Laughing With a Mouth Full of Blood

Simon Birch's large-scale figurative paintings of human bodies that tilt into abstraction. Today, 1pm-5pm, HK Museum of Medical Sciences, 2 Caine Lane, Mid Levels, free. Inquiries: 6495 0111. Ends today

Now, Here

Korean Kim Bo-min's paintings combine existing contemporary cityscapes and ancient landscapes that no longer exist. Today, noon-6pm, Cais Gallery, G/F, 87 Hollywood Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2527 7798. Ends today

Tribe of Many Colours

Paintings of landscapes peopled with tribes of hybrid aliens by painter, illustrator, graphic designer and LMF bassist Pradip. Today, 1pm-5pm, HK Museum of Medical Sciences, 2 Caine Lane, Mid-Levels, free. Inquiries: 6495 0111. Ends Jun 19

Seeing is Believing

More than 9,000 butterfly handicraft works created by student artists from approximately 80 schools; proceeds (including on-site donations) go to Orbis. Today, 10.30am-8.30pm, Atrium, Centre and Western Bridges, 2/F Cityplaza, 18 Taikoo Shing Rd, Taikoo Shing. Inquiries: 2877 2625. Ends today

Patterns of the Past

Ceramic artist Rachel Smith's thrown coffee cups produced in response to her 1970 coffee pot collection. Today, 1pm-7pm, Unit Gallery, L6-19 Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre, 30 Pak Tin St, Shek Kip Mei. Inquiries: 9225 7116. Ends today

Dynamic Metropolis

Paul Kenton, Neil Dawson and Lesley Ann Derks' paintings of busy cityscapes. Daily, 11am-9pm, Gallery by the Harbour, Shop 207, L2, Ocean Centre, Harbour City, Canton Rd, TST. Inquiries: 2118 8666. Ends Tue

Sebastiao Salgado

The Brazilian-born, Paris-based photographer's works documenting the impact of globalisation on humankind. Mon-Sat, 10am-7pm, Sun, 11am-7pm, Sundaram Tagore Gallery, 57-59 Hollywood Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2581 9678. Ends Sat

Once Upon a Time ...

Photography and video works by six Chinese artists exploring the notion of truth in our daily encounters. Mon-Sat, 11am-7.30pm, Sun, noon-5pm, Contemporary by Angela Li, 90-92 Hollywood Rd, Central. Inquiries: 3571 8200. Ends Jul 31

A Passion for Tradition

Chinese landscape and flower-and-bird paintings by Li Yanshan (1898-1961). Mon-Wed, Fri, Sun, 10am-6pm, Sat, 10am-8pm, closed Thu, HK Museum of Art, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$10, free on Wed. Inquiries: 2721 0116. Ends Oct 16

Performing Arts

The Faust Festival 2011

Faust International Youth Theatre presents a programme of more than 30 shows, including: Beauty is a Beast, centring on a beautiful princess who also is a spoiled brat, Jun 19, 11am; Treasure Island, a pirate adventure story involving a secret treasure map, Jun 19, 2pm; and Monkey Puzzle, about a little monkey looking for his mother with the muddled help of a well-meaning butterfly, Jun 19, 5pm. All shows: in English. HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$90 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2547 9114

The Music of Andrew Lloyd

Webber Lunchbox Theatrical Productions, David Atkins Enterprises and The Really Useful Company Asia Pacific present a theatrical concert featuring performances of 'big' moments from musicals such as Evita and Cats. Jun 19, 2pm, also 7pm, Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$330-HK$950 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 8203 0299

Boundless Movement

HK Repertory Theatre stages an historical drama about the 72 martyrs of Huanghuagang. In Cantonese with Chinese and English surtitles. Jun 19, 25, 2.45pm, also Jun 21-25, 27-28, 7.45pm, Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$140-HK$340 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3103 5900

