Sweaty Noodle

Andrew Guthrie's photographic collages, videos and installations, exploring the cityscape and people of Hong Kong. Today, 1pm-8pm, Shanghai Street Artspace, 404 Shanghai St, Yau Ma Tei, free. Inquiries: 2770 2157. Ends today

Diverse Idioms

Nine Indian painters explore their world views. Today, 11am-7pm, Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre, 7A Kennedy Rd, Mid-Levels. Inquiries: 9179 0203. Ends today

Ancient Chinese Civilisation - Treasures of the Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties from Henan Province

Relics including bronze ritual wares and weapons that highlight music, warfare, food, clothing and housing. Today, 10am-7pm, tomorrow, 10am-6pm, HK Museum of History, 100 Chatham Rd South, TST East, HK$10. Inquiries: 2724 9042. Ends tomorrow

Woman Artist Contemporary Art

Female artists from Hanoi, Yangon, London and Hong Kong showcase their contrasting painting styles. Today-Fri, 10am-7pm, The Lee Gardens, 33 Hysan Avenue, Causeway Bay. Inquiries: 2522 0405. Ends Fri

Little Things

Everyday trivia explored by local artists Beverley Cheng, Karen Cheung, Fan Yun-wa and Shek Chun-yin. Tue-Sun, 2pm-8pm, YY9 Gallery, 6 Kwai Fong St, Happy Valley. Inquiries: 2574 3370. Ends May 20

Pure - Photographic Painting a la Baroque

Splitting Images 2007

A visual portfolio from School of Creative Media's Photography Studio. Daily, 10am-6pm, CityU Gallery, City University of HK, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong. Inquiries: 2788 7705. Ends May 20

My Soil, My Land Ceramic works by primary school students, focusing on the Hong Kong Wetland Park. Daily, 10am-5pm, closed Tue, HK Wetland Park, Tin Shui Wai, free. Inquiries: 2582 0203. Ends May 21

Pink Pigs Can Swim

Yue Zhiqiang's humorous digital prints and oils of a pink pig diving into a pool (symbolising the New Year). Daily, noon-midnight, Green T House, 208 the Arcade, 100 Cyberport Rd. Inquiries: 2989 6036. Ends May 23

The Mapping of Asia

Antique maps of the region dating from the 16th century. Tue-Sat, 10.30am-6pm, Sun, 1pm-5pm, Wattis Fine Art, 2/F, 20 Hollywood Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2524 5302. Ends May 26

Global Brand Art Exhibition

Austrian Hannes Rossbacher uses brands as painting subjects. Today-Wed: 7am-9pm, Citibank Plaza, UG Lobby, Citibank Plaza, 3 Garden Rd, Central; daily from Thu: Langham Place Mall, L4 Atrium, Langham Place Mall, 8 Argyle St, Mong Kok, Inquiries: 3170 6752. Ends May 26

Beyond Miracles

Laurent Pernot's video installations explore life, memory and identity. A Le French May event. Tue-Sun, 2pm-8pm, 1a space, Unit 14, Cattle Depot Artist Village, 63 Ma Tao Kok Rd, To Kwa Wan, free. Inquiries: 2529 0087. Ends May 27

Inside Looking Out

Local 'Fotanian' artists - Chow Chun-fai, Kwan Sheung-chi, Lam Tung-pang, Lee Kit, Ma Chi-hang and Pak Sheung-chuen - present conceptual works of painting, photography, video and installation. Tue-Sun, 10am-7pm, Osage Kwun Tong, 5/F Kian Dai Industrial Bldg, 73-75 Hung To Rd, Kwun Tong. Inquiries: 2793 4817 Ends May 28

Sculptures by Livio Seguso

The Italian artist integrates glass with marble, granite and wood into an optical play. By appointment. Koru-hk.com Contemporary Art Gallery, Koru2, 16/F, Unit 1604-07, Hing Wai Centre, 7 Tin Wan Praya Rd, Aberdeen. Inquiries: 2987 5546. Ends May 31

A Pioneer of Modern Chinese Painting

A review of Lin Fengmian's career spanning 60 years. His ink and oil paintings integrate western and Chinese styles. Daily, 10am-6pm, Sat until 8pm, closed Thu, HK Museum of Art, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$10, free on Wed. Inquiries: 2869 0690. Ends Jun 3

