The Planner
Exhibitions
Seeing Red: Signature Dresses by Valentino
Featuring 23 red dresses from Valentino's haute couture and ready-to-wear collections. Today, 11am-8pm, the Landmark, Atrium, 15 Queen's Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2523 8035. Ends today
Sketching Hong Kong: Exhibition on Kong Kai Ming Collection
The artist, teacher and writer creates contrasting distances through sketches of Hong Kong street scenes. Today, 10am-6pm, HK Museum of History, 100 Chatham Rd South, TST East. Inquiries: 2724 9042. Ends today
Three Filipino Artists
Francesca Enriquez paints moody, genteel domestic interiors, Waling Waling Gorospe brings attention to observations of daily life; and Elaine Navas depicts gates and doors in textured fields of colour. Today-tomorrow, 10.30am- 7.30pm, Osage Gallery, 45 Caine Rd, Lower Ground Shop 1, Soho, Central. Inquiries: 2537 0688. Ends tomorrow
Endangered Reptiles, Amphibians
Exhibition of more than 1,000 living reptiles and amphibians from 100 species, including alligator, snapping turtle, Singapore blue tarantula and the biggest species of tortoise in the world. Today-tomorrow, noon-10pm, East Point City, Tseung KwanO, free. Inquiries: 2628 7399. Ends tomorrow
Faces of China
Group oil paintings of ethnic groups in China, by artists including Xie Heng Xing, Yan Ya Ya, Yu Han Xi and Chen Wei. Today, noon-6pm, tomorrow-Thu, 10.30am-7pm, Connoisseur Art Gallery, Shop G3, Chinachem Hollywood Centre, 1 Hollywood Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2868 5358. Ends Thu
Marilyn Monroe & Friends
Sam Shaw (1912-1999) took photographs of Marilyn Monroe and her friends, including director Alfred Hitchcock, Anthony Quinn, Cary Grant, Marlon Brando, Remy Schneider and Sean Connery. Mon-Fri, 10am-7pm; Sat, 10am-3pm; Art Beatus Gallery Shop 301-302, Exchange Square Podium, Exchange Square, Central. Inquiries: 2522 1138. Ends Oct 17
Traditions and Beyond
Artists to include Vietnam's Nguyen Tu Nghiem who is inspired by ancient statues and relief sculptures, Dang Xuan Hoa who uses symbols and objects to convey his roots and traditions, with Moyin Leung and whimsical ink painter Zhang Shi Pei of China. Mon-Sat, 10.30am-6.30pm, Galerie La Vong, 13/F One Lan Kwai Fong, Central. Inquiries: 2869 6863. Ends Oct 28
Performing Arts
EDITOR'S PICK
The Rocky Horror Show
Stylus Productions and Katterwall present Richard O'Brien's full-length cult musical with classic songs including Time Warp. Starring Daren Durkin as Dr FrankN Furter, Douglas Pyle as Brad Majors and Jessica Caplan as Janet Weiss. Directed by Adam West. Not for children under 13. Tomorrow-Sat, 8pm, Fringe Theatre, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central., HK$190 (members), HK$240 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 3128 8288
Play Until You Die
Live Theatre presents two Christopher Durang plays: For Whom the Southern Belle Tolls and The Actor's Nightmare. Tomorrow-Sat, 7.45pm, Fringe Club, Fringe Studio, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$75 (members), HK$95. Inquiries: 2521 7251
SPCA 85th Anniversary All Stars for Animals Charity Concert
Charity concert presented by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Tomorrow, 7.30pm, HK Cultural Centre, Concert Hall, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$100-HK$1,200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2734 9009
Wuhan Peking Opera Theatre
The opera troupe with performers including Liu Wei, Liu Hangbin, Zhou Jian, Liu Baotong and Chen Youling provide three opera nights from Weds to Fri. Shows at 7.30pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$100-HK$280 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323
The Punchline Comedy Club
Three British stand-up comedians Sean Meo, Paul Chowdhry and Michael McIntyre try to make audiences laugh. Thu-Sat, 9pm, The Viceroy, 2/F Sun Hung Kai Centre, 30 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$280 (tickets at Cityline). Inquiries: 2317 6666
A Tribute to Ng Tai-kong
Artistic director Yan Huichang leads the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra and zheng musician Shui Wan-kwan in a memorial concert for Ng Tai-kong (1943-2001) the orchestra's founding director. The programme features some of Ng's best works such as the glorious Chance Encounter (1981) and Eighteen Variations on a Hu Pipe Melody (1983). Fri-Sat, 8pm, HK City Hall, Concert Hall, Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$100-HK$220 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3185 1600
Tales from Russia
David Atherton conducts the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra in Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf and Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker. Peter and the Wolf is narrated by Kathy Lam (in Cantonese) and Ben Pelletier (in English). Fri-Sat, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, Concert Hall, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$100-HK$250 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 2030
Extra-curricular
Priorities for HK Learners of English
Dr David Bunton discusses the main difficulties that Hongkongers have with English pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary. Today, 6.45pm-8pm, 4/F Lecture Theatre, HK Visual Arts Centre, 7A Kennedy Rd, Central, HK$25-HK$90. Inquiries: 2186 8449
Hong Kong Acting Meetup
Gathering for people interested in acting, filmmaking or theatre production. Today, 8pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, free. Inquiries: acting.meetup.com/3/
Mixer Cocktail Event
15th and 16th Century Chinese Textiles
Film
The 13th European Film Festival
Perlasca
Giorgio Perlasca was an Italian cattle trader who posed as the Spanish consul in Nazi-occupied Budapest and sheltered about 5,000 would-be Jewish victims. In Italian with Chinese and English subtitles. Directed by Alberto Negrin. Today, 7.30pm, Chinese University, Auditorium, Sir Run Run Shaw Hall, Sha Tin, free (first-come, first-served). Inquiries: 2609 7851
Tesis (Thesis)
Alejandro Amenabar directs a crime-thriller about Angela, a student, who uncovers a snuff film showing the murder of a former student. She starts her own investigation, and suspects a handsome classmate. In Spanish with English subtitles. Tomorrow, 7.30pm, at HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, free (tickets must be collected in advance). Inquiries: 2763 6236
Urbtix: 2734 9009
Urbtix/CityLine credit- card booking: 2111 5999
Fringe: 2521 7251
CityLine: 2317 6666
HK Ticketing: 3128 8288