Art

Beijing Design Week: Design as Enlightenment-Bauhaus Collection of China Design Museum Exhibition

Date: Daily through Nov 8

Venue: National Museum of China in Beijing

Price: Free

Bauhaus is the source of modern design, for today nearly all textbooks in architecture, design and art begin with Bauhaus. Design as Enlightenment's collection is from the "Bauhas-Centered Western Modern and Contemporary History of Design Collection" introduced by the Hangzhou municipal government. This will be the largest exhibition yet of Asia's largest Bauhaus collection, which resides at the China Academy of Art. Approximately 300 exhibits will be displayed, centered on five aspects of "enlightenment" concerning the Bauhaus ideal in art, design, education, production and daily life.

Website: bjdw.org/en

Activities

British Charity Ball 2014

Date: Nov 8 - 6:30 pm

Venue: Kerry Hotel Beijing, 1 Guanghua Road

Prices: Contact via e-mail

This year's ball is all about Sherlock, the brilliant detective of Baker Street, most recently portrayed by the smoldering Benedict Cumberbatch. Expect lavish meals, all-night entertainment, smashing lucky draw prizes and a 4 am Survivors' Breakfast for those still standing. Organizers say the Sherlock theme is a perfect showcase for British contemporary culture from a longtime ball supporter, BBC Worldwide.

E-mail: britishball@britishchamber.cn

Website: britishball.org.cn/

Beards of Beijing Movember Kickoff

Date: Nov 2 - noon to 4 pm

Venue: Great Leap Brewing, B12 Xinzhong Jie

Price: No entry fee

Proud wearers of facial hair will meet, socialize, drink beer specials and discuss grooming tips.

Movember is all about raising awareness and funds for men's health issues, particularly prostate cancer. Single and group competitors in the mustache-growing charity event start clean-shaven on Nov 1.

Contact: 6416-6887

E-mail: contact@greatleapbrewing.com

Website: greatleapbrewing.com/

Dance

Tribal Fusion & American Tribal Style Belly dance

Date: Nov 1 - 7 pm

Venue: Tennis Center, Chaoyang Park

Price: 250 yuan

You always dreamed to move as a graceful siren, as a mysterious fairy, a dramatic goddess? Tribal belly dance is for you!

Based both on improv movements from timeless Arabic, Indian and flamenco dances, this dance offers a perfect entry in posture, moves, attitude, vocabulary and culture of the tribal belly dance.

ATS will allow you to experience the ancestral, sacred and gypsy-like spontaneity and joys of collective dances.

Contact: 13511097545

E-mail: inkonic@hotmail.fr

Nightlife

The Rocky Horror Night-After Halloween Show

Date: Nov 1 - 10 pm

Venue: Paddy's Sanlitun, 2/F, Tongli Studio, Sanlitun Back Street

Price: Phone for prices

Cover band Strange Visitations is back with another Halloween spectacular, albeit the night after Halloween, with it's signature pub anthem covers and audience sing-alongs the norm. Rocky Horror is the theme this year, so break out your suspenders and fishnets and brush up your Time Warp. The newly renovated Paddy's Irish Bar offshoot provides the perfect backdrop and will be giving away free beers for the best costumes.

Contact: 010-6415-0299

Website: strangevisitations.com

Tour De French House

Date: Nov 14 - 10 pm

Venue: Yugong Yishan, 3-2 Zhangzizhong Lu

Price: 80 yuan

Tour De French House is an original party and homage to the most popular, creative, sampled and loved genre of dance music that you've ever partied or danced to during your youth. Dj's PFAC, Vincent Suede, Half n Half, Juhstynn and live musicians Jon Ellis, Luv Plastik, Gina and other guests will perform on stage. Whether you are a die-hard fan of the low-pass filter sweeps, funk samples or a huge fan of Nu Disco , this night promises endless hits that you've loved and reminisced over, as well.

Website: yugongyishan.com

Show

Mademoiselle et son Orchestre (Gypsy Jazz)

Date: Nov 8 - 8 pm

Venue: Dusk Dawn Club, 14 Shanlao Hutong

Price: 40 yuan

Mademoiselle et son Orchestre is a six-piece band based in Beijing, offering a unique repertoire of French songs. The music is partly inspired by Gypsy Jazz, a style invented in France in the 1930s by Stefan Rappelli and Django Reinhardt. The band re-invents the classic songs by Piaf, Brassens, Gainsbourg, and many others, while their own tunes are spiced with humor and imaginative lyrics.

