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Community Events in Chiang Rai
Started by Limbo, 2005-11-22 08:14
#51
little_muppet
Senior Member Posted 2006-06-06 19:48:08
Dr.Lim.. i really have no idea what is goin on in the gymnasium...bad communication (announcment in Uni....thats what i can feel) but i hope they still let me play tennis at tennis court at that day too...
#52
Limbo
Platinum Member Posted 2006-06-13 11:44:29
Coming Saturday, the 17th June at 19.00, Dr. Kobchai Jitsakula will preside over the opening of the photography exhibition 'Snappers' at 9 Art Gallery/Architect Studio.
Dr Kobchai is the President of the Alliance Franco-Thai Chiang Rai. The exhibit will show the works of 7 artists: Sompong Sarasap (painter), Tinnakorn Nugul (art teacher at the Alliance), Auttakit Pankaew (music teacher at the Alliance), Adisorn Srisaowanunt (architect), Lance Frederick (who most of us will know as the Director of the AUA), Patthamapon Niyomphan (art teacher Sammakhee Wittayakom) and Chanon Nonthawasee (graphic and web designer). Limbo 
#53
little_muppet
Senior Member Posted 2006-06-13 12:32:14
Khun Lance is an artist too? surprise..... too bad i still cant go anyway.. not feeling so well and strong enough to go..even for my classes BOOHOO
#54
svenivan
Ex-Farmer Posted 2006-06-14 18:11:25
Coming Saturday, the 17th June at 19.00, Dr. Kobchai Jitsakula will preside over the opening of the photography exhibition 'Snappers' at 9 Art Gallery/Architect Studio. Limbo So Dr Limbo, where is 9 Art Gallery ? If I find I would like to go! (if not the Hash has taken all my power) svenivan #55
Limbo
Platinum Member Posted 2006-06-14 21:09:09
So Dr Limbo, where is 9 Art Gallery ? If I find I would like to go! (if not the Hash has taken all my power) svenivan We all know where the statue of King Mengrai is, namely at Hiyek. 9 Art Gallery/Architect Studio is at the superhighway about twohundred meters north from Hiyek. So it is about twohundred meters more close to Maesai than the statue  .You will see a lot of people standing or sitting on the pavement, of which most will be holding a glass. You will see musicians as well. The gallery is situated behind these people. The owners and managers of the gallery, Khun Sompong and Khun Saowannee, are pioneers of the art scene of Chiang Rai. Their professionalism is a guarantee for a very open and relaxed atmosphere. If you are coming straight from the Hash I am sure that this will be accepted as an excuse for missing the speeches. And I am also absolutely sure that Lance will be prepared to give you a short expose of what has been said. Hope to see you there! Limbo
#56
Chiang Rai Guy
Advanced Member Posted 2006-06-21 23:34:15
Thanks for the khosana Limbo. We had a great turnout of artists and people from the community, farang and Thai alike. Thanks for the support everyone. Some of us are starting, some have been doing for years, but never had the guts to reveal. I think it's given confidence to us all and I personally appreciate all the comments given me on Saturday. Good, bad or otherwise. Always room for improvement. It's inspired me to get my SLR out of storage for the past two years. I miss film.
Cheers everyone. CRG #57
Limbo
Platinum Member Posted 2006-06-24 09:19:01
Some of us are starting, some have been doing for years, but never had the guts to reveal. I think it's given confidence to us all and I personally appreciate all the comments given me on Saturday. Good, bad or otherwise. Always room for improvement. Yes, exhibiting your work is like exposing one self. Exciting and horrible at the same time, but 'giving' as well. Eberybody is invited to experience this special feeling by participating in the Chiang Rai Forum exhibition! See the topic concerned. Yeaterday I went to look at the 9 Art Gallery/Architect Studio exhibition again, in all quitness. Very fine work indded! The exhibition lasts until the 6th of July. Worth an inspiring visit. Limbo
#58
tayto
Senior Member Posted 2006-07-11 10:45:11
Yesterday was Asalabucha day here, which is a Buddhist holiday.
