| Bob Benjamin, Sabalito
troubadour, continues to play his folk rock, much of it original,
Sunday at 6:30 pm at Mystica Restaurant. Fans enjoy pizza and other
Italian fare while enjoying Bob's energetic guitar work and singing,
usually accompanied by Phil on bongos and Ed Yurica on bass guitar.
Now joining the performances are Bob's two sons, Joshua and Paul,
visiting indefinitely from Cambria, CA.
Our Dutch hoteliers, Kees and
Willeke Voogd, of Monte Terras Bed and Breakfast in Tronadora, showed
off their new cabina building with a big afternoon party on Sept.
17. The building adds four double-occupancy rooms with bath and
kitchenette at their beautiful location a couple of hundred meters
above the lake waters. They also have two in-house rooms with shared
bath. The party was also an early celebration of Willeke's Sept.
21 birthday.
Speaking of birthdays, Bryan
at Hotel Tilawa, abetted by Helen Hollenbeck, surprised long-time
resident and dairy farmer Christina Glass with a party at the hotel
on Sept. 6. Christina thought she was merely going to Bryan's weekly
veggie blast. That starts at 4 pm every Wednesday and goes on until
whenever with guests enjoying pizza, soup, and other dishes based
on the
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produce from the
hotel's several organic gardens. Produce from these gardens is available
for sale at the hotel. Locals also get to use the hotel's lake-view
pool and the tennis court on these Wednesday parties.
Las Damas del Lago have also
decided to use Tilawa on Wednesday afternoons from 3 to 6 for an
exchange of books, DVDs, CD, videos, etc., a great idea in this
community devoid of English-language libraries and book and DVD
stores. Adding to your browsing pleasure will be Chris Sullivan
playing classical guitar.
The charming Café Antigua
opened last month in home built in 1920. It's located catty-corner
from the Tilaran gas station, and now sports a white exterior with
blue trim, exterior seating on the front veranda and plenty of interior
seating in two breezy and well-windowed rooms. It's open from 11
am to 10 pm seven days, serving tasty "typical" food until
evening when owner Hugo Ramirez augments the low-price daily fare
with filet mignon and other substantial dishes. There are also long
lists of espressos, desserts, and bebidas, making it a nice place
to hang out. An Internet service is planned. Reservations for special
events can be made by telephone at 695-6053 or 374-5805 or by email
at arsnova@racsa.co.cr.
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