Well, unfortunately we all missed out on the Zoo's Halloween event. Only 300 kids could take part, so it was unlikely I'd be in time to get a ticket. They do have a Halloween-related exhibit in their Education Hall, that runs through to November 4th. Okay, it's not really Halloween-related, but they put it under the theme anyway. It's looking at our futuristic world, and how it might be in coming generations.
Chinese link here.
Read about the cool Halloween event you can no longer sign up for here.
10/15/2012
[Oct 21, 2012] Halloween Kids' Party at Carnegie's, Central Taipei
I've heard this is always a super-fun event for the family. Carnegie's is a good place to take the family during the day, anytime, too.
When: Saturday, 21 October, 2012, 2:30-5pm
Where: 1F, No. 100 An He Road, Section 2, Taipei. (台北市安和路二段100號1F)
Tel: 02-2325-4433
Cost: 888 per child, 555 per adult (10% discount for early purchase)
Check out full details on the event page of their website.
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| Poster from Carnegie's event page. |
Where: 1F, No. 100 An He Road, Section 2, Taipei. (台北市安和路二段100號1F)
Tel: 02-2325-4433
Cost: 888 per child, 555 per adult (10% discount for early purchase)
Check out full details on the event page of their website.
[Oct 27, 2012] Halloween in Tianmu - Lots of Events for Children Again
The Chinese version of the events going on in Tianmu is already up on the dedicated blog. Check back here a little later for an English version, or run it through a translator to get a quick idea first.
Additions:
October 27th from 3pm, at Tianmu Sports Park (天母運動公園)
貝丹的秘密市集
Market Day (from 3pm)
Over twenty stalls.
The Coca-Cola Fun Car will also be there to liven things up. (People dressed up as cartoon characters and other fun stuff for kids.)
The Storyhouse will be running at night:
First Session:18:00-18:30
Second Session:19:00-19:30
At the entrance of the park, from 3pm to 10pm, there will be a Tarot Festival, run by seven witches.
天母運動公園中央走道
From 3pm to 10pm, on the boardwalk in the park, there will be games and activities for kids, including DIY.
天母運動公園水景廣場前
3pm-10pm
In front of the water area of the park, bands will play.
Chinese schedule:
Buses that get to the area:
220、224、267、535(中山)、601、616、685、中山幹線、紅19
Shuttle buses from Shipai Station:
紅12、紅15、紅19
Address:
No. 77號, Section 2, Zhōngchéng Road, Shilin District Taipei City, 111
臺北市忠誠路二段77號
Additions:
October 27th from 3pm, at Tianmu Sports Park (天母運動公園)
貝丹的秘密市集
Market Day (from 3pm)
Over twenty stalls.
The Coca-Cola Fun Car will also be there to liven things up. (People dressed up as cartoon characters and other fun stuff for kids.)
The Storyhouse will be running at night:
First Session:18:00-18:30
Second Session:19:00-19:30
At the entrance of the park, from 3pm to 10pm, there will be a Tarot Festival, run by seven witches.
天母運動公園中央走道
From 3pm to 10pm, on the boardwalk in the park, there will be games and activities for kids, including DIY.
天母運動公園水景廣場前
3pm-10pm
In front of the water area of the park, bands will play.
Chinese schedule:
時間
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活動內容
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15:00-16:00
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中西逗陣走
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15:30-16:00
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可口可樂區活動
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16:00-16:10
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主持人開場
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16:10-16:30
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團體表演1
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16:30-16:40
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主持人介紹活動
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16:40-17:10
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活動開幕儀式
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17:10-17:30
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共飲魔法湯
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17:30-18:00
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長官視察
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18:00-18:30
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團體表演2
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18:30-19:00
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可口可樂區活動
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19:00-19:30
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團體表演3
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19:30-20:00
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可口可樂區活動
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20:00-22:00
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魔音傳腦音樂饗宴+故事屋
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Buses that get to the area:
220、224、267、535(中山)、601、616、685、中山幹線、紅19
Shuttle buses from Shipai Station:
紅12、紅15、紅19
Address:
No. 77號, Section 2, Zhōngchéng Road, Shilin District Taipei City, 111
臺北市忠誠路二段77號
10/13/2012
[Oct 14 2012] Hakka Festival, Hakka Culture Park, Taipei
Oops! Missed giving a warning on this one. Already half-over, but there is another day. The Hakka Festival at the Hakka Culture Park (formally the Transportation Museum for those who had kids around the same time I did).
