Events
Hash House Groups:
Social runners, third Sunday each month, 1 p.m. Secret trail, drinks and food.
Info: daglocks@yahoo.co.uk or 084-780-6459.
The Gentleman’s Club:
The Pub, first Monday of the month. Beer and a roast lunch.
Info: 053-211-550, email thepub@home.in.th.
Dining Out Group:
Once a fortnight, alternating between Western and Asian food.
100 baht - 500 baht per head..Info and reservations: diningoutcnx@hotmail.com
Chiang Mai Readers & Book Discussion
Group: Monthly over lunch to discuss a previously
agreed book. All welcome. cmreadersgroup @gmail.com.
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
Soroptimists International Chiang Mai:
Professional women’s group, monthly at the Amari
Rincome Hotel. New members welcome. Info: cory@asianhealing artscenter.com
The Chiang Mai Computer Club:
Tuesdays 1 p.m. at Tuskers Bar. Info: 087-180-4665.
Chiang Mai Bicycle Club: Every
Sunday, 7 a.m, Thapae Gate. Info:
www.chinarice.org
The Textile Art Group:
First Friday of month at the Raintree Centre opposite Narawat Bridge. Weaving,
batik, embroidery, etc. Info: cmtextilesgroup@gmail.com
Travel Club:
Monthly at Tuskers.Info:dorothy.engmann @googlemail.com
Chiang Mai Chess Club:
7pm, Wednesdays, The Pub, on Huay Kaew Rd. All welcome. Info: John on
085-7109-926.
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: forrestbrand@yahoo.com.
Charities and Special Events
Soroptimist International Chiangmai
presents: How can you help your body balance or heal
itself by using your own body fluid? a lecture by Lucia Victor about Urine
Therapy.on Wednesday 24th February 2010, at 6.00 p.m. at the Amari Rincome
Hotel. For advance booking please e-mail cory@loxinfo.co.th
FERC Sweet Charities
February 13, at Bake & Bite off of Kaew Nawarat Road, Soi 3. Starts at 6:30 and
will include hors d’oeuvres, 2 glasses of wine (non-alcoholic drinks included in
ticket) homemade desserts. A small silent auction upscale donations, Tangerine
Blue will entertain, and DJ Dancing afterwards. Cocktail dress please, no ties
required. Tickets 800baht from any FERC Board member or Bake & Bite Restaurant.
Further info rebeccalomax @hotmail.com
Benefit Concert for “Foundation To
Encourage Potential Of Disabled Persons” that includes Baan Piranan, Freedom
Wheelchairs and The Disabled Center.:Baan Piranan is
home care for children with severe cerebral palsy, Freedom Wheelchairs makes
custom wheelchairs for specific needs and gives them to the needy. I am donating
the use of my home. Don Slepian, an American Keyboard Artist, will be presenting
a program of live Electronic Classical Music. You can hear a sample of his music
on his website,
www.DonSlepian.com. Don Slepian is an
internationally known electronic musician, recording artist, and concert
performer. Slepian’s live electronic concerts have been sponsored by radio
stations, scientific groups, computer societies and universities. This is his
third visit to the Kingdom and his first musical performance here. Using the
Kurzweil 2600 synthesizer with his own collection of sounds he will be
presenting a program of original music in both classical and New Age styles. At
the Home of Paul Schoenkopf and Sarawut (Nop) Sriwichai. 175/2 Santitham Road,
Chang Puak. Directly across the street from the YMCA International Hotel. The
corner house with the yard. Saturday, February 13, 2009. 7:30PM. Free
admission/donations encouraged.
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 teresa@carefordogs.org
Tourism Authority of Thailand presents
Mini Light & Sound Nopburi Sri Nakorn Ping Chiang Mai Performance
on every third Saturday of December 2009 and January, February, March and April
2010 at 7.00 pm./Thai Version and at 8.00 p.m./English Version. Tickets (299
baht/person) are available TAT Chiang Mai Office Tel. 053-248604, 053-248607 and
Chiang Mai College Dramatic Arts Tel. 053-271596.
The 1st CMU
Art Center Winter Song Festival from December 2009 to
March 2010 and the Musical Performance (Classic, Blues, Jazz, Folk, Indy, World
Music, and Live Music) at CMU Art Center.
