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Exhibitions
China - With My Brownie
American photographer Carl Corey's images of Hong Kong and southern China taken with his antique pinhole camera.  Today, 11.30am-7.30pm, Art Beatus, G/F, 35 Graham St, Central. Inquiries: 2522 1138. Ends today
Photography by Zheng Duanxiang
The artist's dark images restore his lost memories. Today, 10am-6.30pm,  Hanart TZ Gallery, 202 Henley Building, 5 Queen's Rd Central. Inquiries: 2526 9019. Ends today
Bottlemania
Charity show featuring Eileen Chan's paintings on recycled bottles. Donations go to Friends of the Earth.  Today-tomorrow, noon-8pm, Artist Commune, Cattle Depot Artists Village, 63 Ma Tau Kok Rd, To Kwa Wan. Inquiries: 6173 0488. Ends tomorrow
Hong Kong: the Escalator Era & Macau: a New View
French artist Jean Pattou paints watercolours of Hong Kong and Macau's architecture from an aerial perspective.  Today-Fri, 10.30am-6pm, Wattis Fine Art, 2/F, 20 Hollywood Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2524 5302. Ends Fri
Ethereal Elegance
The Huaihaitang collection of Qing porcelain vases. Daily, 10am-5pm,  East-wing Galleries, Art Museum,  Chinese University of HK, Sha Tin. Inquiries: 2609 7416. Ends Mar 30
Contemporary Japanese Pottery from Traditional Kilns
Features 70 modern ceramics created by traditional techniques. Mon-Sat, 9.30am-6pm, Sun, 1.30pm-5.30pm, University Museum and Art Gallery, University of HK, 94 Bonham Rd, Pok Fu Lam. Inquiries: 2241 5512. End Mar 30
Wandering
Antonio Wong Ngok-tung and Tsang Chui-mei recreate their everyday lives in ceramics and painting. Tue-Sun, 2pm-8pm, YY9 Gallery, G/F, 6 Kwai Fong St, Happy Valley. Inquiries: 2574 3370. Ends Mar 30
Spiritual Space
Modern lacquer works by 17 mainland artists including Huang Shizhong, Xie Guohua and Tang Zhiyi. Mon-Fri, 9am-6pm Sat, 9am-noon, Academy of Visual Arts, HK Baptist University, 51 Kwun Tong Rd, Kowloon Tong. Inquiries: 2353 5627. Ends Mar 30
Creative Figure Studio
Figurative paintings and sculptures by 34 local artists including Chu Tat-shing, John McArthur and William Tsang. Daily, 10am-8pm (Mar 30 until 5pm), 7/F HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central. Inquiries: 9332 0424. Ends Mar 30
Fashion Attitude
Works of nine local fashion designers including Lu Lu Cheung,  Walter Ma,  William Tang  and Pacino Wan.  Daily, 10am-6pm (Sun until 7pm), closed Tue,  HK Heritage Museum, 1 Man Lam Rd,  Sha Tin, HK$10, free on Wed.  Inquiries: 2180 8188. Ends Mar 31
From the Edge
Contemporary paintings, sculptures, installations and photos by New Zealand artists Gretchen Albrecht, Bill Culbert, Pip Culbert, Tony Lane, Fiona Pardington and James Ross. Daily, 11am-7pm, 2/F One Capital Place, 18 Luard Rd, Wan Chai. Inquiries: 2525 5049. Ends Mar 31
Shen Xiaotong
The mainland artist's portrait paintings dedicated to his late wife. Daily, 10am-8pm, Pao Galleries, 4/F HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai. Inquiries: 2526 9019. Ends Mar 31
Never Ending Story
A decade of drawings by Taiwanese comic artist Jimmy Liao. Daily, 10am-10pm, Open Piazza and 2/F Lobby, Times Square, 1 Matheson St, Causeway Bay. Inquiries: 2118 8900. Ends Apr 6
Altered Ambiance
Animations, videos and installations by Nadim Abbas, Yuk King Tan, Y.Y. Ma, Anastasia Wong with the theme of ambience. Tue-Sun, noon-8pm, 1a space, Cattle Depot Artists Village, 63 Ma Tau Kok Rd, To Kwa Wan. Inquiries: 2529 0087. Inquiries: Ends Apr 13
Performing Arts
Lunchtime Recital
The Chinese University Early Music Ensemble perform Renaissance and Baroque music.  Today, 1.15pm-1.45pm, St John's Cathedral, Garden Rd, Central, free. Inquiries: 2523 4157
The Pillowman
