WHAT’S ON: THIS WEEKEND AND BEYOND

MUSIC & DANCE Tuk-tuk drive-in music festival

Asiatique The Riverfront Charoen Krung Road Aug 8, 5pm-midnight

A collaboration with the Tourism Authority of Thailand, Chang International, Woody World and Zaap, the “Amazing Thailand Tuk Tuk Festival Powered By Chang Music Connection” is the world’s first tuktuk drive-in music festival with more than 200 tuk-tuks to be provided as concert chairs for the social distancing purpose. Taking turns to perform for seven hours non-stop will be Potato, Joey Boy, Palmy, Stamp Apiwat, Three Man Down and Taitosmith. Booths of Thai foods will be available with butlers in attendance. The event is restricted to visitors aged from 20.

There are no tickets for sale. To get free tickets, visit facebook.com/ tuktukfestival.

Mahler concert

Thailand Cultural Center’s Main Hall Ratchadaphisek Road

Aug 19 at 8pm

Siam Sinfonietta presents the “Mahler 7” concert featuring a programme of Gustav Mahler’s

Symphony No.7, Song Of The Night,

conducted by Somtow Sucharitkul. It can also be viewed online via Siam Sinfonietta’s Facebook page.

Tickets cost 100 baht (1,000 baht for VIP seats) from ticketmelon.com/ operasiam/mahler-7. contact LINE @ operasiam for information.

THEATRE Simplify our mentality

Studio, 4th floor

Bangkok Art and Culture Centre Pathumwan intersection

Until Aug 8 at 7pm

A collaboration with Zieght Project,

Simplify is a visual installation and movement-based performance by performance artist Dujdao Vadhanpakorn who takes inspiration from the way her six-year-old friend looks at the world. She discovers that by simplifying our perception we would be able to see more solutions to the problems. Joining her to spiral within to meet their 6-year-old self will be three dancers — Amornsri Pattanasitdanggul, Navinda Pachimsawat and Sasapin Siriwanij.

Tickets cost 380 baht. Visit facebook. com/TheWorkshoppers.th or call 093-629-6639.

(Un)Lovely Bangkok

Studio, 4th floor, Bangkok Art and Culture Centre Pathumwan intersection

Aug 13-16 and 20-23 at 7.30pm plus a 2pm show on Saturday Theatre 8x8 is staging Lovely Madness Bangkok 2020, a physical-based performance that gives a picture of everyday life in Bangkok from various aspects. The 70-minute non-text show reflects the reality of life, the hopes and dreams of those living in the city, its society system, its economic impacts, the politics and even arts. Suitable for the audiences aged from eight years.

Tickets cost 500 baht (300 baht for students) from facebook.com/ theatre8x8.

FAIRS & SALES

Orchid fair

Siam Paragon, Rama I

Until Aug 12, 11am-9pm

Held to mark HM Queen Sirikit The Queen Mother’s birthday, the “Siam Paragon Bangkok Royal Orchid: The Paradise Of Siam 2020” features spectacular floral sculptures made from nine species of orchids as well as an exhibition of 880,000 rarely seen and beautiful orchid flowers. The highlight is a 2m kneeling albino elephant sculpture adorned with decorative embellishments in a luscious orchid forest at the Botanical Garden on M floor. The Hall of Fame also on M floor is filled with orchid arrangements while the Fashion Hall on the 1st floor features orchids for sale direct from orchid farmers. Activities include a talk on Thai orchid on Aug 9 at 11am a series of “Orchid for Mom” workshops daily at 1pm, 3pm and 5pm.

Call 02-610-8000.

Royal Project fair

1st-3rd floor of CentralWorld Ratchadamri Road

Until Aug 16, 10am-8pm

Held under the theme “Like a Golden Ray of Light, Giving Serenity to the People”, the “Royal Project 51” features 869 crops and products from many royal projects, the Royal Chitralada Projects and Doi Kham. This year’s highlights include yamabushitake mushroom, portobello mushroom, coffee capsules, arabica honey, cold-pressed black sesame oil and persimmons. A special food zone presents 38 healthy menus of local delicacies of the hill-tribe people while ready-to-eat dishes cooked by 16 popular restaurants using ingredients from the royal projects are also available. They can be ordered online via Wongnai app or delivered via LineMan. The crops and products can be purchased online through the “Royal Project X Shopee Expo Online” service.

Call 02-640-7000.

Taste of Canada

Gourmet Market

The Mall Ngamwongwan

Until Aug 19, 11am-10pm

The 9th “Taste of Canada” food festival brings a range of high-quality food products imported from Canada especially Canada’s popular seafood such as rock crab, giant lobster, North Shore Gold oysters, Avonlea Petites oysters, Quahog clams, blue mussels and Atlantic halibut fillets. Other signature items include fresh cherries and blueberries, Turkey Hill maple syrup in maple leaf glass bottle, as well as chocolate and snacks. The food festival is also running at the Gourmet Market at the Emporium, EmQuartier and Paragon.

