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Exhibitions
The Graphic Expression
Original prints and exhibition posters dating from 1898-1980, including works by Picasso,   Miro,   Matisse  and Renoir.  Daily, 10am-8pm, Pao Galleries, 4-5/F  HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai.  Inquiries: 2582 0200. Ends Dec 30
The Brick Show
Works built from Lego.  Daily, noon-7.30pm (Dec 30 until 5pm),  Artist Commune, Cattle Depot Artists Village, 63 Ma Tau Kok Rd, To Kwa Wan. Inquiries: 9654 1998. Ends Dec 30
Out West
Paintings, photos, mixed-media works and movie posters  of the landscape  and heritage of the American west. Daily, 10am-6pm,  closed Thu, HK Heritage Discovery Centre, Haiphong Rd, TST. Inquiries: 2208 4400. Ends Dec 31
Animotion
Joe Joe Ngai  and Yolanda Yeung's  paintings aim to raise the awareness of animal welfare. Mon-Fri, 11am-8pm, Sat, 11am-5pm, Sun, by appointment, Galerie Ora-Ora, 12/F, 41-43 Graham St, Central. Inquiries: 2851 1171. Ends Dec 31
Autumn in the North
Bo Yun's (Li Yongcun)  abstract paintings of natural scenery presented in diptych and triptych formats. Mon-Sat, 10am-6.30pm, Sun, 1pm-5pm,  Zee Stone Gallery, G/F Yu Yuet Lai Building, 43-55 Wyndham St, Central. Inquiries: 2810 5895. Ends Dec 31
Blessings - Voyage to  Shangri-La (Part II)
Sun Guangyi's  mixed-media works record his encounters with Buddhism in Tibet.  Tue-Sat, 10.30am-7.30pm, Sun 2pm-7pm, Sin Sin Fine Art, G/F, 1 Prince's Terrace, Mid-Levels; Sin Sin Annex, 53 Sai St, Central. Inquiries: 2858 5072. Ends Jan 9
A Lyrical Journey
Retrospective of New York-based abstract expressionist painter Chinyee's 50-year career. Mon-Sat, 10am-6pm, Alisan Fine Arts, 315 Prince's Building, 10 Chater Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2526 1091. Ends Jan 12
Holiday Mood
The gallery's third anniversary show features paintings, ceramics and sculptures by 33 local artists, including Simone Boon  and Vivian Poon.  Tue-Sun, 2pm-8pm, YY9 Gallery, G/F, 6 Kwai Fong St, Happy Valley. Inquiries: 2574 3370. Ends Jan 31
Performing Arts
The Vagina Monologues
Perry Chiu Experimental Theatre adapts Eve Ensler's play about three womens' self-discovery through discussions of their bodies. In Cantonese. Stars Perry Chiu Woon,  Lo Koon-lan  and Margaret Chung Lai-kei.  Today, 8pm, Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin, HK$110-HK$240 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2793 1123
The Nutcracker
HK Ballet, accompanied by the  HK Sinfonietta, perform Tchaikovsky's fairy tale.    Today, 2.30pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$150-HK$550 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2105 9724
Vegetables for Concert & Soup
Austria's Vegetable Orchestra perform with instruments made from fresh vegetables.  Today-tomorrow, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$140-HK$220 Urbtix. Family workshop on creating vegetable musical instruments:  today, 4.30pm-5.30pm, Committee Room (South), 7/F HK City Hall, HK$50, for ages eight and up. Inquiries: 2268 7323
Slava's Snow Show
Russian clown Slava Polunin  performs. Today-Dec 30, 7.30pm (Sat and Dec 30 also at 2.30pm), HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd,  Wan Chai, HK$290-HK$590 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2266 8621
Cyrano de Bergerac
Chung Ying Theatre Company  presents Edmond Rostand's  play about an ugly swordsman secretly in love with his beautiful cousin. Directed by Peter Jordan. In Cantonese with English surtitles.  Today-Dec 30 (except  tomorrow), 7.30pm ( Today,   Sat and Dec 30 also at 2.30pm),  HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd,  TST, HK$120-HK$320 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 2521 6628
Three Stylistic Schools of  Peking Opera
Performers including Ye Shaolan,   Chen Shaoyun  and Zhang Xuejin  join the Peking Opera Theatre of Beijing to showcase repertoires and excerpts from the Qi, Ma and Tang schools of Peking opera. With Chinese and simplified English surtitles.  Fri-Dec 30, 7.30pm,  HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd,  TST, HK$10-HK$340 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 2268 7323
Tom Lee HK Youth NeoWinds Orchestra Holiday Classics
Danilo Delfin  conducts the orchestra in works by Handel, Tchaikovsky, Webber, Abba and Disney songs. Accompanied by the HK Youth Choir.  Sat, 7.30pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$100 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2731 4193
Learners Chorus Winter Concert
Includes Vivaldi's Gloria, Handel's Messiah, and works by Barber, Messiaen  and Part.  Bassist Apollo Wong  and organist Gary Tong also perform.  Sat, 8pm, Chinese Methodist Church,  36 Hennessy Rd, Wan Chai, HK$70, HK$100. Inquiries: 2572 2269.
Lands End
Philippe Genty's visual theatre about two people meeting in a dream, uses tricks of perspective, distortion, movement and puppets.  Sat, 7.30pm, Dec 30, 3pm, 7.30pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$120-HK$240 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323
Showcase of Splendid Acrobatics
Hebei Acrobatic Troupe of China  perform foot juggling, water meteors,  straps gymnastics,  diabolo playing and more. Dec 30, 7.30pm, Tuen Mun Town Hall,  3 Tuen Hi Rd, Tuen Mun; Dec 31, 7.30pm, Yuen Long Theatre, 9 Yuen Long Tai Yuk Rd; Jan 1, 7.30pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre,  12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$90-HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323
Extra-curricular
Fifth HK Food Festival
Hundreds of booths selling local and overseas food products, cookbooks and festive food.  Today, noon-7pm, HK Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Expo Drive, Wan Chai, HK$20, HK$10 (seniors), free for children. Inquiries: 2591 9823
Fifth HK Mega Showcase
Local and overseas companies selling houseware, jewellery, clothes, hi-tech products, cosmetics, toys, Christmas  gifts and more.  Today, noon-7pm,  HK Convention and Exhibition Centre,  1 Expo Drive, Wan Chai, HK$20, HK$10 (seniors), free for children.  Inquiries: 2591 9823
The 42nd HK Brands  and Products Expo
Outdoor fair with 720 booths displaying local brands. Daily, 11am-10pm (Dec 31 until 1am), Victoria Park, Causeway Bay, HK$10, free for children and seniors. Inquiries: 3421 2012. Ends Jan 1
Cinema
Federico Fellini
A retrospective of the Italian filmmaker with 15 features, including the following two. HK Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho; HK Space Museum, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST; HK Science Museum, 2 Science Museum Rd, TST, HK$50 Urbtix. Inquiries: www.lcsd.gov.hk/fp. Ends Sat
Interview
A semi-documentary in which Fellini is taken back to the early days of his career when he is interviewed by a Japanese TV crew. Also stars Marcello Mastroianni  and Anita Ekberg  as themselves. In Italian with English subtitles.  Tomorrow, 7.30pm,  HK Space Museum.
Ginger and Fred
This satire of 1980s Italian television stars Giulietta Masina  and Marcello Mastroianni  as a song and dance duo reuniting two decades after their retirement to perform on a vulgar TV  show. In Italian with English subtitles.   Fri, 9.30pm, HK Science Museum.



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