This weekend around Kunming there will be a meeting for language junkies, a couple of dance parties and even some parties for the kids. Here are some of the highlights of events around town this weekend:

Friday: Polyglot language exchange at French Café
Language exchange group Polyglot will hold its first meeting in Kunming at the French Café, on the corner of Wenlin Jie and Wenhua Xiang. The gathering will last from 8 to 10 pm and is aimed at promoting cultural exchange and friendship via language exchange. Admission is free with any purchase at French Café.

Friday: 'Innocence' at The Hump Bar
DJ Jezz (Ministry of Sound Radio) and DJ Menace are back at The Hump Bar for another of their 'Innocence' parties, featuring hiphop, breaks, house and electro. The free party begins at 10 pm, with gin tonics on special for 10 yuan.

Friday: DJ Throwdown at Uprock
The recently opened club Uprock will be holding its Friday DJ 'throwdown' tonight with DJ Kris (pictured above) working the dance floor upstairs and DJ DSK cutting vinyl downstairs in the lounge. The party begins at 10 pm, admission is free.

Sunday: Kids' Spring Fling Party at The Silver Spoon Café
The Silver Spoon Café will be holding several 'Spring Fling' parties for children on Sunday, featuring snacks, crafts and games. There will be English-language parties at 10 am, noon and 2 pm, with a Chinese-language party at 4 pm. Call 5738448 for enquiries and/or reservations.

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Tags: DJ Kris, French Cafe, The Hump Bar, The Silver Spoon Café, Uprock

An exhibition of masks from France, Italy and Yunnan will be hosted by Français Sans Frontieres at Espace Francophone de Kunming running from the 24th to the 30th of this month.

The exhibit, "Masks and Carnivals", will feature photos of the Venetien carnivals in the French cities of Annecy and Corbeil Essonnes plus photos from festivals in Venice and Sartiglia in Italy.

Chinese masks made by Lahu and Naxi artisans who combine traditional shamanistic elements of Lahu and Dongba cultures with contemporary sensibilities will also be on display.

The exhibition, sponsored by CCT Tours International and Cina Oggi, will hold an opening on Saturday, March 24 at 8:00 pm, with French Café previewing some of the exhibit's photos on March 20.

Français Sans Frontieres
Espace Francophone de Kunming
Guofang Building, Floor 6, Rooms C/D
国防大厦6楼C/D室
46 Wuyi Lu
五一路46号

French Café
兰白红
70 Wenlin Jie
文林街70号
Tel: 5382391

Tags: arts and entertainment, Espace Francophone de Kunming, French Cafe

The number of cafes offering free wireless Internet (Wi-Fi) in Kunming has grown by leaps and bounds in the last year. Here is an attempt at a comprehensive list of Kunming cafes and restaurants offering free Wi-Fi.

Chapter One
146 Wenlin Jie
0871/536 5635

French Café
70 Wenlin Jie
0871/538 2391

Pizza da Rocco
202 Wenlin Jie
0871/538 6817

Salvador's Coffee House
76 Wenhua Xiang, Wenlin Jie
0871/536 3525
Kaiyuan Residential Area, Bldg 14
0871/822 5457

Tranströmer Café @ TCG/Nordica
101 Xiba Lu (Inside the Loft art complex)
0871/411 4691

Contact us with any additions to this list, hopefully it will continue to grow.

Traveling elsewhere in China?
Check out free Wi-Fi guides for Beijing, Shanghai and Xiamen at Danwei.org.

Tags: Chapter One, free wifi, French Café, Pizza da Rocco, Salvador's Coffee House, TCG/Nordica