Balmy Autumn Breeze

Exhibition of teacher-inspired projects created by Helene Studio's child artists. Today, noon-8pm, Artist Commune, Unit 12, Cattle Depot Artist Village, 63 Ma Tau Kok Rd, To Kwa Wan. Inquiries: 2104 3322. Ends today

Sotheby's Hong Kong Autumn 2010

Auctions of: Qing art, Oct 7, 2pm; Qing porcelain, Oct 7, 2.30pm; Ming bronzes, Oct 7, 3pm; Chinese art, 3.30pm; scholarly art, Oct 8, 10am; and ceramics and other works, Oct 8, 11am, 2.30pm. Preview and exhibitions: Oct 3-7, 10am-6.30pm. HK Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Expo Drive, Wan Chai, free entry. Inquiries: 2524 8121. Ends Oct 8

Grand Master Ma Jir-bo and Disciple Masters - 25th Memorial Anniversary Painting Exhibition

Old Hong Kong landscapes by the late painter (1927-1985). Opening reception today, 6.30pm. Oct 7-12, 9.30am-8pm, Oct 13, 9.30am-4pm, City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central. Inquiries: 2521 1498. Ends Oct 13

Texture

Norman de Brackinghe's photographic explorations of how texture can be more than the appearance of a surface. Mon-Sat, 10am-7pm, YY9 Gallery, G/F, 83-85 Sing Woo Rd, Happy Valley. Inquiries: 2574 3370. Ends Oct 15

Ink Play: Gao Xingjian, The Nobel Laureate

New ink works on canvas and paper by the China-born, naturalised French painter-novelist. Tue-Sat, 10.30am-5.30pm, Alisan Fine Arts, Rm 2305 Hing Wai Centre, 7 Tin Wan Praya Rd, Aberdeen. Inquiries: 2526 1091. Ends Oct 15

The Golden Age of Travel

Original travel posters from 1900 to 1970 advertising airlines and destinations. Opening reception today, 6pm-9pm. Tue-Sat, 11am-6pm, Suite 1308, 13/F Office Tower, 9 Queen's Rd Central. Inquiries: 2525 2820. Ends Oct 23

Za Zhong

Mixed-media painting-print hybrid works by Hung Liu from her Bastard Paintings series expressing the courage and strength of women. Opening reception today, 6.30pm-8.30pm. Tue-Sat, 10am-6pm, Chancery Lane Gallery, 10 Chancery Lane, SoHo. Inquiries: 2810 0065. Ends Oct 30

Beauty Redefined

Hu Haitao's paintings showcase the beauty of modern Chinese women. Opening reception today, 5pm-9pm. Daily, 10.30am-6.30pm, Asia Fine Art Gallery, 14 Sik On St, Wan Chai. Inquiries: 2522 0405. Ends Oct 31

Men and Women of Vietnam

Vietnamese painter Lim Khim Katy's representations of her compatriots' anxiety over their country's rapid modernisation. Opens today. Mon-Sat, 10am-6.30pm, Sun, 10am-6pm, Arch Angel Art, 58 Hollywood Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2851 6882. Ends Oct 31

Lui Chun-kwong. You Are Here, I Am Not.

Works by more than 50 Chinese University of HK Fine Arts Department graduates using the art of their former teacher as the starting point of their collaboration. Daily 10pm-7pm, Osage Kwun Tong, 5/F Kian Dai Industrial Building, 73-75 Hung To Rd, Kwun Tong. Inquiries: 2793 4817. Ends Nov 7

Picasso

Paintings and drawings by Pablo Picasso (1881-1973). Tue-Sat, 11am-7pm, Edouard Malingue Gallery, 1/F, 8 Queen's Rd Central. Inquiries: 2810 0317. Ends Dec 4

Tea Ware by Hong Kong Potters 2010

Ceramic tea ware sets by 78 local potters showcasing a cross-section of production and decorative skills. Mon, Wed-Sun, 10am-5pm, closed Tue, Museum of Tea Ware, HK Park, 10 Cotton Tree Drive, Central, free. Inquiries: 2869 0690. Ends May 16, 2011

Performing Arts

1587, a Year of No Significance

Mathias Woo Yan-wai directs Zuni Icosahedron's adaptation of Ray Huang's book depicting incidents in a year which changed the fate of China. In Cantonese with Chinese and English surtitles. Oct 7-8, 14-16, 7.30pm, also Oct 9-10, 17, 3pm, Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$162- HK$420 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2893 8704

Puccini's La Boheme

Maurizio di Mattia directs Opera HK and Teatro dell'Opera di Roma's production of the opera about a Parisian poet who falls for his seamstress neighbour; the HK Philharmonic Orchestra, Opera HK Chorus and Opera HK Children Chorus also perform. In Italian with Chinese and English surtitles. Until Oct 10, 7.45pm, also Oct 10, 2.30pm, Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$120-HK$920 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2234 0303

