A quick digest of the coolest weekend happenings in Hong Kong.
Friday, December 21
Seven Brews — Launch of Blood Brothers, Blood Orange IPA
New Zealand and Hong Kong-based brewery Seven Brews will start the weekend with the launch of two new festive beers, Blood Brothers, and Blood Orange IPA. For every Seven Brews pint you purchase, you’ll get a free bottle to take home.
6pm to 11:00pm at, Hoppy Junction, Shop G, G/F, Man Hee Mansion, 2-12A Johnston Road, Wan Chai. Free.
Moving Average: Media Art Exhibition by Kenny Wong
This exhibition will present work from Kenny Wong’s recent media art works from 2016 to present. Wong’s work places the focus on revealing his artistic practice and exploration of motion and its interpretation, by using computational kinetic sculpture to compose movement that shifts relentlessly in-between rhythmical equilibrium and unbalanced emotional state.
10am to 8pm until Saturday, January 12 at, Goethe-Institut Hongkong, 14/F Hong Kong Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Road, Wan Chai. Free.
Peel Fresco will be starting the weekend with a night of original music featuring musicians that are pretty well-known on Hong Kong jazz circles. They are Patrick Liu (keys), Alan Kwan (guitar), Lam Chak-seng (sax), Wong Tak-chung (bass), and Ted Lo (drums).
9:30pm at, Peel Fresco Music Lounge, 49 Peel Street, Soho, Sheung Wan. Free.
Saturday, December 22
There’s still time for some last-minute Christmas shopping at this Christmas market at PMQ. The theme of this market is “respecting things”, or giving old items a new lease of life, so if you have someone in your life who likes second-hand vinyl, vintage items, or old toys, then this should be a good shopping spot. Note that this is a plastic-free event, so remember to bring your own tote bags, cutlery and cups. There will also be a “self-service dishwashing station” (AKA, a sink) that will enable guests to wash their own cutlery.
12pm to 7pm at, PMQ, 35 Aberdeen Street , Central, Sheung Wan. Free.
Art For Life Studio 2018 Winter Solstice Sketching Day
For those of you feel like flexing your creative muscles this weekend can swing by the Zoological and Botanical gardens to sketch some of the animals there including flamingoes, cranes, sloths, lemurs, meerkats, and tortoises. Gathering point for this event is the Fountain Terrance Garden. Remember to bring your own lunch, drawing materials, and any items you need for hiking like a hat, sun lotion, water, and so on.
10am to 4:30pm at, Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens, Albany Rd, Central. Free.
Jazz Masterclass – Alex Sipiagin
Russian trumpeter Alex Sipiagin will be conducting a masterclass for the Patrick Lui’s Jazz Orchestra. You can watch from the sidelines as an audience member, or — if you play the trumpet, trombone, or saxophone — you can join in as well. Sipiagin will also be the featured soloist at the “Big Band Night – Patrick Lui Jazz Orchestra” concert at the Fringe Club that night. This event is part of the “Jazz-Go-Central, Jazz-Go-Fringe” series.
3pm at, Fringe Dairy, The Hong Kong Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Road, Central. HK$150 (participant) HK$100 (observer) HK$120 (Fringe member participant) HK$105 (Fringe member student/senior participant) HK$80 (Fringe member observer) HK$70 (student/senior observer).
Sunday, December 23
Jazz ensemble Tjoe w/NTBM (meaning: not-to-be-missed) is a collective of some of Hong Kong’s most adventurous/offbeat jazz musicians led by guitarist and composer Tjoe Man Cheung, and they will be performing at Peel Fresco every Sunday until the end of the year. Check them out here.
9pm-midnight at, Peel Fresco Music Lounge, 49 Peel Street, Soho, Sheung Wan.
Ananta Christmas Charity Market
This learning center will be holding a Christmas charity market and want to raise HK$10,000 by the end of it. There will be handicrafts, arts, music, and food by some local artists and entrepreneurs. There will also be an art exhibition by some of the students.
6:30pm to 9:30pm at, Ananta, 1/F, 187 Shanghai Street, Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon, Kowloon. HK$20 (adults) HK$10 (students).
Neal Brennan: Live in Hong Kong
Three-time Emmy-nominated writer, producer, comedian and director Neal Brennan will be closing the weekend with a bit of standup. Brennan, who’s known for co-creating and co-writing the Comedy Central series Chappelle’s Show with Dave Chappelle. In 2018, he won the Writer’s Guild of America Award for Best Comedy/Variety for his work on Saturday Night Live.
7:30pm to 9:30pm at, Terrible Baby, 4/F Eaton HK, 380 Nathan Road, Kowloon. HK$350.
