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Exhibitions
The Animated Spirit
Paintings of animals, still lifes and landscapes by Lam Wu-fui,  a student of Lingnan School artist Chao Shao-an.   Today, 10am-6pm,  HK Heritage Museum,  1 Man Lam Rd, Sha Tin, HK$10, free  on Wed. Inquiries: 2180 8188.  Ends today
Theatre of the Mind
Australian artist Chris Wake paints large-scale oils and acrylics of party scenes with a dark undertone.  Tomorrow-Fri, 11am-8pm, or by appointment, 5 o.p.t Studio/Gallery, 5 Prince's Terrace, Mid-Levels. Inquiries: 2536 9818. Ends Fri
The Cell
Burmese artist Htein Lin's abstract paintings drawn on his experience as a political prisoner. Mon-Sat, 11am-7pm, Sun, 2pm-6pm, Karin Weber Gallery, G/F, 20 Aberdeen St, Central. Inquiries: 2544 5004. Ends Apr 13
C.A.R.E.
About 200 paintings, videos, installations, photographic and textual documents created by the Vietnamese boat people in 1990s Hong Kong. Mon-Fri, noon-6pm, Sat-Sun, 1pm-4pm, Leung Fong Oi Wan Art Gallery, Lingnan University, Tuen Mun. Inquiries: 2526 3765. Ends Apr 17
Wandering Homes,
Drifting Thoughts
Kacey Wong Kwok-choi's installation inspired by the 15 cities he visited in 2006. Mon-Fri, 10am-8pm, Sat, 2pm-6pm, Goethe-Institut, 14/F HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai. Inquiries: www.goethe.de/hongkong. Ends Apr 25
We...
Zuo Qilin's paintings about how China is affected by individualism and the one-child policy. Mon-Sat, 10am-7pm, Cais Gallery, D2-D3 U/G, Far East Finance Centre, 16 Harcourt Rd, Admiralty. Inquiries: 2527 7798. Ends Apr 26
Where Have All the Women Gone?
Spanish painters Marc Jesus, Ana Roldan and Alfredo Palmero pay tribute to women. Daily, by appointment, Sofia Gaspar Gallery, Unit 8b, Time Centre, 53-55 Hollywood Rd, Central. Inquiries: 9261 6790. Ends Apr 26
Wear Me
Tokyo-based Sanae Takahata's acrylic sculptures of dresses decorated with glass beads on the themes of nature and dreams. Daily, 9am-9pm, OC Gallery, G/F, Olympian City I, 11 Hoi Fai Rd, West Kowloon; and Mon-Sat (until Apr 14), noon-10pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2132 8601. Ends Apr 30 (children's workshop:  today, 4pm, OC Gallery; artist's talk:  today, 7.30pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central.)
Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Includes 200 selected entries of the competition organised by the BBC and the Natural History Museum, England. Mon-Fri, 1pm-9pm, Sat-Sun and public holidays, 10am-9pm, HK Science Museum, 2 Science Museum Rd, TST, HK$25, free on Wed. Inquiries: 2732 3232. Ends May 1 Performing Arts
Aigo Music Hins Cheung in Concert
Canto-pop singer-songwriter Hins Cheung King-hin performs.  Today, 8.15pm, HK Coliseum, 9 Cheong Wan Rd, Hung Hom, HK$100-HK$480 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2905 8134
LaLaLuna
Physical theatre blending circus, magic and film, with Wolfe Bowart from the US playing a character who struggles to light up the moon.   Today, 8pm, Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre, 111 Shau Kei Wan Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$110, HK$170 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323
The Love Story of Sam & Sally
A rerun of Actors' Family's Cantonese music theatre starring Louis Cheung Kai-chung and Eliza Chan Kit-ling.  Today-Wed, 8pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$120-HK$360 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 9080 9389
Ain't No Motown High Enough
Kassia Women's Choir perform soulful Motown songs, including Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson's Ain't No Mountain High Enough, Martha and the Vandellas' Dancing in the Street, The Supremes' Stop! In the Name of Love and Phil Spector's River Deep, Mountain High.  Thu-Fri, 8pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$180, HK$220 HK Ticketing.
Inquiries: 9852 2668
The Punchline Comedy Club
Mickey Hutton, Brendan Dempsey and Markus Birdman perform stand-up. In English.  Thu-Sat, 9pm, Viceroy, 2/F Sun Hung Kai Centre, 30 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$320. Inquiries: 2827 7777
The Story of the Girl in Blue
Ciroka Puppet Theatre from Hungary animate Picasso's paintings through videos and puppets.  Thu-Fri, 8pm, Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre, 111 Shau Kei Wan Rd, Sai Wan Ho;  Sat, 8pm, Tuen Mun Town Hall, 3 Tuen Hi Rd, Tuen Mun; Apr 13, 8pm, North District Town Hall, 2 Lung Wan St, Sheung Shui, HK$120-HK$170 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323
Queer Show
W Theatre's comedy in its fourth run, about the love stories of a 30-year-old gay man. Stars Joey Leung Cho-yiu. In Cantonese.  Thu-Apr 20 (except Apr 14), 8pm,  Sat-Apr 13, Apr 19-20 also at 3pm,
HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$180-HK$320 HK Ticketing.
