Upcoming IFC concert all about Broadway and fun

It may be a bit early, but fans of Broadway tunes and the local International Festival Chorus (IFC) should mark down the date of the IFC’s Fall Concert on October 29.

ICVS opens workshop to help stray cats

Facing swelling colonies of stray cats in residential compounds, the International Center for Veterinary Services (ICVS) will provide free trap-neuter-return (TNR) training and certification to cat-care providers, as well as volunteers to promote the program.

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Incy Wincy Yoga is offering three free trial classes for anyone between the ages of 4 and 12 who is interested in yoga. Classes will be spilt according to age. Studies show there is a positive correlation between academic and behavioral performance and learning yoga. Please register at incywincy-yoga.com.

Not just a feast – Caledar Restaurant explores connection between food and life

Not long after this year’s Country Fair in Beijing was declared a success by Weibo users everywhere, photos of another interesting dining concept popped up online and got everyone abuzz.

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Coal mining used to be a major industry in Beijing in the 1980s, and there are still some coal mines in remote Mentougou District. The large and interesting coal mines may help you picture what Old Beijing looked like and how workers used to live.

Hui Ling charity dinner next Friday welcomes all

Among Beijing’s thousands of NGOs, Beijing Hui Ling (BJHL), a community service for people with learning disabilities, has been a pioneer for 11 years.

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Starting next Tuesday, a gaming group is meeting to to play classic board games such as Monopoly, Risk, Pictionary, Pandemic, The Settlers of Catan, Caracassone, Lost Cities, Squares, Scrabble, Bang and more.

Enjoy traditional foods at harvest time

We live in a fast-pace world, surrounded by fast food restaurants such as KFC, McDonald’s and Yoshinoya. Sometimes one needs to slow down – perhaps over some “slow food.”

A cause worth kicking around

A six-a-side soccer tournament called Beijing Charity Shield, organized by the Pangaea Events, will be held at the British School of Beijing in Shunyi District on September 24, with proceeds going to help build a soccer field for a school in Shandong Province.

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“If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball” – so says the coach in the film Dodgeball. Feel free to put the theory to test, as dodgeball is coming to Beijing. This game is a fun way for you to relieve the stress from long hours of work and shut up that friend who never stops talking. This will be the most popular league in the capital, so sign up fast.