This week, soak up the sun while learning something new with the many events taking place across the city, from several cultural events to the latest movies and to Father's Day, of course! If you're already wondering where to celebrate Dad this weekend, scan the QR code for a quick peek to what we have so far. More to come soon!
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And as always, have a great week, Beijing!
Beijing Campus Youth Flea Market
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That's Mandarin. Fri 14. 5-9pm. Free.
That's Mandarin's Beijing campus is holding its first youth market on Friday 14. Adults can book a table for 200RMB while kids get a discounted price of 160RMB. Expect a variety of products including snacks and toys, clothes and accessories, books and art items. There will also a book swap taking place, and interested folks can bring their books till Thursday 13 to That's Mandarin to be swapped at the event.
That's Mandarin. Building 2, 7 Xinzhong Jie, Dongcheng district (156 0120 1550) 東城區新中街7號2號樓
Nigeria Culture and Talent Show
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Jimei Furnishings. Fri 14. 1-6pm. Free.
Nigerians around Beijing, from businessmen and professionals to students, are coming together at Jimei Furnishings to showcase Nigerian culture at this upcoming fair. Nigerians and other Africans who come dressed in their cultural or native attires have a chance at winning some prizes.
Jimei Furnishings 集美家居大紅門商場 14A Ximachang, Fengtai district (WeChat:13261809066; info@smsictngltd.com) 豐臺區西馬場甲14號
Grand Concordia Hotel, Beijing. Sat 15. 6.30pm-midnight. 380RMB.
Established in 2013 and managed by the Appreciate Africa Network, the Pride Of Africa Asia Pacific Awards gives recognition and awards to Africans and international African icons in achievement, cinema, fashion, humanitarian, enterprise, arts and culture, sports and music including the friends of Africa too. This weekend, join the biggest African red carpet awards ceremony in Asia and celebrate the efforts of individuals and organisations that are helping put Africa on the map through excellence in their various fields of occupations.
Grand Concordia Hotel, Beijing. 26 Xiaoyun Lu, Chaoyang district (151 0151 7496; admin@appreciateafricanetwork.org) 朝陽區霄雲路26號
British School of Beijing, Shunyi. Sun 16 noon-4pm. Free.
The British School of Beijing (BSB) Shunyi’s Summer Fayre, one of its biggest annual events, welcomes the whole Beijing community to enjoy lunch, snack and drinks from its many food vendors, to have fun with games, water park, bouncy castles and the variety of both indoor and outdoor stalls. Get a chance to win a prize in the Grand Charity Raffle as well.
British School of Beijing, Shunyi 北京英國學校 South Side, 9 Anhua Lu, Tianzhu Development Zone, Shunyi district (8047 3588; marketing@bsbshunyi.com) 順義區安華街9號南院
Sunday market at Riviera Country Club
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Beijing Riviera Country Club. Sun 16. 11am-4pm. Free.
Riviera Country Club's monthly Sunday Market is happening this weekend, with a line-up of vendors selling items from little trinkets to food and wine. Kids get to release their energy at the bouncy castle along with a line-up of kid activities while parents can enjoy shopping around.
Beijing Riviera Country Club. 1 Xiang Jiang Bei Lu Chaoyang district (187 0137 1080; juliachen@bjriviera.com) 朝陽區香江北路1號
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Paleozoological Museum of China. Sat 15-Sun 16. 6pm-9am. 680RMB per child; 580RMB per adult.
Explore the museum at night with Chinese Academy of Sciences Paleozoologist Dr Tom Stidham as your guide and travel back in time to have your own dinosaur encounter. Kids get exclusive access to the museum exhibits after hours and also spend the night in tents at the Paleozoological Museum with the cool dinosaur skeletons on display. Awesome activities include making dinosaur t-shirts, watching a 3D movie, excavating your own trilobite fossil, and making your own geological breakfast sandwich. The event offers an unforgettable night of fun, science, movie, food, and a special opportunity to connect with the family. The event is for kids four and up, but children age 4 to 12 must be accompanied by a guardian.
Paleozoological Museum of China 中國古動物館 142 Xizhimenwai Dajie, Xicheng district (150 0137 1016; katiechina@163.com) 西直門外大街142號
Embrace Your Wild Coffee and Coaching for Mamas
Moleskin C. Second Fri of every month; Fri 14. 11am-1pm. 100RMB.
