Eco-Chic Shopping Event – San Francisco, CA - October 23 – 2 for $15 online or 1 for $10 at the door

Enjoy complimentary wine by Seven Daughters and mini manicures by Mani & Nanny, while indulging your eco-conscience thirst for fashion at this year’s Eco-Chic Shopping Event. With over 65 green designers to choose from, reusable gift bags (for the first 300 attendees) filled with fabulous green products, and a portion of door proceeds being donated to Friends of the Urban Forest, how could you resist? For online ticket purchases and more information peep their website. www.appelandfrank.com

Shareen Vintage Sale - New York, NY - October 18-19 – Free

The exclusive boutique is only open two days a month, and this month you’re in luck! Shareen Vintage will be having their first ever New York sale! Check out their website for exact directions, as getting there is part of the adventure… an adventure we’re told that will be well worth it! So all you downtown girls with uptown taste, urban gypsies and EcoStilettoistas strap on your cutest heels and get ready for a clothing quest!
The exclusive boutique is only open two days a month, and this month you’re in luck! Shareen Vintage will be having their first ever New York sale! Check out their website for exact directions, as getting there is part of the adventure… an adventure we’re told that will be well worth it! So all you downtown girls with uptown taste, urban gypsies and EcoStilettoistas strap on your cutest heels and get ready for a clothing quest! www.shareenvintage.com

Contest - Win a Solio Solar Powered Charger - Online - October 6-20 – Free

All you have to do is recommend eco-friendly products, tagging them “TN Solar,” and you could win a solar-powered portable charger! Harness the energy of the sun for those dire times when your cell phone battery is getting low, your iPod is about to die (and you just have to listen to THAT song), or your PSP is about to shut off in the middle of getting the high score. You can even recommend multiple times to increase your chance of winning! Contest open to all legal residents of the U.S., District of Columbia, Military personnel (and families) with APO/FPO addresses who are 18 and older. Void in Puerto Rico. For more information and contest rules have a look on their website!
http://www.thisnext.com/contest/C84B05D2/tnsolar/

Greenopolis Chat About Renewable Energy – Online October 14th – Free!

Paul Pabor, Vice President of Renewable Energy for Waste Management, and Frank Ferraro, Vice President of Public Affairs for Wheelabrator Technologies, take your questions, provide answers about the methods of turning waste into green electricity, and explain how they plan to double that energy production by 2020. You can access the chat on the Greenopolis site. If you can’t participate in the live chat, you can submit a question for Paul and Frank by simply visiting the Greenopolis chat page anytime before October 14th, or print a transcript of the chat, which will be available shortly after its conclusion. www.greenopolis.com

The ScrapKins Eco-Fashion Show & Recycled Craft Jam – Brooklyn, NY October 13 – Free!

This event features recycled art projects like Halloween mask- and comic book-making, t-shirt and tote bag design for kids ages three to seven, culminating in an eco-fashion show with kids modeling Scrap Kins tees. Inspired by Brian Yanish’s childhood drawings, The Scrap Kins are a group of creatures that live in a recycling center and build a world out of the things people discard, whose mission it is to foster eco-awareness, promote recycling and encourage kids to use their imagination. www.thescrapkins.com

Body Bar Urban Spa Boutique Mixer – Los Angeles, CA October 15 – Free!

Body Bar Urban Spa Boutique invites you to their monthly mixer, where you can indulge in fine wine, facials, and massages featuring Grapeseed, the fountain of youth for the skin. 55 Degree Wine hosts a tasting, while Bittersweet Butterfly brings their finest flowers, lovely lingerie and accessories to showcase the best of Fall ‘08. The event is free; $40 Grapeseed Mini Facials and Grapeseed Oil Mini Massages will be available to those who RSVP and book appointments at 323.663.1533. www.bodybarspa.com

Green Gourmet with Amelia Saltsman – Beverly Hills, CA October 16 - $120

The Green Gourmet Eco Speaker Series continues with Chef & Author Amelia Saltsman, of Santa Monica Farmers Market Cookbook fame, at a private home in Beverly Hills, to benefit the Girls Sustainability Initiative and other non-profit partners such as the Eco Home Network. www.EcoUmbrella.com

Eco Gift 2008 – Santa Monica, CA December 12-14 – Free!

Eco Gift 2008, presented by the Los Angeles Times, offers consumers one-stop shopping for green gifts and organic food, fabulous entertainment and eco-centered education. Eco Gift 2008 will include Arianna Huffington among other world-class speakers and musicians, as well as the projected attendance of 15,000 eco-conscious consumers over three days. In addition, the Los Angeles Times “eco wrapping station” will gift wrap in recycled newspaper. www.EcoGift.com