Lots on for this weekend! Big hiphop parties at Shelter and Zeal, including one of France's most renowned hiphop DJs, Cut Killer. There are also plenty of opportunities to enrich your cultural side: check out two ballets, participate in some CNY activities, or try a tour through old Shanghai. 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: It's Golden Week! And to celebrate the holiday Shanghai has a slew of ongoing events throughout the next few days to keep you busy, including fireworks, forest park shenanigans, Swan Lake, local rock, and a Yanni concert! Read on (or check out our calendar) for more! more ›

That was some weekend, wasn't it? For some ideas on how to take it easy the next few days (besides vegging out and watching the Olympics), check out this week's events, from pool to indie music to back-to-back kung fu movies. more ›

News flash: there are only 10 days left in 2009! Time to drop the workload and spend some quality time with the friends and fam. If you need food and/or copious amounts of alcohol to help you get through it, we point you to Smart Shanghai for an extensive list of Christmas dinners. For other holiday happenings this week, like maybe a Christmas Market, or a production of the Nutcracker, keep reading: more ›

If we're going to call a winner on this week, it's not the 60th anniversary on Thursday. It's Yuyintang, banging out three solid nights in a row of electro, punk, and more electro. The kind that looks legit and actually fun, too, not the crappy need-to-be-drunk-to-enjoy-this electro. more ›

It's the last full week of August, the rains have subsided and things are finally settling down in the city. Maybe that's why this week is looking a bit empty, as everyone detoxes unwinds from a crazy summer. more ›