Mar 20-26: Spring Wonderland, Blak Twang, Dirge King, Daniel Waples, and more!

Thursday, March 20 to Wednesday, March 26

Alarming Statistic

260

The number of infants abandoned at a baby hatch in Guangzhou since January 28, causing this welfare center to suspend accepting any more new recipients in order to better care for the children already in their care.

BBC

Best of the Blog

The 2014 Reader Restaurant Awards Results
As the Beijinger's Eleventh Annual Reader Restaurant Awards Ceremony wraps up, it's our great pleasure to announce what you voted as the top picks of the past year. Here is our compilation the comprehensive list of Best and Outstanding winners.

First Glance: Mexican-Korean Fusion at Palms LA Kitchen and Bar
If Korean-Mexican seems an unlikely a cuisine, what's even more unlikely is Korean-Mexican in the hutongs of Beijing. Luckily, both of these things exist. It's been just over five years since the trend rolled through Los Angeles, California, spread through the States, hopped over the Pacific, dropped in on Seoul, and has now set up house in Gulou.

Fast Food Watch: The McDonald's Bacon Double Patty Mashed Potato Hamburger
McDonalds restaurants has brought us one step closer to the utopia of a "meal in a pill" by introducing a hamburger/ potato hybrid all-in-one. Is this a streamlined experience to ease the burden of chewing, or a one-way ticket to disaster?

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As the lush foilage of spring prepares to loom over us, so too is this newsletter about to bloom into its next phase. You'll be seeing a more streamlined line-up that features our editors' top picks for events you shouldn't miss, starting this week with Spring Wonderland, Blak Twang, Dirge King, and Daniel Waples. For a complete listing of events, please check out our Events page; or, choose to receive our weekly WeChat newsletter by subscribing to "theBeijinger". Now, get out there, and enjoy spring in the city!

Thursday, March 20

The Other Cinema: Philip Seymour Hoffman Tribute, Moneyball

This ongoing series of film screenings showcases the wide filmography of the late actor.This screening of Moneyball (2011) features Hoffman as Art Howe, the Oakland A's manager that doubts Brad Pitt's sabremetric ways. Drink specials include gin and tonic, Hoegaarden, and Wells IPA for RMB 20, and Leffe and mojitos both for RMB 25. Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays in March. Free. 8pm.The Other Place. Read more

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Friday, March 21

Spring Wonderland

This event is sponsored by the Beijinger

NB Noise and Peng will provide party goers with a magical land of wonder and delight as inspired by Lewis Carroll's book Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Music will be supplied by four of Beijing’s top DJs that include Danny Flora, El-Mar, Ludo V and Pancake Lee, so you can expect the finest selection of house, electro and techno. RMB 150, RMB 100 (advance). 10pm. Chinese Businessmen Museum. Read more

		JUE Festival & Electric East Present: UK MOBO Award Winner Blak Twang
	Blak Twang is undoubtedly a cornerstone of UK hip-hop. Twang’s standing stretches back to his revered LPs from the '90s, and is admired for his raw no nonsense approach to the hip hop genre. RMB 60. 10pm. Lantern. Read more
		Pete Tong
	The UK nightclub legend known as the "global ambassador for electronic music" is taking a break from BBC Radio 1 to party in Beijing. RMB 100. 9.30pm. LIV. Read more
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Saturday, March 22

Daniel Waples

The world’s premiere hang drummer will be collaborating live with DJs Kiran Patel and Po1e, combining the complex nature of the hang drum with intelligently crafted house and electro. RMB 100, RMB 80
(advance). 10pm. Ink. Read more

		LCD Soundsystem's Shut Up and Play the Hits
	On April 2, 2011 James Murphy and LCD Soundsystem played their final show at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Come experience the emotional disbanding of a group at the height of their power. Free. 2.30pm. XP. Read more
		Sports Pub Quiz
	Join Beijing's sporting community in a sports-themed pub quiz upstairs at The Local to aid in raising money to repatriate the body of a local amateur sportsman, Fabricio Montoya, who sadly and unexpectedly passed away last week at 28. Fab was an important member of both the Mashup basketball and Sexy FC soccer scenes, so his teammates are gratefully accepting donations as they aim to raise the RMB 80,000 needed to get him back home. Sports will be broadcasted live and drink specials are on offer throughout the evening. Free. 8pm. The Local. Read more
		N64 Super Mario Kart Competition
	Can you handle the Rainbow Road? 8-Bit hosts its first Super Mario Kart competition on the N64, with tracks for each round drawn randomly from the Mario hat. RMB 15. Sign up before 10pm. 8-Bit. Read more
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Sunday, March 23

Dirge King

Get over to Penghao Theatre for Jordan Thomas Mitchell's live theatrical performance of Dirge King. This is the new alter ego of one of Beijing's more eccentric hip hop personalities, and he will performing new material from his upcoming release. RMB 50. 9pm. Pengho Theatre. Read more

		Benjamin Law: Gaysia
	From Thai ladyboys to Tokyo drag queens, the use of Indian yoga to cure homosexuality and Malaysian reformed gay Christian fundamentalists, Benjamin Law charts an entertaining and moving guide to the vastly different experiences of being gay in Asia. RMB 75. 1pm. Capital M. Read more
		Casablanca Nights
	Chicken, lamb, beef, and duck tagines; chackchouka, pastille, zaalook, and more. Head over to Xiezuo Hutong and learn what all those words mean. RMB 100/person for three courses, roughly. No reservations. 7.30pm-midnight. Cu Ju. Read more
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Monday, March 24

Breakfast at Moka Bros

Newcomer to the Nali Patio block, Moka Bros, is getting a jumpstart on the day with their new breakfast menu. Swing by from 8-10.30am for morning nibbles like Yogurt Bro'nola (i.e. yogurt and granola, if you didn't get that), breakfast wraps and smoothies. Daily. Moka Bros. Read more

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Tuesday, March 25

March and Match

Get double the amount of Iberico ham and double the amount of wine for your money. Plates of ham come in two sizes, 50g and 100g, but this promotions bumps the quantity up to 100g and 200g for the same prices of RMB 247 and RMB 480. Pair with a glass (er … two glasses) of Abadía Retuerta. Daily. Migas Restaurant. Read more

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Upcoming

APR 26, Shuangjing Block Party and Chili Cook-Off

This event is sponsored by the Beijinger.

This neighborhood event will have beer gardens and wine vendors for the big kids and bouncy castles and face painting for the little ones. A variety of food will be present with vendors offering BBQ hamburgers, Mexican and Japanese. Free chili for the crowd while it lasts, and a champion will be crowned at the end of the event, with proceeds benefitting Roots and Shoots. Free. 1-7pm. Pingod International Art Street, near Today Art Museum. Read more

		MAR 29, DJ Chimpo
	Bass music legend Chimpo’s musical style defies genre boundaries. Both his DJ sets and productions see him fuse grime, drum & bass, dubstep, trap, garage, dancehall and hip-hop to create a unique sound that never fails to destroy dance floors. RMB 50. 10pm. Dada. Read more
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Mar 20-26: Spring Wonderland, Blak Twang, Dirge King, Daniel Waples, and more!

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