And do as adversaries do in law -
Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends.
- The Taming of the Shrew
Two spots in the Sanlitun-Gongti zone mark birthdays this weekend: Beer Mania (map) will celebrate four years of serving up Belgian beer by handing out Stella Artois on its brand-spanking new wood terrace tonight, while Vics (map) holds its ninth anniversary – how many clubs in Beijing last that long? – with an open bar from 9 PM to midnight on Saturday night.
Meanwhile, the annual Rynostock Music Festival is set for The Pomegranate (map) in Shunyi this Saturday from 1 PM to 11 PM. Expect two stages and about twenty bands to go along with some chilled beverages. Blues fans will be happy to know that both Black Cat Bone and Woodie Alan will be rocking the joint. The entry fee is RMB20, with money going to Hearts Are Sure, a program that helps orphans find foster homes in China. See the full band schedule below.
Finally, Cheeky Monkey Theater will perform Kung Pao Shakespeare at The Canadian School on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, from 7:30 to 9:30 PM (RMB120 per ticket, RMB60 for students). This is comedy about a Beijing theater company putting on Taming of the Shrew. Call 15810-803-034 or email info@cheekymonkeytheater.com for more details or for tickets. (Fun Shakespeare drinking game: Sneak in a mickey and take a sip any time some says thee, thou, or thus, or accidentally speaks so forcefully as to send a spray of saliva into another actor’s face.)
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Rynostock schedule:
Outdoor stage
13:00 Maggie Who
13:45 Boy #6
14:30 Out of Control
15:15 Hobo Luke and The Redbacks
16:15 Woodie Alan
17:15 Decree
18:00 Berlin Mummies
19:00 Belly dancer
19:15 Zou Gao Su
20:15 Father Joseph Loftus (speech)
20:20 Black Cat Bone
21:30 End of the World
Indoor stage
13:45 Operation Bojinka
14:45 Ean Burchell
15:45 Touch Wood
16:45 Peter Schloss
17:45 Travis Tebo
18:45 No Name Trio
19:45 Christine Laskowski
21:00 Amy Gardner & The Hobos
22:00 Ryan Kester & Company
23:00 Jam session (open to all musicians)
All The Pomegranate's a stage, methinks.
I love “Belly Dancer” slotted in at 19:00. Great future name for a group, but only if it’s four fat, old guys. “Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome, Belly Dancer.” “WTF? Who are these guys?”