November 2008

by Rungtip Hongjakpet Izmen

ACYC Race Series 2008

Racing in the Chalong Bay

Date: March to November 2008
Venue: Around Chalong Bay
Contact: Tony Knight at +66 (0) 81 7470074
or visit www.acycphuket.com

The Ao Chalong Yacht Club’s annual Image Asia Keelboat and Multihull Race Series kicks off this year on March 16.

Other dates in the series are March 30, April 27, May 11, May 25, June 15, June 29, July 12-13, August 10, August 24, September 7, September 21, October 12, November 2, November 16 and November 28.

Anyone looking to pull a few ropes – even those who have never done it before – can call the club’s Commodore, Tony Knight, who can usually find a space for them on one of the boats.

Phuket Thailand Open 2008

Date: November 4-9, 2008
Venue: Karon Beach, Phuket
Contact: www.fivb.org

Phuket is now a regular venue – this is the third year – for a round in the Swatch FIVB Women’s Beach Volley World Tour, currently the biggest beach volley tournament in Asia. The event features all the world’s top women players vying for a purse of $100,000. Played in a purpose-built stadium on the beach, it’s great fun to watch and, better yet, spectating is free. For more information, visit the website above.

Art Exhibition: "Ambiguity" by Pedro Glücksmann

Abstract featuring sweeps of 24-karat gold

Date: November 4-24, 2008
Venue: Kata Beach Resort, Kata Beach
Contact: Alasdair Forbes at Tel: +66 (0)87 884 9964

Leading Venezuelan artist Pedro Glücksmann, winner of Venezuela's coveted Cerro Negro Competition (with a purse of US$400,000, or about 13 million baht), will have his first exhibition in Phuket, titled "Ambiguity", from November 4 to 24 at the Kata Beach Resort. His body of work includes bronze sculptures, but for the Phuket exhibition he will be showing pencil drawings and acrylics, mostly abstract, some of them featuring sweeps of 24-karat gold.

Mr Glücksmann says of his art, "I need to see all things in their wildest forms, which fall into view, much as music needs to be followed and lived, or like the actions of Man that transform thought and procedures." Mr Glücksmann has been exhibiting and selling his work since 1956.

Comedy Night by the Punchline Comedy Club

Russel Kane

Date: November 11, 2008
Venue: Holiday Inn Resort Phuket in Patong
Contact: 083-646-4671 or visit www.phuketcomedy.com

The Punchline Comedy Club continues its highly successful series of standup comedy nights with British TV star Andy Parsons; ‘if.comedy’ Award Nominee 2008 Russell Kane; and the hyper-energetic Mark Walker.

Andy Parsons is a regular panelist on the hugely popular British TV show, ‘Mock the Week’. He has won several awards for his comedy and is also a regular member of the London Comedy Store’s highly acclaimed ‘Cutting Edge’ team.

Russell Kane has firmly established himself as one of hottest comics in the UK. He was one of four comedians nominated for the ‘if.comedy’ award at the 2008 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Mark Walker, son of the famous Irish comedian Roy Walker, has made various guest appearances on BBC1, Channel 4 & Channel 5, and presented ‘Britain’s Wildest’ on the UK’s Sky One channel. Tickets cost 960 Baht in advance or 1,200 Baht on the door, which opens at 8 pm, with the show starting at 8:30 pm.

Loy Krathong Festival

Krathong

Date: November 12, 2008
Venue: Saphan Hin, Phuket City and around the island
Contact: Tourism Authority of Thailand at Tel: 076-212213

Loy Krathong, Thailand's most beautiful and delightful festival, is celebrated this year on November 12. On this day, Thais across the country pay respect to the gods of the waters and send their troubles floating away on a "kratong" – traditionally a small raft made from a slice cut from the stem of a banana plant and decorated with flowers and a candle. The sight of thousands of candlelit kratongs bobbing on the water is truly heart-lifting.

The most popular sites for Phuket locals to mark Loy Kratong are Saphan Hin and Suan Luang (King Rama IX) parks in Phuket City. Others celebrate the event at Patong Beach, on the lake just inland from Nai Harn Beach, at Kata Beach or at Karon Beach. Major hotels usually host a special evening so that guests can join in. Earlier in the day, there are always colorful parades as part of the celebration. At Saphan Hin, especially, there are also many entertaining shows on stage.

Phuket International Sportfishing Tournament 2008

Date: November 19-22, 2008
Venue: Chalong Bay
Contact: uweschittek@yahoo.com

Phuket Sportfishing Tournament

Following the success of the Phuket International Sportfishing Tournament 2007, which attracted 20 teams from 18 countries, the 2008 event is scheduled for November 19-22.

This is a three-day team sportfishing event with top honors going to the team that tallies the most points per kilogram during the tournament. Prizes will also be awarded to the teams that catch the heaviest fish in each eligible species, while a release trophy will go to the team that catches and releases the most billfish.

