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Jade Lee-Duffy

Exhibitions

The Technique

Ong The'Huy (aka Barry Ong)  uses spray guns to create oil paintings of buddhas and  his own imaginings. Today, noon-10pm, Fringe Club, Economist Gallery, 2 Lower  Albert Rd, Central. Inquiries:  2786 3067. Ends today

Home and Voyage

John Li Kam-wah creates paintings and sculptures inspired by travels around the world. Today, 11am-7pm, JamArt at BellaVista Gallery, Unit 2201, Yue Xiu Building, 168 Lockhart Rd, Wan Chai. Inquiries: 2527 4321.  Ends today

Yang Gang

Yang Gang's oils and inks show powerful brushwork in images of Mongolia's grasslands and ancient cave paintings. Today, 10am-6pm, tomorrow, 1pm-5pm, Yan Gallery, G/F, 77 Wyndham St, Central. Inquiries: 2139 2345. Ends tomorrow

EDITOR'S PICK

Sotheby's HK Autumn Sales

Preview of works including Ming Dynasty Buddhist gilt-bronze figures, rare blue and white jar  and cover from the Yongle (1403- 1424) period; works from Chinese painting master Qi Baishi; and Chinese contemporary artist Zhang Xiaogang. Today-tomorrow, 10am-6.30pm, HK Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Expo Drive, Wan  Chai, free. Inquiries: 2524 8121.  Ends tomorrow

Octomania (On Drawing the No 8)

Artists from Hong Kong, Guangzhou and Macau draw inspiration from gambling  and its role in contemporary Chinese society. Today-tomorrow, noon-7pm, Para/Site Art Space, G/F, 4 Po Yan St, Sheung Wan. Inquiries 2517 4620.  Ends tomorrow

EDITOR'S PICK

Lantern Wonderland

Part of the Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations, the display features giant mechanical lanterns with synchronised audio, lighting  and visual effects. Today-tomorrow, 6pm-11pm,  Victoria Park, Causeway  Bay, free. Inquiries: www.discoverhongkong.com.  Ends tomorrow

EDITOR'S PICK

Artists and Their Models: Masterpieces from the Pompidou Centre, Paris

Hong Kong's most expensive exhibition features portraits, sculptures and installations by masters such as Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Francis Bacon and Marc Chagall. Daily, 10am-8pm (closed Thu), HK Museum of Art, 2/F Special Exhibition Gallery, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$20, HK$40. Inquiries: 2721 0116. Ends Dec 3

Performing Arts

Classical Mid-Autumn Music Romance

Performance by William Zeitler, the only full-time glass armonica player in the world. The armonica consists of 44 quartz-glass bowls spinning on a motor-driven spindle.  Today-tomorrow, 3pm-3.30pm, 5pm-5.30pm, Atrium, 3/F, Phase 1, Atrium Gallery, New Town Plaza, Sha Tin Centre St, Sha Tin, free. Inquiries: 2684 9175

EDITOR'S PICK

Swire Maestro: De Waart meets Vadim Repin

Russian violinist Vadim Repin plays the 1736 Guarneri del Gesu violin with the Hong Kong Philharmonic conducted by Edo de Waart in a performance of Beethoven's Violin Concerto and Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique. Free pre-concert talk by RTHK Radio 4's  Jimmy Shiu in Cantonese (today, 7.15pm- 7.45pm) at level 4 foyer, HK Cultural Centre. Concert today, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, Concert Hall, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$100-HK$400 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 2030

Postcards from Broadway

Hong Kong Musical Theatre Federation presents musicals  from the 1920s to the present  day.  Starring Broadway veterans D. Michael Heath and Laurie Williamson, and Hong Kong's Rebecca Pan. Today, 7.30pm, tomorrow, 2.30pm and 7.30pm, Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin, HK$90-HK$160 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2291 6358

EDITOR'S PICK

The Rocky Horror Show

Stylus Productions and Katterwall present Richard O'Brien's cult musical featuring the Time Warp.  Not suitable for children under 13. Oct 10-14, 8pm, Fringe Theatre, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$190 (members), HK$240 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 3128 8288

Wuhan Peking Opera Theatre

The opera troupe with performers including Liu Wei, Liu Hangbin, Zhou Jian, Liu Baotong and  Chen Youling provide three  opera nights from Oct 11 to Oct 13.  Shows at 7.30pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$100-HK$280 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323

