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Events
The Biggles Big Band, a Jazz Big Band
from the Netherlands, will be performing at the Ravindra Beach Resort &
Spa beachfront on Nov 17. This event is co-hosted by hotels in Chiang
Rai, Bangkok, Kanchanaburi and Pattaya. The event received full support from
the Dutch Embassy and TAT both in Bangkok and Pattaya. Tickets are 300 baht
net per person including 1 drink. This event is not for a profit, and
organizers hope this kind of music and other cultural events will help boost
the positive image of Pattaya. For more information contact either Vinit,
Ravindra Beach Resort & Spa GM at: [email protected] or Charlie,
Ravindra Beach Resort & Spa RM at: [email protected].
A Halloween-night celebration themed
‘Thriller Night’ is being organized at the Hotel Vista Pattaya, on
October 31 with music by up-and-coming master DJ Butang and featuring
“ghoulish” remixes of Michael Jackson hits. The night will run red with an
unlimited flow of designer cocktails and free canapés from 9:00 p.m. to
11:00 p.m., as professional entertainers cast their signature spooks and
chills to all party guests. Tickets are sold at 555 baht per person, and are
now available at the reception desk of the hotel. Call Francis now at 081
309 9443 or email francis@ hotelvista.biz for details. Hotel Vista is a new
four-star lifestyle hotel located at Soi 4, North Pattaya, next to Pattaya
International Hospital.
A joint BCCT/AMCHAM Eastern Seaboard
Dinner will be held on Friday October 30 from 6.30 p.m. (45 minutes
networking sponsored by the Amari Orchid Resort & Tower). Dinner at 7.15
p.m. at Aranda, Amari Orchid Resort & Tower, Pattaya. The event will feature
a talk by David Nardone, president & CEO of Hemaraj Land and Development
Public Co., Ltd. on the topic of “Industrial Investment Climate.” The cost
including international buffet dinner, soft drinks and wine is THB 900 per
person including VAT for BCCT & AMCHAM members. THB 1,000 per person
including VAT for non-BCCT & AMCHAM members. BCCT members can book on-line
at the BCCT website - www.bccthai.com, non-members please email -
[email protected]
Pattaya Players will once again
be hosting their annual Horseshoe Point Halloween extravaganza on Saturday,
October 31, 2009, this year entitled Spooks, Spirits and Specters.
Unsuspecting spectators will be taken on a 30 minute guided walking tour of
Horseshoe Point’s breathtaking Three Kingdoms Park, highlighting ghost
stories from all around the world. In addition to the Ghost Tour there will
be many activities, rides and games for children and adults of all ages to
enjoy. Fair-style food and drinks will be on sale all night long. Taking
place from 6 p.m. onwards, tickets will be sold on the night of the event
only. The admission price will be 200 baht per person and will come with 10
complimentary tickets for individual rides. For more information visit
www.pattayaplayers.org.
The Pattaya International Ladies
Club (PILC) Annual Gala Ball, “Live and Let’s Dine, Bond Style” will be
held at Aranda Ballroom, Amari Orchid on Saturday November 14. Tickets are
priced at 2,900 baht and include martini or sparkling wine reception with
the agent himself, 5 course dinner, free flow beer and wine, charity auction
and entertainment. For tickets, contact Kavita Lamba at salsakavita
@hotmail.com, 087 618 5117 or Chantal Oldaker at [email protected], 087 824
5268.
Dr. Giuseppe Mario Saccone, a
lecturer at Asian University, will give a talk on ‘Concepts and Logic’ at
the North Star Library in Pattaya at 3 p.m. on Thursday, November 26.
Admission is free for the public and a coffee break will be provided. Please
call 038-716-755 for more details or sign up at the reception.
