Friday: English movie and discussion at Chicago Coffee
Chicago Coffee will host its weekly English movie and discussion at 7pm tonight. Admission is free with any purchase – call 5389288 for movie details.

Friday: Earthquake benefit dance party at TC/G Nordica
Beginning at 8 pm tonight TC/G Nordica will host a dance party with all proceeds from the door going to the earthquake relief effort in Sichuan. Admission is 10 yuan.

Friday: Jiabe school benefit at The Hump Bar
Beginning at 9pm on Friday night The Hump Bar will hold a benefit show to raise money for renovations to a dilapidated school in the small Tibetan village of Jiabe in northwestern Yunnan - see this post for more details. Performers from Makye Ame Tibetan restaurant will start off the evening, followed by the Tribal Moons, Lumberjack Jon and DJ Fan. Admission is free with performers donating their remuneration to the school in addition to 30 percent of bar takings.

Saturday: Excess Luggage at TC/G Nordica
Saturday night TC/G Nordica will be hosting Norwegian piano-organ-drum trio Excess Luggage for an 8 pm show. Admission is 30 yuan.

Jiabe kids image: Matthieu Lelievre

Tags: Chicago Coffee, Excess Luggage, Jiabe, Makye Ame, Sichuan, Speakeasy Bar, TC/G Nordica, The Hump Bar, Tribal Moons, Wenchuan earthquake