Events
- October 12, 2008 12:30pm - 3:30pm
Double the portion, double the fun - this newly launched brunch menu is yours to gorge all Sunday. RMB 248+15% (includes free flow of wine, beer and soft drinks), RMB 338+15% (champagne). 12.30-3.30pm. VIC, Sofitel (8599 6666)
- October 12, 2008 1:00pm
Wine, dine and listen to the DJ spinning beats. Brunch includes free-flow draft beers, house wines, cocktails, and sparkling wine. RMB 198. 1pm. All-Star (5905 6999)
- October 12, 2008 2:00pm - 4:00pm
at The HutongLearn how to make great-tasting dumplings with healthy local ingredients, naturally colored skins, and serve them up hot with spicy sauces. RMB 180. 2-4pm. The Hutong (8915 3613) www.the-hutong.com
- October 12, 2008 2:00pm - 4:00pm
at The HutongTreat your palate to the flavors of the Orient and discover six unique teas from the far reaches of China. Learn the secret to brewing the perfect tea, and the history and mythology that is infused in each cup of Chinese tea. RMB 180. 2-4pm. The Hutong (8915 3613) www.the-hutong.com
- October 12, 2008 5:00pm
at ObiwanFree Jamaican BBQ and reggae tunes by DJ Tootles. Free. 5pm. Obiwan (6617 3231)
- October 12, 2008 6:00pmat Q Bar
Master mixologist George Zhou blends smooth jazz and smoother drinks to finish off the weekend. Free. 6pm. Q Bar (6595 9239)
- October 12, 2008 6:00pm
Latin DJs from 6-9pm, Mambo Jack teaches salsa in the courtyard from 7pm. Free. 6pm. Saddle Cantina (5208 6005)
- October 12, 2008 7:00pm
Directed by Vittorio De Sica, who also wrote the script along with Cesare Zavattini and Giuseppe Marotta, this poignant, comical anthology depicts various aspects of Neapolitan life. In Italian with Italian subtitles.
Free. 7pm. Italian Embassy Cultural Office (6532 5015) - October 12, 2008 7:30pm
Canadian multi-Grammy award-winning jazz artist brings her world tour to China. See photo, below. Tickets available at www.emma.cn. RMB 300-2,000. 7.30pm. Beijing Exhibition Center
Theater (6835 4455) - October 12, 2008 7:30pm
Canadian multi-Grammy award-winning jazz artist brings her world tour to China. See photo, below. Tickets available at www.emma.cn. RMB 300-2,000. 7.30pm. Beijing Exhibition Center
Theater (6835 4455) - October 12, 2008 9:00pm
When all else fails, these Mongolian throat yodelers hit the spot. RMB 40. 9pm. Jiangjinjiu Bar (8405 0124)
- October 12, 2008 9:00pm
at LushShow off your talents for 15 minutes of fame and a free beer. Past acts have ranged from freestyle rap battles to tap dancing, and loads of live music. RMB 10. 9pm. Lush (8286 3566)
- October 12, 2008 9:00pm
Good clean mosh pitting and thrashing. You need to be there like a punk needs to dress like his friends. RMB 60/40 (presale). 9pm. MAO Livehouse (6402 5080)
- October 13, 2008 - October 27, 2008
Asterix, Obelix, and their friends have entered the famous Olympic games in Ancient Olympia. They are determined to taste victory, but the Gauls face formidable competition from both Greeks and Romans. See trailer here.
- October 13, 2008at 13 Club
Lose yourself in thoughts of rolling grasslands with this solo acoustic Mongolian folk performance. Free. 9pm. 13 Club (8668 7151)
- October 13, 2008 - November 30, 2008
This autumn, from 13 October to the end of November, you are invited to Noble Court restaurant at Grand Hyatt Beijing for Hairy Crab Extravaganza featuring luscious, select hairy crabs from Yang Cheng Lake.
Feast on the renowned hairy crabs, which boast a tender meat, rich in nutrition with a strong fragrance, and enjoy the perfect taste of exquisite authentic Cantonese cuisine. Marking a delicious difference from last year, our famous Hong Kong Chef, Jeffery Lau, has prepared a thoughtful set menu that includes sweetened ginger soup, chestnut rice glue ball with other selections for you to lustrate the “cooling” to the body from tasting hairy crabs.
Delicious, healthy with cultural atmosphere promises to be an unforgettable best treatment to yourselves on this Hairy Crab season at Noble Court.
Hours: 11:00am – 2:30pm (Monday - Friday)
5:30pm – 10:00pm (Monday - Friday)
10:30am – 2:30pm (Saturday - Sunday)
5:30pm – 10:00pm (Saturday - Sunday)Reservations: 8518 1234 ext.3822
- October 13, 2008 - October 15, 2008
The International Baccalaureate Organization (Asia Pacific Region) organizes workshops at BCIS with 320 teachers from all over the IB curriculum, ensuring that teachers are thoroughly up-to-date. For more information or RSVP e-mail Sabrina.liu@bcis.cn. Beijing City International School, www.bcis.cn
- October 13, 2008 - October 17, 2008
Guten Tag! For the week of October 13th-17th, at all three Kro’s Nest restaurants (GongTi, BeiDa, BeiTai) we will feature five days of Craft microbrew fueled Bavarian themed debauchery. Craft beers are the best American microbrews you can find in China, and the Kro’s Nest is the place to find the newest selection. We’ll be rolling out a new chicken wing menu as well, plus at 80rmb for five bottled Craft microbrews all week, in the morning you won’t even remember what you annexed the night before. Featured beers will be Brooklyn Lager, Brooklyn IPA, American Ale and Rouge Dead Guy, etc. Oh and by the way, make sure you are at GongTi on Friday the 17th for ultra- exclusive, special Kro’s Beer Tasting and maybe even girls in those Oktoberfest outfits, you know the ones. Anyone know where we can find those?
Details:
Date: October 13th-October 17th from Open to Close.
Location: All Kro’s Nest restaurants
1. Gongti North Gate, 工体北门 VICS边, Chaoyang Phone: 65535253
2. Bei Da, 北大边, 1号附院门, 101中学边 1 FuYuanMen, Haidian Phone: 62528057
- October 13, 2008
Get your salsa on! Classes are limited to ten, with lessons for all ages at beginner and pre-intermediate levels. RMB 990/14 classes. 7-7.50pm, 8-8.50pm. Golden Dancing Academy (6708 0167 ext 15)
www.goldendancing.com - October 13, 2008 - November 5, 2008
China's National Theatre Company is holding a festival celebrating the works of the famed British Bard. It will start at NCPA with Ming, a Chinese version of King Lear, which depicts a story set in the Ming dynasty with a plot parallel to the Shakespearean classic. Other plays include Taming of the Shrew from British TNT Theatre on Oct 16-18 (see Feature on the new issue of theBeijinger) and Romeo and Juliet, performed by Vilnius City Theater from the Republic of Lithuania, on Nov 2. Chinese director Lin Zhaohua's Hamlet 1990 will be performed on Oct 21-25. The festival includes several other productions from the Republic of Korea, Australia and Kazakhstan. For more information, visit www.emma.cn or www.piao.com.cn.
National Theatre Company of China (6404 3653)