Chinese timetable is here.
Official English website here.
I haven't been here for many years, so can't really add anymore insider information.
You can park at the water park carpark.
Address : No.2, Section 3, Tingzhou Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei
Chinese timetable is here.
Official English website here.
I haven't been here for many years, so can't really add anymore insider information.
You can park at the water park carpark.
Address : No.2, Section 3, Tingzhou Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei
Nice Little Vegetarian Eatery in Central Taipei - Child-Friendly
Per Te "Italian Style" Vegetarian Restaurant is located between Chungshan North Road and Linsen North Road. With a small store-front, it is a little deceiving, but trust me, the space behind the little breakfast-store style oven is clean, cute, and stroller-friendly. You might want to enter by the larger door to the left of the store after ordering.
The menu is all in Chinese, but there are photos of all the choices stuck on the cooker so you can look and point or even just make sure the food is what you want. Per Te offers Italian style pasta, baked rice dishes, the same dishes with cheese, and Japanese, Korean, or Thai flavored hotpot. In summer they have cold noodles and salad. Soup and tea are free. You serve yourself. The service area is clean and safe for children. They have forks and spoons available.
Prices are good, somewhere between TWD80 and TWD120 including the soup and tea. Servings are very big. I requested a smaller serving after seeing what the family in the shop was eating. You could easily share a meal with a young child.
I ordered the Basil flavored baked rice. It had a very strong basil flavor. I think a half-serving would have been perfect flavor-wise, and would have loved to share two dishes with someone else. It was very good, just of very strong flavor.
The young couple running the store were just lovely, and everything was clean. The children eating there were really enjoying their meal.
Per Te is open every day. They close at 2:30pm for an afternoon break.
Address: No. 27, lane 59, Chungshan North Road, Section 2, Taipei City
台北市中山北路二段59巷27號
Tel: 0922-355-672
The menu is all in Chinese, but there are photos of all the choices stuck on the cooker so you can look and point or even just make sure the food is what you want. Per Te offers Italian style pasta, baked rice dishes, the same dishes with cheese, and Japanese, Korean, or Thai flavored hotpot. In summer they have cold noodles and salad. Soup and tea are free. You serve yourself. The service area is clean and safe for children. They have forks and spoons available.
Prices are good, somewhere between TWD80 and TWD120 including the soup and tea. Servings are very big. I requested a smaller serving after seeing what the family in the shop was eating. You could easily share a meal with a young child.
I ordered the Basil flavored baked rice. It had a very strong basil flavor. I think a half-serving would have been perfect flavor-wise, and would have loved to share two dishes with someone else. It was very good, just of very strong flavor.
The young couple running the store were just lovely, and everything was clean. The children eating there were really enjoying their meal.
Per Te is open every day. They close at 2:30pm for an afternoon break.
Address: No. 27, lane 59, Chungshan North Road, Section 2, Taipei City
台北市中山北路二段59巷27號
Tel: 0922-355-672
10/11/2012
Daniel Pearl Music Day
I've taken the kids to this event a few times. There are always other families there, and it can be fun. The "new to you" charity will be selling some of their donated goods there this year. The venue is really nice, and somewhere I was planning to write about.
