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Jade Lee-Duffy

Exhibitions

The Travel Show

Featuring vintage travel posters, luggage labels and other travel memorabilia. Tue-Sat, 11am-6pm, Picture This Gallery, Suite 603B, 6/F Office Tower, 9 Queen's Rd Central. Inquiries: 2525 2820. Ends Sept 24

Lost in Transition

Kris Vervaeke's   photographs of Kashgar, an ancient hub on the old Silk Road.  Mon-Sat, noon-10pm, Economist Gallery, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2521 7251. Ends Sept 24

Earth in Many Moods

Pippin Drysdale  features ceramic works inspired by landscapes. Mon-Sat, 11am-7pm, Gaffer Studio Glass, Unit 5A, 15/F The Centrium, 60 Wyndham St, Central. Inquiries: 2521 1770.  Ends Oct 15

Une Ode de Madagascar

Chan Sicpo  exhibits his paintings - portraying the daily life of the Malagasy people - after they were shown in Beijing at the National Art Museum of China.  Mon-Fri, 10am-7pm, Osage Gallery, Loft,  20 Hing Yip St, 3/F Kwun Tong.  Inquiries: 2793 4817. Ends Oct 30

French Vision of China

Historical works including lithographs and engravings that illustrate the cultural exchange between France and China.  Daily, 10am-6pm (closed Thu),  HK Museum of Art, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, $10, $5. Inquiries: 2721 0116. Ends Oct 30

Wonders of the Human Body

Showcases more than 200 real human organs and 22 full-body exhibits with a touch'n'feel corner where visitors can touch the brain, heart, liver, stomach, and bone. Daily, 10am-10pm, The Metropolis Mall of The Metropolis, 7 Metropolis Drive, Hunghom, $30-$80. Inquiries: 2111 5117. Ends Nov 13

Performing Arts

The Hong Kong International Piano Competition

The Chopin Society of Hong  Kong hosted 23 contestants from  11 countries in the competition. The London Chamber Orchestra and the HK Sinfonietta will accompany the pianists.  Round IV (finals): today-tomorrow,  7pm-8.45pm; winners' performance: Sun, 7pm; closing ceremony and jury performance: Sept 19, 7pm. HK City Hall, Edinburgh Place, Central, $50-$450 Urbtix. Inquiries: www.chopinsocietyhk.org

The Lesson

An award-winning production at the 100? Festival Berlin 2005. Eugene Ionesco's comical play is about a confused maths lesson between a professor and his young female student. Performed by cellarDoor Kunstgruppe Berlin. In English. Today-tomorrow,  8pm, O2 Theatre, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, $75 (members), $95 HK Ticketing. Inquiries:  2521 7251

Warm Blue Haze

Nine Lives presents dance theatre about a love triangle and the realisation of a shattered romance. Today-tomorrow, 7.30pm, Fringe Studio, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, $95 (members), $120 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2521 7251

Trio Toykeat

Pianist Iiro Rantala,  bassist Eerik Siikasaari  and drummer Rami Eskelinen  make up one of Finland's best known jazz groups. They are influenced by classical, new age and chamber jazz music. Today, 8pm, HK City Hall,  Edinburgh Place, Central, $120, $200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7321

HKBDA Wind Orchestra Concert

The Hong Kong Band Directors Association performs a classical wind programme. Today, 8pm, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, 72 Tai Ho Rd, Tsuen Wan, $100-$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2414 0144

Summer Jazz

Saxophonist Pluto Chu  performs with The Main Stream band. Today, 7.30pm-8.30pm, Middle Row Lounge and Bar, Kowloon Hotel, TST, free. Inquiries: 2929 2888

Elektra

The HK Philharmonic Orchestra performs Strauss' opera with Wagnerian sopranos Dame Gwyneth Jones and Susan Bullock,  and tenor Chris Merritt.  Tomorrow  8pm, HK Cultural Centre, Concert Hall, Salisbury Rd, TST, $150-$600 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 2030

