First Fridays

    First Fridays returns to Shenzhen’s only inner city beach for some outdoor cinema action at Futian Beach! Award-winning documentary “Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest” about renowned hip-hop group A Tribe Called Quest will be shown. Local bands Colin Phils, Choked Zone and Sage of Time will perform at 10 p.m.

    Time: 8 p.m., April 1

    Venue: Futian Beach, inside Honey Lake Resort Village, Futian District (福田区香蜜湖度假村福田沙滩酒吧)

    Metro: Shekou Line, Xiangmihu Station (香蜜湖站), Exit B

    American football

    The Shenzhen Buffaloes, Shenzhen’s first American football team, is looking for players, coaches and volunteers. Males aged above 16 can join the practice on Saturday. Bring your own sports clothes. The team has some equipment to share.

    Practice time: 2-5 p.m., April 2

    Venue: Huangpu School, intersection of Mintian Road and Fuzhong Road 1, Futian District (福田区民田路和福中一路交汇处黄浦学校)

    Metro: Shekou Line, Lianhua West Station (莲花西站), Exit B

    Job fair for foreigners

    HiredChina will host its Spring 2016 Foreign Job Fair in Shenzhen on Saturday. Employers from a variety of industries, such as e-commerce, online gaming, industrial design, hospitality and electronics, are setting out on a mission to recruit expats. Find a vacancy that fits your skills and experience and meet people who will open new doors for you.

    Time: 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m., April 2

    Venue: Grand Mercure Oriental Ginza Hotel Shenzhen, Zhuzilin, Shennan Boulevard, Futian District (深圳福田区深南大道竹子林东方银座雅高美爵酒店)

    Metro: Luobao Line, Zhuzilin Station (竹子林站), Exit B1

    Shaoxing opera shows

    Performers from Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province, will give two Shaoxing opera shows, “Butterfly Lovers” and “Phoenix Hairpin,” this weekend. Shaoxing opera is a form of Chinese opera founded around 1906 in Zhejiang Province. The opera is elegant and soft, which makes it suitable for telling love stories. “Phoenix Hairpin” is adapted from famed poet Lu You’s personal experience. “The Butterfly Lovers” is based on the legendary Chinese tragic love story of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai. The story is often regarded as the Chinese “Romeo and Juliet.”

    Time: 8 p.m., April 2 (“Butterfly Lovers”), 3 (“Phoenix Hairpin”)

    Tickets: 100-480 yuan

    Venue: Shenzhen Poly Theater, intersection of Wenxin Road 5 and Houhaibin Road, Nanshan District (南山区后海滨路与文心五路交界处深圳保利剧院)

    Metro: Shekou Line, Houhai Station (后海站), Exit E(Cao Zhen)