Sketches of Nudes by Tsang Kai-hong

A retrospective of works from the 1960s to the 80s tracing the evolution of the artist's drawing style. Mon-Sat, 9.30am-6pm, Sun, 1.30pm-5.30pm, the University Museum, 94 Bonham Rd, Pok Fu Lam, free. Inquiries: 2241 5512. Ends Jun 3

3/4 Suggestions for a Better Living

Lee Kit turns the gallery into a cafe-bar with his hand-painted cloths, suggesting artworks can be used by the visitors. Wed-Sun, noon-7pm, Para/Site Art Space, 4 Po Yan St, Sheung Wan. Inquiries: 2517 4620. Ends Jun 10

3 Plus 1

Watercolours, inks and oils by Danish artists Gitte Winther, Anders Moseholm, Bent Holstein, and Korean artist Kim Min-jung. Daily, 10.30am-7pm, B&O Centre, 3/F, 1 Hysan Rd, Causeway Bay. Inquiries: 3416 8866. Ends Jun 12

Better Living - Product Design Contributes

The fourth exhibition of the Hong Kong Design Series showcases local innovative projects, showing how product design contributes to our lifestyles. Daily, 10am-6pm, Sun until 7pm, closed Tue, HK Heritage Museum, 1 Man Lam Rd, Sha Tin, HK$10, free on Wed. Inquiries: 2780 8188. Ends Jun 25

Cameras Inside-out

Exhibition showing the manufacture of cameras, including about 130 displays from David Chan's collection, plus photographs. Daily, 10am-6pm, Sun until 7pm, closed Tue, Heritage Museum, 1 Man Lam Rd, Sha Tin, HK$10, free on Wed. Inquiries: 2180 8188. Ends Sept 3

Performing Arts

Terracotta Warriors

The Moondance Performance Troupe combines music, dance and martial arts to tell the story of Qin Shihuang, the first emperor of China. Today, 2.30pm, 7.30pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$150-HK$560 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2734 9009

Man of La Tiger

Jim Chim Sui-man sings, dances and mimics local pop stars and famous people. Today, Tue-May 20, 22-27, 7.30pm (Today, Sat, May 20, 24, 27 also at 2.30pm), HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$180-HK$360 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2421 6176

Journey to Inferno

A play about a man travelling to the underworld to look for the soul of his late wife. In Cantonese. Today, 3pm, 8pm, Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre, 2/F Ngau Chi Wan Municipal Services Bldg, 11 Clear Water Bay Rd, Kowloon, HK$140 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9374 2261

100% Red Performance

Local youth dancers perform, fusing four traditional Chinese arts disciplines - poetry, festivities, folk art and calligraphy - with contemporary music and setting. Today, 7.30pm, Shouson Theatre, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$80, HK$50 (concessions) Urbtix. Inquiries: 2877 2656

Metropolitan Youth Orchestra Annual Charity Concert

Jerome Hoberman and Ray Tsoi conduct 300 local youths in works by Beethoven, Brahms, Dvorak, Elgar, Mozart and Tchaikovsky. Today, 7.45pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$120-HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2521 7673

Hong Kong Festival Wind Orchestra Chamber Concert

Hong Kong Festival Wind Orchestra and its youth division perform clarinet brass quintet and saxophone ensemble works by composers, including Bach, Bernstein, Clementi and Gabrieli. Today, 8pm, Sheung Wan Civic Centre, 345 Queens Rd Central, HK$100, HK$80 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9083 9520

Lille National Orchestra

Jean-Claude Casadesus conducts soprano Marie-Ange Todorovitch and violinist Li Chuanyun in works by Berlioz, Bizet, Moussorgsky and Ravel. A Le French May event. Tomorrow-Tue, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$200-800 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3196 6209

The Cherry Orchard

Students of HK Academy for Performing Arts stage Anton Chekhov's play about the fall of the aristocracy in early 20th-century Russia. Wed-Sat, 7.30pm, Academy Drama Theatre, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$65, HK$100, HK$45 (concessions). Inquiries: 2584 8500

Mask 44 - The Ritual of Bloodline

Local puppeteer Hoi Chiu uses 44 masks to explore human emotions in the multi-media performance. Thu-Sat, 8pm, Sat also at 3pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$120, HK$99 (concessions). Inquiries: 2521 7251

Cello World

Rumon Gamba conducts the twin cellists Ng Pei-jee and Ng Pei-sian in works by Rossini, Tchaikovsky and Kalevi Aho. Fri-Sat, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$100-HK$300 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 2332

