Chu's 50 Years of Hong Kong

The former president of the Visual Arts Society in Hong Kong, Chu Hing-wah juxtaposes large colour surfaces to depict human emotions and interactions. Tomorrow-Wed, 10am-6.30pm, Hanart TZ Gallery, 2/F Henley Bldg, 5 Queen's Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2526 9019. Ends Wed

Glimpses of Hong Kong and China

David Paskett paints detailed studies of calligraphers, tea houses and restaurants, tropical fish, teapots, and a sea of bicycles in watercolours. Tue-Sat, 11am-6pm, Picture This Gallery, Suite 603B, 6/F, Office Tower, 9 Queen's Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2525 2820. Ends Sat

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Museum-Collected 19th- and 20th-Century Masterworks

Baoqu Tang Modern Art Gallery teams up with Beverly Hills' Timothy Yarger Fine Art to present paintings, drawings and ceramics from artists including Picasso, Matisse, Miro and Chagall, estimated to be worth HK$2 billion. Today-Sat, 10am-7pm, Baoqu Tang Modern Art Gallery, L153, 156-159 InterContinental Hong Kong, TST. Inquiries: 2723 1928. Ends Sat

Super Small Stick - Lighting Installation

Letter to My Mother

Canada-based Virginia Mak's sepia-coloured photographs of desires, expectations and disappointments create a dialogue with her mother, who lives in Hong Kong. Mon-Sat, noon-10pm, Economist Gallery, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2521 7251. Ends Nov 20

Motel

Photographs of motels along an eerie North American landscape by Steve Payne. Mon-Thu, 3pm-midnight, Fri-Sat, 3pm- 3am, Fotogalerie, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2521 7251. Ends Nov 20

Meaningless Letter

Indonesian artist Yunizar uses simple painting and sketching techniques to focus on creativity and inventiveness, producing paintings with meaningless letters of the alphabet. Tue-Sat, 10.30am-7.30pm, Sun, 2pm-7pm, Sin Sin Fine Art, 1Prince's Terrace, Mid-Levels. Inquiries: 2858 5072. Ends Nov 22

Men, I Wish I Knew How to Quit You

Plump and fleshy ceramic figures with humour, satire and cynicism by Rosanna Li Wei-han. Mon-Sat, 11am-7pm, Grotto Fine Art, 2/F 31C-D Wyndham St, Central. Inquiries: 2121 2270. Ends Nov 25

Breath of Light and Shade

Luxembourg-born artist Gust Graas creates abstract paintings with glowing hues, earthy tones, distinctive textures and faint images of houses and birds. Opening reception today, 6.30pm-8pm. Mon-Sat, 10am-6pm, Kwai Fung Hin Art Gallery, 20 Ice House Street, Central. Inquiries: 2580 0058. Ends Nov 25

Perceptions About Time

Yu Ajun paints the hutongs and courtyard houses of Beijing with a heightened sense of realism. Mon-Sat, 10am-7pm, Sun, noon-6.30pm, Galerie du Monde, 328 Pacific Place, Queensway, Admiralty. Inquiries: 2525 0529. Ends Nov 30

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Artists and their Models: Masterpieces from the Pompidou Centre, Paris

Features portraits, sculptures and installations by 20th-century masters such as Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Francis Bacon and Marc Chagall. Daily, 10am-8pm (closed Thu), HK Museum of Art, 2/F Special Exhibition Gallery, Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$20, HK$40. Inquiries: 2721 0116. Ends Dec 3

A Whim, A Bloom Hong Wai's Chinese inks tinged with contemporary colour and quick movements. Daily, 10am-7pm (closed Tue), UMA G, G/F, 12 St Francis St, Wan Chai. Inquiries: 2528 3669. Ends Dec 6

Dr Sun Yat-sen in Paper-cut Silhouette

Paper-cut artist Lu Xue demonstrates his handiwork with images of the Chinese revolutionary leader, including a two-metre-high cut-out. Mon- Sat, 10am-6pm, Sun, 10am-7pm, (closed Tue), Foyer, Museum of History, 100 Chatham Rd South, TST East, free. Inquiries: 2724 9042. Ends Jan 15

