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Jade Lee-Duffy

Exhibitions

Recent Acquisitions

Antique maps and prints including William Blaeu's  map of Asia (1650), Edward Hildebrandt's  1867 Siam painting and Guiseppe Rosaccio's  America map (1598). Today, 10am-6pm,  Wattis Fine Art, 2/F, 20 Hollywood Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2524 5302. Ends today

Communication

Student fine art exhibition featuring surrealist, expressionist, classical and abstract works. Daily, 10am-10pm, White Tube, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai. Inquiries: dicky_lui@hotmail.com. Ends Oct 28

Sketches of Stanley

Lorette Roberts'  lively watercolours and illustrations of Stanley. Tue-Sat, 11am-6pm, Picture This Gallery, Suite 603B, 6/F Office Tower, 9 Queen's Rd Central. Inquiries: 2525 2820.  Ends Oct 29

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

Kidult Fest - The 3er Exhibition

Hundreds of handcrafted 30cm figures, plus some life-size creations designed by Jason Siu,  Pal Wong  and Paul Leung.  Daily, 10am-10pm, 2/F Lobby, Times Square Main Entrance Escalator, Causeway Bay. Inquiries: 2118 8900. Ends Oct 31

Hedda Morrison's Hong Kong

Hedda Morrison's  photographs of Hong Kong taken during 1946-47. Daily, 9am-8pm, The Rotunda, Exchange Square, Central. Daily, 9am-8pm. Inquiries: 2500 0555. Ends Nov 3

Life Latin America

Artworks and photographs from artists such as Peruvian Martin Chambi's   Images from Early 20th Century series, Mexican Patricia Lagarde's  Mexican Healing Plants and Argentinean Alejandro Ares'  Argentina Landscape. Daily, 10am-8pm, HK Cultural Centre Foyer, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST. Inquiries: 2511 3305. Ends Nov 5

Performing Arts

Love Me Tender

With his Elvis tribute show from Las Vegas, Donny Edwards sings, dances and moves like the King. Today,  7.30pm, Piazza Dinner Theatre, 3/F East Wing, New World Centre, TST, $580, includes dinner. Inquiries: 8206 9333

Hades' Invitation

Spring Poetry's modern dance portrait of the glamorous but scary underworld of the living and dead. Today,  7.30pm and 9pm, O2 Theatre, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, $65-$99 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2521 7251

Dance Me to the End of Love

Theatre du Pif fuses theatre, dance and music with Malaysian dancer and choreographer Aman Yap Choong. Today,  8pm, tomorrow, 3.30pm, Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin, $120 Urbtix. Inquiries: www.thtdupif.com

The Universe

Drama Onion contemplates questions of homosexuality, human cloning and whether or not humans control the universe. In Cantonese. Today, 8pm, Fringe Studio, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, $60-$80  HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2521 7251

The Sound of Music

Musical about Maria, a novice nun who becomes governess to seven siblings and falls in love with their widowed father. Today-tomorrow, 2.30pm and 8pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, Lyric Theatre, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, $290-$690 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2266 8625

Annie

The Hong Kong Singers presents the musical about a Depression-era orphan looking for her parents. Alice Fletcher and Tori Nassberg alternate as Annie. Today, 2.30pm and 7.30pm, tomorrow,  11am, 3.15pm and 7.30pm, HK City Hall, Edinburgh Place, Central, $230-$330 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2111 5999

Jarocho

On-stage fiesta with 40 dancers from Mexico, stepping into pieces of flamenco, salsa, Afro-Cuban rhythms and jarocho. Today, 7.30pm, tomorrow, 3pm and 7.30pm, HK Cultural Centre, Grand Theatre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, $120-$340 Urbtix. Inquiries: www.latinfestival.gov.hk

Wang Jian

Cellist Wang Jian and pianist Gretel perform  a programme of Bach's Cello Suite 1 in G Major, Schumann's Three Romances and Tchaikovsky's Nocturne. Tomorrow, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, Concert Hall, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, $150-$400 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2880 9622

