Radical Symmetry: Artist Talk with Leslie Thornton
Leslie Thornton is a tour de force of experimental media; her career spans over 30 years and has touched on a variety of mediums starting with painting and moving in to film, video, photography and installation. Her impact on the development and experimentation of the moving image is almost immeasurable, indicated in small part by her numerous international accolades and awards.
Elisabeth de Brabant Fine Art presents the unique opportunity to experience an audience with Leslie Thornton. The artist will discuss her own work and also multimedia art in general, and its emergence in China as a growing market.
| Date: | Thursday, May 3 |
| Time: | 6:30pm till 8:30pm |
| Venue : | The Elisabeth de Brabant Art Center, 299 Fuxing West Road |
| Cost: | RMB 200 |
Please email seaspecialevents@yahoo.com by Monday, April 30.
Under Subject Type: "Leslie Thornton" and include your membership number and mobile phone number. SEA cancellation policy applies after April 30. SEA Coordinator for this event is Sofie Vanham, mobile 139-1823-4071.
Pashmina Talk
SUHAIL COMES FROM Kashmir of India. He is 32-year-old but he has 15 years of experience and a wealth of knowledge for PASHMINA. As one of the many Kashmir family workshops, Suhail not only brings out PASHMINA shawl scarf crafts from his hometown, also he is working to bring more to the other countries. He tries to introduce to the world because of the treasure of ancient Indian royal. Suhail believes that everyone who knows how to love people are worth having PASHMINA.
But the worrying thing is taking place at the same time in Kashmir. In 1990s war-prone, young people make money in order to avoid war and to support parents and families. Elderly people left at home have to continue the ancient crafts – PASHMINA shawls and scarves, knitting and embroidery. As the young people no longer have the patience to do the repeat boring skills, these skills with the old people of Kashmir grew older, is gradually disappearing.
This time Suhail will introduce the true PASHMINA shawls and scarves from the Kashmir of India to the members, and it will bring the supreme glory to his traumatized hometown.
It will also be the first step for the continuation and protection of traditional arts and crafts of Kashmir.
| Date: | Monday, May 7 |
| Time: | 10:45am registration; talk 11 am to 12pm |
| Meet: | Kechara Tea House in Shanghai Sculpture Center, G113, 570 Huaihai (W) Road |
| Cost: | RMB 50, including an excellent cup of tea or coffee and a pastry |
Please email seaspecialevents@yahoo.com by Thursday, May 3. Under Subject Type: “Pashmina Talk” and include your membership number and mobile phone number. SEA cancellation policy applies after May 3. SEA Coordinator is Sofie Vanham, mobile: 139-1823-4071.
After the talk, take some time to explore the Shanghai Sculpture Center (several art galleries).
Shanghai Flower Port
ON THIS TRIP, we will visit Shanghai Flower Port. The Shanghai Flower Market is located in the Nanhui Binhai Tourist and Holiday Area in southeast Pudong and covers an area of 1 million square meters. The park offers a wide range of flowers, including many different sorts of Dutch tulips. It also provides visitors with beautiful views and a relaxed and peaceful environment, which is occupied by small lakes, traditional windmills and fresh breezes. From March to early May, more than 3.2 million tulips of many varieties are exhibited.
Guests must be out-of-town residents and foreign passport holders. Children under 12 not allowed. Please bring your SEA membership card. Bring a packed lunch and dress according to the weather.
| Date: | Tuesday, May 8 |
| Time: | 9am registration; 9:15am departure |
| Pick Up: | Baker & Spice at Shanghai Center
Nanjing Xi Lu 1376 (near Xikang Lu,
Metro Line 2 Nanjing Xi Lu Station) 南京西路1376号上海商城 |
| Return: | Approximately 4:30pm |
| Cost: | RMB 250 Members RMB 300 Guests |
Please email seadaytrips@yahoo.com by Tuesday, May 1. Under the subject type: “Flower Port” and please include your name, SEA membership number and mobile number. Reservations will be confirmed by email. SEA cancellation policy applies after May 1. SEA Coordinators are Lone Bjerregaard, mobile: 136-8199-8204 and Margrethe Laursen mobile: 136-6182-1319.
