Friday: Brutal Beatroot at Speakeasy Bar
Tonight Speakeasy Bar will feature the music of Brutal Beatroot, which the bar describes as "non-serious DJs with eclectic tunes, varied BPMs and real snare sounds". Rum and Cokes will be on special for 10 yuan. Music starts at 10 pm, entry is free.

Friday: Fluo Party at Uprock
The blacklights are back at Uprock for another 'Fluo Party' tonight, brightly colored clothing, makeup, chewing gum and other party accoutrements are encouraged. Music will be provided by DJs Tormod and Martin. Music starts at 10 pm, entry is free.

Saturday: Valentine's Dinners at Moonlight Corner
Both Moonlight Corner Thai Restaurants will be offering special Valentine's Day dinners starting at 6:30 on Saturday. Moonlight Corner's Expo Garden location will be offering a set meal, while its Green Lake location will feature a buffet. Dinners at either location cost 498 yuan/couple and include two glasses of champagne, a teddy bear and chocolate. Reservations can be made at 5013125 (Expo Garden) or 5138088 (Green Lake).

Saturday: Valentine's Dinner at TCG Nordica
TCG Nordica will also be offering a Valentine's dinner featuring a Western buffet with dessert and wine. Nordica's house band will provide the music. Dinner starts at 6 pm and costs 58 yuan/person. Reservations are recommended.

Saturday: Valentine's Party at Speakeasy Bar
Speakeasy Bar is throwing a Valentine's party on Saturday night featuring music by DJs Yan and Ma Xi plus images by VJs Pixy and AV and samples by M-Laos. Three strawberry tarts and three bottles of red wine will be given out to the couples involved in the most public displays of affection (not applicable to married couples), and there will be free punch for all ladies. Music starts at 10 pm, entry is free.

Saturday: Retro Night at Uprock
Uprock will eschew Valentine's Day for a retro party featuring music from the 70s and 80s played by DJs Shonny and Echoo, with special guest DJ Miki – cheesy dress is encouraged. Best costume wins a bottle of vodka. Music starts at 10 pm, entry is free.

Sunday: Wei's Closing Party
Wei's one of Kunming's oldest Western restaurants, will close its doors for the last time on Sunday night – but not before having one last party. Sunday night from 7 pm there will be a 20 yuan all-you-can-eat buffet, plus half-price drinks.

Voting is over, the ballots have been counted and the winners of the Best of Kunming 2008 awards are as follows:

Food: Best Chinese Restaurant
Heavenly Manna

Food: Best International Restaurant
Salvador's Coffee House

Food: Best Fine Dining
Moonlight Corner (Expo Garden)

Food: Best New Restaurant
Moonlight Corner (Green Lake)

Drink: Best Café
Salvador's Coffee House

Drink: Best Bar
Halfway House

Drink: Best Wine Selection
Pizza da Rocco

Entertainment/Arts: Best Gallery
TCG Nordica

Entertainment/Arts: Best Live Music Venue
TCG Nordica

Entertainment/Arts: Best Dancing Venue
Uprock

Thanks to all readers who voted and congratulations to the winners. Winners will receive framed certificates commemorating their selection as the best of Kunming in early January.

Friday-Sunday: Last chance to vote for the Best of Kunming 2008
This weekend is your last chance to place your vote for your favorite cafés, restaurants, bars and galleries around town for GoKunming's Best of Kunming 2008 awards, which will be announced on Monday the 22nd. Click here to show support for your favorite Kunming establishments.

Friday: Contemporary art exhibition opening at Yunart
Tonight at 8:00 Yunart Gallery will host an opening for its new five-artist contemporary art exhibit, 'Section' (截面). The exhibition will feature the works of Wu Jun (武俊), Li Xuefeng (李雪丰), Wang Yuhui (王玉辉), Zhang Yongning (张永宁) and Xiang Weixing (向卫星). Curated by Nie Rongqing (聂荣庆), the exhibition will run through January 31.

