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Friday: Korean musical performance at TC/G Nordica The Korean musical performance group Han Dream will perform at 8 pm tonight at TC/G Nordica. According to Nordica, the performance will include Korean traditional dance, music and drum performances. Admission is 30 yuan for adults, 15 yuan for students and 10 yuan for children. For ticket sales or additional info, call 4114691 or 4114692. Friday: 80s Party at The Hump Bar The Hump Bar will be throwing an 80s party tonight with a 50 yuan bar tab for the best dressed man and woman, party starts at 10:30, admission is free. Saturday: No-car day Tomorrow is the last Saturday of the month, which means another no-car day in Kunming. All private cars are banned from operating within the first ring road from 9 am to 5 pm, all private cars with license plate numbers ending in odd numbers will also be excluded from operating within the second ring road during that time. Saturday: Speakeasy Bar 7th birthday party Speakeasy Bar turns seven on Saturday and his hosting a 'Chinese-style fancy dress' party to celebrate. Free alcoholic punch and snacks will be available beginning at 9 pm, supplies will be limited. Music will be provided by DJs Kris, Christian and Fan Yu. Admission is free. Tags: DJ Christian, DJ Fan Yu, Kris Ariel, no-car days, Speakeasy Bar, TC/G Nordica
Friday: English movie and discussion at Chicago Coffee Chicago Coffee will host its weekly English movie and discussion at 7pm. Admission is free with any purchase – call 5389288 for movie details. Friday: Hystereo Fetish Party at Speakeasy Bar DJ Christian Olin and As Done By Robots will provide the music tonight for the annual Fetish Party at Speakeasy Bar. All patrons wearing a 'fetish' costume will enjoy free punch. Admission is free. Friday: JP and DJ Moon Unit at The Hump Bar JP and his guitar will be followed by DJ Moon Unit tonight at The Hump Bar. Music starts at ten, admission is free. Saturday: Han Ying concert at TC/G Nordica Folk performer Han Ying, who has mastered a variety of drums, flutes and several instruments that don't have English names, will play an 8pm show at TC/G Nordica on Saturday night. Admission is 30 yuan for adults, 15 yuan for children. Sunday: Wenchuan earthquake benefit at Speakeasy Bar Speakeasy Bar and GoKunming have organized an earthquake benefit show that will feature a diverse sampling of Kunming's local music scene, including Co Op Sol, Zhu Xiaolong, JP, Li Fan, People's Rhythm, Synthatron and DJ Kris, plus special guests. Admission to the show is a 20 yuan donation, which includes a complimentary bottle of Yanjing Beer. All takings at the door – plus 30 percent of the takings at the bar – will be donated to the Red Cross, which has agreed to send a representative to the show. Additional donations are also welcome. Tags: As Done By Robots, Chicago Coffee, DJ Christian, DJ Kris, DJ Moon Unit, Han Ying, JP, Li Fan, Speakeasy Bar, TC/G Nordica, Wenchuan earthquake, Zhu Xiaolong
Friday through Sunday: Thai Festival on Nanping Jie Thai Festival 2008 is being held daily this weekend on the Nanping Jie pedestrian street downtown. The event features Thai crafts and foods, including a booth catered by Moonlight Corner Thai Cuisine Friday and Saturday: Second Kunming Loft Creative Fair at TC/G Nordica Today and tomorrow TC/G Nordica in the Loft compound on Xiba Lu will be hosting the second Kunming Loft Creative Fair. Artists, designers and purveyors of different kinds of handicrafts will be displaying and selling their wares from 11:30 am to 10 pm today and tomorrow. Admission is free. Friday: Bananas party at Uprock Shanghai-based Bananas Sound System is throwing its first-ever Kunming party at Uprock tonight, featuring DJs Mr Stokes, Santo Chino and DSK plus MC Cool Disco Tenzin. The music starts at 10 pm and admission is free. Friday: English movie and discussion at Chicago Coffee Chicago Coffee will host its weekly English movie and discussion at 7pm. Admission is free with any purchase – call 5389288 for movie details. Friday: DJs Jezz and Christian at The Hump Bar The Hump Bar will be hosting an evening of music by DJs Jezz and Christian beginning at 10 pm. Admission is free. Saturday: Tantrum, Shonny and Echoo at Uprock Uprock will be hosting local DJs Shonny and Echoo plus UK import Tantrum on Saturday night beginning at 10 pm. Admission is free. Tags: Bananas Sound System, Chicago Coffee, DJ Christian, DJ DSK, DJ Jezz, Echoo, Kunming Loft Creative Fair, Moonlight Corner, Mr Stokes, Santo Chino, Shonny, Tantrum, TC/G Nordica, Thai Festival, Uprock