Tapa’s Class at El’s Kitchen
THIS TIME Els’ Kitchen offers a new cooking class for us. Join us for a hands-on class where we will make tapas (finger foods) in a casual, supportive, and fun environment!
We will learn the proper techniques of cooking tapas. We will also talk about menu, cooking, planning, and focus on food presentation and garnishing. (And yes, you get to eat what you cook!)
Tapas menu: Morrocan Style Hummus with Wild Rice, Spinach Stuffed Mushrooms, Shrimp Butterflies in Sherry Sauce, Garlic Chicken in Tomato Sauce, Crostini with Sardines Pate.
| Date: | Wednesday, May 9 |
| Time: | 10:15am registration; class from 10:30am to 1:30pm |
| Venue : | Els’ Kitchen, House 86, Windsor Place
2222 Jian He Lu 剑河路2222号 |
| Cost: | RMB 300 (includes a complimentary glass of wine) |
Please email seaspecialevents@yahoo.com by Friday, May 4. Under subject type: “Tapas” and include your membership number and mobile phone number. SEA cancellation policy applies after May 4. SEA Coordinator is Sofie Vanham, mobile: 139-1823-4071.
Interactive Peking Opera
HAVE YOU WONDERED how Kunqu and Peking Opera came into being and what the gestures, movements and make-up all mean? Have you ever wanted to dress up and play the Monkey King, strut your stuff as a villain from the "Water Marshes", or try your hand "singing" a love song? SEA and Double Dragon Alliance welcome you to a fun, interactive workshop for the whole family where you can try on costumes, and have your faces painted. You will watch a short Kunqu operetta and then learn how to move like some of the popular characters. Finally, you will stage an amateur performance, where the best act wins a prize! Please indicate the ages of children when registering.
| Date: | Saturday, May,12 |
| Time: | Registration starts at 9:15am, Event runs from 9:30am until 12:30pm |
| Meet : | Huang Pu District Community School, Room 307, No. 1089 Liu Jia Bang Rd, near Xi Zang Nan Rd. The entrance to the school is through their side entrance on Sha Jia Jie/Sha Jia Lane，close to Xi Zang Nan Rd. Closest metro: Lines 8/9 Liu Jia Bang Rd Metro Station. Take exit no.1 & walk about 3-5 minutes to the venue. 黄浦区社区学院，陆家浜路1089号307教室。 学校大门在沙家街，近西藏南路。 地铁：8~9号线陆家浜路地铁站，1号出口出来。 |
Please email mail to:seaspecialevents@yahoo.com by Wednesday,May 9. Under subject type: "Peking Opera" and include your membership number and mobile phone number. SEA cancellation policy applies after May 9. SEA Coordinator for this event is Abarna Muthiah, mobile: 1521-671-0151.
Pudong Skyscrapers Walk with Spencer Dodington
OFTEN WE CAN FORGET that one of the most interesting parts of Shanghai is its Lujiazui skyline. Rising out of the mud of the Huangpu River, some 20 commercial towers define Shanghai’s image.
Although most residents and visitors alike have travelled to the observation deck on the top of one of these towers very few have visited this financial centre with the mission of understanding it. On this walk we will walk through commercial Pudong, discussing the world-class architecture technologies and stories behind these skyscrapers.
| Date: | Sunday, May 13 |
| Time: | 1:45pm registration; tour from 2pm to 4pm |
| Venue : | Super Brand Mall, Pudong, Main entrance gate
168 Lujiazui Xi Lu 陆家嘴西路168号正大广场 |
| Cost: | RMB 200 |
Please email seaspecialevents@yahoo.com by Thursday, May 10. Under subject type: “Pudong” and include your membership number and mobile phone number. SEA cancellation policy applies after May 10. SEA Coordinator is Elizabeth Patel, mobile: 138-1675-3371.