The Woman in Black

From London's West End, Robin Herford and Australian television and theatre actor Brett Tucker star in a chilling drama. Oct 19-29 (no show Mon), 8pm (Sat-Sun also  at 2.30pm), HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$295-HK$595 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 3128 8288

New Vision Arts Festival

Programme of innovative and cross-cultural music, dance  and theatre from Asian and International countries,  including the following performance. Oct 20-Nov 19, various venues and times, free-HK$450 Urbtix. Inquiries: www.newvisionfestival.gov.hk

Shen Wai Dance Arts

Opening festival performance with choreographer Shen Wai leading the Shen Wai Dance Arts company in two productions, The Rite of Spring which tests the physical and technical limits of his dancers against the score of Stravinsky's Le Sacre du Printemps; and Near the Terrace, a marriage of oriental physique and western aesthetics. Post performance talk on Oct 21. Contains some nudity. Oct 20-21, 7.45pm, HK Cultural Centre, Grand Theatre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$120-HK$360 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2370 1044

Extra-curricular

EDITOR'S PICK

Sik Sik Yuen 85th Anniversary Lantern Nights

Mid-Autumn celebrations (today-Oct 14, 6.30pm-9.30pm) and with Chinese orchestral performance (today, 7pm and 8pm), 2 Chuk  Yuen Village, Wong Tai Sin, free. Inquiries: 2327 8141

EDITOR'S PICK

Borrett Road Market

The opening weekend for an outdoor arts and crafts weekend market, featuring organic produce, home-baked produce, objets d'art, clothing, antiquities and more. Tomorrow (every second Sunday of each month), 10am-5pm, the Island School Car Park, 20 Borrett Rd, Mid-Levels, free. Inquiries: www.borrettroadmarket.com

Priorities for  HK Learners of English

Dr David Bunton discusses the main difficulties that Hongkongers have with English pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary. Oct 9, 6.45pm-8pm, 4/F Lecture Theatre, HK Visual Arts Centre, 7A Kennedy Rd, Central, HK$25-HK$90. Inquiries: 2186 8449

Film

Hong Kong Asian Film Festival

Selection of Asian films, documentaries and shorts, including the following two  films. Various venues and times.  HK$55-HK$70. Inquiries: bc.cinema.com.hk. Ends tomorrow

The Unforgiven

South Korean filmmaker Yoon Jong-bin examines complexities of masculinity  when two estranged friends find themselves haunted by memories of their army days. In Korean with English subtitles. Today, 7.35pm, Palace IFC, IFC Mall, 8 Finance Centre, Central, HK$70. Inquiries: 2388 6268

EDITOR'S PICK

Exiled

Set during the 1998 Macau gangland wars, a power struggle erupts between jaded hitmen and two newcomers from Hong Kong.  In Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles. Directed by Johnnie To. Tomorrow, 2.30pm, Broadway Cinematheque, 3 Public Square St, Yau Ma Tei, HK$55. Inquiries: 2388 3188. Tomorrow, 7.40pm, Palace IFC, IFC Mall, 8 Finance St, Central, HK$70. Inquiries: 2388 6268

Night Scene

Stray Katz

The big band sound.  Tonight, 8pm, Grappa's Cellar, B/F Jardine House, 1 Connaught Rd, Central, free. Inquiries: 2521 2322

Bliss on the Nile

Fundraising party for the Society for Aids Care with a prize draw (win a trip to Sydney) at midnight. Tonight, 9pm-2am, Bliss, 1-5 Elgin St, Central, HK$160, includes one drink. Inquiries: 2147 2122

Heavy No 5

Bass sounds with  special guest  DJ Nout.  Tonight, 10pm-5am, Quarter, 3/F, 21 Lyndhurst Terrace, Central, HK$100, includes one drink. Inquiries: 9099 1930

Diwali Dhoom

India's 20-year old DJ Nyk returns.  Tonight, midnight, Tru, 2/F, Grand Progress Bldg, 15 Lan Kwai Fong, Central, HK$100. Inquiries: 2525 6700

Urbtix: 2734 9009

Urbtix/CityLine credit- card booking: 2111 5999

Fringe: 2521 7251

CityLine: 2317 6666

HK Ticketing: 3128 8288

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