Fortune Tellers

Inaugural exhibition with Scots Turner Prize finalist David Mach who creates collages with Hong Kong postcards to form portraits of Marilyn Monroe and Mao Zedong. Mon-Sat, 10am-6pm, M1NT Gallery, 108 Hollywood Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2261 1111. Ends Feb 18

Performing Arts

Highlights of Mozart's Concerto Movements

Performance by the Pan Asia Symphony Orchestra and six young musicians - violinists Agnes Tse and Clement Luu, cellist Teddy Chow, clarinettist Vivien Law, horn soloist Raymond Cheng and pianist Wong Wai-yuen, conducted by Yip Wai-hong. Narrated in Cantonese. Today, 8pm, Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre, 111 Shau Kei Wan Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$60, HK$90 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7321

Piano Recital by Julie Kuok

The pianist, who won first prize at the 1995 Hong Kong Open Piano Competition, plays a repertoire including Mozart's Piano Sonata in C, K330 and Chopin's 24 Preludes, Op28.

Today, 8pm, HK City Hall, Concert Hall, Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$90-HK$130 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7321

Percussion Carnival

Brazilian drumming concert featuring music director Lung Heung-wing and Brazilian percussionist Carlos Ferreira, who play glockenspiel, marimba and chimes. Other performers include the Four Gig Heads, Hong Kong Percussion Group and Island Sun Drum. The audience is encouraged to bring along their own percussion instruments. Today, 3pm, Yuen Long Theatre, 9 Yuen Long Tai Yuk Rd, Yuen Long. HK$90-HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7321

New Vision Arts Festival

i.Cherry

Inspired by Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard, Class 7A Drama Group and Shu Ning Presentation Unit perform a tale of power and money in which small companies grow into big ones and are then taken over. Post-performance talk on Sat. In Cantonese. Fri-Nov 19, 8pm, (Sat also at 3pm), HK Cultural Centre, Studio Theatre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$120, HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2370 1044

Geisha

Ong Keng Sen directs Singapore's Theatre Works in an exploration about geishas and their arts. Talents from Asian and Western theatre are employed, including three-time OBIE award-winner Karen Kandel. Accompaniment from shamisen musician Katsuyoshiju Kineya and electronic musician Toru Yamanaka. In English with Chinese surtitles. Post-performance talk on Sat. Fri-Sat, 8pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, Auditorium, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$120-HK$360 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2370 1044

Keely and Du

Suzie Wong

Hong Kong Ballet's swinging 60s production of an artist who falls in love with Suzie Wong. Choreography by Stephen Jefferies. Fri-Nov 19, 8pm; Nov 18-19, 3pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, Lyric Theatre, 1Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$100-HK$350 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2105 9724

Macau Orchestra

Under the baton of En Shao, who has conducted the London Symphony and the Royal Philharmonic, the Macau Orchestra performs its debut concert in Hong Kong with Taiwan-born pianist Chen Hung-kuan and violist Henning Kraggerud from Norway. Fri, 8pm, Sha Tin Town Hall, Auditorium, Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin, HK$100-HK$150 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7321

Rockapella

A five-man a cappella troupe from the US, originally members of Brown University alumni, fuse soul, rock, R&B and jazz. Nov 19, 8pm, HK City Hall, Concert Hall, Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$120-HK$280 Urbtix.

Inquiries: 2268 7321

CLP Light Classics Concert

The Hong Kong Sinfonietta with pianist Shirley Ip, who won first prize at the Oxford Music Festival, perform music by Shostakovich, Mozart, Grieg and Strauss. Nov 19, 3pm, HK Cultural Centre, Concert Hall, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$60-HK$150 Urbtix.

