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Exhibitions
Faces of Endearment: A Tribute to Supporting Actors
Exhibition featuring images and film clips paying homage to character actors and related unsung heroes from 1950s and 60s Cantonese cinema. Today, 10am-8pm, HK Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho. Inquiries: 2739 2139. Ends today  
Paper. Art. Conqueror. X 'Everything Has Two Sides' Poster Exhibition
Graphic designer Eric Chan's 14 typography designs that explore the beauty of Western alphabets. Today, 10am-10pm, K11, 18 Hanoi Rd, TST. Inquiries: 3118 8070. Ends today  
Peace and Harmony - The Divine Spectra of China's Fragrant Harbour with 108 Aloes of Sacred Scripture and Related Artifacts
Items from Paul Kan's  collection of incense oil and perfume bottles, agarwood and related artifacts.  Today, 10am-6pm, HK City Hall,  5 Edinburgh Place, Central, free admission by ticket. Inquiries: 2898 6683. Ends today  
Portraits of Women Photo Exhibition
Photographs from the South China Morning Post and entries from its recent Portraits of Women photography competition. Today, noon-8pm, Area M, Level UG, Festival Walk, 80 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong. Inquiries: 2844 2223. Ends today 
Framed
Photographs by members of the Cathay Camera Club. Today, 9am-8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST. Inquiries:  9178 5195. Ends today 
Translation/Transliterations
Photo sculptures, large-scale photo mosaics and other works by Pakistani conceptual artist Rashid Rana. Daily, 10am-7pm, Pao Galleries, 5/F Pao Galleries, HK Arts Centre,  2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai. Inquiries: 2582 0200. Ends Nov 18  
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-Sun, 10am-5pm, closed Thu, Museum of Coastal Defence, 175 Tung Hei Rd, Shau Kei Wan, HK$10, free on Wed. Inquiries:  2569 1500. Ends Dec 31  
 Performing Arts
Echoes of the Tieshizi Hutong
Lo King-man directs Chung Ying Theatre's historical drama about Sun Yat-sen looking back at his eventful life while on his deathbed at Tieshizi Hutong. In Cantonese.  Today, 2.30pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$160-HK$280 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3961 9803
Stomp 11 
Lunchbox Theatrical Productions, David Atkins Enterprises, Glynis Henderson Productions and Stomp Productions present the 2011 edition of the percussion-theatre-dance-comedy show.  Today, Nov 5-6, 2.30pm, also  today, Nov 6, 7pm, Nov 1-5, 8pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$350-HK$950 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 8203 0299 
Shed Skin 
HK Repertory Theatre  stages a comedy centring on a man who finds his father's  peeled skin in the bathroom one morning and subsequently witnesses his father becoming more youthful with each passing day. In Cantonese with Chinese and English surtitles.  Today, Nov 4-5, 2.45pm, also Nov 1-5, 7.45pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$130-HK$250 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3103 5900 
The Goodbye Girl
Whole Theatre  puts on a rom-com about an egoistical actor who  discovers that the apartment he has sublet from a friend is still occupied by the friend's ex-girlfriend and her precocious daughter. In Cantonese.  Today, Nov 5-6, Nov 12-13, 3pm, also  tomorrow, Nov 4-5, Nov 7, Nov 9-13, 8pm, Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre, 11 Clear Water Bay Rd, Kowloon, HK$300, HK$330  Urbtix. Inquiries: 3188 8110
Truly I Do 
Drama Gallery's romantic comedy  about a newlywed couple and the week leading up to their honeymoon. In Cantonese.  Today, 3pm, 8pm, Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre, 111 Shau Kei Wan Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$120, HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7325  
Hohaiyan Rock Festival
Rock bands from Taiwan, Hong Kong and the mainland such as  Panai, Chinese Noodle Band and Kolor  perform.  Today, 4pm-10.45pm, Piazza, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, free. Inquiries: 2523 5555 