A Hong Kong Shopping Mall Odyssey: Searching for the Happy Man

Prospects Theatre's play about people trapped in a shopping mall that turns into a growing labyrinth. In Cantonese. Jun 19, 3pm, also 8pm, Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin, HK$150 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2606 7222

Charity Music Concert For Heifer International - Hong Kong

Free Sing Zheng Ensemble performs works such as Song at the Frontier and Autumn Moon over the Han Palace; all proceeds go to Heifer International HK. June 19, 3pm, Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre, 111 Shau Kei Wan Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$100-HK$300 Urbtix. Inquiries: 6097 4755

Cindy Ho Trio

Pianist Cindy Ho Yan-yan, violinist Cheng Li and cellist Chen Yi-chun play works by Arensky and Mozart. Jun 19, 3pm, Discovery College Theatre, Discovery College, 38 Siena Ave, Discovery Bay, HK$100 ticketingover.com. Inquiries: 6052 1471

Mong Kok Stories

Chasing Theatre's comedy revolving around encounters between current or ex-members of triad gangs in Mong Kok. In Cantonese. Jun 19, 3pm, Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$150 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9708 7779

Arthur Mak Tuba Recital

Tuba player Arthur Mak Yik-fung plays works including Schumann's Three Romances and J.B. Arban's Fantasie and Variations on The Carnival of Venice; pianist Andrew Mak Chun-yue accompanies. Jun 19, 7.30pm, City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$100 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2386 0662

Cheuk Ming-lee Memorial Concert

Slash Leung conducts flautist Brian Gopsill, mezzo-soprano Sophie Gopsill, violinist Xue Suli, pianists Gracie Tse and Connie Mak and the Grandmaster Orchestral Music Society's orchestra performing works by composers including Schubert and Handel. Jun 19, 8pm, Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$80-HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2333 3304

Vintage Lamusic Concert

Singer-actor George Lam Chi-cheung serves up Canto-pop and more. Jun 19, 8.15pm, HK Coliseum, 9 Cheong Wan Rd, Hung Hom, HK$180-HK$480 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2785 2708

Good Music This Lunch

HK Sinfonietta members including oboists Marrie Rose Kim and Mami Fukuhara, and clarinettist Johnny Fong Hiu-kai play works by: Ibert, Barber and Ligeti, Jun 20; and Beethoven and Mozart, Jun 22. Both concerts: 1pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, free. Inquiries: 2836 3336

Bang Bang

Not So Loud Theatre Company's drama about two journalists on board the USS Delaware during the 2003 Iraq war. In English. Jun 21-25, 7.30pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$190 (HK$150 for members). Inquiries: 2521 7251

Joint-University Charity Concert: 'Music Heals Japan'

Sean Li and Sharen Lau conduct sopranos Jeffie Leung (Jun 21) and Yuki Ip (Jun 22), and the HK Joint-University Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir performing works including Japanese traditional song Sakura Sakura, Barber's Adagio for Strings and Rutter's Requiem. Jun 21-22, 8pm, Loke Yew Hall, University of HK, Main Campus, Pok Fu Lam, HK$100-HK$500 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 6056 4507

Cinematique

Compagnie Adrien's multi-arts show in which classical dancer Satchie Noro and autodidactic juggler Adrien Mondot journey through a virtual landscape transformed by hi-tech computer programming and digital arts elements. A Le French May programme. Jun 22-23, 8pm, City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$160-HK$300 Urbtix. Inquiries: frenchmay.com

Chan Ho-fung East Wing West Wing Concert

The Canto-pop singer performs. June 23-24, 8pm, Y-Theatre, Youth Square, 238 Chai Wan Rd, Chai Wan, HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2566 9696

HK Mas Vueltas Flamencas

Dancer Clara Ramona headlines a flamenco showcase. Jun 23, 8pm, Dance Culture Association, 20/F, Richmond Plaza, 496 Jaffe Rd, Causeway Bay, HK$150. Inquiries: 6255 1493