The Next Stop is ... Waiting

Prospects Theatre presents a drama about two women stuck on board a train after it breaks down. In Cantonese. Fri-Sat, 8pm, May 20, 3pm, Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin, HK$120 Urbtix; May 26, 8pm, May 27, 3pm, Tuen Mun Town Hall, 3 Tuen Hi Rd, Tuen Mun, HK$100 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323

Our Voices

A Le French May multi-media show about voice, featuring installations, videos and live performances by local and international artists, including Loic Sero, Alain Della, Tozer Pak and Priscilla Leung. Sat, 4pm, HK$90, HK$70 (member/student); 9pm, HK$120, HK$100 (member/student), Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central. Inquiries: 9722 8743

The Wizard of Oz

DEER Theatre presents a charity stage musical of the 1939 film. Features Alfred Cheung Kin-ting, Vivien Yeo and Yu Mau-lin, with child actors performing theme songs, including Over the Rainbow and If I Only Had a Brain. In English. Proceeds go to the Children's Cancer Foundation. Sat-May 20, 7.30pm, May 20 also at 2.30pm, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, 72 Tai Ho Rd, Tsuen Wan, HK$80-HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2880 5085

From Sunset to Sunrise - The Quintessential Cao Yu

Hong Kong Repertory Theatre presents three classics by Chinese playwright Cao Yu: Wilderness (in Cantonese), Peking Man (in English) and Sunrise (in Cantonese). Daily, Sat-Jun 4 (except May 21, 28), 7.45pm (May 27, Jun 3 also at 2.45pm), HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$120-HK$250 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3103 5900

Organ Concert

Heart Strings - A Violin Concert

Yip Wai-hong and Fan Tao conduct the Pan Asia Symphony Orchestra and violin soloist Chai Liang in Tchaikovsky's violin concerto, and theme tunes from movies including Mission: Impossible and Schindler's List. May 20, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$100-HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7321

The Faust Festival 2007

The Creatures

Tao of the Heart - a Dance of Duality

Chinese and Indian dancers explore the Tao with traditional and contemporary styles ranging from tai chi and yoga to flamenco. May 23-24, 8pm, Sheung Wan Civic Centre, 345 Queens Rd Central, HK$250, HK$150, Urbtix. Inquiries: 6019 0621

Beautiful Cross Concert

Beautiful Mind Charity presents a range of music, from classical and traditional Korean to pop and jazz. Features Korean musicians and groups including the four-fingered pianist Heeah Lee, cellist William Bai Il-Hwan, The Cross Band, The PHAB Children's Choir and Charis Ensemble. May 24, 7.30pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$150-HK$400 Urbtix. Proceeds go to Watchdog Early Learning and Development Centre, and the HK PHAB Association. Inquiries: 9747 5114

Jean-Claude Pennetier with the Hong Kong Sinfonietta

A Le French May event. Yip Wing-sie conducts the French pianist and the Sinfonietta in Saint-Saens' piano concerto, Franck's symphony and Lam Fung's Illumination. May 25, 8pm, HK City Hall Concert, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$100-HK$300 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2836 3336

Extra-curricular Loveth Thy Neighbour - Organic Life Expo

The first large-scale indoor organic fair in Hong Kong, selling organic items, including crops, foods and skin-care products. Today, 10am-10pm, 1/F East Point City, Tseung Kwan O, free. Inquiries: 2628 7399.

International Museum Day 2007, Hong Kong

Museums from Beijing, Hong Kong, Macau and Guangdong celebrate International Museum Day with activities including computer games, video shows, dance performances and book sales. Today, 10am-6pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, free. Inquiries: 2732 3232

Borrett Road Market

City Organic Farmers Market

A Garden of Amazing Colours

Celebrating Mother's Day with demonstrations of body painting by the 17-year-old Sheung Yan (2pm) and flower accessories by Guinness Book record-holder Angel Kwong (3pm). Today, Miramar Shopping Centre, 132 Nathan Rd, TST, free. Inquiries: 2315 5456

PhotoDialogue: Wan Chai Street Market Photography Project

A Family Canvas

An art workshop for children. Proceeds go to charity. Every Sat-Sun until the end of May, noon-3pm, Cafe Deco, Level 1-2, Peak Galleria, 118 Peak Rd, The Peak, HK$80, includes all art supplies. Inquiries: 2849 5111