LADEN Dancing Solo

Little Asia Dance Exchange Network brings together five dancers of different cultural and national backgrounds -  Andy Wong (Hong Kong),  Chung Yeun-soo (South Korea),  Ng Joavien (Singapore),  Sun Cuo-Tai  (Taiwan) and Kasai Mitsutake (Japan)  - to offer solo performances. Sept 27-29, 8pm, McAulay Studio, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, $50, $100 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2582 0200

Extra-curricular

Leo Ou-fan Lee LEWI Lecture Series

Scholar Leo Ou-fan Lee talks about Translation as Cultural Mediation: Reflections on Late Qing Translation and Urban Culture. Today, 4.30pm-6pm, David C. Lam Institute of East-West Studies (LEWI), Hong Kong Baptist University, Rm 802 David C Lam Building, Shaw Campus,  free (reservations required). Inquires: 3411 7273

A Year of Living Dangerously

Dr Peter Cunich,   head of the Department of History at the University of Hong Kong, discusses south China missionaries and the October revolution in China in 1911. Today, 6.15pm, Extension Activities Rm, 8/F City Hall High Block, free. Inquiries: 2831 7500

Peter Maize's First Novel:  Zoom Out

Book reception for Peter Maize, whose book tells the tale of a young man who unwittingly alters the life of an ambitious TV journalist in Beijing. Today, 5.30pm-7pm, Paddyfield Bookstore, 22/F Easy Commercial Building, 253-261 Hennessy Rd, Wan Chai, free. Inquiries: www.hkwriterscircle.com

Where are We Going?

The Hong Kong Philosophy Cafe hosts a discussion on Where are We Going? Discussion may be in Cantonese or English depending on participants. Today, 7.30pm-9.30pm, venue TBC by e-mail, about $100. Inquiries: philo@s-n-s.com

Flamenco Dance Party

Flamenco dancer, choreographer, teacher and artistic director Clara Ramona  and the Oasis Dance Centre host a flamenco dance party. Tomorrow, 8.30pm, Jashan Indian Cuisine, 1/F Amber Lodge, 23 Hollywood Rd, Central, $350 (includes dinner and drinks). Inquiries: 3105 5300

Film

The Melancholy of Resistance: The Films of Bela Tarr

Retrospective of the avant-garde Hungarian director known for  his opus magnus Satantango. Today-Oct 9, various times and venues, $50. Inquiries: www.hkiff.org.hk

Family Nest

Part historical, part fiction, a family in Hungary is forced to live during the oppressive communist regime in a claustrophobic apartment where tensions boil and endless fighting develops into an unbearable living situation. Directed by Bela Tarr (1977, B/W). In Hungarian with English subtitles. Tomorrow, 9.40pm, Broadway Cinematheque, Prosperous Garden, 3 Public Square St, Yau Ma Tei; Sept 25, 7.15pm, HK Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho. $50 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2970 3300

Bunny Girl

Heart-throb of 1960s Cantonese cinema, Lui  Kei  plays a son from a wealthy family who falls for a feisty, illiterate woman. When his family opposes their relationship, he decides to make his own money as a martial arts novelist.  In Cantonese. Tomorrow, 2.30pm, HK Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho. $50 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2739 2139

Island of the Sharks

Cocos Island has the world's highest concentration of large marine predators. In Cantonese

and English. Daily, 3.50pm, 7.20pm (Sat-Sun also at 12.20pm), closed Tue, Space Theatre, HK Space Museum, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST. $24, $32 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 0226. Ends Sept 30

Night Scene

DJ KoFlow

Singaporean turntablist and hip-hop master DJ KoFlow   has been astounding critics since his win at Singapore's 2003 Technics/DMC World Championships. Today, 11pm, Jewel, 37 Pottinger St, Central, free. Inquiries: 2541 5988

Desert Groove

DJ Guru and guests will spin chill-out, down-tempo, hip-hop and global grooves. Today, 10pm, Abyss, LG/F Lyndhurst Terrace, Central, free. Inquiries: 2815 3228

Urbtix: 2734 9009

Urbtix/CityLine credit-card booking: 2111 5999

Fringe: 2521 7251

CityLine: 2317 6666

HK Ticketing: 3128 8288

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