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Chiang Mai international art and culture festival


Now in its 10th year, the Chiang Mai International Art and Culture Festival 2007 is set to be the biggest ever, according to its organiser, the Tourism Authority of Thailand. To be held at the Three Kings Monument and the Chiang Mai City Arts and Cultural Centre from April 1 to 9, the festival will turn the northern capital into a colourful playground with Thai and international performances. The festival will also celebrate the birthday of HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, on April 2, which is also Thai Heritage Conservation Day.
Among the highlights of the nine-day event are:
- April 1: The grand opening ceremony will showcase traditional candle dancing, followed by a performance by Chaoluang Chiang Mai School students and a concert by the Royal Thai Navy Band, featuring guest vocalist Radklao Amratisha.
- April 2: A performance by students of the Chiang Mai College of Dramatic Arts.
- April 3: A performance by students of Suphan Buri College of Dramatic Arts.
- April 4: A performance by students of Roi Et College of Dramatic Arts.
- April 5: A performance by students of Phatthalung College of Dramatic Arts.
- April 6: Cultural performances by the Meinichi Academy of Japan, Luang Prabang, Laos, Vietnam, China, Burma and other countries, and a Northern folk song concert by students of Chiang Mai University's international programme.
- April 7: A Lanna puppet show by Hobby Hut Puppet Troupe, a Krabong Lao puppet show from Vientiane, a concert by the ETC Band and performances by Wiyada Komarakun na Nakhon, Jennifer Kim, Koh-Sekpol Unsamran and Ford Sopchai Kraiyoonsen.
- April 8: Repeat of the Lanna puppet show, performances by Lanna folk artists such as Khru Aet - Phanuthat Aphichanathong, the comic group of Chai Chuanchim, Kao Tuam and Withun Chaiphrom.
- April 9: Music by the Suntaraporn Band and a performance by the Chiang Mai Ballroom Dance Club.
Besides the stage programmes, which will run from 7 to 10pm, there will be fine art demonstrations at the Art Pavilion. Visitors can buy artwork made by local artists at the Art Market and other local foods and products at the Kat Mua Market. In addition, they can attend the Lanna puppet workshop or the print-making workshop, every day from 4 to 10pm. For further information, call 05-324-8604, 05-330-2500 or the TAT call centre on 1672, or see à·È¡ÒÅÈÔÅ»ÇѲ¹¸ÃÃÁ¹Ò¹ÒªÒµÔ àªÕ§ãËÁè Chiang Mai International Art and Culture Festival.

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ChiangMai noon

Excellent.
I was going to be at a loose end on the 9th.

Marmite the Dog

Will our roving reporter in the north have retrieved his camera by then...?

bustak

CMn, FF, someone take some pictures! PLEASE!

This sounds AWESOME!!!! Anyone who's going is LUCKY, I love stuff like this!

Reason #1,297 why I'm pissed I'm not in LOS/CM yet!

ChiangMai noon

Ok, I'm a bit busy, but I'll see what I can do.

Marmite the Dog

America must be a really dull place to live.

friscofrankie

I really would like to help out, man. But I'm pretty busy those days...
Think I'll have to give it all a big miss.

AS with many things 'merikan you have completely missed the plot. The States is a mish-mash of little countries (some even as small as England). We allow a freedom of movement so, eventually all the really boring people end up in places like Wyoming, Illinois, Dakota or Minnesota. They then take on the general weirdness of the locale and thus become interesting again; in a trippy lab-rat sorta way...

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Marmite the Dog

Another Seppo with the humour switch set to 'off'.

friscofrankie

Ah, Marmite. Just cause you don't get it don't mean it ain't humor..
Cain't hep it if you foggy Isle types have limited powers of cognition. but we do try to 'lighten y'all ever onct in a while.

bustak

^ hey I didn't want to cause problems between the "yanks" & the "red coats," I was just saying this looks like fun!

I go to crap like this in Chicago all the time, it just seems more interesting because it's in LOS!

Marmite the Dog

No wories. The grouchy old man has these black moods now and again. It'll pass after a beer of two.

bustak

Hey maybe Hill Billy can make the trip up north, he seems to be the photo journalist for TD!

friscofrankie

No problems, little friendly sparring is FUN!

ChiangMai noon

I didn't go in the end.
Watched Rocky Balboa and Flags of our Father instead.

bustak

Only could get through 1/3 of Rocky Balboa, & Flags of Our Fathers was a pretty good flick! I hope Ira Hayes finally found some peace!

BAD CMn! I wanted to see pictures of the weirdo artists in CM!