New York Attitude

Five short performances of New York playwrights' works:  C. Durang's  Blind Date, Rob Marcato's   Lunchtime, Jon Jory's  Scruples, Deborah Lynn Frockt's  Hard Boiled and Jeffrey Hatcher's  Downtown. Oct 26, 8pm, Post 97, 9 Lan Kwai Fong, Central, $300, includes dinner. Inquiries: 2186 1816

Classical Bliss

The 15-year-old clarinettist Julian Bliss, featured in BBC 4's documentary Gifted, performs Warlock, Mozart and Schubert with the City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong. Oct 31, 8pm, HK City Hall, Concert Hall, Edinburgh Place, Central, $120-$250 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3420 0107

Extra-curricular

Fastest Drummer Contest

Open to fast-beating drummers. Every Thu and Sat until November, 4pm-7pm, Tom Lee Music Main Showroom, Cameron Lane, TST. Inquiries: 2737 7602

Exotique

In an event similar to Artwalk, wander through antique shops as  musicians play and you nibble on food. Today, 7pm-11pm, various venues, $500, includes snacks and drinks. Inquiries: 2850 5065

Food Street Eating King

The Japanese food eating king, Oguni Keiji, who was placed fourth in New York's 2005 hotdog eating competition, takes on local challengers. First round: today,  3pm-6pm, Sogo, Causeway Bay. Second round: Nov 5, 3pm-5.30pm, Sogo, TST, B2/F atrium. Final round: Nov 6, 3pm-4pm, Sogo, TST, B2/F atrium, Inquiries: www.sogo.com.hk

Film

Donau

A movie set on a boat travelling down the Danube river with an orphan, a deserter, a drug addict, and a captain who's forced to deal with a coffin holding the remains of the love of his life. In German with English subtitles. Today,  11.30pm, HK Polytechnic University, Rm S 507, Hunghom, price TBC. Inquiries: eufilmfestival @britishcouncil.org.hk

Film on Raymond Queneau

Pierre Dumayet's  documentary on the French poet and novelist (1903-1976) in a Queneau-style of reading by way of pun and wordplay. In French with English subtitles. Today, 3.30pm, Mediatheque Alliance Francaise 52 Jordan Rd, Jordan, free. Inquiries: 2730 3257

Fundraising Party 2005

The Hong Kong Lesbian and Gay Film and Video Festival presents screenings from Latin America, a retrospective on Bruce La Bruce   and cutting-edge videos from Asia. Tomorrow, 8pm-1am, Volar, B/F, 38-44 D'Aguilar St, Central, $200 (advance at Slick, tel: 3521 0835 or CE, tel: 2581 9951), $230 (door), includes unlimited drinks (8pm-11pm). Inquiries: 6042 2068

Night Scene

Dimitri from Paris

Known for remixing the sounds of soul, disco and hip-hop hits from the 70s and 80s, the French  electro lounge DJ has masterminded soundtracks for Hugh Hefner's Playboy parties and catwalk shows for Chanel.  Today, midnight, Dragon-i, UG/F The Centrium, 60 Wyndham St, Central, $150. Inquiries: 3110 1222

Plump DJs

British heavyweight DJs Lee Rous  and Andy Gardener hit the decks.  They are known for beating drums, huge baselines, techno energy and disco flair that's rooted in hip-hop and funk. Today,  11pm, Grappa's Cellar, Jardine House, 1 Connaught Place, Central, $260 (advance at HMV), $300 (door). Inquiries: 6122 1104

Beach Party

Party on the beach with an African bongo performance and DJs spinning R&B, hip-hop and breakbeat. Today, all night, YoYo Island (take ferry from Outlying Island Ferry Pier 5 to Cheung Chau), $250, includes return ferry ticket. Inquiries: 6477 0009  or www.yoyocamp.com

Urbtix: 2734 9009

Urbtix/CityLine credit- card booking: 2111 5999

Fringe: 2521 7251

CityLine: 2317 6666

HK Ticketing: 3128 8288

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