Welcome to the latest episode of This Week in Aruba, which covers the events from Friday, June 15th to Thursday, June 21st also known as timeshare week 24. With Father’s Day coming up, the island has several events in store to honor all Dads out there.

But before that, my shout out for this week goes to Mark Ivan who has been working hard to provide tourists with quality food and service for a long time. He has managed a number of places for a while like Moomba and Local Store, and recently he opened up his own place called ODB. It’s near the Aqua Windies and specializes in Tacos. We will discuss O.D.B. more on the news section.

Now let’s get it started on the events category to find out where can you go on the island especially on Father’s Day.

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SPECIAL OCCASIONS

Father’s Day in Aruba

When: 17 June (all day)

Remember the moments you have shared, and create more special memories this Father’s Day. Aruba is known for being the One Happy Island, but did you know that the Aruban community is very family-oriented? The locals love to celebrate life, and family festivities are no exception. As Aruba is a multilingual country, Father’s Day is not only celebrated by the English-speaking, but also the Dutch-, Spanish-, and Papiamento-speaking families.

Check out the international greetings below:

English – Happy Father’s Day
Papiamento – Felis Dia di Tata
Dutch – Fijne Vaderdag
Spanish – Feliz Dia del Padre

FOOD

Matthew’s Father’s Day Champagne Brunch

What: All You Can Eat Brunch Buffet for $ 36.95

When: 17 June / 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Where: Matthew’s Beachside Restaurant (J.E. Irausquin Blvd 51, Oranjestad)

Website: https://www.matthews-aruba.com/

Celebrate your dad on this special day and treat him to an all-you-care-to-eat champagne brunch buffet at Matthews! Indulge on mimosas, delicious food and enjoy live music!

Note there is a senior discount available and kids 5-11 years are half price.

*Reservations in advance are required!

Dine with Dad at Aqua Grill

What: 3 Course Menu for $ 48.00

When: 17 June / 5:00 pm – 11:00 pm

Where: Aqua Grill (J.E.Irausquin Blvd 374, Noord, Aruba)

Website: www.aqua-grill.com/

Treat your dad to a seafood lover’s dream – at a great price! Dine at Aqua Grill for the most amazing seafood selection on the island making for an experience to remember.

Father’s Day Special At Taste Of Belgium

What: Brunch and Dinner Special

When: 17 June / 11:00 am – 10:00 pm

Where: Taste of Belgium (Palm Beach Plaza, Suite 101-102, L.G. Smith Boulevard 95, Noord)

Website: www.tasteofbelgium.aw/

Father’s Day is coming up and what would be a better way to show your appreciation than a nice brunch or dinner at Taste of Belgium restaurant? A delicious meal and Belgian beer to wash it down is the way to your dad’s heart!

Father’s Day Breakfast At Fresco

What: Breakfast Buffet for $ 20.00

When: 17 June / 7:00 am – 11:00 am

Where: Renaissance Ocean Suites (L.G. Smith Blvd, Oranjestad, Aruba)

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FrescoAruba/

If your DAD Rocks…Treat him breakfast on Father’s Day!

Fresco at Renaissance Ocean Suites will be serving a Father’s Day Breakfast Buffet with unlimited mimosas for only $20 including service charge and local taxes.

After Breakfast let DAD join Solé Bar for the soccer game of Germany vs. Mexico. Solé Bar will have Beer Buckets Specials!

Papa Let’s Brunch at Aquarius

What: All You Can Eat Brunch Buffet for $ 34.95

When: 17 June / 12:00 pm – 3:30 pm

Where: Renaissance Aruba Resort & Casino

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Aquarius-152947371410706/

A Sunday dedicated to DAD. Aquarius is having a Father’s Day Brunch! An all-you-can eat buffet accompanied by flowing bubbles and mimosas. A Royal treat for a KING!

Dine with Driftwood for Father’s Day 2018 in Aruba!

What: 3 Course Special Menu for $ 29.95

When: 17 June / 11:00 am – 10:30 pm

Where: Driftwood Restaurant (Klipstraat 12, Oranjestad, Aruba)

Website: https://www.driftwoodaruba.com/

This venue offers some of the best Aruban-style seafood dishes on the island! Open for lunch and dinner on this special DAD-HONORING DAY. P.S. this year marks Driftwood Authentic Aruban Seafood Restaurant’s 30th Anniversary!

Buccaneer Aruba is Celebrating Father’s Day 2018 with a Special Menu!

