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SCMP Reporter

Exhibitions

Scary Monsters

Shen Shaomin reconstructs dead animal bones into frightening prehistoric-like creatures. Today-tomorrow, 10am-7pm, Osage Contemporary Art Space, 20 Hing Yip Street, 4/F, Kwun Tong. Inquiries: 2793 4817. Ends tomorrow

Johanne Corno

Free-style pop artist Johanne Corno paints sensuous faces  with free-flowing hair and luscious lips on larger-than-life canvases. Today-tomorrow, 10.30am-7.30pm, Opera Gallery, Shop 20 Pacific House, 20 Queen's Rd Central. Inquiries: 2810 1208. Ends tomorrow

The Square

Inspired by the concept of sin  and Adam and Eve, from birth  to death, Roy Lee photographs nudes. Today-Fri, noon-10pm, Economist Gallery, Fringe Club,  2 Lower Albert Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2521 7251. Ends Fri

Chen Beixin

Under the tutelage of Soviet oil painter K.M. Maximov (1913-1993), Chen Beixin paints expressionist landscapes and boats. Today-Fri, 10am-6.30pm, Sat, 10am-6pm, Hanart TZ Gallery, 202 Henley Bldg, 5 Queen's Rd Central. Inquiries: 2526 9019. Ends Sat

Human Nature

Linda Liao's paintings about the soul of human nature. Mon-Fri, 10am-8pm, Sat-Sun, noon-7pm, Kapok, G/F 9 Dragon Rd, Tin Hau. Inquiries: 2549 9254. Ends Aug 7

Modern Master - Innovations in Oil on Rice Paper

Shanghai-born, New York- based Kong Baiji's paintings of landscapes, portraits, still life  and bodhisattvas. Mon-Sat, 10am-6pm, Alisan Fine Arts,  315 Prince's Bldg, 10 Chater Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2526 1091. Ends Aug 12

Harbin Ice Lantern Festival

Twenty-two ice sculptors from Harbin create glittering sculptures in minus-five degrees Celsius, including recreations of the Forbidden City, an octagonal pagoda and a winter scene. Daily, 10am-10pm, Centre Bridge, 2/F Cityplaza, 18 Taikoo Shing Rd, Taikoo Shing, HK$20. Inquiries: 2568 8665. Ends Sep 17

Hair Dialogue

The installation by mainland artist Gu Wenda and Hong Kong artist Leung Mei-ping whose artwork is a representation of humankind, with pieces using human hair from different nationalities  races. Sun-Fri, 10am-6pm, Sat, 10am-8pm, (closed Thu), HK Museum of Art, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$5, $10. Inquiries: 2721 0116. Ends Oct 8

MEGartSTORE

Artists Stella Tang, Annie Wan, Hung Lam, Amy Cheung and Tsang Kin-wah focus on Hong Kong as a consumer paradise in a supermarket-themed exhibition. with shopping mall-inspired works. Mon-Sat, 10am-6pm,  Sun and public holidays, 10am- 7pm, (closed Tue), HK Heritage Museum, 1 Man Lam Rd, Sha Tin, HK$5, $10. Inquiries: 2180 8188. Ends Nov 27

Performing Arts

The Harvard Din & Tonics

World Tour

Wearing their trademark lime-green socks and tails, the  12-man a cappella Harvard undergraduates sing American jazz standards of the 1920s and 40s with a twist. Today,8pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$150 (members), HK$180 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2521 7251

Phantom of the Opera

Music Nation presents the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical. Today-Aug 20, 7.30pm (Sat-Sun also at 2.30pm, no show Mon),

Cultural Centre, Grand Theatre,

10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$290-$890 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2734 9009

International Arts Carnival

Series of programmes and activities, featuring acrobatics, music, dance, drama, clowning, puppetry, physical theatre and film, including the following four performances. Until Aug 13,  various venues and times,  free to HK$250. Inquiries: www.hkiac.gov.hk

The Sand Boy (Illusions and Tides)

Made of sand, Sand Boy lives happily in his sandcastle until one day a charming mermaid and the evil Lobster King change his life forever, performed by Argentina's Omar Alvarez Titeres Puppetry Arts Company. Today, 7.30pm, Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin; Fri-Sat,  , 7.30pm (Sat-Sun  also at 3pm), HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$120-$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2370 1044

Kaleidoscope of Image Theatre

Czech Republic's Image Theatre delivers a magical black box of dazzling flying insects in weird shapes and colourful optical illusions. Fri-Sat, 7.30pm  (Sat-Sun also at 3pm), HK City Hall, Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$100-$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2370 1044

Pluckety Pluck

The Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra, the Hong Kong Plucked String Orchestra and the Spring-Time Parenthood Theatre perform Chinese plucked string music. Fri-Sat, 8pm, (Sat also at 3pm), HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$100-$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2370 1044

