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Exhibitions
An Inheritance of Virtuosity
A retrospective of Lingnan School artist Ho Chat-yuen's  career featuring 60  paintings. Daily, 10am-6pm, Sat until 8pm, closed Thu, HK Museum of Art, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$10, free on Wed. Inquiries: 2721 0116. Ends Mar 9
Deluge
New York-based artist Rick Lewis' mixed media paintings with the theme of historic and mythic great floods. 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 Mar 20 (charity silent auction  ends today with an artist talk, 3pm-5pm, Sin Sin Annex)
Golden Synthesis
Guan Qijun's abstract oils of Chinese opera characters. Opening reception  today, 3pm-6pm. Mon-Fri, 11am-8pm, Sat, 11am-5pm, or by appointment, Galerie Ora-Ora, 12/F, 41-43 Graham St, Central. Inquiries: 2851 1171. Ends Mar 20
Performing Arts
Stand-Up in Soho
The Hong Kong Komedy Kollective's show features local expat comics.  Today, 9pm, Le Rideau, 1/F Hilltop Plaza, 49 Hollywood Rd, Central, HK$150. Inquiries: 2850 8833
Hua Mulan
Li Liuyi directs the legend of a Chinese heroine who disguises herself as a man and takes her elderly father's place in war. The drama combines Peking opera-style vocals and modern stage design. In Putonghua with Chinese and English surtitles.  Today-tomorrow, 7.30pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$120, HK$220 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323
Quanzhou Marionette Troupe
The puppet group  performs Chinese operatic excerpts.  Today, 8pm, Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre, 111 Shau Kei Wan Rd, Sai Wan Ho;  tomorrow, 8pm, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, 72 Tai Ho Rd, Tsuen Wan, HK$120-HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323
The 36th Hong Kong Arts Festival
The city's annual arts event features more than 30 programmes by international talent in opera, music, dance and theatre,  including the following four shows.  Various times, venues and prices, Urbtix (except shows at the HK Academy for Performing Arts through HK Ticketing). Inquiries: www.hk.artsfestival.org Ends Mar 16
Orpheus X
American Repertory Theatre revisits the Greek myth of Orpheus in a rock music production. In English with Chinese surtitles.  Today, 8pm,  tomorrow, 5pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts,  1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$120-HK$480.
London Philharmonic Choir
Edo de Waart  conducts the HK Philharmonic Orchestra and the choir in Stravinsky's Firebird Suite and Symphony of Psalms, and Rachmaninov's The Bells:  today, 8pm; then Neville Creed  leads pianist-organist Iain Farrington  and the choir in choral music by Handel, Purcell, Vaughan Williams  and more:  tomorrow, 8pm. HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$120-HK$480.
Hiromi's Sonicbloom - Time Control
Japanese pianist Hiromi Uehara  plays jazz fusion with David Fiuczynski  on guitar, Tony Grey  on bass and Martin Valihora  on drums.  Tomorrow, 3pm, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$80-HK$240.
Pius Cheung Marimba Recital
Plays a Chopin ballade, a Mozart sonata, excerpts from Bach's Goldberg Variations and his own works. Tomorrow, 8.15pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$100-HK$200.
Extra-curricular
How Should We Fund the Arts?
A symposium with policy makers, arts advocates and representatives from funding bodies.  In English with Cantonese translation.  Today, 10am-5pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$300, includes lunch, booking required. Inquiries: 2824 2430
Standup Comedy Class
Free event organised by TakeOut Comedy Club.  Today, 2pm-6pm, 34 Elgin St, SoHo, booking required. Inquiries: 6220 4436 or jami@takeoutcomedy.com
Cinema
Moonlight Movies
Outdoor film festival with 14 features, including the following two. The Podium, Cyberport Plaza, 100 Cyberport Rd. Inquiries: www.openairhk.com. Ends Feb 29
A Bug's Life
John Lasseter's animation chronicles an ant's journey of recruiting strong insects to defend his colony from a gang of grasshoppers. Stars the voices of Dave Foley, Kevin Spacey and Julia Louis-Dreyfus.  In English with Chinese subtitles.  Today, 4.30pm, HK$100, HK$55 (children), free for children under three.
Fight Club
A psycho suspense thriller directed by David Fincher, in which a young professional (Edward Norton) is brought to a new but self-destructive life, in a global organisation that vents male aggression, by a soap salesman (Brad Pitt) and the underground fist-fighting society they form together.   In English with Chinese subtitles.  Today, 8pm, HK$200 HK Ticketing.
Night Scene
Underground 53
Features indie rockers Pick Pak Zhai, The Ember, Bone Table and blues band Helter Skelter.  Tonight, 8pm, The Cavern, LG/F Lan Kwai Fong Tower, 55 D'Aguilar St, Central, HK$100, HK$80 (students). Inquiries: 9486 4648
Krafty Kuts
The Brighton-based DJ blends in electro, hip hop, funk and breaks. Supported by DJs Daryll, Morett's, Jaz Weezy and Lazy Ming.  Tonight, 11pm, Volar, B/F, 39-44 D'Aguilar St, Central, HK$200, includes one drink, free for members (free for guests before midnight), booking required. Inquiries: 2810 1276
DJ Lottie
The UK house DJ spins with a twist of disco, tech and funk.  Tonight, 11.30pm, Dragon-i, UG/F The Centrium, 60 Wyndham St, Central, HK$300.
Inquiries: 3110 1222



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