Art auction

Duoyunxuan Art Auctioneers' will put its collection of 650 contemporary and ancient calligraphy works, paintings, porcelains, antiques and rare books under the hammer in its 2000 Spring Auction, one of its two large auctions every year.

Time: 9:30 am-16:00 pm, June 14-16 for preview exhibition, June 17-18 for auctions (four sections)

Address: Duoyunxuan Art Studio, Nanjing Road East for preview, 2F, Jing'an Hilton Hotel for auctions

Tel: 6445-0663, 6467-1634

Open air concert

Various bands from star hotels in Shanghai will play live music every Friday evening to add more colour to the beautiful scenery in the Central Greenland in Pudong's Lujiazui.

Time: Every Friday running until June 30

Address: Beside the lake, Lujiazui Central Greenland, 160 Lujiazui Road East Admission: 20 yuan

Pair show art

Beijing artist Chen Qingqing and Australian painter Sandra Cross are holding a joint show at Eastlink until June 10.

Place: 70 Fuxing Road W.

Tel: 6437-1255

Cultural learning

The China International Intellectech Company is offering a series of lectures including: Shanghai food culture on June 6 and Chinese antique furniture on June 20. Venues vary.

For more information please contact Jane Jian

E-mail: ciic53@21cn.com

Tel: 6427-2460, 6486-8282 ext 240

Fax: 6428-0719

Room with a view

The Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Centre near People's Square has opened on a trial basis.

Place: 50 People's Boulevard

Tel: 6318-4477

Sex culture

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

Time: 10:00 am-9:00 pm

Place: 479 Nanjing Road E.

Admission: 50 yuan

Tel: 6351-4381