Loy
Krathong Events
Loy Krathong night at the Montien
Hotel, Pattaya: There will be fabulous Loy Krathong celebrations on
November 2 at the Verandah Coffee Shop with an international buffet dinner,
live music and floating krathongs. The night runs from 6.30 p.m.-10.00 p.m.
and the entry price of 883 baht net (750++) for adults, and children 471
baht net (400++) under 12 years includes a complimentary krathong. Come and
enjoy the party! For reservations please call the Montien Hotel, Pattaya,
tel. 038-428155 or 038-361340 ext 1620-21 or E-Mail pattaya @montien.com
Amazing Loy Krathong Night 2009 at
Amari Orchid Pattaya: On the full moon night of the twelfth lunar month,
Monday, November 2, Amari Orchid Pattaya invites you to celebrate this
nationwide festival to mark this magical time, from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. The
lavish buffet features a generous selection of appetizers, delicious
homemade pastas and sumptuous rice dishes, many of which are prepared at
live cooking stations by the resident culinary masters. Also, enjoy the full
entertainment of the evening’s festivities, such as mesmerizing traditional
Thai dance shows, Miss Noppamas Beauty Pageant, with fantastic prizes to be
won and an impressive fireworks finale. For more information and
reservations, please call 038 418-418.
A Special “Loy Krathong Night”
Celebration at the Sheraton Pattaya Resort on Monday, November 2. The
resort’s top Thai chefs have promised to present a lavish Thai-style dinner
buffet at the Elements restaurant while every guest will receive a
complimentary hand-made “krathong” to float on the resort’s Lagoon Pool
overlooking the ocean. The gala Loy Krathong buffet feast combines colorful
local Thai dishes with refined Royal Cuisine. Entertainment will include
Thai dance performances and a charming traditional Thai beauty pageant. Plus
lots of lucky draws and fun games to play for all the family! The party
starts at 18:30 hrs thru to 22:00 hrs with tickets at: THB 1,800 / person or
THB 2,400 / person with Thai wine. With air-conditioned and open air terrace
seating options to choose from, guests are invited to book early to ensure
their seating preference at 038-259888 or email:
[email protected].
Celebrate Loy Krathong 2009 at
Pattaya Marriott Resort & Spa: Make this year’s Loy Krathong festival a
night to remember as Pattaya Marriott Resort & Spa invites you to share a
dazzling grand Thai buffet and sensational Seafood BBQ with friends and
family on November 2 in the perfect poolside paradise. Get into the festival
swing and enjoy a uniquely Thai atmosphere with our resident band, Thai
classical dance performances and Nang Noppamas parade. Wash away the past
and welcome a future of everlasting happiness as we present you with your
very own krathong to set adrift in the pool. Celebrate this famous Thai
festival in truly exotic style at 1,650 baht ++. For reservations and more
information, please contact Pattaya Marriott Resort & Spa on 038 412 120.
Clubs &
Associations
The next Pattaya City Expats Club
(PCEC) meeting will be on Sunday, Nov. 1 and everyone is warmly welcome
to attend. The club meets every Sunday morning at Henry J. Bean’s Restaurant
on the north end of Beach Road in the grounds of the Amari Orchid Resort.
The program starts as usual at 10:30 a.m. with a buffet breakfast available
from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Each week the PCEC has an interesting speaker to talk
on various subjects of interest in an informal setting. There will be a
little magic at the next meeting as the guest speaker will be “Magic” Howard
Posener who is recognized as one of the world’s leading magicians. His talk
will be followed by the ever-lively and often humorous Open Forum and an
update on the happenings in and around Pattaya. A full report appears each
week in Pattaya Mail. For more information about the Sunday meeting
and the numerous other weekday activities of the PCEC, see the official
website at www. pattayacityexpatsclub.com and learn more about the many and
varied activities of the club.
The Pattaya International Ladies
Club luncheon will be held on Tuesday November 3 from 10.30 a.m. at the
Montien Hotel. Members, guests and ladies of all nationalities are welcome.
Reservations are necessary by 2 p.m. Saturday October 31. Please contact
Alvi Sinthuvanik on alvi_sinthuvanik@hotmail .com or Connie Kwok on
[email protected], mobile number 087 784 9151.
