Melbourne Cup is but a couple of weeks away sot that means it’s time to get back in the saddle to book Bali’s biggest event on the annual social calendar! As always, it’s sure to be a stellar line up of entertainment as FINNS are sticking with their successful recipe featuring Australian home grown talent. Cup day guests are in for even more than a triple treat this year with not one, not two, but FOUR well known Aussie vocalists. Household names in Oz throughout the eighties, nineties and noughties; Paul Gray (of Wa Wa Nee), Mark Gable (Choirboys), Jason Singh (Taxiride) and Reece Maston ( X-Factor winner 2011) will grace the stage as ‘The Voices’ in a celebration of Australian music, ensuring an unforgettable afternoon of awesome tunes, great food, and fabulous fun. Relive some of those fantastic hits that became our unofficial Aus rock anthems like Run to Paradise, Everywhere You Go and Stimulation and get ready to rock and roll.

That’s right party people! Tuesday November 7th sees the Moet Marquee back on club grounds.
Purchase places for a table of ten or simply one for yourself and wait and see who will be your ‘cup crowd’ for the day! Tickets for non members and purchases for members are available from RP1.9 mill (RP1.8mill pp/table of ten).

Marquee tickets include three hours of free flow French champagne, quality wines and beers along with tasty canapés and a gourmet lunch. Gates open at 10am with a welcome drink and a chance to secure your winning tickets! Champagne and canapes are to be served from 11am with seating from 11.45 and the race of the day at 12 noon. Help yourself to gourmet lunch from 12.30pm and the free flow continues until 2pm. Raffles and auctions are planned throughout the day and of course all proceeds go toward respected Bali charity, Solemen Indonesia. 100% of the monies from this year’s event will be used by Solemen to fund urgent supplies required by the vast number of volcano evacuees. Once the race and fashions on the field formalities are done and dusted, it’ll be time to get the real party rolling with music and DJs from 2pm and the main event from 4pm as The Voices take to the stage to entertain you.

Don’t delay, giddy up, grab your tickets and shout it out to your friends now for a chance to be a part of one hot day of entertainment. Renowned as one of Bali’s best events on the entertainment calendar, Melbourne Cup at ‘The Club’ attracts a large number of international visitors who come specifically for Cup Day and return the following year for more! Tickets are available from FINNS Beach Club and FINNS Recreation Club receptions. For further details regarding the program on the day, go to the website: finnsrecclub.com and click on the pink Melbourne Cup tab in the top right corner.

FINNS Recreation Club
Raya Pantai Berawa, Canggu
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Let’s face it. Many of us spend hours in the gym or pounding the pavement to build our muscles, improve cardio fitness and generally keep the bulge at bay. But if you are anything like me and tend to forget about stretching and flexibility and focus more on torturous toning, the thought of touching our toes or participating in that occasional game of tipsy Twister (stop smirking, we’ve all been there!) can be cause for concern and more than a few cackles.

It’s one thing to build muscles but maintaining flexibility is also important and a balance between the two is vital. Yoga is an ideal way to develop strength as well as gaining flexibility along with a more holistic approach to a healthy body. FINNS Recreation Club offers three different yoga classes as part of its weekly fitness schedule: held 10am on Monday, Wednesday and Friday for ninety minutes. It’s perfect timing really as you can still fit in an earlier Pump, TRX class or gym session and head straight into yoga to stretch and loosen those tortured limbs.

Classes take place in the spacious air conditioned fitness studio. With the onset of wet season there is no need to worry about weather conditions and new yogi’s can ease into their practice in air conditioned comfort.

One of these sessions is led by local yoga guru, I Wayan Wistika or better known to many as Marcus. To those of us who have ever attended one of his classes, Marcus needs little introduction. With a friendly manner and easygoing style, he encourages a relaxed and calming ambience in his classes and any beginners’ concerns are immediately allayed as he emphasizes participants listen to their bodies and only do as much as they comfortably can. As only experienced instructors do, he suggests different options for each pose, allowing for every level of expertise within each class.

Marcus pays attention to form and style, ensuring an injury free experience and one that will leave you amazed at how you just managed to “kiss your knees” when only ninety minutes earlier you arrived, convinced that even your fingertips would struggle to greet your toes.

Balinese born and bred in Tabanan, Marcus’s yogic journey began during a period of employment at a local village yoga retreat as head of guest services.

