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SambAsia Beijing Brazilian drumming class
SambAsia Beijing is the only ensemble in China dedicated to promoting the drumming traditions of Brazil. The community-based organization recently moved its shows to live music venue 2 Kolegas and holds an introductory drumming class there every Sunday. The class is open to anyone with little or no experience in music. [...]

Beijing hosts film festival for outdoor sports

Who could have imagined that the outdoor sporting industry has its own film festival? The annual Banff Mountain Film Festival features the best short films on extreme outdoor sports and is held in a different country each year. In January, Beijing will host the extravaganza when it comes to the country for the first time.

German Christmas Charity Bazaar draws thousands

The annual German Christmas Charity Bazaar is becoming more and more popular with the city’s expatriates. Last Saturday, more than 4,000 people turned up at he German Embassy to go Christmas shopping and get their hands on favorites like bratwursts and German wine.

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SambAsia Beijing is the only ensemble in China actively promoting the drumming traditions of Brazil. The community-based organization recently moved its shows to live music venue 2 Kolegas and holds an introductory drumming class there every Sunday. The class is open to anyone with little or no experience in music.

A happy, heartwarming, Christmas tradition ready for December

The Trial of Ebenezer Scrooge is a heartwarming family comedy that takes place one year after A Christmas Carol, produced by Beijing Playhouse, directed by Michael Gralapp with assistant directors Rod Archer and Nancy Pellegrini.

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Bollywood dancing at Ganges
Bollywood dance performances happen at Ganges restaurant every week. Beautiful women dressed in colorful sari dance to modern and traditional Bollywood music, just like in the movies!
Where: Ganges, Entrance 1, 3/F Building S9, The Village, 39 Sanlitun Lu, Chaoyang District
When: Every Thursday and Friday, 6-9:30 pm
Tel: 6416 0181

Volunteers bring computer education to migrant schools first

Four weeks ago, the students at Wende School in Cuigezhuang Village turned on a computer for the first time. The school’s new lab of 20 Loongson-based laptop computers is the first test bed or Greenboard, a Beijing-based volunteer group and a similarly named free curriculum to bring open source software to the Chinese classroom.

Inaugural awards highlight Australian university alumni

Last Saturday was the biggest night of the year for Chinese alumni of Australian universities. Graduates were recognized at the inaugural Australia China Alumni Awards at the Millennium Hotel Beijing. Eight awards were given away, including Australian Alumni of the Year, which went to Hui Wing Mau, also known as Xu Rongmao, chairman of Shimao Property and the country’s third richest man.

First pro muay Thai fight in town

The first professional muay Thai fight Battlefield X1 Supremacy was held Wednesday evening at the China World Hotel. Vince Soberano (top), the eight-time world champion, defeated his opponent US fighter Bryon Schnell in less than 10 minutes.

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This workshop aims to give participants who recently relocated to the country the tools to understand and adapt to their new home. Cross-cultural trainer Joann Pittman, a long-time China resident, will cover topics such as dealing with culture shock and understanding Chinese cultural values.