Inquiries: 2905 8134
My Grandmother's Funeral
A rerun of playwright/actress Wong Wing-sze's black comedy about Chinese rituals, based on her grandmother's funeral. Directed by Lee Chun-chow. In Cantonese. Thu-Apr 20 (except Apr 14), 8.15pm  (Sat-Apr 13, Apr 19-20 also at 3.15pm), McAulay Studio, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$150, HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9273 3479
Mozart in the City
A crossover of Chinese music and western classical, with John Harding leading flutist Megan Sterling and the HK Philharmonic Orchestra in works by Mozart and Stravinsky; while HK Chinese Orchestra's Wong On-yuan pairs up with his son Wong Sun-tat on huqins to play Chan Hing-yan's And the Moon Winks.  Fri-Sat, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$100-HK$250 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 2030
The Long and Winding Silk Road
HK Chinese Orchestra's theatre featuring music originating from the Silk Road, joined by Luo King on zheng, Guo Yazhi on guanzi and Michael Wong on saxophone.  Fri-Sat, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$100-HK$250 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3185 1600
Flesh Dance
Mcmuimui Dansemble (Abby Chan and Yeung Wai-mei) present this multimedia dance theatre, examining how society and pop culture have shaped women's identities.  Fri-Sat, 8pm, Apr 13, 3pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$140, HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323 (post-performance meet-the-artists session on  Sat)
Duran Duran
The  British pop/rock group perform hits  from the past three decades.   Sat, 8pm, PopTv Arena, Austin Rd West, West Kowloon, HK$380-HK$780 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2989 9239
Extra-curricular
China Guardian Spring Auction Preview
Features classical and contemporary Chinese paintings, sculptures, porcelains, jades, rare books, manuscripts, calligraphic and photographic works. Today, 10am-7pm,  tomorrow, 10am-5pm, 8/F Renaissance Harbour View Hotel, 1 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, free. Inquiries: 2815 2269
Sotheby's Spring Sales
Showcases more than 1,400 lots of Chinese and Southeast Asian classical, modern and contemporary paintings, jewellery and watches. Also features talks and lectures on art collection and investment, booking required. Preview:  today, 10am-6.30pm;  auctions:  tomorrow-Fri, various times, HK Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Expo Drive, Wan Chai, free. Inquiries: 2822 8191 or www.sothebys.com
Play-reading
Theatre group ACT's event features Doug Wright's dark comedy Quills. In English.  Today, 7pm, Fringe Club Rehearsal Room, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, free. Inquiries: 9430 5725
Are Islam and Democracy Compatible?
A luncheon presentation by Singapore-based journalist Tion Kwa, focusing on the cases in Malaysia and Indonesia. In English.  Tomorrow, 12.30pm, Caernarvon Room, 1/F, HK Club, 1 Jackson Rd, Central, HK$490, HK$390 (students and Asia Society members), booking required. Inquiries: 2103 9508
Cinema
Taipei Story
Edward Yang De-chang's drama focuses on the conflicts of a couple in 1980s Taipei: while Lon (Hou Hsiao-Hsien) is a nostalgic businessman of a textile company, his girlfriend Shu Chen (Tsai Chin) wants to start a new life in the US.  In Putonghua with English subtitles.  Sat, 2pm, Agnes b. Cinema, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai; Apr 26, 6.30pm, HK Space Museum, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST; May 2, 6.45pm, HK Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$55 Urbtix. Inquiries: www.hkiff.org.hk
The Terrorizers
Edward Yang De-chang's crime story captures  middle-class culture in 1980s Taipei, in which the lives of a group of strangers become entwined because of a police raid. Stars Cora Miao, Li Li-qun and Gu Bao-ming. In Putonghua with English subtitles.  Sat, 4.05pm, Agnes b. Cinema, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai; Apr 26, 9pm, HK Space Museum, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$55 Urbtix. Inquiries: www.hkiff.org.hk
A Brighter Summer Day
Edward Yang De-chang's four-hour teenage love story based on the murder of a 14-year-old girl by a high school student in 1961. Stars Chang Chen, Chang Guo-zhu and Lisa Yang. In Putonghua and Shanghainese with English subtitles. Sat, Apr 20, 7pm, HK Science Museum, 2 Science Museum Rd, TST, HK$55 Urbtix. Inquiries: www.hkiff.org.hk



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