The Pattaya Irish Society meets
every Wednesday at 8 p.m. at Moonrakers in Pong. Call John on 086 112 0988
for details.
Rotary Club of Jomtien-Pattaya
welcomes you to their Wednesday meetings in the Rotary room Royal Cliff
Grand Hotel: Time 18.30 for 19.00. Contact Lloyd Jones (Membership)
0878043943.
Alcoholics Anonymous meetings in
Pattaya: The Pattaya Group meets Wednesday & Thursday at noon (open);
Monday, Tuesday & Friday at 5 p.m. (closed) and Wednesday, Thursday,
Saturday & Sunday at 7:30 p.m. (closed) at the Satree Pattana Center, Soi
Skaw Beach (2nd Rd): contact Carl on 084 563 1671. The Good Morning Pattaya
Group meets 9 a.m. every morning at the Highlander Guest House, Soi Skaw
Beach. All meetings are ‘open’: contact Mike 086 009 6276. The Jomtien Group
meets every day at noon at Jomtien Long Stay Hotel: contact: Bill 086 156
8102, Mark 087 096 6069, Bob 087 085 3356, Thai contact: Somchai 081 445
3302. The Scandinavian Group meets on Mondays and Fridays 6 p.m. at the
Norwegian Seaman’s Church, Thappraya Road Soi 7: contact Hans 085 135 7755
or Rune (Rayong) 089 754 9515.
For the past 28 years the Samaritans
of Thailand have been providing confidential crisis intervention
services over the telephone. The English-speaking unit, Samaritans English
Help Line operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to provide support to the
expatriate community. English-speaking staff, trained in crisis intervention
will provide active, non-judgmental and empathetic listening services on the
phone. All calls will be handled on an anonymous basis and are free of
charge. Please call (02) 713-6791 (24hrs a day, 7 days a week).
The French speaking Rotary Club
Pattaya Marina meets every Friday at 6:30 p.m. at the Amari Resort and
Tower on Pattaya Beach Road. For further details contact Club President,
Florent Pellegrin, on tel. 086 565 1955 or go to www.
rotarypattayamarina.org
The Royal British Legion meets
at Tropical Bert’s, 2nd Road
opposite the Bangkok Bank every Sunday from 2 p.m. You do not have to have
served in the UK armed forces to join but you must agree to the principles
of the Legion. For more details phone Bert on 089 807 2335.
The Dutch Expat Club meets the
last Thursday of every month at Chateau Dale on Thappraya Road at 6 p.m. For
full details please check out the website at www.
nederlandseverenigingpattaya .org or email albertmartin26 @yahoo.com. New
members are always welcome.
Dining
A Chile Wine Experience is taking place
at the Amari Resort & Tower’s Ice Bar on Friday October 30 from 6:30
p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Enjoy carefully selected Chilean wine, a non-stop parade of
tapas, a 5-minute complimentary neck & shoulder massage and other delights
all to the chilled sounds of live classical music. Cost 750 baht net-person
and remember… your glass is bottomless! For reservations contact 038 418 418
A haunting good time at Benihana
Restaurant: To celebrate Halloween on October 31, Benihana is poised to
throw a frighteningly good time, with a special set menu cooked by expert
Teppanyaki chefs. Start your Halloween dining experience with a hearty
pumpkin soup, followed by delectable shrimp appetizers. Move onto a special
Benihana salad, beautifully fresh hibachi vegetables and a main course of
scallops and lamb chops. Leave room for a dessert of mousse, and enjoy a
complimentary Japanese green tea. Benihana is located on the 2nd floor
of the Royal Garden Plaza. For more information and reservations please
contact 038 412 120.
