Week ahead
PUBLISHED : Sunday, 17 June, 2012, 12:00am
UPDATED : Sunday, 17 June, 2012, 12:00am
Today
Kissing Daddy Photography Competition
Send family photos and a maximum 80-word description for Sunshine City Plaza's Father's Day photography contest. Prizes include Samsung Galaxy phones. Deadline for entries Jun 18; winners announced Jun 25. Inquiries: marketing@waysc.com.hk
Faust Festival 2012
Faust International Youth Theatre members perform plays including: The Scorpion Queen, 11am; The Giant's Garden, 2pm; and Follow the Animal Tale, 5pm; In English. HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$100 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2547 9114
Monday
Dance Gala Night - Enchanted Tales
Kids' Gallery dance students pirouette, polka and more at this fantasy-themed dance extravaganza. In English. Jun 18 and 19, 7.30pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$180-HK$350 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2501 4842
Friday
The Boy Becomes Rabbit Mama
A puppet show about a boy who runs way from home and becomes the parent of three little rabbits. In Cantonese. Jun 22 and 23, 7.45pm, Jun 24, 4.30pm, Youth Square, 238 Chai Wan Rd, Chai Wan; Jun 29-30, 7.45pm, Jul 1, 4.30pm, Tuen Mun Town Hall, 3 Tuen Hi Rd, Tuen Mun; and Jul 7, 7.45pm, Jul 8. 4.30pm, North District Town Hall, 2 Lung Wan St, Sheung Shui, HK$100-HK$140 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2742 2966
Saturday
Tuen Ng Festival
Watch local deities being pulled by dragon boats through the ancient waterways lined by stilt-houses. 8am-2pm, Tai O, Lantau, free. Inquiries: 2985 7229; Sai Kung Dragon Boat Races, 8am-1.30pm (associated carnival 2pm-5pm), Sai Kung Waterfront, free. Inquiries: 2792 1762; Stanley International Dragon Boat Championship, 8am-6pm, Stanley Main Beach, free. Inquiries: 2813 0564
Oompa Loompa!
Kids' Gallery presents a musical following Algernon, one of Willy Wonka's special helpers, as he rises from the chocolate factory floor to international fame and fortune. In English. Jun 23 and 24, 3pm, 7.30pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$180-HK$350 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2501 4842
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