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Time Out Beijing Podcast: May 23-29

Time Out Beijing Podcast: May 23-29

INTRO fest, rock at 2 Kolegas, McGangbangs... maps?

Sound out: The Dodos interview

Sound out: The Dodos interview

We catch up with the pysch-folk group's vocalist Meric Long

Nabucco opening night with Placido Domingo

Nabucco opening night with Placido Domingo

Did the legend set an impossible standard for the NCPA?

Crossing Jordan: ruins, dunes and the Dead Sea

Crossing Jordan: ruins, dunes and the Dead Sea

Take a sun, sand and sea holiday with a difference in Jordan

- Nabucco
- 8_1
- Verdi's classic, starring Placido Domingo
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- 2 Kolegas Eight Year Anniversary Party
- 3_2
- A full weekend of nonstop jamming and beer
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- Antidote presents Jimmy Edgar
- 3_2
- Photographer, model, film-maker, and conceptual artist
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- INTRO Electronic Music Festival 2013
- 3_2
- The electronic music festival hits Capital Steel Factory
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- The Gulou Warriors Game Party
- 3_2
- Get ready for a dance off with your favourite gang
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- Story Of the Eye: Josep Puigmarti
- 2_1
- Sartorial eccentricity and surreal works from Spanish artist
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- Forgotten Memories
- 2_0
- Drop by Xiayu's solo exhbition themed forgotten memories
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- Nabucco
- 8_1
- Verdi's classic, starring Placido Domingo
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- DUCHAMP and/or/in CHINA
- 2_1
- Artists' build their works based on this style of art-in-a-box
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- HeyRunning Urban Runs
- 12_0
- Join HeyRunning to run five kilometres on Beijing Streets
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- INN Monthly Meeting: Looking Great in Beijing
- 1_2
- Spend a morning with local beauty professionals
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- Beginner's Salsa and Cha Cha Classes
- 12_0
- Take a beginner's class in Latin dancing at Phoenix Studios
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- That Tuesday thing
- 8_2
- Catch the local sounds of Beijing's aspiring artists
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- Zoomin' Night feat S**t Fortification Gecko and Buck Slant
- 8_0
- A night of experimental music at XP
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- StoryDrive China
- 1_2
- A two-day conference which explores new forms of collaboration and business models across media boundaries
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- Nasirdin Afandi
- 9_5
- See a musical about Kaisaer, a young man who helps the public gain wealth and happiness, at the Century Theatre May 2...
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- White asparagus at The Cut
- 10_1
- Satisfy your palate with this four-course meal
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Editor's picks

Attain Greenlightenment Fashion, TCM, reggae and mime in honour of the environment
NLGX pizza cones Are Flowpie's pizza cones worth putting in your pie hole?
Interview: Jimmy Edgar Time Out talks sex and weird fans with the electro-funk artist

Preview: 2 Kolegas Birthday Bash We personify the three rockin' days as teen rom-com characters
NLGX Design and Crêpanini Would you like a crêpe to go with that t-shirt?
This Will Destroy You Catch this gig of the month by TWDY - they're NOT a post-rock band!

Festival season

INTRO festival guide All you need to know about INTRO 2013, including the new venue
Great Wall Fest: album one Loads of colourful characters showed up for the Great Wall Fest 2013
CD Blues Fest guide Country blues to funk to rockabilly, every weekend in May

Latest restaurant reviews

Smiling Dumplings Cheap dumplings that are filling, if not terribly flavourful
Lan Ting Affordable Thai alternatives despite locale’s luxe facelift
Ravioli Factory With some fine tuning, this pasta joint could have potential

Latest bars & clubs reviews

True Color Gongti tackiness saved by slave-and-mistress shows
Nian Bar (The Wheel) For cheap, low quality beer and vile cocktails - look no further!
Affairs Free karaoke and copious mediocre beers for large parties

Critics' choice events

Antidote presents Jimmy Edgar Fri 24 May
Dada Photographer, model, film-maker, and conceptual artist
Piano aux Jacobins festival Fri 24 May - Sun 26 May
Forbidden City Concert Hall (FCCH) (中山公园音乐堂) Performances by French musicians Anne-Marie Mc Dermott, Bertrand Chamayou, and Yaron Herman
Oh My Green! Sun 26 May
MOMA Learn how to make your life greener from the experts

Food Awards winners

Time Out Beijing Food Awards 2013 See the winners of Beijing's most coveted industry awards
Time Out Beijing Food Awards 2012 Must-see results from the city's most highly-anticipated industry awards
Time Out Beijing Food Awards 2011 See video footage from our food awards.

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