Sheraton Pattaya Resort’s
Mediterranean-Italian cuisine Infiniti restaurant will present
a special season of the elite of cold-water mussels, Bouchot, from October 1
until November 30, 2009. The resort’s French chef Joël Vivien and his team
will present the delectable morsels in a variety of classic recipes,
including Moules a la Crème (mussels in cream), Moules a la
Mariniere (with white wine and herbs), Moules de Mamilou aux Legumes
(with vegetables and saffron), and Moules au Basilic (with basil),
all served the traditional way with french-fries and garlic baguette. Enjoy
an all you can eat offer for only THB 750++. For more information or
reservations, please call 038 259888 or email: sheraton.pattaya@
sheraton.com
The Peak Chinese Restaurant
introduces fresh creations of clam and shellfish on its a la carte menu.
Throughout November, indulge in a mouth-watering selection of clam and
shellfish preparations that only Chef Chi Tak Lai could specially create for
your dining pleasure! Dishes include: fried scallop with XO sauce; sautéed
dry oyster; fried mussel with Shanghai sauce; braised abalone with mushroom
and crab roe; stir-fried clam with chayote peak leaves. The Peak is located
on the 9th floor of the
Dusit Thani Pattaya. Open every day from 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. and 6:30
p.m. - 10:00 p.m. For reservations and more information on opening hours,
please call (0) 3842-5611 to 7, ext. 2276.
Enjoy a vegetarian feast at the
Pattaya Marriott Resort & Spa. As the name suggests, for the vegetarian
festival menu the master chef has transformed the humble vegetable into a
series of freshly prepared starters, mains and desserts, promising amazing
taste sensations. Choose from Thai delicacies such as stir-fried tofu with
chili and basil leaves, Chinese favorites like vegetarian fried rice
Szechwan style, or explore the most tempting Western cuisine as you delve
into a mushroom pizza with mozzarella cheese, either for lunch or a hearty
dinner. For more information and reservations, please contact 038 412 120.
Sophisticated and yet relaxing, that’s
dining out at Grappa Ristorante Italiano. Authentic Italian
cuisine, plus some Thai favorites, inexpensive wine cellar with Italian,
French and New World labels. Go for lunch and linger all evening. Grappa
Ristorante Italiano and Wine Bar, Woodlands Suites, Soi 22 Pattaya Naklua
Road, Tel. 038 052 299, email [email protected]. Open seven days
from 6.30 a.m. for breakfast for the guests in the Woodlands Suites, and
then through till 11 p.m. Secure parking alongside and underneath Woodlands
Suites.
Bruno’s Restaurant - the home of
fine dining - has been a favorite amongst local residents and holiday-makers
since 1996. The restaurant offers a full international menu along with local
dishes so as to cater to all tastes. Come to Bruno’s and relax in a unique
atmosphere whilst enjoying superb service and magnificent cuisine. Bruno’s
Restaurant is located on Thappraya Road, Pattaya, close to the traffic
lights at Thepprasit Road. Open for lunch from 12 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. and
dinner from 6 p.m. till late. Call 038 364 600-1 for further enquires or to
make a reservation or Email reservations @brunos-pattaya.com
In November at The Bay Italian
Restaurant, traditional dishes from the northeastern region of Italy
will be on the list of choices for a la carte dining. Discover how Chef
Claudio Mendini could create the finest and the most authentic Italian
cuisine that heavily focuses only on the freshest ingredients! Sample dishes
such as: capente graten alla Friulana (sea scallops granulated with
garlic, parsley and bread crumbs); gnocchi di zucca al burro fuso e
ricotta affrmicata (pumpkin dumpling in butter and smoked ricotta
cheese); gulash di manzo Triestino servitor polenta e peperonata
(beef stew Trieste style served with polenta and stewed bell peppers). The
Bay is located near the Lagoon Pool at Dusit Thani Pattaya. Open
every day from 11:30 a.m. - 10 p.m. For more information and
reservations, please call 038 425 611-7 ext. 2270.
