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Vivian's idea. It's only Alternative Energy related if you TAKE THE TROLLEY!!!!!
And of course ingredients for beer are GROWN IN THE SUN. Good 'nuf!

EVENT RUNS ALL WEEKEND

MEETUP: 5PM SATURDAY AT PETE'S PLACE on LA MESA BLVD
8330 La Mesa Blvd
La Mesa, CA 91941

It's not about Pete's Place, just rendezvous there and then head out. I'll be roaming the event there earlier in afternoon, so look out for me!
Event Profile
By Leah Laux
FOR SIGNONSANDIEGO

Every year, La Mesa hosts the grandaddy of San Diego Oktoberfests. Celebrating its 33rd festival and racking up attendance totals of 200,000 for the event, La Mesa's Oktoberfest is a time-tested block party sure to please even the most seasoned lager lover.

This celebration is mirrored after the famed Munich Oktoberfest, so expect hardy food and drink and enough dancing to make you silly down to your boots. If that's not enough to make you track down a green Alps hat with feather, how about some shopping? Hundreds of booths will line La Mesa Boulevard from Date Avenue to Fourth Street, along with more vendors on sections of Allison and Palm avenues.

The happy place
Let's face it, you haven't lived until you've seen costume-clad, beer-totin' dance fiends waltz and polka their way into a happy place. To experience this giddiness, head to Allison Avenue, between Palm Avenue and Pine Street, to the municipal parking lot, where the blessed beer garden festivities await. Jog and grog to your heart's content as German dancers twirl their way through the afternoon.

Adults can find grown-up fun post-sunset on Friday and Saturday nights, as bands and DJs lay down beer-busting tunes. The taps will flow, for a fee, until 11 p.m. on both nights.

This year's schedule
Friday, Oct. 6, from 11 a.m. to midnight
Saturday, Oct. 7, from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 8, from noon to 6 p.m.

Parking
Parking's tough and you want to clank steins with your new best friends, right? So why not ride the trolley?

Take the Orange line to the La Mesa Boulevard station at the corner of Spring Street and La Mesa Boulevard.

This is the regular planning and review meeting for the Alternative Energy group. Agenda includes formulating the quarterly calander, updating goals, event planning, discussion on political initiatives, vendor presentations, and occasional speakers on special topics.

Ongoing meeting will remain on a weekly basis as the group get's more fully formed, then likely to change to t a bi-weekly format.

Energizer,
Success! Our first meeting had a strong showing with lots of ideas so we're going to have a quick follow up to start getting things in motion.

Agenda:
1) Group mission statement with Jean as facilitator. Everyone bring one to discuss.
2) Read up on Prop 87 and take a stand. Round table discussion.
3) David to give a book report on "End of Oil"
4) Rick takes lead on on commercialization energy technology here in SD and gives us an overview.
5) Bill to find out more about SD City governent and the nationwide Green cities competition.
6) Vicky take lead on helping promote our group with PR.
7) Start mapping out a speaker series and some field trip possibilities.
8) Viv is our new Assistant Organizer. Yeah!

We've got great potential and a deep bench of talent. Please help us get the word out and send out invites to at least 2 of your friends for next time.

I'm pumped and look forward to seeing you again soon!

-Bill

Hi Energizers,
This is kick-off Meetup for The San Diego Alternative Energy Meetup (& Conservation) Group.

NEW LOCATION: Coco's Bakery on Nobel Drive (cross street Genesee) not from UTC in La Jolla. Near McDonalds in the Costa Verde mall, building is brown color with maroon trim & sign. This venue got good ratings and is a bit closer for North County people. I hope it's works for all.

Let's get to know each other and discuss what we want out of our Meetups. I've got some ideas and would like to hear yours.

Specific topics area include: biofuels, solar heating & electricity, geothermal, nuclear, new vehicles, mass transit options, politics, Prop 87, etc! And discuss when & where to hold next meeting.

I'll be there a bit early and look forward to meeting you!!!

-Bill Sheehan

My cell: (408)460-8592
PLEASE CALL ME IF ANY PROBLEMS SEEING ME OR FINDING IT! :-)