Inquiries: 2836 3336

Make it Mozart

Lior Shambadal of the Berlin Symphony Orchestra conducts the City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong with Austrian pianist Gerda Struhal and Canadian soprano Amelia Watkins in an all-Mozart programme. Nov 20, 7.30pm, the University of Hong Kong, Loke Yew Hall, Pokfulam Rd, HK$75, HK$150 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 3420 0107

Within One Second

A cappella group A#Singers, made up of former Hong Kong Children's Choir members, perform classic, jazz and dance songs including Can-Can, Dancing Queen and Disney hits. Nov 20, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST; Dec 11, HK City Hall, Edinburgh Place, Central. HK$100 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9033 5876

Micallef-Inanga Piano Duo

Collaborating since 1994 at the Royal Academy of Music in London, the award-winning piano duo of Jennifer Micallef and Glen Inanga start the concert with Mozart's Sonata for Two Pianos, followed by Shostakovich's 1953 Concertino. Nov 21, 8pm, HK City Hall, Concert Hall, Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$100-HK$250 Urbitx. Inquiries: 2268 7321

Much Ado About Nothing

Barenuckle Shakespeare stages a one-hour adaptation of Shakespeare's comedy involving sparring lovers, a half-brother and police officer. In English. Nov 23-25, 6pm and 8.30pm, Fringe Club,

Extra-curricular

Borrett Road Market

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Weekly Auctions

Discovering Terayama Shuji

Seminar on the Japanese director (1935-1983) by speakers Keeto Lam, Law Waiming, Tong Ching Siu and Wong Chi Fai. In Cantonese. Today, 4pm, HK Science Museum, Lecture Hall, 2 Science Museum Rd, TST East, free. Inquiries: 2734 2900

Financing Options to Start or Grow Your Business

The Women Business Owners' Club hosts a seminar on tips for attracting and raising funds. Speakers include Chris Wilcock of The Opportune Organisation and director of the Entrepreneurs' Club; Sidney Yankson, of Gladstone Morgan Portfolio Services and Gary Hadler of ITS Tutorial School. Tue, 6.30pm (registration), 7.30pm (seminar), One Bar and Grill, Level 2, One Exchange Square, Central, HK$350 (members), HK$450, includes dinner. Inquiries: 2541 0446

Setting Up Your Own Business

AFS Exchange

The American Field Service (AFS) hosts an information session on how to become a host family or be an exchange student with AFS. Sun, 2.30-4pm, Sai Tso Wan Neighbourhood Community

Centre, 81Cha Kwo Ling Rd, Kwun Tong, free. Inquiries: 2802 0383, ext 103

Public Lecture

The Department of Architecture at the University of Hong Kong presents a lecture on attenuation by Professor Scott Cohen of the Graduate School of Design, Harvard University. In English.

Wed, 6.30pm-8pm, T1 Meng Wah Complex, University of Hong Kong, Pok Fu Lam, free.

Inquiries: 2859 2131

Festive Sale

Linen Home features a collection of silk and jacquard bedspreads, woollen throws, cushion covers and runners. Wed-Thu, 10am-7.30pm, Conrad Hotel, Salisbury Rm, Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Admiralty, free. Inquiries: 9464 9612

John Wood Book Launch

Travel Writing Workshop

EDITOR'S PICK

Marco Polo German Bierfest

Film

Shuji Terayama

Labyrinth in the Field and Fruits of Passion

Labyrinth in the Field is a mingling and merging of imaginary worlds around Akira, who is tempted by devilishly beautiful women. Fruits of Passion involves a woman (Isabelle Illiers) who is tricked by a rich, old man into becoming a prostitute. Based on Pauline Reage's novel

The Story of O - Return to the Chateau. Both films directed by Terayama. In Japanese with English. Today, 6.45pm, HK Science Museum, Science Museum Rd, TST East, HK$20, HK$50 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2734 2900

Short Films Programme 2

Shorts include The Eraser (1977), where Terayama manually removes images from the film with an eraser; Les Chants de Maldoror (1977) deconstructs French writer Lautreamont's work of the same name with images of wiggling worms, bodies joining and a man turning into a woman; and Shadow Film - A Woman with Two Heads explores how an abandoned lover removes painful memories. In Japanese with English. Wed, 7.30pm, HK Science Museum, Science Museum Rd, TST East, HK$20, HK$50 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2734 2900

18-J

Ten 10-minute shorts by South American film-makers on the 1994 terrorist attack in Buenos Aires. In Spanish with English subtitles. Today, 2.40pm, HK$55, HK$75, tickets at Palace IFC box office. Inquiries: 6771 8070

Everything is Illuminated

Liev Schreiber directs the story of a man searching for a woman who saved his grandfather's life during the second world war. Based on a novel by Jonathan Safran Foer. In English, Russian and Ukrainian with English subtitles. Today, 7.10pm, Palace IFC, IFC Mall, 8 Finance St, Central, HK$55- HK$75. Inquiries: 6771 8070

The Art of the Commercials

The best commercials from around the world, including the following two programmes. Various times, Agnesb Cinema, HK Art Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$40 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2582 0273.