City of Maze

KJF's drama about a journey to three supernatural dimensions. In Cantonese. Oct 7-9, 8pm, also Oct 9, 3pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$120, HK$95 (members) HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2521 7251

Grease

Lunchbox Theatrical Productions, David Atkins Enterprises, Paul Nicholas and David Ian present Jim Jacob and Warren Casey's musical about the romance between a greaser and a new girl who are both students at Rydell High School. In English with Chinese surtitles. Oct 7-9, 12-16, 19-23, 26-30, 8pm, also Oct 9-10, 16-17, 23-24, 30-31, 2pm, Oct 10, 17, 24, 31, 7pm, Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$350-HK$895 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 8203 0299

Sleuth

Candice Moore directs Sweet & Sour Productions' staging of Anthony Shaffer's suspense drama about a man who is unwittingly drawn into a tangled web of intrigue and gamesmanship by his lover's mystery-writer husband. In English. Until Oct 10, 8pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9852 2668

A Telling Heart in a Trying Time: A Tribute to Cao Yu

HK Movie & TV Theatrical Society's play traces the life and times of the Chinese dramatist. In Cantonese and Putonghua with Chinese surtitles. Oct 8-9, 8pm, Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre, 111 Shau Kei Wan Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$60, HK$100 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7325

City Inside a Broken Sky II

Kung Chi-shing directs, composes and performs (along with Nancy Loo, Lee Chun-chow, Julia Mok and others) a multimedia pop opera about the hectic nature of life in a city. Oct 8-9, 8pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$180, HK$230 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323

Christopher Hogwood and the HK Sinfonietta

The English maestro conducts the local orchestra performing works by Handel, Martinu, Bach/Raff, Stravinsky and Bach/Webern. Oct 8, 8pm, City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$120-HK$320 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2836 3336

Mark Atkins in Concert

The Australian didgeridoo player-storyteller performs Australian aboriginal music. Oct 8, 8pm, Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$170 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2585 4481

Musicarama 2010: New Sounds from the City Chamber Orchestra of HK

Jean Thorel conducts pianist Evelyn Chang, cellist Artem Konstatinov and the orchestra playing works by composers such as Tabakova and Stephen Yip. Oct 8, 8pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$100-HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2722 1630

I Sell Love

Theatre Lab's drama about a girl who engages in compensated dating. In Cantonese. Oct 8, 8.15pm, Oct 9, 2.30pm, Oct 10, 5pm, Sheung Wan Civic Centre, 345 Queen's Rd Central, Sheung Wan, HK$140, HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 6377 7240

Yan Chai Charity Fortnight 2010: Zheng Concert by Yu Hong

The zheng player perfoms works such as Melody of Hanjiang and Little Heroic Sisters on the Grassland. Oct 9, 7.30pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$120-HK$220 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2416 8033

A Tale of the Forbidden City

Shi Xiaomei and Li Honglang star in Zuni Icosahedron's presentation of Zhang Hong's kunqu opera about the Chongzhen emperor meeting the spirit of Kuai Xiang, the architect who designed the Forbidden City. Mathias Woo Yan-wai directs. In regional dialect with Chinese and English surtitles. Oct 9-12, 8pm, Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$162-HK$420 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2893 8704

Concert in Celebration of 200th Anniversary of the Birth of Fryderyk Chopin

Pianist Colleen Lee plays works by Godowsky and Liszt; and sopranos Jasmine Law and Lee Su-kyoung, tenor Frankie Liu, baritone Albert Lim, pianists Wu Sheungzhong, Benjamin Au and Lee, violinist Winty Wan and cellist Karey Ho perform works by Chopin. Oct 10, 8pm, City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$80-HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 6976 2877

Nanyin Concert by Chen Liying

The nanyin artist performs Outcry in Governor Mui's Office (Version of Chen Jian), Madam Zhou Marries Twice and Min Ziqian Driving the Carriage; docent-gaohu player Chan Hing-yan, yehu player To Wing, zheng player Chan Xiaohua and xiao player Lo Wai-kwok accompany. Oct 10, 8pm, Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre, 111 Shau Kei Wan Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$120, HK$160 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7321

Piano Recital by Kam Wing-chong

The Hong Kong pianist plays works by Beethoven, Debussy, Liebermann and Chopin. Oct 11, 8pm, City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$100, HK$150 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7321

Paichangxi Repertoires of Cantonese Opera

Wan Fei-yin, Yuen Siu-fai and others perform Reunion at the Lotus Pond. Oct 12, 7.30pm; and The Drunken Emperor Orders His Brother Executed, Oct 13-14, 7.30pm. In Cantonese with Chinese and English surtitles. Ko Shan Theatre, 77 Ko Shan Rd, Hung Hom, HK$100-HK$280 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7325

Romanticism in Schubert: An Evening of Schubert Lieder with Rosaline Pi

Soprano Rosaline Pi, pianist Peter Fan and tenor Sam Lau perform works by Schubert. Oct 12, 8pm, City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$120, HK$150 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2393 3669

