English corner

    This week, the English corner’s topic is “The Responsibility to Protect: Military Intervention for Humanitarian Purposes.” It will focus on an article from the United Nations discussing military interventions for humanitarian purposes in Kosovo, Northern Cyprus and South Ossetia.

    Time: 8 p.m., May 18

    Venue: Big Steps, North Area, Shenzhen Book City, intersection of Hongli Road and Jintian Road, Futian District (福田区红荔路和金田路交汇处深圳书城北区大台阶)

    Metro: Longgang or Longhua Line, Children’s Palace Station (少年宫站), Exit B

    Creative, maker fair

    Smart gadgets, creative handicrafts and street art will be shown.

    Time: 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m., May 17

    Venue: A Park, Guimiao New Village, Nanshan District (南山区桂庙新村创意梦广场)

    Metro: Luobao Line, Shenzhen University Station (深大站) and then take a taxi

    Seas of Years

    Seas of Years, a post rock band from Stockholm, Sweden, will perform May 21 at B10 Live. The band was formed around mid-summer 2012 with the intention of writing instrumental post rock. They are touring in China promoting their new album “The Ever Shifting Fields.”

    Time: 8:30 p.m., May 21

    Tickets: 60-80 yuan

    Venue: B10 Live, North Area, OCT-LOFT, Nanshan District (南山区华侨城创意文化园北区B10现场)

    Metro: Luobao Line, Qiaocheng East Station (侨城东站), Exit A

    Two exhibitions

    Glass pieces on loan from the Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague and cultural relics on loan from six museums in Sichuan Province are on display at the Shenzhen Museum. The glass show offers a thoughtful, expressive, and utterly breathtaking exploration of glassmaking in Europe from the 4th century B.C. to the present day. The Han Dynasty relics feature a spectacular selection of tomb tiles, bronzeware and pottery figurines.

    Dates: Until June 16 (glass pieces), June 24 (Han Dynasty relics)

    Venue: Shenzhen Museum, Block A, Civic Center, Futian District (福田区市民中心A区深圳博物馆新馆)

    Metro: Shekou or Longhua Line, Civic Center Station (市民中心站), Exit B