Entertainment

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(China Daily)
Updated: 2011-05-31 07:42

Events

Charity bazaar

The Embassy House is hosting a bazaar where locals will offer up gifts from jewelry to candles, coffee and classes.

Proceeds from booking a table at the event will go to help Little Flower, a charity that helps physically and mentally disabled orphans in China.

When: May 31, 10 am-4 pm

Where: Dongzhimenwai Street, 2nd embassy district, ��ֱ������

Cost: Free

Contact: brownmarykate@yahoo.co.uk

Southeast Asian cooking classes

Learn the succulent cooking styles of Southeast Asia with The Hutong community center's weekly cooking classes.

Drawing on a pool of experienced chefs, The Hutong hosts cooking lessons each Tuesday, teaching Southeast Asian cuisine from India to Thailand.

When: Every Tuesday, 10 am-9:30 pm

Where: No 1 Jiudaowan Hutong Beixinqiao, �ŵ����ͬ1��

Cost: 1,000 yuan for six classes

Contact: 159-0104-6127

info@thehutong.com

American football

Learn the rough and rugged sport of full contact American football from the Beijing Guardians at Chaoyang Park.

Designed to teach the basics for those who are curious, this week's practice consists of basic tackling and avoidance techniques.

When: May 31, 6-8 pm

Where: Chaoyang Gongyuan Nanlu, between Third and Fourth Ring roads ����԰��·���Ļ�·֮��

Cost: Free

Contact: 158-1148-0812

Two-for-one steak

In one of the best weekly deals in town, steakhouse Flamme in Sanlitun Village is offering a limited-time two-for-one steak deal as it moves into its summer season.

When: May 31

Where: 3/F, S4-33 Sanlitun Village, 19 Sanlitun Lu, ������19��,������ Village����S4-33

Cost: 98 yuan

Contact: 6417-8608

Shanghai film

The Culture Yard is offering a showing of the film Shanghai. Centered around the experiences of an American detective who falls in love with a Chinese woman while investigating a friend's death in the city during World War II, it features Hollywood actor John Cusack.

When: May 31, 7-9 pm

Where: 10 Shique Hutong, ʯȸ��ͬ10��

Cost: 25 yuan

Contact: 8404-4166, contact@cultureyard.net

Brazilian party

Groove to the soothing sounds of Brazil as you gaze across one of China's most developed shopping areas at Kokomo's sambada party. With a happy hour and live Brazilian bands from early evening to the wee hours of the morning.

When: May 31, 9 pm-3 am

Where: No 4/F, Tongli, Sanlitun Back Street, �����ͺ��ͬ��4��

Cost: Free

Contact: 6413-1019

Exhibit

Beatlemania

Coined by a journalist from the Daily Mirror, one of the UK's largest newspapers, Beatlemania took over the Western world in the 1960s. The Beatlemania exhibit at the Thread gallery celebrates one of rock's most influential groups. It tracks the band through the ages using a mash-up of photos pulled from the Daily Mirror's archive.

When: May 31, 10 am-6 pm

Where: No 706 North 2nd, B Area, 798 Art Zone, Chaoyang district 798B���·706

Cost: Free

Contact: 5978-9667

China Daily

(China Daily 05/31/2011 page28)