Monday
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
The Chiang Mai International Women’s
Book Club: English
speaking book lovers. 7 p.m, last Monday of month. ChiangMaiBookClub@gmail.com
Hash House Harriers Monday Hash
(Bi-weekly): Male only
hash, presently, runs start @ 5.00 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,
Loi Kroh Soi 1@ 4.00 PM. Dyke Converter on 0817241313.
http://hash-house-harriers.org/asm
Theatre Playshop at Healing Light:
Drop in
sessions 250B, Mondays 6-7.30pm at Healing Light, Suk Kasame Rd (off
Nimmanheiman Rd ).
Tuesday
Duriyasilp College of Music, Payap
University presents Ohmy Blues 'live' by Ohmy (Jazz Guitar & Composer) and
Friends. Tuesday,
February 22 at 7:30 PM, CRK Recital Hall, Payap University, Kaew Nawarat Campus.
Donations Appreciated
Chiang Mai Computer Club:
meets Tuesdays at 1 p.m. at D'Lite Food and Bakery, directly across from
Immigration.
http://chiangmai-geeks.phpbb3now.com.
Quiz Night at The Olde Bell,
8.30 p.m. 087-811-9468, oldebell@gmail.com.
Alcoholics Anonymous: Every Tuesday
and Thursday at 6 p.m. in the YMCA’s Nawarat Room. 084-485-0100,
chiangmaiwestaa@yahoo.com.
Open Mike night at North Gate Jazz
Co-Op: every Tuesday. 10
p.m. Chang Puak Gate.
Dutch community in Chiang Mai:
Evening get-together every 1st Tuesday of the month,
Hash House Harriers (Bi-weekly):
Male only hash every other Tuesday at 5.00pm. Pick up point is Number 1 Bar, Loi
Kroh Soi 1 at 4.00pm. Great running great fun and raise a beer with resident.
Dyke Converter on 0817241313.
http://hash-house-harriers.org/asm
Wednesday
Co-dependants Anonymous:
Support group for those having problems with healthy relationships with others.
Every Wednesday, 7:00 p.m., Seven Fountains, 97 Huey Kaew Rd. 085-863-9898
The Royal British Legion,
Chiang Mai. Social meetings 1st and 3rd Wednesday each month, 7 p.m. at The Olde
Bell British Pub on Loi Khroh Road. Not just for UK ex-servicemen and women, but
for anyone who supports the Legion’s aims and objectives. New members welcome.
Chiang Mai Chess Club:
7pm, Wednesdays, The Pub, on Huay Kaew Rd. All welcome. John on 085-7109-926.
Open Mike Night at the UN Irish Pub
every Wednesday, from 8.30 p.m. Instruments provided or bring your own, Lindsay
on 089 523 1363.
Chiang Mai Friends:
The last Wednesday of every month. At the Eco Resort. the speaker is the
Sub-Inspector of Chiang Mai Immigration.
retireinchiangmai@gmail.com,
Chiangmaifriends@gmail.com or 053-206121.
Indie Fusion Music at Sangdee
Gallery. Every Wednesday
from 7 -9 PM. Sirimangkalajarn Soi 5. Info@sangdee.org. 053-894-955.
Chiang Mai Photographic Group:
Wednesdays at 7.00pm every fortnight in The Red Mango Bar and all those with an
interest in photography, be it film or digital are warmly invited. For details
of meeting dates please visit
www.cmpg.igroops.com. Meetings are
conducted in English but all nationalities are welcome.
Thursday
The Chiang Mai Youth Philharmonic
Band and Symphony Orchestra Foundation presents 'A Chocolate Concert'
featuring by Atsuko Seta and
Friends. The show will begin at 7.30 p.m. Ticket costs 300 baht available at
information desk, G floor, Kad Saun Kaew.
24 February, 6th floor, Lotus
Pangsuankaew Lobby. 053 224 444 ext. 19008 or 084 043 9821.
Alcoholics Anonymous:
Every Tuesday and Thursday at 6 p.m. in the YMCA’s Nawarat Room. Info:
084-485-0100, chiangmaiwestaa@yahoo.com.
