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.

The UK Club of Pattaya will be hosting their next social event in the form of a Beach Barbeque on Sunday 9 September from 3pm at the Hill Beach Resort (next to the Asia Hotel). All members and their families and guests are invited to attend. Members 200 baht - non-members 300 baht. For more information contact Malcolm 038 232167 or David 038 427313 or Bob 01 3638008.

The Skal Club (439) of Pattaya and the East will be celebrating their next luncheon in the Chrysanthemum Restaurant of the Royal Cliff Beach Resort on Thursday September 20th from noon. Go along and enjoy the dim sum lunch and have the opportunity to chat and meet people in the hospitality industry. For more information or bookings contact secretary Andrew Wood on 038 250 421 or programme officer Bob Lee on 01 363 8008.

Pattaya Motorcycle Trail Riders meet every Sunday at 10.30 a.m. at the Jiffy Jet opposite Lotus. All welcome. Great trails. Phone Steve on 038 733 918 for details.

The Marco Polo Chinese Restaurant at the Montien Hotel will be serving Traditional Chinese Clay Pot delicacies throughout the month of September. For Bookings call the Marco Polo Chinese Restaurant on 038 428 155.

The Paradise Cafe and Grill will be closed until October 3rd. Hans Banziger and his team take a holiday break and will reopen on October 4th with a new revised menu and exiting new food promotions.

La Gritta, the very popular ‘Italian’ and ‘Seafood’ restaurant at the northern end of Beach Road, has a brand-new a-la-carte menu, reasonably priced. Enjoy comfortable atmosphere, live piano music, and excellent food and wines.

Pat’s Pies are now stocking a full range of sausages including exciting new recipes from Australia, Ireland and the USA. Pat & her staff are once again striving to cater to the needs of the multi-national community.

The Orchard Cafe at Kanary Bay Sriracha proudly present a Vietnamese Food Festival until September 11. Try the famous Vietnamese dishes with delicious tastes such as Bahn Hoi (Grilled marinated pork with rice noodle), Nam Nuong (Grilled mince pork ball with sauce and vegetable), Pho (Noodle Soup) and many more. Enjoy a wide variety dishes from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. For reservations or further information, please call tel. 038 771 365 ext. 132.

PolTony’s Restaurant serves a superb gastronomic menu every Friday evening. PolTony’s is located on Thappraya Rd, opposite Icon and Mr. Mac Hotel. For information or reservations call 038 250 318, fax: 038 250 319 or email: [email protected]

Shenanigans Pattaya will be holding its 3rd Quiz Night on Thursday September 13 starting at 7.30 p.m. The “Font of all Knowledge”, a previous entrant in a University Challenge, will be Quiz Master. Prizes will be in generous vouchers for Shenanigans, as well as t-shirts, hats, etc. The format is teams of 4 with questions in 10 sections, including music, science and sport. Entry forms available behind the bar.

If you don’t know where to go on a rainy Sunday, try Henry J Beans on Beach Road. On Sunday’s, they open at 11 a.m., and feature great meals for the kids as well as for Mum and Dad. By the way, you can now also enjoy a good game of snooker and darts.

Preface, the exciting new band, is now performing at the Moon River Pub on North Pattaya North Rd. Come and get your table, for its crowded there every night!

Shenanigans Pattaya will be holding a B.C.C.T. Pub Networking Night on Friday 7th September sponsored by Waste Management Siam Limited, who will be sponsoring Carlsberg draught, red & white wine, Jamesons whisky, and soft drinks, whilst Shenanigans will provide substantial bar snacks. No entry fee for this event but only those wearing business cards will be supplied with sponsored food and drink. The main objective is to provide an opportunity for networking for business people based in the Eastern Seaboard area.

Berli Jucker Wine and Amari Orchid Resort will arrange “A lucky draw night” on September 8 from 7 p.m. 3 lucky persons will get free wine for one year at Henry J. Bean’s Bar & Grill. A Mexican buffet will be arranged for all guests at baht 299.-net per person.

This year’s Charity Bike Ride for the Fountain of Life will have two registrations for the bike ride, the first will be at Shenanigans from 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. on Saturday 15th September. For the 300 baht entry fee the bicyclists will receive their Charity Bike Ride 2001 t-shirt, the number for the bike ride, registration of sponsorship, which will allow them unlimited water and the police escort on the day. Registration will also be possible on the Sunday at the Siam Bayshore Resort between 6 a.m. and 8 a.m. The bike ride will start at 8 a.m. behind a police escort. This is not a race, but a bike ride to raise money for the Fountain of Life. A certificate of completion will be given to all riders.

Euro Design Art Gallery, Thepprasit Road is continuing with their art exhibitions and from September 3 to October 19 feature ‘Object of Time’ with paintings and mixed media, including computer images by Somchai Pouangchin.