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Exhibitions
Aedas City Sanctuary
Over 100 students, teachers and  artists display fashion designs and installations inspired by Hong Kong's architecture.  Today, 10am-6pm, Conservancy Association Centre for Heritage, Annex Block, 36a Western St, Sai Ying Pun. Inquiries: 2877 2656. Ends today
Speechless
Liu Xuejun's expresses his thoughts through oil paintings of hand gestures.  Today, 11.30am-7.30pm, Art Beatus, G/F, 35-39 Graham St, Central. Inquiries: 2522 1138. Ends today
Fragile Mandala
Painters Nortse and Tsering Nyandak fuse  Tibetan culture with modern ideas.  Today, 10.30am-7pm, Plum Blossoms Gallery, G6, 1 Hollywood Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2521 2189. Ends today
As Free As a Bird
Twenty-five years of abstract paintings and installations by Ye Yongqing, one of the participants of the New Wave Art Movement in 1980s China.  Today, 10am-8pm, Pao Galleries, 4/F-5/F HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai. Inquiries: 2521 3193. Ends today
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
Evidence of Things Unspoken
Robin Ewing's surreal portraits taken by Holga camera. Mon-Thu, 1.30pm-11pm, Fri-Sat, until 12.30am, Culture Club Gallery, 15 Elgin St, SoHo. Inquiries: 2127 7936. Ends May 3
Fascinated by the Orient
Reproductions of photos, maps, letters and manuscripts collected by Marc Aurel Stein, an early 20th century Hungarian explorer of the Silk Road. Mon-Sat, 9.30am-6pm, Sun, 1pm-6pm, University Museum and Art Gallery, University of HK, 94 Bonham Rd, Pok Fu Lam. Inquiries: 2241 5512. Ends May 4
In Salute to Tong King-sum
A tribute to the artist who passed away in February, featuring four of his sculptures and an unfinished work. Daily, 10am-6pm, Sat until 8pm, closed Thu, HK Museum of Art, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$10, free on Wed. Inquiries: 2724 9075. Ends May 22
Performing Arts
Akiko's Mozart Concerto
Lawrence Renes conducts Japanese violinist Akiko Suwanai and the HK Philharmonic Orchestra in Mozart's Violin Concerto No 5 and Cosi fan tutte, as well as Richard Strauss' A Hero's Life.  Today, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$120-HK$300 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 2030 (pre-concert talk with  HK Philharmonic's Leung Kin-fung,  in Cantonese, 7.15pm-7.45pm, HK Cultural Centre, free)
Sandman
Frenzy Productions presents Ray Downing's comedy about a conman inventing a drug to save his mad mother from narcolepsy.  In English.  Today, 8.15pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$180, HK$140 (members and students). Inquiries: 2521 7251
Seasonal Syndromes
City Contemporary Dance Company presents works by choreographers Willy Tsao, Lau Siu-ming, Mui Cheuk-yin and Dominic Wong, about how human emotion is affected by different seasons. Today, 3pm, 8pm (with a post-show discussion in Cantonese), HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK160, HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2329 7803
Concrete Jungle Berzerk!
