The Planner
Exhibitions
Mei Mei
Richard Bowen's portraits of Chinese orphans. Today, 11am-8.30pm, Rotunda, Exchange Square, 8 Connaught Place, Central. Inquiries: 6290 7922. Ends today
HK Porcelain Painting Club Charity Sales and Exhibition
Porcelain works to raise funds for Project Vision. Today, 10am-10pm, Exhibition Hall, Yue Hwa Main Store, 301-309 Nathan Rd, Jordan. Inquiries: 3511 2184. Ends today
A One, a Two, and a Three
Multimedia works by art teachers and their students from three special education schools. Today, 1pm-8pm, Shanghai Street Artspace, G/F, 404 Shanghai St, Yau Ma Tei. Inquiries: 2770 2157. Ends today
Living Colour
Expatriate artists and mainland Aids orphans display works that highlight the use of colour. Proceeds to Chi Heng Foundation. Today-tomorrow, 9am-8pm, City Hall Exhibition Gallery, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central. Inquiries: artistsabroad@ yahoo.com. Ends tomorrow
The Archives Unlocked
Wing Shya's photos of indie bands and musicians. Tue-Sun, 11am-8pm, G/F-1/F, Pacific House, 20 Queen's Rd Central. Inquiries: 3106 0492. Ends Oct 28
ArtMart
Para/Site Art Space's annual fundraising event featuring works by Lawrence Weiner, Christian Jankowski, Wucius Wong and others. Preview: opens today. Daily, 9am-8pm, Starstreet UG Lobby, Three Pacific Place, 1 Queen's Rd East; auction: Oct 30, 6.30pm, Kee, 6/F, 32 Wellington St, Central. Inquiries: 2517 4620. Ends Oct 29
Bande a part
Photographs from the New York underground scene from the 1960s to the mid-80s, including portraits of David Bowie and Andy Warhol. Tue-Sun, 11.30am-8pm, G/F Sun Hung Kai Centre, 30 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai; and Mon-Sat, 11.30am-8pm, Agnes b.'s Librairie Galerie, 1/F, 18 Wing Fung St, Wan Chai. Inquiries: 2894 2744. Ends Nov 10
Ladyland
Wilson Shieh's images of women modernise the traditional Chinese gongbi painting technique. Opens today. Mon-Sat, 11am-7pm, Grotto Fine Art, 2/F, 31c-d Wyndham St, Central. Inquiries: 2121 2270. Ends Nov 17
Performing Arts
Javier Perianes
The Spanish pianist plays Schumann's Kinderszenen, Mompou's Musica Callada, Beethoven and Chopin's sonatas in this Premiere Performances' Rising Stars Piano Series. Today, 8pm, Sheung Wan Civic Centre Theatre, 5/F Sheung Wan Municipal Services Building, 345 Queen's Rd Central, HK$180-HK$360. Inquiries: 3518 7290
Hong Kong Comedy Festival
A week-long standup comedy programme with open-mic sessions, competitions, a free workshop, an improvisation event, and shows by comedian Paul Ogata. In Cantonese and English. Today-Sat, various times, TakeOut Comedy Shop, B/F, 34 Elgin St, SoHo. Inquiries: hkcomedyfestival.com
Company
Perilous Mouths Entertainment presents Stephen Sondheim's musical about a 35-year-old bachelor having an early mid-life crisis. In English. Today-Sat, 7.30pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$250, HK$200 (members), HK$150 (concessions). Inquiries: 2521 7251
Secret of Resurrection
HK Repertory Theatre adapts Liu E's novel The Travels of Lao Can, about a former government official's investigation of a flawed murder trial. In Cantonese with Chinese and English surtitles. Today-Oct 28, 7.45pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$120-HK$300 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 3103 5900
All You Want to Complain about HK TV
Zuni Icosahedron's Cantonese drama about Hong Kong's mass media. Directed and written by Mathias Woo Yan-wai. Stars Cedric Chan Ho-fung and Dick Wong Tai-fai. Today-Oct 28, 8pm (Sat and Oct 28 also at 3pm), Shouson Theatre, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$119-HK$400 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2566 9696
Stark Raven Mad
Bigbox Theatre stages stories and poems by 19th-century writer Edgar Allan Poe, including The Tell-Tale Heart, The Raven and The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar. In English. Tomorrow-Sat, 8.30pm, Oct 28, 8pm, Le Rideau, 1/F Hilltop Plaza, 49 Hollywood Rd, Central, HK$170 (advance), HK$200 (door), HK$380 (includes dinner). Inquiries: 2850 8833
Mediterranean Arts Festival
Features 13 dance and music shows from the Mediterranean region, including the following two. Inquiries: medifestival.gov.hk. Ends Nov 18
He Hui Returns
Lu Jia conducts the Chinese soprano and the HK Philharmonic Orchestra in a programme of Italian operatic arias with works by Rossini, Puccini, Mascagni, Verdi and others. Fri-Sat, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$120-HK$380 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 2030
Arlecchino
Giorgio Strehler directs Carlo Goldoni's 18th-century comic theatre about a servant of two masters who used to be lovers. Stars Ferruccio Soleri. In Italian with Chinese and English surtitles. Fri-Sat, 7.30pm, Oct 28, 2.30pm, Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin, HK$150-HK$420 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2370 1044
Tuesdays with Morrie
Chung Ying Theatre's play based on Mitch Albom's novel about his Tuesdays with his dying professor Morrie Schwartz. Ko Tin-lung directs. In Cantonese with English surtitles. Fri-Oct 28, 8pm (Sat and Oct 28 also at 3pm), HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$220-HK$290 Urbtix (Charity show tomorrow, 8pm, HK$280-HK$500). Inquiries: 2521 6628
Guitar Extravaganza by the Grigoryan Brothers
Yip Wing-sie conducts Australian classical guitarists Slava and Leonard Grigoryan and the Hong Kong Sinfonietta in works by Rossini, Rodrigo, Vivaldi and others. Fri, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$100-HK$220 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2836 3336
Ballet Gala
Youth Ballet of Asia presents the event with more than 50 youth performers joining dancers So Hon-wah, Eriko Ochiai, Mike Wang and Asako Fujioka. Sat, 7.30pm, Oct 28, 2.30pm, Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre, 111 Shau Kei Wan Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$160, HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 6332 1119
Romeo and Juliet
More than 100 primary and secondary school students perform in this Shakespeare classic set in feudal Japan. In English. Sat, 7.30pm, Oct 28, 2pm, 5.30pm (gala show), HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$50-HK$300 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2520 1716
Extra-curricular
Meditation - Managing Stress
Wan Chai Walk
Historian Gillian Bickley and local resident Linda Lui lead a tour of the district's heritage locations. Tomorrow, 10am-noon, MTR Exit B2 (street level), Wan Chai, HK$210, HK$160 (English-speaking Union's members), booking required. Inquiries: 2186 8449
Cinema
Max! On the Roof
Robert Whitman
The American artist's theatrical performances that are best known for their incorporation of new technologies. In English. Fri and Nov 25, 6pm, HK Visual Arts Centre, 7a Kennedy Rd, Central, free. Inquiries: 3101 2734