6th Annual Run 4 Relief:
Huay Tung Tao, Mae Rim district. Registration- 7am, Race- 8am, Kids dash- 9am.
Cost: B200 entry, B200-tshirt, flipflops. The event will include a 100 metre
dash for small children and a 5 km run and walk, including the popular FlipFlop
division (free pair for those who try). Villagers often have to run wearing only
flip flops. See if you can do the same. All funds raised will go to help the
Internally Displaced People (IDP’s). Sponsored by Christians Concerned for
Burma. Tel 089-557-8996 run4relief@gmail.com. February 20.
Copies of the 6th edition of “De
Mortuis: the story the Chiang Mai Foreign Cemetery” are now available.
This edition has notes and stories of the 150 persons buried
in the foreigners’ cemetery since 1898; more than forty entries have been added
in the last ten years and it now runs to more than one hundred pages. “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.Priced at Baht 200 per copy,
it is 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.
Down by the River with Ana Gracey & band.
A fundraising event for temple dogs hosted by the students of the Prem
Tinsulanonda International School’s “Hand to Paw Outreach” program. An evening
of Jazz, Blues, Soul and Funk covers and originals performed by some of the best
musicians in town. The Gallery Restaurant & Jazz Club, 25-29 Charoen Raj Rd.,
6:30-7:30 appetizer buffet, 7:30-9:30 Live performance, Tickets: 400 baht per
person. Tickets on sale at The Prem International School admin office, Care for
Dogs Foundation and The Artist Spa on Nimmanhaemin Rd or contact Joy at 086-197
8398, joyh@premcenter.org. All proceeds will support the Hand to Paw Temple Dog
Food Drive and the Care for Dog Foundation TvT Treatment Program. Saturday,
March 20, 2010,
Melodies of Japan : A Charity Concert
with Sushi Dinner and Charity Fair.. With pianists
Atsuko Seta and Bennett Lerner, flautists Annette George and Xavier Vichitporn,
violinist Krit Mekara, and harpist Judith Utley, along with the Duriyasilp Harp
Ensemble. Proceeds go to the AIDS Ministry of the Church of Christ in Thailand.
February 7, Dinner at 5:30 pm, concert at 7:30 pm. Dinner and Fair at the Music
Park in front of the Music College’s Srisangwal Building. Concert in the
open-air Amphitheater of the Christian Communication Institute. Payap
University, Kaew Nawarat Campus across from McCormick Hospital. Tickets 500 Baht
(concert, dinner and tea), Students 200 Baht (concert only). For more
information, call 053-248-037.
Exhibitions and concerts
“Patterns, Passages and Prayers:
Traditional Culture of the Golden Triangle.”
featuring Hill Tribes photos and artifacts from the Golden Triangle . At
Tamarind Village through April 30 2010.
Don Slepian’s Live Electronic Classical
Music Show. Thursday, February 11 at 7:00 PM. Payap
University, Kaew Narawat Campus, Across from McCormick Hospital. Music School.l
Room SW201. www. donslepian.com.
Alliance Francaise February films:
Friday, February 5, 8 pm
Fanfan la tulipe (2002). Friday, February
12, 8 pm. Je ne suis pas la pour etre aime.(2005). Friday, February 19, 8 pm,
Vipere Au Poing (2004).
JE NE SUIS PAS LÀ POUR ÊTRE AIMÉ (2005),
Friday, February 26, 8 pm, Voisins, Voisines (2005)
Open Mike night
every Tuesday at the North Gate Jazz Co-Op. Starts at 10 p.m. Chang Puak Gate.
Painting and Printmaking” at Tita Gallery:
An Art Exhibition Of A Cross Over Between Painting and Printmaking by Srijai
Kungtawang. From January 9 until February 9. open daily from 8am until 6pm at
Tita Gallery opposite the Four Seasons in Mae Rim. For further details tita@
cm.ksc.co.th
Think Ho Market Artists:
Street market at Think Park at Nimmanhaemin every Thursday and Friday until June
30.
Payap Air: A Season of 5 Films on the
Atmosphere, Biosphere & Society Blind Spot: a
documentary film that illustrates the current oil and energy crisis that our
world is facing. February 11. What a Way to go, Life at the End of Empire:
A middle class white guy comes to grips with Peak Oil, Climate Change, Mass
Extinction, Population Overshoot and the demise of the American Lifestyle.