Musicarama 2010: New Sounds from HK New Music Ensemble

Paul Zukofsky conducts the ensemble playing works by Galison Lau, Ng Wah-hei, Victor Chan, Carl Vine and Gerard Grisey. Oct 13, 8pm, City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$100, HK$150 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2722 1630

The Pride of China

Stephane Deneve conducts pianist Lang Lang and the HK Philharmonic Orchestra playing works Berlioz's Roman Carnival, Beethoven's Piano Concerto No 1, Faure's Pelleas et Melisande: Suite and Liszt's Piano Concerto No 1. Oct 13, 8pm, Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$280-HK$1,280 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 2030

Peking Man

Beijing People's Art Theatre performs playwright Cao Yu's drama chronicling the eclipse and ultimate demise of a prosperous but conflict-ridden feudal family in ancient China. Li Liuyi directs. In Putonghua with Chinese and English surtitles. Oct 14-17, 7.30pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning R, Kwai Chung, HK$140-HK$380 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7325

Tong Siu-yin

The musician gives a recital of blindman nanyin music. Oct 14, 8pm, Culture Club, 15 Elgin St, SoHo, HK$180, includes one drink. Inquiries: 2127 7936

Shattered Shackles

Francis Leung directs and choreographs DanceArt HK's production in which love and lust meet. Oct 14, 8pm, Oct 15-16, 7.15pm, also 9.15pm, Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum, 7 Castle Rd, Mid-Levels, HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323

Hello Nasirdin Apandim

The Xinjiang Acrobatic Troupe of China's acrobatic drama relating the story of a man who helps others to realise their dreams with kindness and wisdom. Oct 15-17, 7.30pm, also Oct 16-17, 2.30pm, Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin, HK$120-HK$340 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323

50 Years of Enchanting Music - Tribute Concerts for Chan Ho-choi

Perry So Pak-hin conducts violinist John Harding, pianist Nancy Loo, baritone Albert Lim, the HK Children's Choir and the HK Philharmonic Orchestra performing works by Chopin, Rodgers, Anderson, Suppe, Mozart, Ippolitov-Ivanov and others. Oct 15, 8pm, Oct 17, 3pm, Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$120-HK$300 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 2030

Dance Forest 2010 - Oneness

Andy Wong and Taiju Matsumoto's dance presentation involving light, thoughts and movements. Oct 15-16, 8pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$140, HK$100 (members) HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2521 7251

Death

Wong Man Ho directs Class 7A Drama Group's performance of Yatyau (aka Leung Shing Him)'s psychological drama about about a prisoner who is starved to death and a guard whose job is to prevent him eating and watch him die. In Cantonese. Oct 15-17, 8pm, also Oct 16-17, 3pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$130-HK$190 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2582 0237

Stravinsky's A Soldier's Story

Yip Wing-sie conducts the HK Sinfonietta in performing works by Stravinsky. Yuri Ng directs and choreographs the crossover production fusing music, dance and narration (in Putonghua by Chu Pak-him) in the second part of the concert. Oct 15, 8pm, Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$100-HK$280 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2836 3336

Music Around the World

Yip Wai-hong and Ho Chi-chung conduct violinist Janice Lui and the Pan Asia Symphony Orchestra performing works by Mozart, Beethoven, Dvorak, Rossini, Barber, Honegger, Bartok, Kabalevsky and Yip Wai-hong. Oct 16, 8pm, Sheung Wan Civic Centre, 345 Queen's Rd Central, Sheung Wan; Oct 17, 3pm, Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre, 111 Clear Water Bay Rd, Kowloon; and Y-Theatre, Youth Square, 238 Chai Wan Rd, Chai Wan, HK$100, HK$120 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7321

Musicarama 2010: New Sounds from Japan

Japanese music group next mushroom promotion and Chris Babida perform works by Wendy Lee, Yiu Hon-fai, Chris Babida, Masataka Matsuo, Tomoko Fukui and Takashi Tokunaga. Oct 16, 8pm, City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$100, HK$150 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2722 1630

Enchanting Chamber Classics

Pianist Carol Yu, violinist Chow La-chung, double bass Eddie Zong, cellist Artem Konstatinov and violist Meidad Yehudayan play works by Mendelssohn and Schubert. Oct 17, 8pm, City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$150, HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2850 5955

Anonymous Quartet

Violinist Gallant Ho, viola player William Lane, cellist Anna Kwan and pianist Sheryl Lee play works by Brahms, Samson Young and Schumann. Oct 18, 8pm, City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$100, HK$150 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7321

The Bible: The Complete Word of God (abridged)

ABA Productions & The Reduced Shakespeare Company's comedy summarising the Bible from Adam and Eve to the Final Judgment. In English. Oct 19-20, 22, 24, 26-27, 29, 8pm, Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$288-HK$688 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2547 7150