Thursday
Alcoholics Anonymous: Every Tuesday and Thursday at 6 p.m.
in the YMCA’s Nawarat Room. Info: 084-485-0100, email chiangmaiwestaa @yahoo.com.
JJ Market: Jing Jai Market Walking Street, every Thursday
and Friday from 5 to 11 PM
Think Ho Market Artists: Street market at Think Park at
Nimmanhaemin every Thursday and Friday until June 30.
Free Argentine tango class in Chiang Mai: Every Thursday
18.30 - 20.00 at the Latin Club / Nimmanhaemin Rd. Soi 6 Contact Edward Tio +66
(0)874947048.
Quiz Night at the UN Irish Pub. Call 053-214-554
Meditate with the Green Papaya Sangha in the tradition of
Vietnamese Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. Thursdays from 7:30 to 9:00 pm at the
Yoga Studio 65/1 Arak Road. Beginners welcome. Info:
[email protected].
Friday
Critical Mass Chiang Mai Bicycle Ride - Everyone on a bike,
unicycle, skateboard, or roller-blades is invited to join the ride, beginning at
8:30 p.m. at Thapae Gate on the last Friday of every month to celebrate cycling
and assert cyclists’ right to the road. Short ride around Chiang Mai with drinks
to follow. Info: [email protected].
The Textile Art Group: First Friday of month at the
Raintree Centre opposite Narawat Bridge. Weaving, batik, embroidery, etc. Info:
[email protected].
JJ Market: Jing Jai Market Walking Street, every Thursday
and Friday from 5 to 11 PM
Think Ho Market Artists: Street market at Think Park at
Nimmanhaemin every Thursday and Friday until June 30.
Chiang mai Sundowners: The first AustCham Thailand Chiang
Mai Sundowners at U hotel by the Poolside on Friday May 21. 6pm to 9pm. A chance
to network with AustCham members and Board from Bangkok. 350 baht per person.
Book online: www.austchamthailand.com/atcc/asp/eventdetail.asp? EventID=1353&SponsorID=867
Alliance Francaise Film: May 21: Le Grand Bleu by Luc
Besson with Rosanna Arquette Jean-Marc Barr Jean Reno. 8 PM.
Saturday
Al-anon: Support group open to those affected by
alcoholism in a relative or friend. Every Saturday, 4:00-5:00 p.m, Seven
Fountains, 97 Huey Kaew Rd. Info: 087-300-4668, www.alanon thailand.org, or
email: [email protected].
Nicotine Anonymous: Meets Wednesday and Saturday, 1 p.m.,
Building 11, behind McCormick Hospital. Info. 086-194-6300 or 081-027-6836.
Chiang Mai Expats Club: 2nd
and 4th Saturday of every month, 10
a.m. until 12:30, Shangri-La Hotel. 100 baht per member, 150 baht non member.
Many Lamps - One Light: multi-faith inspirational
programmes.2.00pm for 2.30 start on 2nd & 4th Saturdays of each month. Call
Barbara 081 830 4281 for details. All most welcome. No fees. No donations.
Brahma Kumaris Raja Yoga Foundation holds Experience in
Meditation every Saturday 3 p.m-4:30 p.m. at 218/6 Chotana Rd. Info:.tel
053-214-904.
Hash House Harriers: Saturday H3 - mixed hash which
runs every Saturday at 5pm until October. Time is move forward due to lack of
daylight after October. Catch a free bus at 4pm from The Hash Pub in Kampaengdin
Road phone 053-449695 or Hash House in Moon Muang Road.
Chiang Mai International School Sala Sale: Enjoy a giant
community garage sale. Saturday, May 22nd, 9- Noon., Payap University, MaeKhao
Campus, graduation building (between Carrefour and Ring Road). Admission 20 baht,
kids 5 baht. Contact Leann 085 523 5533 or Ning 081 803 1777 for booth
reservations or to donate items for the school to sell.
Film Space: CMU Art Centre Films: 22 May, Funky Forest
(Japanese)
Sunday
Chiang Mai Bicycle Club: Every Sunday, 7 a.m, Thapae Gate.
Info: www.chinarice.org.
Hash House Harriers: CH4 Mixed family hash runs
every Sunday. Pick up point is Mokador opposite Wat Phra Singh at 15.30. You can
even bring the kids. Great running and fun with a few drinks after discover
unseen Chiang Mai with residents and expats. [email protected] hotmail.com or
CH42004 @hotmail.com or phone 0817241313 for more info.
