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The Strawberry Music Festival hits town this weekend, but since it’s located out in remote Tongzhou Canal Park, getting there can be a headache. Here’s a fun solution: reserve one of the 30 seats on Brick Bar’s rental shuttle bus and enjoy free beer along the way.

Philanthropic concert for Chinese orphans

Celebrated French countertenor Sébastien Fournier and children from Bethel China Foundation offered a family concert at Yishu 8 Gallery last Sunday.

The 3rd Beijing Improv Arts Festival opens

On the eve of the Beijing Improv Interactive Arts Festival, a group of improv fans gathered at Siif Bar on Beiluogu Xiang on Tuesday night for a warm-up.

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Lecture – Chinese housing market
Skyrocketing property prices have created serious problems for society. The issue has long been the focus of media attention, but despite recent macroeconomic policy alterations by the government, housing prices continue to rise. Steven Du, managing director of Asia Capital Holdings, will talk about the above questions.
Where: Tim’s Texas Bar-B-Q, 14 [...]

Riding on their dreams – Beijing Harley owners get involved in charitable activities

Beijing Harley Owners Group (HOG) will organize a charity dinner next Saturday night at SOHO Shangdu for Smile Angel Foundation to help pay for cleft-lip operations for children.

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Little Donkey Farm, a community supported agriculture (CSA) farm, is undertaking a spring planting festival to raise awareness of healthy and environmentally friendly vegetables.

Booze and brains – pub quiz brings fun to intellectual competition

As a quintessential aspect of pub culture, the pub quiz – also known as bar trivia – has found quite the niche in Beijing’s bar scene.

Celebrating Tomb-sweeping with traditional pastrie

Experiencing authentic and traditional festivals, including their rituals and foods, can be a memorable experience for visitors of foreign countries.

Contributing to Japanese relief

The 9.0-magnitude earthquake and tsunami that hit northeast Japan on March 11 shook the world in more ways than one. Millions of people have sent support of some sort to Japan, including many in China, where fundraising events for earthquake relief have been ongoing.

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The Fig Tree pastry school will host an event to make a traditional Qing Ming Festival pastry called zituimo or hanyan. Stories about Qing Ming customs will be told during class.