Burnt Mango Dance Theatre's production explores city life and the compromises city dwellers have to make. In Cantonese, English and Japanese.  Today, 8pm. Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$120, HK$85 (members), HK$80 (concessions). Inquiries: 6296 6258
Rachmaninov Rendezvous: Colleen Lee
The  pianist joins the HK Sinfonietta to play Rachmaninov's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini and Symphony No 2, and local composer Samson Young's Afterglow - a new work for orchestra and electronics.  Today, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$120-HK$250 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2836 3336
Hong Kong Children's Symphony Orchestra
Soloists Wu Songao (on violin) and Wong Wai-yin (on piano) join the orchestra to play Bruch's Violin Concerto No 1, Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No 2 and Tchaikovsky's Symphony No 5.  Today, 8pm, Tuen Mun Town Hall, 3 Tuen Hi Rd, Tuen Mun;  tomorrow, 3pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$80-HK$150 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7321
Watch this Space
HK Ballet presents contemporary and neoclassical works by eight of  its young choreographers, set to classical, pop and rock music.  Today, 7.30pm,  tomorrow, 2.30pm, Sheung Wan Civic Centre,
345 Queen's Rd Central, HK$90, HK$120 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2105 9724
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.  Today-tomorrow, 3pm,  8pm,  HK Academy for Performing Arts,
1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$180-HK$320 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2905 8134
Classics from the Traditional Yue Opera Repertoire
The Xiaobaihua Yue Opera Troupe of Shaoxing and Xiaobaihua Troupe of Hangzhou Yue Opera Theatre perform The Butterfly Lovers, The Aloeswood Fan, The Jade Dragonfly and more. With Chinese and English surtitles.  Today, 2.30pm, 7.30pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST;  tomorrow, 7.30pm, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, 72 Tai Ho Rd, Tsuen Wan. HK$100-HK$280 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323
My Grandmother's Funeral
A re-run 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. Today-Apr 27 (except Apr 21 and Apr 25), 8.15pm   (today-tomorrow, Apr 26-27 also at 3.15pm), McAulay Studio, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$150, HK$120 (concessions) Urbtix. Inquiries: 9273 3479
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Director Olivia Yan Wing-pui explores the meanings of love by resituating  Shakespeare's romantic comedy in today's Hong Kong. In Cantonese.  Today-tomorrow, Apr 22-27, 7.30pm  (today-tomorrow, Apr 26-27 also at 2.45pm), Shouson Theatre, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$180-HK$350 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2511 0139
The Sound of Music
Henry Shek directs 90 young performers to deliver excerpts from the musical. Accompanied by the HK Choir of Outstanding Children, HK Chorus and The New Philharmonia Youth Orchestra of HK.  Tomorrow, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$80-HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2411 6203
Extra-curricular
Food and Soul
Yoga instructor Jan Moor talks about the Sattvic vegetarian diet. In English.  Today, 2pm-4pm, Brahma Kumaris Raja Yoga Centre, 17 Dragon Rd, Tin Hau, free, booking required. Inquiries: 2806 3008
A-Glow-Glow
Microwave's media arts show features a DIY workshop (today,  2.30pm-4.30pm, Avenue of Stars, TST) and a seminar  (tomorrow, 2.30pm-4.30pm, Lecture Hall, HK Museum of Art, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST) on LED art, hosted by  Teddy Lo. In Cantonese,  booking required. Inquiries: www.microwavefest.net/aglowglow
Let Morning Shine
An event dedicated to the people of North Korea, with live music by local bands The Lovesong and Clementine is My Sunshine  and paintings and photographic works by artists from Canada, Korea and Japan.  Tomorrow, 7pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, free. Inquiries: www.letmorningshine.com
Cinema
The One and Only Edward Yang
Part two of the 32nd HK International Film Festival features 10 movies by the late Taiwanese director, including the following two. Various times and venues, HK$55 Urbtix. Inquiries: www.hkiff.org.hk. Ends May 4
That Day, on the Beach
Jiali (Sylvia Chang Ai-chia) reunites with her brother's ex-girlfriend (Terry Hu) and recalls the romantic old days she had with her missing husband.  In Putonghua with English subtitles.  Today, 2.30pm, Apr 27, 6pm, Agnes b. Cinema, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai.
In Our Time
Considered to have launched Taiwan's New Wave Cinema in the early 1980s, this collection of four shorts directed by emerging talents of the time (Edward Yang, Tao Te-chen, Ko I-chen and Chang Yi) deals with the daily struggles of  life.   Today, 8.15pm, HK Space Museum, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST; Apr 27, 7.30pm, HK Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho.
Night Scene
Underground 57
Features pop-punk bands Senseless and The Train, Henry Chung & the HK Blues Allstars, and rap rockers F.B.I.  Tonight, 8pm, The Cavern, Shop 1, LG/F LKF Tower, 55 D'Aguilar St, Lan Kwai Fong, HK$100, HK$80 (students). Inquiries: 9486 4648
Chin-in-Jazz
A crossover between eastern and western music with Yip Yat-ning and his Dragon Ensemble.   Tonight, 10.30pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$125, free for members, includes one drink. Inquiries: 2521 7251
Prudence Liew Live in Concert
Tonight and tomorrow, 8.15pm, HK Coliseum, 9 Cheong Wan Rd, Hung Hom, HK$100-HK$480 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2111 5999



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