Friday Night Drinks 2010 Holiday Party!

December is upon us, and with the early arrival of winter this year the holiday season is in full gear... so get ready for the annual Friday Night Drinks holiday party this coming Friday, December 10th. We'll be meeting at the Gostilna Lovec starting at 8:30pm (located at Trg Mladinskih Delovnih Brigad 1, on the corner of Presernova & Rimska cesta, just down the street from Cankarjev dom & the Presidential building). The restaurant has promised us a nice selection of free buffet food, compliments of the house, which will include an assortment from their new Macedonian themed menu.

We are expecting to have another great turnout this month, so be sure to join us for a lively evening of good friends, food and fun (and maybe even some Christmas caroling!). We'll also have a nice surprise to give away to a lucky winner. For details see the info below from our gift sponsor, Zvezdar® gift boxes. And if anyone else is feeling the holiday spirit and would like to sponsor some free drinks on Friday, now is your chance :-) ... contact Gerry for more info!

We look forward to seeing everyone again on the 10th at Gostilna Lovec... remember to show up early if you're hungry, and feel welcome to help spread the word by inviting along a friend or two!

See you on Friday...

Gerry@FridayNightDrinks.com
Jim@Fridaynightdrinks.com



One lucky winner on Friday will get a Zvezdar gift box “Okusi sveta”, which will give them a chance to enjoy dinner for two in one of over 15 selected ethnic and modern cuisine restaurants around Slovenia.

Zvezdar® gift boxes are new and original gifts of experiences and leisure activities all over Slovenia, with a twist: whoever receives it can choose which one they will take advantage of.

So how does this work?

Each Zvezdar gift box contains a booklet and a gift coupon. The booklet describes all the activities around Slovenia available as part of the box, while the gift coupon allows the person who receives it to take advantage of the one he/she likes best. Boxes come in 8 different themes, ranging from outdoor activities to wine and culinary experiences, weekend retreats in the countryside, pampering for new mommies, and much more. They are an excellent gift for your friends and family, but also an original and effective gift for your business partners or colleagues.

If you read Slovene, you can find detailed presentations of Zvezdar gift boxes at www.zvezdar.com. If it’s all Slovene to you, please email Tinca at tinca@zvezdar.com and she can send you some information in English. You can buy the boxes at Zvezdar’s website, at the Citypark Christmas fair or in these stores. Please direct all B2B enquiries to Tinca.

FND Holiday Party + November Photos

The FND holiday party is coming up on Dec. 10th, starting at 8:30pm at the Gostilna Lovec, located at Trg MDB 1 in Ljubljana. We'll have some free food and plenty of good holiday cheer waiting for you, so be sure to mark the date on your calendar. More details will be announced by email and on the FND Facebook page.

Apologies for not posting a follow-up report for the November FND. We had a fantastic evening at the Dvorni bar with a near record turnout, including a good number of first-time FNDers. Here is a link to some photos of the event in case you missed it.

We look forward to seeing everyone again on the 10th at Gostilna Lovec... show up early if you're hungry for the free food, and feel welcome to invite along a friend or two!

Gerry@FridayNightDrinks.com
Jim@Fridaynightdrinks.com

FND this Friday at the Dvorni Bar

The next Friday Night Drinks will be happening this coming Friday, November 12th, starting at 8:30pm. We'll be meeting again at one of our usual stomping grounds, the Dvorni Bar, located on Dvorni trg in Ljubljana's old town. The colder weather is now here and the winter season is near, but rain or shine you are welcome to join us for drinks and good ol' FND cheer at our penultimate event of the year :-)

More details may follow later in the week... we hope to have some free drinks or snacks for everyone as usual. Be sure to mark the letters FND on your calendar, and remember to spread the word by inviting along a friend or two!

See you on Friday at Dvorni Bar!

Gerry@FridayNightDrinks.com
Jim@Fridaynightdrinks.com

Friday Night Drinks Report # 51

Thanks to all who turned up for Friday Night Drinks at Sputnik last Friday. We enjoyed a very good turnout, despite the off-center location, and witnessed another excellent performance by the Blow-Up band. Everyone seemed to agree that Sputnik was the perfect venue for an event like FND, so we'll definitely be returning back again in the coming months. The place had an excellent dance floor, which really started rockin' after midnight!

If you missed last Friday's event, you can check out some of the photos online (unfortunately all were taken before the dance floor hopped into full swing).

We look forward to seeing everybody again next month (or possibly even for another event later this month).... more details will follow by email and also on the blog and facebook page. Be sure to pass the word along to any friends who might like to join the fun!

