Aussie Aussie Aussie: AustCham Masquerade Ball 2010

The 2010 AustCham Beijing Black & White Masquerade Ball was hosted this past Saturday, April 17 at China World Hotel.

A beautifully decked out black & white ball with even more glamorous guests adorned in some very impressive, done-up masks, the vivacious event featured live music, great acrobatic performances, live auctions, and a big man in an even bigger purple dress singing and running around pretending to be a woman (must be an Aussie thing).

With tickets selling at RMB 1200 a pop, this charity fundraiser event will donate their proceeds to twelve different not-for-profit organizations over the next twelve months, across Micro Finance, Environment, Local Community and Children.

LumDimSum Photo Gallery of the AustCham Masquerade Ball courtesy of EventPod Photography:

For a full gallery of photos from the AustCham Masquerade Ball, click EventPod’s website here.

Craic Agus Ceoil: Irish Ball 2010

Hosted by Irish Network China (INC), the St. Patrick’s Day Irish Ball, an annual highlight of Beijing’s social scene, was held last night, Saturday, March 13 in the ballroom of Kerry Centre Hotel.

Sold out a record four weeks in advance, this event raised a substantial sum for local Jinde Charities, which works with the aged and AIDS patients.

A black tie event with open bar, sit-down dinner and live entertainment showcasing Irish music and dancing, the event continued into the wee hours of the morning, ending appropriately with big groups of Irish singing around a piano at 5:00am.

LumDimSum Photo Gallery of the Irish Ball courtesy of EventPod Photography::

For a full gallery of photos from the Irish Ball:  http://eventpod.smugmug.com/Other/Irish-Ball/11498226_Yq3AT#809600876_Edmbm

CW Spotlights HAITI RISE

HAITI RISE Campaign Finale Party @ Hatsune Sanlitun Village Spotlighted on the Home Page of CityWeekend:

Date: Thursday, February 4

Location: Hatsune Sanlitun Village

Photos courtesy of EventPod.

RMB 72,200 was raised within three hours of the Haiti Rise Campaign Finale Party.

GRAND TOTAL RAISED FROM THE HAITI RISE CAMPAIGN: RMB 430,935

For a full gallery of photos from HAITI RISE Finale Campaign: http://eventpod.smugmug.com/Charity/HAITI-RISE-Campaign-Finale/11168584_ytPp7#782898775_8nTA9

LumDimSummary of the HAITI RISE Campaign

In only three hours, the HAITI RISE Campaign Finale Party raised a total of RMB 72,200!

A BIG Thank You to everyone who came out and for actively doing your part to bring change in the world.

Every little bit counts, and in this case, we did pretty, pretty good. 

LumDimSummary of the HAITI RISE Total Breaking Down:

Jan. 22, Campaign Launch @ The Bookworm: RMB 103,768

Jan 24-Feb. 3, Eat for Haiti Campaign: RMB 175,600

Jan. 30, Model Citizen Auction Party @ BLING: RMB 59,601

Feb. 4th, Campaign Finale @ Hatsune Sanlitun: RMB 72,200

GRAND TOTAL FROM THE HAITI RISE CAMPAIGN: RMB 430,935

(includes Personal Donations & Haiti Rise Apparel Sales)

For a glimpse of the night’s shenanigans, check out the LumDimSum Photo Gallery courtesy of EventPod Photography:

For a full gallery of photos from HAITI RISE Finale Campaign: http://eventpod.smugmug.com/Charity/HAITI-RISE-Campaign-Finale/11168584_ytPp7#782898775_8nTA9

LumDimSum’s Gallery of Club Decollete’s Opening Party

Congratulations to Wilfred Kwok, successful owner of Glen Boutique Bar, Oden and newly opened Club Glen & Club Decollete in 1949-The Hidden City.

Club Decollete opened last night, Wednesday, December 2nd with an endless supply of champagne, cocktails, live saxophone, and tapas courtesy of 1/5 Taverna. EventPod also featured a live slideshow of all photos throughout the night!

You can check out the entire database of photos from Club Decollete’s Opening Party here.

But here’s a taste of Club Decollete’s Opening with LumDimSum’s photo gallery highlights:

Big Ups to the 2009 Rotary Club Charity Bazaar

A BIG Thank You to everyone who came out and supported the 2009 Rotary Club Charity Bazaar at Beijing Marriott Northeast this past Saturday.

To the 60 various Christmas shopping stalls, from Shangri-la Farms Coffee to Yellow Valley Dutch Cheese, La Place Chocolate Collections and Comptoirs de France’s Chocolate Santas, all of these unique stands sold quality products for a good cause and raised over 100,000 RMB!

