Lifestyle

The Irving-based online radio show hosts Marcelo Cacciola, the Miami-based communications director for the Soi Dog Foundation, a nonprofit based in Phuket, Thailand. The organization was founded by a couple of English tourists who were so shocked by the massive stray dog problem in Phuket that they decided to partner with a fellow expatriate to open spay/neuter clinics throughout the region.

The group has since spayed and neutered more 51,000 dogs and cats in both Phuket and Bangkok and have expanded their mission to include an extensive lobbying effort against the illegal dog meat trade that plagues the Thai-Vietnamese border.

The Irving-based online radio show hosts Nancy Cu Unjieng, president of CARA Welfare Philippines, runs spay/neuter clinics as well as a sanctuary/shelter for stray dogs and cats in the Philippines. CARA Welfare was also involved in what’s believed to be the largest dogfighting raid in the world.

Learn about common and not-so-common landscape plants tough enough to survive severe water restrictions. Take home samples to add to your garden. $20.

Tea, snacks, crafts and butterfly release. $12/ages 3-11, $3/ages 1-2. $8/adults.

Volunteer at the new White Rock Local Garden. The crew will be building beds, constructing an arbor, weeding, planting and pruning. Bring shovels, cordless drill, weed-eaters. Breakfast and refreshments provided. info@whiterocklocalmarket.com.

Fazlun Khalid, one of the world’s foremost Muslim environmental scholars, will present "A Green Ramadan." In addition, Ibrahim Abdul-Matin, author of "Green Deen – What Islam Teaches about Protecting the Planet,' and Saffet Catovic and Faraz Khan, co-founders of Green Muslims of New Jersey, will be featured.  

The webinar will address Muslim teachings on the environment and offer practical ways to put these teachings into action during Ramadan. Free. Register for the webinar today.

The Fort Worth Vegetarian Society meets for dinner at Spiral Diner the first Saturday of the month at 6:30 p.m.

Vegan potluck held the fourth Saturday of the month at 5 pm at Westside UU.

The Libertine Bar is hosting a five-course Vegan Beer Dinner. $55. Reservations: 214-824-7900.

Sixteen nights of outdoor concerts in the Gardens, followed by fireworks. $20-$50. Parking $10-$25.