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Exhibitions
My Light Photography Exhibition
Joey Ho, winner of the Honourable Mention Prize in the exhibition section of the 14th Asia Pacific Interior Design Awards 2006, displays a spiral design of bright primary colours and projections of family photographs that reflect on the meaning of life. Today-tomorrow, 10am-7.30pm, HK Central Library, 66 Causeway Road, Causeway Bay. Inquiries: 2232 0088. Ends tomorrow
Christie's Hong Kong Autumn Auctions
Exhibition of auction items including contemporary Southeast Asian art, 20th century Chinese art, classical Chinese paintings and imperial Chinese ceramics. Today-tomorrow, 10.30am- 6.30pm, HK Convention and Exhibition Centre, Grand Hall, Expo Drive, Wan Chai. Inquiries: 2521 5396. Ends tomorrow
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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. Today- Sun, 10am-8pm (closed Thu), HK Museum of Art, 2/F Special Exhibition Gallery, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$20, HK$40. Inquiries: 2721 0116. Ends Sun
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
Song Yongping + Song Yonghong
Song Yongping shows evocative photographs of the last years of his parents' lives. Song's brother Yonghong paints characters in flat colours as if they were puppets. Mon-Fri, 10am-6.30pm, Sat, 10am-6pm, Hanart TZ Gallery, 202 Henley Bldg, 5 Queen's Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2526 9019. Ends Dec 6
Scene
Chinese painter Li Mu showcases personalised studies of colourful Parisian cafes and traditional Chinese teahouses. Mon-Fri, 10am-7pm, Anna Ning Fine Art, Room 101, St George's Bldg, 2 Ice House St, Central. Inquiries: 2521 3193. Ends Dec 7
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Beyond Beijing
In the gallery's new art space, the exhibition features egg shell installations, steel plate sculptures and paintings by 16 contemporary artists, including Chen Wenbo, He Jie, Hua Qing, Weng Peijun and Wang Dongsheng. Tue-Sun, 10am-7pm, Osage - Kwun Tong, 5/F Kian Dai Industrial Bldg, 73-75 Hung To Rd, Kwun Tong. Inquiries: 2793 4817. Ends Jan 26
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Robot Dream Exhibition
Showcasing dozens of realistic-looking and technologically advanced robots from Japan. Daily, 10am-9pm, Skydome Atrium, L1 Discovery Park, Shopping Centre, Tsuen Wan. Inquiries: 2750 0031. Ends Feb 25
Performing Arts
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Grainger Quartet
Following a tour in Australia, violinists Natsuko Yoshimoto and James Cuddeford, with violist Jeremy Williams and cellist Peter Rejto perform chamber music. Today, 8pm, HK City Hall, Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$100, HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2836 3336
How I Learned to Drive
Academy for Performing Arts drama student Lee Wai-sum directed and translated Paula Vogel's Pulitzer prize-winning play about forgiveness and survival. In Cantonese. Today-Sat, 7.45pm, (Sat also at 2.45pm), HK Academy for Performing Arts, Studio Theatre, 1 Gloucester Rd,
Wan Chai, HK$45-HK$90
HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 3128 8288
Jack and the Beanstalk
Hong Kong Players' pantomime featuring the Tony-award winning actor Richard Griffiths, who played Uncle Vernon in the Harry Potter movies, as the voice of The Giant. Tomorrow-Sat, 7.30pm; Sat also at also at 2.30pm; Sun, 11.30am and 4pm, Shouson Theatre, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$150, HK$240 Urbtix.
Inquiries: 9852 2668
Sounds Pacifically Asian
Asian music performances by artists including Shiho Nagai (Japan) playing the traditional lute, the sanshin; lap steel guitarist Mike Cooper from the UK, gamelan player Alit Adi Putra from Bali and the Chinese Music Virtuosi. Thu, 7.30pm, Loke Yew Hall, University of Hong Kong, Pok Fu Lam, free (first-come, first served). Inquiries: 2859 7045
Passion for Mozart
Jimmy Chan conducts the annual concert of the Ella Kiang Singers in a repertoire of Mozart's Mass in CMajor Coronation and Die Zauberflote. Thu, HK City Hall, Concert Hall, Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$100, HK$150 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2734 9009
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My Fair Lady
The Hong Kong Singers and HK Academy for Performing Arts perform the 1956 classic musical. Directed by Tony Penny. Charity gala performances: Fri and Dec 8, 7.30pm (HK$800, half the proceeds go to Operation Santa Claus). Sat, Dec 6-7, Dec 9, 7.30pm; Sun, 2pm; and Dec 10, 2pm and 7pm, (Sat and Dec 9 also at 2.30pm) HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$250-HK$300 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2537 4180
Symphony Under the Stars
Sleeping Bertie
Purple Turtle combines two fairy tales to stage a family performance with evil witches, handsome princes and scary curses. Sat-Sun, noon, Grappa's Cellar, B/F Jardine House, 1 Connaught Rd, Central, HK$165 (advance), HK$180 (door). Inquiries: 2520 6568
Extra curricular
Saving China's Tigers
Buteyko Breathing
Academic Publishing: Looking Ahead
Peter Cookson Smith's Book Launch
The author launches The Urban Design of Impermanence - Streets, Places& Spaces in Hong Kong, a collection of sketches, illustrations and essays. Thu, 6.30pm-8pm, Kelly and Walsh, Shop 305, Exchange Square, Central, free. Inquiries: 2524 2068
Film
The Art of the Commercials
Award-winning commercials from around the world. Various times, Agnesb Cinema, HK Arts Centre, 2Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$40 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2582 0273. Ends Dec 10.
Village Middle School
Tammy Cheung's documentary about a school in rural Yunnan. Post-screening discussion with the director. In Putonghua with Chinese and English subtitles. Tomorrow, 6.30pm, the Hong Kong Museum of History, Lecture Theatre, Ground Floor, 100 Chatham Rd South, TST, free. Inquiries: 6010 0364
Urbtix: 2734 9009
Urbtix/CityLine credit- card booking: 2111 5999
Fringe: 2521 7251
CityLine: 2317 6666
HK Ticketing: 3128 8288