The Vegan Museum

04/09/2026

Learn how a vegan diet supports your health 🌿

Latest Updates on the Health Benefits of a Vegan Diet with Dr. Ashwani Garg on Sunday, May 3rd. Discover new research, diet guidelines, weight loss medications, and other trending topics in plant-based nutrition.

Enjoy vegan samples and connect with others interested in healthy living.

Mina Patel will lead interactive exercises that bring like minded people together to build meaningful relationships so no one feels alone on their vegan journey.

Sunday, May 3 | 2-3:30PM | Northtown Branch, Chicago Public Library

RSVP with link 📎 in bio

03/21/2026

Kay Stepkin, founder of the Vegan Museum, was recently featured in CBS News Chicago sharing her perspective on the recent wave of vegan restaurant closures in Chicago

Read more here:

https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/rash-plant-based-restaurants-closed-chicago-experts-caution-against-doom/

03/07/2026

Join us for a free wellness chat with Karyn Calabrese in partnership with The Vegan Museum 🌿

Enjoy raw vegan samples such as 🥦

- broccoli soup
-marinated portobello mushrooms
- berry parfait
-party popcorn

RSVP with the 🔗 link at the top of the page or the QR code!

04/28/2025

New location—new inspiration!
People who are “veg-curious” need your encouragement!
After Elisa Dworak shares her story, we’ll end the livestream and invite audience members to share their own testimonials about plant-based eating.
By showing up and sharing part of your personal journey, you’ll help dispel myths and misconceptions about plant-based diets, including concerns about taste, nutrition, and satisfaction.
Even a brief testimonial can plant a seed of hope, inspire someone to make a change, or offer the perspective they need to hear.
You’ll also show potential newcomers that there’s a passionate, supportive plant-based community surrounding them—and that we’re all in this together. Let’s make the vegan community even more welcoming to everyone!

Plants Changed My Life- A Free Community Event
May 18, 1 pm

Did we mention we’re back in Chicago?
Northtown Branch Chicago Public Library
6800 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60645
May - June
Friends of Northtown Library

✅ Be inspired by real results
✅ Share your own journey
✅ Connect with others who get it

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/plants-changed-my-life-a-health-transformation-tickets-1341436204799
(Now on Eventbrite! Givebutter tickets will still be honored.)

All proceeds go to helping spread awareness, compassion, and veganism!

Discover what plants can do for you! Join The Vegan Museum for inspiring stories, community, and plant-powered wellness.

04/27/2025

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Discover how Elisa Dworak lost 115 lbs & reversed health issues with a plant-based lifestyle. Hear real stories, get tips, & connect with others on the vegan journey. Free event by The Vegan Museum – May 18, 1pm at Northtown Library.

04/24/2025

Hear Elisa Dworak’s inspiring story: how she began a vegan diet at age 60 and has since reversed prediabetes, resolved sleep apnea, and lost 115 pounds. No meds. No surgery. Just food.
Come learn how small changes can lead to big results.

Whether you’re curious about eating less meat or improving your health naturally, this is a safe space to learn, connect, and ask questions.

Join fun, guided connection activities with educator and speaker Mina Patel, designed to help you meet supportive neighbors and leave feeling uplifted.

✨ Why Attend?
Hear an inspiring health transformation
Learn how to eat healthier at your own pace
Connect with like-minded people
Discover a lifestyle that could change your life

🗓 Sunday, May 18th | 🕐 1 pm
Northtown Public Library, 6800 N Western Ave, Chicago, 60645
Tickets, Donations & Livestream: givebutter.com/mvuMqd

04/19/2025

In 2020, at age 60, Elisa Dworak began a vegan diet and has since reversed prediabetes, resolved sleep apnea—and lost 115 pounds.

Find out how a plant-based lifestyle reversed Elisa’s health issues—and what it could do for you. Discover science-backed tools for lifelong wellness.

After the presentation, we will invite audience members to share their plant-powered experiences.

Recognizing that the vegan journey is often best shared, The Vegan Museum is creating a space for connection. Accomplished educator, filmmaker, and speaker Mina Patel will lead interactive, community-building exercises to bring together like-minded individuals to foster meaningful relationships and ensure no one feels alone on their vegan journey.

Come connect, learn, and be inspired by your neighbors.

🗓 Sunday, May 18th 🕐 1 pm
📍 Northtown Public Library
6800 N Western Ave, 60645
🎟️ Tickets & Donations:
givebutter.com/mvuMqd

03/29/2025

Chicagoland Restaurant List 2025
Recommendations? Clue us in on YOUR favorite dishes in the comments!

03/20/2025

TONIGHT!
❓💡 Do you have questions about plant-based health? Dr. Garg has answers!
💬 Drop your questions in the comments, or send us a DM!

Dr. Garg will answer them LIVE at the event.

Join us in person or register for the livestream!
Tickets & Donations: https://givebutter.com/3HrE5s
Livestream: https://aapld.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lrcxgqG0RWCJ8CAwoF87MA

02/22/2025

Discover the Power of Vegan Living with Dr. Ashwani Garg, MD

On Thursday March 20th at 7 PM, join Dr. Ashwani Garg at the Algonquin Library for a thoughtful discussion on how to create an optimal vegan diet! Dr. Garg, a family and lifestyle medicine physician, will explore how a vegan diet can support longevity, improve memory, lower cancer risk, and reduce heart disease.

By Go Veggie Inc

12/26/2024

Join us for a Veganuary Celebration at the Wicker Park Library!

The Vegan Museum is kicking off the new year with a special event. We’ll screen and discuss “Veganism Could Save the Planet,” a thought-provoking short video and discuss on the powerful connection between veganism and environmental sustainability.

One of the hardest parts about becoming or staying vegan is navigating the social aspect, whether it's struggling with family members and friends who aren't accepting, finding places to eat together, or simply feeling isolated when loved ones don't share the same dedication to their health, the environment, and animal welfare as we do.

That's why, for the Vegan Museum's first event of 2025, we're proud to hold our first ever Vegan Social!

Whether you're going plant-based as your New Year's resolution, or you're a long-time vegan, join us for a fun afternoon of activities, ice breakers, and vegan food. Meet new friends, watch and discuss a vegan short film, and learn more about Chicago's vibrant vegan community at the Bucktown-Wicker Park Library, on February 1st at 2:00pm!

By Go Veggie Inc