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Jade Lee-Duffy

Exhibitions

Fist Power

Zhao Fang's paintings of reciprocation through delicate images of fists and muscular bodies. Today, 10.30am-6.30pm, Schoeni Gallery, 21-31 Old Bailey St, Central. Inquiries: 2869 8802. Ends today

EDITOR'S PICK

Prints and Relics: The Craft of Donald Damask

Abstract monoprints on cashmere, vicuna, silk and cotton rag  by Donald Damask. Today-tomorrow, 10.30am-7.30pm,  Sin Sin Fine Art, G/F, 1 Prince's Terrace, Mid-Levels. Inquiries: 2858 5072. Ends tomorrow

Faces of China

Oil paintings of ethnic groups in China, by artists including Xie Hengxing, Yan Yaya, Yu Hanxi  and Chen Wei. Today-tomorrow, 10.30am-7pm,  Connoisseur Art Gallery, Shop G3, Chinachem Hollywood Centre, 1 Hollywood Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2868 5358. Ends tomorrow

Syed Haider Raza

Contemporary Indian paintings  by Paris-based Syed Haider Raza, who studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts, in Paris, from 1950  to 1953. The works draw on the artist's memories of a childhood spent in the forests and the Bindu, a dark, circular focal point that is the fountainhead of energy and creativity. Daily, 10am-5pm, Veda, 3 Arbuthnot Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2868 5885. Ends Oct 16

':ngised' - Reflections on Design

The Hong Kong Designers' Association presents a members' show with the theme of 'design:' which is ':ngised' read backwards, through graphics, product, spatial and new media. Daily, 10am- 8pm, Main Concourse, One IFC, IFC Mall, 8 Finance St, Central. Inquiries: 2234 6424. Ends Oct 22

Paper Reborn: Solo Exhibition by Ham Sup

The South Korean artist's works on thick sheets of mulberry paper resemble abstract oil paintings with geometric shapes and torn paper. Mon-Sat, 10am-6.30pm, Kwai Fung Hin Art Gallery, G/F,  20 Ice House St, Central. Inquiries: 2580 0058. Ends Oct 26

Luo Qi, Calligraphy-Painting

Inks and oils by the artist from Hangzhou, who is known for his role in Calligraphyism, the post-modern movement turning Chinese calligraphy into a contemporary idiom. Mon-Sat, 10am-6pm, Alisan Fine Arts, 315 Prince's Bldg, 10 Chater Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2526 1091. Ends Oct 31

EDITOR'S PICK

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

Features portraits, sculptures  and installations by 20th-century 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

EDITOR'S PICK

Shanghai Quartet

Violinists Li Weigang and Jiang Yiwen, violist Li Honggang and cellist Nicholas Tzavaras perform works by Beethoven, Barber and Dvorak. Today, 8pm, HK City Hall, Concert Hall, Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$80-HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9333 8836

Play Until You Die

Live Theatre presents two Christopher Durang plays: For Whom the Southern Belle Tolls  and The Actor's Nightmare. In Cantonese. Today-Sat, 7.45pm, Fringe Club, Fringe Studio, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$75 (members), HK$95. Inquiries: 2521 7251

Wuhan Peking Opera Theatre

The opera troupe  offers three opera nights from today to Fri.  Shows at 7.30pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$100-HK$280 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323

The Punchline Comedy Club

Featuring  British stand-up comedians Sean Meo, Paul Chowdhry and Michael McIntyre.  Tomorrow-Sat, 9pm, The Viceroy, 2/F Sun Hung Kai Centre, 30 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$280 Cityline. Inquiries: 2317 6666

A Tribute to Ng Tai-kong

Artistic director Yan Huichang leads the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra and zheng musician Shui Wan-kwan in a memorial concert for Ng Tai-kong (1943-2001), the orchestra's founding director. The programme features some of Ng's best works such as the glorious Chance Encounter (1981) and Eighteen Variations  on a Hu Pipe Melody  (1983). Fri-Sat, 8pm, HK City Hall, Concert Hall, Edinburgh Place, Central,  HK$100-HK$220 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3185 1600

Tales from Russia

David Atherton conducts the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra in Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf and Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker. Peter and the Wolf   is narrated by Kathy Lam (in Cantonese) and Ben Pelletier (in English). Fri-Sat, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, Concert Hall, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$100-HK$250 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 2030

EDITOR'S PICK

Balanchine and Beyond

Hong Kong Ballet's new artistic director John Meehan stages four ballets in one programme, from Balanchine's neo-classical works to more recent works including Stephen Mills' Hush and Yuri Ng's yeah yeah Xi Men Qing. Fri-Sat, 7.30pm (Sat-Sun also at 2.30pm), HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$80-HK$280 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2105 9724

An Evening of Mozart

Hong Kong pianist Jimmy Chiang and his teacher, pianist Krassimira Jordan from Austria,  perform with the Pan Asia Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Yip Wai-hong. Fri, Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin; Sun,  Tuen Mun Town Hall, 3 Tuen Hi Rd, Tuen Mun. Shows at 8pm. HK$60-HK$110 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7321

Extra-curricular

A Virgin's Guide to Hong Kong Property Investment Lunch

The Canadian Chamber of Commerce presents a luncheon seminar on how to invest in Hong Kong's property market, by Sean Clifford, executive director of Advance Pacific Investments,  and Fred Kan, senior partner of Fred Kan & Co. Tomorrow,  Club Lusitano, 16 Ice House St, Central, HK$350 (members), HK$450. Inquiries: 2110 8700

EDITOR'S PICK

AWA 2006 Charity Bazaar

The American Women's Association of Hong Kong organises its annual bazaar  with proceeds to Hong Kong charities. Tomorrow, 10am-6pm, the Excelsior hotel, Causeway  Bay, HK$30 (donation). Inquiries:  2527 2961

Fiesta Tropical

The Spanish Women's Association hosts a BBQ with Latin music and dancing. Proceeds to the Cradle  of Hope orphanage in Macau, founded by a Brazilian missionary. Sat, 8pm, The Quarterdeck, Fenwick Pier, Wan Chai, HK$500 (members), HK$550. Inquiries: casotria@hotmail.com

Film

Without Memory

Hirokazu Kore-eda's documentary on Wernicke's encephalopathy,  a loss of short-term memory. Kore-eda follows the lives of four family members, questioning the importance of memory and the government's healthcare system. In Japanese and English with English subtitles. Today, 9.40pm, Broadway Cinematheque,  3 Public Square St, Yau Ma Tei, HK$55. Inquiries: 2388 3188

Hubble Space Telescope

Named after the astronomer Edwin Hubble, the powerful Hubble Space Telescope magnifies the closest planets to the most distant galaxies and the life cycle of starts. Daily, 2.40pm, 6.10pm (Sun and public holidays also at 11.10am), closed Tue, Omnimax Space Theatre, HK Space Museum, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST. HK$24, HK$32 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 0226. Ends Nov 13

Urbtix: 2734 9009

Urbtix/CityLine credit- card booking: 2111 5999

Fringe: 2521 7251

CityLine: 2317 6666

HK Ticketing: 3128 8288

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