GO! Issue 8: July 8 - September 9, 2004

   Zakuski

Beer Festival Onward and upward. Some 250,000 liters of beer and 9.5 tons of beer snacks are the figures to beat if the Sixth Great Moscow Beer Festival is to top last year’s record.

Two to Tango Stuck with nothing to do on a warm weekend evening? Put on your dancing shoes and head for Neskuchny Sad, just outside the back gate of Gorky Park.

VIP to a Tee The Moscow City Golf Club last month celebrated the gala opening of its newly renovated clubhouse by holding the first annual President’s Club Cup tournament.

Pro Wrestling A clash of the titans, a battle in spandex. A sport — or showbiz flimflam? Decide for yourself when pro wrestling makes its Russian debut on Aug.

Clowning Around Those in need of a good laugh should have their prayers answered this summer when Planeta Klounada brings its slapstick and silliness to town.

   Feature

Let’s Go Outside When your tourist friends and family demand borshch and balalaikas, forget basements and cozy interiors: summer is the season for light Russian cuisine in the open air.

   Streetwise

Nikolskaya Ulitsa

   Drinking & Dancing

Good Times at Gorky Park If Gorky Park is an oasis in downtown Moscow, then Gorky Plyazh beach club is an oasis within an oasis. The recently opened club, which describes itself as a resort in the center of the city, is located behind the Veranda cafe toward the back of Gorky Park.

Party Beaches With the summer now finally getting its act together, everyone, it seems, is moving the party outdoors. Taking things one step further than the traditional club verandas, however, are two out-of-the way venues that offer not only sun, but also sand.

Keks Housed in the tastefully restored former premises of textile factory Krasnaya Rosa, Keks is a cozy cafe-restaurant on weekdays, but on Friday and Saturday nights it turns into a hip boogie-magnet.