Look for popular wine store chain CHEERS to bring back its Maovember mulled wine — gluehwine — for the third straight year. Even better, this time CHEERS will serve piping hot cups of this winter warmer at all 15 Beijing shops.

Grab your gluehwine for just rmb19.8 per cup, with all proceeds going to Maovember. For a list of the Beijing shops, including addresses and directions, click here.

The company’s slogan is “CHEERS makes you smile”. For this weekend, let’s add “And will make you warm with its gluehwine!”

For a flashback to CHEERS Maovember activities last year, click here.

The guys at Jing-A Taproom have plenty of fun brewing for their Maovember fundraiser this year. This time around, they are breaking their “no pong with craft brew” rule to raise funds for cataract surgery for elderly men in rural China.

Beer Pong Diplomacy will feature 16 two-player teams in a fierce three-hour single-elimination tournament. The balls start bouncing at 3 PM on November 21. The entry fee is rmb100 per team.

Spaces are filling up fast, so sign up and pay your team fee at Jing-A Taproom ASAP!

Enjoy eight wines — and test your taste buds — with Cafe de la Poste on November 19. Taste four pairs of wines and, for each pair, try to guess which one is from China and which one is from France. The lineup will include two whites and two reds.

The taste test starts at 7:30 PM, gets each participant eight tasters (about a half-glass each), and only costs rmb 100, with all proceeds to Maovember to fund cataract surgery for elderly men in rural China. Plus, it gives you the chance to see if you can tell French and Chinese wines apart! Guess all of the wines correctly and get into a draw for a prize.

(RSVP via 6402-7047 or justinbarthelemy78 on wechat.)

Adding more fun to the evening, Cafe de la Poste will host “Office Basket-Bola“, making a fundraiser from that time-tested habit of tossing paper balls into a waste basket.

Pay only rmb 5, scrunch up your paper, and take a shot at the wastepaper basket. Every shot that goes in wins you a free shot of alcohol — and entry into a draw for a bigger prize. Maybe it’ll end up something like this.

Cafe de la Poste is at 58 Yonghegong Street. For more details, check out the venue’s Facebook page.

This Saturday will see the third annual Maovember corn hole classic at Irish Volunteer / Hockey Bar. Expect plenty of excitement as sixteen teams try to toss their way to victory, and prizes, in this single elimination tournament. There are still a half-dozen spaces available: book yours by contacting Trish Smith at trishsmithus@gmail.com. The entry fee is rmb100 per team, all funds to Maovember.

Irish Volunteer’s Zach Lewison and Hockey Bar’s Curtis Dracz will provide officiating and scoring while Tom McCabe returns with color commentary and player interviews. Orbis rep and Irish Volunteer co-owner George Smith will throw out the first bag and explain how Maovember funds are used for cataract surgery for elderly men in rural China.

There will also be a return of the Pickle Zach’s — moonshine chased by pickle juice — for rmb25, all funds to Maovember.

And there will be happy hour throughout the tournament, music by acoustic funk band Dirty City (buy their CD and half the money goes to Maovember), and lots more.

The tournament starts at 2 PM sharp, so it’s best for players to get there early, especially if they want to practice. See the poster below for the venue address.

If you have any brains, take them to sports bar Paddy O’Shea’s tomorrow night — Wednesday — when it doubles as Paddy O’Stache’s and hosts its second annual Maovember quiz.

Expect quiz master Jo to scramble what’s left of your cells with his brain-teasers. (Tip: When in doubt, choose b.)

And expect a most excellent draw, with tickets just rmb20. Prizes include a box of 10 ciders (four Belgian, four English and two American, value of rmb500), a bottle of Jameson (rmb488), three bottles of Prosecco Jeio (rmb258 each), a mystery box of five wines (who knows!?), two Paddy’s T-shirts (rmb100 each), six 400ml Warsteiner glasses (rmb150), and Scottish beer. Plus, vouchers for Paddy’s.

There is an optional entry fee of rmb100 per team, which gets you a massive tower of Tiger beer with which to inspire answers. All of it goes to funding cataract surgery for elderly men in rural China — the money, not the beer.

So grab some friends, form a team, and use your collective wisdom to secure victory at the Paddy’s Maovember quiz!

(Paddy O’Shea’s is close to Sanlitun and Gongti, just across from the Australian Embassy. The address is 28 Dongzhimen Wai Dajie 东直门外大街28号, the phone number is 6415-6389. For more details, see here.)