Chinese Community in Mexico City

Oscar Necoechea's photographs of the Chinese community in the Mexican capital. Today-tomorrow, 3pm-midnight, Fringe Gallery, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2521 7251.

Ends tomorrow

Mexican Healing Plants

Black and white photographs of plants that combat illnesses, by Patricia Lagarde. Today-tomorrow, noon-midnight, Fotogalerie, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2521 7251. Ends tomorrow

Vinita Mahbubani and Payal Kapoor

Exhibition of works by Indian contemporary artists. Tomorrow-Wed, 11am-7pm, 2A Belmont Court, 10 Kotewall Rd, Mid-Levels. Inquiries: 9733 1146. Ends Wed.

Power Plays

Videos showing how artists have challenged authorities and proclaimed their points of view, with works including Borrow a Famous Painting and Build a Wall over a Street. Wed-Sun, noon-7pm, Para/Site Art Space, G/F, 4 Po Yan St, Sheung Wan. Inquiries: 2517 4620. Ends Oct 4

New Horizons

Vietnamese painters Nguyen Thanh Binh, Dao Hai Phong and Le Thanh Son create works in earth tones and explosive colours that reflect Vietnamese daily life. Mon-Sat, 9.30am-6.30pm, Sun and public holidays, 10.30am-6pm, Arch Angel Art, 38 Peel St, Central. Inquiries: 2854 4255. Ends Oct 20

Time Ex

Wu Yiming displays Chinese ink and watercolour on paper of men and women of different status. Mon-Sun, 10am-7pm (closed Tue), UMA G, G/F, 12 St Francis St, Wan Chai. Inquiries: 2528 3669. Ends Oct 24

Natural Light, Glass from the Pacific

Performing Arts

Chinese Operatic Songs Concert

The Elegant Opera Song Practice Club performs. Today, 7.30pm, HK Cultural Centre, Concert Hall, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, free. Inquiries: 2557 8780

LADEN Dancing Solo

Little Asia Dance Exchange Network brings together five dancers of different cultural backgrounds, including Andy Wong (Hong Kong), Chung Yeun-soo (South Korea), Ng Joavien (Singapore), Sun Cuo-tai (Taiwan) and Kasai Mitsutake (Japan), for solo performances. Tomorrow-Thu, 8pm, McAulay Studio, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, $50, $100 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2582 0200

Duo Recital by John Williams and Richard Harvey

Guitarist John Williams joins composer and musician Richard Harvey in a programme of classics and Harvey's original works. Wed, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, $120-$420 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7321

Turandot

Vocalist Warren Mok and film director Ng See-yuen present Puccini's opera about a Chinese princess, played by Francesca Patane. In Italian with Chinese and English surtitles. Thu-Fri, Sun-Oct 3, 7.30pm, Sat, 3pm, HK Cultural Centre, Grand Theatre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, $150-$780 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7321

Missing

Mystery about a missing woman combined with the exploration of love with your circle of friends and family. In Cantonese. Thu-Sat, 7.45pm, Fringe Club, Fringe Studio, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, $65 (members), $80 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2521 7251

Sounds Great 2

A night at the movies with popular film music including excerpts from The Lord of the Rings, Star Wars and The Sound of Music. Anthony Inglis, principal conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra in London, conducts the Hong Kong Sinfonietta. Fri, 8pm, HK City Hall, Concert Hall, Edinburgh Place, Central, $100-$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2836 3336

Zen KathaActress Lillete Dubey's play about Bodhidharma, founder of Zen and the martial arts, set in South India in AD525. The drama starts at Emperor Wu Ti's court and culminates at the Shaolin monastery. In English. Fri-Sat, 8pm, Drama Theatre, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, $100-$500 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 6019 0621

Basic Notes: Jazz Big Band Anniversary Concert

Local jazz band playing swing jazz, be-bop, Latin, Cuban, funk and rock tunes. Oct 8, 8pm, Cultural Activities Hall, Tuen Mun Town Hall, 3 Tuen Hi Rd, Tuen Mun, $80 Urbtix. Inquiries:

9659 9631

Viva Les Musicales

The Hong Kong Festival Wind Orchestra with music director and conductor Carl Choi, tenor soloist Bastien Tai and soprano soloist Maggie Lai perform songs from musicals including Les Miserables, Cats, Miss Saigon and My Fair Lady. Oct 11, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, Concert Hall, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, $80-$120 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9199 7469

Extra-curricular

Luohan Figures in Paintings

World's Fastest Woman to Seven Summits

Annabelle Bond tells the story of her epic climbs up the world's highest peaks including Mount Everest, Mount Kilimanjaro, and Mount Elbrus in Russia, organised by the Royal Geographical Society. Tomorrow, 6.30pm, 2/F Sports House, So Kong Po, Causeway Bay, $100 (members), $150. Inquiries: 2583 9700

Re-positioning Hong Kong

A discussion with Sabrina Fung, curator of the HK Pavilion, Venice Biennale 2005, and professor Dr Ute Meta Bauer (Academy of Fine Arts Vienna) on the perception of Chinese artists in Europe. In English. Thu, 6.30pm, Goethe-Gallery, Goethe-Institut Hongkong, 14/F HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, free. Inquiries: 2802 0088

Film

The Melancholy of Resistance: The Films of Bela Tarr

Hong Kong and Japan:

Early Co-productions

Un Dia Sin Mexicanos

(A Day without Mexicans)

Director Sergio Arau's off-the-wall comedy about people waking up in California to a strange pink fog, then realising the entire Hispanic population of 14 million has disappeared. In Spanish with English subtitles. Tomorrow, 7.30pm, Fringe Roof Terrace, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, free. Inquiries: 2203 0407

Urbtix: 2734 9009

Urbtix/CityLine credit-card booking: 2111 5999

Fringe: 2521 7251

CityLine: 2317 6666

HK Ticketing: 3128 8288

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