Care for Dogs urgently needs both Thai and Western
volunteers for their new stall at the Sunday Walking Street Market, which will
help to raise funds for the shelter’s ever-increasing needs. Volunteers will be
selling Care for Dogs merchandise, collecting donations and spreading public
awareness of Care for Dogs. Please contact Care for Dogs at
[email protected].
The Baptist Group meeting for old-time worship and
fellowship every Sunday morning at 11 am in the Grand View Hotel Chiangmai-Lampang
road on superhighway Tel: 084 378 1440 e-mail: jgreencm
[email protected].
Chiang Mai FC to play Chainat FC. 23rd May, 5:30
PM.Tickets 30 Baht, 700 Years Stadium.
Monday
The Gentleman’s Club: The Pub, first Monday of the month.
Beer and a roast lunch. Info: 053-211-550, email
[email protected]
The Chiang Mai International Women’s Book Club: Group of
English speaking book lovers. 7 p.m, last Monday of month. For info please email:
ChiangMaiBookClub @gmail.com
Quiz Night at Tuskers’ Bar: Info: call Chas on
087-811-4665, or www.tuskersbar.com.
Tai Chi – Chi-Kung every Monday and Wednesday 8 am at Suan
Buak Hat Public Park by Master Patrick Stahl call 085 276 4700 e-mail: [email protected]
or www.zensabai.com.
Karate Practice: Monday/Wednesday 5.30 p.m, Free. CMU’s
Student Services building. Karatedo Fed. Wado-kaj karate. Info:
[email protected]
Tai Chi Classes: Chen style Tai Chi classes for beginners,
Mondays Wednesdays, 9 a.m.-11 a.m. Hillside 4 Condos, 4th
floor, exercise room. Info: 089-955-5350, or www. taichichiangmai.com. Private
classes also available
Hash House Harriers (Bi-weekly) Male only hash, presently,
runs start @ 5.30 PM.
Directions can be found on a notice board near the male toilet @
Number 1 Bar.
Free bus to the run departs Number 1 bar @ 4.30 PM
Contact phone, Chuck Wao on 0872849823
Tuesday
The Chiang Mai Computer Club: meets Tuesdays at 1 p.m. at
D’Lite Food and Bakery, directly across from Immigration.Info: http://chiang mai-geeks.phpbb3now.com.
Quiz Night at The Olde Bell, 8.30 p.m. Call 087-811-9468,
email [email protected].
Alcoholics Anonymous: Every Tuesday and Thursday at 6 p.m.
in the YMCA’s Nawarat Room. Info: 084-485-0100, email chiangmaiwestaa @yahoo.com.
Open Mike night at North Gate Jazz Co-Op: every Tuesday.
Starts at 10 p.m. Chang Puak Gate.
Dutch community in Chiang Mai: Evening get-together every
1st Tuesday of the month,
Nederlandse Vereniging Thailand. Begins 7 p.m, everybody welcome, at: Hollanda
Montri Guesthouse, 365 Charoenrat Rd. Chiang Mai, 50000 Thailand. Info:
[email protected].
Hash House Harriers (Bi-weekly):CUMH3 Male only hash every
other Tuesday. Pick up point is Mokador opposite Wat Phra Singh at 16.00 Great
running great fun and raise a beer with resident male expats. Mail
[email protected] or phone 0817241313 for further info.
Micro will be playing at the Tara Bar. “Back to School
Episode II” Tara Bar. 053 248 059
Calories Blah Blah & Lula Concert at the Monkey Club,
Nimmanhaemin Soi 9.
May 26-31
Lynchee Festival: Fang hosts the annual Lynchee Festival,
usually the second and third weekends in May. With a beauty contest and fruit
and trees on sale.
Chiang Mai Friends May 26: at the Gymkhana Club. Dinner
starts at 5.30 p.m. The meeting starts at 6.45 p.m. with a very interesting
speaker, Major Roy Hudson, who has lived in Chiang Mai for 50 years.
[email protected] gmail.com or 053-206121.
Visakha Bucha Day: Join area residents in a walk up Doi
Suthep on May 27 to commemorate the birth, enlightenment and death of the Buddha
by making merit at the temple.
Lanna International School Garage Sale: Saturday 29th May
2010 at the school 8 AM to Noon.. Set up from 7am. 70 spaces available @ 200 Bht
each , some with tables.. Entrance is free for vendors and only 20 Bht for
buyers. Contact Ms Neung on 053 860230/1 to book and pay for your space.