May Coffee
| Date: | Monday, May 14 |
| Time: | 10am to 12pm |
| Venue: | JC Mandarin (Jincangwenhua Dajiudian)
Ballroom, 1225 Nanjing Xi Lu
Tel: 6279-1888 上海市南京西路 1225 号 (锦沧文华大酒店) |
| Cost: | RMB 50 for 2011/2012 members RMB 100 non-members Please bring your membership card. (Foreign Passport Holders only) |
| Contact: | seahospitality@gmail.com
Reservations not required. |
Join us at the Newcomers table to meet our newest members and share information on settling in to ex-patriate life in Shanghai.
Years of Heavenly Lights Walk with Janny Chung
DURING THIS TOUR Janny Chung will lead us into Shanghai’s sometimes colorful, sometimes nightmarish past that’s hidden in the city’s small streets and historic old neighborhoods. We will start at the oldest Shanghai city corner and will explore an area known as the Family Qiao’s Road. It was the heart and soul of Shanghai, where temples for the Medicine God and the first local government were located. You will walk into the Heavenly Light Lane – the very first street where Shanghai installed public electric lights. Locals regarded the light as sent from the heaven that guided people safely home.
We will discover the Grey Gardens built in the 16th century. Also known as the Secluded Library, this vast mansion was surrounded by literary treasures and covered more than 2000 square meters and included over 70 rooms. We will enter this unique house and meet the family to learn about their story.
| Date: | Tuesday, May 15 |
| Time: | 9:45am registration; tour from 10am to 12pm |
| Meet: | Xiaonanmen subway station, 2nd exit (Line No.9),
near Qiaojia Road and Zhonghua Road 地铁9号线小南门站2号出口外面，近乔家路中华路 |
| Cost: | RMB 230 (Price includes the entrance fee to the Secluded Library) |
Please email seaspecialevents@yahoo.com by Saturday, May 12. Under subject type: “Old Shanghai” and include your membership number and mobile phone number. SEA cancellation policy applies after May 12. SEA Coordinator is Marina Whelan, mobile: 138-1627-5460.
Diamonds! Jewelry Talk
DIAMOND IS man’s most sought-after and valuable gem. Its beauty lies in its brilliance, hardness and durability. Nowadays, diamonds come in a vast variety of color and cut. What is the value of colorless diamond vs. a color diamond? How to tell the quality and the value when buying diamonds? Winda Lee, a gemologist and a jewelry designer, will tell us the buying guideline for diamond and fancy colored diamonds as well as how to differentiate fake and genuine diamonds. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn more about diamonds, as one says ‘the more you know, the better you buy”.
Winda was raised and educated in New York and is the Chief Designer of Eden Jewellery. Her collections are a blend of avant-garde style with classical elegance. She gained her professional diamond and color gemstones knowledge through Gemology Institute of America (GIA) programs.
| Date: | Wednesday, May 16 |
| Time: | 10:30am to 12pm |
| Venue : | Room 205, Block 6, Purple Gold Palace
No 2, Lane 1341, Pudong South Road, Pudong 浦东南路1341弄2号 紫金瀚宫6号楼205室 |
| Cost: | RMB 50 (Light refreshements will be served) |
Please email seaspecialevents@yahoo.com by Sunday, May 13. Under subject type: “Diamond” and include your membership number and mobile phone number. SEA cancellation policy applies after May 13. SEA Coordinator is Danielle Mercier, mobile: 138-1729-2193.
Wine Seminar: Spanish Wines
OUR SERIES of small intimate wine seminars - led by sommelier and highly trained wine speaker, Mathieu Liard - continues this month. This month we will focus on Spanish Wines!
Spending a warm summer night drinking wine and eating tapas in a square is one of the most typical pictures of life in Spain. Today, Spanish wine is highly valued among wine connoisseurs for its almost infinite variations and excellent quality. Best known are the quality reds from Rioja and Ribera del Duero, reds and whites from Penedés, fine whites from Rueda, sherries from Jerez, and a fine sparkling wine known as cava.