What: 3 Course Dinner Special for AWG 55.00

When: 15-17 June / 5:30 pm – 10:00 pm

Where: Buccaneer Restaurant (Gasparito 11C, Gasparito, Noord, Aruba)

Website: https://www.buccaneeraruba.com

Buccaneer Aruba is Celebrating Father’s Day 2018 with a Special Menu! Treat your dad to a delicious and amazing dinner experience he deserves…he will not be disappointed!

Families L O V E to dine at this venue, not just for the yummy food, but for the aquariums full of bubbly marine life too!

Buccaneer Restaurant is offering a SPECIAL MENU ALL WEEKEND LONG, and they will be open earlier on Sunday, ESPECIALLY FOR FATHER’S DAY 2018!

Treat DAD to a Father’s Day Experience at El Gaucho Aruba!

What: 3 Course Lunch & Dinner Special

When: 17 June / 11:30 am – 9:00 pm

Where: El Gaucho Argentine Grill (Wilhelminastraat 80, Oranjestad, Aruba)

Website: https://www.elgaucho-aruba.com/

El Gaucho restaurant is opening their doors on Sunday ESPECIALLY FOR FATHER’S DAY 2018! Enjoy a delicious 3 Course Brunch, Lunch, or Dinner Special with your choice of appetizer, entree, and dessert!

ALL DADS WILL BE TREATED WITH A FREE DRINK while celebrating at El Gaucho Argentine Grill for Dia del Padre (that’s ‘Father’s Day’ in Spanish *wink wink*)

LGS Daddy’s Day Brunch

What: à la carte Brunch with unlimited Bloody Marys and Mimosas for just $44.95

When: 17 June / 11:00 am – 2:30 pm

Where: Renaissance Aruba Resort & Casino

Website: https://www.lgsmiths.com/

Not your ordinary Daddy’s Day Brunch!

Celebrate Daddy’s Day in style with an all you can eat à la carte Brunch with unlimited Bloody Marys and Mimosas for just $44,95 excl. service charge and taxes.

Brunch will be served one plate at a time starting from 11AM till 2:30PM.

For more information and reservations, call our Navigators at 5236115 or LGS at 5236195. Reservation is highly recommended.

We set the ambiance, you just have to bring the right attitude!

Special Dutch Asparagus Menu

When: 15 June / 5:00 pm – 10:30 pm

Where: Amuse Sunset Restaurant Aruba (Bucutiweg 50, N.A. Oranjestad, Aruba)

Source: https://www.facebook.com/events/204145123699341/

Appetizers:

White asparagus soup and ham – $8.50
White asparagus, smoked salmon and quail egg – $16.50
White asparagus, 5 oz lobster, lemon buerre blanc – $24

Main courses:

A la “Flamande” white asparagus, egg, parsley crumble, butter with nutmeg – $25.50
White asparagus, ham, crumbled egg, mustard sauce – $27
White asparagus with tenderloin with sweet potato and parmesan cheese cookie / USA Angus Tenderloin – $45 / Argentine Tenderloin $36
3 Asparagus side dish $12 / 5 Asparagus side dish $20

Asparagus season lasts about two months in Holland. The first asparagus peek from the ground early in spring, around February or early March. They are traditionally harvested from the second Thursday in April until 24 June.

Dinner Under The Stars at Renaissance Island

When: 20 June / 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Where: Renaissance Aruba Resort & Casino

Source: https://www.facebook.com/events/249398372482687/

Take a boat trip to Renaissance Island and let your taste buds travel to paradise…

Enjoy our new menu consisting of succulent Herb Crusted New Zealand Lamb Chops or locally caught Snapper, while your toes get pampered in our white secluded sand.

Our private dinner setting includes a welcome cocktail at Lucy’s Dock (across the Renaissance Mall), boat trip to Renaissance Private Island, dinner on the beach and live entertainment for only $65 per person. Children from 5 to 12 yrs pay $32.50.

For more information or reservations, please contact one of our Navigators at 5236115

LIFESTYLE

Seaport Plaza at the Renaissance

When: 15 June / 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Where: Renaissance Aruba Resort & Casino

Source: https://www.facebook.com/events/245626916209484/

Local artisans selling their handmade art & jewelry.

Simply Woman book sale at Bruna Aruba

When: 16 June / 9:00 am – 6:00 pm

Where:Bruna Aruba (L.G. Smith boulevard 136, Oranjestad, Aruba)

Hosted by: Aruba Connections https://www.facebook.com/arubaconnections/

ENTERTAINMENT

What goes on at MooMba Beach?
Moomba Beach (JE Irausquin BLVD 230, 0000 Palm Beach, Aruba)

Friday, 15 June from 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm:
Karla LIVE on stage at MooMba Beach!

