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Jade Lee-Duffy

Exhibitions

Huizhou Vernacular Architecture

Wood, brick and stone carvings from the Ming and Qing dynasties. Today, 10am-6pm, HK Heritage Museum, 1 Man Lam Rd, Sha Tin, $10.  Inquiries: 2180 8188. Ends today

Bruce Nabegeyo, Eric Kumunja Tjapaltjarri, Josie Petrick Kemarre Works by Aboriginal artists from Australia. Mon-Sat, 10am-7pm, Wellington Gallery, G/F, 31A Wyndham St, Central. Inquiries: 2541 2225. Ends Fri

Lotus Girls

Nguyen Thanh Binh's  paintings of women in traditional Vietnamese dress. Mon-Sat, 9.30am-6.30pm, Sun, 10.30am-6pm, Arch Angel Art, 38 Peel St (corner of Hollywood Rd), Central. Inquiries: 2854 4255. Ends Jul 21

Pilgrim Progress

Andrew Lui's paintings of horses and men. Mon-Fri, 10am-7pm, Sat, 10am-3pm, Art Beatus Exchange Square Gallery, Shop 301-302 Exchange Square  1 Podium, Central. Inquiries:  2522 1138. Ends Jul 29

History of Ta Teh Institute Exhibition

Artifacts and photos of an arts college set up by the Communist Party. Mon-Sat, 10am-6pm, Sun and public holidays, 10am-7pm (closed on Tue), HK Museum of History, 100 Chatham Rd South, TST, $5, $10. Inquiries: 2724 9042. Ends Oct 3

Art of Giving

Contemporary Chinese art. 10am-6pm (closed Thu except public holidays), HK Museum of Art, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, $5, $10. Inquiries: 2721 0116. Ends Oct 30

Performing Arts

World's Children Choir Festival

Thirty children's choirs from 10 countries sing together. Asian night: today, 8pm. Grand Songbridge Gala concert: tomorrow, 8pm. Closing concert: Wed, 8pm. Evening concerts at HK Cultural Centre, Concert Hall, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, $80-$200 Urbtix. Free afternoon concerts: today-Wed, 1.30pm, 3pm, 5.30pm (no 3pm show tomorrow), various venues. Inquiries: 2722 1650

Proof

HK Repertory Theatre play about a depressed daughter. In Cantonese with English surtitles: Tomorrow-Wed, 7.45pm, Sat-Sun, 2.45pm, 7.45pm. In Putonghua with Chinese and English surtitles: Fri-Sun, 7.45pm. HK Arts Centre, Shouson Theatre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, $100-$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3103 5900

Golden Oldies Concert

Six Taiwanese singers perform classics from the 1960s. In Putonghua. Today-tomorrow,  7.30pm, HK Coliseum, 9 Cheong Wan Rd, Hunghom, $160-$380 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2481 6828

Cantonese Operatic Songs Concert

Arias by 13 local and mainland opera singers. Wed,  7pm,  HK Coliseum, 9 Cheong Wan Rd, Hunghom, $120-$260 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2481 6828

Strings Talent Concert

Yip's Children's Choir performs. Wed, 8pm, City Hall, Theatre, Edinburgh Place, Central, $90, $120 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2317 0681

Good

Rick Cheung's Dance Theatre presents a fast-paced piece about a couple falling in love.  Thu-Sat, 8pm, Fringe Club, O2 Theatre, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, $60-$99  HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2521 7251

Summer Concert Pearl Delta Chamber Soloists  play Beethoven and Schubert. Sat, 8pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, Concert Hall, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, $110, $130  HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 9622 6920

The Emperor and the Nightingale

The HK Ballet returns with a story of searching for love and beauty. Fri-Sun,  7.30pm (Sat-Sun also at 2.30pm), HK Cultural Centre, Grand Theatre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, $100-$260 Urbtix.

Inquiries: 2105 9724

Extra-curricular

Quest to the World's  Great Mountains

Mountaineer Doug Scott  talks about his 50-year climbing career.  Today, 6.30pm, HK Football Club, Causeway Bay, $100 (Royal Geographical Society members), $150, includes drinks and snacks. Inquiries: rgshk@netvigator.com

Davis Cup

Tennis players from around Asia compete in The Asia/Oceania Zone Group III. Wed-Sun, 4pm-10pm, Victoria Park Tennis Courts, Causeway Bay, free. Inquiries: www.tennishk.org

Quiz Night

General knowledge quiz. Wed, 6.30pm, Foreign Correspondents' Club, Main Dining Rm, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, $900 (team of six), includes dinner. Inquires: 2521 1511

HK Book Fair 2005

Includes new releases, conferences and storytelling for kids. Jul 20, 9am-10pm, Jul 21-22, 10am-10pm, Jul 23, 10am-midnight, Jul 24, 10am-10pm, Jul 25, 10am-6pm, HK Convention and Exhibition Centre, Wan Chai, $20, $10. Inquiries: www.hkbookfair.com

Films

Beyond Angkor

Archaeologist Claude Jacques explores temples and other heritage sites that lie beyond the popular tourist location of Angkor. In English. Today, 8pm, Mediatheque Alliance Francaise, 52 Jordan Rd, Jordan, free. Inquiries: 2730 3257

The Overture (Hoam-rong)

Oscar-nominated film that follows the life of Thailand's classical musician Luang Pradit Phairao, from his humble beginning to his time as a court musician. In Thai with English subtitles. Wed and Sat,  7.30pm, HK Film Archive,  50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho, $40, $60 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2103 9502

May and August

Two little sisters are forced to fend for themselves after their parents are killed by Japanese troops in Nanking in 1937. Filmed in 2002 by director Raymond To. Fri, 7.30pm, HK Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho, $40, $60 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2739 2139

i-city

Nine animations by local artists, including The Tired City about an office worker who finds the meaning of life, and Nonsense Noise, about a city's fast pace. In Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles. Fri-Sat, Jul 22, 7.30pm, Jul 23, 5.30pm, Agnes b. Cinema, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, $50 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2582 0200

Urbtix: 2734 9009

Urbtix/CityLine credit-card booking: 2111 5999

Fringe: 2521 7251

CityLine: 2317 6666

HK Ticketing: 3128 8288

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