Mathieu will give us an overview of Spanish wine producing regions, explain the classification system, teach us how to read the label and how to choose a quality wine that suits both palate and purse. We will taste three wines, light refreshments will be provided.
| Date: | Thursday, May 17 |
| Time: | 10:15am registration; class begins at 10:30am |
| Meet: | Unit 5A, Qihua Building,
1375 Middle HuaiHai Road (near Fuxing Road) 淮海中路1375号启华大厦 |
| Cost: | RMB 100 |
Please email seaspecialevents@yahoo.com by Saturday, May 12. Under subject type: “Old Shanghai” and include your membership number and mobile phone number. SEA cancellation policy applies after May 12. SEA Coordinator is Marina Whelan, mobile: 138-1627-5460.
Jing’an Temple & Shanghai Exhibition Centre with Spencer Dodington
THESE TWO well-known structures represent vastly different types of foreign influence upon the city of Shanghai. Today’s Jing’an Temple structure is new, however, there has been Buddhist religious activity in the area for almost 1000 years. Meanwhile, the Shanghai Exhibition Centre represents a fleeting honeymoon period, just after 1949, when China and the Soviet Union were close allies. In this new SEA walk, we will explore both sites (and the areas between them) and reflect upon the lifestyles and different uses of both building compounds.
| Date: | Monday, May 21 |
| Time: | 10am registration, tour begins at 10:15am |
| Venue : | Jing’an Temple main entrance
1686 Nanjing Xi Lu 南京西路1686号静安寺 |
| Cost: | RMB 200 |
Please email seaspecialevents@yahoo.com by Friday, May 18. Under subject type: “Jing’an Temple” and include your membership number and mobile phone number. SEA cancellation policy applies after May 18. SEA Coordinator is Elizabeth Patel, mobile: 138-1675-3371.
Talent Textile Factory
WE HAVE A unique opportunity to visit Talent, a dyeing and weaving factory near Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu Province. This factory is a modern and highly efficient mill for making yarn dyed fabrics. Talent products are mainly exported, but a smaller part is for the domestic market. During our visit, they will show us the production process from start to finish. Finally, we will see the range of their finished products. (There will, however, be no shopping.)
| Date: | Tuesday, May 22 |
| Time: | 8:45am registration; 9am departure |
| Pick Up: | Baker & Spice at Shanghai Center
Nanjing Xi Lu 1376 (near Xikang Lu,
Metro Line 2 Nanjing Xi Lu Station) 南京西路1376号上海商城 |
| Return : | Approximately 3pm |
| Cost: | RMB 250 Members |
Please bring your SEA membership card, and a packed lunch.
Please email seadaytrips@yahoo.com by Tuesday, May 15. Under the subject “Talent” and include your name, SEA membership number and mobile number. SEA cancellation policy applies after May 15. SEA Coordinators are Lone Bjerregaard, mobile: 136- 8199-8204 and Margrethe Laursen mobile: 136-6182-1319.
Champagne Luncheon at T8
Art Deco in Shanghai with Patrick Cranley
Join us at the stylish T8 in Xintiandi, where Patrick Cranley will explore with us the fascinating architectural and social history of some of Shanghai’s iconic Deco buildings.
Patrick has studied China for more than 30 years, and it seems his fascination just keeps growing stronger! Resident in Shanghai since 1997, Patrick founded Historic Shanghai in 1998 together with well-known authors and Shanghai historians Tess Johnson and Tina Kanagaratnam. Through research and programming, this group strives to raise awareness of the value of Shanghai’s social and architectural heritage.
