(aka Chinese Valentine鈥檚 Day) comes around next Thursday. It happens on the seventh day of the seventh month -- on the lunisolar Chinese calendar, and that date falls on August 20 this year. If you screwed up last time around, you can think of next Thursday as a do-over to redeem yourself, maybe. And this time, perhaps heed caution with .
Here are some Qixi Festival-themed nights around town next week:
A "Cupid's Party" at , a former burlesque club that's now used to stage theater performances. Seats are limited -- they鈥檙e saying they鈥檝e got room for 150 couples and 100 single men and 100 single women. There will be live music, Latin dance lessons and prize giveaways. More info on reserving a spot .
Roman restaurant has a Valentine鈥檚 Day menu with Spanish ham and marinated salmon appetizers, a shrimp linguine starter, Australian beef tenderloin, and millefoglie for dessert. The dinner's priced at 700rmb for two and comes with two glasses of Prosecco. .
In Jing'an , that restaurant inside a Xinhua bookstore, is doing a three course dinner that includes foie gras terrine and house pickles, smoked brioche and teriyaki-glazed salmon. That runs for 299rmb per person. More details here.
steakhouse has a Chinese Valentine's Day promo too: a four course menu to share with house cocktails. That set goes for 788rmb per couple. More info on this one here.
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