Forthcoming Events in Bangkok

This page contains just a mere selection of what’s going on in Bangkok, events, specials etc … It’s not complete, there are many daily, weekly and “one-off” specials I don’t hear about. If you know of any that I have missed, just contact me and I will happily list your event. There’s no charge for this service to the community. For our website on Bangkok click here – www.nickysgaybangkok.com

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DAILY SPECIALS

05/05/13 We’ve just had the monthly newsletter in from the Balcony in Silom Soi 4, Bangkok.

There is their upcoming 15th anniversary on the 5th to 9th May. They’ve also announced a cheese and wine on the 22nd. You can read the full newsletter here – http://www.nickysgaythailand.com/gay-blog/latest-news-from-the-balcony-pub-050513/

Check out more specials on their website – balconypub.com

07/03/13 It’s time for another flyer from Coyote on Convent. We’ve left the old one on the site as it’s still current, but here’s a new one. It’s a lunchtime special. Soup or Chicken and avocado salad, then a choice of 5 main courses. Just click the thumbnail poster to the side for all the details. YUMMY!!!

28/11/12 We’ve had a flyer from Coyote on Convent. This is a great Mexican restaurant and has some really good deals. Check them out if you’re in the area. Click the thumb to the side for all the details

“Balls” the Sports Bar in Soi Twilight has a Happy Hour from 5pm to 7pm. They have an entrance off Rama 4 expressway if you want to avoid getting mixed up with the barkers.

The Telephone Pub (Silom Soi 4) has a number of promotions on their website – they have introduced special offers, Skype phones and some tasty food – click here for all the info

DAILY SHOWS

This is a small selection of the shows and are the ones we know about. If you know of any others please contact us and we will include them. We need a bar name and a time to get them online. Thanks! Most of the entertainment bars in Soi Twilight and the surrounding area do shows of one sort or another during the evening.

09.30pm Dream Boy, 38/3-6 Soi Twilight.
09.30pm Hot Male Boys, Soi Twilight.
10.30pm Tawan Bar, Bangkok – erotic shows by muscular handsome men
10.30pm Classic, 38/16 Soi Twilight. Show with a wild swimming routine and sexy mermen.
11.30pm Classic, 38/16 Soi Twilight. Show with a wild swimming routine and sexy mermen.
11.30pm Hot Male Boys, Soi Twilight.
12.15pm Tawan Bar, Bangkok – erotic shows by muscular handsome men
12.15pm Dream Boy, 38/3-6 Soi Twilight.
12.30pm Classic, 38/16 Soi Twilight. Show with a wild swimming routine and sexy mermen.
01.00am 4 Fun Fashion show at 1 am (if there are enough people)

WEEKLY SPECIALS

EVERY TUESDAY at Fake Club, model night

EVERY FRIDAY at the Tawana Hotel, Surawongse Road – traditional Dance. This is a different night out if you fancy something a little out of the ordinary. Pop along and see!

Friday nights at MyBar, Dusit Thani Bangkok. Every Friday night, MyBar at the Dusit Thani Bangkok hosts the city’s hottest party. Named Party Heat, this funky evening features fantastic promotions and superb music, pulling in Bangkok’s coolest crowd with a party late into the night. Just perfect for groups of friends, every Thursday from 9pm customers can enjoy Johnnie Walker Black Label, plus free flowing mixer until the bottle is finished. And for those looking to get their groove on, with DJ Tuche in control of the decks, a great night of partying is guaranteed. For more information or reservations, please contact, MyBar, Dusit Thani Bangkok at Tel: 0 2200 9000 ext 2999.

ONGOING EVENTS

If you know of an event you’d like us to advertise, please contact us and we will happily list your event. There’s no charge for this service to the community. Many of the dates below for the Cultural events are supplied courtesy of Jack Gittings -https://sites.google.com/site/bkkmacaldetails/

3-31 May (Fridays) – Music at Nui’s

Live Music Fridays in May at Niu’s
24 May – the Dan Phillips Trio
31 May – Keith Nolan’s Love Gone Wrong
9:15 PM, Niu’s on Silom Jazz Bar near Soi 19 – Free entry
For reservations please call 02-266-5333-4 or email reservation@niusonsilom.com
For schedules of other activities during the month please visit www.niusonsilom.com