New chef Jordi Servalls Bonilla has created a delicious menu for us. Jordi, a Catalan native, has worked in Michelin-starred kitchens, including the legendary elBulli during his 15 years of working all over the world.
| Date: | Wednesday, May 23 |
| Time: | 10:45am registration; talk begins promptly at 11am |
| Venue: | T8 Restaurant and Bar
8 Xintiandi, Lane 181 Tai Cang Lu 泰昌路181弄新天地8号 |
| Cost: | RMB 250 |
APPETIZER
Roasted Vegetable Soup
Pumpkin, prawn, anchovy, olive dust, extra
virgin spray and balsamic
or
Watermelon Salad 2.0
Goat’s cheese, “burrata”, watermelon cru,
pickled shallot, blueberry,
shaved fennel, watermelon gazpacho shot
MAINS
Seared Seabass
Poached in olive oil, mango curd, shaved
fennel, couscous, fresh seaweed
or
Beef Rump Steak
Roasted potato and seasonal mushrooms
or
Handmade Fettucini (V)
Mushrooms, porcini powder, cherry tomato
ragout, parmesan and fresh basil
T8 dESSERT
Citrus and Vanilla Creme Brulee
Sangria granita, apple foam
served with
Nespresso coffee
or FuChun Longjing tea
For reservations, please email seaspecialevents@yahoo.com by Wednesday, May 16. Under subject type: “T8 Luncheon” and include your membership number, mobile phone number, and choice of appetizer and main course. SEA cancellation policy applies to this event after May 20. SEA Coordinator is Ellie Nunn, mobile: 137-9533-0711.
Accessorizing Beyond Pearls
JOIN US for a Style Seminar and Afternoon Tea with Florence Chang in the newly opened Fat Olive in Jinqiao. Accessories turn nice clothes into fabulous outfits. Learn what you need to know about bags, hats, shoes and jewelry. See how they add value to your overall look, while bringing out your coloring and flattering your silhouette. Feel free to bring in either your favorite accessory or one for which you may have questions.
Florence, the Gracious Tai Tai, is a style consultant and make-up artist. Formerly part of the editorial team at Italian Vogue in Paris, Florence is well rounded in her fashion experience. She studied Beauty Make-up Artistry at Make- up Forever in Brussels. Her corporate style clients include: L’Oreal, Symrise, Schaeffler, and a luxury French fashion house. She styles trunk shows for the Italian fashion house, Marni.
| Date: | Thursday, May 24 |
| Time: | 1:45pm registration; 2pm talk begins |
| Venue : | The Fat Olive, 688 Bi Yun Lu by Lan An Lu,
Pudong 浦东金桥碧云路688号 |
| Cost: | RMB 180 |
Please email seaspecialevents@yahoo.com by Friday, May 18. Under subject type: “Style” and include your membership number and mobile phone number. SEA cancellation policy applies after May 21. SEA Coordinator is Ellie Nunn, mobile: 137-9533-0711.
Zhabei Park & Tea Wholesale Market
OUR GUIDE, Janny Chyn, will start our walk at the entrance of Zhabei Park (built in 1914). It is the only tea theme park in Shanghai. It is also a historical site with the tomb of Song Jiaoren, a Chinese republican revolutionary, political leader and a founder of the Kuomintang party.
In the park we will be among people participating in Tai Chi, ballroom dancing, calisthenics, and music performances. After our walk in the park, we will go to Daning International Tea City. This four-storey wholesale tea market targets area resellers. Here, the store manager will tell us about the products and provide tips in finding the best tea and tea wares. We will have plenty of time to wander through the many tea shops and sample teas (this is a cash only market). Sampling is the best way to learn about the tea, so sit, ask questions and sip away...
| Date: | Friday, May 25 |
| Time: | 10am to 12pm |
| Meet: | Entrance to Zhabei Park
1555 Gonghexin Lu 共和新路1555号 |
| Cost: | RMB 200 |
Please email seaspecialevents@yahoo.com Reservations not required. by Wednesday, May 23. Under subject type: “Tea Wholesale Market”. Reservations will be confirmed by email. SEA cancellation policy applies from May 23. SEA Coordinator is Abarna Muthiah, mobile: 152- 1671-0151.
Shanghai Gangster Tour
TAKE A TOUR through Shanghai with a colonial gangster and learn about the crime lords who once ruled the city like kings. From “Big Eared” Du with his lucky monkey heads to “Pockmarked” Huang and his police car drug distribution, get to know some of the early 20th century’s most powerful gangsters, and find out why you wouldn’t want to cross them.
