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Kevin Kwong

Exhibitions 
Nature's Pulse
Nature-themed installation art works by Hong Kong and Taiwanese artists.  Today, 9.30am-4.30pm, Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden, Lam Kam Rd, Tai Po, free (with HK$10 admission to Kadoorie  Farm and Botanic Garden). Inquiries: 2483 7186. Ends today   
Late Night Contemplation
Works by  Indonesian painter  FauZie As'Ad created during late night moments of silence and tranquility.  Today, 10.30am-7.30pm, Sin Sin Fine Art, G/F, 1 Prince's Terrace, Mid-Levels. Inquiries: 2858 5072. Ends today 
Dreams and Pearls
Romanian-born, Swedish-based painter Dorina  Mocan's portrayals of childhood and nature. Opening reception today, 6.30pm-8.30pm. Mon-Sat, 10.30am-7pm, Sun, noon-6pm, Connoisseur Art Gallery, G3, Chinachem Hollywood Centre,  1 Hollywood Rd, Central. Inquiries:  2868 5358. Ends Apr 30    
I Can Fly
Zou Wei's  oil paintings comment on the way  modern Chinese  live their lives. Opening reception today, 6.30pm-9pm. Mon-Sat, 10.30am-7pm, Sun, 2pm-5pm, Yan Gallery, 1/F Chinachem Hollywood Centre, 1 Hollywood Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2139 2345. Ends Apr 30   
Faint with Oxygen
Videos and photographs by Gao Shiqiang  that explore the life and thoughts of a young ethnic Tibetan man (Gairi Luosong Gelai) living on a plateau known as 'the roof of the world'. Opening reception today, 6pm-8pm. Mon-Fri, 10am-6.30pm, Sat, 10am-6pm. Hanart TZ Gallery, Rm 202, Henley Building, 5 Queen's Rd Central. Inquiries: 2526 9019. Ends May 13  
Musings
Works by Australian mixed-media sculptor Hanna Hoyne  and American expressionist painter Antoinette Wysocki  reflect on the universal human condition. Opening reception today, 6pm-9pm. Mon-Sat, 11am-7pm, Cat Street Gallery, 222 Hollywood Rd, Sheung Wan. Inquiries: 2291 0006. Ends May 15 
Fragments
Group show of works by nine artists including Jiang Didi, Liu Bin and Xie Nanxin. Opens today. Mon-Sat, 11am-7.30pm, Sun, noon-5pm, Contemporary by Angela Li, G/F, 90-92 Hollywood Rd, Central. Inquiries: 3571 8200. Ends May 17  
Splendour of Cantonese Opera: Masters Tong Tik-sang  and  Yam Kim-fai
Exhibition (featuring librettos, postbills, film stills and clips, records, stage costumes and Tong and Yam's personal memorabilia) celebrating Cantonese Opera's inclusion on Unesco's Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list. Mon, Wed-Sat, 10am-6pm, Sun, 10am-7pm, closed Tue, HK Heritage Museum, 1 Man Lam Rd, Sha Tin, HK$10, free on Wed. Inquiries: 2180 8188. Ends Sept 27  
Performing Arts  
Crazy for Cats
Princess' Blackbox's stand-up comedy about a battle between two women  and an abandoned cat they've  brought home. In Cantonese. Today-Apr 18, 8pm, also Sat-Apr 18, 3pm, HK Arts Centre,  2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$180,  HK$240 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9032 2913 
Queen It's A Kinda Magic
Showtime presents a theatrical re-enactment of Freddie Mercury and Queen's 1986 world tour. In English. Today-Sat, 8pm, Apr 18, 7pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$250-HK$695 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2851 1482
Showstopper! The  Improvised Musical 
ABA Productions and Seabright Productions (UK)'s show in which a brand new, full-length musical drama is created each evening from audience suggestions. In English. Today-Apr 18, 8pm, also Apr 18, 3pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$195-HK$495 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2547 7150
She Came From Beijing 
Perry Chiu Experimental Theatre's musical  about an ambitious young woman from Beijing who hopes to become a superstar in Hong Kong. In Cantonese with Chinese and English surtitles. Today, 8.15pm, Tomorrow-Sat, 7.30pm, 9.45pm, Apr 18, 5pm, 7.45pm, Jockey Club Auditorium, HK Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, HK$110-HK$230 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2793 1123
Chinese Music Fun! Fun! Fun!