NOW – Sunday 2 June – Phantom

The Phantom of the Opera in Bangkok

For all the details see our blog post – http://www.nickysgaythailand.com/gay-blog/phantom-of-the-opera/

NOW – Tuesday 18 June (Tuesdays) – Join the Zing Choir

No auditions, no experience, just a chance to sing your heart out and feel good 8 PM, 3rd Fl Royal Oak, Sukhumvit 33/1 close to BTS Phrom Phong – 3420 Baht for 9 sessions including a performance

NOW – Sunday 30th June – Om Yim Lodge

FORTHCOMING EVENTS

Tuesday 21 & Saturday 25 May – The Professional Actor

A free introduction to a 4-month workshop by Maurizio Mistretta of All Soul Production Co 21st-6 PM, 25th-2 PM, All Soul Actor Studio near BTS On Nut – Free (8 places avail)

Wednesday 22 May – Balcony Pub

Friday 24 (19:00) Saturday 25 (16:00) May – TPO Concert

Sometimes called “The Song of the Night”, the nocturnal world dominates Mahler’s Seventh Symphony. Chief conductor Gudni Emilsson leads the TPO on a night time adventure of dreams, nightmares, and magical serenades.
Concerts:

24 May 2013 / 7.00 p.m. / MACM
25 May 2013 / 4.00 p.m. / MACM

Conductor:

Gudni A. Emilsson
Program:

Thai Traditional Music
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 7 in E Minor

For more TPO concerts see here

Saturday 25 May – Yo Gee Ti-Kaefig Company

Ten French and Taiwanese dancers as part of this season’s La Fete 8 PM, Aksra Theatre King Power – 800, 600, 400 Students

Sunday 26 May – Guitar Recital

Sunday 4 o’clock at Sala Sudasiri Sobha VI A guitar recital by Fabio Arfinengo 4 PM, Sala Sudasiri Sobha – Donations to the Gift of Life Foundation

Sunday 26 May – Guitar Recital

by Nutavut Ratanakarn The performance of Jirmal, Garcia de leon and more is preceded by a mini concert by the Bangkok Guitar Society at 6:30 7:30 PM, Siam Ratchada Music Auditorium Fortune Town – 200 Baht

Thursday 30 May – New Talents go Classic

Ensemble Concert Series 2013-2014
Every last Thursday of the month,
starting in May 2013 at 19:00 Hrs.
At the auditorium of the Thai-German Cultural Foundation and the Goethe-Institut Tickets: 100 Baht and 50 Baht (for students) 02 287 0942-4 info@bangkok.goethe.org
In cooperation with the Thai-German Cultural Foundation, the Goethe-Institut continues its chamber concert series with young musicians from several universities in Bangkok.
Classical music still has a relatively young tradition in Thailand. Therefore, it is all the more important to support young musicians. Within the framework of this chamber concert series we would like to offer a platform to student ensembles of different music schools and universities to present their skills. The auditorium used by the Thai-German Cultural Foundation and the Goethe-Institut, provides the perfect location for chamber concerts because of its amplitude and acoustics as well as its two excellent grand pianos.
Featuring Students from Kasetsart University, Chulalongkorn University, Rangsit University, Srinakarinwirot University, Silpakorn University and Mahidol University
30 May 2013 Guitar Ensemble

Friday 31 May – Babylon

Foam Party

Saturday 1 June – Paganini

Stephen Hough plays Paganini Variations The Bangkok Symphony Orchestra is conducted by Darrell Ang 8 PM, Thailand Cultural Centre Main Hall – 2500, 2000, 1500, 1000, 500 Baht

Saturday 1 June – We Will Rock You

Charity Concert Beatles Bangkok and Balloon bands with special guests perform Beatles, Bee Gees and the Eagles 1:30-5 PM, Retro Live Café at the Queen Sirikit Convention Center – 1000, 800, 500 Baht

Saturday 1 June – Caribbean Mass

A Caribbean Mass by Glenn McClure Performed by the Bangkok Music Society Choir and Percussion Ensemble conducted by Eugene Eustaquio 8 PM, New International School of Thailand Auditorium – 600, 500 Members, 300 Students

Sunday 2 June – French Poetry

and Music of the 19th Century Recited by Bernard Lorin and sung by Sophie Tanapura 6:30 PM, Neilson Hays Library Surawong Rd – 600, 300 Under 12