Hong Kong Youth Music

Camp Concerts

The finale of a summer music camp for 400 students (ages 10-25),   Sun, 3pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST. HK$40-$60 Urbtix. Inquiries:  2370 1044

Director's Note

Blackout Theatre raises the question: Do guardian angels really exist? Or do they surround us and we don't notice them? In Cantonese. Fri-Sat, 7.45pm, (Sat also at 2.45pm), Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$75 (members), HK$90 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2521 7251

The Song and Dance Ensemble

of Sichuan

Award-winning Chinese dance gala with dances including Burning Summer Nights (Yi group dance), the Teahouse Waitress (classical Chinese), Wishing  You Abundance Year after Year (Chinese Han female), and the Love of Kangding (Tibetan group dance). Fri, 8pm, HK City Hall, Edinburgh Place, Central. Sat, 8pm, Yuen Long Theatre, 9 Yeun Long Tai Yuk Rd, NT. HK$80-$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323

Wilson Cheng

The pianist, Wilson Cheng, collaborates with his teacher  Lim Kek-han and the China Philharmonic Orchestra of Hong Kong in a repertoire including Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet Fantasy and Beethoven's Eroica.  Sat, 8pm, HK City Hall, Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$70-$140 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7321

Fourplay

Grammy-nominated combo of Bob James (piano),  Larry Carlton (guitar),  Nathan East (bass)  and Harvey Mason (drums)  play a blend of smooth, funky, pop and blues jazz, including hits such as former No 1 contemporary jazz song, Elixir. Aug 9, 8pm, HK City Hall, Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$150-$450 Urbtix. Inquiries:  2268 7321

Meeting with Beethoven

Cello Recital

Cellist Letty Poon and pianist Yap Man-shan,  Aug 9, 8pm, HK City Hall, Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$100, $150 Urbtix. Inquiries:  9042 4090

Chimes of Freedom

Stylus Productions stages a historical drama, bringing to  life the speeches of history's  most significant figures such as Churchill, King, Bolivar and Paine. In English. Aug 10-12, 8pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$90 (members), $120 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2521 7251

Extra-curricular

Tango Club

Open session for novice and experienced dancers. Tomorrow, 8pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, free. Inquiries: www.tangotang.com

Breastfeeding Help Day

Breastfeeding advice from English- and Cantonese-speaking certified lactation consultants from Matilda Breastfeeding  Clinic. Sat, 9am-noon, Matilda International Hospital, 41  Mount Kellett Rd, the Peak,  free (registration required).  Inquiries: 2849 1500

Crown Wine Cellars, Shouson Hill

The Royal Asiatic Society presents a visit and lunch at the former military site (the last position to fall to the Japanese in 1941) which houses  cellar,  bunkers and a newly constructed conservatory. Wearing of rubber-soled shoes recommended. Sat, 9.30am, meet at Queen's Pier, HK City Hall, Edinburgh Place, Central,  HK$290, $340. Inquiries:  2550 4374

Film

Fighter Pilot

The film looks at the challenges  of training at an international  air force centre. Daily, 3.50pm, 7.20pm (Sat-Sun and public holidays also at 12.20pm), Omnimax Space Theatre, HK Space Museum, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST. HK$24, $32 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 0226. Ends Sep 30

From a Minute to Eternity

Seventeen local and international shorts by 12 animators, lasting from one minute to half an hour. Featuring Upstairs, a love story of Yan who live upstairs from Luke; Cubic Tragedy, a Golden Horse Film Festival winner for Best Taiwan Short about a girl who wants become more beautiful; and The Banker, involving a man working at a sperm bank who shows his love for a nurse in a peculiar way. In various languages with partial English and Chinese subtitles. Thu, 9.40pm, Broadway Cinematheque, 3 Public Square St, Yau Ma Tei, HK$55. Inquiries: www.cinema.com.hk

World Animation and Shorts 1

Shorts including filmmakers Bek Shakirov and Loa Kamalova's animation Bibi (Uzbekistan), about a girl who maps out a plan to become an adult; Lard (UK) involves little Jake who wants to play soccer with the big boys; Among the Thorns (Sweden) has father and son attending a thorn-infested music camp; Pilala (Greece) centres on an unhappy 12-year-old soccer fan who can't watch his idol on television due  to a power failure. In English, Swedish, Greek and German, with English and Chinese subtitles. Sun, 7pm, Aug 12, 5pm, HK Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$40 Urbtix. Inquiries:  2734 2900

Urbtix: 2734 9009

Urbtix/CityLine credit- card booking: 2111 5999

Fringe: 2521 7251

CityLine: 2317 6666

HK Ticketing: 3128 8288

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