Scandinavian AA meets in Pattaya every Monday at 7:30 p.m. at 519/56 Soi Skaw Beach, off Pattaya 2nd Road (between Florida and Skaw Beach Hotels). Contact Hans 01-9849-501.

Are you a keen bridge player? The Pattaya Bridge Club meets every Monday at 2 p.m. in the coffee shop of Pattaya Beach Tower in Soi 4. Visitors are always welcome and by the way, it’s Contract Bridge – not Auction!

Fancy yourself as a warbler? Then the Seaboard Sound is just the ticket for you. This vocal group meets every Monday at 12.30 p.m. to 2.30 p.m. Ring Colin Throup on 232 908 for more details.

During July enjoy all shapes and sizes of homemade Italian pasta served at the Amari Orchid Resort. Bastille Day, Saturday 14th July from 19.00 hrs. in the Tropical Garden, Oh la la! Be part of the French National Day celebrations. Join in for a delicious French buffet and some Gaelic entertainment from Jenny and Percy, the in-house duo.

Garden Cafe, Royal Garden Resort - Enjoy a sumptuous BBQ Seafood & Int’l Buffet, simply a fabulous meal, and it’s half price for children. Plus, a special offer when you order 1 glass of Carlsberg draught beer, you get another glass free!

Benihana (The American-Japanese Steakhouse), Royal Garden Plaza where every meal is a show and the service is excellent. Enjoy a variety of dishes prepared from the freshest exotic fish. Experience this promotion with a bottle of white wine at supermarket prices.

The Rice Mill (Chinese Restaurant), Royal Garden Plaza serves deep-fried chicken stuffed with shrimps topped with crab roe sauce or braised tender duck with vegetables in brown sauce, plus many more poultry specialties. The unlimited dim sum buffet is still available for lunch, including a bowl of soup and a platter of roast duck and sliced pork.

La Mer Restaurant at the Montien Hotel Pattaya now has a pianist to serenade diners with a romantic melody. For reservations call the Montien on 428 155- ext. 1620, 1630.

Shenanigans The Irish Pub on Second Road in front of the Royal Garden has a full calendar of regular weekly events including a full Irish breakfast for only 95 baht with free refills of coffee and tea - a great value!

Cafe New Orleans, Soi Pattayaland 2 is now offering a Home Delivery Service in Pattaya. Now you can order any item from their menu, including Baby Back BBQ Ribs and have it delivered right to your door. Call 710 805 (Mon-Fri. 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. & Sat-Sun 12 noon to 11 p.m.).

Speed Learning at B.E.C. every Saturday and Sunday from 9:00 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Thai lessons for foreigners, German, fruit carving, Thai massage & yoga (Sunday only). Interested persons please contact Rizza (B.E.C.) tel.421 919, 370 176, 428 626.

At Shenanigans in Pattaya, the rock band “Flow” will be playing a showcase concert on Friday 6th July at 10.00 p.m. promoting their new CD “Seeds”, which will be available at Shenanigans, as well as Tower Records. Saturday 7th July sees the second Rugby International between the Lions & the Wallabies, 4.00 p.m. on the big screen.

Planet Rock Night Club, on Soi Pattayaland 2, is holding another show extravaganza ‘Life is a Cabaret’ The show starts from 10.30 p.m. till late on Wednesday, July 18 - get into the swing of it.

Euro Design Art Gallery, Thepprasit Road, features printmaking, etchings, lithographs and mixed media by young students from Burapha University. The show runs until July 20.