Solo
Dancer-choreographer Elaine Kwok and dancers Gabbie Chan, Cyrus Hui, Connie Lau and Sylvia Lee perform.  Today, 4pm, Black Box Theatre, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre, 30 Pak Tin St, Shek Kip Mei, HK$160 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323  
Ming Chee Sing Chinese Opera:  A Showcase of Tong Tik-sang's Classics
The Cantonese opera troupe performs Goddess of the Ninth Heaven. In Cantonese with Chinese surtitles.  Today, 7.30pm, Yuen Long Theatre, 9 Yuen Long Tai Yuk Rd, HK$100-HK$280 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7325   
Story of the Orchestra
Yip Wing-sie presents (mainly in Cantonese) and conducts the HK Sinfonietta performing works including John Williams' Theme from Star Wars.  Today, 7.30pm, Tuen Mun Town Hall, 3 Tuen Hi Rd, Tuen Mun, HK$80-HK$160 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2836 3336 
The Four Infinities + Movement B
Double bill comprising: a music theatre show in which guzheng player Chin King, erhu player Rupert Woo Pak-tuen, sheng player Leung Yan-chiu and pipa player Mavis Lam Tsan-tong collaborate with electronic artist Steve Hui (aka Nerve),  experimental filmmaker-media artist Ip Yuk-yiu and media art group XEXGRP  to explore how to apply  musical language to video art; and a dance show that includes a 3-D projection. Today, Nov 4-5, 7.30pm, L1 Multimedia Theatre, Run Run Shaw Creative Media Centre, City University of HK, 18 Tat Hong Avenue, Kowloon Tong, free with ticket, booking recommended. Inquiries: 3442 6553
The Heydays
HK Repertory Theatre's  drama about two people exploring life's possibilities in Beijing. In Cantonese and Putonghua.  Today, Nov 1-6, 9-10, 8pm, also Nov 5, 3pm, HKRep Black Box, 8/F Sheung Wan Civic Centre, 345 Queen's Rd Central, Sheung Wan, HK$150 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3103 5900 
Water ? Lilies Ivana Wong Live In  Hong Kong 2011
Canto-pop singer-songwriter Ivana Wong Yuen-chi  in concert.  Today, 8.15pm, HK Coliseum, 9 Cheong Wan Rd, Hung Hom, HK$180-HK$480 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2905 8134 
Anonymous Quartet
The quartet of violinist Gallant Ho, violist William Lane, cellist Anna Kwan and pianist Sheryl Lee play works by Lam Fung, Mahler, Schnittke, Piazzolla and Faur?.  Tomorrow, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$100, HK$150 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7321
Russian Red Live Hong Kong 2011
The Spanish indie/folk singer-songwriter (aka Lourdes Hern?ndez) in concert. Nov 1, 8pm, Kitec, 1 Trademart Drive, Kowloon Bay, HK$480 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2850 5825
The Young Academy Cantonese  Opera Troupe
Hong Hai, Wang Zhiliang and other members of the troupe perform Cantonese opera excerpts including Wu Song Slays His Sister-in-law and The Monkey King Borrows the Magic Fan. In Cantonese. Nov 2, Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre, 111 Shau Kei Wan Rd, Sai Wan Ho; Nov 12, Tai Po Civic Centre, 12 On Pong Rd, Tai Po; and Nov 18, Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre, 11 Clear Water Bay Rd, Kowloon. All shows: 7.30pm, HK$90-HK$140 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7325
Tom?s Luis da Victoria - Missa  Pro Defunctis
Michael Ryan  directs organist David Francis Urrows  and the Die Konzertisten choir  performing Luis da Victoria's  requiem. Nov 2, 8pm, St John's Cathedral, 4-8 Garden Rd, Central, HK$120. Inquiries: 6093 9854
Thang Long Water Puppet Troupe
The Vietnamese puppet troupe stages outdoor performances of tales of traditional Vietnamese life. Limited dialogue and singing in Vietnamese. Nov 2-4, 8.15pm, Nov 5, 3pm, Piazza C, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2370 1044 
A Handful of Snow 
Cantonese opera production set in the Ming dynasty about constancy, integrity and sacrifice involving a prized goblet made of white jade. In Cantonese with Chinese and English surtitles. Nov 3-4, 7.30pm, Ko Shan Theatre, 77 Ko Shan Rd, Hung Hom, HK$100-HK$320; and Nov 26, 7.30pm, Tuen Mun Town Hall, 3 Tuen Hi Rd, Tuen Mun, HK$100-HK$280 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7325   
