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Jade Lee-Duffy

Exhibitions

A Taste of Colour

Myanmese artist Maung Aw  paints daily scenes of fetching water and market days with peacefulness. Mon-Sat, 11am-7pm, Sun, 1pm-6pm, Karin Weber Gallery, G/F, 20 Aberdeen St, Central. Inquiries: 2544 5004. Ends Mar 10

Hong Kong: The Swinging 70s

Historian and artist Arthur Hacker  exhibits groovy pen and ink drawings of Hong Kong sites and people drawn in the 1970s. Tue-Sat, 10am-6pm, Sun, 1pm-5pm, Wattis Fine Art, 20 Hollywood Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2524 5302.  Ends Mar 11

On That Day, At That Moment

Zeng Hao's  paintings of characters and objects reflect the changing attitudes of a rapidly evolving society. Mon-Sat, 10am-6.30pm, Kwai Fung Hing Art Gallery, G/F, 20 Ice House St, Central. Inquiries: 2580 0058. Ends Mar 25

Walking in the Air

Iain Reid's  paintings reflect his flying experience across the Australian landscape. Tue-Sun, 11am-8pm, 5 o.p.t Studio/Gallery, G/F, 5 Prince's Terrace, Mid-Levels. Inquiries: 2536 9818.  Ends Mar 28

Extraordinary Realists

Realist paintings by artists including Liu Yuanshou, Pan Xun,  Wang Yihua,  Wu Chengwai and Wu Jiali  whose works  range from musical themes to weapons. Mon-Sat, 10am-7pm, Sun, noon-6.30pm, Galerie du Monde, 328 Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Admiralty. Inquiries: 2525 0529. Ends Mar 31

Konstantin Bessmertny

The Russian artist's paintings depicting his surroundings of eating and gambling in Macau are imbued with dark humour. Tue-Fri, 11am-7pm, Sat, 11am-6pm, Amelia Johnson Contemporary, 1/F, 74 Hollywood Rd (entrance on Aberdeen St), Central. Inquiries: 2548 2286. Ends Mar 31

Explorations: Opposites Attract

Zhuang Xiaowei's contemporary glass sculpture plays with the opposing imagery of the female form and geometrics. Daily, 10am-7pm, Galerie Vee, Shop 225, 2/F Prince's Bldg, Central. Inquiries: 2522 3166. Ends Apr 5

Performing ArtsThe Blue Room

Stylus Productions stages David Hare's  play, in which a chain of 10 sexual encounters link a multitude of characters including a cab driver and a prostitute. Starring Adam West and Kat Cooper. In English. Today-Fri, 7.30pm, Fringe Theatre, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, $130 (members), $150 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2521 7251

This is Wales

Live music to celebrate St David's Day today, including string quartet and clarinet, Entr'acte,  and a trio of keyboard, percussion and DJ Raw Goods.  Today, noon-2pm, 4.30pm-8pm; Sat-Sun, noon-2pm, 5pm-8.30pm, Oval Atrium, Podium Level 1, IFC Mall, Central, free. Inquiries: 2590 1808

Lunchtime Recital

Vocal recital by Oliver Wong  singing pieces including Durante's Virgin, Fount of Love; Schubert's Winter's Journey; and Brahms' On the Sea. Today, 1.15pm-1.45pm, St John's Cathedral, Garden Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2523 4157

Hedda Gabler

Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen's  drama focuses on a  general's daughter who is terrified of scandal and gossip, and tries everything in her power to take control. In Cantonese. Today-Sat, 7.45pm (Sat also at 2.45pm), HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, $90, $75 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2584 8500

Bravo! China

Edo de Waart conducts the HK Philharmonic Orchestra in a programme including the Spring Festival Overture, An Enchanted Evening and Butterfly Lovers violin concerto starring violinist Lu Si-qing.  Today,  HK Cultural Centre, Concert Hall, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST; tomorrow,  Tuen Mun Town Hall, 3 Tuen Hi Rd, Tuen Mun. Shows at 8pm, $100-$250 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2450 4202

Elisabeth Leonskaja  Recital The award-winning pianist performs pieces including Schumann's Papillon, Brahms' Six Piano Pieces and Schubert's piano sonata. Thu, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, Concert Hall, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, $180-$360 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430

Nora (A Doll's House)

Thomas Ostermeier  directs Henrik Ibsen's  19th-century drama of sexual politics and psychological violence set in a modern, ritzy apartment with Nora (Anne Tismer),  her banker husband and children. In German with Chinese and English surtitles. Fri-Sat, 8pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, Lyric Theatre, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, $200-$450 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2824 2430

Sir Thomas Allen  and City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong

Guest conductor Simon Over,  music director of the Southbank Sinfonia,  leads the City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong and Sir Thomas Allen,  an opera singer with the Royal Opera House for the past 35 years.  Mar 9, 8pm, HK City Hall, Edinburgh Place, Central, $120-$450 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3420 0107

Extra-curricular

Hong Kong ArtWalk

Annual art event highlighting  40 galleries in SoHo and Central mixed with wine and snacks. Proceeds go to charity. Today, 5pm-midnight, various venues, $400 (at participating galleries). Inquiries: www.hongkong artwalk.com

Art Discovery Night

An evening of artworks and paintings by local artists, plus a lucky draw of a painting at 11pm (worth $10,000). Today, 5pm, Galerie des Arts et de la Culture, Merlin Bldg, M/F, 32 Cochrane St, SoHo, $200, includes two beers. Inquiries: 2984 2110

OutLoud!

Open poetry reading showcasing a reading of Seamus Heaney's  poems. Today, 8pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, free. New readers welcome. Inquiries: martin@alexander.org

Venetian Masked Dinner  Aqua chef Giovanni Pugliano presents a night of  entertainment with a Venetian theme. Today, Aqua, 29/F One Peking Rd, TST, $688, $918, includes dinner. Inquiries: 3427 2288

FilmThe Human Body

An internal journey of the human body through thermal imaging,

X-ray and computer graphics. Daily, 3.50pm, 7.20pm (Sat-Sun also 2.20pm), Omnimax Space Theatre, HK Space Museum, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, $24, $32 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 0226. Ends Mar 31

Adultery

Wong Hang's drama, set in a Gothic mansion,  about  adultery and meddling members of the extended family. In Cantonese. Fri, 7.30pm, HK Film Archive,  50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho, $30 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2739 2139

Urbtix: 2734 9009

Urbtix/CityLine credit- card booking: 2111 5999

Fringe: 2521 7251

CityLine: 2317 6666

HK Ticketing: 3128 8288

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