Ex Libris

Australian artist-architect James McGrath's paintings inspired by what he saw at the Strahov Baroque Monastic Library in Prague. Mon-Fri, 11am-7pm, Sat-Sun, 11am-5pm, The Cat Street Gallery, 222 Hollywood Rd, Sheung Wan. Inquiries: 2291 0006. Ends Jan 29

DoubleDouble

Barry Jacques' video projection work attempts to capture and relay some of the frenzied activity that takes place daily on the highways, waterways and high-rise urban housing complexes of Hong Kong; with music by David Smith. Tue-Sat, 10.30am-6.30pm, Amelia Johnson Contemporary, LG/F, 91-95 Hollywood Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2548 2286. Ends Feb 4

Laisee - 10 Years of Koru Contemporary Art in HK

Sculptural work in glass, wood or ceramic created by artists including Etsuko Nishi, Elizabeth Thomson and Chris Weaver in celebration of Koru's 10th anniversary. Tue-Sat, 11am-6pm, Koru2, Koru Contemporary Art, Unit 1604, 16/F Hing Wai Centre, 7 Tin Wan Praya Rd, Aberdeen. Inquiries: 2580 5922. Inquiries: 2580 5922. Ends Feb 14

Winter Joy

Seasonal show of works by Laurent Grasso, Yayoi Kusama, Mr., Yoshitomo Nara and Irving Penn. Tue-Sat, 11am-7pm, Edouard Malingue Gallery, 1/F, 8 Queen's Rd Central. Inquiries: 2810 0317. Ends Feb 25

Wu Guanzhong: Painting - Dance - Music

Exhibition of works by the late artist (1919-2010) that looks at the tempo, rhythm and interplay between void and solidity that characterise his paintings in the use of visual elements such as dots, lines and planes. 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 Apr 15

Performing Arts

Being Poon Chan-leung - Chanting in Silhouette

HK Repertory Theatre's black box theatre work about a stage veteran of two decades who loses his ability to differentiate between his real life and on-stage personae. In Cantonese. Jan 17, 8pm, HKRep Black Box, 8/F Sheung Wan Civic Centre, Sheung Wan Municipal Services Building, 345 Queen's Rd Central, Sheung Wan, HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3103 5900

HK International Chamber Music Festival

Concert series including concerts with: violinist Henning Kraggerud and pianist Shai Wosner playing works by Mozart and Brahms, Jan 17, 7pm, HK$150; musicians including violinist Lin Cho-liang, harpist Naoko Yoshino and pianist Andreas Haefliger playing works by composers including Saint-Saens, Chausson, Debussy and Ravel, Jan 18, 8pm, HK$190-HK$380; and musicians including soprano Ying Huang, violinist Clara-Jumi Kang and violist Paul Neubauer performing works by Beethoven, Schubert, Mozart and Brahms, Jan 19, 8pm, HK$180-HK$400 Urbtix. All concerts: HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central. Inquiries: 3518 7290

Pakho 'See You Soon' Concert 2012

Canto-pop singer-songwriter-actor Pakho Chau Pak-ho performs. Jan 17, 8pm, Kitec, 1 Trademart Drive, Kowloon Bay, HK$300 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: warnermusic.com.hk

J.S. Bach and Beethoven for Lunch Time Concert

Clarinettists David Wong and Sophia Long, bassoonists Karen Yeung and Judy Lin, and french horn players Sunny Cheung and Richard Ho play works by the two German composers. Jan 18, 1.15pm, St John's Cathedral, 4-8 Garden Rd, Central, free. Inquiries: 9731 3388

The Tiger Who Came to Tea

ABA Productions' KidsFest presentation of a musical theatre show about a girl named Sophie, her mother and an anthropomorphised tiger who interrupts their afternoon tea. In English. Jan 18, 20, 22, 5pm, also Jan 21, 10am, noon, Jan 22, 3pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$195-HK$395 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2547 7150

Academy Symphony Orchestra Concerto Concert

Alan Cumberland conducts the HK Academy for Performing Arts' academy orchestra performing works by Jolivet, Kuan Nai-chung, Walton and Chopin. Jan 18, 7.30pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$85 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2584 8517

We're Going on a Bear Hunt

ABA Productions' KidsFest presentation of a play about a family's romp through sweeping landscapes in search of a bear. In English. Jan 19, 25, 5pm, also Jan 22, 26, 10am, noon, Jan 25, 3pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$195-HK$395 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2547 7150

2012 Cantoria HK Cathedral Concert

John Winzenburg conducts the HK Baptist University chamber choir and Baptist Brass Quintet performing works by Buxtehude, Samuel Barber and Rossini. Jan 19, 8pm, St John's Cathedral, 4-8 Garden Rd, Central, free. Inquiries: 3411 7047

An Evening with Mark Twain

British actor Daniel Foley performs in a play giving a first-person account of the life of Samuel Langhorne Clemens (Mark Twain). In English. Jan 19-21, 8pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$150 (HK$120 members) HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2521 7251

Chinese Instrumental Concert - Ku Hui-man and Wong On-yuen

Pipa player Ku and erhu player Wong play works including The Moon Rises High and The Forlorn Drifter; erhu player Wong Sun-tat, pianist Cheng Wai (Jan 19 only), zheng player Choi Ngar-si, xiao player Tam Po-shek, yangqin player Bryan Lai (Jan 21 only) and daruan player Gao Sijia also feature. Jan 19, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$120-HK$260; and Jan 21, 2.30pm, Xiang Hai Xuan Multi-purpose Hall, Nan Lian Garden, 60 Fung Tak Rd, Diamond Hill, HK$220 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7321

Cinema

Remembering Ricky Hui (1946-2011)

The HK Film Archive presents a programme of four films featuring the late comedian-actor-singer Ricky Hui Koon-Ying, including the following film. Until Jan 27. HK Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$20 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2739 2139

Plain Jane to the Rescue

John Woo Yu-sum's working-class comedy centring on a homely woman (Josephine Siao Fong-fong) who goes from job to job but whose latest undertaking sees her tutoring a genial gentleman whose son wants his father's inheritance all to himself. In Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles. Jan 20, 11am, HK Film Archive.