Invincible Truth 
Tony Wong and Allen Lam direct  and perform in Performer Studio's show exploring the fundamental principle of the right to love. In Cantonese with English surtitles. Nov 3-6, 8pm, also Nov 5-6, 3pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$180, HK$240 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3172 1780 
Just the Two of Us
Austrian jazz trumpeter Michaela Rabitsch and her partner, composer-guitarist Robert Pawlik,  perform. Nov 3-4, 8.30pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$180 (members HK$130) HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2521 7251
Susanne Hou Yi-jia Plays Bruch 
Yip Wing-sie  conducts violinist Hou and the HK Sinfonietta playing works by Rossini, Kod?ly and Bruch. Nov 4, 7pm, ArtisTree, 1/F Cornwall House, TaiKoo Place, 979 King's Rd, Quarry Bay, free. Inquiries: 2836 3336
Moments in Time
The HK Ballet performs works by choreographers Peter Quanz, Kinsun Chan and Fei Bo. Nov 4-5, 7.30pm, also Nov 5-6, 2.30pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$100-HK$1,000 Urbtix. Inquiries:  2105 9724
Let's Rock
Spring-Time Experimental Theatre's musical loosely based on Canto-pop band  The Wynners. In Cantonese. Nov 4-5, 8pm, also Nov 5, 3pm, Yuen Long Theatre, 9 Yuen Long Tai Yuk Rd, Yuen Long, HK$100-HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2793 1123
Metropolitan Trio
Pianist Cheng Wai and erhu players Xin Xiaohong and Xin Xiaoling perform at a charity concert; proceeds go to the Central Conservatory of Music (HK) Foundation.  Nov 4, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$180-HK$1,000 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2391 5201
Song of Pensive Beholding
Legend Lin Dance Theatre of Taiwan performs a work choreographed by  Lin Lee-chen whose elements are distilled from her own life experience and reflections on art and the soul. Nov 4-5, 8pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$130-HK$280 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2370 1044
The Manganiyar Seduction
Roysten Abel conceives and directs a Manganiyar music theatre show featuring sound, vocals and flashing visual effects. Nov 4-5, 8pm, Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin, HK$130-HK$300 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2370 1044
HKPO x Hins Cheung
Gerard Salonga conducts the HK Philharmonic Orchestra and Canto-pop singer Hins Cheung King-hin's musical collaboration. Nov 4-6, 8.15pm, Kitec, 1 Trademart Drive, Kowloon Bay, HK$280, HK$480 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2721 2030
ViViD Live In Hong Kong 2011
The Japanese rock and visual-kei rock band in concert. Nov 5, 8pm, Kitec, 1 Trademart Drive, Kowloon Bay, HK$590 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 8100 0138
Musicarama 2011 - Sound Goes Surface
Sound director-pianist Johannes S. Sistermanns, cellist Friedrich Gauwerky, bass clarinettist Leung Chi-shing and pianist Christopher Keyes perform works by Sistermanns, Keyes and Joseph Wong. Nov 5, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$100, HK$150 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2722 1630
Lawrence Cheng Tan-shui and Sandy Lam San-san
Actor-director-DJ Cheng and DJ Lam perform stand-up comedy and sing. In Cantonese. Nov 5, 8.15pm, HK Coliseum, 9 Cheong Wan Rd, Hung Hom, HK$180-HK$480 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2905 8134
Late Night with Susanne Hou Yi-jia
Violinist Hou  gives a recital of works by Paganini, Kreisler, Elgar, J.S. Bach, Ysa
Cinema
Chinese Film Panorama 2011
The Leisure and Cultural Services Department and South China Film Industry Workers Union present a programme of nine Chinese films, including the following two. Ends Nov 13. HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST; HK Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho; and HK Space Museum, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$50 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2734 2900 
