Friday Night Drinks Report # 44

Thanks to all who showed up for the Friday Night Drinks Christmas party last Friday at the Pri Vitezu restaurant in Ljubljana. We had a really fantastic evening with a great international crowd as usual and a superb selection of food to add some holiday cheer (we hope everyone had a chance to enjoy it)! We'll like to thank our friends at Ernst & Young as well as Gerry for sponsoring all the wonderful food on Friday.

Special thanks also to our new friends at the SOSED group, who gave away a couple of nice computer support packages worth 80 eur. (congrats to winners Alexandra Waldman and Maja Bole!).

For anyone who may have missed the FND Christmas party, you'll find some nice photos of the evening posted on our FND photographer's website:
http://www.yournaturalportraits.com/images/shoots/fnd-11-12-09/index.htm

This was our last FND of 2009, so we look forward to seeing everyone again after the holidays in January. More details will be announced via email, the FND member website, and the blog. If you have any friends who might like to keep informed about future events, please pass the word along or send us an email so we can add them to the mailing list.

See you next year!

Gerry@FridayNightDrinks.com
Jim@Fridaynightdrinks.com

Friday Night Drinks Christmas party!

Attention FNDers!

December is here, and so is the Friday Night Drinks Christmas party! This month's event will start at 8:30pm this Friday, 11 December at the Pri Vitezu restaurant, located Breg 20 (along the river in Ljubljana's old town).

We'll have a fine selection of free buffet food sponsored by our good friends at Ernst & Young. So be sure to arrive early!

We'll also be giving away a few other nice surprises, including a couple of computer support packages worth 80 eur. each from the SOSED group.

So join us this coming Friday, 11 December, for a fun-filled evening of food, friends, and holiday cheer. And as usual, feel welcome to bring along a friend or two!

See you at Pri Vitezu...

Gerry@FridayNightDrinks.com
Jim@Fridaynightdrinks.com

Friday Night Drinks Report # 43

Thanks to all who turned up for Friday Night Drinks at the Bon Appetit French restaurant in Ljubljana last Friday. We enjoyed a very nice turnout that included a sizable number of first-time FNDers from various countries including Germany, Denmark, Ireland, Italy, Spain, the US, the UK, Brazil, and Venezuela.

As with our event at Bon Appetit last year, we were very pleased with the way the venue worked out this month. Many thanks to the owner Serge for offering us all a free glass of wine for the occasion of the Beaujolais Nouveau festival.

As usual, our reliable FND photographer Ian Middleton has posted some great photos of the evening online. You can also find plenty of older photos on the FND Flicker site.

We look forward to meeting everyone again next month... more details will be announced via email, the FND member website, and the blog. If you have any friends who would like to be informed about this and other future events, please pass the word along or send us their emails so we can add them to the mailing list.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Gerry@FridayNightDrinks.com
Jim@Fridaynightdrinks.com

Friday Night Drinks at Bon Appetit

Attention FNDers!

This month's Friday Night Drinks will be taking place at 8pm this Friday, 20 November, at the Bon Appetit French restaurant in Ljubljana (Miklosiceva 28, next to the Kinoteka).

Come and join us for a free glass of French wine to help celebrate the Beaujolais Nouveau festival of new wine! Last year's FND event at Bon Appetit was hugely popular, so be sure to mark the date on your calendar and pass the word along to any friends who might wish to join the fun!

There will also be a reporter and photographer from the newspaper Dnevnik on hand looking to interview a few selected expats, so be sure and join us to help show them what FND is all about!

See you on Friday at Bon Appetit!

Gerry@FridayNightDrinks.com
Jim@Fridaynightdrinks.com

Friday Night Drinks Report # 42

FND Report # 42 ... our largest event ever!!

A very big thanks to all who turned up for last week's Friday Night Drinks at the Bachus Center in Ljubljana last Friday. We had a record-breaking turnout and a fine performance by the ICS Band! The venue worked out quite well and was just the right size for the evening, at least until the band stopped playing and the regular 'clubbers' came pouring in! Gerry has posted a Video of one of the evening's songs on Facebook for anyone who is interested to have a look.