Italian Food Festival at Kantary Hills Hotel Nimman Bar &
Grill: From May 30 – June 3, Chef Claudio Viale will prepare a selection of
authentic dishes from his home country including homemade pasta, delicately
prepared fish and cooked-to-perfection meat. Choose from the a la carte menu to
feast on the special dinner buffets at Nimman Bar & Grill Restaurant on May 30 &
June 1 & 3 from 18.00 - 22.00. The full buffet costs only 490++ baht per person
with 50% off for children under 12 years old. For reservations or more
information please contact Kantary Hills Hotel & Serviced Apartments, Chiang
Mai. Tel. 0-5322-2111 or go to
www.kantarycollection.com.
Chiang Mai Wedding Fair: May 28-30 at Amari Rincome Hotel
10 AM to 8 PM. Grand Opening cocktail party May 28 6-8 PM Poolside. Amari
Rincome Chiang Mai. 1 Nimmanhaemin Rd. 05322 1130
Film Space: CMU Art Centre Films: 29 May Citizen Dog (Thai)
June
D&M Music Studio in cooperation with Goethe Institut Bangkok
proudly present “ A Piano Duo RecitaL by Indhuon Srikaranonda and Artas
Balakauskas: On Tuesday,1st June 7:30 p.m. at Goethe Institut Auditorium on
South Sathorn Road Soi 1 (Tel: 02-287-2822) Tickets 500 and 250 baht for
students, purchase in advance at Robinson Piano at Siam Discovery Center on 5th
floor Tel: 02-658-1080-1 or call 081-682-8000.
Informal Northern Thai Group: Tuesday, June 8th
2010. Monastic Discipline and Social Change in Sipsong Panna (PRC).A talk by
Roger Casas. Alliance Francaise, 138 Charoen Prathet Road. Opposite Wat
Chaimongkhon. http://www.intgcm. thehostserver.com
Soroptomist Club: Christopher Freeland will give a talk on
Radiesthesia, a method of detecting the energetic radiations that come from the
earth and the universe and investigating their positive and negative impact on
humans and other organisms. June 16. Holiday Inn 6 PM.
Friends of the Chiang Mai Music Festival: Baan Wangtan -
Music Salon of Anne and Kazuyoshi Murase. Thaya Kongpakpaisarn, 19 year old Thai
pianist currently studying at the Eastman, Rochester New York School of Music:
Recital to include works by Chopin, Debussy, Beethoven and Prokofiev Friday June
18th at 7.30pm. Free admission to Members of the Friends Group. Guests welcome
only through advance reservations to JP on 084868 1017 at 300 baht pp. Limited
number of seats. Saturday June 19th at 2.00pm. Free to members but advance
reservation necessary.. Guest tickets 200 baht per person only through advance
reservations - again limited number.
Film Space at CMU Art Centre: June 5, The Gods Must Be
Crazy, June 12, June 19 Dogma, June 26 Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
Ongoing
The U.S. Consulate encourages all American citizens to
register with the US Consulate General. Please visit https://travelregistration
.state.gov to register and/or update your current information. American Citizens
are reminded that all services are provided by appointment only. To make an
appointment or view additional information on our services, please visit our
website at http://chiangmai.usconsulate .gov/service.html
“De Mortuis: the story the Chiang Mai Foreign Cemetery” now
available. Notes and stories of the 150 persons buried in the foreigners’
cemetery since 1898 “De Mortuis” is an interesting pocket history of some
aspects of Chiang Mai life and of some of the foreigners who lived and died
there. 200 baht per copy, available at the Cemetery, The Pub, Tuskers, The
Writers Club, Darling Wine Bar, Gymkhana Club and other locations in Chiang
Mai.Or, by post from the honorary treasurer, A. C TUCKER, PO BOX 228 CMU, CHIANG
MAI 50202, THAILAND. Cheques made paid payable to “A. C. Tucker” as follows,
Baht 230 (mailed to Thailand), Pound Sterling 5.50, and US$ 9.00 (worldwide).These
donations to cemetery funds are used for maintenance and upkeep.
