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April 2nd 'Two Soldiers' Opening and Afterparty Date/Time List: April 2nd 2010 (show until 19 May) Starts at 9pm Venue: Shanghai studio Address: Bldg 4, 1950 Huaihai Zhong Lu Shanghai Studio hosts an opening and after party of a new exhibition by Swiss director, Hanspeter Ammann: "Two Soliders". The series is 19 portraits that he produced with two actors, Torn and Khamron, who are brothers that serve in the Royal Thai Air Force.

April 3rd Longhua Temple Fair Date/Time List: April 3rd 2010 Daily 7.10am-4.30pm Venue: Longhua Park & Temple Address: 2853 Longhua Lu Ticket Price (RMB): ￥10 The Longhua Temple fair takes place in the third lunar month, when the peach blossoms are in full bloom and, as the belief goes, a dragon visits to grant people's wishes. Stalls surround the temple selling Chinese food and crafts.Visit at night when the ancient temple, decorated spectacularly for the occasion, is lit up

April 3rd Easter Celebration Date/Time List: April 3rd 2010 4pm Address: Huangjingcheng Dao Fun for the whole family this Saturday AND Sunday. Easter Egg Hunt, face painting, balloon artist and tumble gym for kids. Musical performance and special talk on "The Meaning of Easter". At the Pedestrian Walk on Huangjingcheng Dao (Golden Street) at Gubei Rd.

April 5th - Ultimate Frisbee Date/Time List: April 5th, 2010 (every week) 7.30pm-10pm Venue: Jing'an Worker's Stadium Address: 888 Changping Lu ,
Jing An Head down to the Jing'an Workers' Stadium Monday nights and learn to play a little disc. They've got a fun-loving group of guys and girls that come out every week for loose pickup games, so everyone's welcome. No worries if you've never played before--they have newbie clinics every week. First timers are free, RMB50 for everyone else.

April 9th Dance Drama "Li Shutong" Date/Time List: April 17th 2010 19:15 (April 17th & April 18th) Venue: Shanghai Grand Theatre Address: 300 Renmin Da Dao, near Huangpi Bei Lu Ticket Price (RMB): ￥580, ￥200, ￥150, ￥100, ￥50 Booking Office: No. 272 Fengxian Road Booking Hotline: 62172426 - 62173055

April 10th: 2010 AmCham Shanghai Charity Gala: "Hollywood Lights" Date/Time List: April 10th, 2010 6pm Venue: Pudong Shangri-La Address: 33 Fucheng Lu,
Lujiazui Ticket Price (RMB): ￥1.000 Join AmCham for their 2010 charity gala. This year's theme is Hollywood Lights, so the night will celebrate American film both past and present. The gala will also support three projects - sustainable rural development in Sichuan, organizing a day at the Shanghai Zoo for a group of chronically ill and disabled children and Roots and Shoots' Million Trees Project. Look for cocktails and a silent auction, dinner and a show, and dancing.

April 11th Drama "Queen Act" Date/Time List: April 11th 2010 19:30 (April 6th - April 18th) Venue: Shanghai Grand Theatre Address: 300 Renmin Da Dao, near Huangpi Bei Lu Ticket Price (RMB): ￥150, ￥120 Booking Office: No. 272 Fengxian Road Booking Hotline: 62172426 - 62173055

April 16th Britpop Comes to China Date/Time List: April 17th 2010 19:15 (April 17th & April 18th) Venue: Mao Livehouse Address: 570 Huaihai Xi Lu Ticket Price (RMB): ￥130, (￥150 at the door) http://www.smartshanghai.com/smartticket/britpop-comes-to-china

April 17th Kunqu Opera "Gongsun Zidu" Date/Time List: April 17th 2010 19:15 (April 17th & April 18th) Venue: Shanghai Grand Theatre Address: 300 Renmin Da Dao, near Huangpi Bei Lu Ticket Price (RMB): ￥580, ￥200, ￥150, ￥100, ￥50 Booking Office: No. 272 Fengxian Road Booking Hotline: 62172426 - 62173055

April 18th KA2010 Sinopec F1 Chinese Grand Prix The return of king Date/Time List: April 17th 2010 10 AM (April 17th & April 18th) Venue: It’s about 30 km outside of Shanghai Further info and tickets: http://www.formula1.com/tickets_and_travel/

April 12th - ERA-Intersection of Time Date/Time List: April. 12th, 2010 19:30 (Mon.) (01/01/09－12/31/10) Venue: Shanghai Circus World Address: 2266 Gonghexin Road Ticket Price (RMB): ￥580, ￥380, ￥280, ￥180, ￥120 , ￥80 Booking Hotline: 962388 The Intersection of Time" is Shanghai’s most popular acrobatic show, featuring the gamut of traditional and contemporary Chinese acrobatics from aerial walking, bowl balancing, and trampoline shows to high flying trapeze acts and motorcycle cage stunts.

April 21th - Shanghai Acrobatic Troupe Date/Time List: April. 21th, 2010 19:30 (Wed.) This is open every night. Venue: Shanghai Center Theatre Address: 1376 Nanjing Xi Lu Booking Hotline: 6279-8663

April 24th - Ye Hongxing Solo -- 'Diffusion' Date/Time List: April 21th, 2010 (Sat.) Venue: Art Scene Warehouse Address: 1Bldg 4, 2F, 50 Moganshan Road Ye Hongxing’s paintings are alluring self-portraits in which her own face, painted in shades of gray, appears behind bright winding Chinese floral or other attractive Chinese patterns. While her paintings are instantly appealing, the artist has undertones of social elements to her work, subtly juxtaposing traditional Chinese motifs with modern Eastern and Western elements.

April 28th:. 2010 Shanghai Spring International April 28th: 2010 Shanghai Spring International Music Festival Opening Concert Date/Time List: April 28th, 2010 19:15 (Wed.) Venue: Shanghai Grand Theatre Address: No. 300 Renmin Da Dao Ticket Price (RMB): ￥380, ￥300, ￥220, ￥160, ￥100 Booking Office: No. 272 Fengxian Road Booking Hotline: 62172426 - 62173055

April 30th: Myung-Whun Chung and Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France Concert I Date/Time List: April 26th, 2010 15:00 (Fri.) Venue: Shanghai Grand Theatre Address: No. 300 Renmin Da Dao Ticket Price (RMB): ￥880, ￥680, ￥580, ￥480, ￥380, ￥280, ￥180 Booking Office: No. 272 Fengxian Road Booking Hotline: 62172426 - 62173055