Old Siam in new media

Beginning with the community outreach programme at Suan-Silp Baan Din at Ratchaburi province in 2009, Gundersen photographed actors, dancers and community members posing as characters from this tale at Patravadi Theatre Gallery. You can see the results at www.BruceGundersen.com.

Going with the flow

 The final part in the Jim Thompson Art Centre lecture series organised in parallel with the exhibition "Golden Tiger Hidden Monkey" takes place on February 20 at 1.30 in the centre's William Warren Library.

 Assoc Prof Worasan Buranakarn, an expert in philosophy from Chulalongkorn University's Faculty of Architecture, will talk about feng shui and scientific rationality. Admission is free. Call 02-612-6741 or e-mail education@jimthompsonhouse.com.

See a movie, win a prize

 Watch a movie at Major Cineplex and EGV cinema from today until February 21 for every two tickets purchased, you'll get a movie Ang Pao 2010 coupon to help you celebrate Chinese New Year. These traditional treats could win you a free ticket to catch Jackie Chan's latest Chinese film "Little Big Soldier" and if you piece the coupons all together and they reveal a picture of a mobile phone, then you've won yourself a Blackberry Bold 970.

Put a tiger in your tank

 Celebrate the year of the Tiger between Saturday and February 5 at the Sofitel Bangkok Silom's Shanghai 38 restaurant and tuck into chef Jacky Chan's traditional menus. They include Salmon Salad with Mixed Fruit, Barbecued Suckling Pig Hong Kong Style, Deep Fried Shrimps with Taro Paste and Braised Dried Oyster and Black Moss. Prices start at Bt280. Call (02) 238 1991 extension 1362.

6th International Butoh Festival Thailand 2010 

The first part of the 6th International Butoh Festival Thailand 2010 kicks off next month with workshops and performances by Asia artists. The workshop "Body of Resonance" with Yumiko Yoshioka from Japan takes place on March 5 followed by a second round with Malaysian Lee Swee Keaong on March 30-31 at Gaia by Hops, inside Sareerarom Spa on Sukhumvit Soi 23. On March 27, Lee will be onstage at Crescent Moon Space at Pridi Bhanomyong Institute. Organised by the Butoh Co-Op Thailand, the festival features six events spread over the year. Call (080) 773 6607.

Become a wine expert

Winesmart 101 is hosting training courses in wine appreciation with certified expert Parani Chitrakorn this month and next at I-Tim on Ramkhamkaeng Soi 50 in Hua Mark.

See which of these appeals to you:

- February 21, 2 to 5pm - Taste wine like a professional and learn about grape varietals, registration Bt3,500

- February 28, 2 to 5pm - How to choose wines and glasses, Bt3,750

- March 7, 2 to 5pm - Old World versus New, Bt4,000

- March 14, 10am to 6pm - A trip to Khao Yai, pairing wine and food, taste sparkling wine and Champagne, Bt4,850

E-mail parani.winesmart@gmail.com, visit www.WineSmart101.com or call (02) 732 0170-3 or (02) 732 1491-4.

Romantic Spanish feast

The Metropolitan Hotel welcomes Valentine's Day the Spanish way all this month, with a poolside, four-course feast made just for couples.

For Bt4,500+ per couple you get a welcoming cocktail and surprise gift, white grapes, almond and basil gazpacho with red-claw crayfish, Panacetta-wrapped tiger prawns, piquillo peppers, Spanish black-ink rice, mussels, chorizo and cuttlefish, churros, orange flan and almond and pistachio tart and date ice cream.

Book in advance at Cy'an, (02) 625 3391, or e-mail khattiya.phatthalung@metropolitan.como.bz.