What's On in Shanghai: Feb 20-26

That's Shanghai takes a look at the best of the week:

Feb 22: Zedd

MYST welcomes the Russian-born German producer known mixing electro house with disparate sounds from progressive house to classical music. He’s produced for Lady Gaga and was one of the big names in the inaugural STORM Festival.
Feb 22, 10.30pm-late, RMB280-380. MYST, see event listing

Feb 23: RunnersHai

The Shanghai running group kicks off their monthly running series that takes place on the last Thursday of every month until May. The 6.5K runs will take place at Century Park, free from traffic and scooters – although you may have to dodge the occasional backward walking 70-year-old. While you can always compete with the other runners, you can also race against yourself as RunnersHai will be tracking times after each race and distributing the results to see how you rank in comparison to your previous runs.
Feb 23, 8pm, free entry. Race starts at Shanghai Science and Technology Museum.

Feb 23: Fritz Helder

As one-half of Azari & III, Fritz Helder helped push the boundaries of house. Now as a solo act, he’s introducing a new side of himself with a mini China tour that stops off at Le Baron.
Feb 23, 9pm-late, free entry with reservation. Le Baron.

Feb 23: Paula Temple

Signed to the legendary label R&S, Paula Temple has carved out a reputation for her hybrid live/DJ sets that recently thrilled at London’s Converegence Festival and Movement Detroit. Known for her cutting edge remixes of The Prodigy, Peaches and The Knife, Temple will headline promoters Say Yes’ Asia Reloaded 2017 tour.
Feb 23, 10pm-late, RMBTBA. Elevator.

Feb 23-25: Rio Carnival

It might be winter, but UNÏCO Shanghai is heating up the Bund with this three-day festival full of colors, music and dance. Things kick off on Thursday with the launch of UNÏCO’s new weekly event, Lady Ipanema, which celebrates Brazilian sounds from bossa nova to baile funk. Opening night features a parade of Brazilian samba dancers, live percussion performances and free flow tropical punch for the ladies. Friday’s Chic’n’Pop party will have a Carnival Grooves theme and Saturday’s Electropical night promises to be a rowdy farewell to the carnival.
Feb 23-25, 10pm-late, free entry (RMB100 gentleman cover on Feb 25). UNICO Shanghai.

Feb 24: Resident Evil - The Final Chapter

Milla Jovovich returns as Alice in the sixth and final installment of the sci-fi action horror series. Based on the hit video game series, Resident Evil concludes with one last massive battle between Alice and her friends/apocalypse survivors against the mighty forces of the Umbrella forces.

Feb 24: Assassin's Creed

Speaking of video games, Oscar winner Michael Fassbender and Oscar nominee Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard star in this adaptation of the hit action-adventurer. Despite negative reviews, it’s been a big hit grossing over USD212 million already.

Feb 24: Shanghai and Seoul Night

Leading South Korean indie pop trio Manju Pocket have taken over the Hongdae scene with their ppongjjak (an old style of Korean pop that developed in the early 1990s) inspired sound. They’ll be charming Yuyintang with help from Shanghai stalwarts Split Pants, Limousine and Dahlia Rosea.
Feb 24, 8pm, RMB40. Yuyintang.

Feb 24: The Japan Beatles

Get ready for a Japanese take on the British invasion as the fabulous Japan Beatles band perform classics from the Fab Four, bringing the swinging 60s to The Pearl.
Feb 24, 9pm, RMB100-120. The Pearl.

Feb 24: Jozef K

The DADA favorite and Manchester house stalwart has enjoyed a stellar year that includes appearing on Pete Tong’s essential mix series. He returns to Shanghai with support from Will A and the Minimalist crew.
Feb 24, 10pm-late, free entry. DADA.

