* Salsa night runs from 8pm to 10pm. The jazz combo begins its set at 10pm. Tomorrow's live music starts at 9:30pm. Rogers takes the stage at 10pm on Wednesday. Open-mic night starts at 9pm
* Grooveyard cover for the bands is NT$200 tonight and tomorrow. There's no cover Wednesday and Thursday
* Grooveyard is located at 2F, 105 Huamei W Rd, Taichung (台中市華美西街105號二樓). Visit www.grooveyardtaiwan.com or call 0939-574-737 for more information
Exhibition
Treasures of the Forbidden City - Palace Imprints of the Qing Dynasty (皇城聚珍－清代殿本圖書特展). Established in the 19th year of the Kangxi emperor's reign (1662–1722) during the Qing Dynasty, the Imperial Printing Office specialized in the printing of books that were imperially commissioned and reflected the political ideologies and cultural inclinations of the Qing emperors. The exhibition is divided into two sections. One introduces the artifacts under categories such as Pursuit of Cultural Traditions, Civic Administration and Military Success and Venerating Buddhist Beliefs. The other looks into the technical aspects of the production processes.
* National Palace Museum (國立故宮博物院), 221 Zhishan Rd Sec 2, Taipei (台北市至善路二段221號). Open Monday to Sunday from 9am to 3pm. Call (02) 2881-2021
* Until Nov. 30
Main Trend Gallery Act As Agent Artists for the Unit Exhibition (經紀藝術家聯展). The exhibition showcases eight invited artists whose styles range from abstractionism to the bold use of colors and brushes.
* Main Trend Gallery (大趨勢畫廊), 209-1 Chengde Rd Sec 3, Taipei (台北市承德路三段209-1號). Open Tuesday to Saturday from 11am to 7pm. Call (02) 2587-3412
* Until Oct. 13
Hanoi's Maddist Artist Dung Exhibition (越南一家Dung個展). The exhibition features a series of oil paintings by the Vietnamese artist Bui Minh Dung, who creates an exquisite world in which Vietnam's rural art meets Western impressionism.
* Emily Art (愛蜜莉藝術畫廊), 15, Ln 48, Renai Rd Sec 4, Taipei (台北市仁愛路四段48巷15號). Open daily from 10am to 10pm. Call (02) 2702-6602
* Until Oct. 31
Riding the Currents of History - Four Millenniums of Civilization and Technology (穿越歷史長河－文明科技四千年). Developed by the Institute of History and Philology, Academia Sinica, the exhibition invites visitors to browse through selected items from the institute's collection and on-line databases to examine the beautiful works of mankind accumulated over the centuries. Visitors can view 300-year-old to 400-year-old Qing Dynasty testaments and learn about the political situations during that period and 3,000-year-old Shang Dynasty chariots, brought back to life with computer animation technology.
* Humanities and Social Sciences Library, Academia Sinica (中研院人文社會科學聯合圖書館), 128 Academia Rd Sec 2, Nankang District, Taipei (台北市南港區研究院路二段128號). Open Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm. Call (02) 2652-5277
* Until Feb. 29, 2008
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