Sunday 2 June – First Class

Nat Studio A recital by the first class of students of Nat Studio (1984) 4 PM, Sala Sudasiri Sobha, 157/20 Ladprao 41, Yaek 7-2 – Donations for the Gift of Life Foundation

Monday 3 – Friday 7 June – Romulus on the Rock

An adaptation of Romulus the Great by Friedrich Duerrenmatt in Thai translation with English surtitles 7:30 PM, Goethe Institute Auditorium – Donations

Tuesday 4 June – Orchestra

Chulalongkorn University Symphony Orchestra Concert

7:30 PM, Chulalongkorn University Auditorium — Free
The Orchestra is conducted by Nora-ath Chanklum and features pianist Ramasoon Sitalayan.
Program
Marche Slave in Bb minor Op 31 – Tchaikovsky
Piano Concert No 2 in C minor, Op 18 – Rachmanioff
Symphony No 5 in E minor Op 62 – Tchaikovsky
For more information please call 02-218-0584 or 086-300-9959.

Friday 7 – Saturday 8 June – erection

Compagnie Derniere Minute – Pierre Rigal/Aurelien Bory La Fete 2013 presents solo dancer Pierre Rigal 8 PM, Sodsai Pantoomkomol Centre for Dramatic Arts, Chulalongkorn University – 500, 400 Students

Friday 7 (19:00) Saturday 8 (16:00) June – TPO Concert

TPO performs one of Ravel’s most popular works, La Valse. Principal guest conductor Claude Villaret is joined on this program by one of Germany’s leading cello soloists, Peter Bruns, in a performance of Offenbach’s Concerto Militaire for Cello and Orchestra.
Concerts:

7 June 2013 / 7.00 p.m. / MACM
8 June 2013 / 4.00 p.m. / MACM

Conductor:

Claude Villaret
Soloist:

Peter Bruns, Cello
Program:

Thai Traditional Music
Jacques Offenbach: Concerto Militaire for Cello and Orchestra in G Major
Albert Roussel: Symphony No. 3 in G Minor, Op. 42
Maurice Ravel: La Valse

For more TPO concerts see here

Saturday 8 – Sunday 9 June – The Silent Prince

An opera about the Lord Buddha by Somtow Sucharitkul 8th-7:30 PM, 9th-3 PM, Thailand Cultural Centre Main Hall – 2000, 1500, 1000, 500, 50% Seniors and Students

Sunday 9 June – Recital by a Thai tenor

Watch for details in the next Calendar 4 PM, Sala Sudasiri Sobha, 157/20 Ladprao 41, Yaek 7-2 – Donations for the Gift of Life Foundation

Monday 10 June – Babylon

Erotic Outdoor Party

Thursday 13 – Sunday 16 June – Guitar Festival

Asia International Guitar Festival and Competition 2013 Now in its seventh year, the event is presented by the Thailand Guitar Society in association with the Conservatory of Music Rangsit University and the Siam City Hotel. This year’s agenda includes master classes, guitar exhibits, competitions and concerts by acclaimed world-class guitarists. Concert tickets are 600 Baht, 400 Students, and observations of masterclasses and competitions 200 Baht. For more information and a schedule please visit http://www.thailandguitarsociety.com/aigf/.

Friday 14 June – Art/Architecture

From Angkor to Greater Angkor A National Museum Volunteers monthly lecture by Chistophe Pottier 10 AM, National Museum Auditorium – 200, 100 Members

Thursday 20 June – Babylon

Carbaret Show

Friday 21 (19:00) Saturday 22 (16:00) June – TPO Concert

Multi-award winning Thai classical guitarist Ekachai Jeerakul makes a return appearance with TPO to perform Rodrigo’s Concerto de Aranjuez. Following this, TPO resident conductor Major Prateep Suphanrojn leads the orchestra in Johan de Meij’s Symphony No. 1 “The Lord of the Rings”.
Concerts:

21 June 2013 / 7.00 p.m. / MACM
22 June 2013 / 4.00 p.m. / MACM

Conductor:

Major Prateep Suphanrojn MA BA LRSM
Soloist:

Ekachai Jearakul, Guitar
Program:

Thai Traditional Music
Joaquín Rodrigo: Concerto de Aranjuez
Johan de Meij: Symphony No. 1 (The Lord of the Rings)

