MUSICAL YOUTH Enjoy great music and a gala dinner at the final round of the annual Conrad Young Musician of Thailand 2009 competition. Participants from across the country under 20 years of age have competed during the last three months for this prestigious honour. The winner will receive the King’s Award. Call 0-2690-9981 or email nannadda@conradbangkok.com.

SURVIVAL TUNES The musical talk show Day Free Man – The Last Day Show: Will I Survive appears at the Thailand Cultural Centre’s main hall. Featuring Pa’Jaw-Yudthana, Pa’nong Watson, Jason Young and many more celebrities, proceeds from this performance will go to the Children’s Cancer Fund under the royal patronage of HRH Princess Somsawali. Contact Thai Ticket Major at 0-2262-4356.

5 SUN
COOL TUNES What better way to kick off April than by visiting Pattaya to take in the Cool Music Fest at Ocean Marine Yacht Club Pattaya. The event features famous Thai recording artists, both past and contemporary, including Tata Young, Tattoo Colour and Ben Chalatit. Call Thai Ticket Major at 0-2262-3456.

18 SAT
FOLK FUN Yod-Khun-Pol is a traditional play performed by Charity Thai Traditional Dramatic Performance group in the Thai thespian tradition at Thailand Cultural Centre’s main hall. Enjoy actors in bejewelled costumes performing a rousing folklore tale. Contact Thai Ticket Major at 0-2262-3456.

22 WED
ARCHITECTURE RESCUE Dr Sumet Jumsai gives a lecture as part of his Cultural Crusade series about conservation efforts in Thailand. The second of a three-part series, the evening’s topic highlights structures under threat including those built for Bangkok’s Bicentennial in 1982. At Siam Society. Call 0-2661-6470.

23 THU
LAUGHS ON FILM Organised by the Federation of National Film Associations of Thailand and Tourism Authority of Thailand, Bangkok hosts the World Comedy Film Festival 2009. Under the theme, Laughter’s Beyond Frontiers, 60 comedy films from all over the world will be screened during the six-day festival. Hosted in conjunc-tion with Siam Paragon Cinema Complex, this is the first comedy film festival held in Asia. Call TAT at 1672.

24 FRI
FEMININE MAN Painter Chakaphan Ratanachan unveils his new solo exhibition at the Siam Galleria Art Space. Titled He Is The Most Beautiful Lady III, the works are inspired by Thailand’s katoey (lady boy) sub-culture. The show runs until 24 May. Call 0-2630-3381.

SOCIAL ARTISTS Art ED 35 Group, a collective of artists who graduated from the Faculty of Education
at Chulalongkorn University, presents a month of art exhibitions at the Amari Watergate Hotel. Titled 35 Presence, the show highlights 30 works created under the concept Moment in Social. Call 0-2653-9000.

DOUBLE DUTY Thai pop star Tik Shiro’s exhibition, Be Enriched, showcases a selection of his paintings. Known in Thailand more for his voice than his brushstroke, the show serves as a critical appraisal of life in Thailand. Running all month at MUMU Arthouse.. Call 0-84374-4252.

2 THU
DISNEY’S ICE EXITS This is your last chance to catch Disney On Ice in Bangkok. Titled Princess Wishes, the show holds forth for its final performance at Impact Arena Muang Thong Thani. Tickets are on sale at all Major Cineplex counters and Thai Ticket Major. Call 0-2262-3456.

4 SAT
FOLKLORE PHOTOGRAPHY Inspired by folklore and legends from the region, New York-based artist Bruce Gundersen’s On the Other Side captures the essence of Asian fables and blends them into an alluring concoction of mythology, artistry and cultural interpretation. The show runs until 31 May at Kathmandu Photo Gallery. Call 0-2234-6700

RAINBOW WARRIOR Reverend Jesse Jackson delivers the keynote speech at the International Peace Foundation’s (IPF) Bridges dinner event. Jackson has long been associated with the civil rights movement in the United States and abroad. At 8 pm at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand . Call 0-2652-0580-1.

25 SAT
KICKING IT Bangkok hosts the 1st Asian Martial Arts Games, until 3 May. Athletes will compete in various disciplines including kickboxing, karate, jujitsu and taekwondo. At the Indoor Stadium Sport Complex. Call 0-2318-0940-4.

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ART BRIDGE Siam City Hotel’s Bangkok City Gallery presents the 2nd Rural Study Art Exhibition of Thai-Laos Cultural Relations under the theme Enhancing Thai-Laos Cultural Relations Through Art. The event is co-hosted by the Department of Fine Arts at King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology, Ladkrabang. The exhibition runs until 30 April, from 10 am to 8 pm. Call 0-2247-0123.