Best of the week

 Maroon 5, which won this year's Grammy Award for the best performance, will make their Bangkok debut at 8pm on Monday at Impact, Muang Thong Thani.

The American pop-rock band will perform their hits as well as songs from their latest album, "It Won't Be Soon Before Long". The quintet comprises lead vocalist Adam Levine, guitarist James Valentine, bassist Mickey Madden, keyboard player Jesse Carmichael and drummer Matt Flynn.

Their hits include "This Love", "She Will Be Loved", "Makes Me Wonder", "Sunday Morning", "Harder to Breathe", "Wake up Call" and "Through with You". The quintet won a Grammy in 2004 Best New Artist and another one in 2005 for Best Pop Performance. They were also honoured at the 2006 Environmental Media Awards, and have toured with the Rolling Stones and Stevie Wonder.

Tickets range from Bt600 to Bt4,000, and are available from Thaiticketmajor.

For more information, call (02) 262 3456.

New Filipino cinema

The Association of Filipinos in Thailand (Northern Region Chapter) and Alliance Francaise in Chiang Mai are screening contemporary Filipino films series in Chiang Mai from Monday until March 7.

Two film sessions will be presented each day, at 5pm and 8pm. All the films are subtitled in English. Each session will feature one short (about 20 minutes) and one full-length film. All films will be introduced by Edward Delos Santos Cabagnot, a researcher on Asian cinema. A Bt30 contribution is requested for each session.

Cool clay

Ceramist Panchalie Sathirasas has a new show, "Out of Clay", at the Pridi Banomyong Institute.

Inspired by nature, her works side-step the sleek lines typically associated with ceramics in favour of rough textures, unusual forms and the colours of lush foliage.

The exhibition runs until March 9. The institute is on Soi Thonglor and is open from 10am to 10pm.

Call (02) 381 3860 or visit PridiInstitute.com.

Here is the programme:

Monday - "New Pinoy Cinema": 5pm, Joel Ruiz's "Mansyon" and "Batad: Sa Paang Palay" ("Batad: At the Mountain's Edge") by Benjie Garcia and Vic Acedillo Jr; 8pm, Lawrence Fajardo's "Kultado" ("Boiling Point") and "Ang Pagdadalga Ni Maximo Oliveros" ("The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros") by Auraeus Solito and Michiko Yamamoto.

Tuesday - "The Filipino and Nature": 5pm, Alvin Yapan's "Rolya" ("Film Roll") and "Biyaya Ng Lupa" ("Blessings of the Land") by Manuel Silos; 8pm, Emmanuel Dela Cruz's "Gabon" ("Cloud") and Mes Guzman's "Ang Daan Patungong Kalimutong" ("The Road to Kalimutong").

Wednesday - "Love, Death and Memory": 5pm, Enrico Aragon's "Nineball" and Adolf Alix's "Donsol"; 8pm: "Doble Vista" ("Double Vision") by Nix Lanas, Nisha Alicer & Caren Crisologo and Michael Sandejas's "Tulad Ng Dati" ("Same As Before").

Thursday -  "Living in the City": 5pm, Sigrid Bernardo's short "Babae" ("Woman") and Lino Brocka's "Insiang"; 8pm: Ishmael Bernal's "Manila by Night"

March 7 - "Living in the City": 5pm, "Putot" ("Small Fry") by Jeck Cogama and Jeffrey Jeturian's "Kubrador" ("The Bet Collector").