We'd like to thank Dirk, Astrid, Donna and all the members of the band for putting on a great show for us, and we especially wish Dirk and Astrid all the best at their new locations.
Our new photographer, Ian Middleton, has posted some fantastic photos of the evening online (you can also find older FND photos on the FND Flicker site). Ian offers a new photography service in which people are portrayed in a more natural environment, rather than in the confines of a studio, and is available for all manner of portrait work and special events. See his website for more details.

We look forward to meeting everyone again next month. More details will be announced via email, the FND member website, and the blog. If you have any friends who would like to be informed about this and other future events, please pass the word along or send us their emails so we can add them to the mailing list.

Happy Halloween!

Gerry@FridayNightDrinks.com
Jim@Fridaynightdrinks.com

FND this Friday at Bachus!

We are happy to confirm our second Friday Night Drinks event for this month! We will be meeting this Friday, 23 October, at the Bachus Center in Ljubljana (Kongresni trg 3).

We'll have some free snacks for everyone, plus a live performance by the ICS band. A couple of our fellow FND friends will be leaving town soon, so this will be a great way to give them a happy sendoff and wish them well at their new destinations.

We look forward to seeing everyone at Bachus this Friday... be sure to mark the date on your calendar and pass the word along to any friends who might wish to join the fun!

Gerry@FridayNightDrinks.com
Jim@Fridaynightdrinks.com

Friday Night Drinks Report # 41

Thanks to all who turned up for Friday Night Drinks at the Hotel Slon Cafe in Ljubljana last Friday. We had a good turnout and a very enjoyable evening for our first event of the season, with a number of friendly new faces joining us. We've posted some fantastic photos of the evening online, thanks to our new photographer Ian Middleton (you can also find older FND photos on the FND Facebook group and the FND Flicker site). Ian offers a new photography service in which people are portrayed in a more natural environment, rather than in the confines of a studio, and is available for all manner of portrait work and special events. See his website for more details.

Special thanks also to Gerry Docherty of The Business Center and Kevin Morrison from Slovenia Relocations for sponsoring the free drinks at the start of last Friday's event. Gerry and Kevin are long-time supporters of FND and both offer outstanding services for expats.

We look forward to seeing everyone again for our second event this month on the 23rd of October, in which we'll have a live performance with the ICS band. More details will follow soon via email, Facebook, and the FND blog. If you have any friends who would like to be informed about this and other future events, please pass the word along or send us their emails so we can add them to the mailing list.

Gerry@FridayNightDrinks.com
Jim@Fridaynightdrinks.com

Friday Night Drinks Tonight at Slon Cafe

You may have noticed that we are starting the Friday Night Drinks season a bit late this year, so let's not waste any time! FND is now back to business as usual, starting with an impromptu event tonight at the Hotel Slon. We'll be meeting at the corner cafe of the Slon starting at 8pm - the entrance is directly adjacent to the city's main post office on Slovenska cesta.

We are also working on organizing a second event this month on the 23rd, which will include a live performance by the ICS band. We have a few fellow FNDers who will be leaving town very soon, so this would be a nice way to give them a big sendoff and wish them well at their new destinations.

We look forward to seeing everyone at the Slon Cafe tonight... be sure to pass the word along to any of your friends who might wish to join the fun!

Gerry@FridayNightDrinks.com
Jim@Fridaynightdrinks.com

Friday Night Drinks Report # 40

Thanks to all who turned up for Friday Night Drinks at the Stara Macka restaurant in Ljubljana last Friday. We had a good turnout and a very enjoyable evening at our final event before the summer break, and met a number of friendly new faces. We've posted some photos of the evening up on the FND photo blog as well as on the new FND Facebook group.

Special thanks to Ian Finnimore from Bally Technologies for sponsoring plenty of free drinks on Friday. Ian literally walked up and offered to be our sponsor right on the spot, which makes him an ideal candidate for FNDer of the year! :-)

We look forward to seeing everyone again after the summer break in September. If you have any friends who would like to be informed of future events, please pass the word along or send us their emails so we can add them to the mailing list.

Have a great summer!

