Update: NHL playoffs in Beijing
Gleann Phealan at Paddy O’Shea’s said about 35 Canucks were on hand last Sunday to watch the NHL playoffs. If you want to watch an early morning game, let Glenn know ahead of time at glenn@paddyosheas.com.
Not that the NBA playoffs matter any more now that my beloved Raptors are out, but The Rickshaw has been showing those games that it can pick up by satellite.
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Upcoming Beijing wine-related events
Friday, May 2, 6:30 PM, Sequoia Cafe (Sanlitun), RMB 100
Sparkling wine tasting; RSVP with Frank at 13701-178-073.
Tuesday, May 6, 7:30 PM, SALT (RMB488)
Altano Reserva wine tasting, with oenologist Jorge Nunes and a degustation menu, by Torres China; RSVP with Sophie at 5165-5519, x208 or sophie@torres.com.cn.
Thursday, May 8, 7-9 PM, Block 8’s Med, RMB100
Ladies Wine Club, featuring Italian wines and five-course meal; contact Kristen at lum.kristen@gmail.com
Thursday, May 8, 7-8:30 PM, Amigo (Central Park), free
Chilean wine festival, with 16 wines, by Top Cellar; RSVP with Cedric at marketing@topcellar.com.cn / 13439-467-514
Friday, May 16, 7-8:30 PM, Bento & Berries (Kerry Centre Hotel), free
Henry Bourgeois wine tasting, by Top Cellar; RSVP with Cedric at marketing@topcellar.com.cn / 13439-467-514
Friday, May 23, Great Wall of China (RMB15888)
Robert Parker wine dinner, with menu by Blu Lobster; 8 wines rated 94 points or higher by Parker; RSVP with Adam Steinberg at adamsteinberg@asc-wines.com
Tuesday, May 28, 7 PM, Blu Lobster (RMB988)
Alain Chabanon wine dinner, with winery owner Alain Chabanon, by East Meets West; RSVP with Blu Lobster (8882-6727) or EMW (6445-5797).
Friday, May 30, 7-8:30 PM, Bento & Berries (Kerry Centre Hotel), free
Deutz Champagne tasting, by Top Cellar; RSVP with Cedric at marketing@topcellar.com.cn / 13439-467-514
Note: To get a wine event listed, send event information, preferably in text format, to beijingboyce@yahoo.com.
The Stone Boat: “Tunes in the Park”
The ground has thawed, the leaves are out, and that means The Stone Boat “Tunes in the Park” series is up and running again. The May lineup includes Hussy Hicks (May 1, 9:30 PM; “They actually rock quite clean with hints of country and Celtic Rock”), Jane Germain and Ian Simpson (May 9, 9:30 PM, “grassland blues”), “Brasil Nite” (May 10, 9 PM, samba, jazz, and bossa nova), Hedgehog (May 16, 8 PM, “pop-punk”), Panjir (May 17, 9:30 PM, “insanely free jazz and Flamenco guitar solos”), Woodie Alan (May 23, 9:30 PM, blues-rock), Enfants Terrible (May 24, 9:30 PM, “jazz electronica”), Panjir (May 30, 9:30 PM), and Hanggai (May 31, 9:30 PM, Mongolian throat singing).
The Stone Boat is also holding “Boat Paridiso Video Shorts“, on May 15 at 9 PM, “featuring film/video art, vidcasts, animation, and other shorts highlighting local life and talent.”
All of the events listed above are free. Fishing in the pond next to the Stone Boat is extra.
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