To those attending the Operations Committee meeting this year, This year's BIBCO/CONSER OpCo Meeting Dinner will be held at 6:00 PM on Thursday, May 6th, at Banana Café and Piano Bar, a Latin American Cuisine restaurant located at 500 8th Street, SE. This restaurant is approximately five blocks from the Library of Congress, or one block from the Eastern Market Metro Station. The restaurant is wheelchair accessible. Banana Café and Piano Bar has offered a nice selection of items from their menu for our dinner. The selections include: Salad (with chicken or beef), chicken, beef, pork, fish and vegetarian entrees, most served with beans and rice. Soft drink and/or iced Tea are part of the dinner (please see menu details below). The price for the dinner is $21.00 per person (this includes 10% tax and 18% gratuity) This dinner will be an enjoyable event, and we hope you can join us. Please respond to David Maya-Hernandez, Program Assistant at [log in to unmask] or by phone at (202) 707-6541, no later than Tuesday, May 4th, if you plan to join us for the dinner on May 6th. Please include your meal selection when you RSVP. David will be at the OpCo meeting on May 6, during the morning break and prior to lunch, to collect money and to provide receipts. All payments should be in cash and correct change will be appreciated! Thanks, Les Hawkins, CONSER Coordinator, [log in to unmask] Carolyn Sturtevant, BIBCO Coordinator, [log in to unmask] OpCo Meeting Group Dinner Thursday, May 6, 2010 6:00 PM Banana Café and Piano Bar 500 8th Street, SE Washington, D.C. 20003 MENU (all listed items are entrees please select one) VEGETARIAN ENTREES - Ensalada Tropical Romaine lettuce, tomatoes, avocado, hearts of palm, mushroom and Spanish onions. - Carribean Vegetarian Combo Includes a tamal de elote, grilled vegetables, plantains, fried yuca, guacamole, white rice and black beans. CHICKEN ENTREES - Ensalada Tropical topped with grilled chicken Romaine lettuce, tomatoes, avocado, hearts of palm, mushroom and Spanish onions, topped with chicken. - Chicken Fajitas Grilled to perfection with genuine Mexican mesquite wood and served with guacamole, pico de gallo, red beans, yellow rice and flour tortillas. BEEF ENTREES - Ensalada Tropical topped with grilled beef Romaine lettuce, tomatoes, avocado, hearts of palm, mushroom and Spanish onions, topped with beef. - Beef Fajitas Grilled to perfection with genuine Mexican mesquite wood and served with guacamole, pico de gallo, red beans, yellow rice and flour tortillas. PORK ENTREES - Carnitas Cubanas Morsels of pork marinated criollo-style and roasted with fragrant Sevilla's bitter oranges. Served with yuca. FISH ENTREES - Pescado Criollo Fresh fish of the day with tomatoes, cilantro, green and jalapeño peppers and a special criollo sauce. Soda or Iced Tea included with dinner.