German carnival

Charlie's Pub on the lobby level of Crowne Plaza Shanghai will stage a German Carnival Fest tomorrow. Buy 2 Becks beers or German Schnapps and get the third one free.

Time: 9:00pm

Place: 400 Panyu Road

Tel: 6280-8888

Modern art

The Eastlink is showing works of six young Chinese artists. The show ends March 4.

Time: 10:00am-6:30pm

Place: 70 Fuxing Road W.

Tel: 6437-1255

Blue Violet

"Blue Violet" - a duo featuring singers C. Huff from the United States and Tracy Ashman from Britain - performs every day except Sundays at the new Bacchus bar/restaurant.

Time: 8:30pm-12:15am

Place: Rear of the lobby of Regal Int'l East Asia Hotel, 516 Hengshan Road

Tel: 6415-5588

AA Gallery

Artists Xu Mangyao, Ding Dongya, Ding Zhe and Yu Zhongbao are showing their paintings at the AA Gallery on the 4th floor of the Shanghai Centre.

Time: 10:30am-9:00pm Monday to Friday

1:00pm-9:00pm Saturday and Sunday

Place: 1376 Nanjing Road W.

Tel: 6279-8600 ext 6735

Kid's drama

Musical Drama "Rat Race" performed by expatriate children from Shanghai American School (Pudong), at the Holiday Inn Pudong Shanghai.

Time: 6:30pm-9:00pm, March 15-16

Place: 899 Dongfang Road, Pudong

Tel: 5830-6666 ext 70411

Admission: 50 yuan ($6) for adults and 25 yuan ($3) for children, including cocktail and pre-show snack.

Sex culture

Shanghai's only sex museum, opened by Liu Dalin, professor of Shanghai University, has a display of exhibits that reflect Chinese sex culture over the past 5,000 years.

Time: 10am-9pm

Place: 479 Nanjing Road E. (next to Hotel Sofitel)

Admission: 50 yuan

Tel: 6351-4381

Montrose wine club

The Montrose Wine Club will meet at Harbour Plaza on March 8. A 100-yuan ticket buys all-you-can drink wine with snacks. The Montrose Wine Club meets regularly on the second Wednesday of each month at a local bar or restaurant.

Time: 7pm-9pm

Place: 2635 Yan'an Road W

Tel: 6270-1998

Culture seminars

The China International Intelligence Company is offering a series of lectures on traditional Chinese culture including lectures on Beijing opera on March 14 (1:30pm-3:30pm), tea culture on March 28 (1:30pm-3:00pm) and Shanghai religious architecture on April 11 (1:30pm-3:30pm) and Chinese embroidery art on April 25 (1:30pm-3:30pm). Venues vary.

For more information please contact Jane Jian

Email: ciic53@21cn.com

Tel: 6427-2460, 6486-8282 ext 240

Fax: 6428-0719

Health meet

The first of a series of community health seminars, to cover women's health care, osteoporosis, hormone replacement therapy and psychosocial issues, organized by World Link Medical Centre.

Time: 9:00am-12:30pm, March 8

Place: Meeting Rooms A&B, 6th floor, J C Mandarin Hotel, 1225 Nanjing Road W.

Admission: 100 yuan ($12) for World Link members, and 120 yuan ($14.50 for non-members (Reservation is required.)

Tel: 6466-1614