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Janice Leung

Exhibitions

The Fun of Collecting

Showcasing 1,000 articles of silverware, card cases, glassware and Chinese

hair ornaments. Today, 10am-6pm,   HK Heritage Museum, 1 Man Lam Rd,  Sha Tin, HK$5, HK$10. Inquiries:  2180 8188. Ends today

Hauslichkeiten - Domesticities works by Cornelia Erdmann

Two light installations reflect on the transience of everyday life. A third features images of abandoned interiors in Germany. Today-Wed, 10am-7pm,

UMA G, G/F, 12 St Francis St, Wan Chai. Inquiries: 2528 3669. Ends Wed

A Swiss Affair

Sculptor Beatrice Chiquet  transforms metal into cubic shapes and sharp angles. Painter Christian Lichtenberg  explores spiritual abstraction with works of acrylic, resin, ash and sand. Wed,  noon-6pm, Gallery SoHo, G/F, 64 Peel St, SoHo. Inquiries: 2530 9122. Ends Wed

Yuen Dong - Maoist Humours

Wang Xunliang's acrylic paintings  of Mao playing different sports.  Mon-Sat, 11.30am-7.30pm, Art Beatus Gallery,  G/F, 35 Graham St, Central, free. Inquiries: 2522 1138. Ends Apr 20

Fragments, Fabrics and Flags

Christian Hofmann displays his photorealistic paintings of everyday objects. Mon-Sat, 11am-7pm, Sun and public holidays by appointment, State-of-the-Arts Gallery, G/F, 194 Hollywood Rd, Sheung Wan, Inquiries: 2526 1133.  Ends Apr 30

Pink Pigs Can Swim

Yue Zhiqiang's humorous digital prints and oils of a pink pig diving into a pool (symbolising the New Year). Daily, noon-midnight, Green T House, 208 the Arcade, 100 Cyberport Rd. Inquiries: 2989 6036. Ends May 23

Performing Arts

Lunchtime Recital

Chamber music concert by Kevin Jim, Peter Yue, Raymond Han and Long Suen Yuen. Wed, 1.15pm-1.45pm, St John's Cathedral, Garden Rd, Central, free. Inquiries: 2523 4157

Hong Kong Youth NeoWinds Orchestra Annual Concert

Conductor Thomas E Verrier  leads the orchestra and the Methodist School Black Light Drama Group in music by Nelson,  Alarcon,  Ticheli  and Holst.  Thu, 3pm, Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin, HK$100 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2731 4193

Atherton's Sibelius Cycle

Pianist Dejan Lazic  performs works by Sibelius  and Rachmaninov.  Fri-Sat, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$100-HK$300 Urbtix. Inquiries:  2721 2030

Fun Dip

An improvisational comedy performance with actors Jeff Swearingen  and Brad McEntire.  Fri-Sat,  9pm, Le Rideau Theatre Cafe, 1/F Hilltop Plaza, 49 Hollywood Rd, Central, HK$100. Inquiries: 2850 8833

Art

The Hong Kong Repertory Theatre  performs Yasmina Reza's  Tony Award-winning French comedy about three friends debating the cost of an expensive painting one of them has purchased.  kIn Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles (except tomorrow, in Cantonese with French and English subtitles). Today-Apr 8, various times, HK Arts Centre,  2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$100-HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3103 5900

The Enchanting Sound of Sax

National Saxophone Choir of Great Britain with members of the Music Office Saxophone present a concert featuring music by Wood, Crabb,  Ravel,  Taylor,  Mozart and Schultheiss.  Apr 8, 8pm, Sheung Wan Civic Centre Theatre,  5/F Sheung Wan Municipal Services Bldg,  345 Queen's Rd, Central, HK$40 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2596 0898

Peter and the Wolf

Hong Kong Sinfonietta performs Prokofiev's classic with the Asian premiere of the animation Peter and the Wolf. Apr 11,  HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST. Apr 13-14, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$100-HK$280 Urbtix. Shows at 8pm. Inquiries: 2836 3336

Little Shop of Horrors

The American Community Theatre  stages the musical and black comedy  by Alan Mencken  and Howard Ashman  that parodies 1950s sci-fi films, with characters such as a man-eating plant from outer space and a sadistic dentist. Apr 12-15, 7.30pm, (Apr 14-15 also at 2.30pm), Shouson Theatre, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$200-HK$280 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2734 9009

Mozart and Beyond

Pianist Kathryn Stott  and trumpeter Jonathan Clarke play works by Beethoven,  Ives,  Shostakovich and Mozart.  Apr 13-Apr 14, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$100-HK$250 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 2030

London Symphony Orchestra

Daniel Harding  conducts the orchestra while pianist Lang Lang  plays Dvorak's  Slavonic Dance and Ravel's Piano Concerto (Apr 26); and violinist Frank Peter Zimmermann  performs Berg's Violin Concerto (Apr 27). Shows at 8pm, Concert Hall, HK Cultural Centre,  10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$200-HK$780 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7321

Extra-curricular

AIA Hong Kong World Carnival

The world's largest mobile carnival,   with  more than 60 rides, games and  theatrical attractions. Today-Apr 23, Mon-Fri, noon-11pm, Sat, Sun and public holidays, 11am-11pm, Tamar Site, Admiralty, HK$120 (Mon-Fri) and HK$150 (Sat, Sun and public holiday), discounts for students and senior citizens. Inquiries: 2545 8092

Cecilian Singers

The choir is looking for new members - particularly tenors and basses - for their four-part a cappella choir to perform in June. Rehearsals on Mondays in Central. Inquiries: 2570 3783

Isaac Mao: Chinese Grassroots Media - In Search of  Free Thinking

The Shanghai-based blogger and software architect gives a talk about China's new media and the barriers  to freedom of speech on the mainland. Tomorrow, 7.30pm, Foreign Correspondents' Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$175 (members), HK$250, includes dinner. Inquiries: 2521 1511

Film

The 31st Hong Kong  International Film Festival

Hong Kong's biggest film festival with more than 300 features, documentaries, digital films, animations and shorts,  including the following two  films. HK$30-HK$55 Urbtix and HK Ticketing. Inquiries: www.hkiff.org.hk. Ends Apr 11

From the Queen to  the Chief Executive

The docudrama portrays the 23 juvenile offenders who have been waiting for official sentencing for more than a decade. Directed by Herman Yau.  In Cantonese with English subtitles.  Today, 2.30pm, HK City Hall Theatre, Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$42 Urbtix.

Stranger than Fiction

IRS auditor Harold Crick (Will Ferrell)  starts hearing a female voice narrating a story that becomes his own life in reality, and he struggles to find the voice before she pronounces his death. Also starring Dustin Hoffman and Emma Thompson. Directed by Marc Forster.  In English with Chinese and English subtitles. Today, 9.30pm, UA Times Square,  Times Square, 1 Matheson St, Causeway Bay, HK$55 Urbtix.

Contact Us E-mail upcoming events to us at listings@scmp.com or send us a fax on 2562 2485.

For bookings Urbtix tel 2734 9009; Urbtix/Cityline credit-card booking tel 2111 5999; The Fringe tel 2521 7251, Cityline tel 2317 6666; HK Ticketing tel 3128 8288



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