11 excellent things to do this weekend in Shanghai

Image: courtesy Walt Disney Pictures (Maleficent: Mistress of Evil)

Are you ready for autumn? The rain and dropping temperatures can be annoying but Shanghai's got plenty to keep spirits high this week. We've got Canadian pop queen Carly Rae Jepsen coming to town, a masquerade party, an immersive cabaret show and some new films hitting cinemas including Ang Lee's action thriller Gemini Man and Maleficent 2, starring Angelina Jolie. Here are our top picks.

Things to Do

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Autumn Designer Market

Check out some of Shanghai's best handicrafts, one-of-a-kind fashion, jewellery, affordable art pieces and so much more. Sip on wine and artisan coffee, and savour freshly baked pastries while strolling through Yong Ping Lane, zigzagging from Hengshan to Yongjia Lu.

📍Yong Ping Lane, 199 Hengshan Lu, near Yongjia Lu. Sat 19-Sun 20. 11am-6pm. Free entry.

MasquerART II

Shanghai art community Elevate is throwing a masquerade in a hidden mansion and garden on Gaoyou Lu in Xuhui. There will be music, dance performances and live painting, and a three-course dinner is also available for additional purchase. Dress code is smart casual and a mask is included with each ticket.

📍Fun Bar, 50 Gaoyou Lu, near Fuxing Xi Lu. Sat 19. 6-8.30pm (dinner); 8.30pm-1am (party). From 100RMB. Extract the QR code above to purchase tickets.

Music & Nightlife

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Carly Rae Jepsen: The Dedicated Tour

Carly Rae Jepsen is coming to the Bandai Namco Shanghai Base Dream Hall as part of The Dedicated Tour. Hear the pop star's earworms live including 'I Really Like You' and the Grammy-nominated hit 'Call Me Maybe'.

📍Bandai Namco Shanghai Base Dream Hall, 179 Yichang Lu, near Jiangning Lu. Sun 20. 7.30-9.30pm. Sold out.

Nothing China Tour 2019

Founded in South Philadelphia by Domenic Palermo who initially began compiling music as a therapeutic outlet for dealing with a turbulent life, Nothing was reconstituted as a full band after Palermo met guitarist/singer Brandon Setta and drummer Kyle Kimball.

📍Yuyintang Park, Basement One, 1398 Yuyuan Lu, near Dingxi Lu. Tue 15. 8.30-10.30pm. 150RMB; 120RMB (presale). Extract the QR code above to purchase tickets.

BRONCHO China Tour 2019

From 'la-la-la' and 'ooh-ooh-ooh' to 'Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo', sometimes nonsense syllables capture the improvisational joy of pop music better than proper words ever could. With the hook on their standout single 'Class Historian', Oklahoma’s BRONCHO understands the use of these non-lexical vocables better than most.

📍Yuyintang Park, Basement One, 1398 Yuyuan Lu, near Dingxi Lu. Sat 19. 8.30-10.30pm. 180RMB; 150RMB (presale). Extract the QR code above to purchase tickets.

Naughty Professor

Naughty Professor is an iconoclastic New Orleans-based jazz-funk sextet whose adventurous recordings and horn-charged, high-energy live performances have earned them an enthusiastic fan base, critical acclaim and widespread attention from their musical peers.

📍Blue Note Shanghai, Citic Plaza, 867 Sichuan Bei Lu, near Tanggu Lu. Thu 17. 7.30-9.30pm. From 180RMB. Extract the QR code above to purchase tickets.

Eating & Drinking

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Beer & Boom Boom Bagels Brunch

Sample a pairing of four Stone beers matched with four bagel quarters and cream cheese for 148RMB. Pairings include Stone's Salty Gamer Gose paired with a sea salt bagel and a thick dollop of plain cream cheese, Category 3 Hurricane Berliner Weisse with an everything bagel slathered in spicy jalapeño cream cheese and more.

📍Stone Brewing Tap Room Shanghai, 1107 Yuyuan Lu, near Jiangsu Lu. Sat 19-Sun 20. 11.30am-4pm. 148RMB.

Film

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Gemini Man

Ang Lee's action thriller Gemini Man, starring Will Smith, Clive Owen and Elizabeth Winstead tells the story of Henry Brogan, a retiring hitman working for the government who finds out that he is being pursued by another hitman who is a younger clone of himself.

📍On general release from Fri 18.

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

Maleficent (Angelina Jolie) and soon-to-be queen Princess Aurora (Elle Fanning) have to join forces despite of their complicated past in order to fight against a new villain and protect their kingdom and the magical creatures inside it.

📍On general release from Fri 18.

National Theatre Live: Allelujah!

Filmed live at London’s Bridge Theatre, Alan Bennett's Allelujah! takes place at the Beth, an old fashioned cradle-to-grave hospital serving a town on the edge of the Pennines that is threatened with closure as part of an efficiency drive. A documentary crew, eager to capture its fight for survival, follows the daily struggle to find beds on the Dusty Springfield Geriatric Ward, and the triumphs of the old peoples' choir.

📍Huangpu Theatre, 780 Beijing Dong Lu, near Guizhou Lu. Wed 16. 7-9pm. 100-200RMB. Extract the QR code above to purchase tickets.

Stage

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Moulin Dream Immersive Cabaret

Follow six storylines and see international and Chinese actors roam freely throughout the theatre, treating the audience to spontaneous performances and impromptu interactive opportunities. The show is in both Mandarin and English.

📍The Pearl, 471 Zhapu Lu, near Haining Lu. Thu 17-Sun 20. 7-9pm. From 680RMB. Extract the QR code above to purchase tickets.

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