vashon Winery’s Ron Irvine on the second Friday of the month starting at 6pm before Luna’s Friday musical offerings.  Each tasting will showcase five wines that are always reasonably priced, affordable by the glass and by the bottle.   March’s wine tasting will feature Spring wines, including a rose, a couple crisp whites, and two flavorful reds. 
 
Ron Irvine brings over thirty years experience in the wine business from retailer to winemaker. He enjoys wine as table wine from ordinary to sublime and understands the place of both. He wants people to drink wine like they drink coffee and tea.  “Wine is a daily beverage that is healthful, social and educational; it is the earth talking to us when that wine captures a sense of place.”  Ron Irvine

Sunday, March 15, 6-8pm
Vashon Celtic Players and Knitters
Here’s a Vashon institution that just happens to find its home at Cafe Luna each Third Sunday of the month. So, grab a beer and have a great time with these fun-loving folks; at least a dozen of the 70 musicians show up to play most of the merry melodies (mostly Irish, jigs, reels, and polkas) from memory. Beginners are welcome; staying with the beat is the only requirement. Get a head start with the 250 tunes on their website, home.comcast.net/~saustin98/lark/. 
Knitters of all abilities are invited to bring their projects to the Café; knit, schmooze, and learn from each other, while the Celtic Players work their understated and very merry music. What a fabulous combination! For more information about the knitting, contact David Guion, 463-1680.

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