Small Worlds

Li Wenmin and Zoe MacDonell explore time and space in their paintings and collages. Today-tomorrow, 11am-7pm, Sat, 11am-6pm, Amelia Johnson Contemporary, 6-10b Shin Hing St, Central. Inquiries: 2548 2286. Ends Sat

3/4 Suggestions for a Better Living

Lee Kit turns the gallery into a cafe-bar that features his hand-painted fabrics. Today-Sun, noon-7pm, Para/Site Art Space, 4 Po Yan St, Sheung Wan. Inquiries: 2517 4620. Ends Sun

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Local artists Chung Ching-man, Alex Heung Kin-fung, Jane Hung, So Siu-wai and Tsang Chui-mei explore the medium of painting. Today-Sat, 1pm-8pm, Sun by appointment, Too Art, 2/F HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai. Inquiries: 2834 0123. Ends Sun

What's Next

Kwai Fung Hin Art Gallery presents 60 paintings, sculptures and mixed media works by 22 mainland artists including Liu Jianhua, Mao Xuhui, Su Xinping and Wang Youshen. Today-Sun, 10am-8pm, 1/F Low Block, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central. Inquiries: 2580 0058. Ends Sun

Memoir of Shangri-La

Sun Guangyi's mixed media works on canvas record his encounters with Buddhism in Tibet. Tue-Sat, 10.30am-7.30pm, Sun, 2pm-7pm, Sin Sin Fine Art, 1 Prince's Terrace, Mid-Levels. Inquiries: 2858 5072. Ends Jun 12

Right Click

Interactive media works based on Open Source programming and technology by Daniel Shiffman (US), Joshua Minor (US) and mirco+playground (Taiwan). Mon-Fri, 10am-8pm, Sat-Sun, noon-7pm, Kapok Gallery, B/F, 9 Dragon Rd, Tin Hau. Inquiries: 9645 1104. Ends Jun 13

Performing a National Style (Part 1)

Photographers Ng Sai-kit and Dustin Shum interpret China with images of landscapes and city spaces. Daily, 8am-9pm, 1/F Devon House, TaiKoo Place, 979 King's Rd, Quarry Bay. Inquiries: 2844 5094. Ends Jun 15

Text Format

Warren Leung Chi-wo's text-based works in painting, photography, sound, rubbing and woodcarving including the acrylic series that translates global brands into minority languages. Mon-Fri, 10am- 6.30pm, Sat, 10am-6pm, Hanart TZ Gallery, 202 Henley Bldg, 5 Queen's Rd Central. Inquiries: 2526 9019. Ends Jun 16

Box on Mama's Wardrobe

Vivian Poon's acrylic portraits on wood recreate the childhood of her generation. Mon-Sat, 10am-7pm, UMA G, G/F, 12 St Francis St, Wan Chai. Inquiries: 2528 3669. Ends Jun 18

Paintings on Chinese Nautical Charts

French artist Richard Texier's surreal graphics in ink and colour on naval charts of the China seas from the 1970s. Mon-Sat, 10am-6pm, Alisan Fine Arts, 315 Prince's Bldg, 10 Chater Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2526 1091. Ends Jun 23

Southern View

Ten New Zealand photographers depict the country's culture, heritage and landscape. One of them, Laurence Aberhart, also presents images of China, Macau and Japan. Daily, 8.30am-8pm, Lobby, Central Plaza, 18 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai. Inquiries: 2525 5049. Ends Jun 24

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

Rhythm of Life-Paintings

Shanghai's Liu Dewei, Guan Qijun and Zhong Shijia explore Chinese poetry, Beijing opera and boats in their paintings. Mon-Fri, 11am-8pm, Sat, 11am-5pm, Sun by appointment, Galerie Ora-Ora, 12/F, 41-43 Graham St, Central. Inquiries: 2851 1171. Ends Jun 30

Time to Relax

Liu Li, Tang Tai-mee and Liu Qiang express their relaxed attitude to life through paintings of nudes, puppets and still-lifes. Mon-Sat, 10am-7pm, Murmur Gallery, Shop 6, G/F Lyndhurst Tower, 1-7 Lyndhurst Terrace, Central. Inquiries: 2524 6828. Ends Jun 30