February 18. Films start at 5 pm. Pentecost Building, Room 419 (formerly the
Graduate and International Studies Building) Payap University, Mae Khao Campus
(behind Carrefour). Organized by Steve Green & Ricky Ward. Telephone inquiries
084-985-9668. Each screening will be followed by an opportunity for discussion
facilitated by a member of the NCCN.
Nocturnes and Barcarolles
(Part6) Music of Gabriel Faure (1845-1924) and his Contemporaries (1915-1923)
with Bennett Lerner, pianist, and Tasana Nagavajara, violinist, playing music of
Faure, Tcherapnin, Bartok, and Ravel Saturday, February 20, 2010 at 7:30 PM at
Saisuree Chutikul Music Hall, Payap University, Mae Kao Campus. Admission : 200
Baht (Students 100 Baht) Information : 053-248 037
Senior Project : A Piano recital: by
Laphawan Chavengsaksongkram. Saturday, February 13,
2010 at 7:30 PM, CRK Recital Hall (SW201) Payap University, Kaew Nawarat Campus.
Admission Free
Guitar Jazz Recital by Attapol
Jantasuwan: Friday, 12 February 2010 at 7.30 PM at
theHenry R.Luce Chaple, Payap University (Mae Khaw Campus) .Admission Free
The 7th Art Exhibition by Professors
from Jet Yod Group The 7th Art Exhibition showcase
work from 19 professors from Jed Yod Group and works from senior students at
Rajamangala University of Technology Lanna in Painting major, Sculpture major
and Printmaking major including 6 special guests. From 5 -26 Feb Chiang Mai
University Art Center 053 218 280, 053 944 833.
International Art Exchange, Thailand
USA: The Office of the National Culture Commission in
Ministry of Culture and LA Artcore present “International Art Exchange 2010
Thailand – U.S.A” exhibition. The exhibitions will show works from 7 American
Artists and 6 Thai National Artists. The exhibition will be on from 10 – 16
February; the opening is on Wednesday 10th February at 6 p.m. onward. Chiang Mai
University Art Centre 053 218 280, 053 944 833
Wichai Wittaya Bilingual School presents
the 5th Annual English Fun Day, Friday, February 12,
2010. This years’ 10 theater performances by the Primary 1-6 classes. Come enjoy
Oliver Twist, Troy, A night at the Museum, and The Magic Tree house; just to
name a few. Shows start promptly at 5 PM and will be held at Payap University
Boonthong Poojarern Hall Tickets are 200 baht, which includes a t-shirt of the
event. For tickets or further info murat_mendi@ gmail.com or 085 867 3105.
A Celebration of Chopin’s 200th
Anniversary:D & M Music Studio proudly presents “A
Chopin Recital by Atsuko Seta & Keiichi Takahas”. Atsuko Seta has won various
international competitions including The 3rd Prize for the Japan Classic Music
Competition in 1992, the Best Soloist Prize of All Japan Musician’s Association
Competition in 1993. In 1996 she won the Top prize of Masterplayers
International Music Competition in Italy . Her talent has been noticed by the
president conducter Maestro Schumacher. In 2004, she got the Ibla Grand Prize in
Italy and played in New York Carnegie Hall where her performance has given
exceptional impression to the audience. Her most recent concerts was touring in
Europe and in Japan for the past three months. Professor Keiichi Takahashi ,
pianist is an assistant professor at Osaka College of Music and often performs
as piano collaborator for vocal music and instrumentalists too. Program includes
Chopin : Fantaisie Impromptu Op.66, Nocturne cis-moll Op.posth, Waltze h-moll
Op.69-2, Etude Op.10-3,5,12 Op.25-1, Ballade No.1 g-moll Op.23, Scherzo No.2
h-moll Op.31. Tickets priced at 300 Baht and 200 baht for student and are
available at the dor or call khun Mongkol : 081-682-8000 for advance booking or
write to email: dm_music_studio @hotmail.com. Saturday, February 27th 2010 at
AUA Language Center Auditorium in Chiangmai on Rajdamnern Road.
Graduate Recital : Classical Guitar by
Phirat Premsira presented by Duriyasilp College of
Music, Payap uNiversity. Friday, February19, 2010 at 7.30 PM. Saisuree Chutikul
Music Hall, Payap University (Mae Khao Campus) Admission Free.