Gerry@FridayNightDrinks.com
Jim@Fridaynightdrinks.com

Friday Night Drinks at Stara Macka

This month's Friday Night Drinks will be happening this Friday, 19 June at 8:30pm. Well be meeting at the Stara Macka restaurant in Ljubljana (next door to the Macek pub along the river in the old town).

We're planning to have some free snacks for everyone again this month, so come join us for an exciting evening of friends, food and fun in Ljubljana's old town. This will be our final event of the season as we'll be taking a break for the summer and resuming 'business as usual' in September.

We look forward to seeing everyone at Stara Macka... be sure to mark the date on your calendar and pass the word along to any of your friends who might wish to join the fun!

Gerry@FridayNightDrinks.com
Jim@Fridaynightdrinks.com

Friday Night Drinks Report # 39

Thanks to all who turned up for Friday Night Drinks at the Vale-Novak bookstore and AS Lounge in Ljubljana last Friday. We'd like to thank Vale-Novak for sponsoring the free champagne for the event. We had very enjoyable evening, starting with a 'colorfully' entertaining book presentation by Erica Johnson-Debeljak. All copies of her book Forbidden Bread were sold out during the event, so if you were unable to get your hands on one, you can still order a copy online, and the bookstore also promised to have more in stock by next week.

As usual, we've posted a few photos of the evening up on the FND photo blog as well as some additional pics on the FND Facebook group. We look forward to seeing everyone again next month... more details will be announced on the website and by email.

Gerry@FridayNightDrinks.com
Jim@Fridaynightdrinks.com

Friday Night Drinks at Vale-Novak

Attention FNDers!

This month's Friday Night Drinks will be happening this Friday, 29 May at 8:00pm. This coming event will be slightly different than usual. We will start the evening at the Vale-Novak bookstore on Wolfova street (near Preseren square), where from at 8pm to 9pm we'll enjoy some free champagne. One of our fellow FNDers, Erica Johnson-Debeljak, will be presenting her new book Forbidden Bread, about her life and experience in Slovenia, and will be happy to answer any questions. The bookstore will also be offering a special 10% discount to any FNDers who might like to purchase the book (or anything else in the store).

At 9:00pm we'll be moving a short walk around the corner to the AS Lounge to continue with FND as usual. Here we'll meet directly by the bar, in the covered open-air space (not inside the restaurant). The AS Lounge is usually fairly crowded in the evening, but we'll have some tables and standing space near the bar reserved for us.

We look forward to seeing everyone at Vale-Novak and at the AS Lounge... be sure to mark the date on your calendar and pass the word along to any of your friends who might wish to join the fun! And don't forget to check the FND Website and Facebook occasionally for further news and announcements.

Gerry@FridayNightDrinks.com
Jim@Fridaynightdrinks.com

Friday Night Drinks in May

Here is the tentative plan for the next FND on 29 May: we will start the evening at the Vale Novak bookstore on Wolfova street (near Preseren square) at 8pm, where we'll have some free champaign. One of our members, Erica Johnson-Debeljak, will be presenting her new book Forbidden Bread, about her life and experience in Slovenia, and will be happy to answer any questions.

At 9pm we'll be moving on to a nearby venue to continue with FND as usual. More details will be announced in the upcoming days on the FND Website and on Facebook.

Friday Night Drinks Report # 38

Thanks to all who turned up for Friday Night Drinks at the Namaste Indian restaurant in Ljubljana last Friday. We had very fun evening with a fantastic and very international crowd of FNDers, plus plenty of free eats throughout the evening! Who could ask for more?

You'll find some great photos of the evening up on the FND photo blog as well as some additional pics on the FND Facebook group. As usual, we look forward to seeing you all again next month! More details will be announced on the website and by email.

Gerry@FridayNightDrinks.com
Jim@Fridaynightdrinks.com

Friday Night Drinks at Namaste

Attention FNDers!

Our April Friday Night Drinks will be happening this Friday, 24 April at 8:00pm. We'll be meeting for the first time at the Namaste Indian restaurant in Ljubljana, located at at Breg 8, along the river in Ljubljana's old town. We'll have some spicy Northern Indian treats for everyone, so come early and be sure to spread the word to all your friends!