The HK Chinese Orchestra Virtuosi, HK Children Chinese Orchestra, HK Junior Chinese Orchestra and members of HK Chinese Orchestra instrumental classes play Chinese music. Tomorrow-Sat, 7.30pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing  Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$40 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 3185 1600  
HK Young Talent Cantonese  Opera Troupe
Sung Hung-bo, Yuen Sin-ting, Pak Wan-lung and others perform: Chastising the Princess on a Drunk, Tomorrow, 7.30pm, Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre, 111 Shau Kei Wan Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$90-HK$180; Armoured Horse and Silver Marriage,  Apr 23, 7.30pm, Tai Po Civic Centre,  12 On Pong Rd, Tai Po, HK$90-HK$140; and The Dragon, May 1, 7.30pm, North District Town Hall, 2 Lung Wan St,  Sheung Shui, HK$90-HK$140 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 2268 7325
Seasons of the Sweet Gum 
Fantasy Puppet Theatre's show  about childhood memories and nature. In Cantonese. Tomorrow-Sat, 7.30pm, also Apr 18, 3pm, Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre,  11 Clear Water Bay Rd, Kowloon, HK$100, HK$140 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323 
Lingering in the Wind 
Theatre de R&D's  biographical drama about pioneering Chinese artist  Lin Fengmian. In Cantonese. Tomorrow-Sat, 7.45pm, also Sat-Apr 18, 2.45pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury  Rd, TST, HK$120, HK$160 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 9238 3158
Breeze Across Us VII - I Dare See
The multi-media arts group with visually impaired and sighted participants performs works that combine dance movements with video projection, music and moving installations. Tomorrow-Sat, 8pm, also Sat-Apr 18, 3pm, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre, 30 Pak Tin St, Shek Kip Mei, HK$140 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 6717 4351  
Gloves Handbell - Ring Over Tone 
The community handbell choir performs. Tomorrow, 8pm, Sha Tin Town Hall,  1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin, HK$150 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3104 2355
Peter Donohoe Plays Tchaikovsky 
Yip Wing-sie  conducts the British pianist, sheng player Loo Sze-wang  and the HK Sinfonietta performing works by Chan Hing-yan,  Tchaikovsky and Schumann. Tomorrow, 8pm, HK City Hall,  5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$120-HK$280 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2836 3336 
Sarah Chang  plays Bruch
Andreas Delfs  conducts the Asian-American violinist and the HK Philharmonic Orchestra playing John Adams' The Black Gondola,  Bruch's  Violin Concerto No 1 and Brahms' Symphony   No 1. Tomorrow-Sat, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$120-HK$380 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 2332
Sheng It Up 2 
SIU2  (Sheng player-organist Ng Cheuk-yin, zheng player Jason Lau, sanxian player Cass Lam, pianist Peter Fan, bass guitarist Liang Chun-wai, drummer Melchior Sareeal) and others play music from their Open Door and Konfusion albums. Tomorrow-Sat, 8.15pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$130-HK$240 Urbtix. Inquiries: 6021 6114 
Concert by HK Music  Lover Chinese Orchestra
Wai Sing-fat  conducts the orchestra performing works associated with different Chinese regions; magician Harry Wong (aka Harry Goh Goh) guest presents. In Cantonese. Sat, 8pm, Tai Po Civic Centre, 12 On Pong Rd, Tai Po; and Apr 24, 8pm, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, 72 Tai Ho Rd, Tsuen Wan, HK$100 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 2268 7321
Peter Donohoe Plays Brahms
Yip Wing-sie conducts the British pianist, sheng player Loo Sze-wang and the HK Sinfonietta performing works by Chan  Hing-yan, Schumann and Brahms. Sat, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$120-HK$280 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2836 3336  
Tzun Lok - Zheng Music
Tsun Lok Dizi Ensemble Group and Zheng Pavilion Ensemble Group play works such as Jiang Xianwei's Journey to Suzhou  and Gu Guanren's  Serenade of Green Island. Apr 18, 8pm, Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin, Apr 18, HK$80 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9232 9178
Classical Moments - Viva Musicals
Sopranos Jasmine Law, Candy Grace Ho and Joyce Wong,  mezzo-soprano Chiffon Lee, baritones Ronald Lam and Sylvester Che,  tenors Alex Tam and David Quah and pianist Peter Lally  perform works  by composers such as Stephen Sondheim, Jerome Kern and Cole Porter. Apr 19, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$180, HK$320 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2722 1650
All the World is a Press Conference