My Spectacular Theatre
Lu Yang's drama about an unemployed young man who gets involved with the running of a cinema for the blind founded by an Alzheimer's sufferer. In Putonghua with Chinese and English subtitles.  Today, 2pm, also Nov 13, 4.30pm, HK Space Museum, Nov 5, 2pm, HK Film Archive 
The Space Dream 
China's first film on space exploration gives a dramatised account of aspects such as the training of China's astronauts and the development of its spacecrafts. In Putonghua with Chinese and English subtitles.  Today, 7.30pm, HK Space Museum, Nov 12, 4.30pm, HK Film Archive 
HK Asian Film Festival 2011
The HK Asian Film Festival presents a programme of more than 70 films from various parts of Asia, including the following seven films. Ends Nov 14. Broadway Cinematheque, Prosperous Garden, 3 Public Square St, Yau Ma Tei, HK$60; Broadway The One, 6-11/F The One, 100 Nathan Rd, TST, HK$65; and Palace IFC, Podium Level 1, IFC Mall, 8 Finance St, Central, HK$75 www.cinema.com.hk. Inquiries: www.hkaff.asia
The Sword Identity
Xu Haofeng's philosophical tale concerning a legendary sword and a simple but powerful martial arts move.  In Putonghua with English subtitles.  Today, 2pm, Broadway The One, Nov 7, 9.40pm, Palace IFC 
Warriors of the Rainbow:  Seediq Bale I
First part of Wei Te-sheng's  historical epic based on the true story of the 1930 Wushe Incident, when the aboriginal Seediq people of Taiwan rebelled against Japanese imperialist forces. In Seediq language, Taiwanese Hokkien, Mandarin and Japanese with English subtitles.  Today, 4.20pm, Broadway The One 
Late Autumn
Tang Wei and Hyun Bin star in Kim Tae-yong's set-in-Seattle drama about a prison inmate granted a three-day parole to attend her mother's funeral who meets and bonds  with a caddish man on the run. In English, Putonghua and Korean with English subtitles.  Today, 5.45pm, Broadway Cinematheque, Nov 2, 7.40pm, Palace IFC 
Summer Palace
Lou Ye's romantic drama chronicling the personal and political upheaval spanning 16 years in the life of a restless young woman (Hao Lei).  In Putonghua with English subtitles.  Today, 4.50pm, Palace IFC  
Warriors of the Rainbow:  Seediq Bale II
Concluding part of Wei Te-sheng's historical epic depicts the guerilla warfare employed as the Seediq, led by Chief Mouna Rudo, use Taiwan's mountains and forests in their fight against the imperialist Japanese forces. In Seediq language, Taiwanese Hokkien, Mandarin and Japanese with English subtitles.  Today, 7pm, Broadway The One 
The Raid
Gareth Evans'  actioner revolving around a Swat team's attempt to extract a powerful drug lord from an apartment block filled with dangerous criminals. Starring Iko Uwais.  In Indonesian with English subtitles.  Today, 7.55pm, Broadway Cinematheque  
The Yellow Sea
Na Hong-jin's  crime drama-thriller centring on a debt-ridden Yanji taxi driver who becomes the target of the police, the mafia and  others after a hit job he reluctantly took on in Seoul goes awry. In Korean with English subtitles.  Today, 9.30pm, Palace IFC 
KINO/11 - Recent German Film Productions
Goethe-Institut HK presents a programme of 13 German feature films, including the following two.  Ends tomorrow. AMC Festival Walk, U/G Level, Festival Walk, 80 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong; AMC Pacific Place,  L1 Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Admiralty; Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central; HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai; and HK Science Museum, 2 Science Museum Rd, TST East, HK$60 Urbtix and respective cinemas. Inquiries: 2802 0088
Young Goethe in Love
Historical biopic about Johann Wolfgang von Goethe  that focuses on the poet-philosopher-polymath's law student days and his early love affairs. In German with Chinese and English subtitles.  Today, 7.50pm, AMC  Pacific Place 
Lessons of a Dream