Then, having found your bearings amongst the city’s leading criminal families, enjoy a complimentary drink in a property that once belonged to one of the world’s most influential families. Whilst there we will show you how to cheat when playing Black Jack and Craps and explain how colonial Shanghai’s casinos ensured they always came out on top.
| Date: | Sunday, May 27 |
| Time: | 5:45pm registration; tour from 6pm to 8pm |
| Meet : | Changshu Lu Metro Station, exit 3 (line 1) 1号线常熟路地铁站3号出口 在淮海路上(靠近华亭路) |
| Cost: | RMB 290 per adult RMB 270 per student with ID RMB 210 per child under the age of 14 (includes a drink costing up to rmb 25 in a beautiful colonial mansion) |
Please email seaspecialevents@yahoo.com by Thursday, May 24. Under subject type: “Gangster Tour” and include your membership number and mobile phone. SEA cancellation policy applies after May 24. SEA Coordinator is Marina Whelan, mobile 138-1627-5460.
Making Colors Work for You
IT IS KNOWN that color plays a major role in setting up a particular mood or state of mind. We all respond, in some way, to our color environment. Today’s workshop is about examining colors, their own special subconscious meaning and their healing implications.
We will learn about the power of colors in your daily life to enhance your living and well-being. Our speaker, Ruby T. Ong, is an experienced healer and caring teacher. Ruby operates a spiritual resource center, Reflections, in Hong Kong. Ruby has worked with a lot of people to bring balance and healing to their lives through one-on- one sessions, workshops and distance healing.
This workshop is fun and about YOU and how you can use colors as a healing tool to enrich your life! Empower yourself by understanding how color influence many things, including your energy level, relationships, health issues, living environment, professions, and money, among others.
| Date: | Monday, May 28 |
| Time: | 10am to 12:30pm |
| Venue : | Summit Residence, Bldg 8, Rm 3901
108 Shangcheng Lu, Lujaizui 浦东商城路108弄8号 |
| Cost: | RMB 222 |
Please email seaspecialevents@yahoo.com by Friday, May 25. Under subject type: “Colors” and include your membership number and mobile phone number. SEA cancellation policy applies after May 25. SEA Coordinator is Tonya Vandermeersch, mobile: 138-1681-4203.
Girls on the Terrace
SPA Day:Peninsula Spa
BEGIN YOUR AFTERNOON at this luxurious spa, awarded ‘Best Hotel Spa in Shanghai’ by Spa China, by enjoying the sauna, scented steam room, lifestyle shower, ice fountain and relaxation spa.
Next, an intensive Espa facial, chosen by your therapists, to suit the needs of your skin.
Complete your relaxing afternoon with an exquisite afternoon tea, served on a sunny terrace by the pool.
We are able to offer two sessions for this event, both identical, but with timings one hour apart. Each session includes one hour of free spa time, followed by one hour facial treatment, and two hours for socializing with afternoon tea. Please indicate when making your reservation which session you would prefer and we will try to accommodate you.
| Date: | Thursday, May 31 |
| Time: | Session 1: 11:45am Registration
Activities 12pm to 4pm Session 2: 12:45pm Registration Activities 1pm to 5pm |
| Venue : | The Peninsula
32 The Bund, 32 Zhongshan Dong Yi Road 中山东一32路号外滩三十二号 |
| Cost: | RMB 700 |
Please email seaspecialevents@yahoo.com by Wednesday, May 23. Under subject type “Spa”. Include your membership number and mobile phone number. Please also indicate which session you would prefer and if you are happy to share a room. SEA cancellation policy applies after Sunday, May 27. SEA Coordinator is Ellie Nunn, mobile 137-9533-0711.
...And Every Week...
Monday 9am to 12pm, Tennis GroupMonday 1pm to 5pm, Fun Bridge
Thursday 10am to 2pm, Craft Group
Thursday 11am to 3pm, Quilt Group
Friday 9:30am to 12:30pm, Mahjong
...And Every Month...
Second Tuesday 10am Art & Architecture Group