Welcome to the Weekend Warrior, our handy guide to hatching all manner of diabolical schemes and plots, whether or not they’re the same thing.
Friday
It’s time to bust out sailor hats for the latest theme party from Trasher’s oddball organizers: Thaitanic. Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet’s love epic is getting cross-dressed with Thai culture on a boat docked in Sathorn on Friday night. Get ready for sing-along pop tunes, a costume contest and surprise performance. Dress code is vintage, navy or Titanic passenger (low-budge cosplay more than welcome).
9 pm. THB 300 including one drink. Soi Charoen Krung 80. BTS Saphan Taksin
ISAAN SHAKEDOWN: Paradise Bangkok Fifth Anniversary
Giddy up for this evening of mo lam and lae, traditional folk music from Isaan province with extra-spicy, electronic beats. It’s the first time female industry stars Kwanjit Sriprajan and Yenjit Porntawi are performing live together onstage, supported by DJs Maft Sai, Chris Menist and Paradise Bangkok’s resident mo lam band.
9 pm. THB 1,000 including one drink, ya dong and scarf. Mongkol RCA Studio, RCA Plaza, Royal City Avenue. MRT Petchaburi
Saturday
CHOW DOWN: Inaugural Chicken Wing Eating Contest
How many chicken wings can be consumed in 10 minutes? That is the penultimate question at Sway’s first ever wing-eating competition. The battle starts with three pounds, no utensils allowed and sauce is contestant’s choice. After that, it’s wing after wing with the winner being crowned by highest weight of meat ingested. First prize (besides fever sweats and potential diarrhea) is THB2,500 and additional prizes. Check out a few of the competitor’s on the event’s Facebook page and start hedging your bets!
8 pm. THB 500. Sway, Thong Lor 10. BTS Thong Lor
SMOOTH TUNES: Bangkok Jazz Collective
Siam Paragon’s cinema is setting a different kind of stage this weekend: an eclectic line-up of international jazz artists. Japanese bossa nova crooner Lisa Ono performs with musicians like acclaimed Canadian jazz trumpeter Ingrid Jensen and Thai pianist Den Yuprasert.
6 pm. THB 1,800 to 2,500. Siam Paragon cinema. BTS Siam
Sunday
ARTISAN YUMS: Spring Epicurean Market
The Spring Summer restaurant open its garden for a fresh and healthy end to the month. Blankets and picnic baskets will be laid down on the grass, with the opportunity to wander around and try samples from local artisan vendors like Horn Cider and Conkey’s Bakery.
8 am to 1 pm. Spring Summer, 199 Sukhumvit 49. BTS Thong Lor
MIDDLE-AGED: Gregorian Chant Performance
The AUG Choir presents sacred music from the Roman Catholic Church’s ancient tradition of Gregorian chanting. The songs will be performed in the Neilson Hays rotunda gallery, a beautiful setting with stellar acoustics.
5 pm. THB 500. Neilson Hays Library, 195 Surawong Road. BTS Surasak
