Ends Apr 4

Impressionism: Treasures from the National Collection of France

Impressionist masterpieces from the Musee d'Orsay in Paris and other French museums. Fri-Wed, 10am-8pm, Contemporary Hong Kong Art Gallery, 2/F Hong Kong Museum of Art, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, $10-$30. Inquiries: 2721 0116. Ends Apr 10

DNA Explore

Scientists and academics from England present interactive exhibitions, performances and lectures on DNA. Suitable for students aged nine-16. Mon-Wed and Fri, 1pm-9pm, Sat-Sun and public holidays, 10am-9pm, HK Science Museum, 2 Science Museum Rd, TST East, free. Inquiries: 2723 3232. Ends April 15

Henri Toulouse Lautrec in Lithograph

Lithographs by the post-impressionist artist (1864-1901). Tue-Sat, 11am-6pm, Picture This Gallery, Suite 603B, 6/F, 9 Queen's Rd Central. Inquiries: 2525 2820. Ends Apr 23

Performing Arts

Hong Kong's Children's Symphony Orchestra

Dr Yip Wai-hong conducts young talented musicians aged seven to 16. Today, 8pm, City Hall, Concert Hall, Edinburgh Place, Central, $80-$130 Urbtix. Tomorrow, 3pm, Tuen Mun Town Hall, Auditorium, 3 Tuen Hi Rd, Tuen Mun, $60-$100 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7321

Invisible Symphony

HK Children's Musical Theatre puts on a show about a girl who must confront death. In Cantonese. Today, 3pm, Fringe Studio, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, $90 ($75 members) HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2521 7251

Farewell My Concubine

The love between an actor and an actress is interwoven with dance, Chinese melodies, Peking opera, story-telling, Suzhou dialect ballad-singing and modern music. Today, 7.30pm, tomorrow, 3pm, HK Cultural Centre, Grand Theatre, Salisbury Rd, TST, $90-$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3103 1809

The World Class of Island Music

HK Wind Philharmonia Annual Concert

Hong Kong's first wind orchestra performs works including English Folk Song Suite by Ralph Vaughan Williams and selections from the Danserye by Tielman Susato. Conducted by Jerry Junkin, also conductor of the Dallas Wind Symphony. Tomorrow, 8pm, City Hall, Concert Hall, Edinburgh Place, Central, $100-$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2468 4597

Jazz in the Concert Hall

Warren Lee on the piano and Andrew Michael Simon on the clarinet mix jazz and classical genres. Apr 10, 8pm, City Hall, Concert Hall, Edinburgh Place, Central, $70-$150 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2794 6324

Extra-curricular

The Rise of Hong Kong: A Walking Tour of Central

Stefan White and David Wong, founders of mobile phone audio guides, reveal Hong Kong's secrets on a one-hour cultural and historical walk around Central. Today, 3pm, Statue Square (outside the Godiva Chocolate shop in Prince's Bldg), Central, free (refreshments included after walk). Inquiries: 9522 3937

Gold Coast Boat Show 2005

Powerboats, cruisers, luxury sportfishers and super yachts are on display, plus activities including a jet ski demonstration and banana boat rides. Today-tomorrow, (fashion show today, 3pm), Gold Coast Yacht and Country Club, 1 Castle Peak Rd, Castle Peak Bay, Kowloon, $20 (includes $10 food/drink coupon). Inquiries: 2404 2222

MTR HK Race Walking 2005 Races - 200 metres, 1km and 3km - organised by the Hong Kong Amateur Athletic Association in collaboration with the MTR Corporation. Tomorrow, 7.30am, Chater Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2504 8215

Professor Lau Siu-Kai

Head of the Central Policy Unit

Lau voices his views on the recent changes in the HK government. Apr 13, 8am-9.30am, Bowen Room, Conrad International hotel, Pacific Place, Admiralty, $450 ($350 Canadian Chamber members), with breakfast. Inquiries: 2110 8700

Film

HK International Film Festival

The Story of Wong

Fei-hung, Part 1 The film tells the story of the revered turn-of-the-20th-century folk hero and kung fu master. Made in 1949, the film is set in Lingnan in southern China when Wong was in his prime. In Cantonese with English subtitles. Today, 2.30pm, Hong Kong Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho. $30 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2739 2139

Early Sights of Guangdong & Hong Kong

Some of the territory's earliest footage (1898-1940) spanning the bombing of Canton and Dr Sun Yat-sen's Guangdong days to the lives of the working class. Sun, 9.30pm, HK Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho, $30 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2739 2139

Island of the Sharks Cocos Island boasts the world's highest concentration of marine predators, including several species of sharks. In Cantonese (except Mon and Thu, 7.20pm, in English). Daily, 3.50pm, 7.20pm; Sat-Sun, also at 12.20pm, Space Theatre, HK Space Museum, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, $24, $32 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 0226

Night Scene

DJ Markus

From Romania and Germany, DJ Markus brings his own style of funky vocal house, tribal and electro to Hong Kong. Markus has hit the decks in LA, Miami, New York, Tokyo and Singapore. Today, 11pm, One-fifth, 9 Star St, Wan Chai, free. Inquiries: 2520 2515

DJ Frederik and Vini Vega

Packing a serious music crowd into this tight venue, the Netherlands' DJ Frederik, France's Vini Vega and DJ Wendy pump out tech-house and techno beats. Today, 10pm, Yumla, L/B, 79 Wyndham St, Central. Inquiries: 2147 2383

Urbtix: 2734 9009

Urbtix/CityLine

credit-card booking: 2111 5999

Fringe: 2521 7251

CityLine: 2317 6666

HK Ticketing: 3128 8288