Grandma Cares Exhibition
will be opening on February 27th at 5 pm. The event is called “Where I Belong”
and it will consist entirely of photos taken by the children who are in the
“Grandma Cares” Partnership Program. The pictures will display the children’s
perception of family and how their world has been shaped by difficult
experiences. To read more about it, please go to our website at
www.grandmacares.org and click on the Photo
Exhibition page.
A Piano Recital by Phatcharaporn
Ruttanawalee: Presented by Duriyasilp College of
Music, Payap University.Bach, Beethoven, Poulenc and Ginastera. Thursday,
February18, 2010 at 7.30 PM at CRK Recital Hall, Payap Universit (Kaew Nawarat
Campus, opposite McCormick Hospital). Admission Free
The ChiangMai Chamber Music in Music
Under the Moon Light, Presented by The Chiangmai
Youth Philharmonic Band and Symphony Orchestra Foundation and Duriyasilp College
of Music, Payap University. Listen to a wide variety of music while enjoying
food under the moon light. Sunday, February 28th, 2010 at 6.00 PM, Outdoor Space
Duriyasilp College of Music, Kaew Nawarat Campus, Payap University (opposite
McCormick Hospital). Free Admission.
Art Thesis Exhibition 2010.
Undergraduates from the Department of Painting, Printmaking and Sculpture,
Faculty of Fine Art, Rajamangala University of Technology Lanna Chiangmai and
an Art Exhibition by teachers from the Department of Painting, Printmaking and
Sculpture, Rajamangala University of Technology Lanna Chiangmai. 5 th - 26 th
February 2010. Opening Ceremony will be on Friday 5th February 2010. at 6 pm.
Chiangmai University Art Center
Commercial
Networking Evening:
Thursday, February 4 at the Shangri-La. Please be sure to mark your calendar for
this important business networking event! AA Insurance Brokers Co. Ltd and
Networking One invite you to these events from 6.30 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. at the
Shangri-.La Hotel. A great opportunity for business professionals and
individuals alike to meet, network and exchange views in a social environment.
Guests are encouraged to bring along colleagues and business associates to take
full advantage of the event. Cost 300 baht, including beer, wine and canapés.
For more info email info@ networkingone.com.
Amari Rincome Hotel, Chiang Mai
will present a “Saturday Night – Seafood Buffet” at the hotel’s small pool on
every Saturday evening between 6.00 p.m. and 10.00 p.m., starting from November
7 onwards. The special price is just 499 baht net per person.
Rio Restaurant at RatiLanna Spa Resort,
Changklan road, offers a special offer for their
Brazilian BBQ Buffet, grilling with a taste of the skewer, “Come 4 and Pay for
3”. Daily from 6 pm to midnight until January 31.
illy HOURS at LATITUDE 18.
One price for any coffee on the menu. illycaffé, Europe’s most authentic,
quality, and creative premium coffee brand. Latitude 18 provides a unique coffee
culture at only THB 99 for any coffee on the illy menu during 2-4 pm daily.
Available at Le Méridien Chiang Mai’s Newly Developed Coffee Culture. Latitude
18 is located at Level Lobby, For more information or to make a reservation,
please call +66 5325 3666 or visit
www.lemeridienhotelchiangmai.com
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.
Dim Sum at the Royal Princess Hotel:Sit
back in comfort and dine on steamy, succulent and saucy dishes, ideal for the
winter season. Long famous for the best Dim Sum Buffet in Chiang Mai, Jasmine
invites you and your family to indulge in our wide selection of Chinese
delights. THB 350.-net per person including tea, salad and fresh fruits. For
more details please call (0) 5325 3900 ext 2804. Feb 1-28.
Courses, classes, educational opportunities
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
volunteers@teflcmu.com
Art classes at ArtSpace on 7:
Short courses given by a highly qualified and experienced
artist, fees include materials. Info: artspacecm @gmail.com
Reiki training courses:
all levels. Info: info@asian
healingartscenter.com or www. asianhealingartscenter.com
Volunteer placement
at a grade school in Chiang Mai to teach English – mornings Monday through
Friday. Call 0833 212 787 or email travelandteachthailand@gmail .com for more
information.