Looking Glass Productions presents Martin McDonagh's black comedy in which a writer's stories of child murders are enacted in reality. In English.  Today-Sat, 7.30pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$230, HK$185 (members), HK$175 (concessions). Inquiries: 2521 7251
Family Protection Unit
HK Repertory Theatre's musical about an old man's problems with his children and grandchildren in the face of technological advancements. In Cantonese with Chinese and English surtitles.  Today-Apr 6, 7.45pm (except  Mar 31),  Mar 30 also at 2.45pm, Shouson Theatre, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$140-HK$280 Urbtix. Inquiries: www.hk.artsfestival.org
Hello in There
HK Repertory Theatre's drama about the meaning of life, centring on a pregnant woman's decision. In Cantonese.   Today-Mar 30, Apr 1-3, Apr 5-6, 7.45pm,   Sat, Mar 30, Apr 4, 2.45pm, HKRep Black Box, 8/F Sheung Wan Civic Centre, 345 Queen's Rd Central, HK$130 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3103 5900
Gustavo Romero Piano Recital
The Mexican-American pianist performs Beethoven sonatas.  Tomorrow, 7.30pm, Lee Hysan Concert Hall, Esther Lee Building, Chung Chi College, Chinese University of HK, Sha Tin, free.
Inquiries: 2609 6716 (the pianist holds a free master class on  Fri, 2pm, in English.)
Antal Szalai Plays Tchaikovsky
Yip Wing-sie conducts the Hungarian violinist and the HK Sinfonietta in Robin Holloway's Fourth Idyll, Copland's Appalachian Spring Suite and a Tchaikovsky violin concerto.  Tomorrow, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$100-HK$220 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2836 3336
Mozart and More in the Museum
HK Philharmonic's chamber concert with John Harding conducting young string players in works by Mozart, Schubert and Mendelssohn.  Fri, 1.10pm, University Museum and Art Gallery, University of HK, 94 Bonham Rd, Pok Fu Lam;  Sat, 2pm, 4pm, 1/F Foyer, HK Museum of Art, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, free. Inquiries: 2721 2030
All Tchaikovsky
HK Ballet presents choreographies set to music by the composer, including excerpts from Marius Petipa's The Sleeping Beauty, John Meehan's Swan Lake, Stephen Baynes' The Way Alone, George Balanchine's Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux and Theme and Variations.  Fri, 8pm,  Sat, 3pm, 8pm, Mar 30, 3pm, Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin, HK$100 -HK$280 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2105 9724
Symphonic Magic
A HK Philharmonic Orchestra concert blending music, magic and dance,  with magician Harry Wong, flutist Megan Sterling, soprano Ricel Guiman, dancers Justyne Li and Wong Tan-ki performing. In Cantonese.  Fri-Sat, 8pm, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, 72 Tai Ho Rd, Tsuen Wan; Apr 4, 3pm, 8pm, Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin, HK$100- HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 2030
Pan Asia Symphony Orchestra
Yip Wai-hong and Fan Tao conduct American-Chinese pianist Fan Cong and the orchestra in Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No 1 and themes from animations, including Mulan, Castle in the Sky and Howl's Moving Castle.  Fri, 8pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung; Mar 29, 8pm, Tai Po Civic Centre, 12 On Pong Rd, Tai Po; Mar 30, 3pm, Tuen Mun Town Hall, 3 Tuen Hi Rd, Tuen Mun, HK$60-HK$100 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7321
The Dream of the Red Mansions
HK Chinese Orchestra's concert with female vocalist Wu Bixia and the Allegro Singers performing songs composed by Wang Liping, with the theme of the Chinese novel.  Sat, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$100-HK$300 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3185 1600
Liao Changyong Recital
