AAB + JUE = BBQ Chuar & Beer

As the weather heats up, Affordable Art Beijing (AAB) kicks off the first of their series of summer office parties with JUE (觉) Music & Art Festival.

This coming weekend – Friday & Saturday, March 25 & 26 - AAB will be opening their doors for an early preview of their annual spring art fair.

With the backdrop of a beautiful hutong courtyard, AAB will showcase a selection of art work from this year’s AAB event.  Guaranteed to be a jolly good time, come out for BBQ ch’uar and beers on Friday March 25^th and check out some art while meeting some fun friends along the way.

The following day, Saturday, March 26 will be another window of opportunity for interested art collectors to view/purchase art work before it hits the masses in mid-May.  Doors will be open to the public from 12noon to 6PM.

Event Details:

• Date: Friday & Saturday, March 25 & 26
• Time:  Friday, March 25 – 6:00PM- onwards; Saturday, March 26: 12PM-6PM
• Location: AAB/Bespoke/Outdustry Office HQ
• Address: 6 Babaokeng Hutong, Beixinqiao, Dongcheng district, Beijing Google Map
• Website: www.affordableartbeijing.com

AAB/Bespoke/Outdustry HQ

About Affordable Art Beijing (AAB):

Affordable Art Beijing (AAB) was founded in 2006 and since its inception has grown to become one of the most important art events in the region.

AAB holds events and sells art work online to allow art lovers take home an original piece of contemporary art and also gives artists a platform to exhibit their work. With works selling from just a few hundred RMB, AAB has something for everyone’s style and budget.

Beijing’s Best Eggplant Noodles 茄子面

Just around the corner from the Bespoke/Outdustry office, you can find some of the best Eggplant Noodles or 茄子面 qiezi mian in Beijing.

For only RMB 7, you get fresh, hand-pulled noodles topped with saucy dices of eggplant. The restaurant also offers a variety of other rice, noodle and dumpling dishes, but their Eggplant Noodles are by far their restaurant specialty.

*Restaurant interior is a bit grim, so I’d recommend to place your orders to go.

Eggplant Noodles 茄子面 pre-stirring & post-stirring

Address:

Around the corner from Babao Keng Hutong (just north of Dongsi shisitiao 东四十四条路), 东城区八宝坑胡同

Outdustry & Bespoke Go Sumo

Outdustry & Bespoke Beijing‘s monthly office parties are easily one of the major highlights of my month (each and every month).

These office parties are really one-of-a-kind. Generous and gracious hosts aside, there’s always free beer, local chuar, an eclectic mix of music, art, film industry cats and unlike your typical office, Outdustry/Bespoke’s office is set in a beautiful hutong courtyard just south of Guijie.

On top of the usual good people, good beer and good music, we couldn’t resist the urge to indulge in some sumo fun. Inspired by the Hatsune 9 Year Anniversary Party, it was only natural that we get the sumo suits too, the perfect addition to our monthly office party.

LumDimSum Snapshots of Outdustry & Bespoke Gone Sumo:

My Favorite Photo of the Night.

Scratch that.

Favorite Photo EVER