Contact: 6407-8969

E-mail: DuskDawnClub@gmail.com

Website: douban.com/event/22366251

Track 3 by Theatre Movement Bazaar

Date: Nov 11 - 7:30 pm

Venue: Inside-Out Theatre in Beijing

Price: 50-460 yuan

Track 3 is an award-winning theatrical work that dramatically derails an Anton Chekhov classic, Three Sisters, from its Victorian origins with exhilarating movement, dance, song and humor. Setting the itinerary for a 21st century existential extravaganza, the production ransacks Chekhov's drama, leaving the characters stranded, wanting something outside of themselves, something to give them happiness.

Contact: 400-610-3721

E-mail: ponypiao@damai.cn

Website: en.damai.cn/event/tickets_71132/

2PM World Tour Go Crazy

Date: Nov 1 - 7:30 pm

Venue: Capital Indoor Stadium, 5 Zhongguancun Nandajie in Beijing

Price: 480-1,280 yuan

Korea most popular pop group 2PM is coming. Beijing is the first stop in China on its world tour. The South Korean idol group includes Jun. K (formerly known as Junsu), Nichkhun, Taecyeon, Wooyoung, Junho and Chansung. They achieved their first No 1 single with Again & Again and more recently released the album Hands Up.

Contact: 400-610-3721

E-mail: ponypiao@damai.cn

Website: en.damai.cn/event/tickets_70896/

Joe Hisaishi and Hayao Miyazaki Songs in Comics Concert

Date: Nov 9 - 7:30 am

Venue: Beijing Concert Hall, 1 Bei Xinhua Jie, Liubukou

Price: 100-580 yuan

Hayao Miyazaki is a Japanese film director, animator, manga artist, illustrator, producer, and screenwriter. Through a career that has spanned six decades, Miyazaki has attained international acclaim as a masterful storyteller and as a maker of anime feature films and, along with Isao Takahata, co-founded Studio Ghibli, a film and animation studio. The success of Miyazaki's films has invited comparisons with American animator Walt Disney, British animator Nick Park, and American director Steven Spielberg. The protagonists of his films are often strong, independent girls or young women.

Contact: 400-610-3721

E-mail: ponypiao@damai.cn

Website: en.damai.cn/event/tickets_72075/

Sports

Beijing Roller Derby League

Date: Every Saturday through Nov 1 - 11 am

Venue: Tuanjiehu Park

Price: 20 yuan

Roller derby, the full-contact sport played on eight wheels, has become a small hit in Beijing. Whether you're a seasoned player, or haven't skated since you were 10, or have never laced up a skate, all are welcome to join twice-weekly practices at Tuanjiehu Park's skating rink. Learn the rules, the skills, and the moves, all with plenty of fun along the way. All ages welcome. Skates are available for rental at the rink; loan gear and equipment is available free of charge on a first-come, first-served basis.

Contact: beijingrollerderby@hotmail.com

Website: beijingrollerderby.com

2014 IYT Bareboat Skipper Course

Date: Nov 8 - 9 am

Venue: Beijing Sailing Center

Price: Contact via e-mail

International Yacht Training is the most internationally accredited global leader and trusted standard of excellence in yacht training, maritime certification, safety, knowledge and sail training. IYT Bareboat Certificates are accepted by all major yacht charter companies and many insurance companies offer discounted premiums to those who hold IYT qualifications.

Contact: 400-180-0107

E-mail: sailing@beijingsailing.com

Website: beijingsailing.com

Formula 1 Sailing

Date: Every Sunday until Nov 23 - All day

Venue: Qinhuangdao sail base, Yi Bei Lan Beach Resort, Beidaihe New Area

Price: 200 yuan

It's time for another fun and challenging sailing race. Some instructors will join the race with members in this challenging competition on the water and a few celebratory beers on the beach in Nandaihe. (You can become an associate member by participating in this race.) Boats: 10 omegas; 2 persons per boat.

Contact: 400-1800107

E-mail: sailing@beijingsailing.com

(China Daily 11/01/2014 page20)