Sylvia

Kearen Pang Production's adaptation of American playwright A.R. Gurney's play about a middle-aged man who adopts a stray dog despite fierce opposition from his wife. In Cantonese. Jun 23-26, 28-30, Jul 1-3, 8pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$240, HK$300 Urbtix. Inquiries: 6438 2557

Classical Music for Babies with Peter Moore

Peter Moore presents (in English) and conducts the HK Sinfonietta performing works including Handel's Royal Fireworks Music and Grieg's Peer Gynt. Jun 24, 7.30pm, Jun 25-26, 2.30pm, 5pm, City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$180, HK$280 (HK$50 for babies aged under 3 years) Urbtix. Inquiries: 2836 3336

A Hollow Room

Roy Szeto Wai-cheuk and Karrie Tan Hui-lei direct the HK Repertory Theatre's production of Tan's suspense drama about a troubled man who enters a room in his office nobody dares to visit because terrible things have occurred there in the past. In Cantonese. Jun 24-25, 28-30, Jul 1-2, 8-10, 8pm, also Jun 25-26, Jul 2-3, 3pm, Sheung Wan Civic Centre, 8/F Sheung Wan Municipal Services Building, 345 Queen's Rd Central, Sheung Wan, HK$150 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3103 5900

One Hundred Years Of Solitude

Alice Theatre Laboratory's drama inspired by Gabriel Garcia Marquez's novel about the lives of several generations of the same family living in an old house as viewed by the lingering soul of a woman in it. In Cantonese. Jun 24-25, 8pm, also Jun 25-26, 3pm, Sheung Wan Civic Centre, 5/F Sheung Wan Municipal Services Building, 345 Queen's Rd Central, Sheung Wan, HK$120, HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2784 7938

Midori's Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto

Edo de Waart conducts violinist Midori and the HK Philharmonic Orchestra performing Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto and Symphony No 5. Jun 24-25, 8pm, Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$180-HK$500 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 2030

The HK Virtuosi

Lio Kuok-man plays the piano and conducts violinist Vera Tsu and the orchestra playing works by Mendelssohn, Piazzolla and Mozart. Jun 24, 8pm, City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$120-HK$280 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9042 4090

Jolin Tsai Myself World Tour Live in Hong Kong

Mando-pop singer Jolin Tsai Yi-lin in concert. Jun 24-25, 8.15pm, HK Coliseum, 9 Cheong Wan Rd, Hung Hom, HK$180-HK$680 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2541 6778

Clair de Lune

Thomas Chan directs and scripts a musical incorporating tango and other elements featuring pianist Joanne Wong, guitarist Spencer Chao, pipa player Mavis Lam and vocalist Gabriel Kwok. Jun 24, 8.30pm, Culture Club, 15 Elgin St, SoHo, HK$180, includes one drink. Inquiries: 2127 7936

HK Chamber Orchestra and Wong Ka-lap

Zun Hin-woo conducts cellist Wong and the orchestra playing works by Stamitz, Haydn and Mozart. Jun 25, 8pm, Multimedia Theatre, HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity, 135 Junction Rd, Kowloon, HK$200-HK$240 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2728 7906

HKPW x Jazz

Steve Kwan Tsz-lai and Szeto Chun-yeung conduct the HK Performers Winds performing works such as Jobim, Gilber and de Moraes' The Girl from Ipanema and Shostakovich's Jazz Suite No 2. Jun 25, 8pm, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, 72 Tai Ho Rd, Tsuen Wan, HK$80-HK$150 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3488 1550

Cinema

Classical in Cinema

Leonard Bernstein: Mahler's Symphony No 2, Resurrection

Film of the 1974 concert in which maestro Bernstein conducted soprano Sheila Armstrong, mezzo soprano Janet Baker, the London Symphony Orchestra and Edinburgh Festival Chorus performing Mahler's symphonic work. Jun 19, also Jul 3, 11.30am, Palace IFC, Jun 26, Jul 10, 11.30am, Broadway The One, Jul 2, 11.30am, AMC Pacific Place.