Gerry@FridayNightDrinks.com
Jim@Fridaynightdrinks.com

Friday Night Drinks this Friday at SPUTNIK

The next Friday Night Drinks will be starting this coming Friday, October 8th at 8:30pm at the Sputnik Café in Vic (Tržaška cesta 128, located just behind the petrol station by the LJ ring road). Although it's a bit farther from the center compared to most of our FND events, Sputnik is a fantastic venue and we think everyone will really enjoy it. The Blow Up band will be on stage once again performing another great selection of tunes for us, so it should be another fun and lively evening as always.

More details will follow later in the week by email... be sure to mark the letters FND in bold on your calendar, and remember to help spread the word by inviting along a friend or two!

See you on Friday at Sputnik...

Gerry@FridayNightDrinks.com
Jim@Fridaynightdrinks.com

Friday Night Drinks Report # 50

Thanks to all who turned up for Friday Night Drinks at Hugo Barrera's last weekend. We had a very fun and lively evening with a great turnout, and another fine performance by the Blow-Up band. Thanks to Hugo's for providing everyone with free welcome drinks and snacks... we have to say the B52s were definitely a hit! :-)

We'd also like to thank our friends at the Nativo Language School for sponsoring the very first FND Slovene lesson on Friday. It turned out to be loads of fun so we hope to do this kind of activity more often! For anyone interested Nativo also offers a free introductory lesson at their school as well, so contact them directly if you are interested.

Here's a link to some photos from last Friday:
http://www.yournaturalportraits.com/images/shoots/fnd-17-9-10/index.html

We look forward to seeing you again next month.... more details will follow by email and also on the blog and facebook page (where you can also find a video of the band on Friday).

Gerry@FridayNightDrinks.com
Jim@Fridaynightdrinks.com

Friday Night Drinks returns this Friday at Hugo Barrera!

The new season of Friday Night Drinks will be starting this Friday, 17 September at the Hugo Barrera club (Adamič Lundrovo nabrežje 5), located by the funky new bridge at Ljubljana's central marketplace. The event will be starting at 8:30pm, with a live performance by the Blow-Up band soon to follow sometime after 9pm. Our previous event at Hugo Barrera's was quite popular, be sure to make a note on your calendar, and as usual, feel welcome to invite a friend or two!

Everyone interested is also welcome to join us an hour early at 7:30pm for a free FND Slovene lesson (and possibly a free drink as well), compliments of the Nativo Language School. Nativo offers a variety of Slovene language courses geared towards members of the international community living in Ljubljana. If you can't make it for the free lesson this Friday, they also offer a free introductory lesson at their school as well -- but please do join us on Friday if possible, it should be quite fun!

We look forward to seeing you this Friday at Hugo Barrera...

Gerry@FridayNightDrinks.com
Jim@Fridaynightdrinks.com

Friday Night Drinks Tonight at Kavarna SEM

This month's Friday Night Drinks will be happening Tonight, 18 June starting at 8:30pm. We'll be meeting at the Kavarna SEM (near Metelkova) for our final FND event before the summer break. Look for us just outside by the entrance to the cafe, which is located in the same building as the Slovene Ethnographic Museum. So take a break from the World Cup (or come and join us to celebrate your team's victory!) and kick back with some refreshing drinks and FND fun. There will also be Salsa dancing inside the cafe, so if you're in the mood bring along your dancing shoes!

We look forward to seeing everyone for an exciting FND tonight at Kavarna SEM... our final event until September. As usual, feel welcome to invite along a friend or two!

Gerry@FridayNightDrinks.com
Jim@Fridaynightdrinks.com

Friday Night Drinks Report # 48

Thanks to all who turned up for Friday Night Drinks at Dvorni Bar last Friday. We had a very exciting evening with a great turnout and some fine performances by the ICS Band. You can check out some cool photos of the evening on our photographer's website. We're a bit sad that band members Colin and Jos will be leaving us very soon after to getting to know them quite well during the past few years, and we wish them all the best of luck with their relocation.

And speaking of relocations... congrats to Alexandra and Eric for coming up with the correct answers to Donna's musical trivia quiz and winning free bottles of champagne, compliments of our sponsor Relocations.si. Relocations can provide assistance with almost anything an expat may need, from providing temporary office space to help with sorting out visas or finding the right schools for kids.

We look forward to seeing everyone again for another fun FND later this month, our final event of the season before the summer break... more details will be announced on the blog and by email.

