11 Awesome things to do this weekend

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Suthima Thongmark
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Fri 10

Krungthep Thara at CentralWorld; 12pm; free

CentralWorld’s celebration of the riverside culture makes a comeback only to be more vibrant, more flavorful, and more fun. Get ready to explore a floating market and magnificent food fest featuring rare Thai traditional food and dessert, craftsmanship showcases, cultural performances, riverside architecture, and more in the heart of the city.

Big Bad Wolf Book Sale Bangkok at Impact; 24 hours; free

10 days and nights of non-stop book selling will make bookworms cry in happy tear. Our beloved and biggest English book sale event is back to Bangkok again at Hall 9 (Forum) IMPACT Muang Thong Thani. Be prepare to browse more than 3 millions books at shockingly low prices (from 60-80% off) There will be every kind of book you need like children’s books, 2D, cook books, encyclopedia, architecture, novels, drama, fiction, fairy-tales and many more.

Beat and Beyond: Cosmo's Midnight (Live!) at Glowfish; B700

Beat and Beyond is back for the fourth edition with Sydney’s favourite twins Cosmo's Midnight. Consisting of twins Cosmo and Patrick Liney, Cosmo's Midnight produce a variety of styles with electronic music mixed Pop and R&B elements. They are having a world tour and stopping in Australia, New Zealand, North America, and Asia. Get ready to dance along with them at the gig!  

Sat 11 

POOL by Tintin Cooper at Artist+Run Gallery; 1pm; free

POOL is the first solo exhibition by Thai-English artist Tintin Cooper, featuring a series of sculpture and paintings of male figures doing different activities by the pool.

Thai'm Out at Hostel URBY; 2pm; free

As you might know, Jam on Toast's adventure in Bangkok is about to end. So they are hosting a friendly gathering where you can chill on the rooftop, lay on a bean bag, grab a cocktail or even a coffee, and enjoy good tunes by Brent Burns, Keith Lay, and Rui Rodrigues.

Grotesco! at Maison Close BKK; 3pm; free

This post-mortem art exhibition puts a spotlight on post-modern vanities through the grotesque beauty of collages of human bodies' decomposition created by Quentin Ques and Carlos Dávila.

Hollow at Peel The Limelight; 8pm; B700

Peel The Limelight presents Hollow, its original theatrical production inspired by true stories of a hundred of thousands of comfort women during the World War II. The play follows testimonies of the survivors who were abused, raped, tortured, exploited, and forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese Imperial Army.

The play is recommended for audiences age 15 or older and performed in English with Thai subtitles.

Greg Fleet at The Westin Grande Sukhumvit; 8pm; tickets from B600

Standup Asia is bringing one of Australia’s most famous comedians Greg Fleet to Bangkok. The celebrity comic, who appeared in famous Aussie soap Neighbors along with Nicole Kidman, co-created and stars in his own Netflix shows.

Sun 12

Ban Lae Suan Fair Midyear at BITEC; 9:30am; free

One of Thailand’s largest fair about all things home and decor makes a comeback this month at BITEC. Shop for housebuilding items, home furnishing products and more.

Textile Story: Multimedia Exhibition at Thailand Creative & Design Center (TCDC); 10:30am; free

Witaya Junma reappropriates the mechanics of movie projector by replacing a split reel with local textiles to create moving pictures.

40 Years of Panorama Photography at Serindia Gallery; 11am; free

Jaroslav Poncar has been traveling the world with the unique 1958 Russian made camera FT-2, a kind of camera that takes single continuous images natural to human eyes, for 40 years. See the amazing places he’s been to in this exhibition.

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