Feb 24-26: Paper Planet

This popular immersive live art installation from Polygot mixes paper techniques with costuming and character based play. Guests enter a world where there are no tools and no rules, with children and their parents encouraged to play within the paper forest and create their own costumes, creatures and other additions to the wondrous environment. Appropriate for ages 2 and up. All attendees need a ticket.
Feb 24-26, 10.30am, 2pm and 7.30pm (Fri), 10.30am, 1.30pm, 3.30pm and 5pm (Sat), 10.30am, 2pm and 4pm (Sun), RMB180. Shanghai Children Art Theatre.

Feb 24-26: Prelude to a Kiss

East West Theatre presents their adaptation of the Pulitzer-nominated play that follows a wedding that goes awry when a mysterious old man appears and switches bodies with the bride following an innocent kiss.
Feb 24-26, 8pm, RMB180.Top O' The Market (2/F, The Market).

Feb 25: Fasching

Starting every year on November 11 at 11:11am, the South German carnival lasts several months culminating in the last six days, which is dubbed the ‘Foolish Season.’ Per tradition, people dress up in fanciful costumes and unleash their boisterous selves at wild parties. Paulaner continues to bring the festival to Shanghai by bringing the annual costume party to its Expo location for the first time.In addition to an all-you-can-eat buffet full of Bavarian favorites, there will be free flow of Paulaner beer and house wine, as well as a performance of German 'schlager' songs from the live Filipino band, Hype. Prizes will be given to the best costumes.
Feb 25, 6.30pm-late, RMB328. Paulaner (Expo), see event listing.

Feb 25: Peace Hotel Swing Dance Ball

The former Cathay Hotel channels its legendary past with this swing dance party. Travel back to 1920s Shanghai for this celebration of the city’s first jazz age. Dress code: vintage formal.
Feb 25, 8pm, RMB150. Fairmont Peace Hotel.

Feb 25: French Karaoke Night

The Pearl pays tribute to classic French tunes and want you to come down and sing along for an epic karaoke night on a 7 meter screen.
Feb 25, 9pm, free entry. The Pearl, see event listing.

Feb 25: Fabrizio Mammarella

Italian Dance Wave Asia presents the founder of acclaimed label, Slow Motion Records. Part of the new generation of producers redesigning the boundaries of house, Mammarella has collaborated with Rodion (who helped shape Beijing stalwarts Nova Heart’s debut EP), is a musician in the Clap Rules Project and has rocked clubs all over the globe. Altieri supports.
Feb 25, 10pm-late, free entry. DADA

Feb 25: Timmy Trumpet

The Australian house DJ and producer has become an Ibiza icon thanks to his rousing live shows, where he plays live trumpet solos over dance tracks he’s DJing.
Feb 25, 10.30pm-late, RMB150. MYST, see event listing.

Feb 26: That’s Shanghai Erotic Fiction Competition Submissions Deadline

The Shanghai International Literary Festival is returning to M on the Bund in March and so is the sixth annual That’s Shanghai Erotic Fiction Competition. It is once again time to dip your quill in the inkwell and set our loins aquiver with fervid, fleshy, filthy prose. Stories must be set in Shanghai and 1,000 words or less. Entries will be judged on creativity, literary merit and arousal factor. E-mail entries to editor@urbanatomy.com with the subject line ‘Erotic Fiction’ by Sunday, February 26. For more details, click here.

Until Feb 26: Beyond Rubik’s Cube

Created by the Liberty Science Museum, Google and the cube’s Hungarian inventor, Ernõ Rubik, this exhibition celebrates the world’s most popular puzzle. During its world tour, Beyond Rubik’s Cube has delighted guests with interactive physical and digital challenges. Other highlights include a giant Rubik’s Cube the size of a car, early prototypes of the cube and the world’s most expensive toy, a jewel-encrusted Rubik’s Cube.
Until Feb 26, 10.30am-9.30pm, RMB70 (weekday), RMB100 (weekends). Shanghai Global Harbor Museum, see event listing.

Feb 26: The Mix & Match Trivia Quiz

Shanghai's most debonair quiz master Ned Kelly introduces a new monthly quiz held on the last Sunday of the month, where the usual teams are broken up and people matched up with a whole new set of teammates.
Feb 26, 4pm, free entry. The Hop Project.

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