Friday and Saturday: Kunming Social Club at Moonlight Corner
Just next door to Yunart, Moonlight Corner's new Green Lake Restaurant and Bar will feature its house jazz band 'Kunming Social Club' from 9:30 to 11:30 tonight and Saturday.

Saturday: French Christmas Buffet at Green Lake Hotel
Green Lake Hotel will be offering a French-style Christmas buffet beginning at 6:00 Saturday night in its Belvedere Western restaurant on the ground floor. The buffet, designed by the hotel's French chef, is 120 yuan per person. RSVP by contacting Yan You at 5158888 extension 8129.

Friday and Saturday: Kunming Social Club at Moonlight Corner
Moonlight Corner's new Green Lake Restaurant and Bar will feature its house jazz band 'Kunming Social Club' from 9:30 to 11:30 tonight and Saturday.

Friday and Saturday: Lucia buffet and concert at TCG Nordica
TCG Nordica will hold its annual buffet and concert for the Scandinavian holiday of Lucia this weekend. The buffet begins at 5:30 pm today and Saturday. The buffet costs 45 yuan for adults and 25 yuan for children and includes free admission to the Lucia concert at 8:00. Admission to the concert for those not attending the buffet is 10 yuan.

Friday: Tribal Moons and bikini party at Club Nice
Club Nice in the Kundu Night Market will be throwing a 'bikini party' beginning at 9:00 with special musical guests Tribal Moons. Entry is free.

Friday: Britney Spears party at Speakeasy
A triple birthday party with a Britney Spears theme will be held at Speakeasy Bar tonight, beginning at 10:00. There will be a Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake (and presumably K-Fed) costume contest, with first, second and third prize winners taking home a bottle of bourbon, tequila and red wine, respectively. Music will be provided by DJs Yan (one of the birthdays) and Kris and local dance troupe KLT will perform at some point in the evening. Entry is free.

Saturday: Holiday open house at The Silver Spoon Café
The Silver Spoon Café will hold its holiday open house from 10 am to 9 pm on Saturday. Visitors can enjoy free flavored coffee and apple cider plus enter the free raffle. Specialty gifts will be on sale and there will be special offers on Silver Spoon food and merchandise.

Saturday: Tribal Moons at Uprock
Uprock will host the last Tribal Moons show until February on Saturday night, music will also be provided by DJs Shonny and Martin. Admission for the 10:00 show is five yuan.

Friday and Saturday: Kunming Social Club at Moonlight Corner
Moonlight Corner's new Green Lake Restaurant and Bar will feature its house jazz band 'Kunming Social Club' with new vocalist Rebecca from 9:30 to 11:30 tonight and Saturday. Admission is free and the restaurant will be one of the warmest spots in Kunming thanks to the recently added patio heaters. Entry is free.

Friday and Saturday: Christmas Fair at TCG Nordica
TCG Nordica will hold its annual Christmas Fair this weekend, running from 5:00 to 9:00 tonight and from 10 am to 6 pm on Saturday. There will be traditional Christmas foods, Christmas carols, activities for kids, gifts for sale and more. Entry is free.

Saturday: Terrace opening party at Uprock
Uprock will throw an earlier-than-usual party at 3:00 pm on Saturday to celebrate the launch of their newly renovated rooftop terrace. Music will be provided by DJs Mimi, Kil and Shonny – entry is free.

Friday and Saturday: Kunming Social Club at Moonlight Corner
Moonlight Corner's new Green Lake Restaurant and Bar will once again feature its house jazz band 'Kunming Social Club' from 9:30 to 11:30 tonight and Saturday. Admission is free and the kitchen will feature a limited late-night menu.

Friday: Tribal Moons at Camel Bar
The Camel Bar has been hosting more local music than usual in the last few weeks, tonight Tribal Moons will take the stage. The free show starts at 9:30.