Cinema

Breakfast on Pluto

Syndromes and a Century

Director Apichatpong Weerasethakul's film is a tribute to his parents. As the setting changes from a rural hospital to a cosmopolitan one, the film reveals the director's reflections on the traditional and the modern. In Thai with English subtitles. Today, 4pm, Tue, Thu, 8pm, Agnes b. Cinema, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$50 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2582 0200

The Fantasy World of Jacques Demy

Le French May presents a retrospective of new wave director Jacques Demy, with 13 films (10 features, and three documentaries about him by his wife Agnes Varda), including the following three. Palace IFC, IFC Mall, 8 Finance Centre, Central, HK$70; Broadway Cinematheque, 3 Public Square St, Yau Ma Tei, HK$55; AMC Festival Walk, Level U/G, Festival Walk, 80 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong, HK$60. Inquiries: bc.cinema.com.hk Ends May 23

The Young Girls Turned 25

Agnes Varda directs this documentary in Rochefort, 25 years after the release of The Young Girls of Rochefort. Intercut with interviews, extracts from the movie and clips shot by Varda during the production. Stars Catherine Deneuve. In French with English subtitles. Today, 4.30pm, Broadway Cinematheque

Parking

This rework of Jean Cocteau's Orpheus turns the poet protagonist into a rock musician, and his lover Eurydice from a princess to a Japanese sculptress. In French. Stars Francis Huster, Laurent Malet and Keiko Ito. Tomorrow, 9.40pm, Broadway Cinematheque; Fri, 7.40pm, AMC Festival Walk

Lady Oscar

The story is based on the Japanese comic strip Rose of Versailles, which centres on the love life of Lady Oscar, a personal guard of Marie Antoinette. In English. Stars Catriona MacColl. Tue, 9.40pm, Broadway Cinematheque; May 20, 9.40pm, Palace IFC

Li Han-hsiang, Storyteller

A retrospective of Hong Kong director Li Han-hsiang's works, including the following two films. HK Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$30 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2739 2139. Ends May 25

Hsi Shih: Beauty of Beauties

A portrait of the ancient Chinese beauty's love life. Stars Jiang Qing. In Putonghua with Chinese and English subtitles. Today, 2.30pm

The Last Emperor

The movie captures the later life of Puyi (Tony Leung Ka-fai), the last emperor of China. In Putonghua with Chinese and English subtitles. Today, 5.30pm

The Blood of Yingzhou District

The 39-minute Oscar award-winning documentary tells the story of Gao Jun, an Aids orphan in China, who resolves to live while his adoptive family decides whether to keep him. Directed by Ruby Yang. In Putonghua with English subtitles. The director will be presented after the screening. Tue, 7pm, Grand Ocean Cinema, House 1, Ocean Centre, 3 Canton Rd, TST, HK$250 (VIP), HK$100. Proceeds go to the China Aids Orphans Project, reservation required. Inquiries: 2517 0564

Macau

Capriccio of the Great Wall

The Mysteries of Elgar

The Adventures of Na Tcha in the Eastern Sea

Beijing

China Philharmonic Orchestra - Symphonic Concert

Universe in the Mind

ShanghaiGrieg 07 - Sound of Norway

The Elision Saxophone Quartet

Taipei

Heroic Virtuoso

Happy Birthday Party: Duet Dance Gala

NCO Discovery Series - Dulcimer

Singapore

A Day in the Country

Impressions

Idealism

A retrospective of the Chinese expressionist painter Zeng Fanzhi, featuring 36 works, including his celebrated series Hospital, Meat, Mask and Portraits. Daily, 10am-7pm (Fri until 9pm), Singapore Art Museum, 71 Bras Basah Rd, S$8. Inquiries: (65) 6332 3222. Ends Jun 3

Bangkok

Claude Von Stroke

The DJ from San Francisco spins techno. Thu, midnight, The Tunnel, Langsuan Soi 5, 1,000 baht, includes two drinks. Inquiries: (66 87) 711 5451

Christopher Cross Live in Bangkok

Tokyo

The Pirates of Penzance

James Morrison

The 22-year-old pop rock artist in concert. Fri, 7pm, Shibuya-AX, 2-1-1 Jinnan, Shibuya-ku, 6,500 yen. Inquiries: (03) 3462 6969 or metropolis.co.jp