Where: South Bend, IN

Green Drinks is always the 2nd Tuesday of each month at a local bar/restaurant in downtown South Bend
We have a lively mixture of people from all walks of life.  Come along and you’ll be made welcome. Just say, “Are you green?” and we will look after you and introduce you to whoever is there. It’s a great way of catching up with people you know and also for making new contacts.

Green Drinks is very simple and unstructured, but many people have found employment, made friends, developed new ideas, done deals and had moments of serendipity.

For more information contact Joel Barrett at youcanbegreen@gmail.com This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call 574-226-9550

Where: Upland Brewery Banquet Facility, 350 West 11th St., Bloomington, IN 47404 US

Ellen Jacquart, Director of Stewardship for the Indiana Chapter of the Nature Conservancy, will provide a presentation entitled, “Fighting Back - MC-IRIS Takes on Invasive Species in Monroe County.”  A group of concerned citizens has formed  Monroe County - Identify and Reduce Invasive Species (MC-IRIS) and is working to reduce the environmental and economic impact of invasive species in our county through education and action. This presentation will address why invasive species are a problem, and which are the worst invasive species in Monroe County. Information on how to identify invasive species and how they are damaging our natural areas will be shared. Have a weed on your land you want identified? Bag it and bring it to Green Drinks to find out what it is, and options for how to control it.

RULE: Third Tuesday of every month
WHERE: J K O’Donnell’s, 121 West Wayne Street, Fort Wayne, IN 46802 (Must be 21 to enter).    Look for the balloons at the tables!
WHO: Anyone working on environmental issues or studying them
RSVP: no need to let us know, just show up anytime between 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.

Each month there will be a sustainability topic/discussion at the beginning of each meeting. Green Drinks Fort Wayne is still about the informality of the event, however we wanted to bring in people from different areas of the environmental movement of Fort Wayne and hear what they are doing.

Want to know more about the venue:  http://www.jkodonnells.com/

Indiana Green Business and Community Alliance and Green Drinks Indianapolis  invite all IndyMetro green organizations  to join “Green Drinks” monthly night out!

We think it will be beneficial for all the parties to unify the meetings of numerous local green organizations under one roof.

Every month green businesses and businesses that are interested in becoming more environmentally friendly meet at informal sessions known as “Green Drinks”. It is a self organized informal network  with no membership or attendance fees.

Come along and you’ll feel welcome. We will make it a point to introduce you to whoever is there. It’s a great way of catching up with people you know and also for making new contacts. Everyone invites someone else along, so there’s always a different crowd, making “Green Drinks” an organic and self-organizing network. These events are very simple and unstructured, but many people have found employment, made friends, developed new ideas and initiated business contacts at these meetings.

Events are held at different locations on the second Tuesday of each month. We have a short 15 minute presentation focusing on a different sustainability topic, such as energy efficiency, recycling, local food.

UPCOMING EVENTS

MAY
Where: Mass Ave Wine Shop: The Indy Fringe, 719 E. Saint Claire, Indianapolis, IN

Your hosts:
Jill Ditmire – Owner/ Buyer of Mass Ave Wine Shoppe: www.massavewine.com
Pauline Moffat – Executive Director of Indy Fringe Theater: www.indyfringe.org

Jill leads you on a tasting of organic wines from around the world accompanied by locally produced cheeses from the grass fed cows of The Swiss Connection-Yegerlehner Farms in Clay City, Indiana.

Plus an overview of the restaurants, galleries, shoppes in the 800 block of Massachusetts Avenue and how we “go green” everyday of the year.
Pauline gives you a look at the outrageous outbursts of fun from the 2010 Indy Fringe Festival

Registration is required. Minimum of 20 RSVPS are required to hold the event