Friday: Alien Quest Party at Speakeasy Bar
DJs Latino and Chicken Han will provide the music while Speakeasy Bar screens cheesy B movies on its big screen. Tequila shots will be on special for 10 yuan. Music starts at 10:00, admission is free.

Friday and Saturday: HIV/AIDS benefit concert at TCG Nordica
TCG Nordica will feature all the performers that have played in this week's international music week tonight and Saturday in special benefit concerts to raise funds for HIV/AIDS programs. Music starts at 8:00 both nights and admission is 50 yuan/person or 25 yuan for students with ID.

Friday and Saturday: Extended House Party at Uprock
Uprock will be featuring DJs Shonny and Xiao Dong plus a special guest tonight and Saturday night beginning at 10:00. There will be 2-for-1 cocktails between 10 and 11. Admission is free.

Sunday: Choir Concert at TCG Nordica
On Sunday night Nordica will wrap up its international music week with a free choir concert featuring the Kunming Dong Dong Qing Miao People's Choir, Marianne G Nielsen, Liao Qiyu, Zhang Mingyue, Gao Chang, Chen Jinsong, Gao Xuehong, Nenia Zenana, Mari Salli, Huang Shan and Tang Yiling. Singing starts at 7:30, admission is free.

Friday & Saturday: Live Jazz at Moonlight Corner
Tonight the new Green Lake location of Thai restaurant and bar Moonlight Corner will host the first performance of their weekend jazz band – Kunming Social Club. Featuring a local rhythm section, British keyboardist and Italian singer, Kunming Social Club will play Moonlight Corner's Green Lake location every Friday and Saturday night from 9:30 to 11:30 – entry is free. Unlike Moonlight Corner's Expo Garden location, the new Green Lake restaurant also features a fully stocked bar that stays open nightly until 2 am.

Friday: Chuck Eddy at the Silver Spoon Café
Guitarist Chuck Eddy will play an early show at The Silver Spoon Café tonight. Music begins at 6:30 and entry is free.

Friday: Electronica at Uprock
DJs Shonny, Martin and Ecko will be playing electronic sets all night at Uprock tonight, and the bar will have a happy hour (literally) from 9:00 to 10:00. Entry is free

Saturday: Ladies night at Uprock
Saturday night is 'Ladies night' at Uprock, with five different kinds of cocktails free for all women from 10:00 to midnight. Music will be provided by DJ Shonny, entry is free.

Friday through Sunday: Thai Festival on Nanping Jie
Thai Festival 2008 is being held daily this weekend on the Nanping Jie pedestrian street downtown. The event features Thai crafts and foods, including a booth catered by Moonlight Corner Thai Cuisine

Friday and Saturday: Second Kunming Loft Creative Fair at TC/G Nordica
Today and tomorrow TC/G Nordica in the Loft compound on Xiba Lu will be hosting the second Kunming Loft Creative Fair. Artists, designers and purveyors of different kinds of handicrafts will be displaying and selling their wares from 11:30 am to 10 pm today and tomorrow. Admission is free.

Friday: Bananas party at Uprock
Shanghai-based Bananas Sound System is throwing its first-ever Kunming party at Uprock tonight, featuring DJs Mr Stokes, Santo Chino and DSK plus MC Cool Disco Tenzin. The music starts at 10 pm and admission is free.

Friday: English movie and discussion at Chicago Coffee
Chicago Coffee will host its weekly English movie and discussion at 7pm. Admission is free with any purchase – call 5389288 for movie details.

Friday: DJs Jezz and Christian at The Hump Bar
The Hump Bar will be hosting an evening of music by DJs Jezz and Christian beginning at 10 pm. Admission is free.

Saturday: Tantrum, Shonny and Echoo at Uprock
Uprock will be hosting local DJs Shonny and Echoo plus UK import Tantrum on Saturday night beginning at 10 pm. Admission is free.