Get into shape and get a discount at True Fitness by signing up for an annual membership by August 31.
The deal is, you'll get three months free along with other privileges, including classes in Bikram Yoga, one round of personal training and a voucher for a treatment at the True Spa and True'Est. Check it out at the True Fitness branches at Exchange Tower, (02) 663 4999, or Zen at CentralWorld, (02) 610 0999.
Relax mother!
Treat your mum to a session at the Tammachart Day Spa at the Novotel Bangkok on Siam Square. Throughout August, Tammachart is offering a variety of treatments and promotions. Buy a five-time course and get five free Thai massages, as well as a photo package from Jardin de L'Amour worth Bt5,000. Call (02) 209 8888.
River cooking
Learn about Thai cuisine while cruising the Chao Phya on a luxury-refitted antique rice barge with the Manohra cooking classes. The course fee is Bt2,800 net including a market tour and the ingredients for five dishes. The classes are held from Monday to Friday from 8am to noon. Call (02) 476 0022 extension 1416 or visit www.|ManohraCruises.com.
Italian sensations on Samui
Discover the world of Italian cuisine with a menu created by chefs Giovanni Ranaudo from the Amari Watergate Hotel, Silvano Amolini from the Amari Boulevard and Marco Boscaini of Samui's Prego, at from August 17 to 22 at the Amari Palm Reef Resort on Chaweng Beach. Visit www.Amari.com/PalmReef.
Dressed to kill
Spot the latest trends at the Bangkok International Fashion Fair and Bangkok International Leather Fair from August 13 to 16 in Challenger Halls 1 to 3 at Impact in Muang Thong Thani. More than 1,000 brands will show off their designs and products. There'll be trendy clothes, accessories, jewellery and leather goods as well as fashion shows, business meetings, exhibitions and seminars. Admission is free. Call (02) 513-0093-104 or visit www.ThaiTradeFair.com and www.BiffAndBil.com.
Art anonymous
New Zealand-born, Australia-based artist Godwin Bradbeer is putting on his first solo show in Bangkok with "Portraits in Exile" at the Ardel Gallery of Modern Art until August 20. At the centre are are several recent works under the theme of "Imago", which continue the artist's preoccupation with the staring face of an anonymous person, ambiguous in its description in terms of sex, race, age and character. The gallery is at 99/45 Belle Ville, Boromrachachonnanee Road Km 10.5, Thawee Wattana, Bangkok. It's open Tuesday to Saturday, from 10.30 to 7 and Sunday until 5.30. Call (02) 422 2092 or visit www.ArdelGallery.com.
Between the lines
Dasa Book Cafe, 710/4 Sukhumvit between Sois 26 and 28, is holding a clearance sale of its used books in preparation for a move to bigger premises. More than 14,000 titles are priced at just Bt19 a pop. The sale runs until August 15. Visit www.DasaBookCafe.com.
In the deep
Photographer Laurent Ballesta and marine biologist Pierre Descamp showcase images of amazing fish and other denizens of the deep in "Planet: Voyage to the Heart of the Marine Realm", at Zen's outdoor area and CentralWorld's Amphitheatre until August 12. Call (02) 100 9962-3.