Source: https://www.facebook.com/events/882413485216587/

Caribbean and international music. Typical MooMba music for sunset party time!

Sunday, 17 June from 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm:
Untouchables LIVE onstage at MooMba Beach

Source: https://www.facebook.com/events/607105589676623/

Lead singer Cesar Olarte of The Untouchables is a phenomenon on Aruba: his distinctive voice is amazing and his highest notes can put a lady’s pipes to shame. Singing a wide variety of styles, such as merengue, salsa, pop and reggae, Cesar and his Untouchables are popular among locals as well as visitors.

Wednesday, 20 June from 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm:
Travel Session LIVE at MooMba Beach!

Source: https://www.facebook.com/events/244018103036121/

Travel Session is a cover band playing different genres.

Guy Bavli, Master of the Mind

When: 19 June / 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm (recurring event every Tuesdays until 28 August)

Where: Alhambra & Divi Resorts Aruba Banquet & Events (J.E.Irausquin Boulevard # 41, 00000 Oranjestad, Aruba)

Source: https://www.facebook.com/events/153482718642217/

Tickets: http://www.masterofthemind.com/

Guy Bavli led a long, successful career filled with science-defying stunts and demonstrations, performing for fortune 500 companies, primetime television networks, and audiences around the world. Despite this, Bavli claims no superpowers. His skills actually lie in advanced applications of mind magic, psychology, physiology, and intuition, gained through years of intense study and practice.

Aruba Sinatra Dinner Show at The Old Cunucu House Restaurant

When: 21 June / 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Where: The Old Cunucu House (Palm Beach 150, 0000 Palm Beach, Aruba)

Source: https://www.facebook.com/events/968899453248017/

Are you searching for things to do in Aruba? Aruba Sinatra Shows started 6 years ago and we would like to celebrate it with you while enjoying the good things of life any time this year. After more than 300 weekly performances Aruba Sinatra Shows is one of the longest running productions in Aruba!

Experience beautiful composed, orchestrated and arranged music with wonderful romantic lyrics sung by Fred de Jong. Order local food and delicious drinks while watching our Aruba Sinatra Dinner Show at The Old Cunucu House Restaurant or ask for our Dinner Special Menu.

Live entertainment every Thursday from 7:30 till 9:30 pm featuring songs like:”Fly Me To The Moon”, “I’ve Got The World On A String”, “I’ve Got You Under My Skin”, “My Way”, “New York – New York”, “The Way You Look Tonight” and many more…

The Show Ticket is only $15.00 per person (food and drinks, transportation, gratuities not included). During the show you can eat and drink something a la carte.

KARAOKE/SPECIAL NIGHTS

Barney’s Restaurant

(Palm Beach 21 A Palm Beach, Aruba)

Website: https://barneysaruba.com

– Karaoke Nights every Fridays, starting at 10:00 pm

Soprano’s Piano Bar

(Lloyd G. Smith Boulevard 370, Noord, Aruba)

Website: http://www.sopranospianobararuba.com/

– Unplugged Nights every Saturdays, starting at 8:00 pm

Matthew’s Beachside Restaurant

(J.E. Irausquin Blvd 51, Oranjestad)

Website: https://www.matthews-aruba.com/

– Karaoke Nights every Wednesdays, 9:00 – 11:00 pm

7 Club Lounge Bar

(Windstraat 32, Oranjestad, Aruba)

Page: https://www.facebook.com/7arubacom/

– Karaoke Nights every Wednesdays, 7:00 – 2:00 am

Ricardo’s Restaurant & Bar

(J.E. Irausquin Blvd 53, Aruba)

Website: http://ricardosaruba.restaurant/

– Karaoke Dance Party! every Thursdays, starting at 9:00 pm

The Rose Bar & Lounge Restaurant

(Boegoeroei 11-Z, Noord)

Page: https://www.facebook.com/therosearuba/

– Karaoke Happy Hour every Thursdays, starting at 6:00 pm

It’s time to venture into the cruise ships schedule portion. Again, cruise ships are few and far in between at this time due to low season.

The news section for this week is also pretty sparse except for an interesting video circulating Facebook (and a friendly reminder to everyone in light of this) as well as additional details regarding the new restaurant opening I talked about earlier, O.D.B, including a look at their preliminary menu which sounds absolutely fantastic to me. They’re open from 8am to 7pm and located near Aqua Windies. Do check it out! I also got clued in that Local Store will be launching a brunch menu now. Keep your eyes peeled for that information too.

If there’s anything at all that you would like to suggest for the show or simply want to relay feedback, please do send me an email at curt@onehappypodcast.com or drop a voice message on our hotline number (302) 635-0815.

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