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March 3

Catch funk-rock band Maroon 5, who play in Bangkok for the first time as part of their It Won�t Be Soon Before Long tour. The Grammy Award-winning pop stars will perform at 8 pm at Impact Arena. Tickets are 600 to 4,000 baht at Thai Ticketmajor. For more details, call 02 262 3456 or 02 412 7287-8.

It�s the last day to see Through a Glass Darkly at the Patravadi Theatre on Arun Amarin Road. Israeli artist David Ben Ami showcases his intense paintings as part of the Bangkok Fringe Festival. The gallery is open daily from 11 am to 6 pm. For more information, call 02 412 7287.

March 4

In 2001, the Hintze Ribeiro Bridge in northern Portugal collapses, killing 70 people.

Until March 15 at Nospace Gallery on Sukhumvit 71, see Never Awake, an exhibition of paintings by 20-year-old Chulalongkorn University student Pornlert Henry Tantipanitkoon. The gallery is open Tuesday to Sunday from 2 pm to 8 pm. For more information, call 086 789 8966.

March 5

In 1950, Walt Disney�s classic animated feature Cinderella is released.

In 1997, leaders from North Korea and South Korea meet for first time in 25 years for peace talks.

March 6

In 1997, Picasso�s Tete de Femme, worth more than £500,000 (31 million baht), is stolen from a London art gallery. The work is recovered a week later.

In 1899, German pharmaceutical company Bayer registers the name Aspirin as a trademark.

March 7

In 1985, the song �We Are the World,� recorded to raise money for starving people in Ethiopia, is heard on the radio for the first time.

In 1955, the Broadway musical version of Peter Pan is presented on television, becoming the most-watched television special up to that time.

March 8

In 1993, American animated television series Beavis and Butthead premieres on MTV.

In 1980, the Soviet Union hosts its first-ever rock music festival.

March 9

It�s the last day to see BabyMime, a performance by a group of young pantomime artists. The artists use humour and childlike imagination to explore overlooked aspects of everyday life. The show starts at 7:30 pm at Pridi Banomyong Institute on Thonglor. Tickets are 300 to 500 baht at Thai Ticketmajor. For more details, call 02 262 3456 or 02 412 7287-8.

In 1966, The Beach Boys record their hit single �God Only Knows.