Drama centring on a young teacher (Daniel Br?hl) hired to teach English at a strict German school for boys in 1874 who introduces soccer to his students. In German with Chinese and English subtitles.  Today, 9.50pm, AMC Pacific Place   
Classical in Cinema
The Music Art & Film Culture Promotion Association of HK presents a HD programme of classical music concerts and operas including the following HD film. Ends January 2012. AMC Pacific Place, L1 Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Admiralty; Broadway The One, 6-11/F The One, 100 Nathan Rd, TST; Grand Ocean, Ocean Centre, 3 Canton Rd, TST; Palace IFC, Podium Level 1, IFC Mall, 8 Finance St, Central; and The Podium, L4, Cyberport 2, 100 Cyberport Rd, Cyberport. HK$75-HK$190 HK Ticketing (for The Podium) and respective cinemas. Inquiries: 6336 3595  
Der Rosenkavalier 
Christian Thielemann conducts Ren?e Fleming, Sophie Koch, Diana Damrau, the M?nchner Philharmoniker and Philharmonia Chor Wien performing Richard Strauss' comic opera about love and intrigue in 18th-century Vienna. In German with Chinese and English subtitles.  Today, 8pm, AMC Pacific Place, Nov 6, 1pm, Broadway The One, Nov 13, 8pm, Palace IFC  
Around Town
Wine Auctions
Feldman Wine Auctions event featuring 
the auctioning of a 1894 Barolo from Fontanafredda.  Today, noon, Park Lane Hotel, 310 Gloucester Rd, Causeway Bay, free entry. Inquiries: 3568 4994. Acker Merrall and Condit auction of wines of Burgundy. Nov 4, 4pm, Island Shangri-La, Pacific Place Supreme Court Rd, Admiralty; and Nov 5, 11am, Grand Hyatt HK, 1 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, free entry. Inquiries: 2525 0538 
Sedan Chair Race and Bazaar
 Fund-raising event for the Sedan Chair Charities Fund featuring: teams carrying sedan chairs racing around the Peak on a 2.1km route,  today, 10am-noon; and a bazaar with game stalls, arts and crafts booths, storytelling, live bands, and food and drinks,  today, noon-4pm, The Matilda International Hospital, the Peak, free to watch (race) and bazaar entry. Inquiries: 2849 0449 
HK Wine and Dine Festival
Taste wines and sample foods at more than 280 booths. Events include a wine auction (today, 4pm).  Today, 2pm-11pm, West Kowloon Waterfront Promenade, entry free. Inquiries: discoverhongkong.com/wineanddine  
Climate Change and Low-Carbon Lifestyle
WWF-HK's climate programme head William Yu lectures on global climate change and its impact in Hong Kong. In Cantonese.  Today, 3pm, HK Central Library, 66 Causeway Rd, Causeway Bay, free. Inquiries: 2921 0351
Lan Kwai Fong Halloween Street Party
Street party featuring street performances and festive going-ons inside area restaurants and bars.  Today-tomorrow, 6pm-midnight, Lan Kwai Fong, Central, free admissions. Inquiries: www.lankwaifong.com
Maseena Ziegler Lunch
Meet the author of Ladies Who Launch in Hong Kong. In English.  Tomorrow, noon, Kee Club, 6/F, 32 Wellington St, Central, HK$400, includes lunch, booking required. Inquiries: 2865 0421 
Local Elections, Long-Term Effects?  The HK District Council Elections of 2011 - Survey Results Presentation
HK Baptist University professor Michael  DeGolyer  and HK Institute of Education's Sonny Lo Shui-hing  discuss  voter's concerns and preferences, and how the infighting among various political groupings will affect the results of these increasingly important elections. In English. Nov 2, 1.15pm (lunch, 12.45pm), Foreign Correspondents' Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$180 (members HK$150), includes lunch, registration required. Inquiries: 2521 1511
Challenges to the US and Global Economies
 Former US Secretary for the Treasury and Council on Foreign Relations co-chairman Robert Rubin  shares his views about challenges in the contemporary economic climate. In English. Nov 3, 8.30pm (reception, 6.45pm; dinner, 7.30pm), J.W. Marriott Hotel, Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Admiralty, HK$3,800 (Asia Society members HK$3,000), includes dinner, booking required. Inquiries: 2103 9508




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