Your June 2019 Event Calendar: Summer Is Calling!

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Vegan Kitchen Takeover

Jun 8

All ages. The Orchid Lodge is continuing its Pop-Up Chef events with this Indonesian Street-Food-Inspired All Vegan Kitchen Takeover. On Jun 8th at 6pm, enjoy an 8 course family style dinner. Including all of the best street-food dishes Indonesia has to offer. Prepared by independent chef, Sarah, who enjoys experimenting in the kitchen to bring new flavors and ideas to the table. RMB 168. 6pm. The Orchid Lodge. (8404 4818)

Art Workshop at the Song Art Museum

Jun 8

Kids 8+. Building off the Song Art Museum’s current exhibition The Eternal Thread from Louise Bourgeois, this English-language workshops for kids 8 and up will teach participants to express feelings through drawing, using different mediums, colors, and shapes. Your young artist will be treated to a tour of the exhibition before creating sketches and a 3D art project to take home. RMB 750. 9.45am-3pm. Song Art Museum (Tap image to scan/extract the QR code for more information or to register).

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Beijing Art Book Fair

Jun 6-9

All ages. Founded in 2015, abC has since been dedicated to promoting local artists’ books and independent publications in Beijing and around China. At the event you can peruse everything from unique graphic novels to zines and other creative works available for purchase and made locally by some of the most talented and creative minds in Beijing. Free. Jun 6 (6-9.30 pm), Jun 7-9 (12-8 pm). Beijing Times Art Museum. (more information can be found via QR code on poster)

Guangxi Art Performance Group Perform Menogga’s Garden

June 8-9

All ages. For thousands of years, flowers and the God of Flowers have dominated the folk stories of the Zhuang people in South China’s Guangxi region. According to these stories, all the Zhuang people are flowers in the garden of Menogga, the goddess who eventually transforms these flowers into humans and sends them to earth to experience life and death. This performance brings the beliefs of the Zhuang people to the stage in a gorgeous dance production. RMB 50-380. 7.30-10pm. National Center for the Performing Arts.

Romeo and Juliet at the Century Theater

Jun 9-14

All ages. This musical version of Shakespeare’s classic tale of love and loss is brought to life in French. Audiences have raved about the beautiful score, luxurious set design, and powerful performances. RMB 180-1180. 7.30pm. Century Theater.

“A Night to Remember” Charity Concert

Jun 14

All ages. Daystar Academy, Ivy Schools, and the Four Seasons Hotel Beijing are proud to bring you a charitable evening cocktail reception filled with a cappella magic. In their first ever China tour, Harvard University’s all female ensemble the Radcliffe Pitches, and their brother group the Harvard Krokodiloes, are providing a one night only evening of entertainment, sure to captivate your heart and imagination. There will also be a silent auction, and all proceeds will go towards Dew Drops Little Flowers and Educating Girls of Rural China. Treat yourself to an relaxing evening with friends while making a difference in someone’s life. RMB 688. 7-9pm. Four Seasons Hotel Beijing. (RSVP: [e-mail])

Youth Flea Market

Jun 14

All ages. That’s Mandarin will be hosting a ‘Youth Flea Market’ this summer. You will find all your favorite local vendors selling beautifully handcrafted products, such as jewelry, jams, vintage clothing, and more. Spend the day finding treasures for your cupboards, fridges, and wardrobes at home! This is one for the non-so-little ones in your life. Get the older kids out to enjoy their youth and all this flea market has to offer! Free. 5-9pm. That’s Mandarin.

Deepen Your Relationships: Workshops for Couples and Families (June Edition)

Jun 15

Professional coaches Virginie Mangin and Eike Westerholt are holding a workshop on dealing with challenges in relationships. Participants will be able to explore the concrete tools for effective communication, conflict resolution, and addressing needs in a non-assertive way. RMB 350 per session. 10am-12.30pm. The Bookworm. ([e-mail], [e-mail])

Night with the Dinosaurs

Date changed to Jun 15

Explore the museum at night with Chinese Academy of Science Paleozoologist Dr. Tom Stidham as your guide. With exclusive access to the museum’s exhibits after hours, you’ll get to spend the night in tents with cool dinosaur skeletons on display. Just let your imagination go wild. Awesome activities include making dinosaur T-shirts, watching a 3D movie, and even excavating your own trilobite fossil. Age 4+. RMB 580 per person, RMB 680 per child. 6pm on Jun 15 to 9am on Jun 16. Paleozoological Museum of China. (156 0164 7912 (Xiaofei), or 150 0137 1016 (Katie))