Today is the start of Buddhist lent and also a holiday. People will be taking lots of candles to their local temple and if you go to the old jail/park their is a procession with lots of floats and beautiful designed candles. Worth a visit, but as usual we get this information far too late. http://www.geocities.../7153/phasa.htm for more information. Edited by tayto, 2006-07-11 10:49:33. #59
Limbo
Platinum Member Posted 2006-07-27 20:08:38
Rock concert with 'Caravan'! As far as I know one of the most famous groups of Thailand. Started in the seventies together with 'Carabau'. Both groups came with songs which were critical about the social structure of Thai society, but 'Caravan' was more political oriented. Their idea was to go out from Bangkok to the country side to 'enlighten' the rural population. So their caravan hit the road. This was the origine of the name they chose. Within the military and the police there were some officials who considered this caravan to be a threath to national security and they did everything they could to sabotage them. They got blacklisted and their songs could not be heard on the radio anymore. Anyhow, they wrote music-history. I don't know much about music, but I think you would call it country and folk  Limbo Chiang Rai, Friday July 28 at eight (read nine) o'clock: Concert of Ed Carabau next to The Mantrine Hotel opposite of Big C. There are two open air restaurants, The Star and the other one next to it, which name I don't know. One table for four persons is 1500 Baht, including a bottle of good whiskey. A must for everybody who likes 'pur chivit' music. Bring your buffalohorns and you might get a discount. Limbo
#60
Limbo
Platinum Member Posted 2006-08-18 20:45:35
Sometimes information comes very late, for many of us even too late.
Here are some examples: Tomorrow, Saturday 19 August is the last day of the science exhibition at the Mae Fah Luang University. The day after tomorrow, Sunday 20 August is the last day of the Asian Cartoon exhibition (organized by the Japan Foundation) at the Culture Centre of the Rajabhat University. In this exhibition 8 leading cartoonists from 8 Asian countries have put their keen wit into 80 cartoon works depicting the IT situations in their respective nations, for your bemusement and enjoyment. We generally see cartoons as a way to ventilate criticism of public persons or politics in a common acceptable way. The cartoonist took over the old role of the jester. Even 'victims' of cartoonists are often proud to be choosen by a famous cartoonist to be rediculized. Secretly they put some copies in their drawer for their grandchildren. Most cartoons in this exhibition are not really exciting (the theme doesn't give much space to it) and surprise seldomly. The gallery (after entering the Rajabhat campus first street to the left and after about fivehundred meters at your right) is however worth a visit, especially if you combine it with a visit to the beautiful Mae Fah Luang Garden which is next to it. Limbo
#61
Limbo
Platinum Member Posted 2006-12-27 20:38:05
Saturday 10 December about five kilometers after Ban Lao (on the road from Wiang Chai to Chiang Khong, about 33 kms from town) there is a Tantawan event. Enormeous fields with blossoming sunflowers, not the Mexican ones but the BIG ones. Thai-boxing, music, dance, trips on rot-i-teng and all this sprinkled with alcoholic refreshments. They have snacks, ice-water and coke as well. This year the festival is 28, 29 and 30 December. It is a little bit later than last year, so I hope the sunflowers will still blossom. The reason that it is late might be that there were some uncertainties about who would pocket the money. The money is coming out of the provincial budget. It seems that this problem finally got solved. It's really worth a visit. Especially the trip on a rot-i-teng (Thai farmers truck, sounding like teng-teng-teng) through the sunflower fields is an unforgettable experience. There is a stage, where musicians perform on the rythm of the movements of some scarcely dressed young ladies (or the other way around). Later on the day you can witness young kids, young ladies and young gentlemen punch each others noses and kicking each other in a boxing ring. Some of the fights seem real as people are betting on the outcome. A lot of food stands and places to buy fruit juice and other drinks. Yes, also beer and wissekey. For five Baht you can dance as well. Ladies are provided with. A nice trip for the afternoon. After dark it is better to be out, because it happens sometimes that people, slightly under the influence of some alcoholic refreshments, start to punch each others noses even outside the boxing ring. As I said before: It's really worth a visit  How to go there: You go through the ceremonial gate with the portrait of His Majesty at Hi Yek (Por Khun or King Mengrai, direction Family House and Sportstadium)) to the next village at about six kilometers. It is called Ban Panjamorn. There you take to the left at the end of the village. You will see signs pointing in the direction of Waterford Valley, the golf course, just follow these. (after two kilometers you have to take to the right, some hundred meters before arriving at the dam in the Kok River, the bridge isn't fixed yet, but they are already working on it for some years, so one day it will be ready, that's for sure) After the deviation you will be back on the beautiful road along the Kok River. When this road ends after about 16 kilometers, you take to the left. Then you have another ten kilometers to go, passing through Ban Lao. It is some kilometers before the Waterford Valley. You will see the signs. Limbo
#62
Limbo
Platinum Member Posted 2007-01-24 10:05:56
If I am right (which certainly isn't the case allways, so be aware) tomorrow, Thursday 25 January at 18.00 hours, there will be a special ceremony in the Hom Doi area
(The Hom Doi area is considered to be the oldest part of Chiang Rai town and King Mengrai, when founding Chiang Rai, supposedly chose the hill for strategical reasons. It's the hill which offers a beautiful view on the miraculous meandering 8 lane road which abruptly ends at the 2 lane Mae Fah Luang bridge and the city navel pillar is right on top of it). Also on top of it you will find the old Wat Muang (?) with the 'golden' chedi. This chedi is said to contain some earthly remains of King Mengrai himself. These will be moved to a new shelter lower down the same mountain. I expect this to be done in a spectacular way, so if you are in the neighbourhood it might be well worth to have a look. Limbo
#63
Joel Barlow
Senior Member Posted 2007-01-24 11:26:52
Wow, Limbo! I'm impressed!!! something actually meaningful and informative on this site! a first?
