Biodiversity in Hong Kong

Exhibition with more than 30 live animal specimens commonly found in Hong Kong. Mon-Wed, Fri, 1pm-9pm, Sat-Sun, 10am-9pm, closed Thu, HK Science Museum, 2 Science Museum Rd, TST East, HK$25, free on Wed. Inquiries: 2732 3232. Ends Aug 31

Anarchy of Senses

Australian Ghasan Saaid's paintings contain mini-images that evoke an infinite number of possible meanings. Mon-Sat, 11am-7pm, State-of-the-Arts Gallery, 36 Pottinger St, Central. Ends Sept 11

The Evergreen Classic - Transformation of the Qipao

Exhibition of 270 qipao that explores the Chinese garment's forms, origins and transformation between the 1920s and 1960s. Mon, Wed-Sat, 10am-6pm, Sun, 10am-7pm, closed Tue, HK Museum of History, 100 Chatham Rd South, TST, HK$10, free on Wed. Inquiries: 2724 9042. Ends Sept 13

Sea of Mountains

Media artist Joao Vasco Paiva's computational video dealing with the abstract nature of open water. Wed-Sun, noon-7pm, Para/Site Art Space, G/F, 4 Po Yan St, Sheung Wan. Inquiries: 2517 4620. Ends Sep 23

To Begin With, There's No Matter

Photographs by anothermountainman (Stanley Wong) of empty notice boards that symbolise Hong Kong's need for more open spaces. Opening reception today, 7pm. Mon-Fri, 10am-8pm, Sat, 2pm-6pm, Goethe-Gallery, Goethe-Institut HK, 14/F HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai. Inquiries: 2802 0088. Ends Sept 25

Cinematographers in Focus: Ho Look-ying and Bill Wong

Exhibition featuring film stills and clips and videos showing the work of the two Hong Kong cinematographers who are the focus of an on-going film programme at the Film Archive. Mon-Wed, Fri-Sun, 10am-8pm, closed Thu, HK Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho. Inquiries: 2739 2139. Ends Nov 14

Escape from Hong Kong - the Road to Waichow

Historical exhibition detailing the daring Christmas Day escape from Japanese-occupied Hong Kong by a one-legged Chinese admiral escorted by a group of British intelligence officers and sailors. Mon-Wed, Fri, 10am-5pm, Sat-Sun, 10am-6pm, closed Thu, Museum of Coastal Defence, 175 Tung Hei Rd, Shau Kei Wan, HK$10, free on Wed. Inquiries: 2569 1500. Ends Dec 31, 2011

Performing Arts

Fat Pig

Bravo Theatre's adaptation of Neil LaBute's comedy about a man who falls for a woman that his workmates don't approve of. In Cantonese. Aug 24-29, 8pm, also Aug 28-29, 3pm, Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$180, HK$220 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3172 1780

Kim Sun Sing Cantonese Opera Troupe

The troupe performs: The Cherry is Reddened and the Heart Broken, Aug 26, 7.30pm, Tuen Mun Town Hall, 3 Tuen Hi Rd, Tuen Mun, HK$100-HK$240; and Power and Dilemma, Aug 27, 7.30pm, Ko Shan Theatre, 77 Ko Shan Road, Hung Hom, HK$100-HK$260 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7325

Peacock Man & Durian Woman

Wind Mill Grass Theatre's comedy about gender relations. In Cantonese. Aug 26-29, 31-Sept 5, 8pm, also Aug 28-29, Sept 4-5, 3pm, City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$240, HK$300 Urbtix. Inquiries: 5100 2254

Toasty & Princess Cheung Ping

HK Children's Arts Alliance Company's drama with Cantonese opera elements about a group of friends preparing to put on a Cantonese opera show at the end of the term. In Cantonese. Aug 26-28, 8pm, also Aug 28, 3pm, Aug 29, 2pm, 5pm, Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin, HK$140 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9323 1330

