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December 29Happy Birthday to Scottish musician and The Jesus and Mary Chain’s lead singer Jim Reid (1961). In 1914, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, the first novel by influential Irish author James Joyce, is serialised in a London literary magazine called The Egoist. |
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December 30Until March 14 at Ardel’s Third Place Gallery on Thonglor Soi 10, see What Are We Drinking?, an exhibition of glass and porcelain installations representing drinks and bottles by local artist Nino Sarabutra. The gallery is open Tuesday to Sunday from 10:30 am to 7 pm. For more details, call 02 422 2092. In 1927, the Ginza Line, the first subway line in Asia, opens in Tokyo, Japan. |
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December 31Celebrate the New Year at the Chiang Khan Countdown 2015 Music Festival. See popular local acts Singto Numchoke, Jetset’er, Lula, Scrubb, Musketeers, Paradox, Boom Boom Cash and many more from 4 pm until New Year at Phu Tok in Loei. Tickets are 1,200 baht at Thai Ticketmajor. For more information, call 02 565 3456. In 1879, in New Jersey, USA, Thomas Edison demonstrates incandescent lighting to the public for the first time. |
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January 1Best wishes for a happy New Year! In 1999, the Euro currency is introduced. |
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January 2Birthday wishes go out to American actress and model Kate Bosworth (1983). In 1959, Luna 1, the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon and to orbit the Sun, is launched by the Soviet Union. |
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January 3In 1970, The Beatles begin recording George Harrison’s song, “I Me Mine.” The recording is completed on April 1, the last recording session that the band worked on together. In 2000, the last original weekday Peanuts comic strip is published. |
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January 4It’s the last day at 100 Tonson Gallery on Ploenchit Road to see Days of (Endless) Meaninglessness, an exhibition of photographs recreated on canvas by local artist Phaptawan Suwankudt. The gallery is open Thursday to Sunday from 11 am to 7 pm. For more details, call 02 684 1527. In 1948, Burma gains its independence from the United Kingdom. |
