Bohai or Bust 2014: Charity Bike Race @ Mutianyu

Bohai or Bust 2014: Charity Bike Race at Mutianyu Great Wall

In its 5th annual year of hosting the Bohai or Bust Bike Festival, The Schoolhouse is once again organizing a beautiful countryside ride on self-guided paths through Bohai Township in Huairou, a county just alongside the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall.

Taking place Saturday, April 12, riders can choose from three different ride distances of 12km, 20km or 80km (20km map, 80km map).

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April 8-13: Beijing Improv Comedy Festival 2014

China’s Biggest Comedy Event Goes LARGE

The fifth annual Beijing Improv Festival, this year’s festival will be featuring 6 straight days of comedy with performers coming from all over China to converge on the stage of the ever charming Penghao Theatre (home of Beijing Improv and one of the most cutting-edge performing arts spaces in Beijing, located just off historic Nanluo Guxiang street) for various workshops, events and performances.

LumDimSummary: Cookie Monster Charity Bake-Off

LDS + The Hutong Team Up to Create Beijing’s 1st Cookie Monster Charity Bake-Off!

On Saturday, December 7, The Hutong Community Center hosted its first ever Cookie Monster Charity Bake-Off!

A creation by yours truly, this event showcased many of Beijing’s Best Bakers (both professional and up-and-coming) to indulge the city’s most avid cookie monsters in an effort to support a wonderful community charity – a non-profit organization called Bridging Education and Mobility (BEAM) that seeks to connect teachers in rural and migrant schools with the resources to help their classrooms succeed.

Through the event’s raffle ticket sales, a portion of the total bake sales throughout the day and entrance tickets, we raised over RMB 7,560 to fund at least 5 upcoming education projects for BEAM – to support and provide resources to educators in rural and migrant schools in China for BEAM!

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The Hutong’s 2013 Winter Fayre: Holiday Treats & Gifts

 Stop By Beijing’s Last Christmas Fair of 2013 for Treats + Gifts!

(Photo of Lollipop Bakery‘s Festive Cupcakes!)

Most of Beijing’s Christmas bazaars and fairs have all been taking place across the city in various embassies and hotels over the past couple weekends, but The Hutong’s Winter Fayre is the LAST Christmas Bazaar of the year and it’s taking place this Saturday, December 14th from 11AM-3PM.

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BJ FOoDiEs: Dedicated to the Disabled Charity Feast

Pak Pak Hosts the Final BJ FOoDiEs Charity Dinner of 2013

Bake for BEAM: Cookie Monster Charity Bake-Off

ME WANT COOKIE!! ME EAT COOKIE!! “OMM-nom-nom-nom…“

Blue and fuzzy with an insatiable appetite, Cookie Monster has always been my absolute favorite Sesame Street character. I can relate to his voracious appetite and sympathize with his addiction to cookies. It’s no wonder Cookie Monster, the most iconic, lovable muppet ever to be created, makes the perfect spokesperson for our cookie contest!

Designed for both cookie addicts (like Cookie Monster) and for those who stand tall and proud by their superb baking skills, LumDimSum and The Hutong have teamed up to host our first ever Cookie Monster Charity Bake-Off. We’re inviting Beijing’s best bakers to compete for the top 20 spots for our Cookie Monster Competition and all of Beijing’s cookie-munching sweet tooths to determine which cookie would make Cookie Monster most excited.

The concept is simple. The Hutong will be hosting a Charity Bake-Off to indulge Beijing’s most avid cookie monsters by showcasing some of Beijing’s Best Bakers to support a wonderful community charity – a non-profit called Bridging Education and Mobility (BEAM).

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Arts Can Do: Champagne & Caviar Charity Art Gala

Taking place at the Four Seasons Hotel this Saturday, November 23, this luxurious Champagne & Caviar Charity Art Gala for Arts Can Do program in China promises exceptional food, bubbly drinks and entertainment, along with some top-notch table prizes that include an exclusive Hasselblad camera and Moët & Chandon champagne along with luxury gifts for all special guests attending.

“Your invitation to join for a decadent evening of fine art, wines, caviar and live performance in aid of migrant children.” – Sophia McKinnon, Education Projects Manager of ACAF

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Fitness for Charity: Help Victims of Typhoon Haiyan

Help the Victims of Typhoon Haiyan

Teaming up with Middle Kingdom Fitness gym founder Tim Hill and Debbie van Ginkel of Nia China dance and movement practice, yoga instructor Diana Hu has taken the initiative to help the victims of Typhoon Haiyan, the deadly typhoon that hit the Philippines early this November.

“In an humble effort to help the victims of the devastating typhoon in the Philippines, we bring you Fitness for Charity, two weeks of donation-based yoga, dance and crosstraining classes.” – Diana Hu

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