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Saturday, June 01, 2013

Ethiopian Ethnic Lunch (1:00 pm - 3:00 pm)

What: Ethiopian Ethnic Lunch

Where: Axum Restaurant - 5501 E Colfax Ave (Hudson and Colfax)

When: June 1^st at 1:00 pm

Cost: $11.00 per plate with complimentary tea and coffee (tip and other drinks not included)

RSVP HERE

RSVP: May 24^th with meal order

The next Ethnic Lunch is an Ethiopian treat that will be held on June 1^st at Axum restaurant. Axum is located at 5501 E Colfax Ave, near the corner of Hudson and Colfax. For those of you who have not yet tried Ethiopian food, you are in for a treat! The plates serve one person and usually come with about 5 or 6 little piles of stewed meat or vegetables, served atop injera (a flat bread). It is generally plenty of food for one person.

Two meal options are available for $11.00. The first option is a Meat and Vegetable Combo which contains (approximately) 2 meats and 3 vegetables. The second option is a Vegetable only plate. If you have questions about the details of each dish due to dietary restrictions, please contact Cali and she will do some investigating on your behalf. The meal will include coffee and tea, compliments of Axum Restaurant. The price does not include desert, other drinks or the tip, so please plan accordingly.

Please RSVP by May 24^th. Include which plate you would like to order: Option 1 (Meat and Vegetable Combo Plate) or Option 2 (Vegetable Combo Plate).

Feel free to contact Cali Zimmerman at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it if you have any questions. I look forward to seeing you there!

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

RPCV Book Club (6:30 pm - 8:00 pm)

RPCVCO supports a book club for RPCVs in the Denver area. The group meets every other month to discuss books relevant to the Peace Corps community. The next meeting information is below.

Location: Tony’s Market

950 Broadway, Denver, CO

When: June 12, 2013 6:30-8:00 pm

Jun 12 A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush by Eric Newby, 2008. Frank and funny account of a mountain-climbing expedition in the wild and remote Hindu Kush, in north-eastern Afghanistan. One of the classics of travel writing.

Aug 14 Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits by Laila Lalami, 2006. Fiction. A different twist on the immigrant story, Muslims immigrating from North Africa to Europe.

Oct 9 Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity by Katherine Boo, 2012. A brilliantly written, fast-paced book, based on three years of uncompromising reporting. A bewildering age of global change and inequality is made human.

Dec 11 The World America Made by Robert Kagan, 2012. American world order: is it worth preserving or should we pull back? Issues of globalization and U.S. position in the world.

Our Book Club meetings are on the second Wednesdays of even months. Tony's has a store parking lot, and street parking is free after 6:00.

If you are interested in being added to the Book Club Evite list please email Bruce McDonald (Bulgaria 2002-2004) This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Friday, June 14, 2013

Boulder RPCV Happy Hour (5:00 pm)

The RPCVs in Boulder have organized monthly happy hours for the Peace Corps community. All are invited!

Please visit the Facebook page for more information: http://www.facebook.com/events/533907929966938/

The first one is Friday, January 25th at 5:30 at Avery Brewing Company. The rest of the schedule is as follows:

feb 8
mar 8
apr 12
may 10
june 14
july 12
aug 9
sept 13
* all dates will be from 5-7pm at the Boulder Beer Company

Saturday, June 22, 2013

Annual RPCVCO Summer Picnic (12:00 - noon - 3:00 pm)

Please save June 22 for our annual summer get together! There will be plenty of things on the grill, delicious dishes from around the world, and RPCV stories to share!

Where: EB Rains, Jr. Memorial Park, 11700 Community Center Drive, Northglenn, CO 80233 Blue Spruce and Ponderosa Picnic Shelters (SAME LOCATION AS LAST YEAR)

Thursday, June 27, 2013

RPCVCO Happy Hour (5:00 pm)

Join us the last Thursday of every month for the RPCVs of Colorado Happy Hour. We change venues every few months, so check back to see where we are meeting next. See you there! Have questions or a suggestion for our next happy hour location? Contact Becca at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

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