Events in Portland, Pennsylvania, D.C.

A number of Simply in Season events are coming in the next few weeks. Everyone is invited!

Saturday, Oct. 29, 4 to 5:30 p.m., Portland Mennonite Church (1312 SE 35th Ave., Portland, Ore.): I will be speaking on seasonal eating along with other local food representatives. There’ll be door prizes, samples, a cooking demonstration, and lots of fun. For information, call (503) 234-0559.

Saturday, Nov. 4, 9 a.m. to noon, Stumptown Mennonite Church (2813 Stumptown Rd., Bird in Hand, Pa.): I’ll be the guest speaker at the Women’s Fall Fellowship sponsored by Lancaster Mennonite Women.

Saturday, Nov. 4, 2 to 4 p.m., Provident Bookstore (Lancaster Shopping Center, 1625 Lititz Pike, Lancaster, Pa.): booksigning. Please come say hello! I’d especially like to meet anyone who contributed a recipe or helped to test them.

Saturday, Nov. 12, noon to 3 p.m., Potters House bookstore (1658 Columbia Road NW, Washington, D.C.) and then 4 to 6 p.m. at Ten Thousand Villages (915 King Street, Alexandria, Va.): Mary Beth Lind booksigning.