Fundamentals of Fundraising:,
will be held from 9:00am-12:00p on Thursday, February 18th in the Sirindhorn
Learning Resource Center, Payap University. Located on the second floor of the
Sirindhorn Learning Resource Center, Payap University (Mae Khao Campus), the FRC
is open Monday through Friday from 9:00a-4:00p. For more information and to
register, please call Vanessa at 053 851 478 Ext. 7450 or email FRC @payap .ac.th
by February 12th . The workshop will be free and open to the public. A 100 baht
fee, per registrant, will be charged to cover the coffee break and materials.
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
greatsam88@hotmail.com
The Gymkhana Club
is looking for competent singles tennis players for Monday nights; also
competent doubles players for Tuesday and Friday nights and competent,
competitive doubles players for Wednesday nights. 4:00pm to 6:30pm, 80 baht
walk-in fee for non members. Info: Michael at 087-1887414 or Ian at 086-1951753
Chiangmai International Taekwondo:
All ages taught in your own home, private lessons by World Master Tom Zuza, 7th
Dan. Info: 083-276-2013/083-475-1752, email mastertomzuza@ yahoo.com
Tai Chi Classes:
Experienced Tai Chi Sifu gives lessons. Info: 084-600-5268, email
liangxiaochenmen@ gmail.com.
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.
Karate Practice:
Monday/Wednesday 5.30 p.m, Free. CMU’s Student Services
building. Karatedo Fed. Wado-kaj karate. Info: admin@japankarate-cnx.net
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 : info@thailandclimbing .com, ,
or contact the office at 55/3 Ratchapakinai Rd, tambon Phra Sigh, Muang
District, Chiang Mai 50100.
www.thailandclimbing.com
Doi Suthep Mini Marathon
February 14. Kruba Sriwichai Monument 081-8837111
Quiz nights
Mondays:
Tuskers’ Bar: Info: call Chas on 087-811-4665, or
www.tuskersbar.com.
Tuesdays: The
Olde Bell, 8.30 p.m. Call 087-811-9468, email oldebell@gmail.com
Thursdays: UN
Irish Pub. Call 053-214-554
Fridays: The
Pub. 8 p.m. Call Grahame on 053-211-550
Monthly at the Garden Bar:
Starts 8 p.m. Email lotus@loxinfo.co.th
Religion and Spirituality
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
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.
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:
greenpapayasangha@ gmail.com.
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.
FISU courses
now in Chiang Mai:
www.fisu.org.
Valentine’s Day: Treat your sweetie!
Valentine’s Day at the Grill:
Complimentary glass of sparkling wine, a red rose and chocolates for every
lover. 17th floor
Grand Heritage Hotel. February 14 only.
Celebrate Valentine & Chinese New
Year Day at Amari Rincome Chiang Mai: When Red of
Valentine’s Day meets Red of Chinese New Year, why not celebrate at La Gritta
with East Meets West Red Passion dinner. Only 1,499 Baht net for 2 exclusive
“East Meets West” set dinner with 2 glasses of Rose wine for you and beloved,
and get a free kid’s menu when bring your little one (age under 7-year-old). For
more info, call Amari Rincome Chiang Mai 053 221 130 or email: fb@rincome.amari.com
Enjoy a romantic Valentine’s Getaway
with Prince Khum Phaya Resort and Spa: Superior room
6500 baht per couple, deluxe room 6900 baht per couple, villa suite 9900 baht
per couple. Special 4 course romantic dinner with bottle of wine: 1800 baht per
couple, spa chocolate scrub: 2200 baht per couple. 053-415-555.
Shangri-La Hotel, Chiang Mai
presents a variety of Valentine’s Day romantic dinner options on 14 February
2010. For further information, please call (66 53) 253 888 or e-mail f&b.slcm @shangri-la.com.
Kad Kafé on the second level offers two romantic dinner options. The
Valentine’s Day Buffet Dinner is priced at THB650++ per person and includes a
full Kad Kafé buffet with an additional Chinese station and one complimentary
cocktail. Alternatively, guests can enjoy a four-course Valentine’s Day
Candlelight Dinner on Kad Kafé’s terrace which includes a bottle of sparkling
wine and a red rose for the lady. The price of the Valentine’s Day Candlelit
Dinner is THB3,999++ per couple. Silapa Thai Lounge and Bar on level one offers
guests a five-course fusion set menu with a bottle of champagne served in a
private dinner setting for just THB5,999 per couple.