Participating in the yoga classes, he was introduced to a number of inspirational instructors who inspired him to pursue this journey towards health and wellbeing.
He went on to teach yoga at this retreat, has taken part in numerous international seminars, local courses, the annual Bali Spirit festival and has spent a number of years enhancing the health and wellbeing of hotel guests with yoga classes at the prestigious Comoshambala Hotel, The Chedi Clubs in Ubud and Jimbaran, as well as The Legian in Seminyak. Along with classes at FINNS Rec Club, he also teaches privately throughout Southern Bali and continues to hone his craft, broadening his teaching styles to include Restorative Yoga, Vinyasa Flow and of course, yoga for beginners.

With more than 17 years of yoga experience, Marcus has somewhat of a devoted following. “Yoga is my lifestyle – As you practise it more, it changes your life, from what you eat to how you live. And if you keep practising, it changes your soul.”

Pop into FINNS Rec Club to experience yoga for yourself on either Monday, Wednesday or Friday @ 10am. I promise your hamstrings will thank you! Platinum and Gold FINNS Bali members enjoy the benefit of free classes, including Marcus’s yoga. Social Memberships are also available starting from only Rp 400,000 for a weekly membership.

FINNS Recreation Club
Raya Pantai Berawa, Canggu
finnsrecclub.com

Bit of a social butterfly are we? Then you’ll love FINNS Bali’s brand new Social Plus Membership packages! Freedom to select from short term options, monthly or annual memberships means that everyone has the opportunity to enjoy Bali’s best entertainment venue whether you’re simply vacationing and looking to play or making more of a commitment to stay.

FINNS Social Plus means you get all of those sensational benefits of a full FINNS Bali Membership plus the flexibility to join for either a short time whilst here for work or holidays, or somewhat longer for those planning on relocating to the island of the Gods. Choose from weekly, monthly, quarterly or annual memberships, to suit the nature and length of your island stay! Additional to the Social Membership, FINNS Social Plus provides the option for single, couples or family memberships.

Enjoy unlimited access to FINNS fully equipped Fitness Centre, including small group training, yoga and Les Mills classes the likes of Spin, Bodypump, TRX and more. Take advantage of their 25 metre lap pool while the kids (and big kids at heart) cool off at Splash Water Park or make the most of your member access to the tennis centre with some cardio court time! Discounts also extend to enrolments for the juniors at JSA too!

Social Plus members can also reap rewards around RnR time with discounts applicable on treatments at Body Temple Spa and Toni & Guy Essentials Hair Salon as well as member concessions on food and beverages at Bistro C, The Smoke House and Splash. You’ll also get priority and pre sale notification for any of FINNS’ special events

But wait! There’s more! Your Social Plus membership doesn’t simply afford you unbeatable benefits at FINNS Recreation Club, it also extends its hospitality umbrella to Bali’s best beach club too! You betcha! Jump on the FINNS Courtesy Bus at FINNS Rec Club and make your way over to FINNS Beach Club. Swing by reception and simply show your Social Plus card to enjoy exclusive member only benefits by the beach.

Relish all of that red carpet treatment with free entry to FINNS Beach Club minus any required minimum spend. Bring along one guest for gratis to share your complimentary day bed and fluffy FINNS towel and log onto the speedy, members only free wifi to share your poolside snaps and selfies with envious friends!
Comprehensive information about Social Plus memberships and member benefits can be located on FINNS website finnsrecclub.com along with pricing structures for each joining preference. Phone them to talk to their helpful membership consultants today on +62 3618483939 or contact them by email to discuss purchasing a Social Plus Membership on: membership@finnsrecclub.com.

If you are already a FINNS member and you’d like to upgrade your membership to a Social Plus, Gold or Platinum membership, or you’d like clarification about any of your FINNS member benefits, email the team on: memberservices@finnsrecclub.com or drop in to have a chat with them in person at FINNS Recreation Club. Be sure to make it there around brekkie, lunch or afternoon tea so you can claim one of Bali’s cheapest cups of coffee – available for FINNS members only of course!

FINNS Recreation Club
Raya Pantai Berawa, Canggu
finnsrecclub.com

FINNS BEACH Club
Pantai Berawa, Canggu
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It’s baaaaaccckk! After a little hiatus throughout the long summer break, it’s back to school and back to the business of fun at FINNS Recreation Club with the second of their Food and Wine Festivals. Free for everyone to attend it promises lashings of family flavoured fun where you can get your fill of food, free entertainment, liquid refreshments and retail therapy all in the one place on Friday September 1st from 3pm.