PIP Theatre's Jim Chim Sui-man  stars in a one-man show satirising the use of press conferences as  a publicity tool. In Cantonese. Apr 20-25, 7.30pm, also Apr 24-25, 2.30pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd,  Wan Chai, HK$170-HK$420 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2511 0139
Breathing Space: A Chinese Wind Concert
The HK Chinese Orchestra's wind section plays works such as  Timothy Wilson's Birdsong in the City. Apr 20, 7.30pm, HKCO Rehearsal Hall, 7/F Sheung Wan Municipal Services Building, 345 Queen's Rd Central, Sheung Wan, HK$120 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3185 1600
J.S. Bach Sonatas & Partitas  for Unaccompanied Violin  Played by Benedict Cruft
The British violinist plays J. S. Bach's: Partita No 3 in E Major, Sonata No 2 in A Minor and Partita No 2 in D Minor, Apr 20, 8pm; and Sonata No 1 in G Minor, Partita No 1 in B Minor and Sonata No 3 in C Major, Apr 21, 8pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$150 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2584 8500
Together 2010
Gary Tam Wai-kuen directs and stars in Gor Gor Productions' musical about a lovelorn man who travels through time to pursue his dream. In Cantonese. April 21-24, 8pm, also April 24-25, 3pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$240, HK$320 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9830 8977 
Extra-curricular 
Fireside Chat #15
HSBC banknote designer Henry Steiner discusses how he came to Hong Kong and despite feeling like 'an alien' due to a complex ethnic background he has stayed in the SAR for many decades. In English. Today, 7pm (reception, 6.45pm), Jewish Community Centre, One Robinson Place, 70 Robinson Rd, Mid-Levels, HK$50, reservation required. Inquiries: 2589 2660
Man Asian Literary Prize  Winner: Miguel Syjuco 
The Filipino author  discusses his creative journey, inspirations and how fictional writing has allowed him to recreate his  homeland in an alternative light.  In English. Today, 7pm (reception, 6.30pm), Philia Lounge, Shop 1, 4-8 Arbuthnot Rd, Central, HK$200, HK$150 (Asia Society members), registration required. Inquiries: 2103 9508. He also talks about how he wrote Ilustrado, his prize-winning novel about a writer's mysterious death and the web of intrigue surrounding his apprentice after his demise. In English. Tomorrow, 4.30pm, M 008, 10/F Oen Hall, HK Baptist University, Ho Sin Hang Campus, Kowloon Tong, free. Inquiries: 3411 7171
The Fourth Hong  Kong Mineral Fair
Showcase cum bazaar for mineral collectors featuring mineral specimens, books, equipment, fossils, and rough and polished stones. Sat, 10am-7pm, BGCA Auditorium, 3 Lockhart Rd, Wan Chai, entry free. Inquiries: 2857 3464 (English) or 6033 6060 (Cantonese)
Make Your Own Mic
Acoustic designer-music producer Billy Wong Hon-kei  leads a day camp on how to make sound-recording equipment with a variety of materials, understanding basic sound-recording techniques and how to listen critically. In Cantonese. Sat-Apr 18, 11am-5pm, soundpocket, Unit 10C, Gee Chang Industrial Building, 108 Lok Shan Rd, To Kwa Wan and selected outdoor spots, HK$200, includes lunch and materials, registration required. Inquiries: 2356 2226
International Poster Triennial
Japan's Kenya Hara, Frenchman Mathias Augustyniak, The Netherland's Michel de Boer, Israeli David Tartakover and Hongkonger Kan Tai-keung discuss  poster design in an international context. In Cantonese, Putonghua, English and Japanese with simultaneous interpretation. Sat, 1.30pm, HK Heritage Museum, 1 Man Lam Rd, Sha Tin, free, registration recommended. Inquiries: 2180 8260 
Fei Mu's Confucius
Chinese filmmaker Tian Zhuangzhuang and film scholar Mao Jian  discuss director-scriptwriter Fei Mu's 1940  film about the Chinese sage. In Putonghua. Sat, 4.30pm, HK Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho, free. Inquiries: 2739 2139 
Theo Angelopoulos:  The Last Modernist
Film critics Long Tin and Ernest Chan discuss the Greek filmmaker's works. In Cantonese. Sat, 4.45pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, free. Inquiries: www.hkiff.org 
Peak Galleria Market
Open-air market with live animal presentations and handicraft, clothing and collectibles stalls. Apr 18, 10am-5pm, Level 3, Green Terrace, The Peak Galleria, 118 Peak Rd, The Peak, free entry. Inquiries: 2523 6835 (weather  hotline: 9247 5635) 
Exploration of Acrylic Painting
Painter Tsang Chui-mei teaches a course geared at developing participants' skills and personal styles in acrylic painting. In Cantonese and English. Apr 18, 25, May 2, 9, 16, 3pm-5pm, Blue Lotus Gallery, Block A, 5/F, U24, Wah Luen Industrial Building, 15-21 Wong Chuk Yeung St, Fo Tan, HK$1800 (for a total of five classes), includes starter's kit, snacks and drinks, registration required. Inquiries: bernice@bluelotus-gallery.com



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