Three Things for the Week Ahead in Beijing (Apr 6-12)
There's a special Qingming jazz show at Modernista, a book talk at The Hutong and WTF??'s first wine tasting of the year this week in Beijing.
Listen – The Xiang Xin Trio at Modernista
Normally closed on Mondays, Modernista is open tomorrow (Apr 6) for a special Qingming show. The Xiang Xin Trio will be taking over the stage for a laid-back jazz session to close out the holiday. The trio is headed by guitarist Xiang Xin, a graduate of Beijing Modern Music Academy and an active Beijing jazz performer. He'll be joined by Wang Wenhao on bass and Nick Cao on drums for an evening of relaxed jazz. Along with music, you can enjoy Modernista's usual offerings of Spanish eats and carefully crafted cocktails.
The Xiang Xin Trio will be performing at Modernsita from 9pm on Mon, Apr 6. Entry to the event is free.
Modernista
44 Baochao Hutong, Dongcheng District
东城区宝钞胡同44号
Phone: 159 0116 3023
Learn – Travels in the Other Place: A Literary Conversation with Pallavi Aiyar at The Hutong
On Thursday (Apr 9), award-winning foreign correspondent, columnist, and author Pallavi Aiyar will host a talk at The Hutong, sharing insights from her latest book, Travels in the Other Place: Pursuing the Self in Eight Acts. Drawing on a life spent reporting across continents, the book explores themes of identity, belonging and self-discovery through a series of personal essays that blend memoir, travel writing and philosophy. The talk will be followed by a book signing, and there will also be drinks available to purchase as well.
Travels in the Other Place: A Literary Conversation with Pallavi Aiyar will be taking place at The Hutong on Thu, Apr 9, from 7.30pm to 8.30pm. Tickets are RMB 50 and can be purchased by scanning the QR code in the poster above. You can read more details about the event here.
The Hutong
1 Jiudaowan Zhongxiang, Beixinqiao, Dongcheng District
东城区北新桥九道湾中巷1号
Drink – WTF?? Wine Tasting with Friends, Dolce Far Niente at Tiamo
WTF?? will be hosting their first Wine Tasting of 2026 next Saturday (Apr 11) at Tiamo. They'll have 11 standout Italian wines to try, which you can see details of in the poster above. The theme for the tasting is "dolce far niente", meaning "pleasant idleness" and to go with the theme is a "vacation style" dress code. Along with the wine, there will be a selection of nibbles plus other activities such as a best dressed competition, a "sexy blind tasting game", a mystery bottle auction and more.
WTF?? Wine Tasting with Friends, Dolce Far Niente will be taking place at Tiamo on Sat, Apr 11, from 2pm until 5pm. Tickets are RMB 350 and can be booked by scanning the QR code in the poster above. You can read more about the event here.
TIAMO•条条by柴屿麦
Southwest corner, 1/F Pacific Century Place, 2 Gongti Bei Lu, Chaoyang District
朝阳区工人体育场北路甲2号盈科中心1层西南侧
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