Embrace Your Wild is a coaching practice designed especially for mothers. Its purpose is to support mothers in embracing the 'wild nature' that they've experienced through pregnancy, giving birth and caring for their family and to use that newfound strength, compassion and grit towards fulfilling their own individual hopes and dreams. Founded by Siana Braganza, a certified professional in Positive Psychology and Wellbeing, her coaching is all about shining a spotlight on what's already working well for moms, helping them recognise and revel in their strengths and getting clarity on goals, no matter how big or small. She offers playful ways to keep people accountable to their goals so that they move forward with clear actions, intention and results with a great sense of achievement.
Moleskine Café. S2-12, Taikoo Li South, 19 Sanlitun Lu, Chaoyang district (155 0110 6463; workwithsiana@gmail.com; WeChat: sianalynn) 朝陽區三裡屯路19號太古裡三裡屯南區S2-12
OwnMade Indoor Composting Workshop
Mammolina Children’s Home Model Montessori Kindergarten. Sat 15. 9-11am. 388RMB.
Compost food waste in the comfort of your own apartment without stinky odours, pests or mess in just two weeks. Learn how at the OwnMade Indoor Composting workshop, where participants will meet Dan from the HomeGrown School. He will share why most composting methods don't work indoors (but why this one will), how nature decomposes and how to harness its power, what to compost, how to use your finished compost and more. The workshop costs 388RMB and includes the Ownmade Indoor Composting System.
Mammolina Children’s Home Model Montessori Kindergarten 三為園-蒙德梭利教育國際標準示範園. 36 Xiangjiang Bei Lu, Chaoyang district (138 1850 5498; hello@homegrown.school) 朝陽區香江北路馬泉營四區36號
Deepen Your Relationships
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French Chamber of Commerce, Beijing. Sat 15 10am-12.30pm. 350RMB.
Virginie and Eike, two professional relationship coaches, will be holding an Open Space for participants to talk about their relationship challenges within the family and with your partner. The workshop aims to explore these challenges and provide you with concrete tools for effective communication conflict resolution and addressing your needs in an intimate setting.
French Chamber of Commerce, Beijing 中國法國工商會. Second Floor, Suites 201-222, Building 81, 4 Gongti Bei Lu, Chaoyang district (info@beyondcoaching.me) 朝陽區工體北路4號81號樓二層201-222室
Beginner Brush Pen Calligraphy class
Park Avenue Apartments. Mon 17. 9am-noon. 300RMB.
Learn how to confidently write all the letters of the alphabet in calligraphy at this upcoming workshop. The workshop costs 300RMB, and materials include a workbook, brush pen (Pentel Touch or Tombow Dual), cardstock plus a Muji notebook with your calligraphed name in front. It will also be the last workshop this summer.
Park Avenue Apartments. 6 Chaoyang Gongyuan Nan Lu, Chaoyang district (WeChat: Mishidieu) 朝陽區朝陽公園南路6號
Men in Black: International
In cinemas from Fri 14.
The Men in Black have always protected the Earth from the scum of the universe. In this new adventure, they tackle their biggest, most global threat to date: a mole in the Men in Black organization.
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In cinemas from Fri 14.
Jack London's timeless classic comes to life in this animated film. Set in Yukon, Canada during the 1890’s Klondike Gold Rush, the story revolves around the life of wolfdog White Fang, the son of the native tribe's fastest sled dog, and the adventures and struggles he faces. While living peacefully with his human tribe, a dogfight promoter finds White Fang and sees potential in him to compete in his dogfight competitions, transforming the former gentle dog into a distrustful, fighting machine. When a lawman and his wife discover him, there's finally hope for him to escape this brutal life he lives.
Stage
Tianqiao Performing Arts Centre. Thu 13- till Sun 30. Times vary. 280-980RMB.
Celebrating the beloved 1930's film that saw a generation of young girls want sparkly red shoes (just us?), The Wizard of Oz musical heads to the Beijing stage with a cacophony of timeless songs, bright sets and much heel-clicking. Take a trip back down the yellow brick lane with Dorothy and all her friends in need.
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A Night to Remember Charity Concert
Four Seasons Hotel Beijing. Fri 14. 6-9pm. 688RMB.
Daystar Academy, the Ivy Schools and the Four Seasons Hotel Beijing join together for a charity evening cocktail reception filled with a cappella magic. In their first-ever China tour, Harvard University’s all-female ensemble, the Radcliffe Pitches, and their brother group the Harvard Krokodiloes, are providing a one-night-only evening of entertainment. There will also be a silent auction with proceeds going to Dew Drops Little Flowers and Educating Girls of Rural China. The event is for all ages and costs 688RMB per person. Kids age 6 and below do not have to buy a ticket but will have to sit on their parents' lap. Purchase your tickets at https://yoopay.cn/event/57801712.
