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Jade Lee-Duffy

Exhibitions

Prints - Limited Editions  and Monotypes

Lithographs, etchings and monotypes by printmakers including Bai Xincheng,  Donald Damask,  Julia Nee Chu  and Pablo Posada Pernikoff.  Today, 10.30am-7.30pm, Sin Sin Fine Art, G/F, 1 Prince's Terrace, Mid-Levels. Inquiries: 2858 5072. Ends today

Cattle Depot Labour Room

Photographic installation of a labour room showing the  gallery's past exhibitions through videos. Today, 2pm-8pm, Artist Commune, Unit 12, Cattle Depot Artist Village, 63 Ma Tau Kok Rd, To Kwa Wan. Inquiries: 2104 3322. Ends today

Hong Kong Celebrities

Tse Yuk-kong's oil portraits of business and political personalities including Donald Tsang Yam-kuen  and Stanley Ho Hung-sun. Today-tomorrow, 10am-7pm,  Wan Fung Hong Kong, G/F Cityplaza Theatre Three, Taikoo Shing. Inquiries: 2736 9623. Ends tomorrow

The Provenance of the Zheng

Showcasing the development of the zheng, a stringed instrument,  from the Warring States period (475-221 BC) to the present day.  Daily, 10am-10pm, Garden Court, L/G Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Admiralty. Inquiries: 2844 8988. Ends Feb 7

CellarMasters Collection

Exhibition of Asian artists depicting landscapes, figures and boats. Mon-Fri, 10am-8pm, Sat, 10am-6pm, CellarMasters Gallery, 9/F, 50 Stanley St, Central. Inquiries: 2522 0405. Ends Feb 28

The Enchanting Art of  Paper-cutting Switzerland and Foshan, China

Paper-cuts by Chinese and Swiss artists, with works divided into three categories: late Qing/early Republican period, the Cultural Revolution and modern period. Mon-Sat, 9.30am-6pm, Sun, 1.30pm-5.30pm, University Museum and Art Gallery, University of Hong Kong, 94 Bonham Rd, Pokfulam. Inquiries: 2241 5500. Ends Mar 19

Performing ArtsSilhouettes of a New Year

The Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra stages a series of Chinese zheng music performances. Today-tomorrow, 1pm; Fri, 1pm, 6pm; Sat, 2pm, 6pm;  Park Court, Level 1, Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Admiralty, free. Inquiries: 2844 8988

City Festival 2006

Festival showcasing music, dance, theatre and visual arts (including the following three performances),  with Singapore as this year's city spotlight. Today-Sat,  Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, free to $280. Inquiries: www.hkfringeclub.com

Godeatgod

In response to 9/11, Singaporean theatre company The Necessary Stage explores power, sexuality, spirituality and survival, with a  segment where the audience can comment on social and political issues. In English. Today and Fri, 7.30pm, tomorrow, 9.15pm, Fringe Club,  2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, $120 (members), $150 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2521 7251

Yellow Feather

Autobiographical theatre about a girl who grows up with an Indian-Australian identity, written and performed by Georgina Naidu.  Today-Fri, 7.45pm, Fringe Club, Fringe Theatre, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, $120 (members), $150  HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2521 7251

SunRice

Rick Lau's one-man comedy cabaret mixing musical theatre, classic numbers, pop and karaoke with humour.  Today-Fri, 9.15pm, Fringe Club, Fringe Theatre,  2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, $120 (members), $150 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2521 7251

Stratovarius

The head-banging metal band from Finland perform tracks from their 11th album including Gypsy in Me and Back to Madness. Tomorrow, HITEC, 1 Trademart Drive, Kowloon Bay, Kowloon, $350, $450, tickets at HMV and Tom Lee Music. Inquiries:  9353 5995

Mad About Mozart Concert

The Hong Kong Sinfonietta performs opera, symphony, religious music, chamber and piano work by Mozart.  St John's Cathedral will be decorated as a 17th-century theatre. Fri, 8pm, Garden Rd, Central, $90, $180 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2339 6425

Wow Wow Dog Circus

The Uchida Artistes Company from Japan stage an acrobatic dog circus with three trainers and 10 dogs, five who are Guinness World Record holders in jump-rope skipping. One-hour performance with 10 dogs: Fri-Sat, 1pm, 3pm, 5pm, Wonderful Worlds of Whampoa, Shung King St, Hunghom, free. Inquiries:  2128 7347

Hong Kong Arts Festival

Hong Kong's biggest arts festival of the year highlights local and international dancers, singers, musicians and artists. Feb 9-Mar 12, various venues and times. Inquiries: www.hk.artsfestival.org

Michael Tilson Thomas  and  San Francisco Symphony

The festival opens with musical director Michael Tilson Thomas and six-time Grammy award-winning San Francisco Symphony with cellist Lynn Harrell  in an all-American  repertoire of works including Copland's Fanfare for the Common Man and Stravinsky's Petruschka. Feb 9-11, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, Concert Hall, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, $330-$700 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430

Extra-curricular

Flower Market

Temporary flower markets for  Lunar New Year with kumquat trees, narcissus, peonies and peach blossoms. Today-Sat, noon-midnight, Victoria Park, Causeway Bay and Fa Hui Park, Prince Edward, free. Inquiries: www.discoverhongkong.com

The Piper Auditions

Colour My World Youth Theatre hosts auditions for actors aged eight to 16 for the Grimm's tale, The Pied Piper of Hamelin. Today or tomorrow, 4pm-4.45pm or 5pm-5.45pm, Rm 108 Aberdeen Marina Tower, 8 Shum Wan Rd, Aberdeen, free (registration required). Inquiries: 2580 5028

Spanish Chamber of Commerce

The chamber hosts a monthly Spanish gathering and happy hour. Tomorrow, 7.30pm-11pm, La Bodega, 42 D'Aguilar St, Lan Kwai Fong, Central, free. Inquiries: 2763 6236

FilmKilimanjaro - To the Roof of Africa

An up-close experience of Africa's highest mountain in Tanzania. Daily, 1.30pm, 5pm, 8.30pm, Space Theatre, HK Space Museum, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST. $24, $32 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 0226. Ends Jan 31

Master Game (Das Meisterspiel)

Documentary about filmmaker Lutz Dammbeck  becoming a detective to investigate the 1994 scandal surrounding Austrian painter Arnulf Rainer,  whose  works were painted over in black. In German with English subtitles. Fri, 7.30pm, HK Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho, $20, $40 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2802 0088

Urbtix: 2734 9009

Urbtix/CityLine credit- card booking: 2111 5999

Fringe: 2521 7251

CityLine: 2317 6666

HK Ticketing: 3128 8288

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