COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS

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Community Happenings is an opportunity for all clubs, businesses, hotels, restaurants and entertainment outlets to inform the Pattaya Mail’s readers what new “happenings” are coming up. Send us your happening by email to: [email protected] or by fax 038 427 596.

Clubs

The Pattaya International Ladies Club will hold their monthly luncheon on Tuesday July 6 at the ‘Horizons’ rooftop restaurant, 23rd Floor, Pattaya Hill Resort Bldg., Soi 2 Pratamnak Road from 10.30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Call 038 250-329 for details.

Pattaya City Expats Club (PCEC) meets every Sunday at Henry J. Bean’s Restaurant. An international and Thai buffet breakfast, catered by the Amari Orchid Resort, is available from 9.30 a.m. The meeting begins at 10.30 a.m. and includes a presentation by a guest speaker, announcements of any recent important general information, social events and anything of interest to foreigners in Pattaya. On June 27, it is hoped to welcome a representative from the Department of Commercial Development and Registration, Chonburi Division who will talk about and give legal guidelines on "Doing Business in Thailand". Another important part of the meeting is the open forum where everyone is free to ask questions, seek information or offer helpful advice to fellow expats. Meetings are open for anyone to attend and there is ample parking available in the parking area across from the beach and next to Henry J. Bean’s on the left side of Pattaya Beach Road, just after the turn.

The Pattaya Sports Club will hold their Summer Party on July 7 at the Town Inn Town Hotel. Doors will open at 7 p.m. sharp, members just show your valid PSC card and go on in, members are allowed to bring one guest for 600 baht, as space is limited to 450 people its best to get there early and it’s possible latecomers may be turned away. A great buffet and plenty of refreshments are on offer. There will be the ever popular lottery with gold and other nice prizes. PSC is also lining up some special entertainment as well as a good dance band.

Dining

Don’t miss Casa Pascal’s new Gourmet Set Menu, pamper yourself with fine touch of culinary art. Menu only @950++ and menu with unlimited Wine @1,900++. For reservations, please call 038-723-660 or 01-983-4182 (Kim).

Pizza and Pasta Festival - For an Italian evening in lush tropical gardens, Amari’s chef presents a wonderful buffet with home style cooking. A full dessert buffet is also available and the house band will entertain you all night long. From 7 p.m. in the tropical garden, 330++ baht per person. For reservations please contact guest relations at 038 428 161.

The Friday special at Shenanigans Pattaya is now ‘Popeye Pie’. An earthenware dish, filled with ground beef in a brown sauce on one side and creamed spinach with mixed vegetables, all covered in mashed potatoes and grilled under the salamander. Served from 12 midday till 9 p.m. for 150 baht inclusive. Shenanigans Pattaya, Pattaya Second Road, in front of the Marriott Resort & Spa.

There are many vegetarian food offers in Pattaya, but most of them are Thai style or Chinese style; Pat’s Pies have had numerous requests to expand their range of vegetarian food, so they created Pat’s homemade vegetarian lasagna and broccoli base veggie pie to add to the already popular giant Yorkshire pudding with stuffing, vegetables, roast & mashed potatoes, baked potatoes with various fillings (bean, cheese & onion and coleslaw) plus, with an advance order of 24 hours notice, they can offer cheese & onion or broccoli & cheese quiche, cheese & onion pastry and much more. All vegetarian meals are served with vegetarian gravy! They also deliver! Call 038 072 3302.

For those who like to taste more than one dish of the extensive menu at the Paradise Restaurant, Hans has introduced four different tasting set menus, including one meat lover, one fish lover, one exotic delight as well as a gourmet menu. All set menus start with a Caesar salad, followed by a creamy mussel soup with saffron. To complete the dinner, a special tasting dessert is also included, featuring chocolate mousse, crepes with passion fruit sauce and cream caramel for only 495 baht for the meat & fish lover, for the exotic delight and for the gourmet dinner, which includes a small carafe of house wine for 595 baht. Excellent food and great value! Open daily from 10 a.m. till 10 p.m. Located opposite the Royal Garden Plaza and Marriott Resort, 215/62-63 on 2nd Road. Tel./Fax: 038 723 177.

Don’t miss the theme buffet evenings at the Montien Hotel Pattaya; Verandah Coffee Shop on Tuesdays: Asian buffet dinner 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Wednesdays at La Mer Restaurant its Mediterranean buffet dinner from 6.30 p.m. to 10 p.m. On Friday it’s back to the Verandah Coffee Shop with a BBQ & seafood buffet dinner from 6 till 10 p.m. and on Saturday don’t miss the international buffet dinner. For reservations and information call 038 428 155 ext. 1620-1 or email: [email protected]

Entertainment

Hard Rock Hotel Pattaya has brought back the Elizabeth Band to entertain all hard rockers rockin’ the night away. This superb Thai show band has managed to capture the audiences’ attention with their slick, professional choreography and their close rapport with the crowd. So, come on down and join us for dinner and assure your seat for Elizabeth band’s opening performance now at the Hard Rock Café, Hard Rock Hotel Pattaya nightly, with Thursday day band recess.

