All the things you'd want to do this Monday through Thursday. On the schedule this week: Getting spiritual at Anna Maya, women's basketball tournaments, and a singles meet up for those in the marketing industry... plus some other fun tidbits! Sure, it's not the most action packed week, but who wants to go go go after flying back from where ever you went anyhow?
Pencil This In: Jan 3 - Jan 6
Pencil This In: Sept 27 - 30
All the things you'd want to do this Monday to Thursday in Shanghai. On the schedule this week: quiz nights, DPRK movie nights, talks about how fat China's getting and... of course, our super awesome Shanghaiist Scrabble Happy Hour! Read on (or check out our calendar) for more!
Pencil This In: Sept 20 - 23
All the things you'd want to do this Monday to Thursday in Shanghai. On the schedule this week: This week, Otis Clay brings his legendary soul to Expo, Kaiba celebrates its second birthday and Shanghai has its first ever slam poetry event, called Slam-Hai! Read on (or check out our calendar) for more!
Pencil This In: Aug 16 - 19
Every week, we list the fun events around Shanghai that have caught our fancy. This week, celebrate the Qixi Festival (either alone or with a loved one), watch cool movies and party it up with city artists!
Pencil This In: July 5 - 8
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!
Pencil This In: Shanghaiist Happy Hour, Transformers II, and a summer solstice fiesta
What does Shanghai have in store for you this week? You can chill out at the Shanghaiist Happy Hour on Tuesday, watch Optimus Prime and Megan Fox battle for your attention on Wednesday, prove your smarts at Thursday's quiz night, then end the week listening to Spanish jazz.
Home is where the heart is for world's tallest man
After conducting a worldwide search for a bride, the world's tallest man, 56 year old Bao Xishun (2.36m tall), has finally found his other half in his native region of Inner Mongolia. He will marry 1.68m tall Xia Shujun who, as you can see in the picture on the right, comes up to just his elbow.