The Chinese baritone joins pianist Wei Fugen and the Opera HK to perform Chinese folk songs and arias by Bizet, Donizetti, Mozart and Verdi. Mar 30, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$120-HK$480 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2234 0303
The World of Music through Purple's Eyes
Vocalist Purple Lee joins the HK YWCA Chinese Orchestra in children's music from around the world.  Mar 30, 8pm, 5/F Sheung Wan Civic Centre Theatre, 345 Queen's Rd Central, HK$80 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7321
Extra-curricular
My Life in Burma
Htein Lin speaks about his experience as a painter, performance artist, political prisoner and activist in Burma. In English.  Today, 7pm, Amnesty International Asia-Pacific Regional Office, 16/F Siu On Centre, 188 Lockhart Rd, Wan Chai, free. Inquiries: 2300 1250
Building San Francisco
Architect Stanley Saitowitz speaks of his projects and how they blend into their setting.  In English.  Fri, 6.30pm-8pm, T2, Meng Wah Complex, University of HK, Pok Fu Lam, free. Inquiries: events@arch.hku.hk
Playwriting Competition
The International Playwrights' Forum is seeking monodrama submissions of 45-70 minutes in English, French or Arabic, for its biennial contest with the theme of 'clash'. Submission deadline: Mar 31. Inquiries: www.playwrightsforum.com
Cinema
The 32nd HK International Film Festival
More than 300 features, documentaries, animations and shorts from Hong Kong and abroad, including the following six films. Various times and venues, free-HK$60 Urbtix and HK Ticketing. Inquiries: www.hkiff.org.hk. Ends Apr 6
Eat, for This is My Body
Haitian-American director Michelange Quay's symbolic feature debut tackles race, gender and colonialism, revolving around a French woman (Sylvie Testud), her dying mother (Catherine Samie) and the Haitian locals. Also stars Hans Dacosta Saint-Val. In French with English subtitles.  Today, 3.30pm, HK Space Museum, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST.
In Love We Trust
To save her leukaemic daughter with her umbilical cord blood, Mei Zhu (Liu Weiwei) has no choice but to have another child with her ex-husband (Zhang Jiayi), which challenges the new marriages of both.   In Putonghua with English subtitles.  Today, 7.45pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST;  Sat, 6pm, UA Times Square, 1 Matheson St, Causeway Bay.
Angel
Francois Ozon's first English-language production is an adaptation of Elizabeth Taylor's novel, about the rise and fall of a young and talented but arrogant female writer (Romola Garai) in Edwardian times. Also stars Sam Neill and Charlotte Rampling.  English with Chinese subtitles.  Tomorrow, 7.15pm, Grand Cinema, 2/F Elements, 1 Austin Rd West, TST.
The Way We Are
Ann Hui On-wah's drama centres on a widower (Paw Hee-ching) and her son (Leung Chun-lung), who live together in a public estate in Tin Shui Wai. Also stars Chan Lai-wun and Idy Chan.  Cantonese with English subtitles.  Tomorrow, 7.15pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST; Mar 30, 8pm, Grand Cinema, 2/F Elements, 1 Austin Rd West, TST.
The Zone
Rodrigo Pla's thriller digs at the social gap in today's Mexico, in which three teenage thieves break into an isolated rich community and accidentally kill a resident. Stars Alan Chavez, Daniel Tovar and Maribel Verdu. In Spanish with English subtitles.  Tomorrow, 7.15pm, UA Times Square, 1 Matheson St, Causeway Bay; Apr 5, 6pm, HK Science Museum, 2 Science Museum Rd, TST.
Glass
A portrait of American minimalist composer Philip Glass, featuring interviews with celebrities including Woody Allen and Martin Scorsese. Scott Hicks directs the documentary. In English.  Tomorrow, 9.30pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST; Mar 31, 7.15pm, Grand Cinema, 2/F Elements, 1 Austin Rd West, TST.



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