Gerry@FridayNightDrinks.com
Jim@Fridaynightdrinks.com

FND + ICS Concert at Dvorni Bar

This month's Friday Night Drinks will be on the 28th of May at the Dvorni Bar, starting at 8pm. Join us for a fun evening of food, friends (and hopefully also some free drinks) as we get set to kick off the summer season.

We'll have some free tapas snacks, compliments of the house, as well as a live a concert with the the ICS band and their a new guitarist/vocalist. Donna has promised there will be plenty of musical treats in store, including Pink Floyd, Bon Jovi, David Bowie, Eric Clapton and other classic oldies to help rock the night away!

We look forward to seeing everyone for another exciting FND next week at Dvorni Bar. As usual, feel welcome to bring along a friend or two!

Gerry@FridayNightDrinks.com
Jim@Fridaynightdrinks.com

FND this Friday at Hugo Barrera in Ljubljana

The next Friday Night Drinks will be happening this Friday, April 9th at the Hugo Barrera club, located along the river by the city's main marketplace (Adamič Lundrovo nabrežje 5). This time we'll have a live concert performance by the Blow Up Band with some great oldies that everyone should enjoy. The club has promised to provide some free snacks, compliments of the house, and there will also be some Free Drinks for those who arrive early, compliments of our sponsor Slovenia Relocations.

We look forward to seeing everyone for another exciting FND this Friday at Hugo Barrera. As usual, feel welcome to bring along a friend or two!

Gerry@FridayNightDrinks.com
Jim@Fridaynightdrinks.com

Friday Night Drinks Report # 46

Thanks to all who turned up for this month's Friday Night Drinks last weekend at the Dvorni Bar. We had a very enjoyable evening with a great turnout, and a good number of new FNDers this month as well! 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.

If you haven't already done so, remember to sign up for FND-related announcements on the FND website or on the FND Facebook page.

Also, remember that St. Patrick's day is Tonight! Our fellow FNDer Joan and her good friends from the Irish dancing school will be hosting their annual St. Patrick's day party starting at 8pm tonight, and all FNDers are welcome. The party will be held at Exen on Ljubljanska cesta 25 in Siska.

We hope to see you later tonight, or if not... then at FND next month!

Gerry@FridayNightDrinks.com
Jim@Fridaynightdrinks.com

March FND at Dvorni Bar this Friday!

Friday Night Drinks is back again this month after a short break for February. Join us for another fun-filled evening starting at 8:30pm this coming Friday, March 12 at the Dvorni Bar, located at Dvorni trg in Ljubljana's old town. We'll have free finger food for all of our members, compliments of the house, and lots of good company as usual from around the world.

This will be the final FND event for two of our favorite long-time FNDers, Leo and Michelle, who will be moving to Paris very soon, so come and join us for a final farewell toast to wish them both well in their relocation. Also, St. Patrick's day is just around the corner, so feel welcome to wear your greens or even dress up like a leprechaun if so inspired :-)

We look forward to seeing everyone this Friday at the Dvorni Bar... be sure to mark the date on your calendar, and as always, feel welcome to bring along a friend or two!

Gerry@FridayNightDrinks.com
Jim@Fridaynightdrinks.com

FND report # 45

Thanks to all who showed up for the year's first Friday Night Drinks at the Pri Vitezu restaurant in Ljubljana. We had a very enjoyable evening with an exceptionally large, diverse and (as always) interesting international crowd. You can find a great selection of photos from Friday's event on our FND photographer's website.

Special thanks to our friends at PricewaterhouseCoopers for sponsoring the event, which included a superb selection of free buffet food. You can find more information about the services that PWC offers in Slovenia by clicking on their website.

We look forward to seeing everyone again later this month. 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 their email so we can add them to the mailing list.

See you soon!

Gerry@FridayNightDrinks.com
Jim@Fridaynightdrinks.com

First FND of 2010... and back to Vitez!

Join us at 8 pm this coming Friday, 29 January for the first Friday Night Drinks event of 2010! We'll be meeting again this month at the Pri Vitezu restaurant (Breg 20, Ljubljana), the same great location where we met in December for the spectacular FND Christmas party.

We are also happy to announce that our good friends at PricewaterhouseCoopers will be sponsoring the event this month, so we'll have a great selection of free buffet food just as we did last time :-)

So be sure to mark the date on your calendar, plan to arrive early if you are hungry... and as usual, feel welcome to invite along a friend or two!

We look forward to seeing you at the Vitez!

Gerry@FridayNightDrinks.com
Jim@Fridaynightdrinks.com