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Exhibitions
Movers and Shakers
Retrospective of HK and international celebrity portraits.  Today-tomorrow, 10am-noon, 3pm-5.30pm, Main Bar, Foreign Correspondents' Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2521 1511. Ends tomorrow
Show Your Colour
Joe Lui Long-ting's  mixed-media sculptures about the uniqueness and freedom of different people. Today-Fri, 2pm-9pm, hulahoop Gallery, G/F, 23 Sau Wa Fong, Saint Francis St, Wan Chai. Inquiries: 6939 8023. Ends Fri
Desert Dreamings
Australian Aboriginal artists exhibit their  works. Opens  today, opening reception,  tomorrow, Mon-Sat, 11am-7pm, The Cat Street Gallery, 222 Hollywood Rd, Sheung Wan. Inquiries: 9221 2598. Ends Jul 10
Ode to Day, Ode to Night
Galen Tse  uses pinhole photography to capture  the alienation and  energy of Hong Kong. Daily, 8am-9pm,  Lincoln House, Taikoo Place,  Quarry Bay. Inquiries: 2844 5094. Ends Jul 11
History Will Repeat Itself
Re-enactments of Asian historical events through media works of 15 artists, exploring how collective memory is constructed by the media.  Mon-Fri, 10am-8pm, Sat, 2pm-6pm, Goethe-Institut, 14/F HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai; daily, 10am-8pm, closed Thu, HK Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho; and from  Sat: Mon-Fri, 11am-6pm, Videotage, Cattle Depot Artist Village, 63 Ma Tau Kok Rd, To Kwa Wan. Inquiries: 2802 0088. Ends Jul 27
All the Lonely People
An exhibition featuring photographs taken in Hong Kong and London by Alexandra Kuok Leese.  Jul 9, 6pm-8pm. The Foyer (outside Summer Palace), Level 5, Island Shangri-La, Pacific Place, Supreme Court Rd, Central
Performing Arts
Total Woman
HK Repertory Theatre presents Stan Lai Sheng-chuan's play that modernises the male-dominated  Chinese stand-up comedy (Xiang Sheng), by having three women fusing storytelling with opera singing.  In Putonghua with Chinese subtitles.  Today, 7.45pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$120-HK$320 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3103 5900
To Love Somebody (rerun)
The Nonsensemakers presents Szeto Wai-kin's  romantic drama set in the Song dynasty, about the intricate relationships between two men and three women. Directed by Henry Fong. Stars Rensen Chan Man-kong  and Jo Ngai Yee-shan.   In Cantonese.  Today-Jul 6 (except  tomorrow), 7.30pm, today, Sat-Jul 6  also at 2.30pm, HK Cultural Centre,  10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$190, HK$260, HK$150 (concessions) Urbtix.  Inquiries: 9735 0233
Chamber Music Concert
The HK Flute Ensemble, including Peter Chan, Cindy Cheung, Carmen Ma and Carson Yu, perform Handel, Mozart and Piazzola.  Today, 3pm, HK City Hall,  5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$150, HK$100 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2468 4597
Man of La Tiger
Pip Theatre presents Jim Chim Sui-man's  show with an Olympic theme, where he mimics politicians and celebrities.  In Cantonese.  Today, Fri-Jul 6, 7.30pm,  Jul 6 also at 2.30pm, Sha Tin Town Hall,  1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin, HK$180-HK$420 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2511 0139
Rat. Revenge. Sword
On and On Theatre Workshop presents Poon Wai-sum's farce based on a short novel written by Lu Xun, about traditional Chinese swordsmanship and revenge. Directed by Chan Ping-chui. Stars Lee Chun-chow.  In Cantonese.  Thu-Jul 8, 8pm, On and On Theatre, Unit 9, Cattle Depot Artist Village, 63 Ma Tau Kok Rd, To Kwa Wan, HK$140, HK$110 (concessions). Inquiries: 2503 1630
The Leningrad Symphony
David Atherton  conducts trumpeter Alison Balsom  and the HK Philharmonic Orchestra in Hummel's Trumpet Concerto and Shostakovich's Symphony No 7 Leningrad. Fri-Sat, 8pm, Concert Hall,
HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd,  TST, HK$100-HK$250 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 2721 2030
Modern Peking Opera
Peking Opera Theatre of Shanghai is joined by national class one performers to present The Azalea Mountain  (Fri), excerpts from The Red Lantern and Sha-Jia-Bang  (Sat) and Taking Tiger Mountain by Stratagem (Jul 6). In Putonghua with Chinese and English subtitles.  Fri-Jul 6, 7.30pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$100-HK$350 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323
Extra-curricular
Digit@logue Lecture Series
Linda Lai  of  City University talks on media art literacy (10.30pm, in Cantonese) and radiologist Fung Kai-hung  on the aesthetics of the human body (2.30pm, in English).  Sat, Lecture Hall, B/F HK Museum of Art, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, free. Inquiries: 2721 0116
Young Rebels in Contemporary Chinese Cinema
Zhou Xuelin,  senior lecturer at University of Auckland's Department of Film, TV, and Media Studies, discusses representations of marginalised youth in Chinese films. In English. Jul 7, 6.30pm (cocktails), 7pm (presentation),  HK Club, Harcourt Suite, 1 Jackson Rd, Central, HK$200. Inquiries:  2103 9508
Media Access to China
Human Rights Watch Asia Advocacy director Sophie Richardson talks about the exclusion and harassment of foreign correspondents in China. In English. Jul 7, 12.30 (lunch), 1.10pm (address), Foreign Correspondents' Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$150 (members), HK$180 (guests). Inquiries: 2521 1511
Cinema
Lonely Fifteen
David Lai's  film about runaway girls who must resort to prostitution to earn a living. In Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles.  Today, 4.30pm, HK Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$30. Inquiries: 2739 2139
Funny Games (US)
Hollywood remake of Michael Haneke's 1997 film.  In English with Chinese subtitles.  Tomorrow, 9.40pm, Palace IFC, Central, HK$75;  Sat, 5.40pm, Broadway Cinematheque, 3 Public Square St, Yau Ma Tei, HK$60. Inquiries: 2388 0002



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