▲台北 X 倫敦 X 舊金山 X 巴黎 X 紐約… 超過100個城市連線丹尼．波爾（Daniel Pearl）是一名成就非凡的記者和樂手，也是位著名的樂評人。2002年任職華爾街日報時，不幸地為了採訪工 作死於巴基斯坦恐怖份子手中。為了紀念丹尼．波爾短暫卻 燦爛的一生，他的朋友在2002年發起「丹尼一日音樂節 」，每年十月在世界各地舉辦，傳遞愛與和平、希望與寬容 的理念。 美國總統歐巴馬更是在每年10月寫下親筆聲明，公開宣揚對丹尼．波爾的悼念。此外，丹尼．波爾的真實故事，也改 編成電影《無畏之心》，由安潔莉娜裘莉擔綱主演，傳神詮 釋痛失丈夫的心碎妻子，精堪的演技獲得美國金球獎及獨立 精神獎最佳女演員提名。 自創始以來，「丹尼一日音樂節」得到各界熱烈迴響，已擴大為國際性音樂活動，已在111個國家進行6700場演 出，世界各地具有號召力的音樂家、藝術家們皆紛紛響應， 台北也是率先參與的城市之一。人們將會永遠記得丹尼．波 爾的精神，相信音樂可以改變世界，人類應該和諧共處！ ▲不只是搖滾樂…，藍調、鄉村、雷鬼、爵士以及其它台灣樂迷熟悉的搖滾樂團Grizzly Bear、The Music、Maroon 5、R.E.M.，以及音樂傳奇Elton John、葛萊美獎得主Herbie Hancock等人也曾參與國外「丹尼一日音樂節」演出。 丹尼一日音樂節音樂類型多元，邀請的樂手往往涵括藍調、鄉村、雷鬼、爵士、靈魂樂各種類型，藉此傳達音樂打破種 族隔閡的核心價值。 今年在台灣舉行的「丹尼一日音樂節」即將在10月20日於新成立的台北市客家文化主題公園舉辦，臨近台電大樓捷 運站(延著師大路走到底，約莫5分鐘的路程)。現場共有 兩個戶外舞台，16組知名樂團將輪番上陣，帶來豐富的聽 覺經驗。 ▲最重要的是…活動免費，快來一起當好朋友！最後一個好消息…活動完全免費！我們特別選擇戶外空間舉辦音樂節，所以歡迎大家帶著自由、開放的心來聽表演，你 要在草地上翻滾、蹓狗、野餐，通通ｏｋ，記得趕快先將1 0月20日空下來，真是美好的一天！官方臉書：https://www.facebook.com/ danielpearl.tw ▲活動資訊時間 | TIME: 10/20（六/Sat）13:00-22:00地點｜PLACE:台北市客家文化主題公園 Taipei City Hakka Cultural Park 臺北市中正區汀州路三段2號 No.2, Sec. 3, Tingzhou Rd., Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City捷運｜MRT: 台電大樓捷運站5號出口（約5分鐘的路程）入場｜ticket：免費！ FREE ENTRY!舞台 | stages：兩個舞台 ｜2 stages樂隊 | bands：16樂團輪番演出風格｜styles：搖滾、民謠、藍調、雷鬼、爵士｜rock 、folk、blues、reggae、Jazz ▲表演樂團名單(10/5更新)1:30pm Molting Crayfish 蛻皮小龍蝦2:30pm Wild Alibis3:30pm La Cumbia Balkanska(新增)4:30pm T-bone & Yasu5:30pm Shiznits6:30pm Skaraoke7:30pm Dark Eyes8:30pm Aashti 汎絲路樂團Rock2:00pm 昆蟲白 insecteens3:00pm Ever So Friendlies4:00pm Inhuman 非人物種5:00pm .22 (featuring pete holmes)6:00pm 88 Balaz 八十八顆芭樂籽7:00pm Sleaze 湯湯水水8:00pm Blind Acid Date9:00pm We Save Strawberries 草莓救星Taipei, London , Paris, San Francisco, London, New York ... more than 100 cities around the worldDaniel Pearl was a remarkable journalist and musician who worked for the Wall Street Journal. In 2002, he was taken hostage and died in the hands of terrorists. To commemorate his brief but brilliant life, his friends launched "Danny Pearl World Music Days", held around the world in October of each year, spreading the message of love and peace, and tolerance.Each year, the event is strongly supported by top journalists around the world as well as world leading politicians such as U.S. President Barack Obama who typically offers a personal statement. Danny’s life has also been subject to many books and movies, including the "A Mighty Heart" starring Angelina Jolie, a vivid interpretation the heartbreak experienced by Marianne Pearl in the last few hours of his life.Since its inception, "Danny Day Music Festival" to an enthusiastic response from all walks of life, has expanded into the international music events, has 6,700 performances in 111 countries around the world. Musicians and artists all have all warmly responded and Taipei is fortunate to be one of the early participants in this international event, eagerly sharing the message that music can change the world.This year’s event in Taipei will be held on October 20th at the Taipei Hakka Cultural Park near the Taipower Building MRT Station (a five minute walk). There will be two outdoor stages, 16 bands, and numerous performances and dedications. Food will also be available from local stalls and plenty of fresh air and open space for everyone.The event is free and open to the general public. We have chosen this music festival environment to welcome everyone to listen with an open heart. For more information, please visit or official facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/danielpearl.tw
Looking for a New Wardrobe? Support New To New's 2nd Charity Sale!
