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Jade Lee-Duffy

Exhibitions

LAST CALL

Hong Kong's Popular Entertainment

Artefacts depicting the development of popular entertainment over the past 100 years, including exhibitions of festivals, street entertainment,  comics and amusement parks. Today, 10am-6pm, HK Heritage Museum, 1 Man Lam Rd, Sha Tin, HK$5, HK$10. Inquiries: 2180 8188. Ends today

LAST CALL

Off the Wall

Sculptures by Mahomi Kunikata,  Muneteru Ujino,  Zhu Wei,   Wu Shaoxiang,  Jiang Shuo,   Zhang Hongtu  and Peter Dittmar.  Today, 10.30pm-7pm, Plum Blossoms, G6, 1 Hollywood Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2521 2189.  Ends today

The Last Cynical Realist

Chen Qiuchi  paints surreal, and cynical art of environmental degradation that incorporates human heads. Today-Wed, 10.30am-7pm, Art Statements Gallery, 5 Mee Lun St, Central. Inquiries: 2122 9657. Ends Wed

Hua Qing

The artist creates paintings of surreal beasts.  Today-Wed, 10.30am-7.30pm, Osage Soho, LG/F, Shop 1, 45 Caine Rd, SoHo. Inquiries: 2537 0688. Ends Wed  Human, Animal and Buddha II

Weng Jijun  questions religion, humanity, life and death through abstract paintings that juxtapose matte and metallic textures.  Today-Wed, 10.30am-7pm, Gallery on Old Bailey, B-G/F, 17 Old Bailey St, Central. Inquiries: 2869 7122. Ends Wed

Built to Order - r_drawworld 0

Feng Mengbo  incorporates computer games and game culture into his action paintings. Today-Wed, 10am-6.30pm, Hanart TZ Gallery, 202 Henley Building,  5 Queen's Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2526 9019. Ends Wed

Performing ArtsHong Kong Arts Festival

Hong Kong's largest arts festival includes the world's top talent in Chinese opera, classical music, ballet, modern dance, and theatre, including the following six shows.  Inquiries: www.hk.artsfestival.org   Ends Mar 25

EDITOR'S PICK

Life is Rhythm

Camut Band mix tap dancing, flamenco and Brazilian capoeira   with African drumming, percussion, Senegalese djembe  and Nigerian udu  instruments. Today, 8pm, HK City Hall, Edinburgh Place, Central,  HK$100-HK$260 Urbtix.

Inquiries: 2824 2430

Yuri Simonov and the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra

Yuri Simonov  conducts the orchestra in a repertoire of  Russian classics by composers such as Shostakovich,  Prokofiev,  Mussorgsky  and Tchaikovsky.  Soloists include violinist  Boris Belkin  (Wed), and pianists Konstantin Lifschitz  (tomorrow) and Shen Wenyu  (Thu). Tomorrow-Thu, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, Concert Hall, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$200-HK$680 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430

1984

Oscar-winning actor Tim Robbins directs Orwell's novel about political oppression, focusing on  a society where people's actions and thoughts are censored. Wed-Sun, 8pm, (Sat-Sun also at 3pm),  HK Academy for Performing Arts, Lyric Theatre, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$180-HK$450 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2824 2430

EDITOR'S PICK

Sacred Monsters

Ballerina Sylvie Guillem  stars in Akram Khan's fusion of classical and contemporary dance. Additional choreography by Lin Hwai-min,  founder of Taiwan's Cloud Gate Dance Theatre. Fri-Sat, 7.30pm, HK Cultural Centre, Grand Theatre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$100-HK$500 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430

All-Star Jazz with  SFJazz Collective

Saxophonist Joshua Redman   leads the eight-member band in originals and works by bebop pioneer Thelonious Monk.  Post-performance discussion. Fri, 8pm, Concert Hall, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$150-HK$450 Urbtix. Inquires:  2824 2430

EDITOR'S PICK

Youssou N'Dour and the  Super Etoile de Dakar

The African musician and his band perform modern Senegalese pop mbalax  music, mixed with samba, hip-hop, jazz and soul music. Sat-Sun, 8pm, Concert Hall, HK Cultural Centre,  HK$160-HK$450, Urbtix.  Inquires: 2824 2430

The Shape of Things

DEER Theatre (Dramatic English Educational Repertory) stages a dramatic comedy that questions  art, intimacy, love and sacrifice. Tomorrow-Sat,  8pm, Fringe  Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$100 (members), HK$120 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 3128 8288

EDITOR'S PICK

TakeOut Comedy

Standup comedy by Asian American comics - Jami Gong,  Shecky Wong  and Paul Ogata - who poke fun at cross-cultural differences. Fri-Sat, 7pm, Madison's, G/F Hutchinson House, 10 Harcourt Rd, Central, HK$498, includes dinner. Inquiries: 2523 4772

Extra-curricular

EDITOR'S PICK

Hong Kong's Commitment  to the Environment Sarah Liao Sau-tung, Hong Kong's Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works, speaks of the city's pollution, water and waste problem. Today, 12.30pm, Foreign Correspondents' Club,  2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$150 (members), HK$180. Inquiries: 2521 1511

Filmmaking Lecture

The Hong Kong International Film Academy's instructors discuss  the academy's workshops and filmmaking in general. Tomorrow,  8pm-10pm, 1307 Blk B Ming  Pao Industrial Centre,  18 Ka Yip St, Chai Wan, free (registration required). Inquires: hkfilmschool@yahoo.com

Buteyko Breathing

Introductory lectures on a method of breathing reconditioning to improve conditions such as asthma, sleep, anxiety disorders and stress. Tomorrow-Fri and Sun-Mar 5,  various venues and times, free. Inquiries: 9378 5185

Film

Mystic India

Inspired by the true story of an  11-year-old boy who travelled for seven years across India, through the Himalayas, scorching deserts and tropical rainforests. Daily, 1.30pm, 5pm, 8.30pm, closed Tue, Omnimax Space Theatre, HK Space Museum, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST. HK$24, HK$32 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 0226. Ends Jul 30

Urbtix: 2734 9009

Urbtix/Cityline credit- card booking: 2111 5999

Fringe: 2521 7251

Cityline: 2317 6666

HK Ticketing: 3128 8288

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