Nightlife

Maserati 100 Anniversary Party

Date: Dec 27 - 9 pm

Venue: 8MM By Ammo, WF1-WF2, Landmark Towers Bldg. 2, 8 East Third Ring North Road, Beijing

Price: Free

Maserati is a name synonymous with glamour and the brand's global flagship store in Beijing is throwing a centenary celebration at the 8MM Club on Dec 27 that will show you why - sexy supercars, beautiful people, performances and awards. It promises to be a night to remember.

Contact: 010-6590-6679/8

The Final Countdown NYE Party

Date: Dec 31 - 5 pm

Venue: Jing-A Taproom, 1949 The Hidden City, Courtyard 4, Gongti Bei Lu, Beijing

Price: Contact via e-mail

Say hi to 2015 with the folks at the Jing-A Taproom. They promise the best old-school throwback hits on the digital jukebox and new deals on drinks and food every hour until the clock strikes midnight.

E-mail: richard@capitalbrew.com

Website: capitalbrew.com

GWMF's New Year's Eve ft. VINAI

Date: Dec 31 - 9 pm

Venue: LIV Club, 2/F, 6 Gongti Xilu, Beijing

Price: 150-200 yuan

VINAI (#62 on DJ Mags top 100) is an italian EDM production duo composed of two brothers. Their anthem Bounce Generation was the most played track at THE Ultra Music Festival just five days after its release and their collaboration with R3HAB, How We Party, was featured at this year's Tomorrowland. Bounce to their beats at Live in Vac's New Year's Eve extravaganza. Support DJs Basestring, Spark, and Half/N/Half.

Contact: 010-6708-9898

E-mail: yinmai@circleclubchina.com

Website: www.greatwallmusicfestival.com

Neon White NYE

Date: Dec 31 - 9 pm

Venue: 8MM By Ammo, WF1-WF2, Landmark Towers Bldg. 2, 8 East Third Ring North Road, Beijing

Price: 60-100 yuan

Neon White NYE will be Beijing's only white and neon party for saying out with the old and in with the new. With beautiful angels, face and body painting artists, sexy dancers, gift giveaways and confetti, as well as Danny Flora, El-mar and Marco Qu playing sexy house and electro, it will blast you into the New Year in style.

Contact: 186-1829-1732

E-mail: info@nbnoise.com

Website: nbnoise.com/event/neon-white-nye/

InterNations Beijing - Welcome 2015!

Date: Jan 9 - 7 pm

Venue: Marriott Northeast Hotel, 26A Xiaoyun Road, Chaoyang district, Beijing

Price: 100-130 yuan

New year, new event layout, new menu. Don't miss the best way to start the New Year. Forget about work just relax, chill out, have fun with like-minded expats.

Contact: 131-6186-4904

E-mail: internationsbeijing@gmail.com

Website: www.internations.org

Activities

Farm to Neighbors Organic Market

Date: Dec 28 - all day

Venue: Modernista Old Cafe & Tapas Bar, 44 Baochao Hutong, Beijing

Price: Free

Bring out your baskets and canvas bags to lug home all the delicious goodies you'll find at this regular organic market, from farm-fresh veggies, homemade rice wine, organic flour, pasture-raised eggs and pork, sourdough bread and natural skincare products.

Contact: 186-0011-6714

Beijing Antiques Tour

Date: Dec 28 - 2 pm

Venue: Panjiayuan Antique Market, West of Panjiayuan Bridge, Beijing

Price: Phone for prices

Whether you're a professional Chinese antiques collector, an enthusiastic hobbyist or a complete newcomer who just wants to decorate your home with a few unique works of art, this is the tour for you. What to look for when buying furniture, ancient bronzes, mirrors, paintings and calligraphy will all be explained. And as if all that wasn't enough, your guide will also teach some of the best ways to identify fake antiques.

Contact: 138-1777-0229

Email: info@newmantours.com

Website: www.newmantours.com

Make dumplings

Date: Dec 30 - 1:30 pm

Venue: Jianwai SOHO Building 9, Room 605, Beijing

Price: 50 yuan

Dumplings are traditionally eaten during Chinese New Year as they symbolize wealth and prosperity. Invite some good fortune into 2015 by learning how to make this traditional Chinese staple. It's an easy process and a great way to meet new friends.

Contact: 010-5869-5800

E-mail: info@chinaledu.com

Website: www.chinaledu.com

Beijing Bitcoin Meetup

Date: Jan 13 - 7 am

Venue: The Taco Bar, Courtyard 4, Gongti Bei Lu (next to Home Plate), Beijing

Price: Free

The first of a monthly meetup for people wanting to learn more about bitcoins and network with Beijing's bitcoin crowd. The event will just be a casual get-together focused on getting to know each other, but future events will include guest speakers and tutorials.

E-mail: neil.woodfine@okcoin.com

Capital M Book Talk: City of Darkness Revisited: Kowloon Walled City

Date: Jan 18 - 4 pm

Venue: Capital M, 3/F, 2 Qianmen Pedestrian Street, Beijing

Price: 75 yuan

This event will look at the ways the Kowloon Walled City, which before its demolition in 1993 was the most densely populated place on the planet, has influenced a generation of filmmakers, production designers, architects, urban planners, writers, visual artists and others intrigued and inspired by the idea of a self-organizing yet unplanned city. Reservations required.