Join everybody on the lawn and let the kids run free for a while or bounce off the walls on the jumping castles. Speaking of bouncing… bigger kids or those of us still young at heart might be keen to take part in the not-so-serious new sports sensation, Zorb Soccer! An hilarious hybrid, the game appears to be a crossbreed creation of billiards, bumper cars and football and is seriously funny to see. Players’ upper bodies are encased in an inflated, ring shaped orb with only their lower limbs free to move. Zorbers form two teams and the concept of the game is much the same as soccer with a lot of bouncy contact! One of the best things about Zorb Soccer ( Snookball if you prefer to call it), other than side splitting fun, is that you are protected from sharp elbows and hard surfaces by one huge air filled floatie!

Cool off after your Zorb Soccer session with a few runs down the rides at Splash, however you’ll have to leave your Zorb ‘floatie’ behind as they’re NOT permitted on the slides, (as entertaining as that might be!) Splash is free for everybody from 3pm on Food and Wine Festival days at FINNS so remember to bring your swimsuits.

All of that hydro fun can build quite a thirst but with no less than ten food and beverage vendors as well as Bistro C’s Smoke House serving up an international smorgasbord of snacks, you won’t need to search far to refuel and you can count on rehydration of a different kind at the bar. It’s drinks on the house for the first few shouts as each FINNS member receives three free drink tokens to help get the par-tay started!

Tummy full and GnT in hand, take a stroll around the market and check out the wares on show from eighty market stall vendors. Find your next pair of active wear, sepeda motor seat covers, snacks, swimsuits, stylish threads, toys and tons more to tempt you to open your wallet. Even if you’re not up for any retail therapy (err…. like, as if!!!) sit back in a bean bag and enjoy the show! The evening is chock full of entertainment for everyone to enjoy with laid back tunes from acoustic guitarists, a magician to enthral the kids and DJ to keep the tunes rocking into the later hours and it’s all free!

If you’d like to be a market stall vendor at the next FINNS Food and Wine Festival get in quick and contact eka.andi@finnsrecclub.com for details. Set September 1st aside in your diaries for some family sized fun, get ready to shop, be social and shake your booty!

FINNS Recreation Club
Raya Pantai Berawa, Canggu
finnsrecclub.com

Celebrate the foundation of Indonesia as an independent nation with Independence Day celebrations this year at FINNS Bali!  Merdeka Day, as it is known across the the country is a nationwide holiday observed annually on  August 17th to recognise the beginning of the country’s emancipation from Dutch colonial rule in 1945. Despite The Netherlands not officially recognising Indonesia’s independence until 2005, this year the nation will commemorate its 72nd anniversary of freedom from Dutch rule with parades, gatherings and celebrations across the country and patriots wearing their red and white with pride!

Whether you’re an Indonesian National, a short term visitor or one who has adopted this fascinating country with its multifaceted culture as their second home, everybody is welcome at FINNS Beach Club and FINNS Recreation Club to take part in the celebrations and share in the enjoyment of the national day.

It’s free entry for everyone at FINNS Recreation Club and even if you aren’t a member, Indonesian Nationals can simply show their KTP and they can ride the slides at Splash for half price for the day, while the kids ride for free!

Join in the spirit of the day and take part in traditional games for all ages. Bring along your footy boots and enjoy a little lighthearted ribbing and rivalry with a soccer friendly in the afternoon as Indonesia takes on The-Rest-of-the-World or relax and enjoy live entertainment while tucking into some tasty traditional Indonesian fare.

If being by the beach is more your speed, head on down to FINNS Beach Club at Berawa for their Independence Day party. FINNS lawn will be transformed for the whole family to enjoy an afternoon of games with entertainment into the evening from Indonesian born and bred DJ/Singer/Actor, Nadia Vega.
A veteran of over twenty five films, Nadia began her acting career at age nine and is a household name on Indonesian television. In more recent times she has diversified and is channeling her energies into her new passion. Combining her love of DJ ing and her vocal and musical talents she has put together a dynamic act that will be sure to keep rhythm seekers up on the dance floor and looking for more.

Make it a mid week pool party in the name of independence! Don your red and white beachwear and let the celebrations continue as you watch the sun set over the waves and stay on to dine, drink and dance under the stars at Bali’s best beach club! To find out further details regarding Independence Day celebrations at FINNS Recreation Club or FINNS Beach Club, email:

info@finnsrecclub.com or info@finnsbeachclub.com 

Selamat Hari Merdeka!