All for One and One for All: Union Film

The Leisure and Cultural Services Department presents a complete retrospective of Union Film's catalogue of titles, including the following two films. Until Jun 26. Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$30 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2734 2900

An Orphan's Tragedy

Chu Kea directs this adaptation of Charles Dickens' Great Expectations in which the protagonist is a young, early Republican-era boy who grows up to be an idealistic doctor. In Cantonese with English subtitles. Jun 19, 2pm, Film Archive.

Blood Money

Crime drama based on Yuen Long's second world war-era serial novel about a collaborator who joins with the group of prisoners in his charge to steal a cache of gold from the hated Japanese occupiers. In Cantonese. Jun 19, 7.30pm, Film Archive.

Chinese Documentary Festival

Visible Record presents a programme of Chinese documentary films, including the following two. Until Jul 9. HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$50 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2540 7859

Cop Shop

Zhou Hao's documentary look at Guangzhou's busiest police post. In Putonghua with Chinese and English subtitles. Jun 19, 4.30pm; also screening with Back on the Street, Jun 29, 7.30pm, HK Arts Centre.

One Day in May

Ma Zhandong's documentary recording the post-quake emotions and attitudes of a family who lost a child in the Sichuan earthquake of May 2008. In Putonghua and Sichuanese with Chinese and English subtitles. Jun 19, 7.30pm, Jul 3, 4.15pm, HK Arts Centre.

Through the Innocent Eyes: Filmmakers on Childhood

The Leisure and Cultural Services Department presents eight films depicting childhood, including the following two. Until Jun 25. Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho; Science Museum, 2 Science Museum Rd, TST East; and Space Museum, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$55 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2734 2900

Ivan's Childhood

Andrei Tarkovsky's war drama centring on a Soviet boy who volunteers to fight the enemy at the frontline after his family is killed by the Nazis. In Russian with Chinese and English subtitles. Jun 19, 2.30pm, Space Museum.

Kes

Ken Loach's drama centring on a miner's son whose nurturing and training of a pet falcon rekindles his father's dreams and hopes. In English with Chinese and English subtitles. Jun 19, 7.30pm, Space Museum.

InDBear International Film Festival 2

InD Blue presents a programme of 15 independent feature films, including the following one. Until Jun 26. MCL Kornhill, 4/F, Kornhill Plaza South, 2 Kornhill Road, Quarry Bay, HK$55; and MCL Telford, Telford Gardens, 33 Wai Yip St, Kowloon Bay, HK$60 mclcinema.com. Inquiries: 2572 7202

Standing Firm

Religious drama centring on a workaholic widower whose remaining family feels concern for him after he blames God for his wife's death. In English with English subtitles. Jun 19, 3.45pm, MCL Kornhill.

Noir: A Film Noir Retrospective Bridging France and Hong Kong

Consulate General of France in Hong Kong and Macau presents a Le French May programme of 27 French and Hong Kong film noir works, including the following two films. Until Jun 28. Broadway Cinematheque, Prosperous Garden, 3 Public Square St, Yau Ma Tei, HK$60 cinema.com.hk; Broadway Mong Kok, 6-12 Sai Yeung Choi St, Mong Kok, HK$55 cinema.com.hk; and Palace IFC, Podium L1, IFC Mall, 8 Finance St, Central, HK$75 cinema.com.hk. Inquiries: bc.cinema.com.hk

Police Custody

Crime drama/thriller revolving around a small-town lawyer who is brought into police custody and interrogated for several hours about the rape and murder of two little girls. In French with English subtitles. Jun 19, 5.50pm, Broadway Cinematheque.

