The latest Hiphop Hijack party (featuring DJ Mystykal Kut) is on at Zeal, as well as a few Valentine's-themed parties, the Battle of Wonky Kong vs Sweatshop at Shelter, and free-flow at Kaiba. If that's not your taste, there's also M50 gallery closings, a stroll through Shanghai, and a Deke Ehr's book launch. And if that's still not enough, head over to our calendar for more. more ›

All the things you'd want to do this Monday through Thursday. On the schedule this week: Paul French joins RAS book club to talk about his book (happening tonight!), the annual Hot Sectors debate and networking event, Dada's monthly night market, and a drunken pub crawl to hail in the year of the dragon! Read on (or check out our calendar for more! more ›

All the things you'd want to do this Monday through Thursday. On the schedule this week: Jason Chen's China tour reaches Shanghai, a chicken wing eating competition, Dada presents La Planete Sauvage, and the 100 most influential men in history as never seen before. Read on (or check out our calendar) for more! more ›

All the things you'd want to do this Monday through Thursday. On the schedule this week: Get some Christmas shopping done at The Night Market, learn yourself some Chinese history at Sasha's, check out international designers at the new Kaiba, and catch the Shanghai Sharks at a home game! Read on for all the details, or head over to our calendar for more. more ›

Fashion Friday is a brand new weekly column that will appear on Shanghaiist every Friday, 9am on the dot. Here's where you'll find the latest on what's hot, what's not, meet designers, and get your fix on fashion events going about in town. more ›

All the things you'd want to do this Monday through Thursday. Oktoberfest is still punishing livers, while the other Kenny G gets his groove on at the JZ Music Festival Master Hall. Plus there's BEAN, China lectures, piano prodigies and night markets. Read on (or check out our calendar) for more! more ›

Get your hipster-artist outfit ready! DADA is hosting the 9th edition of Shanghai Photographer Night tonight, a group exhibition featuring work by Lei Gong, Patrick Wack, Chad Ingraham, Eric Leleu, and Matthieu Belin. more ›

All the things you'd want to do this Monday through Thursday. On the schedule this week: Get your art groove on because this week we've got galleries ranging from JoneOne's street graffiti, Four Female Artists' paintings, Xiao Xuan's pictures of Wenchuan temples, and Louise Bourgeois. Read on (or check out our calendar) for more! more ›

All the things you'd want to do this Monday through Thursday. On the schedule this week: Bristol trip hop artist Tricky comes to Shanghai, The Museum of Contemporary Art celebrates 25 years of Pixar, the Shanghai Grand Carnival returns, and Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2 finally hits theaters! more ›

All the things you'd want to do this Monday through Thursday. On the schedule this week: The Cranberries come to Shanghai, FINA Swimming features Phelps all week, and Sesame Street Live debuts! Read on for details, or check out our calendar for more! more ›

All the things you'd want to do this Monday through Thursday. On the schedule this week: You've got a very very wide range of film screenings, from old school Chinese wu xia to design documentaries and a Woody Allen picture--best of all, they're all free. Gotta love this town. We're also convinced now that good things come in twos. We had two chefs battle it out over the weekend, and this Thursday, Brian Tan of HoF and Marc Johnson of Fulton Place put their creative minds together for a special one-off dinner. Read on (or check out our calendar) for more! more ›

All the things you'd want to do this Monday through Thursday. First off, happy Qing Ming Festival! If you're not off sweeping your ancestor's graves today, here's all the great stuff waiting for you to do: Some really great cinema flicks are on for free--from wu xia flicks to Koryo's North Korea documentary and a French language piece with a discussion to follow. Meanwhile, you can get your late night fill of parties from Yuyintang and Shiva who both have special acts on during the week. Read on (or check out our calendar) for more! more ›

Hope you not too partied out from the first of the Chinese New Year celebration because there's a score of things to do continuing on through the weekend. more ›

Got plans for tonight? If not, we suggest heading down to Dada to check out two crews battle it out. See The Rhythm (tech-house and minimal) go up against Love Bang (neon crunk, dubstep, and gutter house). Dada promises us that it's going to be a big night and a few MCs and breakers may be coming through too. more ›

