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Your perfect week: what to do in Hong Kong, March 16-22
Experience West Kowloon’s family-friendly fest, Prince and the Peacock’s seasonal menu, Lee Mingwei’s sand art and Socio’s sustainable cocktails
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WestK FunFest
Running over five weeks from March 21, West Kowloon’s family-friendly festival will feature nearly 100 activities for kids and kids at heart alike, from interactive performances and theatre experiences to free programmes and workshops, all created by acclaimed artists and arts groups from around the world. Don’t miss American artist duo Alex Schweder and Ward Shelley’s live artist residency and experimental performance initiative Pollinator, exhibited in Asia for the first time.
See the full schedule on their website
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Prince and the Peacock
Be spirited away to the palatial feasts of 18th century India with The Nawabs of Bengal seasonal menu at Prince and the Peacock. The menu, which runs until mid-April, takes inspiration from the spice-rich cuisine that arose in the Nawab courts, whetting the appetites of Mughal aristocrats and Bengali intellectuals, from the perfumed ghugni to the punchy morog pulao with bhapa chingri.
2/F, Central Magistracy, Tai Kwun, 1 Arbuthnot Road, Central
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Guernica in Sand
Taiwan-born American artist Lee Mingwei presents Guernica in Sand, a free installation at M+ recreating Pablo Picasso’s 1937 anti-war masterpiece using, well, sand. Lee’s work embodies impermanence, contrasting with Picasso’s powerful statement – line in the sand, if you will – on the bombing of the city of Guernica during the Spanish civil war, and is on show until July 13. The installation runs alongside “Picasso for Asia – A Conversation”, an exhibition that invites reflection on chaos and transformation, but with no sand.
The Studio, B2, M+, 38 Museum Drive, West Kowloon Cultural District
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Socio
Sustainable cocktail bar Socio has unveiled a hyper-local menu focused on upcycling ingredients discarded by neighbouring businesses. The Avocado, for example, uses avocado by-products from Mexican taqueria Uncle Miguel in a gin and whisky-based tipple, while Oyster Shell reuses the titular ingredient from nearby seafood joint Hooked.
17 Staunton Street, Central
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