The Horseshoe Point’s new bar, La Quinta offers Euro 2004 football games on a big screen. Games are taped and shown the next evening at the more decent hour of 7pm! Heineken just 65 baht, Singha 55 baht. Alan & Sarah hope to see you there. Horseshoe Point is located 12km from Pattaya centre, on lake Mabprachan. Call 038 735 050 or email for directions at: www.horseshoepoint.com

The Jomtien Boathouse has installed a large TV screen. Watch all the Euro 2004 matches starting at 11 p.m. in the air-conditioned pub at Jomtien Boathouse, Jomtien Beach Road. Visit: http://www.jomtien-boathouse.com for details.

Join in Euro 2004 fever at the Queen Victoria Inn (Soi Yodsak 6). Watch the games on the big screen and 5 TVs. Draught Guinness is still 160 baht a pint, draught Kilkenny still only 180 baht a pint. All day all night, every day every night. Email: [email protected] or call 038 425 418 for more details.

Hank loves soccer at Henry J. Bean’s Bar and Grill. Hank will be broadcasting all European Championship football matches on each of the 24 TV screens, plus one giant screen. See all you soccer fans at Hank’s, Amari Orchid Resort, Beach Road, North Pattaya. For reservations please call guest relations at 038 428 161.

Join & cheer the Euro 2004 Football Championships at the Sunbeam Hotel, Soi 8. Cheer your favorite team in football during the Euro Championship 2004. Buy a 250 baht coupon and get another free with a special privilege of free gift drawings this season, until July 5. For more information contact Sunbeam Hotel Pattaya, Tel: 038 427 120-9.

Euro 2004? David who? Forget the footie folks, this weekend sees a rematch between the 2 mightiest rugby sides of recent times... England and Australia. Come on down to the Old Speckled Hen on Jomtien Beach Road Soi 9 for a great rugby Saturday, starting at 2.30 p.m. with the All Blacks vs. Argentina, followed by Australia V England followed by South Africa vs. Wales. Enjoy a free bowl of the chef’s special casserole (beef marinated 24 hrs in red wine with 5 traditional veg and the secret gravy ingredient) from 4 p.m. onwards, and yes, for any England try, the bell will ring!

There is still time to enjoy Moon River Pub’s beer promotion. Every guest who buys one liter of beer receives a beer card. After consuming 9 liters of beer you will get one liter free of charge. The card is valid for 3 months. Please note that this promotion is only valid for draft beer and not for bottles (every liter of beer ordered will be market on the card) and don’t miss the final week with Power Jam’s top forties and charts, rock and roll. Always a fun night out at the Moon River Pub, Thai Garden Resort, North Pattaya Road.

Events

The Launch Party for the two live CDs recorded at Shenanigans by Pop’s Pattaya All Stars in their classic rock style and the Bastards in their usual punkish manor, is on Friday July 2 with both bands appearing on the night. The CDs will go on sale on July 2 which will be an even more momentous occasion as it also marks the last date of the Bastards in their present state as the landlord’s mate, Alf is moving to Phuket. The band will almost certainly blow the roof off the pub. Shenanigans Pattaya, Second Road, in front of the Marriott.

Exhibitions

For art lovers, don’t miss the opportunity to view ‘The Sense of Thai Style’ exhibition of Peerasak Sompon featuring a wonderful array watercolor paintings. The exhibition runs until July 12, daily 11 a.m. till 10 p.m. At the Art Cafe Pattaya, 285 Moo 5, Soi 16, Pattaya Naklua Road

Health and Fitness

Yoga for all! Indian by Nature will be holding yoga sessions Tuesday and Thursday at 1 p.m. in their 2nd floor lounge. These sessions are ideal for people wanting an introduction to proper form, and body alignment classes will focus on the basics of yoga with an emphasis on asana, stretching, flexibility, strengthening, proper breathing and relaxation. Each session will run for a period of one hour and will be conducted by certified experienced teacher. For more information, please contact Av on 01 862 9452 or Daryl on 038 364 656.

Maggie Counihan will be conducting a Reiki 1 Workshop to teach people how to use this ancient healing energy, June 28. Receive the attunements and learn how to put it into practice in your everyday life. As usual with Maggie, this workshop will be both informative and highly enjoyable. Fees are 1,000 baht per person. For more information please contact Maggie directly on 070734237. The Reiki 1 course will last all day starting at 9.30 a.m. and finishing around 6 p.m. Refreshments provided but please bring your own lunch.