Chad Lager, US: Manager, Rickshaw
My event is the New Year’s Party at the Rickshaw. I’m psyched because our party will be totally cool this year. Most New Year’s parties are all the same, so we’re really going to try to mix it up. We’re ... Read More
Taotao Sheng (Beijing): TV / Film Producer
Every Friday and Saturday at A-Che there is live music. Starting at around 9:30, the band Humming Bird comes together to play music from all over Latin America. I started A-Che because I knew two Cuban musicians, and they were so proud of ... Read More
My event is the weekly Trivia Night at Lush. Every Wednesday from 8 to 10:30, I host a trivia night. It’s got a great vibe and energy. At other bars, trivia nights are these solemn affairs, but at Lush we are all about the spirit of Wudaokou, about ... Read More
My event is the Sunday open mic night at Lush. It starts at around 9:00 p.m., and it’s one of Beijing’s longest running events. I love this event because it’s an open mic in the truest sense of the word. It’s great; anybody is ... Read More
My event is "Get It Louder" (大声展), a big exhibition for emerging artists. Get It Louder visits several cities in China, and it's coming to Beijing August 16 -September 1 at SOHO Shangdu. I'm going because I love the mixture of art, fashion and creativity. Also, there are ... Read More
My event is the Wednesday night “Punks on Wood” series at D-22. It’s a weekly series where they take Chinese punk bands and unplug them. Punk music is usually just a wall of noise, so making the bands play acoustic is a great way to show off their musicality ... Read More
I play all over the place, but I think the best event is when I am at Suzie Wong's. Every Monday from 9:30 to 11:30 p.m. I play jazz there. I used to play at LAN, but now, I wanted a break, so I play at ... Read More
My event is Political Science Graduate Students in Beijing from Abroad (PSGSIBFA). This group brings together foreign political science and IR grad students doing research or language training in Beijing. It's not only a place to share stories about “the field," but also a great way to exchange tips ... Read More
On Saturday, July 28, we are having a party for Peruvian National Day at Latinos. All summer, we celebrate different countries national days’ on the weekends. It’s one of my favorite things to do. It’s always interesting and fun to see how people from a country celebrate and ... Read More
I would have never imagined that I could see a painting of Goya in
Beijing! I will definitely go to the new exhibition of "Great Masters
from El Prado museum" at NAMOC. I am curious to see how Chinese
people look at classical Spanish art. It seems that the Chinese ... Read More
My event is the Christian gathering at Adria Restaurant, in Central Park. Every Friday evening we meet between 6:30 and 10 p.m. It isn’t really religious, exactly. It’s more like a social event. Every week there is a theme, like music, or films and some kind ... Read More
My event is the yoga teacher training and workshop being given by David Swenson at Yogi Yoga, from June 11-17. David Swenson is a famous Ashtanga yoga teacher from America. After a lot of hard work, I recently became a Hatha yoga instructor myself. I really try hard to bring ... Read More
My event is the Haidian Park Rock Music Festival (Midi Music Festival) on May 1st. I used to play in rock bands when I was younger. I played live for the first time in five years last year at Sundance, and I knew it was time to start a band ... Read More
Every Thai person knows how fond Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn is of China. Throughout the years, the Thai media has chronicled her visits, catching vivid moments of her speaking in Mandarin, playing the erhu, or happily dancing with rural Chinese children. As a Thai, I know what ... Read More
I like the Wednesday night Ladies Night at Brown’s. I don’t really plan my social life that far in advance, and I’m not that plugged into the expat circuit, so it’s just nice to have someplace where I can go and hang out with friends and ... Read More
My craving for great guitar hooks and moving melodies is pulling me to Playmaker at MAO Livehouse on March 25. This four-piece from London puts on an incredible live show with straight-ahead original tunes that are of an “indie for grown-ups” vein. With a sound that's both eclectic and ... Read More
I like stage art. And I especially like those experimental performances from which you learn to go beyond your limit and to appreciate a different aesthetic. Among all the kinds of stage art forms, dance is my favorite. For me, nothing can give as much emotion as a good dance ... Read More
Currently single, there's no way I'm going to miss the China Doll Blind Date V-Day Party. There'll be copious amounts of eye candy in attendance and the social lubrication will flow courtesy of the great drinks. The two diamond rings up for grabs don't encourage me ... Read More
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