'Sounds of the Yunnan Countryside' at Yuansheng Studio Sounds of the Yunnan Countryside returns to Kunming this week - there's performances coming up on 12th, 16th and 23rd April. The program is a collection of traditional music and dance performances by Yi, Bai and Wa performers based at Yuansheng Studio in the Loft/Chuangku art compound at 101 Xiba Lu. Yuansheng's performers have played around Asia, Europe and the US (where they performed at the Kennedy Center) and last year were featured in a piece about Kunming by The New York Times. Tickets for the 8:30 pm performance are 80 yuan. Friday: English Movies & Discussion Chicago Coffee's first movie night takes place this evening - 7pm. Friday: Sunrise Party at The Hump Bar The Hump Bar will be holding an all-night party tonight scheduled to last until sunup on Saturday morning. The 'Hello Sunrise' party will feature the musical stylings of JP and his guitar from 9-11 pm, followed by a foursome of DJs – Jezz, Tantrum, Moon Unit and Menace – playing until the sun comes up. Tequila sunrises will be on special for 12 yuan. Admission to the party is free. Saturday: Hystereo Party at Uprock Uprock will be hosting an electro bash on Saturday night featuring DJ Christian plus As Done by Robots. The free party starts at 10 pm. Tags: DJ Christian, Jezz, Menace, Moon Unit, Tantrum, The Hump Bar, Uprock, Yuansheng Studio
Friday: Creative Workshop at TC/G Nordica Tonight from 6:00 to 9:00, art space TC/G Nordica within The Loft art compound (创库) will be holding a creative workshop featuring free dance lessons, silk painting, jewelry making and painting for kids. The workshop is free, participants will be charged the cost of materials they use. All ages are welcome. Friday: Polyglot meeting at Green Lake Park The linguaphiles of Polyglot will be holding a meeting at 8:00 pm inside the north gate of Green Lake Park (翠湖公园) where people will exchange their knowledge of Spanish, French, German, Italian, and other languages. Friday: DJs Christian and Kris at The Hump Bar DJs Christian and Kris will be joined by a special guest tonight at The Hump Bar for a night of music and dancing beginning at 10:00. Carlsbergs and gin tonics will be on special for 10 yuan. Saturday: Beekeeper & Horse at Yuansheng Studio Next door to Nordica, Yuansheng Studio will be hosting an evening of music by local experimental band Beekeeper & Horse, who will be joined by Kuafu Mapu. Admission to the 8:30 show is 20 yuan. Saturday: DJ Lao Mang and new Saturday happy hour at Fisherman's Bar After Wednesday's post-football brewfest, the Fisherman's Bar in Kunming Zoulang on Renmin Zhong Lu is launching its Saturday happy hour, with discounts on selected imported beers after 10 pm. DJ Lao Mang, proprietor of the bar and a veteran of Kunming's radio scene, will be playing his eclectic mix of western tunes from 9:30. Saturday: Speakeasy 'closing' party Speakeasy Bar is preparing to close for a few weeks for renovations and will be throwing a 'closing' party on Saturday night featuring DJs Cheng Cheng and Latino. All drinks will be on special for 20% off. Saturday: Violin concert at TC/G Nordica Nordica will host a violin concert at 7:45 pm on Saturday, with a quintet featuring violin, viola, accordion and piano playing old chestnuts like "Fisherman's song" and "Sunshine in the skies of Tashikuguan". Admission is 30 yuan for adults, 15 yuan for the kids. For more information, call 4114691. Tags: DJ Christian, DJ Kris, Fisherman's Bar, Speakeasy Bar, TC/G Nordica, The Loft, Yuansheng Studio This weekend around Kunming there is will be a good mix of events and activities from the opening of the city's newest club to folk and blues concerts, from Swedish art to free golf for women on International Women's Day. Here's a preview of some of the things to do around town