We look forward to seeing everyone on Friday... remember to mark the date on your calendar!

Gerry@FridayNightDrinks.com
Jim@Fridaynightdrinks.com

Friday Night Drinks Report # 37

Thanks to all who turned up for Friday Night Drinks at the Stara Macka restaurant in Ljubljana last Friday. We had a very lively evening with a fantastic crowd of FNDers, plus some free snacks and free drinks for early birds thanks to our sponsors The Business Center and Slovenia Relocations.

We've posted some photos of the evening up on the FND photo blog as well as a few additional pics on the new FND Facebook group. Be sure to also visit our website and say hi or leave comments for any new people you met on Friday.

As usual, we look forward to seeing everyone again next month. If you have any friends who would like to be informed of future events, please pass the word along or send us their email so we can add them to our ever-growing mailing list!

Gerry@FridayNightDrinks.com
Jim@Fridaynightdrinks.com

Friday Night Drinks TONIGHT at Stara Macka

This month's Friday Night Drinks will be happening tonight at 8:30pm at the Stara Macka restaurant in Ljubljana's old town (next door to the Macek pub along the river).

Well have some free snacks again tonight, so come join us for a fun-filled evening with friends, food and also some free drinks sponsored by the newly opened Business Center and Slovenia Relocations.

We look forward to seeing you all at Stara Macka... be sure to pass the word to a friend or two who might like to join us.... and if you're also attending the Karoake event at the Marine house, come and celebrate with us afterwards... well have a free gift for the winner!

Gerry@FridayNightDrinks.com
Jim@Fridaynightdrinks.com

Friday Night Drinks Report # 36

Thanks to all who turned up for Friday Night Drinks at the Sax House in Ljubljana last Friday. We had an enjoyable evening as usual and met some friendly new faces from countries near and far including Greece, Macedonia, Russia, France, The US, Puerto Rico, Israel and Slovenia.

We've posted some photos of the evening up on the FND photo blog as well as a few additional pics on the new FND Facebook group. Be sure to also visit our website and say hi or leave comments for any new people you met on Friday.

Thanks also to Kevin from Slovenia Relocations (Tel. +386 40 424123) for sponsoring several rounds of free drinks and Slovenia-Life.com for sponsoring the free snacks.

We look forward to seeing everyone again next month... if you have any friends who would like to be informed of future events, please pass the word along or send us their email so we can add them to the mailing list.

Happy Carnival wishes to all FNDers!

Gerry@FridayNightDrinks.com
Jim@Fridaynightdrinks.com

Friday Night Drinks Report # 35

Thanks to all who turned up for last week's Friday Night Drinks at the Bachus Center in Ljubljana. We had a fun and lively evening, and a pretty good turnout, despite the rather unfriendly weather and a few other popular events happening on the same night (i.e. Swan Lake in Tivoli, Spanish dinner, etc.). We've posted some photos of the evening up on the FND photo blog for anyone who'd like to have a look. Be sure to also visit our new social network website and say hi or leave comments for any new people you may have met on Friday.

Special thanks to Ljubljana Life Magazine for sponsoring the free food on Friday.

We look forward to meeting everyone again in February... details will follow by email, the website and the blog. If you have any friends who would like to join us for future events, be sure to pass the word along or send us their emails so we can add them to the mailing list.

See you next month!

Gerry@FridayNightDrinks.com
Jim@Fridaynightdrinks.com

Friday Night Drinks Tonight at Bachus!

Sorry for not posting this to the blog sooner...

The holiday season may be long over, but the good news is that Friday Night Drinks is returning this Friday, 23 January, at 8:00pm at the Bachus Center in Ljubljana, located at Kongressni trg 3 (you can see the entrance across the park from the Philharmonic building). This is our first event of 2009, so be sure to come and help us kick off another exciting year of FND, and join us for a good-luck toast to the new American president, who takes office this Tuesday.

We'll also have some free snacks waiting for everyone by the cocktail bar... be sure to arrive early, mark the date on your calendar and pass the word along to any of your friends who might like to join the fun.

See you on Friday at the Bachus center!

Gerry@FridayNightDrinks.com
Jim@Fridaynightdrinks.com