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New Year's eve: Mac Daddies @ Cotton Club

Let's celebrate New Year's Eve with the fabulous Stevie Mac & The Mac Daddies, as Modernista transforms itself into the 1920's well-known Harlem Cotton Club! Roaring music, hats, flapper dresses cocktails and speakeasies are waiting for you! Party in 2020s like its 1920s! Whether you choose to be a classic New York gangster, a flirty showgirl or a bright jazz star, put on your favorite feather or tie and make that new flapper dress come alive for a night!

Two-time Award Winner, Stevie Mac & The Mac Daddies, have become one of Beijing's most popular party-bands. Earning a sterling reputation, they pack out shows all over the city, having headlined the most popular music venues and social events around. Inspired by all things classic, they bring a genuinely unique approach to both older throwback and fresh, contemporary music. 

Where: Modernista 44 Baochao Hutong, Dongcheng district, Beijing

When: December 31, 2019, 6 pm to January 1, 2020, 6 am

Price: 120 yuan 


Illenium at Sir Teen

Illenium is one of the best producers in the game and he's also been winning over audiences with complex and music, cutting-edge stage shows and over one hundred million streams, plus appearances at Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, EDC, Decadence, Electric Forest and Coachella.

Where: Sir Teen Sanlitun 6 Gongti Donglu (700m southeast of Dongsishitiao, Line 2)

Chaoyang District, Beijing

When: Dec 28, 10 pm


Shanghai Avant-Garde Festival

Lofas have put together a stellar round-up of noise artists, avant-garde musicians, sound artists and more for its Shanghai Avant-Garde Festival on December 27, and tickets for that are now available on theMart. 

The festival brings together some of the leading lights in noise music and sound experimentation, such as Torturing Nurse, Li Jianhong, Mii and more.

Where: Lofas, B1-09, 10, 230 Ruiping Lu, by Kaibin Street, Shanghai

When: Dec 27, 8 pm

Price: 150 yuan presale 


Stand Up Comedy: The Dirty Show

It's the last show of 2019 and the Shanghai Comedy Bunker is going out dirty. Come join us at Cages Bar & Sports for an unholy smut fest of jokes and hilarious filth from some of Shanghai's best comedians, including Monday Night Laughs founder Ian B and as seen on TEDX Barney Rivera.

Tickets include 1 free drink and are 70 yuan presale or 80 yuan at the door. Add us on WeChat at ShanghaiComedy for presale prices.

Where: Shanghai Comedy Bunker, 3/F, Jing'an Sports Center, 428 Jiangning Lu, by Wuding Street

When: Dec 28, 9.30 pm

Price: 70 yuan presale, 80 yuan door


Moon and Beyond

The exhibition Moon and Beyond is about China's 50 years of lunar exploration. It is a 360-degress, fully immersed experience designed by the team of Crossmedia from Italy, with footage and images provided by the China National Space Administration and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Visitors are exposed to a space odyssey through VR, AR and more technologies. 

Where: Haixinsha Exhibtion Hall, Underground floor, Haixinsha Yayun Park (Exit A, Haixinsha Station, APM Line), Guangzhou

When: Dec 16, 2019 to Apr 5, 2020, 10 am to 10 pm

Price: 80 yuan


Steak Challenge

German restaurant and bar 1920 invites you to join its food challenge. If you can finish wolfing down a tomahawk steak combo (a steak, sides, salad, cheese cake and 1 liter of beer) in 30 minutes, you'll walk away without paying a dime. If you fail in the challenge, you'll have to pay 788 yuan (40% off the original price). Call the restaurant at 8388 1142 to accept the challenge.

Where: 1920 Restaurant and Bar (JSL), 4 floor, 1 Jianshe Liu Malu, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou

When: until Dec 31, 2019, all day