Movie Nights, Dog Days, and More this Week
*** Green Drinks’ monthly film screening brings What the Health, a documentary that examines the link between diet and disease, and the billions of dollars at stake. Sounds uplifting! Starts at 7pm. For a totally different kind of movie night, The Pearl is going retro with Some Like It Hot next Tuesday alongside their burger deal. Event not found Another night in Shanghai to try to pass go and forgo jail. It’s a networking event with a ‘Monopoly-inspired' game. I usually don’t include mixers but, hey, look at that theme. Starts at 7.30pm, free entry. Date night alert! Live music at the wine bar: the band Arcadia plays at UVA for the rest of the summer. Stone Brewing teams up with The Haven and Humane Shanghai to raise awareness for pet adoptions. Pet-friendly, of course, so you can bring your dog, and there will be a photo booth and pet vendors with treats. Runs from 1pm-6pm. Breweries seem to be jumping on then citizen-activism train, with a chance for Americans to get all they need for an absentee ballot ahead of mid-term elections. Will run from one to five pm, only at Boxing Cat’s Yongfu branch. Tom Rhodes is touring China with the Shanghai Comedy Club, stopping in for one night only at Cages this Saturday. Both VIP and regular tickets available here. Active Kidz Shanghai (AKS) has sports programs for kids from elementary to high school. Baseball, basketball, soccer, ice hockey, and volleyball. They’ll also be hosting an open day, where they’ll offer a 10% discount. Open days in both Puxi and Pudong. iStage a theater program for kids, will also be having an open day. Read more here. Also: Next Friday will bring a free information session on Search Inside Yourself a 2-day workshop for business leaders.