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Jade Lee-Duffy

Exhibitions

HK Indian Art

Annual showcase of Indian contemporary art by artists including F.N. Souza,  Paresh Maity,  Jogen Chowdhury,  Vaikuntam  and Jaishri Burman.  Today-tomorrow, 10am-9pm, HK Visual Arts Centre, 7A Kennedy Rd, Mid-Levels. Inquiries: hkindianart@yahoo.com.

Ends tomorrow

Hong Kong Art Biennial  Exhibition 2005

More than 100 works by 86 Hong Kong artists with award-winning pieces including Huangpu by Cedric Maridet,  Wandering by Kan Chi-hung  and Family History Textbook by Zheng Bo.  Today-tomorrow, 10am-6pm, HK Museum of Art, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, $10, $5. Inquiries: 2721 0116. Ends tomorrow

Jungle Exhibition

Gail Deayton's mixed-media series exploring the dynamic depths and organic qualities  of Hong Kong. Mon-Wed, 10am-7pm, Thu-Sat, 10am-10pm, Sun, noon-7pm, 3 Boxes, G/F,  35 Graham St, Central. Inquiries: 2850 4822. Ends Mar 17

Mindscape

Yuan Shun's   installations with sand and other media, linking different parts of the world, such as a hydropower station on the Yangtze River with  Florida.  Mon-Fri, 10.30am-6.30pm,  Sat, 10.30am-3pm, Art Beatus Exchange Square Gallery, Shop 301-302 Exchange Square I, Podium, Central. Inquiries: 2522 1138. Ends Mar 25

Tian-xing's New Territories

Lam Tian-xing's   modern Chinese paintings.  Mon-Sat, 10am-7pm, State-Of-The-Arts Gallery, 3/F, 78 Queen's Rd Central. Inquiries: 2526 1133. Ends Mar 30

Antique Burmese Silver

Featuring pieces from Shan States, Arakan and Mandalay, with bowls, cups, cylindrical betel boxes, manuscript cases and line boxes created from 1875 to 1945. Mon-Sat, 10am-7pm, Sun, 11am-5pm, Altfield Gallery, 248-9 Prince's Bldg, Central. Inquiries: 2537 6370. Ends Mar 31

Performing ArtsKnow Your Tchaikovsky

Yip Wing-sie conducts the HK Sinfonietta in an all-Tchaikovsky  programme with excerpts from Romeo and Juliet, Swan Lake and The Nutcracker. Narration mainly in Cantonese. Today, 7.30pm, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, 72 Tai Ho Rd, Tsuen Wan; tomorrow, 3pm, Tuen Mun Town Hall, 3pm, 3 Tuen Hi Rd, Tuen Mun, $80-$120 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2836 3336

This is Wales

Welsh music featuring string quartet and clarinet, Entr'acte,  and a trio of keyboard,  percussion and DJ Raw Goods.  Today-tomorrow, noon-2pm, 5pm-8.30pm, Oval Atrium, Podium Level 1, IFC Mall, Central, free. Inquiries: 2590 1808

Hedda Gabler

Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen's  drama focuses on a  general's daughter who is terrified of scandal and gossip, and tries everything in her power to take control. In Cantonese. Today,  2.45pm, 7.45pm,  HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, $90, $75 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2584 8500

Ivo Papasov and His Wedding Band

Winner of the Audience Award at the 2005 BBC Awards for World Music, clarinettist Ivo Papasov and his wedding band perform  Bulgarian and Balkan folk music.  Today, 8pm, HK City Hall, Edinburgh Place, Central, $160-$280 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430

Eva

Eva Yerbabuena  dances flamenco with gypsy passion. Today,  3pm, 7.30pm,  HK Cultural Centre,   10 Salisbury Rd, TST, $220-$520 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Ivan Fischer conducts Britain's leading period instrument orchestra, along with soprano Ruth Ziesak  and violinist Elizabeth Wallfisch  in music mainly by Mozart from the Enlightenment period. Today, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, Concert Hall, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, $340-$580 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430

Ending the World

Andy Ng's  drama about a man writing about the end of the world, and in the process he gathers as many people as possible to say goodbye. Post-performance discussion today and Mar 11,   8pm; tomorrow and Mar 12, 3pm, On & On Theatre, Cattle Depot Artist Village, 63 Ma Tau Kok Road, To Kwa Wan, $120. Inquiries: 2824 2430

Nora (A Doll's House)

Thomas Ostermeier  directs Henrik Ibsen's  19th-century drama of sexual politics and psychological violence set in a ritzy apartment with Nora (Anne Tismer),  her banker husband and children. In German with Chinese and English surtitles. Today,  8pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, Lyric Theatre, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, $200-$450 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2824 2430

Extra-curricularCraft Demonstrations

Part of This is Wales programme, featuring  basket weaving by Susie Vaughan  and sculpture in metal by Ann Catrin Evans.  Today-tomorrow, 10.30am-noon, 2.30pm-5pm, Oval Atrium, Podium Level 1, IFC Mall, 8 Finance St, Central, free. Inquiries: 2590 1808

Meditation and Narration Contemporary Ink Exhibition Public Guided Tour

Part of the Hong Kong Arts Festival, the staff of the Artist Commune give a tour of works by Hong Kong, Macau, mainland and Paris artists. In Cantonese. Today, 3.30pm-5pm, Artist Commune, Unit 12, Cattle Depot Artist Village, 63 Ma Tau Kok Rd, Kowloon. Inquiries: 2104 3322

Film

Three Stages of Love

The film explores the conflict between the feudalistic values of  warlords and stubborn parents, while focusing on three women's desire to love. In Cantonese. Today, 2.30pm, HK Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho, $30 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2739 2139

The Fast Runner (Atanarjuat)

In a small Inuit community, the history of an evil curse is retold. Amid violence, death and conflict, Atanarjuat - the fast runner -  tries to escape the cycle of vengeance. In Inuktitut  with Chinese and English subtitles. Tomorrow, 11.30am, Broadway Cinematheque,  Public Square  St, Yau Ma Tei, $40. Inquiries: www.cinema.com.hk

Night Scene

Headache

Bassist Peter Scherr,  from New York's downtown scene, performs with drummer Jim Black, guitarist Tony Scherr  and saxophonist Briggan Krauss.  Today, 9pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, $150 (members), $170. Inquiries: 2521 7251

HK Live!

Showcase of Hong Kong bands (every first Sat of the month). The line-up includes headliners PixelToy,  winner of Commercial Radio's best newcomer award; Gayamyan with frontman Chan Ho-fung;  and Guangzhou rock act The Swamp.  Today, 10pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, $100 (advance), $150 (door). Inquiries: www.hk-live.com

Ultra Nate

The clubland dance music  DJ blurs the lines between pop,  R&B and dance. Today, 12am, Dragon-i, UG/F The Centrium,  60 Wyndham St, Central, $150. Inquiries: 3110 1222

Urbtix: 2734 9009

Urbtix/CityLine credit- card booking: 2111 5999

Fringe: 2521 7251

CityLine: 2317 6666

HK Ticketing: 3128 8288

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