Lolita is Mine

Spring-Time Stage Production's adaptation of Russian novelist Vladimir Nabokov's story about an elder professor who becomes attracted to a flirtatious 16-year-old female. In Cantonese. Aug 26-28, 31-Sept 4, 8.15pm, also Aug 29, Sept 5, 4pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$140-HK$220 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2793 1123

DisneyLive! - Three Classic Fairy Tales

Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey presents a musical that brings together the characters, stories and music of Walt Disney's film versions of Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs, Cinderella and Beauty and The Beast. In English with Chinese subtitles. Aug 27-29, 3pm, 7.30pm, also Aug 28-29 11am, Hitec, 1 Trademart Drive, Kowloon Bay, HK$100-HK$500 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2525 7406

River River River

Zang Ningbei directs Ai Mei Theatre (Shanghai)'s multimedia theatre production about water pollution and environmental protection issues in China. In Putonghua. Aug 27-28, 8pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$110, HK$90 (members) HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2521 7251

Zheng Recital By Wang Zhongshan

The mainland zheng player and the HK Professional Zheng Ensemble perform He Zhanhao's Butterfly and other works. Aug 27, 8pm, HK Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$180-HK$350 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 9535 6482

Summer Pop Live in Hong Kong

Canto-pop singers Ekin Cheng Yi-kin, Joey Yung Cho-yee and The Big Four (Andy Hui Chi-on, Dicky Cheung Wai-kit, Edmond Leung Hon-man and William So Wing-hong) and Canto-pop band Grasshopper in concert. Aug 27-29, 8.15pm, HK Coliseum, 9 Cheong Wan Rd, Hung Hom, HK$180-HK$480 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2905 8134

Stepping into the Seasons of the Future

Yuen Hai Artiste Troupe and Wuhan Municipal Arts School perform a dance poem about the four seasons and the need for a positive attitude to face life's challenges. Aug 28, 8pm, Aug 29, 3pm, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, 72 Tai Ho Rd, Tsuen Wan, HK$90-HK$130 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323

The Third Pixel

Composer Samson Young turns old-school video games into a multi-sensory chamber concert experience and an installation project that comments on the darker side of childhood. Aug 28, 8pm, Aug 29, 2.30pm, Multimedia Theatre, HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity, 135 Junction Rd, Kowloon, HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430

Anna Tsuchiya Live in Hong Kong

The Japanese pop singer-model-actress in concert. Aug 28, 8.30pm, HK Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Expo Drive, Wan Chai, HK$290-HK$690 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 8104 7355

Show Time 2010

La Danse par Maria perform jazz and modern dance. Aug 29, 8pm, Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$160, HK$190 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 3665 0328

Summer Rhapsody

Macanese saxophonist Timothy Sun and Taiwanese pianist Evelyn Chang play Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, Weill's Youkali Piazzolla's Oblivion and other works; pianist Julie Kuok also performs. Aug 29, 8pm, City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$120-HK$220 Urbtix. Inquiries: 6404 2742

Cinema

Summer International Film Festival

Twilight Samurai

Yoji Yamada's period drama about a low-rung samurai warrior (Hiroyuki Sanada) who tries to keep his family together after his wife's premature death. Also starring Rie Miyazawa. In Japanese with Chinese and English subtitles. Aug 25, 7.15pm, The Grand Cinema.

King of Thorn

Animated apocalyptic sci-fi drama about 160 people cryogenically preserved in order to outlive a virus who have to save the world after they are given a rude awakening by a gigantic plant-like creature. In Japanese with English subtitles. Aug 29, 7.30pm, HK Arts Centre.

Cosmic Collisions

Explore cosmic collisions that shaped our solar system and changed the course of life on earth. English shows Wed, Fri, 6.10pm; otherwise in Cantonese. Narrations in Cantonese, Putonghua, English and Japanese are also available through headphones. Daily (except Tue), 2.40pm, 6.10pm, also Sun, 11.10am, Space Museum, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$24, HK$32 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 0226. Ends Dec 31