JJ Market:
Jing Jai Market Walking Street, every Thursday and Friday from 5 to 11 PM
Quiz Night at the UN Irish Pub.
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.
greenpapayasangha@gmail.comgreenpapayasangha@gmail.com .
Open night at Sangdee Gallery:
all are welcome to perform. Sirimangkalajarn Soi 5 from 8 PM.
Friday
February's "Informal" Expats Ladies
Lunch: Grandview Hotel,
on the Superhighway, about 500 meters north of Huey Kaew Rd. 11: 45 a.m.
Thursday, February 17, 160 baht includes water, coffee and tea and a modest tip.
For reservations contact Nancy Lindley NLLindley@msn.com
Chiang Mai Music Festival Opening
Concert at Chiang Mai
Arts and Cultural Centre in the courtyard behind 3 Kings Monument. February 18th
and 19th 2011.
www.chiangmaimusicfestival.com.
cm.music.festival@gmail.com.
Annual APIS IDol Competition Semi
Finals at APIS
auditorium: February 25. starts 6 pm student 50bht adult 100bht. Finals on march
11th. for further detilas contact
Syd_lee@hotmail.com
Chiang Mai Expats Club Coffee
Morning: on the 2nd
Friday of each month, 10am-12pm, Mokador Coffee:Samlan Road 3/11, T. Prasingh,
053-814 806.
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. forrestbrand@yahoo.com.
JJ Market:
Jing Jai Market Walking Street, every Thursday and Friday from 5 to 11 PM.
084-043-9821.
Alliance Francaise Films:
25th February: 13 m (2007) by Barth Grossmann. 8 PM.
Film Fridays at Sangdee Gallery.
Come and join us at 7:30pm every Friday for a film, hand-picked by a member of
our Sangdee community.
Saturday
Concert by Vadim Tchijik
accompanied by the cellist Fabrice Loyal: Organized by the Alliance Francaise
and the AUA at the AUA on Ratchadamnoen Road, Saturday February 19th, 2011 at 7
PM. 250 baht, students 100 baht.
Duriyasilp Bowling Raising Funds
Day, The College of
Music, PYU. Fund Raising event to support The Duriyasilp New Music Ensemble to
perform at the International Trumpet Guild 2011, MN and the Asia Young
Musician's Connection (AYMC), CA in the USA. Feb, 26 at the UFO Bowling Lane.
(Behind Mae-Ping Police Station). Snacks and drinks included. 1,500 per team of
2 people. Buy or reserve Ticket at duriyasilp2@gmail.com. 053-248 037
SKAL Monthly dinner
– February 26 at Away Suansawan Chiang Mai, Centara Boutique Collection. 600bht
members / 800bht guests - 300bht extra for wine during dinner.
gm@tamarindvillage.com
The Chiang Mai Flute Club Presents
Quicksilver: A Concert of
Flute Music. Saturday 26 February 7:30 PKM at the Ballroom, Amora Thapae: B200
(adult), B100 (student).
Call 089 062 8912 or email to
reserve tickets. (Reserved tickets can be collected and paid for before 19:00 at
the door)
Fat Fest Show 4:
Feb 26 at Central Airport Plaza: Enjoy indie bands and artists festival. There
will be concerts, shows, products, food stalls and many more. Moderndog,
Monotone, Polyclinic, etc. Ticket costs 100 baht available at Information desk,
Central Plaza Chiang Mai Airport.
7th Annual Run 4 Relief:
26 February at Huay Tung Tao Lake. 089 557 8996,
run4relief@gmail.com. 100 m dash for kids, 5
km run & walk. Registration starts at 7 a.m. 200 baht per entry and 200 baht for
t-shirt. All funds raised will aim to help the Internally Displaced People
(IDP's) of Burma.
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, .alanonthailand.org, @alanonthailand.org..
Chiang Mai Expats Club:
4th Saturday of every month, 10 a.m. until 12:30, 100 baht per member, 150 baht
non member.
