RSVP Event: Eat with the Sheep!

Oh, my! Our friend Louise Whittman has arranged for us to have breakfast at a local sheep farm! Just think about what you'll be able to tell your friends in the States! Tio Herbert is expecting you!

Date: Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Meet Up: 8 am at Cafe Delicious for carpooling/caravaning to Santiago.

Expect:

• Breakfast of homemade bread baked in an adobe oven, gallo pinto, natilla, coffee and agua dulce


• Opportunity to mingle with the sheep!


• Opportunity to hear about the sheep farm in the original campesino Spanish, translated by our friend Gretel Madrigal.


• Opportunity to purchase homemade guava marmelada and adobe oven baked bread

Cost: 2,500 c per person

RSVP: Only ten spaces available, so the early bird gets to go to the sheep farm! Email Louise at reesemickie@gmail.com or call her at 8997-9903 for reservations or more info.

Meet Up Event: A Celtic Concert in San Ramon!

Well, you might not see THIS bagpiper, but there WILL be a Celtic Concert this Friday in San Ramon! Hey, this is something we are even willing to chance driving at night for!!

Date: Friday, May, 27, 2011

Time: 7 pm

Place: Jose Figueres Cultural Center, San Ramon

Directions: Main Street In until you see the back of the church on your left and Perimercado on the right. Park on the street and walk left on the Perimercado block; the cultural center is across the street from the north side of the church.

Cost: Free!

Meet Up for a Bite to Eat Before the Concert: 5:30 pm at Aroma's on Main Street In.

Questions? kbellhfpasco@aol.com or call Kathy at 8307-9059. Please note! This event has been rescheduled before and I have checked with the Cultural Center three times now to ensure that everything will go as planned, but No Guarantees! This is Costa Rica!!!! Last time we had a Celtic Concert in San Ramon it was terrific! There was a bagpipe, a tin whistle, drums, and a flute! But they made us promise to believe that bagpipes actually came from Spain!

RSVP: Community Action Alliance Mixer!

It's time again for the Community Action Allliance monthly mixer! Come on out to greet old friends and new, and hear news of interest to the San Ramon Expat Community. You will also meet both Gringo and Tico business folks who will acquaint you with their products and services. Now that's NEWS YOU CAN USE!

Date: Friday, May 20, 2011

Time: 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Place: Jose Figueres Cultural Center, San Ramon

Directions: From the Mall, take Main Street In about 1 km. When you see the back of the church and Perimercado, park on the street and walk about 25 meters north of Perimercado. The Jose Figueres Cultural Center is across the street from the north side of the church.

Agenda:

• Christmas Benefit



• San Ramon Libre de Drogas



• San Ramon Carbon Neutral



• Membership Rewards



• Featured Business: Roger Sanenz, Pelican Hotel, Playa Esterillos, http://www.pelicanbeachfronthotel.com/



• Member Introductions



• Networking

RSVP: Mike Styles, 8333-8750 or mike@styles.com

Cost: Free to Action Allliance Members, Opportunity to Join! www.actionalliancecr.com

RSVP Event: T'ai Chi -- A Class by an Expert!

For those who are interested in developing a more healthy lifestyle, we have a wonderful opportunity coming to San Ramon! Dr. Anita Vestal will be teaching T'ai Chi Chih, Joy Through Movement, for us in just a few weeks. What a wonderful chance to learn!

Date: Friday, June 3, 2011

Time: 8:30 am to noon

Place: The Rancho at the Cabinas

http://cabinasofcostarica.com/

Directions: Autopista west from San Ramon, pass El Jardin Restaurant on left and then Las Tinajitas Restaurant on right, continue around curves and look for the next bus shelter on the left. Just after the bus shelter, you will see a wide gravel road on the left with a wooden sign that says "Cabinas for Rent"; make the left and drive up a steep hill (road is paved) and the rancho is at the top of the hill on the left.

Cost: 6,000 c per person for Action Alliance members; 8,000 c per person for non-members. Want to join? Ask Mike Styles! For more information about the Community Action Alliance, go to http://www.actionalliancecr.com/ and click on membership benefits.

Extras: DVDs will be available for sale. If you like this, you can continue at home! See http://www.anitavestal.net/ for info.

RSVP: Space is limited, so RSVPs are a must! If you reserve, please do not disappoint as you may have taken another's space! We expect this will be a very popular program, so reserve now by calling Mike Styles at 8333-8750 or email at mike@styles.com. Thanks, Mike, for coordinating this event!

Meet Up Event: Art Museum and Lunch in San Jose!

Oh, yes! Let's go see some interesting artwork at the newly remodeled Costa Rica Art Museum in Sabana Park! And, of course, lunch! Thank you to our friend Randi Killean for coordinating this outing!

Date: Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Meet Up Time: 9 am for 9:30 bus to San Jose

Place: Directo Bus Station, San Ramon. Buy two tickets so you don't have to get in line to buy a return trip ticket in SJ. (1140 c each way)

Directions: Main Street In past mall, through intersection where there used to be a traffic light (how's that for Costa Rica-type directions!), go to the second stop sign, make a left and continue a few blocks, big bus station on right, park anywhere on street.

The Schedule: Get off the bus right at Sabana Park, leisurely stroll through the art museum (IT'S FREE!), then walk a couple of blocks to Rosti Pollos, for the uninitiated, that's fabulous roasted chicken, big menu, reasonable prices, then share a cab back to the Directo Bus Station in SJ (about 2500 c total) and ride the bus back to San Ramon. We're anticipating being back around 3:30 pm.

Questions? Email Randi at randean96@gmail.com or call her at 8801-3163.

Meet Up Event: Dinner at Olga's!

It's time to try out the new Olga's Place Restaurant! For those of you who have ever passed the big Windmill (El Molino) Restaurant on the autopista west of San Ramon, you know that it has recently changed hands...

The new owners are Olga and Joe, residents of San Ramon who have lots of experience owning restaurants in New Jersey...and if you can make the folks in NJ happy, you must be doing something right! As native Jersey-ites ourselves (state motto: "What's it to ya?"), we recognize good burgers and fries when we see them! Lots of other great stuff on the menu, reasonable prices, full bar. Come on out for an early dinner!

Date: This Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Time: Meet Up at 4:30 pm

Place: Olga's Place Restaurant

Directions: About 1 km west of the San Ramon Mall, pass the gas station, and keep your eye out for a huge yellow windmill on your left!

See you there!

Questions: Call Kathy Bell, 8307-9059, or email kbellhfpasco@aol.com