FRIDAY | MAY 20

A short documentary of Rustic claiming the Global Battle of the Bands Award in London

Rustic @ Little Bar
Chinese punk rock. Support: Xiangzi. RMB40 (Students RMB30). Starts at 8 p.m.

Maximalism @ Hemp House
Party 'til it hurts with DJs Gavin & Nate. Entrance: RMB20. Vodka Cocktails: RMB15. Starts at 10 p.m.

Xiaolin @ Machu Picchu
Chinese Folk. RMB30. Starts at 9 p.m.

Mix Box @ Elephant Bar
Multimedia Art Performance. Free entrance. Starts at 8 p.m.

MinDa Annual Party @ Southwest University for Nationalities (Shuangliu Campus).
with Blue weekend, Yuppie & ML. Free entrance. Starts at 7 p.m.

Summer Jamz @ Cafe Paname
with DJ Mark 10. Free entrance. Starts at 7 p.m.

SATURDAY | MAY 21

Swimming with Stories @ Bookworm
Children's Workshop. Alison Lester introduces children to a technique she uses in her artwork for picture books. RMB50. Starts at 11 a.m.

Writers Talk. Alison Lester about writing, inspiration & her experience as resident artist in Antarctica. RMB50. Starts at 5 p.m.

Soundtoy @ Little Bar
Chengdu indi-rock. Support: Stolen. Starts at 8 p.m. RMB60.

Ximing @ Machu Picchu
Xi'an folk. RMB30. Starts at 9 p.m.

1001 Nights @ Shamrock
Hot Belly Dancers, Mad Shots & DJ Sheila. Free entrance. Starts at 9.30 p.m.

Bass Attack @ Cafe Paname
with DJ Wu & Zombie. Free entrance. Buy 1 get 1 drink specials. Starts at 7 p.m.

I beat the tiger when I was young @ Elephant Bar
Chinese underground movie. Free entrance. Starts at 3 p.m.

Judgment Day @ Underground
Drink Specials: RMB 15 Vodka, Malibu, Gin & RMB10 Tequila Shots 'til midnight.

ONGOING

Macao Photo Exhibition 1844-2011 @ Sichuan Museum
May 23 - June 12.

Perspective and Intuition @ Re-C Art Space
Contemporary art exhibition with Chen Jiao, Qiu Xiaofei, Wang Yabin, Qin Qing, Zhang Litao, Zhai Liang, Zheng Qiang. Free entrance. April 23- May 23

Yang Shu+Zhai Liang @ A Thousand Plateaus
Painting works dual exhibtion. Free entrance. Thoughout May 22.

Amazing Exotic Thai Flavors @ Rivoli (Regal Master Hotel)
Lunch RMB138, Dinner RMB198 (incl. unlimited soft drinks & local beer). May 20-29

Carrefour Wine Fair @ Carrefour
Selection of more than RMB600. May 6-22 (Up to 20 % discount May 13-15)

Taiwan Food Festival @ Cafe Z
with Chef Liu Guanlin from Far Eastern Plaza Hotel, Taipei.
Buffet Lunch: RMB138 Buffet Dinner: RMB168(Mo-Thu), RMB218 (Fri), RMB188 (Sat&Sun)

Marc Riboud @ Chengdu International Photography Center
Solo Retrospective of the French Photographer. April 10 - June 10

UPCOMING EVENTS

Syrano @ Hemp House
French Rap. Support: MC Kafe Hu. Free entrance. Starts at 9 p.m. Tuesday, May 24

Dantès @ Hemp House
aka Christophe Hisquin. French Chanson. RMB30. Starts at 9 p.m. Thursday, May 26

Teddy Punk @ Little Bar
Chinese Skate-Punk. Support: Space Rocket. RMB40 (Students: RMB30). Starts at 8 p.m. Friday, May 27

Gramaphonetics @ Hemp House
German Elektro Trash. Entrance RMB30. Vodka Specials RMB15. Starts at 9.30 p.m.
Friday, May 27

Bailey's Bling Bling Party @ Mooney's
Featuring Hitseekers band, guest DJ & dancers. Drink Specials & Lucky draw. Friday, May 27

Vagina monologues @ Bookworm
R rated play. RMB100. All proceeds will go to Somaly Mam Foundation. Starts at 9 p.m. Saturday, May 28

Frequency—Code @ Hemp House
Semi-annual art happening featuring performance artists Zhou Bin & Jia Qianlan, film artists Chen Qiang & Wu Chengdian, experimental musician Zhang Xiaojing & spoken word artist Sophia Kidd. RMB30. Starts at 9 p.m.

Brazzaville @ Little Bar
Spanish Jazz/pop. RMB150 (Pre-Sale: RMB150). Support: Huangjing & KIT. Starts at 8 p.m. Saturday, May 28

Single Man @ Elephant Bar
Controversial Chinese underground movie. Free entrance. Starts at 3 p.m. Saturday, May 28

"Historian in Chengdu' @ Bookworm
Gabriel Finkelstein gives a talk on German 19th century, cultural history. Free entrance. Starts at 7.30 p.m. May 29

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