Activities & nightlife

Documentary on Depression Screening

Date: Aug 19 - 9:30 pm

Venue: Culture Yard

Price: 45/50 yuan

Venue: Culture Yard

On August 19, Culture Yard will screen CandleX's documentary on depression produced titled "The Tiny Little Box, A Documentary on Depression". It's our own CandleX production, aiming at shedding light on the darkness. "The Tiny Little Box" documents four people's experiences with depression. They shared their stories about the beginning of their depression, recalled their emotional state, their situation in life, and their recovery. It also interviews 2 mindfulness practitioners to explore their experiences with mindfulness practice - a recognized and effective way to cope with and recover from depression. You'll hear the extraordinary story of the director of a mindfulness center on how mindfulness practices changed his life.

Contact: 010-8404-4166

Croissant Village

Venue: Croissant Village, Floor 1, Topwin Center, Sanlitun, Beijing

Price: 33 yuan averagely

Famous Chinese bakery chain Croissant Village recently opened a new flagship branch in Topwin Center at Beijing's Sanlitun area. Apart from its signature croissants, cakes and other desserts, the bakery shop also provides a myriad Western-style light meals for busy office workers, including salads and sandwiches. The decoration and furnishing are modern, simple, but cozy, and the shop also serves as a bakery studio where bakery lovers could watch and learn bakery skills from the bakers.

Contact: 010-5780-9034

Of Montreal 2016 China Debut in Shanghai

Date: Aug 14 - 8:30 pm

Venue: Mao Livehouse Shanghai

Price: 180/220 yuan

Of Montreal is an American rock band from Athens, Georgia. It was founded by frontman Kevin Barnes in 1996, named after a failed romance between Barnes and a woman "of Montreal." The band is identified as part of the Elephant 6 collective.

Throughout its existence, of Montreal's musical style has evolved considerably and drawn inspiration from numerous 1960s psychedelic pop acts.

Contact: 400-610-3721

Trance Mission - Ferry Corsten

Date: Aug 19 - 10 pm

Venue: M2 Club, Shanghai

Price: 150 yuan

Hailing from Rotterdam, the Netherlands, Ferry Corsten's lustrous career is exemplified by a passion for music that began as a hobby and spiraled into a full-blown profession. Today, as it was in the beginning, Corsten's skills lie in his ability to coax the maximum emotional impact from electronic dance music of all genres, not just trance, but also progressive-house and electro. He remains and has always been ahead-of-his time, making music that becomes a template for others to follow. It was the album, Out Of The Blue, that started it all. As Corsten's sophomoric artist album under the alias, System F, the eponymous single became a worldwide hit and charted in the UK's Top 20 UK singles charts and Japan's Top 10 singles charts for three consecutive years after its release. Corsten's rapid success ignited a steady flow of releases including 'Gouryella' with Ti?sto. It was during this time that Corsten's remix of William Orbit's 'Barber's Adagio For Strings' became a clubland anthem. And Ferry's success is just begin!

Contact: 400-610-3721

The Hutong Summer Jam 2

Date: Aug 28 - 3 pm

Venue: The Hutong

Price: Free

After the huge success of the first Summer Jam, we're hosting another FREE afternoon of live tunes, tasty treats, cold beers, and an open mic - all up on our courtyard rooftop. Kick back and enjoy an unplugged jam session from some of Beijing's finest musicians, including Ben Kalman and some awesome special guests. We're also opening up the stage to any budding musicians, so dust off your vocal chords, grab your guqin, bring your banjo and get ready to play.

Contact: 010-6404 3355