Tuesday Talks -- Carla Black

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10:30 in the BCP Theater

 

 

 

Tuesday, June 7 – “The Adventure of Bringing Heliconias into Cultivation” by Carla Black Carla has lived in western Panama for over 20 years. Her interest in plants and gardening developed from her lifelong love of the outdoors. Her specialty is the native heliconias of Panama and Costa Rica. With over 200 heliconia species and varieties in her garden Carla has the largest collection of Heliconia species in the world. In her collection there are several undescribed species she has collected. She opens her three hectare garden to the public once a year, when she offers heliconia plants for sale. Currently she serves as president of the Heliconia Society International. We'll take a vigorous journey through remarkable habitats in the neotropics, and rest and relax in Carla's garden, too. http://www.heliconiagarden.com and www.volcanbaru.com

 

Tuesday, June 14 – Tom & Yella Werder will talk about "The Expat Impact -- How to navigate your first and subsequent years in a new country without damaging your relationship.”  Tom and Yella will tell their story and share their insights into keeping a relationship healthy under the stress of immigration.  They will cover 5 basic principles that can save a relationship in the face of a strong cultural pull away from the comforts of home.

 

Tuesday, June 21 – Pet Care in the Best of Times and the Worst of Times. A panel of local experts will talk about routine care of your pets and what to do in case of an emergency. They will offer up their advice based on years of working with domestic animals in Panama. The panel will consist of Alicia McGuigan and Dottie Thompson co-presidents of Amigos de Animales, Beth Abraham. co-chairman of ARF (Adopt, Rescue, Foster), Kris Berg, owner of Howling Success K9 Services, and Dottie Atwater, founder of Spay Panama-Chiriqui,  the spay/neuter clinic in Volcan.

 

Tuesday, June  28 – Steven Walker local plant and landscaping expert will talk to us about what grows where in Chiriqui, where to get healthy plants,  how to take care of your plants, and pest control on your property.

 

Tuesday, August 2 – Newcomers meeting and introduction of the new US wardens.

 

Tuesday, August 9 -- Hatstone Lawyers is a boutique law firm with five partners across four offices (Jersey, London, Panama and South Africa).  We are primarily a corporate and private law firm, and work regularly on cross border structures for international clients. We regularly advise international banks, financial services business, foreign corporations, local business, public and private companies, directors, shareholders, entrepreneurs and high-net-worth individuals on all aspects of corporate and commercial law. From Panama, in particular, we have expertise in incorporating companies and foundations, construction and property, employment, immigration, taxation, corporate and commercial, succession planning and asset protection, cross-border transactions, new business establishment and general legal advice.

 

Tuesday, August 16 –Retirement and relocating are fun, right? And exciting, correct?  And maybe a bit intimidating and challenging.  Come join Sharon Brooks in a fun and playful morning of refreshing our likability skills.  We will refresh our ability to fully listen, read body language and communicate clearly without boring our listener to death. Sharon Brooks, BR (Before Retirement) was a trainer and keynote speaker leading a plethora of communications workshops in California, Nevada and Hawaii. If you want to make the most out of Newcomer Events and make new friends effectively come join in, offer your ideas and volunteer for some stage time if you like as we show examples of what to do and not to do - all in good fun. 

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