For more TPO concerts see here

Sunday 23 June – Piano Recital

by Krystian Tkaczewski This Polish virtuoso presents his second recital in the “Sunday 4 o’clock Series” 4 PM, Sala Sudasiri Sobha, 157/20 Ladprao 41, Yaek 7-2 – Donations for the Gift of Life Foundation

Thursday 27 June – New Talents go Classic

Saturday 29 June – Babylon

Foam Party

Friday 5 (19:00) Saturday 6 (16:00) July – TPO Concert

American guest conductor Jeffery Meyer joins TPO to perform American composer Aaron Copland’s Symphony No. 3, a magnificent symphonic work containing one of Copland’s most recognizable melodies – the Fanfare for the Common Man. The program also features young Thai violinist Pitchayapa Lueangtawikit performing Saint-Saëns’ Violin Concerto No. 3.
Concerts:

5 July 2013 / 7.00 p.m. / MACM
6 July 2013 / 4.00 p.m. / MACM

Conductor:

Jeffery Meyer
Soloist:

Pitchayapa Lueangtawikit, Violin
Program:

Thai Traditional Music
Camille Saint-Saëns: Violin Concerto No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 61
Aaron Copland: Symphony No. 3

For more TPO concerts see here

Friday 19 (19:00) Saturday 20 (16:00) July – TPO Concert

While Beethoven was grappling with his increasing deafness, he wrote his deeply felt Symphony No. 2. The work will be presented by TPO and guest conductor Gregg Gausline. The popular and highly charged Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 is also presented, featuring young Thai pianist Krerksakul Jaree.
Concerts:

19 July 2013 / 7.00 p.m. / MACM
20 July 2013 / 4.00 p.m. / MACM

Conductor:

Gregg Gausline
Soloist:

Krerksakul Jaree, Piano
Program:

Thai Traditional Music
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36

For more TPO concerts see here

Thursday 25 July – New Talents go Classic

Monday 22 – Sunday 28 July – Viewpoints Workshop

led by Stephen Webber, SITI Company 10 AM-2 PM, Srinakarinwirot University Prasarnmit – 7500 Baht The Viewpoints is Mary Overlie’s technique of improvisation developed by Anne Bogart at SITI Company, founded in 1992 by Bogart and Tadashi Suzuki to redefine and revitalize contemporary theater in the United States through an emphasis on international cultural exchange and collaboration. Applications are now being accepted by email with a CV and statement of intent to application@artsonlocation.net. For more information please contact Adjjima Na Patalung at info@artsonlocation.net.

Friday 2 (19:00) Saturday 3 (16:00) August – TPO Concert

The finalists of the 3rd Thailand International Piano Competition will perform with TPO and guest conductor Terje Mikkelsen. The concerts will serve as the final round of this prestigious event.
Concerts:

2 August 2013 / 7.00 p.m. / MACM
3 August 2013 / 4.00 p.m. / MACM

Conductor:

Terje Mikkelsen
Soloist:

Prize Winners of the Competition
Program:

Piano Concertos from Mozart, Beethoven, Ravel, and Saint-Saëns

For more TPO concerts see here

Friday 16 (19:00) Saturday 17 (16:00) August – TPO Concert

Claude Villaret and TPO join forces to present the last symphony Shostakovich ever wrote – the 15th. The program also features award-winning young Thai cellist Tapalin Charoensook in a performance of Elgar’s Cello Concerto in E Minor.
Concerts:

16 August 2013 / 7.00 p.m. / MACM
17 August 2013 / 4.00 p.m. / MACM

Conductor:

Claude Villaret
Soloist:

Tapalin Charoensook, Cello
Program:

Thai Traditional Music
Edward Elgar: Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85
Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 15 in A Major, Op. 141

For more TPO concerts see here

Thursday 29 August – New Talents go Classic

Friday 6(19:00) Saturday 7 (16:00) September – TPO Concert

Italian clarinettist Giampeiro Sobrino joins Gudni Emilsson and TPO to perform clarinet works by Donizetti and Verdi. The program also features Danish composer Carl Nielsen’s final symphony – No. 6.
Concerts:

6 September 2013 / 7.00 p.m. / MACM
7 September 2013 / 4.00 p.m. / MACM

Conductor:

Gudni A. Emilsson
Soloist:

Giampiero Sobrino, Clarinet
Program:

Thai Traditional Music
Gaetano Donizetti: Concertino for Clarinet and Orchestra
Giuseppe Verdi: Fantasia di Rigoletto for Clarinet and Orchestra
Carl Nielsen: Symphony No. 6 (Sinfonia semplice)

For more TPO concerts see here

Friday 20 (19:00) Saturday 21 (16:00) September – TPO Concert – SEASON FINALE

For all its moments of tenderness, Mahler’s Fifth Symphony is, in the composer’s words, ‘a foaming, roaring, raging sea of sound’. Gudni Emilsson leads TPO in this orchestral masterpiece to bring the 8th season to a resounding close. Russian pianist Evelyne Berezovsky also appears on this special evening, to perform Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 1.
Concerts:

20 September 2013 / 7.00 p.m. / MACM
21 September 2013 / 4.00 p.m. / MACM

Conductor:

Gudni A. Emilsson
Soloist:

Evelyne Berezovsky, Piano
Program:

Thai Traditional Music
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp Minor, Op. 1
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp Minor

For more TPO concerts see here

Sunday 20 October – Amari Watergate & BMW Thailand Charity Midnight Run

Contact Details : TAT Bangkok Office
Amari Watergate’s Public Relations Department +66 2653 9000 ext. 5021 Website: http://www.amari.com/watergate/charity-midnight-run.aspx
Tel. +66 2250 5500 ext 3485-9

It is the only race in Bangkok to be held at Midnight, and offers competitors a choice of 2 distances – 6km or 12km. The city streets will be closed and protected by a police and security contingent of about 400 officers, and supported along the route by local residents, and shop owners, together with the management and staff of the Amari Watergate Hotel Bangkok. The atmosphere is tremendous, with over 5,000 runners, both local people and foreigners. The winners for the best record in 12km. of male and female championship will receive the Royal trophy of HRH Princess Sirindhorn. The winners in each age category including the family team and the fancy team will receive a trophy. Everyone who crosses the finishing line will receive a special commemorative medal.

TPO CONCERTS

(photo from http://www.thailandphil.com/about-us/ with thanks)

TPO 8th.Season. 2012 – 2013.

The 8th season of concerts with the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra will start in November 2012. Previously the TPO took on a gruelling schedule of two challenging programs per month for ten months. This year they are offering a program every week. Every year the music selected pushes the musicians to their limits, and every year they attain new levels of confidence and ability. It should see the orchestra become the first full time professional orchestra in Thailand and resident in their new home, The Mahidol Performing Arts Centre. I truly hope you find something of interest in this forthcoming season, and I look forward to seeing you on one of our regular Saturday outings. For more information see their website www.thailandphil.com

Regular minibus trips are run from Sunee Plaza, Pattaya to most of the Saturday concerts. Unless otherwise stated all concerts are on Saturdays starting at 16.00. They leave from the Sunee Plaza area at 12.00 mid day and arrive at about 14.30. This allows ample time to enjoy a lunch in the Lakeside Restaurant. Concerts usually end about 18.00 and they are back in Pattaya around 20.30. Ticket price is just 300 Baht.

8th Season Calendar

24, 25 May 2013 Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 7 in E Minor
7, 8 June 2013 Jacques Offenbach: Concerto Militaire for Cello and Orchestra in G Major Albert Roussel: Symphony No. 3 in G Minor, Op. 42 Maurice Ravel: La Valse
21, 22 June 2013 Joaquín Rodrigo: Concerto de Aranjuez Johan de Meij: Symphony No. 1 (The Lord of the Rings)
5, 6 July 2013 Camille Saint-Saëns: Violin Concerto No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 61 Aaron Copland: Symphony No. 3
19, 20 July 2013 Sergei Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18 Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36
2, 3 August 2013 Piano Concertos from Mozart, Beethoven, Ravel, and Saint-Saëns
16, 17 August 2013 Edward Elgar: Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85 Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 15 in A Major, Op. 141
6, 7 September 2013 Gaetano Donizetti: Concertino for Clarinet and Orchestra Giuseppe Verdi: Fantasia di Rigoletto for Clarinet and Orchestra Carl Nielsen: Symphony No. 6 (Sinfonia semplice)
20, 21 September 2013 Sergei Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp Minor, Op. 1 Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp Minor

For full details see the TPO’s website here