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Exhibitions
Walking Wealth
Wu Shaoxiang  pokes fun at the consumer culture with life-sized bronze sculptures of human figures covered by US dollar notes.  Today-Sat, 10.30am-7pm, Plum Blossoms, G6, 1 Hollywood Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2521 2189. Ends Sat
Hanoi Musings
Landscape, still life and figurative paintings by Vietnamese artists including Dao Hai Phong, Tran Lu Hau, Lim Khim Katy and Thanh Chuong.  Today-Sat, 11am-6pm, Aryan Art Gallery,  501 Glenealy Tower, 1 Glenealy St, Central. Inquiries: 9406 0586. Ends Sat
Preview of New West Kowloon Exhibition Venue
About 20 local artists, including  Tang Ying-chi, Christopher Ku and Ivy Ma, express their views on the West Kowloon Cultural District. Thu-Mon, 2pm-7.30pm, C & G Artpartment, 3/F, 222 Sai Yeung Choi St South, Prince Edward.  Inquiries: 2390 9332. Ends Jan 27
Classic Chinese Furniture III
Yip Shing-yiu's collection of late Ming  and early Qing dynasties' furniture.  Daily, 10am-5pm, Art Museum,  Chinese University of HK, Sha Tin.  Inquiries: 2609 7416. Ends Jan 31
Changing Faces of Mong Kok
Artist Birdy Chu leads local secondary school students to photograph the district. Daily, 10am-10pm, Link Bridge, Langham Place Hotel, 8 Argyle St, Mong Kok. Inquiries: 2214 0280. Ends Feb 3
With Hand and Eye
Australian artist Penny Choate's  small oil paintings inspired by needlework. Tue-Sun, 11am-8pm, 5 o.p.t Studio/Gallery,  5 Prince's Terrace, Mid-Levels.  Inquiries: 2536 9818. Ends Feb 10
Performing Arts
City Festival
The HK Fringe Club's annual festival showcases more than 30 local and international productions, including the following three shows. HK Fringe Club,  2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, free-HK$360 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2521 7251 or www.hkfringeclub.com. Ends Sat
Bare Stage Dance Project
Dancer-choreographers Max Lee, Elaine Kwok, Ralph Cheung and Joey Ho express  emotions through body movement.  Today-Sat, 7.30pm, HK$150, HK$120 (members/students).
Performance Exchange
The Tokyo- and London-based theatre company stages Patrick Lafcadio Hearn's ghost stories:  Tomorrow-Sat, 9.15pm, HK$140, HK$110 (members/students); and Shakespeare's Prospero's Dream and Iago's Revenge:  Fri-Sat, 10.30pm, HK$40. In English.
Love. Caution
German chanteuse Eva Meier, accompanied by pianist Paul Cibis, sings cabaret songs by Kurt Weill, Friedrich Hollaender, Mischa Spoliansky and others. In German with some English.   Fri-Sat, 8pm, HK$180, HK$150 (members).
My Life as a TV
Jim Chim Sui-man  and Edward Lam  Yick-wah's  comedy about how television shows have shaped Hongkongers' moral values.  Today-Feb 3, various times,  HK Academy for Performing Arts,  1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$180-HK$420 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2511 0139
Love You Forever
HK Repertory Theatre presents Raymond To's  comedy about a love affair between a dying old man and his  maid. Directed by May Fu. In Cantonese with Chinese and English surtitles.  Today-Feb 3 (except  Jan 28), 7.45pm (Sat, Jan 27, Feb 2 also at 2.45pm), HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$120-HK$240 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3103 5900
TakeOut Comedy Club's First Anniversary Weekend
Paul Ogata headlines the show with local comics performing. Tomorrow-Sat, 9.30pm, TakeOut Comedy Club, 34 Elgin St, Soho, HK$200, booking required. Inquiries: 6220 4436
Desperately Seeking Miss Blossom
A HK Dance Company show  inspired by Tang Tik-sang's play The Reincarnation of Lady Plum Blossom.   Fri-Sat, 7.45pm; Jan 27, 3pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$120-HK$260 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3103 1806
Yundi Li's Prokofiev
Edo de Waart  conducts the pianist and HK Philharmonic Orchestra in Rachmaninov's Symphony No 3 and Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No 2. Fri-Sat, 8pm, Jan 27, 5pm, HK Cultural Centre,  10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$160-HK$580 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 2030
Craze Explosion
A triple bill by experimental dance companies Zero Zero Ensemble, Unlock Dancing Plaza and Dick Wong.  Fri-Sat, 8pm, Jan 27, 3pm, Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre, 2/F Ngau Chi Wan Municipal Services Building, 11 Clear Water Bay Rd, Kowloon, HK$100, HK$160 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323
If Again and Can't Help it ... My Feet Love to Dance
HK Musical Theatre Federation's double bill includes a musical adapted from Moncure March's novel The Wild Party, and 1920s standards from Broadway and Hollywood.   In Cantonese and English.  Fri-Jan 27, 8pm (Sat also at 3pm), Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre, 111 Shau Kei Wan Rd, HK$120, HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323
The Little Mermaid and  Juanita the Spanish Lobster
City Chamber Orchestra of HK's family concert with narrators Nancy Loo and Matthew Hale telling the two fairy tales.  In English. Sat, 3pm, 7.30pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$100-HK$220 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3420 0107
Extra-curricular
The Creative Industry of Glass Art
Taiwanese artist Heinrich Wang talks on the development of Chinese glass art.  In Putonghua with English translation.  Today, 6pm, HK Poly University, Hung Hom, free. Inquiries: 2766 4928
Fuse: Artist in Residency Programme
Videotage is calling for media art project proposals.  Send proposal, statement, resume and budget to Unit 13, Cattle Depot Artists Village, 63 Ma Tau Kok Rd, To Kwa Wan. Submission deadline: Feb 1. Inquiries: contact@videotage.org.hk
Cinema
Hate Hallelujah!
Hiroto encounters a little girl and suspects she's his long lost sister. Stars Usaka Jun and Fujimoto Nanami.   In Japanese with English subtitles.  Fri, 7.30pm, Agnes b. Cinema, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$50 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2572 7202
Raised from Dust
Gan Xiao'er story of a Chinese Christian struggling to live with her dying husband and young daughter. In Henanese with Chinese and English subtitles.   Fri, 9pm,  Sat, 2.30pm, Agnes b. Cinema, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$50 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 2572 7202



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