Four Seasons Hotel Beijing 北京四季酒店. 48 Liangmaqiao Lu, Chaoyang district (186 0120 6155; jaw@daystarchina.cn) 朝陽區亮馬橋路48號
Beijing Century Theatre. Till Sun 23. 7.30-10pm. 280-1,180RMB.
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Sherlock Holmes The Sign of Four
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Chaoyang Culture Centre (CCC) Nine Theatres. Fri 14-Sun 16. 7.30-9.30pm. 180-380RMB.
Crammed full of adventure, romance, comedy and of course one or two rather brilliant deductions, The Sign of Four is Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s epic second Sherlock Holmes tale, a breathtaking yarn brought to life in this spectacular new stage adaptation. When Mary Morstan arrives at 221B to request help with the mystery of her missing father, Holmes takes the case and together with his companion Dr Watson enters a murky world of deception and trickery, unravelling a complex plot involving murder, corruption and stolen jewels. It's original live music, stylish theatricality and magical story-telling combined into one.
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Summer Concert of the German Kantorei Peking
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Deutsche Botschaftsschule Peking (The German School). Sat 15 - Sun 16 5-7pm. 200RMB for adults; 100RMB for students
The Summer Choral Concerts of the German Kantorei, together with the Jingshan Chaoyang School Choir and pianist Michael Tan, is back and will be performing at the German school this weekend. The event also features the premiere of a new composition called Guan Ju (關雎), dedicated to the Kantorei, by Michael Tan. Learn more here.
Deutsche Botschaftsschule Peking (The German School) 北京德國使館學校 49A Liangmaqiao Lu, Chaoyang district (130 4125 0306; chihirotanak@hotmail.com) 朝陽區亮馬橋路甲49號
The Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
NCPA. Sat 15 7.30-9.30pm. 180-680RMB.
The youngest chief conductor in the orchestra's illustrious history, Lahav Shani leads the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra in a programme of Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto in D, Op 35 and Shostakovich's Symphony No 5 for one night only in Beijing. With French violinist Renaud Capuçon.
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Flavours of the Philippines – Makan Buffet
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The Hilton Beijing. 11.30am-2.30pm until Fri 14. 6-10pm until Thu 13. Noon-2.30pm Sat. From 198RMB.
The Hilton Beijing, in partnership with the Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines, is holding a Philippine cuisine festival at its Makan kitchen this week, introducing a fusion of flavours from more than 7,000 tropical islands created by Filipino chefs from Conrad Manila. Some of the festival's food highlights include Lechon Kawali at Tokwang Baboy (crispy deep-fried pork and fried tofu), fried lumpia (spring rolls), Batangas Bulalo (one of the Philippines' best versions of Filipino stew made from beef shanks and marrow bones), grilled whole Tuna, embutido (cured dried sausage), Inasal chicken (grilled Filipino chicken) and more.
Their buffet lunch is 258RMB and their buffet dinner is 298RMB, but get it for a discounted price via their WeChat shop at 198RMB and 268RMB respectively. Free for kids below 6 and half-price off for kids ages 6-10. Buffet reservation must be made 24 hours in advance.
The Hilton Beijing. 1 Dongfang Lu, East Third Ring Road, Chaoyang district (5865 5000) 朝陽區東三環北路東方路1號
Picasso Birth of a Genius
Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (UCCA) Sat 15 till Sun Sep 1. 138-188RMB.
Picasso – Birth of a Genius is the most significant exhibition of work by Pablo Picasso ever to take place in China. Offering a comprehensive overview of the first three decades of Picasso’s career, the exhibition includes 103 works drawn entirely from the collection of the Musée national Picasso-Paris, tracing Picasso’s development from childhood to middle age and promising an in-depth insight into the life of one of the most influential artists in the history of modern art.
Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (UCCA) (尤倫斯當代藝術中心) 4 Jiuxianqiao Lu, Chaoyang district (WeChat: faguowenhua）朝陽區酒仙橋路4號
M WOODS Child Volunteer Program
M Woods. Until Fri 28. 10am-6pm.
M WOODS 'Little Woods' children's volunteer program hopes to give kids in Beijing direct access to the art museum's world-class exhibitions and the opportunity to work with its experienced and international team of curators and art educators. The education program is at the core of the museum’s aim to make art inclusive and accessible to all ages, of which the overarching aim is to inspire, nurture, and engage the next generation of artists and arts audiences. The application period is from June 1-28 and interviews will take place from July 1 to 5. Successful Little Woods volunteers will be given training in the following departments: media, curating, and education according to their level of interest. To apply, email alexandrajiang@mwoods.org or scan the QR code for more details on volunteer requirements:
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