My Heart Is That Eternal Rose

Patrick Tam Ka-ming's crime melodrama about a man (Kenny Bee) forced into exile after a botched crime job who returns six years later to Hong Kong as a hired assassin with plans to reunite with his lover (Joey Wong Jo-yin). Also starring Tony Leung Chiu-wai. In Cantonese with English subtitles. Jun 19, 8pm, Palace IFC.

Refugee Film Festival

The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) presents a programme of five films about refugees, including the following two. Jun 19-23. Broadway Cinematheque, Prosperous Garden, 3 Public Square St, Yau Ma Tei, HK$55 cinema.com.hk. Inquiries: 2388 0002

Sergio

Documentary looking at the life and work of United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Sergio Vieira de Mello (1948-2003). In English, French and Portuguese with Chinese and English subtitles. Jun 19, 7.40pm, Jun 21, 9.45pm, Broadway Cinematheque.

As We Forgive

Laura Waters Hinson's documentary revolving around two Rwandan women who come face-to-face with the men who slaughtered their families during the 1994 genocide in their country, and are faced with the question of whether they can forgive them. Mia Farrow narrates. In English with Chinese subtitles. Jun 19, 9.30pm, Jun 23, 8.30pm, Broadway Cinematheque.

Around Town

2011 Hong Kong International Dragon Boat Races

Dragon boat races in Victoria Harbour featuring teams from Hong Kong and elsewhere. Jun 19, 8.30am-6pm, viewable from areas including the TST Promenade, TST, and UC Centenary Garden, East TST, free to watch. Inquiries: 2508 1234

Sheraton Wedding Fair 2011

Wedding products and services showcase with 20 participating vendors. Jun 19, noon-7pm, Sheraton HK Hotel and Towers, 20 Nathan Rd, TST, HK$40 (one person), HK$60 (two persons). Inquiries: 2369 1111

Knowledge of Design Week

International gathering featuring interactive workshops, a Design for Asia conference, and networking sessions whose speakers include Toshiyuki Kita, Patrick Whitney and Eric Chan. Jun 20-24, various times, Hotel Icon, 17 Science Museum Rd, TST, HK$600 (half-day conference and workshop), HK$1,200 (full-day conference), registration required. Inquiries: 2522 8688

Thailand's Elections : What Next ?

Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore, fellow Pavin Chachavalpongpun discusses four post-July 3 election scenarios, with a focus on the possibility of Abhisit Vejjajiva returning as Thailand's prime minister. In English. Jun 21, 1.15pm (lunch, 12.45pm), Foreign Correspondents' Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$180 (members HK$150), includes lunch, booking required. Inquiries: 2521 1511

Afternoon Tea with Susan Conley

Tea and conversation with the author of The Foremost Good Fortune, a memoir about expat life in Beijing and a courageous battle against cancer. In English. Jun 22, 2pm, Felix, The Peninsula, Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$380, includes afternoon tea. Inquiries: 2865 0421

Safe Sex for Pets (at the beach)

STOP! Save HK's Cats and Dogs' fundraising party featuring a swimwear fashion show, manicure station and date auction. Jun 23, 7.30pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$300 (advance), HK$350 (door), includes drinks. Inquiries: 6379 2450

KFC In China: Recipe for Success

Businessman-author Warren Liu discusses how Kentucky Fried Chicken became one of the most sucessful fast-food restaurant chains on the mainland. In English. Jun 24, 1.10pm (registration, 12.15pm; lunch, 12.30pm), HK$550 (HK$450 for Asia Society members), includes lunch, registration required. Inquiries: 2103 9502

Creativity Forum: Cultural Entrepreneurship x Popular Culture

Filmmaker Clement Cheng Si-kit, creative director-artist Stanley Wong Ping-pui, musician-designer-Daydream Nation founder Jing Wong and Lingnan University cultural studies professor Hui Po-keung discuss relations between cultural entrepreneurship and popular culture. In Cantonese. Jun 25, 2.30pm-4.30pm, Gallery, HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity, 135 Junction Rd, Kowloon, free, reservation required. Inquiries: 2339 7348