Lo Ch'ing belongs to the intellectual type of artists, with a degree in comparative literature. He publishes his poetry along with his paintings. His exhibition, entitled Viewing the Yellow Mountain with the Mind's Eye will bring enlightenment about the mountain, which appears frequently in Chinese classical art.

November 30-December 14

Haishanshang Art Centre

618 Wuzhong Lu

Tel: 6406-4626

Surreal Art

Two large oil paintings by Li Shan will be on display in Shanghai ART in November. The artist visualizes human existence in a surrealistic way. In the new warehouse of the gallery, which is open on weekends, new sculpture works by Wei Guangqing are presented. Contact the gallery for details.

Till December 6

ShanghART Gallery

2A Gaolan Lu

Tel: 6359-3923, 5382-0418

www.shanghart.com

Musician from NY

Singer-songwriter Heather Shayne Blakeslee from New York City will give her first performance abroad.

9:30pm, December 14

Blue Frog Lounge

7-23 Maoming Nanlu

Tel: 6445 6634

Free admission

Painting with Poetry

A Southeast Asia Art Society from Singapore will show works by the members based on either ancient poetry or the artists' own compositions. The paintings are marked by a poetic style.

December 6-8

Free admission

Canada Prints

Forty works by nine internationally known print artists will be on display for 10 days at the Liu Haisu Museum. Their works are indicative of the vitality and open, experimental attitude to be found in Canadian printmaking today.

December 10-20

Liu Haisu Art Museum

1660 Hongqiao Lu

Tel: 6270-1018

Selling Out & Buying In

A visual art exhibition illustrates the way commercial society bombards us with colours and designs, all meant to improve the quality of life. Artists communicate with colours and describe consumer culture.

December 5-20

Taikang Art Museum

No. 9, Lane 210, Taikang Lu

Canadian Christmas

The Cannuck Connection Celebrates Christmas at the Sofitel Hotel.

6:30pm-9:30pm, December 15

505 Nanjing Donglu

Tel: 6351-5888

240 yuan

RSVP: 100 yuan for kids (from 5-13 y/o) 300 yuan non-RSVP walk-in fee. Inclusive of a wide Christmas Buffet selection with two glasses of wine and free flow of soft drinks, mineral water and home-brewed beer

RSVP: By Thursday December 12, please RSVP in time to guarantee your seats.

Further Details: Simon at 6359-8908/09 or simon@ccbc.com.cn

Cross

Installation works by Xiao Xiaolan on show from this weekend.

9:30am-5:00pm

November 30-December 9

Deke Erh Art Centre

No.2, Lane 210, Taikang Lu

www.han-yuan.com

One Man Show

Japanese artist Oyama Tadashi's solo show. The artist experiment with different materials, from the classical to the high-tech.

3:00pm-10:00pm, December 4-8

The Room With A View

12F, 479 Nanjing Donglu

Tel: 6352-0256

www.wuliang.net

Pocket Rocket Party

A party featuring a novel visual experience and awesome sound.

8:00pm-2:00am, December 7

7F Lansheng Building

No.2-8 Huaihai Zhonglu

Ticket hotline: 3406-1016

60 yuan (Advance)

100 yuan (Door)

Horseback Ethnic Group

Liu Dawei, vice-chairman of the Chinese Artists Association, is renowned for his paintings of galloping horses and camels. An exhibition of his works on the theme will be held in Xintiandi.

Till December 8

No.1, North Block, Xintiandi

181 Taicang Lu

Tel: 6275-8035

ArtNetworking.com

Panda Claus

A charity Christmas carnival will be held in and out of St. Regis Hotel. They have collected over 300 panda bear dolls from around the world, and these will be on display from December 7.

3:00pm-8:00pm, December 7

889 Dongfang Lu

Tel: 5050-4567

Adventure Show

Adventure of an Amazing City, a show from Hong Kong, is being performed in the city. The show was once in vogue in the United States, Japan and Australia. Performed by 15 players, it will bring the audience into an old castle to enjoy an exciting and unforgettable Halloween Festival. The show will last three months, with programmes changing every month.

11:30am to 8:30pm from Monday to Friday

10:00am to 9:30pm on Saturday and Sunday

MM21 Plaza at 401 Changshou Lu

Tel: 6277-8888

25 yuan

Movies

Latest Releases in December

Lagaan

(Once Upon A Time in India)

An Indian movie

The Pretty Big Feet

Nominated for the best foreign language movie in the 74th Oscar Award.

The Tuxedo

Jackie Chan's new product in Hollywood. Taxi driver-turned chauffeur Jackie knew that he shouldn't touch the tuxedo of his millionaire employer. Once his curiosity took over, trouble started.

Spy Kids

Two children of a retired-spy couple set out to save their parents.

Hero

Zhang Yimou's latest product. Critics have compared it to "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon". The movie collected probably the greatest production team in China, with Maggie Chung, Tony Leung, Zhang Ziyi, Jet Li among the actors, music by Tan Dun, and photography by Christopher Doyle.

Bad Company

American spy thriller.

The Bourne Identity

American thriller starring Matt Damon and the German actress from "Run, Lola, Run."

***Super Cinema World

5F, Metro City

1111 Zhaojiabang Lu

Tel: 6426-8181 ext 168

***Golden Cinema-Friendship

5F, Friendship South Shopping Mall

7388 Humin Lu

Tel: 6412-0260

***Studio City

10F, Westgate Mall

1038 Nanjing Xilu

Tel: 6218-2173

***Paradise Cinema City

6F, Grand Gateway Plaza

1 Hongqiao Lu

Tel: 6407-6622

***Shanghai Film Art Center

160 Xinhua Lu

Tel:6280-6088

---French Movies

6:30pm, Every Friday

Cine Club De L'Alliance

6F, 297 Wusong Lu

Tel: 6357-5388

---Mexican Movies

6:00pm, Every Friday

In Spanish without subtitles.

9B Qihua Tower

1375 Huaihai Zhonglu

Tel: 6437-9585

(Shanghai Star December 6, 2002)