this weekend: Friday: Exhibition opening at TC/G Nordica TC/G Nordica will host an opening for Swedish painter Per Johansson beginning at 8 pm. Johansson's exhibition, "Dance of Light" will be on display at Nordica's upstairs gallery from tonight until March 26. Nordica is located within the Loft (创库) art compound at 101 Xiba Lu, near the Baiyao Chang bus stop. Admission is free. Friday: Chinese neo-folk at Yuansheng Studio Chinese neo-folk singer Liu2 (刘2) will bring his guitar and quirky lyrics to Yuansheng Studio also inside the Loft art compound. The performance in Yuansheng's theater begins at 8:30 – tickets are 30 yuan or 15 yuan for students carrying their student ID card. Friday: Uprock Grand Opening Tonight is the grand opening of Kunming's newest – and perhaps most ambitious – club, Uprock. From 10 pm on, the new split-level club will feature the sonic stylings of DJ DSK in the downstairs lounge plus Mr Stokes, recently transplanted from Shanghai, playing upstairs to what may be Kunming's biggest dance floor. Both DJs will be cutting vinyl only. Tsingtaos and gin tonics will be on special for 10 yuan. Admission is free, and the first 50 guests to enter will receive a free Uprock mix CD. Saturday: Women's Day at Moonlight Corner Saturday is International Women's Day, and Moonlight Corner Thai Cuisine, itself owned by three Thai women, has a day of activities and specials for the ladies of Kunming. All women will be entitled to practice their golf swing at Expo Golf Center (located in the same building) from 1-4 pm, with special golf games and prizes. In the evening there will be a party with new set menus and games. Saturday: Women's Day at the Silver Spoon Cafe The Silver Spoon Cafe will also be celebrating Women's Day with 10% off all food and drinks for women. At 6 pm the Silver Spoon will also host a free concert by singer/songwriter Nathan Stokland. Reservations are encouraged for groups. Saturday: Blues band at Yuansheng Studio Saturday night Yuansheng Studio will host another night of music, this time featuring local blues band Fang (坊). Admission for the 8:30 pm show is 20 yuan. Saturday: Uprock All Stars Uprock's opening weekend continues with a nine-DJ party to showcase Kunming's top DJs. DJs Kris, Shonny, Echoo, Jezz, Jiang Nan and Mr Stokes will be playing upstairs with the dance floor while DJs Christian, Menace and DSK will be playing to the downstairs lounge. The free party starts at 10 pm, with Tsingtaos and gin tonics on special for 10 yuan. Admission is free, and the first 50 guests to enter will receive a free Uprock mix CD. Tags: DJ Christian, DJ DSK, DJ Kris, DJ Menace, Echoo, Fang, Jezz, Jiang Nan, Liu2, Moonlight Corner, Mr Stokes, Shonny, Silver Spoon Cafe, TC/G Nordica, Uprock, Women's Day, Yuansheng Studio
Kunming's first – and probably last – snow of the winter is melting away and spring appears to be returning to the 'Spring City'. After a long, subdued holiday with few events around town, things are starting to pick up as students return and the city emerges from its hibernation. Here's a look at some of what's happening around Kunming this weekend: LomoKM exhibition at Halfway House A three-day exhibition and photo contest organized by LomoKM opens today and runs through Sunday night at Halfway House. The exhibition is a celebration of LomoKM's second year of existence featuring hundreds of photos taken according to lomography's "Shoot – don't think" philosophy. 'Scream & Shout' at The Hump Tonight The Hump Bar will feature a night of electronica with DJs Jezz and Christian and special guest DJ Shonny. Vodka and Red Bull will be on special for only 12 yuan, with music and dancing expected to last until the wee hours of the night. Concert: Nathan Stokland at Chicago Coffee Chicago Coffee in the Think UK residential complex off of Jiaoling Lu will be hosting an evening of music by singer/songwriter Nathan Stokland on Saturday night. The free show starts at 7:30 and will feature songs from Stokland's new album "Our November Footsteps". Image: LomoKM Tags: Chicago Coffee, DJ Christian, Halfway House, Jezz, lomography, LomoKM, Nathan Stokland, snow, The Hump Bar |
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