All the things you'd want to do this Monday through Thursday. On the schedule this week: Lots of dancing -- salsa, Irish stepdancing -- or if you were cursed with two left feet, go on a nighttime bike ride with BODHI adventures. And also, if you're already struggling to keep those freshly-made new year resolutions, life coach Jeff Tan is ready and willing to help you get motivated. Read on (or check out our calendar) for more! more ›

All the things you'd want to do this Monday through Thursday. On the schedule this week: Drinks for charity, a Michael Jackson album party, and a host of awesome movie nights. Read on (or check out our calendar) for more! more ›

If you’re able to drag yourself away from the Asian Games on your teevee at home (I’m assuming you all tuned in yesterday for women’s judo, badminton tourneys, men’s chess, and of course “Latin Jive” dance-offs) then we’ve got you covered with our weekly list of whatever brouhaha is going down around town this Monday through Thursday. In the line-up this week: premature Christmas bazaars, another one of those neat Shanghai photography nights, a clown on a bicycle, and some free booze! more ›

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While there are a couple notable events this weekend - including a launch of perennial Shanghai DJ Ben Huang's new party brand and Dada's first birthday bash - it's dominated by Wall Lords: a three day event of music, mayhem and, of course, graffiti. more ›

All the picks for live music from now until Sunday! more ›

Every week we highlight great events happening in Shanghai. This week: business talks, new hip hop nights, sexy lady djs and a Madonna party, amongst other offerings! more ›

Perhaps the weather's gotten to all of us. This week may feel like a week to stay indoors (where else can you escape the humidity?), but if you get an itching to go outside and it's not because of mosquito bites, try out any of these fun events happening around Shanghai. Movie nights, photography nights and quiz nights galore await you! more ›

Ah, North Korea. Our mysterious neighbor. They've been in the news quite a lot lately, what with their sinking a South Korean ship, holding banquets for Chinese officials and executing their own officials over a misguided currency revaluation amongst other things. So what better time than the present to learn about that crazy country through... movies? more ›

Electrolist, by Shanghai Ultra of the VOID crew, gives the lowdown on the Shanghai electronic music scene each week, with picks, tips, news, and other rumors. more ›

By now, some of your New Year's resolutions have probably fallen by the wayside ("Take care of liver...uncheck.") However, if your resolutions included helping some shelter animals, appreciating more photography, watching Mickey Mouse ice skate, or screaming words at British comedians, well then this is the week for you. Enjoy. more ›

Shanghai has an ephemeral nature: with the breakneck pace of modernization, it seems like the city is a little bit different every day, changing right under our noses. With all that constant progress comes an ever changing cast of cultural venues: every year, we find our favorite places to rest and relax going the way of the collective farm, only to be replaced with entirely new and fascinating ones that catch our attention. We spend a lot of our time exploring the great things our city has to offer, especially the ones that serve us alcohol: to top off our year of intrepid boozing, here's a list of our favorite new bars, clubs and lounges that have popped up over the past year. more ›

Yet another jam-packed weekend hits Shanghai. In case you're looking for something to do that's not related to all the live music choices available this week, we present you with some sweet alternatives. Ranging from a wig party, to a pub crawl, to yet another new art exhibit, we're sure you'll find something to keep yourself occupied. more ›

Kicking off a new event idea that may very well turn into a monthly occurrence, Dada Bar is getting the word out about their ‘Shanghai Photographer Night’ on November 18th. The concept behind the event is an attempt to combine photography and music into one cohesive event. Rather than playing the uninspired, whiny music that is often found in art gallery exhibits, each photographer will him or herself select music to accompany their contribution, giving the entire experience a more consistent theme (or so goes Dada’s theory). more ›

Have you discovered Sub-Cinema, the new bi-weekly film screenings that started taking place at Dada last month? Every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month you can watch cult classics, B-movies, independent cinema and documentaries - all for free! This week it´s time for Babylon, Franco Rosso´s film about black youth growing up in South London. more ›

Looks like an alliterative week ahead as everyone slowly stumbles into work again from the holiday. Ease back into the 'Hai with these events- from Bollywood and Berlin to swing and classical- that will keep your spirits up and your diverse musical cravings satisfied. more ›