Bands
43 Baojiajie
Just like blues.
Club Romance, 9 pm, free
Captain Hendo and the Sound Hornets
Laowai rock'n'roll.
Friends Live Club, 10 pm, RMB30
Japanese Punks
Hardcore punks Q.P. Crazy show-off their Japanese leather,
spikes and mohawks on a Beijing tour, and 14 local punk
bands including Wuliao Jundui, Twisted Machine, Yeksa
and Tonsil get the crowd moshing.
Rhine Club, 8 pm, RMB50, RMB30 students
Kurt Cobain Remembered Downtown
Bitch, Beach, Tongue, Wooden Horse, Collapse, and Poppy
Seed play one for their grunge hero.
Busy Bee Bar, 9:30 pm, RMB50 includes drinks
Kurt Cobain Remembered in the
University District
Underground bands Purple Circle, Flower Child, Ruins,
VC Flavor and Ninth Heaven represent on the west side.
Get Lucky Bar, 9:30 pm, RMB30, RMB20 students
Liu Yuan Jazz Band
Beijing's most seasoned jazz musicians.
CD Cafe, 9 pm, RMB30
Rainbow Lion Jazz Band
Chinese jazz.
Friends Live Club, 10 pm, RMB30
Classical Music
Choral Concert
The Do-Re-Mi Children's Choir conducted by Zhang Yida.
Beijing Concert Hall, 2 pm, RMB10-30
Best-loved Music
Central Chinese Music Ensemble and the Central Opera
Symphony Orchestra
Beijing Concert Hall, '7:30 pm, RMB30-200
Community Events
Lecture on
Childcare
Lecture for parents on how to discipline children age
six and under. Weekly lectures are hosted by the All-China
Women Federation's Loving Heart Club, in Mandarin.
Beijing Workers Stadium, entrance 17, RSVP at 6618-7782,
9:30 am, free
Salsa Lessons
Gisella of the Colombian band Equiano teaches the 1-2-3.
Salsa Cabana Restaurant, 6 pm, RMB100 or RMB600 for
ten lessons, 6465-3388 ext. 5700 for reservations
Parties
China Pump
Factory
DJs Will from the U.K. and Weng Weng and YBD from China
play chunky, bouncing tech-house.
Club Vogue, 10 pm, RMB30
House Nation
Ben and Gary play deep house in a new venue with a view.
The Loft, 10 pm, RMB30
Passion
DJ Dozz plays dance music. Free vodka and gin.
Blue Jay, 10 pm, RMB40
Planet of the Bass
DJs play beats, breaks and hypnotic dance music.
D.D.'s Club, 10:30 pm, RMB30
To All The Girls
DJs play house and hip-hop. Ladies get in free.
Solutions, 10 pm, RMB30 for men includes one drink
Sports
Basketball
Club
Japanese and Chinese students organize games every Saturday.
Beijing Northern Traffic University, Xizhimenwai Street,
Haidian, 6891-7238, 6 pm, RMB20
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