Hom Doi, by the way, is an old euphemism pertaining to whorehouses along the street with the long, LONG name on the hill's south side (where the electric company is). It had lots of perfume-wearing ladies long, long ago (over 10 years ago anyway, maybe more than 15) and so became "good-smell hill". It's real name is Doi Jom-tong, sometimes called just Doi Tong. The Taoist shrine at the top of the stairs no-one uses is great, especially the doors. Sometimes, above, I've notices a minah bird. I've also been rebuked for driving up the wrong way... streets around there can be confusing. Nearby is a shrine to a tiger-warrior I've never been able to get any explanation for... actually, there are two hills - but they get the same name (like Doi Luang - we have two Great Mountains here in CR Prov) In Nam Lad (north of the river, west side) there was just a honey harvest, if anyone's interested. I think the harvesters were Karen, but am not sure. The gov't reports less than 7000 Karen here in CR, but my wife sways there are many more who claim to be, coming from China and hoping to acquire citizenship... (which my wife still cannot obtain!) anyone know anything about the place the Fight Club was turned into (across from German microbrewery, whose beer seems to have quite varient quality, sometimes less tasty than I've made myself)? #64
gerry1011
Senior Member Posted 2007-05-22 19:54:05
Next exhibition at 9 Art Gallery.
Saturday 26th 2007, 7pm. #65
tayto
Senior Member Posted 2007-05-22 21:23:12
Nice to see this post which I originally started, re-activated.
I had requested that it would be pinned to the top of the forum where it could be added to, as various activities occured in and around Chiang Rai but it was denied. Anyway, looking forward to seeing you all at the exhibition. #66
svenivan
Ex-Farmer #67
tayto
Senior Member Posted 2007-05-27 12:08:35
Why do you ask such a stupid question  when you personally know both people?
Edited by tayto, 2007-05-27 12:25:57. #68
tayto
Senior Member Posted 2007-05-28 20:51:21
A lot happening in Chiang Rai in the near future.
The Lychee and Fruit fair starts on the 1st May until 3rd May( not sure of location) also there is an expo(trade stalls) open for two weeks near the flower market. Little Duck hotel has a computer exhibition from 1st to 3rdMay. #69
JimmyTheMook
Super Member Posted 2007-05-28 21:13:00
A lot happening in Chiang Rai in the near future. The Lychee and Fruit fair starts on the 1st May until 3rd May( not sure of location) also there is an expo(trade stalls) open for two weeks near the flower market. Little Duck hotel has a computer exhibition from 1st to 3rdMay. Was just up there for a few days , IMO just about the most beautiful part of Thailand. Lychees were 10 baht a kilo , damm they are just about giving them away!!! #70
sceadugenga
Temperamental Member Posted 2007-05-29 13:15:52
A lot happening in Chiang Rai in the near future. The Lychee and Fruit fair starts on the 1st May until 3rd May( not sure of location) also there is an expo(trade stalls) open for two weeks near the flower market. Little Duck hotel has a computer exhibition from 1st to 3rdMay. #71
gerry1011
Senior Member Posted 2007-08-09 13:10:08
On the 25th of this month, the Chiangrai Youth Orchestra will perform at the Wiang Inn.
Among the young musicians there will be around 10 hill tribes violinists. The concert was prepared by Belgian violinist Geertje Podevyn and will be directed by Ajarn Paramet. Be welcome. Attached Files
#72
gerry1011
Senior Member Posted 2007-08-16 15:10:22
Forgot to say that the concert is free...
#74
gerry1011
Senior Member Posted 2007-08-18 21:21:46
About what time please? Thanks 6pm is the welcome drink. The concert should start around 6.30 
#75
svenivan
Ex-Farmer Posted 2007-09-23 00:32:04
This is a good example of the posting a year ago.
So what is going on in Chiang Rai now and what is coming up next month?
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