With all the charities focusing on sharing kids' stuff round, it's nice to see one sharing adult (I think mostly women's) clothing come in for a second time. Get a new wardrobe, shed the clothes that are weighing you down, and feel good about it!
The ‘New to You’ Second Hand Charity Sale is back again by popular demand for the 2nd year in a row! The date will be Sunday, December 2nd, but more details will come soon.
If you would like to get rid of your clean, used items that are still in great condition, please consider donating them to this charity event.
We are looking for men’s and women’s clothing, such as: shirts, pants, jackets, shoes, dresses, skirts, belts, scarves and also jewelry. We would also like books and English magazines. Othe
r small household items may also be taken.
This year, we are supporting two charities.
One is Happy Home Orphanage in Nepal that Lorena volunteered at this past summer. They are in desperate need of everyday items and funding is crucial. Happy Home now has 60 children who have been rescued from drug addiction and horrible street conditions in their care. They have grown a lot and rescued many children since this video was filmed, and they will continue to help more children as they can afford to. Please check out this short documentary about Happy Home Orphanage:
The second organization is the local, Taipei Women’s Rescue Foundation. The TWRF provides assistance to women and children of domestic violence, female victims of human trafficking and recognition to former Taiwanese comfort women. Please check out their English website:
(Chinese Website: http://www.twrf.org.tw/index.asp)
If you would like to donate items, please take them to the following locations:
A) Forkers, Zhong Xiao Branch: 1 F, No 8, Alley 10, Lane 223, Sec 4, Zhong Xiao E, Rd. Taipei City Open Daily 12:00 pm to 11:00 pm Zhong Xiao Dunhua MRT station, Exit 2,
Website: http://www.forkers.tw/
B) Frankie’s Pies: Wen Hua Rd, No 15, 1 F, Yung He, New Taipei City Open 5:00pm-1:00am Daily. Closed Mondays Dinxi MRT Station Exit 2
Website: http://www.frankiespiestw.com/
C) The Green Hornet: 1F, 108 Xindian Rd, Xindian, New Taipei City. Open 5:30pm-12:00am Daily. Closed Mondays Xindian MRT station
Website: http://greenhornetcafe.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GreenHornetCafe
D) Carnegies 1 F, 100 An He Rd, Sec 2, Taipei City Liuzhangli MRT Station
Website: http://www.carnegies.com.tw/
E) Carleen’s English Language Center: 128 and 132 Xin Yun St, Neihu. Neihu MRT Station Exit 2. Across the street from Kang Ning Elem School.
F) Parents' Place: No 315, Section 4, Cheng Gong Rd, Neihu. Please call 09-8757-6771 for daily hours
***** The most important part of The New to You Second Hand Charity sale, the location, has NOT BEEN FINALIZED, so we reach out to you for help. We are in need of an unused apartment or empty office space in central Taipei in which we can access for 1 month in total to sort, organize, prepare for the sale and then re-sort so that we can distribute the leftover items to other local charities in need. Ideally, a space of 25+ pings would be perfect. We hope there is a kind person out there who would offer the space use for free (we can pay for the electricity) as having to pay rent would then come out of the amount of money we would like to donate to the charities. But, we are open for discussion on this. Please help us spread the word!!
The New to You II sale can be really successful with your help.
**Please invite friends to the event, and post it on your Facebook wall.
**Mention it to friends and encourage people to sort through their things and then drop the items off at the mentioned drop off points. (We especially really need clean, quality men's clothes!!)
**Come shopping on the day of the event to buy second hand items for a very low price.
**Offer to volunteer with picking up items, sorting and selling
**DONATE USED CLOTHES, HANGERS, LARGE PAPER SHOPPING BAGS AND CLOTHING RACKS! All these items are needed!
For more information, please contact us in English at:
charitybakesale@hotmail.com
Thank you so much for your support!**They still need a space for a month to store, sort, and hold the sale. If you know of anywhere they could use, please get in touch!
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