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We've got a whole new bag of tricks to spice up our semi-monthly Shanghaiist Happy Hour at Cotton's. Well, technically, it's a bag of tiles- Scrabble tiles. After searching in vain for a game of Scrabble and only finding Maonopoly sets, we decided that we would maverick it and just make our own. And since we all know how witty and clever Shanghaiist readers are, we'd like to cordially invite you to join us next Tuesday, October 27 for the first monthly Shanghaiist Scrabble night!

So yesterday we interviewed FREE the WAX, the Shanghai-based music group that brings groundbreaking pioneers from around the globe to our city. And now, in return, they've helped us interview the DJ they're bringing over: Francisco.

In case you don't know, FREE the WAX is a Shanghai-based bastard child production dedicated to presenting only the frontline of groundbreaking musical pioneers from across the globe. In preparation for their big anniversary party on Friday at Shelter, we chatted with Leo Messias, one of the founders of the musical expedition, about their exciting year, the effect of world-class DJ's on the Shanghai scene, and their love of old Chinese ladies who exercise in the park.

We're not sure if this is more insensitive or illogical, but I Love Shanghai is hosting a 9/11 tribute party with Jack Daniels cocktail specials. Normally, we "celebrate" national tragedies with a more solemn half-mast approach, but we guess with good old JD coming to the party, anything could happen! As transplanted New Yorkers, we're kind of offended at the blatant exploitation of September 11th and we're not convinced that 25 yuan whiskey cocktails are how you "keep it real" in these circumstances. Needless to say, we have better things to do on Friday, but if you go, expect a ton of Darryl Worley singalongs, footage of the 2004 Republican National Convention, and if you're lucky, an exclusive screening of World Trade Center with Nick Cage.

Sail's up tomorrow night in Shanghai as the boys from Club D2 present the city's first ever gay cruise party. The boat leaves 8pm on the dot so we recommend you be there with your posse by 7.30pm if you don't want to be left behind. After that it's 3 hours of non-stop action on this cruise-to-(Nanpu Bridge?) with DJ Seth Cooper of Austin on the decks. Tickets are priced at RMB300 each and includes free flow Bacardi for the first hour, but tonight is your last chance at getting those tickets at the pre-sale rate of RMB250.

Looking for an excuse to travel out of Shanghai this August? Maybe you ought to try for the infamous Qingdao International Beer Festival starting next week. From August 15-30, the city of Qingdao will host China's biggest and baddest annual beerfest. The event draws people, brews, and munchies from all over China and the world.

The planned protests against the Green Dam Youth Escort turned into celebrations on Wednesday, when Chinese authorities suddenly postponed their order of the infamous censorware program. In turn, Lots of young Chinese netizens gathered to turn their Green Dam anger into a feast.

As you may have read, Shanghaiist and the Boxing Cat Brewery are teaming up to throw one heckuva American Independence Day party! And as part of that, we're having a raffle and a drinking competition... for charity. A little confused about that last part? Here's our handy explanation on how you can get completely wasted for a good cause.

It's only two weeks before we light the candles, break out the red, white and blue and begin celebrating the birthday of the United States of America (be sure to slur “meri” to “murr” for added authenticity). Since we at Shanghaiist are never ones to let a good party opportunity go to waste, we’ve partnered up with The Boxing Cat Brewery to host a good ol’ Fourth of July bash.

Uh oh! Looks like Shanghai's got another mystery event coming its way - and like the disasterously daft and not quite punk last one, it emerged first on Facebook. Unlike that last one though, there doesn't seem to be a big name and a 500RMB charge, just the promise of dancing and drinks at a "REAL WAREHOUSE" right before the Dragon Boat Festival Vacation, put on by the Shanghai Insurgency. Okay, we admit - our curiosity is a little piqued.

Happy Cinco de Mayo Shanghai! In a city that doesn't really have a lot of Mexicans, we sure have plenty of ways of celebrating their commemoration day of a battle they won against France! And even the swine flu isn't dampening our spirits (nor should it, now that Mexico says it's feeling better and we've stopped trapping its citizens in quarantine here just because they happen to hold Mexican passports). Places you could hit up tonight include:

                          

Just like we promised, it was a beautiful night over at Cotton's Xinhua Road location. We drank, we chatted, and we gave away a free night at the Shangri-La (thanks to Ctrip.com) to one lucky winner. Be sure to come on out to our next happy hour on May 12!

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