The Montien Hotel, Pattaya Theme
Buffet Evenings: Friday - Verandah (Coffee Shop), BBQ & Seafood Buffet
Dinner 6 p.m. - 10 p.m., Adults 750 baht ++, Children 400 baht ++; Saturday
- Verandah (Coffee Shop), International Buffet Dinner 6 p.m. - 10 p.m.,
Adults 650 baht ++, Children 350 baht ++. Pamper yourself with the
exceptional variety of all-you-eat favorites, dazzlingly laid out for an
evening of leisurely dining. Bring your family and friends. Sit back, relax
and enjoy. For reservations please call the Montien Hotel, Pattaya, tel.
038-428155, 038-361340 ext 1620,1621, e-mail; [email protected]
Jomtien Boathouse hosts a live
Elvis act every Monday and Tuesday evening at 9 pm. The talented Arthur
Elvis will entertain you while you dine under the stars on a great
beachfront location on the corner of Jomtien Beach Road Soi 8. Be
entertained while enjoying the great steak, seafood, European and Thai menu.
Finish your evening with Irish Coffee. For reservations call: 038 756 143.
New and only at Moon River Pub!
The After Work Club, Sunday through Thursday, 7 p.m. to midnight, offers
guests a Western or Thai evening menu. Groups of 30 people may choose from
the European and Thai all you can eat buffet (booking 1 day in advance). The
all you can drink (wine, beer, juice, soft drinks, whiskey, tequila, etc.)
counts for both offers. Price per person: 1,000 baht each. The Moon River
Pub is located in front of the Thai Garden Resort, North Pattaya Road.
Jameson’s the Irish Pub has a
host of Daily Specials at 195 baht including on Monday: Fillet Steak
Special, Tuesday: Roast Chicken with all the trimmings; Wednesday: Steak &
Mushroom Pie, Thursday: Pork Chop served with baked potato, fried onions,
grilled tomato, & corn on the cob on a sizzling plate, and Friday: Fish &
Chips. All the Specials are served with starter & dessert, from 12 noon
until 11.00 p.m. As always Jameson’s serves it’s all day and night Carvery
at the weekends, as much as you can eat for 375 Baht, children 150 Baht, on
Saturday from 5.00 p.m. - 11.00 p.m. and Sunday from 01.00 p.m. - 11.00 p.m.
And also don’t miss out on Jameson’s new a la carte menu. Tel. (038) 361
874, e-mail: info@jamesons-pattaya. com, Website: www.jamesons-pattaya.com
Entertainment
Salsa Amante are holding free
workshops every Friday night at Goodfellas in Walking Street starting
at 9 p.m. Welcome drink, live band, free workshop and dancing till the early
hours. For more information, please contact dancestudio@salsaamante .com or
call 087 618 5117. Every Friday night is Latino night so see you on the
dance floor!
The Captain’s Corner introduces
the talented “Elvis” Arthur every Saturday and Sunday evening at 9 p.m. to
continue the popular “Elvis live on stage” tradition. Come and enjoy the
best Bar-B-Q in town at the Captain’s Corner and sing along to your favorite
Elvis song. For reservations and free pick up service call: 038 364314. The
Captain’s Corner BBQ restaurant is located at the Residence Suites,
Thappraya Road on the way to Jomtien.
Enjoy live, world-class music at the
Jazz Pit Pub on Soi 5, Second Road, every night of the week. On Monday
nights international artists get together for jam sessions, so if you play
an instrument or just love the sound of jazz, come and join in the fun in
this classy and cozy atmosphere.
Liam’s Gallery: The largest
gallery in the Eastern Seaboard features original artworks by Thai and
International artists. The gallery also features a large library, coffee and
wine bar with Wi-Fi Internet. Works are for sale and the gallery also
displays Liam’s extensive private collection of art. The gallery is located
at 352/107 Soi 4, Pratamnak Hill (Soi Nordic). Gallery hours are Daily 10
a.m. -7 p.m. Closed on Mondays. Open house every Friday at 6.30 p.m. Free
wine served. Telephone 038 306172 Geena or Liam. Email
[email protected] www.liamsgallery.com. |