Call 02-310-1021.

Elegant threads

Iconsiam, Charoen Nakhon Road Until Aug 16, 10am-10pm

“The Elegant Thai Textile” features a range of exquisite Thai fabrics from across the country and products made from Thai fabrics. Items include silk, prae wa silk, cotton, hilltribe fabric, Thai embroidered fabric with long and short stitches, ready-to-wear, as well as ceramics, yan lipao basketry, and bamboo basketry with khit patterns — from the Support Foundation. On exhibit are elegant costumes made from Thai silk and fabrics by leading Thai designers while an exclusive Thai silk collection by world-renowned Italian designer Antonia Sautter is presented in a virtual exhibition. Also available are a comprehensive range of Thai fabrics and handicrafts from the Thailand Textile Institute, Iconcraft, Naraya, YaccoMaricard and Pasaya. There will be a candle-lighting ceremony to wish HM a happy birthday at the River Bank of Iconsiam on Aug 12 at 7pm.

Call 1338.

Food fest on the beach

Beach front of Centara Grand Resort Hua Hin, Prachuap Khiri Khan Aug 7-8, at 5pm on wards

The “Hua Hin Food Festival 2020” is a fun-filled weekend where locals and travellers can enjoy a flavourful mix of Hua Hin’s tastiest food from over 50 renowned food sellers from the area’s most famous restaurants and hotels. Expect to try a variety of fresh seafood, barbecue, authentic Thai cuisine and other world-famous dishes by chefs from top hotels. Al fresco entertainment and activities include spectacular performances from local bands, cooking contests and ginormous food cooking shows.

There is no entrance fee. Call 032-512-021.

Home and garden

Bitec Hall 98-104

Bang Na-Trat Road

Aug 7-16, 9.30am-9pm

The “Baan Lae Suan Midyear 2020” brings a wide variety of products including home decorations, garden accessories, furniture, construction materials, bathroom accessories, plants, electric appliance, bedding items, art and craft works, as well as home building services. The fair is divided into many zones including “Eco Village” showing how to live an eco-friendly life; “Garden of Idea” offering practical gardening ideas; “My Home/Room Showcase” presenting home decorating ideas for those having pets and tips for restaurant decoration; as well as “Explorers” for those who love camping and outdoor activities. Products at the fair can be purchased online via amvata. com until Aug 23.

Visit baanlaesuan.com/fair.

Two fairs on the same ground

The Market Bangkok Ratchadamri Road

Aug 8-9, 10.30am-9pm

The “Angel is Landing” fair features more than 130 booths offering clothing, bags, accessories, perfumes and brand name products from air hostesses and stewards from many airlines. Also available are delicious food, drinks and desserts. The “Cheeze Market Presents Spirit Land” presents new and second-hand clothing, vintage products, plants and DIY products from 50 shops.

Call 02-209-5555.

Healthy and delicious

CentralPlaza Grand Rama IX Ratchadaphisek Road

Aug 10-16, 11am-9pm

The “Healthylicious” fair features a selection of healthy and innovative products from the National Innovation Agency (NIA) including snacks made from grains, pasteurised sugarcane juice, and stevia extract; clean food from pop-up cafes; low-calorie desserts from famous shops; as well as health products from the Department of Industry Promotion. The fair will later repeat at four other branches in Bangkok including CentralPlaza Lardprao from Aug 21-Sept 2.

Visit facebook.com/CPNLife.

Memorable with mom

EmQuartier, Sukhumvit Road Aug 12, 10.30am-9pm

The “Em Momories: The Perfect

Moment” fair features many activities designed for mother and child including a miniature garden workshop, a picture perfect workshop, brain teasers, a test for Alzheimer’s disease, a cookery and a yoga class. The highlight will be a nostalgic concert featuring golden oldies crooned by crooners Rungruedee Pangpongsai, Chomchai Aroonchan, Dr Supachai Pongsawat and Nadda Viyakarn, with music by Luk Krung Band and PRD Band. The concert will take place at the Quartier Park, M floor, at 6pm. Up to 1,200 jasmine seedlings will be given away.

Call 02-259-8753.

TALKS

Performing arts amid Covid-19

Every Saturday at 2pm, until Oct 17 Bangkok International Performing Arts Meeting (Bipam) presents “Under the SEA”, the first webinar series on the performing arts in the time of Covid-19 with speakers from 11 countries in Southeast Asia ready to reveal the actual circumstances they are experiencing. The 11-week long series involves the most wide-ranging conversations, with each panel carefully put together to include a variety of perspectives. On-demand show archive is available during the week.

Visit bipam.org.