The Art of CUHK 2007

Chinese University of Hong Kong's Fine Arts students present their projects. Includes works by Lee Kit, Ivy Ma and Wong Suk-ki. Mon-Sat, 10am-5pm, various venues, Chinese University of HK, Sha Tin. Inquiries: 6578 9619. Ends Jul 8

Return, Via New Paths

John Young pays homage to the modernist Shanghai artist Ni Yide with figurative paintings. Also displays abstract digital prints of landscapes and figures. Tue-Fri, 11am-7pm, Sat, 11.30am-6pm, 10 Chancery Lane Gallery, 10 Chancery Lane, Central. Inquiries: 2810 0065. Ends Jul 14

Hong Kong After Midnight

French artist Fabien Verschaere's wall painting installation, ceramics and watercolours inspired by Hong Kong night life. Opens today. Mon-Sat, 10.30am-7pm, Art Statements Gallery, 5 Mee Lun St, Central. Inquiries: 2122 9657. Ends Jul 14

Abdelkader Benchamma

The French artist draws surreal images and repetitive patterns with pens. Daily, 11.30am-8pm, Agnes b.'s Librairie Galerie, 1/F, 18 Wing Fung St, Wan Chai. Inquiries: 2869 5505. Ends Jul 28 Performing Arts

The Faust Festival 2007

Peter Pan

ABA Productions presents the musical about a boy's adventures on a small island called Neverland. In English. Today-Jun 24, (Wed-Fri, 7.30pm; Sat, 2.30pm, 7.30pm; Sun, 1pm, 5.30pm), HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$355-HK$595 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2547 7150

The No Chance in Hell Hotel

Kate Smith and Drew Fairley write and star in this comedy thriller about two detectives investigating the kidnapping of a bar manageress in Sydney's Kings Cross. Today, 7.45pm, Tomorrow- Sat, 7pm, 9pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$250, HK$200 (members), HK$150 (concessions). Inquiries: 2521 7251

Piano Masterclasses and Concerts

Pianist Veda Kaplinsky from New York's Juilliard School coaches students from Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong in eight masterclasses, and selects students to perform in two concerts. Masterclasses: Today, 3pm, 7.30pm, Tomorrow-Sat, 11am, 3pm, HK$40 (HK$250 for eight classes); concerts: Sat-Sun, 8pm, HK$60 HK Ticketing. HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai. Inquiries: 2584 8592

Freedom is Coming

The Cecilian Singers present songs from South Africa. Today, 8pm, Union Church, 22a Kennedy Rd, Mid-Levels, HK$100, includes wine, proceeds go to Amnesty International. Inquiries 2570 3783

Hilary Hahn plays Brahms

Edo de Waart conducts violinist Hilary Hahn and the HK Philharmonic Orchestra in Brahms' violin concerto and Dvorak's symphony. Tomorrow-Sat, 8pm. Pre-concert talks by musicologist Georg Predota (in English), Tomorrow, 7.15pm, and by Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra's Heidi Chik (in Cantonese), Sat, 7.15pm. HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$100-HK$400 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 2030

Late Night Shots

Actors Bhavini Raval, Jenna Verdicchio, Louisa Caraffi and Brad McEntire present theatre pieces from spoken word to clown routines. In English. Tomorrow-Sat, 9pm, Le Rideau Theatre Cafe, 1/F Hilltop Plaza, 49 Hollywood Rd, Central, HK$100 (door). Inquiries: 2850 8833

Music for Tranquility of Mind II

Yan Huichang conducts the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra in Chinese folk melodies. Tomorrow-Sun, 8pm (Sun also at 3pm), HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$100-HK$220 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3185 1600

Tuesdays with Morrie

The play is based on Mitch Albom's novel about his 14 Tuesdays with his dying professor Morrie Schwartz. Stars Chung King-fai and Edmond Lo. Directed by Ko Tin-lung. In Cantonese with English subtitles. Tomorrow-Jun 15 (except Jun 11), 8pm (Sat-Sun also at 3pm), Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre, 111 Shau Kei Wan Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$120-HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2521 6628

Academy Symphony Orchestra

Alexander Shelley and Alan Cumberland conduct music students from the HK Academy for Performing Arts to perform solos with the orchestra in concertos by Ferdinand David, Mozart and Dvorak (tomorrow); Malcolm Arnold, Copland and Chopin (Jun 13); and Cimarosa, Sibelius and Ravel (Jun 21). Shows at 8pm. HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$60 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2584 8592