And once again, EventPod was there for non-stop live photo broadcast throughout the event.

Some photos from this weekend’s Rotary Charity Bazaar Event:

To view ALL 1085 photos taken from the past two weekend’s Rotary Bazaar events, see Eventpod’s database of photos on this website here: www.eventpod.smugmug.com

‘Tis the Season

For those of you who want to avoid scrambling for gifts the week before Christmas, I have the perfect solution!

The 2009 Rotary Charity Bazaar, at the Beijing Marriott Northeast will be featuring over 60 Christmas Shopping Stalls, with all proceeds going to charity.

Some of the great stalls include Shangri-la Farms Coffee from Yunan, Yellow Valley Dutch Cheese, Secrets from Africa (African coffee, oils, herbs, etc.), free back and neck massages and consultation from Beijing Huangshu Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Shayne’s Treasures (gem, stones and jewelry), among other unique stands selling quality products for a good cause.

So here is a beautiful opportunity to pick up some unique gifts and enjoy a Christmas tree lighting at 18:00 this Saturday, November 28!

Enjoy Good Food, Shopping, Kids’ entertainment, and… EVENTPOD (one of this event’s sponsoring, featuring a live slideshow of all photos throughout the event!)

I will be there all day, would love to see you, snap your photo, and enjoy yumminess and shopping!

Please feel free to pass this on to any and all fellow Beijingers!

Some photos from last week’s Rotary Charity Bazaar Event:

Chi Fan for Charity Extravaganza

Saturday night was pretty hectic.

As the organizer for the Chi Fan for Charity host tables of Hatsune, Karaiya and Oden, I had my hands full.

My night started off at Hatsune (Guanghua Lu), where I greeted and received a table of 10 lovely ladies, hosted by Julie Schultz.  Hatsune offered a generous 7-course menu including a selection of appetizers, salad, sashimi, tempura, oden, beef butteryaki, an assortment of Hatsune’s best-selling rolls and green tea ice cream paired together with a tasting of 4 unique sake.

Next stop: Oden, which was fully booked with 25 seats hosted by Holly & Landon Loomis, who invited a great group from the US Embassy.  Considering the seating capacity for the restaurant is 28 seats, Oden had a full house with a great crowd of foodies, all impressed by the high-quality oden and fresh seafood along with the restaurant’s simplistic and contemporary décor.

After Oden, I hopped over to Karaiya to catch the final table of ten, hosted by Alicia Mei and Darwin Tu.  All first time Karaiya visitors, the group was thrilled to be introduced to such an extraordinary restaurant featuring authentic, spicy Hunan cuisine.  Having worked up an appetite, I, myself could not resist the urge to indulge in a few of my favorite Karaiya dishes myself before making my way over to China Doll for the Chi Fan for Charity After-Party.

As the official EventPod photographer for the Chi Fan for Charity After-Party @ China Doll, Joanna and I jumped on the opportunity to showcase our innovative new technology, which can broadcast photos on TV screens while they are simultaneously being taken.  Sponsoring the photos and event photograph system for the night, we were able to capture on camera the great turn-out with almost everyone from the participating 16 restaurants coming together after enjoying incredible meals at Beijing’s top restaurants.  See here some of my favorite photos from the after-party.

Here is the link for the complete photo database from the charity event:

www.eventpod.smugmug.com/Chairty/Chi-Fan_for-Charity/10257820_grwLB

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For those of you who enjoy good food and good company all in the name of a good cause, I encourage you to join us on December 5, 2009 for CAI‘s Inaugural Charity Dinner, held on Saturday, December 5th, 2009, at Karaiya Spice House.

CAI is a program of the Promise Foundation, a US non-profit organization that works with the children of migrant families in both rural and urban China. CAI provides arts and sports programs in migrant schools which focus on character development and instilling qualities that enable underprivileged children to be productive citizens and future leaders.

In addition to showcasing CAI’s work with migrant children, the dinner will be marked by a special performance by students from CAI’s music program at the XiWang ZhiXing School under the tutelage of the lively Brazilian percussion group, SambAsia Beijing. The evening, which starts at 7:00pm, will also contain a special silent auction of limited edition photography produced by children in CAI’s photography class from spring ‘09.

Event Program for December 5th, 7-10pm

7:00pm Reception

8:00pm Dinner

8:30pm Special Performance & Presentation

9:30pm Silent Auction Closes

For more information or to RSVP, please contact Ellen Luo at 135.5257.9279 or ellen@cai-china.org. You can also contact me directly: Kristen 132 4011 4868 or kristen@lumdimsum.com