Coconuts curated events for the next seven days to add to your diary:
Monday
Bookings for Restaurant Week 2015 opened today! Get clicking fast to ensure you bag the best cheap eats when the much-loved event kicks off on Friday. More details.
Check out the first Liar’s League meet of the year at the Fringe Club tonight. The free event will see seven members of Hong Kong’s creative community regale tales inspired by the theme “Hunter & Prey”. More details.
Tuesday
Up your protein count with the latest Burger Takeover from The Butchers Club (Central). Rummin’ Tings chef Kris Olbrich will be jumping ship today to launch his Dominican Chimi Burger, which will remain at the Wellington Street restaurant until March 9. More details.
Wednesday
Keep the Lunar New Year vibes going at the Happy Valley Race’s CNY celebrations this Wednesday. Enjoy traditional Chinese festive food, East-meets-West hip-hop lion dances (dear god!), and the Ram Jam Zone! More details.
Thursday
Catch Chris Taylor, author of “Riding the Dragon”, in his finely illustrated lecture of the same name at the Royal Geographic Society tonight. Hear his stories and see his photos of adventures in all 33 provinces and regions of China. More details.
Friday
M+’s inaugural moving image project begins today. “Mobile M+: Moving Images” will feature a series of thematic screenings followed by an exhibition of works from the museum’s growing moving image collection, focussing on ideas of contemporary migration, mobility and home. More details.
The 43rd Hong Kong Arts Festival begins today! Check out the list of more than 130 exciting performances you can catch between now and March 29, and get your month booked up with culture. More details.
Saturday
Relive Hong Kong of the 1970s with screenings of the classic RTHK drama “Below the Lion Rock”, starting this Saturday (Feb. 28). The first episode will be followed by a talk in Cantonese. More details.
Sunday
Throw Monday to the wind and have a Sunday Funday as Chin Chin Bar at the Hyatt Tsim Sha Tsui launches its Tequila Extravaganza for the start of March. No prizes for guessing the key ingredient of this month’s cocktail list.
Photo: Dafne Cholet