In an effort to showcase individual team skills, the contest rules this year have been designed to allow teams to fish the event as they would while fun fishing.

Registration takes place on November 19 from 18:00 at the Capt Hook restaurant in Chalong. The weigh-in station will be at the Tamarind Bar, Chalong, which will also be the venue for the awards party. For more information, contact organizer Uwe Schittek at uweschittek@yahoo.com.
Read more about fishing in Phuket...

Phuket Soccer 7s

Dates: 22 & 23 November 2008
Venue: Karon Stadium
Contact: www.Thai7s.com

The annual Phuket Soccer 7s tournament is a fast and furious – and highly popular – event. This year, the fourth, will see 40 teams from 10 countries battling through 14-minute games, then reliving the glory of the day in nearby watering holes. Boasting zero prize money and none of that offside nonsense, this is guaranteed to be a fun day for players and spectators.

Phuket King’s Cup Regatta

Phuket King's Cup regatta

Date: November 29 - December 6, 2008
Venue: Phuket
Contact: Regatta Office Tel/Fax: +66 (0) 7627 3380
Email: info@kingscup.com

The most exciting event in the island’s marine sporting calendar, the King’s Cup Regatta attracts around 100 yachts from all over the world to compete in races in the waters off Phuket and among the neighbouring islands.

The after-race parties (there are tickets for sale) have a reputation for being among the biggest and best on Phuket. This year is the 21st time the regatta has been staged. Read more about Phuket King's Cup regatta...

Laguna Phuket Triathlon

Date: December 7, 2008
Venue: Laguna Phuket
Contact: www.lagunaphukettriathlon.com

The annual Laguna Phuket Triathlon is an exciting event that attracts top athletes from all over the world. The race starts with a 1.8km swim, followed by a 55km bicycle course, and ends with a 12km run. There are also shorter events. For more details of the event or to register, visit the website above.

Patong Carnival

Live entertainment at Patong Carnival

Date: December 15-20, 2008
Venue: Patong Beach
Contact: Patong Municipal Office Tel: 076-344275

This year’s Patong Carnival will last 6 days, Patong Mayor Pian Keesin has announced. Patong Municipality will host the event, providing 7 million baht in funding. In past years the Carnival took place on the first three days of November but this year’s event will be later and last longer in order to be sure of avoiding rainy days and to give as many people as possible a chance to join in the fun.

There will be three stages for live entertainment: at Loma Park, at the beach end of Soi Bangla and at the corner of Ruamjai Rd and Taweewong Rd. There will be colourful parades on the first and last day. During the festival, vendors will offer Thai food, crafts from around Thailand, and spa treatments and products. Other activities will include longtail boat races and scuba diving expeditions to clear trash from the coral reefs off Patong Beach.

Phuket 2nd Film Festival

Phuket 2nd Film Festival

Date: June 4-11, 2009
Venue: Jungceylon, Patong Beach
Contact: www.phuketfilmfestival.asia

The 2nd Phuket Film Festival is scheduled to take place in June 2009, showcasing more than 50 movies from some 20 different countries, including numerous entries from Scandinavia, the UK and Germany, with the emphasis on light, family-oriented “fun” films. Most of the movies will be feature films or documentaries, though there may also be a “side bar” of short films about the plight of the elephant in Southeast Asia.

As in the first festival, in 2007, the movies will be divided into four categories: “Slices of Life”, “Water”, “The World Around Us” and “Alternative Lifestyle”. The organizers are also hoping to screen as many world premières at the Festival as possible. They expect the seven days of the Festival to attract between 3,000 and 5,000 moviegoers. The biggest part of this number is expected to be foreigners living on the island, followed by Thais in their late teens and early 20s, along with Thai families; and foreign tourists.

Art exhibition: The Rhythm of the Heart by Santi Thongsuk

Art exhibition: The Rhythm of the Heart

Date: December 20, 2008 – January 17, 2009
Venue: D Gallery, Royal Phuket Marina, Phuket
Contact: Jittiporn Barua, Tel: +66 (0) 76 360 867
Email: jittiporn@dgallery.co.th
www.dgallery.co.th

To start the coming high season, D Gallery presents "Rhythm of the Heart”, an exhibition of oils on canvas by Thai artist Santi Thongsuk. Khun Santi was born in Ubon Ratchathani in 1969 and received a fine arts degree from Bangkok’s Silapakorn University in 1994. In the same year, he won the first Asean Art Awards in Singapore for his painting “Breath in the Capital City”.

A versatile artist and devout Buddhist, Santi’s figurative art incorporated human bodies, facial expressions, political themes and Buddhism-related images. He has exhibited several times in Thailand and his work has been included in shows in Britain in 1994 and in Singapore in 2001. He was also represented at the Christie’s auction of “Important Thai Paintings” in Bangkok in 2000.

by Rungtip Hongjakpet Izmen

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