Hua-yen Sutra

Inspired by the Buddhist classic Hua-yen Sutra, the multi-media show explores the relationship between art and religion. Directed by Mathias Woo. In Cantonese with English subtitles. Sat-Sun, Jun 15-17, 7.45pm, Jun 16 also at 3pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$120-HK$1,000 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2566 9696

Raising the Roof 2007

Kassia Choirs, The Cecilian Singers and The Typhoons perform pop classics including the theme song from Mission Impossible. Jun 11, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$120-HK$220 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2575 3931

11 Variations on Friar John's Failure

Phoenixation Productions presents Yuri Baranovsky's comedy drama about the friar's attempts at changing the tragedies in plays and tales including Romeo and Juliet and Robin Hood. In English. Jun 13-16, 7.45pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Centre, HK$150, HK$120 (members, students). Inquiries: 2521 7251

Dust

Elaine Kwok and Bruce Wong choreograph four dancers in a performance about love and hatred. Jun 14-16, 8pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Centre, HK$99, HK$80 (members), HK$60 (concessions). Inquiries: 2521 7251

Accompanying Colour

Radio presenter Jonathan Douglas plays blues, jazz, new age and pop on piano. Jun 15-16, 7.30pm, 9.15pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$120, HK$85 (concessions) Urbtix. Inquiries: 2582 0200

All About Mozart

Edo de Waart conducts pianist Chen Sa, soprano Heidi Grant Murphy and the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra in an all-Mozart programme featuring the composer's overture, piano concerto and arias. Jun 15-16, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$100-HK$250 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 2030

The Dream of Red Chamber

A multi-media theatre based on Cao Xueqin's novel about a love triangle between three cousins of a rich family in Qing dynasty. Stars actress Perry Chiu Woon and Canto-pop singer Ella Koon Yun-na. Directed and written by Roger Lin Lung-ghi. In Cantonese with English subtitles. Jun 15, 8pm, Jun 16-17, 3pm, 8pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$120-HK$240 Urbtix. Inquiries: 6437 1182

Snow White and the Seven Dwarves

Purple Turtle Theatre Group presents the fairy tale about a princess who is forced to flee her evil stepmother. Jun 16-17, noon, Grappa's Cellar, B/F Jardine House, 1 Connaught Place, Central, HK$165 (advance), HK$180 (door). Inquiries: 2520 6568

The Me Nobody Knows

Gloria Sit, Rex Chiu and Alan Li choreograph a programme of jazz ballet, Latin and tap dance, revealing the performers' passion for life and dance. Jun 17, 8pm, Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre, 2/F Ngau Chi Wan Municipal Services Bldg, 11 Clear Water Bay Rd, Kowloon, HK$150 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9279 1231

Four Saxophones and a Concerto

Stephane Deneve conducts the Rascher Saxophone Quartet and the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra in Tristan Keuris's concerto, on top of Tchaikovsky's overture and Prokofiev's suite for Romeo and Juliet. Jun 22-23, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$100-HK$250 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 2030

Extra-curricular

Shek Kip Mei and the Forgotten Fires

University of Calgary's anthropologist Alan Smart discusses political myth-making and colonial rule in Hong Kong, focusing on the Shek Kip Mei fire in 1953 and the public housing policy that followed. Today, 7pm, HK Museum of History, Lecture Theatre, G/F, 100 Chatham Rd, TST, free.

Inquiries: 6010 0364

A Tribute to Past Shiwan Masters

International Shiwan Ceramics Association's Liu Menghan and writer Ken Lo discuss pottery sculptures by Ou Qian, Wu Zaosheng, Liu Chuan, Zeng Liang, Ma Hai, Liang Huafu and Zhuang Jia. In Cantonese. Sat, 10am-11.30am, University Musuem and Art Gallery, University of HK, 94 Bonham Rd, Pok Fu Lam, free. Inquiries: 9782 8073

Open Source Software Development

Bryan Chung from City University's School of Creative Media talks about open source and its relationship to the arts, focusing on recent radio-frequency identification technology and applications. In English. Sat, 3pm, 9/F Fu Tak House, 367 Hennessy Rd, Wan Chai, free. Inquiries: 9645 1104

Musical Theatre - Auditions

1a space - Open Call for Proposals