Baha’i Faith - Bahai Faith. Why ?: For more information
please call Nichola 0807 904 604 or Nasser 0817 652 003/053252382
Sri Sathya Sai Baba, spiritual master. Study and
discussion group for Chiang Mai devotees. Info: Bob at 084-9034325, 053-291272 ,
8 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Dining Promotion at Prince Khum Phaya Resort and Spa Kham
Saen Restaurant: Lunch specials: Khum Phaya Oriental Salad and Salmon set,
Oriental Salad & Chicken Parmesan set, Oriental Salad and filet of pork set, 300
baht net per person until July 31. reservations @princekhumphayaresortandspa.com.
Chiang Mai Golf Festival 2010 Until 30 June 2010 Location:
Golf Clubs in Chiang Mai and Lamphun www. chiangmaigolffestival.net.
Current Exhibitions & Shows
Patterns, Passages and Prayers: Traditional Culture of the
Golden Triangle.” featuring Hill Tribes photos and artifacts from the Golden
Triangle . At Tamarind Village through the end of July. Curator walks with
Victoria Vorreiter every Friday from 4:30 pm to 5:30 PM. Advance reservations
required. Contact: Tamarind Village Guest Service at (053) 418-896 for
reservation.
Playhouse Entertainment Complex Promotion: special
promotion for newly opened Playhouse show. For more information please contact
Aopi 08 40 20 45 63. aopi @manathai.com. www. playhousechiangmai.com.
Metallic tribes 9 Art Gallery / Architect Studio in Chiang
Rai will hold an exhibition named “Metallic Tribes” designed by Winai Jasaw.
From 15th May – 15th June.
Permanent Collections Art Exhibition 2010: Chiang Mai
University Art Center, 2nd floor
gallery, 18-28 May.
Art thesis for masters degree program, Department of
Visual arts, Faculty of Fine Arts, Chiang Mai University, CMU Art Center, front
gallery.
New Paintings by Sawan Yawnghwe & Sondenkind: Opening
Reception: Saturday, May 22, 6-9pm. 5 sirimankhalajarn road, soi 5 Until
September 16.
Groups
Chiang Mai Bridge Club at The Pub on Huay Kaew Road.
Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday at 1 pm. Anyone interested in coming email
[email protected] live.com. The Bridge Club of Chiang Mai meet at The Pub four
times a week, every week, as follows: - Sunday, 1:15 pm, duplicate bridge. -
Monday, 12:45 pm, bridge coaching session. - Wednesday, 12:45 pm, duplicate
bridge. - Friday, 12:45 pm, relaxed duplicate bridge.
Dining Out Group: Once a fortnight, alternating between
Western and Asian food. 100 baht - 500 baht per head..Info and reservations:
[email protected].
Chiang Mai Readers & Book Discussion Group: Monthly over
lunch to discuss a previously agreed book. All welcome.
[email protected]
Travel Club: Monthly at Tuskers.Info:dorothy.engmann @googlemail.com
Courses, classes, educational
opportunities
FISU courses now in Chiang Mai:
www.fisu.org
Chiang Mai University’s Language Institute is offering a
new non-profit multi-skill volunteer teaching programme which includes a Non-Imm.
‘O’visa. Volunteers can be placed in schools, hospitals, etc, according to
qualifications and experience. Tailor-made placements in any field; commitment
of at least 4 hours per week. Placement and visa fee requested to cover
expenses. For more details, or if your school or organisation needs volunteers,
please email Carmen on [email protected] teflcmu.com.
Art classes at ArtSpace on 7: Short courses given by a
highly qualified and experienced artist, fees include materials. Info:
[email protected] gmail.com
Reiki training courses: all levels. Info: [email protected]
healingartscenter.com or
www.asianhealingartscenter.com
Sport
Tai Chi Classes: Yang & Chen style Tai Chi guide you to
find internal soft Chi flow and intensive energy in your own body! Info:
085-5211-528, email [email protected] hotmail.com
Chiangmai International Taekwondo: All ages taught in your
own home, private lessons by World Master Tom Zuza, 8th Dan. Info: 0834761752,
email [email protected]
Tai Chi Classes: Experienced Tai Chi Sifu gives lessons.
Info: 084-600-5268, email [email protected] gmail.com.
Chiang Mai Rock Climbing Adventures has launched a new
program offering 20 percent discounts on outdoor equipment. There will also be
rock climbing technique and equipment demonstrations, a pull up contest, rocking
climbing contest, and cave demonstrations. For more details, please call
053-207-102 , or email : [email protected] or contact the office at 55/3
Ratchapakinai Rd, tambon Phra Sigh, Muang District, Chiang Mai 50100. www.
thailandclimbing.com.