Brahma Kumaris Raja Yoga Foundation
holds Experience in Meditation every Saturday 3 p.m-4:30 p.m. at 218/6 Chotana
Rd. 053-214-904.
Hash House Harriers:
hash runs every Saturday at 4.30 pm
Catch a free bus to the run site at 3.30 pm from The Hash Pub in Kampaengdin
Road phone 053-449695 or from the Hash House in Moon Muang Road.
http://hash-house-harriers.org/asm/)
Film Space:
Every Saturday at 7 PM behind CMU Art Center.
Current Exhibitions & Shows:
Chiang Mai Music Festival:
Friday Feb 18: 7 p.m., Saturday
Feb 19 at 7 p.m. Art & culture center behind Three Kings Monument. Free
Abstract for Access exhibition
at the Art Gallery at the
Faculty of Fine Arts, CMU, Suthep road, Opposite the Faculty of Agriculture.
February 17- April 30.
Art Exhibition “The Dynamic
Vagueness of Sex” by
Amorn Pimpimai, Siriwit Sukkun and Chaded Khotcharit: February 12- March 9 at
Galerie Panisa 189 Mahidol Road, opp. Toyota showroom near Chiang Mai Int’l
Airport, 053 -202 779
Chiang Mai Now & Then
(Photo Exhibition of Mr.Boonserm) February 6-27 at the former Sirprkaat Hotel
near Nawarat Bridge.
www.chaocnx.com/photo. Discover Chiangmai’s
old good days through Mr.Boonserm Satrabhaya’s photography.
CMU Arts Center Winter Festival
1st CMU Arts Center Winter Festival until March at Chiang Mai University Art
Center.
Strawberries at Samoeng:
Feb 12-14. 053 487 115
Shambhala festival:
14 - 20 February 2011 at Doi Luang
Youth Camp Chiang Dao,Chiang Mai. Enjoy live music by Thai – Japanese
international, Art Exhibition, Yoga , Meditation, Organic food & Products,
Ecology camping, Art Market, Trekking, Bird watching
Ticket 100 Baht per day. 089-9988055
Playhouse Entertainment Complex
Promotion: special
promotion for newly opened Playhouse show. Aopi 08 40 20 45 63.
aopi@manathai.com.
www.playhousechiangmai.com.
Impressions of My Travels Art
Exhibition at Sangdee Gallery, Sirimangkalajarn Soi 5.
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,
http://chiangmai.usconsulate.gov/service.html
"De Mortuis: the story the Chiang
Mai Foreign Cemetery" :
Stories of the 150 persons buried in the foreigners' cemetery since 1898 a
pocket history of some aspects of Chiang Mai life and of some of the foreigners
who lived and died there. 200 baht, available at the Cemetery, The Pub, The
Writers Club, Gymkhana Club. Or, by post A. C. Tucker, PO Box 228 CMU, Chiang
Mai 50202. Cheques to "A. C. Tucker" Baht 230 (mailed to Thailand), 5.50 £, and
US$ 9.00 (worldwide).These donations used for maintenance and upkeep of
cemetery.
Nicotine Anonymous:
Wednesdays and Saturdays, 1 p.m., Building 11, behind McCormick Hospital.
086-194-6300 or 081-027-6836
Baha'i Faith -Why
?: Nasser 0817 652 003/053252382
Sri Sathya Sai Baba,
spiritual master. Study and discussion group for Chiang Mai devotees. Info: 053
261 582 or 08 1473 0430, 8 AM to 10 PM
BOOKZ: A wellness series of book
presentations: through
February, 2011. Sponsored by the Ayurveda and Holistic Healing Foundation, BOOKZ
will be held the first and third Thursday of each month at 10:30 am. BOOKZ will
be hosted by Shari Brown, writer, reader, and certified wellness coach. Herbal
tea and biscuits will be served. Everyone is invited, free of charge. At the
Ayurveda and Holistic Healing Foundation offices, 98/6 Highway1317, Chiangmai
Mae-on highway (San Kampaeng Road), next to Wasabe Japanese Restaurant and
across from Jing Jing Thai Restaurant. Nirat at 053 128102.