From Tue-Dec 10

Programme One

Selections of the All Japan Radio and Television Commercials 2005, which are known for outrageous humour and zaniness, plus winning 2006 ads from the Association of Independent Commercial Producers. Tue, Nov 30, Dec 2, Dec 5, 7.30pm; Nov 19, 4pm; Nov 21, Dec 10, 9pm; Nov 26, 5.30pm.

Programme Two

The British Television Advertising Awards 2006 include British ads with style and wit, plus a selection of the Asia-Pacific Advertising Festival 2006 that feature serious commercials such as the situation faced by a juvenile in a Philippines prison. Tue, Nov 30, Dec 2, Dec 5, 9pm; Nov 19, 5.30pm; Nov 23,

Nov 25-26, 7.30pm.

MACAU 53rd Macau Grand Prix

Japan Amusement Expo

Memory of Life & Melody of Love

NATIONAL

BEIJING

Shaolin Warriors

Mysterious Homeland

ShanghaiA Midsummer's Night

The Teatro alla Scala Ballet Company from Italy perform the ballet choreographed by George Balachine. Accompanied by the Shanghai Opera House Orchestra. Today-Sat, 7.15pm, Shanghai Grand Theatre, Grand Theatre, 300 People's Boulevard, 120-880 yuan.

Inquiries: (86 21) 6374 4968

Robin Gibb

The former Bee Gees member performs. Sat, 7.30pm, Shanghai Grand Stage, (inside Shanghai Stadium, 1111 Caoxi Rd), 280-2,280 yuan. Inquiries: (86 21) 6374 4968 or shdx.piao.com.cn

TAIPEI

2006 World View Series

Sasha Waltz & Guests-Korper

Nobuko Imai Viola Recital

Staatskapelle Dresden

South Korean conductor Myung-Whun Chung leads the German Staatskapelle ensemble in a performance of works by Beethoven and Brahms. Tue-Wed, 7.30pm, National Concert, l, 21-1, Zhongshan S. Rd, NT$1,800-3,600.

Hu Xueyan

In Dark Space, Dreamy Flying

REGIONAL

BANGKOKEpic Opera

Under the direction of the Netherlands Opera Studio's founder, Hans Nieuwenhuis,

Big Fizz

Australian rockers Sherbert from the 1970s have dusted off their guitars and squeezed back

Mao Zedong

Singapore

Little Shop of Horrors

The famous off-Broadway hit musical, written by Howard

A Bedfull of Foreigners

Rockapella

A Good Year for Music

Asian Contemporary Art in Print

Prints by nine Asian artists, including Michael Lin (Taiwan); Lin Tianmiao (China); Moon Ji-ha (Korea) and Wilson Shieh (Hong Kong). Tue-Sat, 10am-6pm Tue- Sat, Singapore Tyler Print Institute, 41 Robertson Quay, free. Inquiries: (65) 6336 3663. Ends Nov 25

Cultures of Creativity

Travelling exhibition of artifacts and the creative work of Nobel Laureates. Mon-Sat, 11am-8pm, Fri, 11am-6pm, Lee Kong Chian Atrium, University Hall, National University of Singapore, S$2. Inquiries: (65) 6516 8163. Ends Jan 24

Tokyo

Bobby Caldwell

Rooster

Concert by the British rock band. Tomorrow-Tue, 7pm, Y6,000, Shibuya-AX, 6,000 yen. Inquiries: (81 3) 5466 0777

Urbtix: 2734 9009

Urbtix/CityLine credit- card booking: 2111 5999

Fringe: 2521 7251

CityLine: 2317 6666

HK Ticketing: 3128 8288