Weekendist: Lit Fest vs JUE

SATURDAY

As we wrote earlier this week, the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Shanghai is the (free!) pinnacle of Irish Week. Get in the festive mood and join at Fuxing Park. We can only hope today's sunshine will follow us there.
10:30am to 1pm Fuxing Park and Yandang Lu, Luwan District （复兴公园进雁荡路）

The Lit Fest will be continuing its successful run this weekend. The following are a couple of sessions not to be missed:

If you enjoyed Paul French's slides of the dirty decadence of old Shanghai, then Andrew Field's discussion of cabarets, nightclubs and ballrooms will surely please. Field will also look at how, and why, Shanghai society adopted this westernized entertainment to suit themselves in an era when Chinese national identity was being forged.
RMB 65, tickets available from www.mypiao.com
11am - 12pm, The Glamour Bar, 6/F, Five on the Bund, 20 Guangdong Lu,near Zhongshan Dong Yi Lu. 广东路20号，外滩五号6楼，近中山东一路.

At 3pm, Tess Johnston will be discussing her memoir, From Berlin to Shanghai in Half a Century. Be prepared for a ride through the Cold War in East and West Berlin, Vietnam, Laos, Tehran between revolutions, and finally, nearly three tranquil decades in Shanghai.
RMB 65, tickets available from www.mypiao.com
3pm - 4pm, The Glamour Bar, 6/F, Five on the Bund, 20 Guangdong Lu,near Zhongshan Dong Yi Lu. 广东路20号，外滩五号6楼，近中山东一路

2009 Man Asia Literary Prize winner Su Tong explores the themes of inspiration, memory and childhood in this afternoon session. Moderated by Didi Kirsten Tatlow with interpretation by Tina Chou.
RMB 65, tickets available from www.mypiao.com
5pm - 6pm, The Glamour Bar, 6/F, Five on the Bund, 20 Guangdong Lu,near Zhongshan Dong Yi Lu. 广东路20号，外滩五号6楼，近中山东一路

One JUE event that caught our eye was 'The Light of Day', Beijing-based Han Lei's first solo exhibition in Shanghai since 2004. Expect new works and pieces from his acclaimed Portraits and Pagodas series.
m97 Gallery, 2/F, 97 Moganshan Lu. 请带我去莫干山路97号2楼 （中文版请看下面）

SUNDAY

Not sick of the Lit Fest? Then check out 'Why You’ve Probably Never Heard of Me (and other Filipino Writers)', a talk by leading Filipino author Jose Dalisay. Dalisay will explore why the Philippines remains a literary blur to most readers around the world.
RMB 65, tickets available from www.mypiao.com
3pm - 4pm, The Glamour Bar, 6/F, Five on the Bund, 20 Guangdong Lu,near Zhongshan Dong Yi Lu. 广东路20号，外滩五号6楼，近中山东一路

For the curious art buffs, JUE will be hosting a workshop entitled 'The Art of Seeing: Decoding Chinese Contemporary Art' at OV Gallery. There are three art appreciation classes, each costing 300 RMB, or 850 RMB for all three. The price includes dinner at a nearby eatery from 7-9pm.
Workshops: 5-7pm. Workshops + Dinner: 5-9pm.
19C Shaoxing Lu, 请带我去绍兴路19号 近陕西南路

If JUE and Lit Fest don't sway you, tonight is the last chance to see Jin Xing Dance Theater's modern dance show entitled Made in China - Return of the Soul.
Email jinxingdancetheatre@yahoo.com or the Shanghai Grand Theatre box office for tickets and more information. Tickets range from 50RMB to 380RMB
7.15pm - 9.45pm. Shanghai Grand Theatre, 300 Renmin Da Dao, People's Square, near Huangpi Bei Lu, 人民大道300号 近黄陂北路