BSB Shunyi Summer Fayre

Jun 16

All ages. Come along for some summer fun at The British School of Beijing (BSB) Shunyi’s Summer Fayre. This is one of the biggest events each year at BSB. Bring your friends and family along, as it’s open to the whole Beijing community. Families can enjoy snacks and drinks from their many food vendors, fun and games, a water park, bouncy castles, and enjoy visiting a variety of stalls indoors and outdoors. Their raffle will have many fantastic prizes to be won too. Free. 12-4pm. The British School of Beijing, Shunyi (BSB Shunyi)

Sip & Speak Mental Health Brunch

Jun 16

Adults. Get your head around mental health at this brunch featuring Kindall Tyson M.Ed, LPC, NCC. She’ll be speaking on embracing authenticity in the face of strength and anxiety. Your ticket includes the workshop, a free workbook, a raffle ticket and your brunch. RMB 300 (drinks not included). 11am-1pm. The Orchid. (Scan/Extract QR code on poster for more information or to buy tickets).

Super Daddy Football Tournament

Jun 16

All ages. The third annual Super Daddy Father’s Day Football Tournament is coming soon! In the Little Kickers classes each week, coaches practice football skills and match play with the kids. It is now time for all Little Kickers Daddies to show off their skills and teach their children their own unique game play. This Father’s Day, instead of standing and cheering from the sidelines, it is their chance to make their children proud and show all Little Kickers their ambition and courage on the field. RMB 299/Family. Register Date: May 24-Jun 14. 8.30-12 am. More info, scan/extract the QR code on the poster.

Sushi Making Workshop: Become a Sushi Samurai

Jun 20

All ages. Join Hatsune for a sushi-making class at their SKP location on Thursday, Jun 20. Hosted by sushi master Alan Wong, this bilingual class will teach you the fundamentals of the art of sushi and give participants some of Hatsune’s secret recipes to enjoy at home. RMB 380. 7-9pm. Hatsune SKP (Click here for more information or to sign up).

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show

Jun 21-23

Based on the classic children’s book The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle, this play for kids and families brings to life Carle’s bright, beautiful world and distinctively simple stories. This adaptation of the book features 75 loveable puppets and adapts four of Carle’s stories Brown Bear, Brown Bear, 10 Little Rubber Ducks, The Very Lonely Firefly and The Very Hungry Caterpillar. RMB 180-480. 6.30pm. Beijing Theater. (Scan/Extract QR code on poster for more information or to buy tickets).

Mr. Rommel’s Cooking Classes at Ivy Academy Sanlitun

Every Saturday until Jun 22

All ages. Mr. Rommel’s Cooking Class aims to make your kids have fun in the kitchen, helps them to build positive memories, good vibes and great food.Your kids will learn basics in cooking… there’s cutting, smelling, pouring, kneading and most of all, having fun and learning without being aware of it! RMB 2,860 (for 13 classes), RMB 260 (individual classes). 10-11am. Ivy Academy. (187 1004 6911, [e-mail])

National Geographic: A New Age of Exploration 2.0

Until Jun 23

All ages. The exhibition will showcase classic images of China and include a new display called “China Memory”, which allows visitors to rediscover the grand beauty and cultural heritage of Chinese rivers and mountains, from the perspective of award-winning international photographers. RMB 70-100. 9am- 5pm. Beijing World Art Museum. For more information or tickets, scan/extract the QR code on the poster.

Broadway Classic Musical: The Wizard of Oz

Jun 13-30

All ages. This production of The Wizard of Oz is a spectacular celebration of that classic 1939 MGM film. It’s a new, refreshed, and lavish rendition of the beloved classic. Audiences young and old, seeing it for the first time or the fifth, will be dazzled by the brightly colored sets, charmed by its timeless score, and enthralled with its breathtaking special effects. It’s a wonderful show for the whole family. And whether it creates new memories or conjures them up from the past, everyone deserves to experience or relive this wonderful, whimsical, and enduring story. The language of the event is English with Chinese subtitles. RMB 100-980. 7.30pm. Beijing Tianqiao Performing Arts Center.

Double Piano Concert: Tom and Jerry

Jul 7

All ages. The piano has long been a favorite for composers, but two pianos at once is even better. Join this concert, as it presents a family-friendly program of classical works like “The Trout” and “The Carnival of Animals”, plus classic songs from the movies and television shows like Tom and Jerry, Beauty and the Beast, and My Neighbor Totoro. RMB 100-380. 10.30am. Beijing Theater. (Scan/Extract QR code on poster for more details.)

Cats: The Musical

Jul 3-13

All ages. The international musical phenomenon Cats is in Beijing at the Beijing Century Theatre this July. On just one special night of the year, all Jellicle cats meet at the Jellicle Ball where Old Deuteronomy, their wise and benevolent leader, makes the Jellicle choice and announces which of them will go up to The Heaviside Layer and be reborn into a whole new Jellicle life. This classic Broadway classic purrs with exciting musical numbers and choreography, and should be blast for theater lovers of all ages. RMB 180-1,180. 7.30pm. Beijing Century Theater.

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