Events Watch: Beijing's Best Weekday Events That Won't Leave You Hungover

Margaux Schreurs | Aug 1, 2016 11:30 am | Add a comment | 1193 reads

Another weekend has come and gone, but fear not, Beijing has plenty in store for us this week, too, regardless of the color of the sky.

Monday, August 1

NEXTDoc Film Festival: Short Film and Documentaries
NEXTDoc Film Festival is initiated by a group of young returnees from U.S. with rich experience of living overseas and being exposed to different cultures. The 3-day event features films about cross-cultural stories dedicated to bringing documentary films from different cultures to its audience. On August 1 expect The Men Talking Nonsense, US, National Beauty, and From Beijing to New York. RMB 50 (non-members), RMB 40 (members). 8pm. The Bookworm

Tuesday, August 2

BP Drama Club Workshop: How to Audition
Want to audition for a broadway show or for the upcoming A Christmas Carol? This workshop by Beijing Playhouse Drama Club looks at how to audition whether you're an experienced actor or a new actor. Free. 6.30pm. Caravan

Wednesday, August 3

Expert Panel and Q&A: Can Silicon Valley be Cloned in China
For more than 50 years, Silicon Valley has remained the global epicenter of technological innovation. Almost all of the major disrupters of the last several decades (Intel, Apple, Oracle, Salesforce, Google, Facebook, Twitter, Tesla, Uber, Airbnb and many others) were founded in Silicon Valley. Importantly also, Silicon Valley is becoming stronger, not weaker, over time. Companies and policy makers around the world are seeking to emulate or recreate the Silicon Valley experience in their local area. But is this possible? How can it be done? This event, organized by the Financial Times Chinese edition, will explore these questions especially with reference to China. Register here. Free. 2.30pm. Beijing Marriott Hotel

Thursday, August 4

Zen Practice and Meditation Workshop
Swing by the China Culture Center on Thursday for healthy dose of Zen (Chan in Mandarin). A practicing Buddhist layman will guide you through a journey of self-discovery, and through music, stories, art, rituals, and martial arts, you'll have the opportunity to grow, understand, and appreciate the challenges and rewards of Zen meditation. RMB 200, 7.30pm. China Culture Center

Thursday-Sunday August 4-7

Attraction Show in National Aquatics Center (Water Cube) (pictured at top)
Treat your eyes at 'Audiovisual Feast Attraction,' an IMAX show at the location of the 2008 Olympics as spectacular as the Opening Ceremony, according to the organizers. RMB 100-1,280. Various times. The Water Cube

Until August 28

Li Zhipeng aka 223
Photographer Li Zhipeng's first solo exhibition in Beijing is on until August 28. 223's photographs act as a collective not-so-private diary of a young generation that wants to escape the pressures from society and plays with its limits. Lin Zhipeng’s pictures are never dramatic nor glaucous, sometimes punk and trash, sometimes very poetic. Free. 10.30am. De Sarthe Gallery