Groups
Chiang Mai Bridge Club:
The Pub on Huay Kaew Road. 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. bridgethailand@live.com
Dining Out Group:
Once a fortnight, alternating between Western and Asian food. 100 baht - 500
baht per head. diningoutcnx@hotmail.com.
Chiang Mai Readers & Book Discussion
Group: Monthly over lunch
to discuss a previously agreed book. cmreadersgroup@gmail.com
Travel Club:
Monthly at Tuskers.:dorothy.engmann@googlemail.com
Chiang Mai Gay and Lesbian Club:
http://gaychiangmai.wackwall.com/. Regular
meetings.
Courses, classes, educational opportunities
FISU
courses now in Chiang Mai:
www.fisu.org
Art classes at ArtSpace on 7:
Beginning and Intermediate level oil painting classes ongoing at ArtSpace.
Classes are limited to 5 students Wednesday evenings and Thursday mornings.
Laura
artspacechiangmai@gmail.com or visit
www.artspacechiangmai.com
Reiki training courses:
all levels. info@asianhealingartscenter.com or
www.asianhealingartscenter.com
D & M Music Studio
in cooperation With Embassy Of Austria and Siam Music Yamaha presents Mozart
Piano Concerto and Sonata Competition. Deadline for application and DVD 23
April, 2011. To be held at Siam Music Yamaha Auditorium near BTS National
Stadium Bangkok. June 6-9, 2011.
dmmusic_studio@yahoo.com.
www.dmmusic.org.
Sport
Bike Hash:
A special one-off mountain bike hash weekend is planned for the long weekend of
February 18/19/20 organised in conjunction with the Bangkok bike hash club. Two
rides will be planned, along with the popular after-ride beer social at Doi Kham
resort. This popular, fun, activity follows the popular method of following a
paper/powder marked trail, similar to the running hash. Saturday's ride will be
30kms down Doi Pui mountain, ending at Huay Tung Tao (muster at the zoo 1pm),
Sunday's ride is more family friendly, a 25km cross-country ride starting and
ending at Royal Flora (Elephant circle, muster 8:30am). Transport, food,
beverages/beer provided. Price 350 & 250 baht, under 12s free.
Badminton:
Every Tuesday from 2-4 PM at the
Municipal Stadium Badminton Hall. Open to all. 20 baht/session.
Tai Chi Classes:
Yang &Chen style Tai Chi guide you to find internal soft Chi flow and intensive
energy in your own body! 085-5211-528, greatsam88@hotmail.com
Chiangmai International Taekwondo:
All ages taught in your own home, private lessons by World Master Tom Zuza, 8th
Dan. 0834761752, mastertomzuza@yahoo.com
Tai Chi Classes:
Experienced Tai Chi Sifu gives lessons. 084-600-5268, liangxiaochenmen@gmail.com
Tai Chi – Chi-Kung
every Monday and Wednesday 8 am at
Suan Buak Hat Public Park by Master Patrick Stahl. 085 276 4700.
patrick@zensabai.com or
www.zensabai.com.
Karate Practice:
Monday/Wednesday 5.30 p.m, Free. CMU’s Student Services building. Karatedo Fed.
Wado-kaj karate. admin@japankarate-cnx.net.
Yang style Tai Chi class for
beginners/intermediate students. Tuesdays
and Thursdays from 8:45 AM to 10:45 AM at Hillside 4 Condo, 4th floor, exercise
room. Call 0899-5553-350 or
www.taichichiangmai.com. Private classes
also available
Chiang Mai University Judo Club:
Training Times at the Gym: Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday 830 AM to 10:30 AM.
Contact Khun Nigel 0819264210. nigel@tttmaxnet.com
Chiang Mai Fencing Club:
Classes for all ages. "Chiang Mai ChinaTown" complex, just off the Superhighway,
left at the beginning of the Mae Rim/ Chang Pueak exit road at the Chiang Mai
ChinaTown sign, between the buildings. We are at the back on the lower left
side. 08 -1382-8124 (English) 08-7325-5476(Thai).