Contact: 010-6702-2727

E-mail: reservations@capital-m-beijing.com

Website: www.m-restaurantgroup.com

Concert

Russian National Orchestra New Year Concert

Date: Dec 31 - 7:30 pm

Venue: Great Hall of the People, West side of Tiananmen Square, Beijing

Price: 1,200-1,600 yuan

The Russian National Orchestra premiered in Moscow in 1990, and has now made over 75 recordings with conductors that include RNO Founder and Artistic Director Mikhail Pletnev, Vladimir Jurowski, Kent Nagano, Alexander Vedernikov, Carlo Ponti Jr., Jos Serebrier and Vasily Petrenko. The RNO's recording of Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf and Beintus's Wolf Tracks, conducted by Kent Nagano and narrated by Sophia Loren, Bill Clinton and Mikhail Gorbachev, was the winner of a 2004 Grammy Award, making the RNO the first Russian orchestra ever to win this honor.

Contact: 400-610-3721

E-mail: ponypiao@damai.cn

Website: en.damai.cn/event/tickets_65856/

Recital

Hilary Hahn Violin Recital in Beijing

Date: Jan 16 - 7:30 pm

Venue: National Center for the Performing Arts - Concert Hall, Beijing

Price: 200-1,080 yuan

Hilary Hahn is a two-time Grammy-winning American violinist, who has performed throughout the world both as a soloist with leading orchestras and conductors and as a recitalist. She also has built a strong reputation for championing contemporary music. Several works have been composed specially for her, including concerti by Edgar Meyer and Jennifer Higdon.

Contact: 400-610-3721

E-mail: ponypiao@damai.cn

Website: en.damai.cn/event/tickets_75895/

Dance

Flamenco Legacy Workshop with La Tati

Date: Jan 12 - 7 pm

Venue: Casa Flamenco, 11-1-14, Qijiayuan Diplomatic Residence Compound, 9 Jianguomen Wai Dajie, Beijing

Price: 1,600-2,600 yuan

The Flamenco Legacy workshop is an opportunity for you to learn flamenco with world-renowned flamenco legend La Tati recognized by UNESCO as patrimonial artist in Flamenco. She is offering three courses: an all-level one-hour technique course and an intermediate level Solea course both on Monday to Friday evenings, while on Saturday and Sunday she offers beginner and intermediate Bulerias courses.

Contact: 010-8532-1915

E-mail: flamencobeijing@gmail.com

Beijing Contact Improv Weekly Dance Jam

Date: Dec 28 - 7 pm

Venue: Room 801, LanChouMingZuo Block D/E, Beijing

Price: 1,600-2,600 yuan

Contact improvisation is a form of expression based on contemporary dance, postmodern techniques, Chinese wushu and Japanese aikido. It emphasizes bodily connection and improvised dialogue. Points of physical contact provide the starting point for exploration through improvised movement. Each week, Beijing Contact Improv starts with basic exercises led by a teacher before we have an open jam. Beginners are welcome. Bring comfortable clothes and an open mind.

Contact: 186-0028-2049

E-mail: rosalynshih@gmail.com

Website: www.facebook.com/bjcontact/

Dance Party at Beijing Ballroom and swing group lesson

Date: Jan 27 - 7:30 pm

Venue: Sino-Chu Bar, 18 Liangmahe Nanlu, Beijing

Price: 30 yuan minimum

Learn the night club two step. Class starts 7:30 pm till 8:30 pm, followed by the regular scheduled dance party. The dance party includes ballroom, Latin, tango, salsa, swing, so there is something for everyone. There is a 30 yuan ($4.90) minimum purchase requirement from the Sino-Chu, and an additional 30 yuan fee for those who attend the pre-party classes.

Contact: 010-8532-2418

E-mail: beijingballroom@yahoo.com

Website: Beijingballroom.com

Sports

Sunday Night/Sunday Morning Football

Date: Dec 29 - 1 am

Venue: Home Plate Bar-B-Que, 1/F, Unit 10, Electrical Research Institute, Nan Sanlitun Lu, Beijing

Price: Phone for prices

Live NFL games on the Big Screen and bar TV's, with a late night BBQ and beer/shooter specials. Home Plate Sanlitun is the go-to destination for NFL fans this season. Good Ole American breakfast, booze and huge NFL hits, this is where the action is.

Contact: 400-096-7670

Hike: Great Wall Spur

Date: Dec 28 - 8 am

Venue: Beijing Hikers, Rm. 4102, 4/F, Bldg. A, Galaxy Building, 10 Jiuxianqiao Zhong Lu, Beijing

Price: RMB 400

Visit a remote stretch of the Great Wall that was completed around 1580, during the reign of Emperor Wan Li. After a good long (some say tough) climb up a hillside trail there are great views the whole way. Price includes lunch after the hike. Reservations are essential. Bookings through the website.

Contact: 010-6432-2786

E-mail: info@beijinghikers.com

Website: www.beijinghikers.com/hike-in-beijing/