Sunday, December 16 is your chance to catch Mr. Claus at the 2012 beijingkids Santa on Ice event. Snap a family photo with Good O'le Saint Nick, who will also be handing out presents* to all those well-behaved children!

For more information on the event and how to register, check out beijing-kids.com.

Standing before me is the founder of Guitar China, China’s most comprehensive guitar music website, and all I can focus on is his goatee – perhaps the longest I’ve ever seen on a Chinese man. The man goes by two names: Jiang Wei, christened by his parents, and Mel Gibson, christened by co-workers who thought they were clever (and the result of a surplus of Gibson films in the pirated market). In this interview, we talked about the birth of Guitar China, the upcoming charity concert on July 3 and a band’s penchant for singing about Beijing Duck.

Tonight (June 15) it's once again time for you to put on your thinking caps to help a worthy local charity, have a great time and possibly walk home with stupendous goodies. Turn up at the Sanlitun location of Schindler’s for what is quickly evolving into an annual tradition: the Magic Hospital Charity Quiz Night.

Teams of up to 8 are welcome to join (reservations suggested – team slots are filling quickly as of this writing).

For more information on signing up, what you can win, and the charity you can support, check out beijing-kids.

For any fathers reading this, look out your water wings, because our colleagues over at beijingkids have a great Father's Day event coming up for you and the family this weekend. The beijingkids Father's Day Pool Party takes place this Saturday (June 18) at the Westin Chaoyang, and the beijingkids team is giving you the chance to win tickets for you and your family.