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Janice Leung

Exhibitions
The Screening
Ariane Michel's  site-specific film installation plays with the gallery space.  Today, 11.30am-3pm, 4pm-8pm, Agnes b.'s Librairie Galerie, 1/F, 18 Wing Fung St, Wan Chai. Inquiries: 2869 5505.  Ends today
The Art of Cheung Yee
The Chinese artist displays three decades of sculptural and cast-paper works inspired by primitive African and Native-American art, and ancient Chinese ideologies.  Today, 9am-7pm,  Rotunda, Exchange Square, Central.  Inquiries: 6685 2223. Ends today
South East Asia Young Talent
Artists from across the region showcase paintings, sculptures and photographic works.  Today, 11am-7pm, Aura Gallery, 15/F The Centrium, 60 Wyndham St, Central. Inquiries: 8106 6071. Ends today
Beijing in Summer
Zhang Guoning's  realistic oil paintings  of hutongs (traditional alleys in Beijing).  Today, 10.30am-7pm,  tomorrow, noon-6pm, Connoisseur Art Gallery,  G3 Chinachem Hollywood Centre,  1 Hollywood Rd, Central.  Inquiries: 2868 5358. Ends tomorrow
New Trend
More than 30 fine art graduates from Baptist University, Chinese University and the Art School present works in different media. Tue-Sun, noon-8pm, Artist Commune, Unit 12, Cattle Depot Artists Village, 63 Ma Tau Kok Rd, To Kwa Wan. Inquiries: 2104 3322. Ends Aug 14
Chen Liangjie
The Chinese artist's paintings scrutinise human life at a distance. Mon-Fri, 10am-6.30pm, Sat until 6pm,  Hanart TZ Gallery, 202 Henley  Building, 5 Queen's Rd Central.  Inquiries: 2526 9019. Ends Aug 18
Art. Times. Square
Sui Jianguo's sculptures including Legacy Mantle series - Mao Jacket and Dinosaurs - Made in China. Daily, 10am-10pm, Open Piazza and 2/F Atrium, Times Square,  1 Matheson St, Causeway Bay.  Inquiries: 2118 8888. Ends Aug 19
Wonderland
Female artists Joe Lui, Clementine Chan  and Seeman Ho  present oil paintings, small sculptures and a mixed-media installation. Mon-Sat, 10.30am-7.30pm, Sun and public holidays, noon-5pm, Osage SoHo, 45 Caine Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2537 0688. Ends Aug 20
Volver a Chile
Chilean  artists Paulina Beyer,  Gina Intveen,  Carmen Gloria Machuca  and Claudia Penrroz  display mixed-media paintings that highlight the vibrancy of colour. Daily, 11am-9pm, Gallery by the Harbour, Shop 207, Level 2, Ocean Centre, Harbour City, TST. Inquiries: 2118 6995. Ends Aug 23
Queen's Pier in Restaurant
Photographers including Birdy Chu,  Bendick Leung  and Stanley Ng  display images of Queen's Pier in a 'cha chaan teng' restaurant. Daily, 7am-5pm,  Ho Wan Cafe, 28 Gage St, Central.  Inquiries: 9183 4799. Ends Aug 31
Go Hong Kong!
Joe Joe Ngai,  Mediha Ting  and Yolanda Yeung's  paintings reflect on the identity and culture of young Hong Kong artists. Opening reception  today, 3pm-6pm. Mon-Fri, 11am-8pm, Sat until 5pm, Galerie Ora-Ora, 12/F, 41-43 Graham St, Central. Inquiries: 2851 1171. Ends Sept 13
*Bok
Redefinitions of 'book' through a range of media by Yuk King Tan,  Michael Lee Hong Hwee,  Huang Xiaopeng,  Yuen Cheuk-wa,  Jeff Leung Chin-fung  and Liu Wai-tong. Tue-Sun, 2pm-8pm, 1a space, Cattle Depot Artists Village, 63 Ma Tau Kok Rd, To Kwa Wan. Inquiries: 2529 0087. Ends Sept 21  (Artists' talk today, 3pm, Kubrick, Broadway Cinematheque, 3 Public Square St, Yau Ma Tei)
Otium Ludens Leisure and Play
Features 170 ancient relics of the Roman Empire, including terracotta, marbles, and frescoes.  Daily, 10am-6pm (Sat until 8pm), closed Thu, HK Museum of Art,  10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$20.  Inquiries: 2721 0116. Ends Oct 5
Performing Arts
Rick at the Fringe
Rick Lau performs cabaret. Today, 10.30pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$120 (advance), HK$150 (door). Inquiries: 2521 7251
Olympic Fanfare
HK Sinfonietta's McDull Music Project featuring Britten's  Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, John Williams'  Olympic Fanfare and Mozart's Clarinet Concerto; with cartoon pig McDull and the Gay Singers joining conductor Yip Wing-sie.   Today-tomorrow, 3pm, 7.30pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$140-HK$280 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2836 3336
Summer and Smoke
Class 7A Drama Group presents Tennessee Williams'  play about the struggle between spiritual love and sexual desire. In Cantonese.  Today-tomorrow, 8pm, Tai Po Civic Centre,  12 On Pong Rd, Tai Po, HK$100 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2582 0237
World Youth Choir
Eighty choral singers from 33 countries perform Asian traditional music, jazz and pop. Hak Won-yoon  and Steve Zegree  conduct.  Today-tomorrow, 8pm,  HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd,  TST, HK$100-HK$280 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 2116 3212
A Mui Live (rerun)
Spring-Time Experimental Theatre presents a story of late canto-pop singer Anita Mui  based on her hits. In Cantonese. Stars Alice Lau Ngar-lai.  Today, 5.30pm,   tomorrow and Aug 16, 8.15pm, Jockey Club Auditorium,  HK Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, HK$180-HK$320 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 2793 1123
International Arts Carnival
Fifteen performing groups from Romania, US, Spain, France, Canada, Japan, Germany, Britain and the Czech Republic along with 28 local groups perform theatre, music, dance, drama, juggling and puppetry for  adults and children, including the following four shows.  Today-Aug 17, various times and venues, HK$40-HK$320 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 2370 1044
iVi Sa Vic
French theatre ensemble Compagnie Mediane  charts a boy's journey to a dreamy world in a multi-media production that combines projection techniques, improvisational painting and electroacoustic music.  Today-tomorrow, 3pm, 7.30pm, HK Cultural Centre,  10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$120,  HK$200 Urbtix.
Once on this Island
HK 3 Arts Musical Institute presents Lynn Ahrens  and Stephen Flaherty's  musical about racism and class division, through a love story between a Caribbean peasant girl and a rich man.  In Cantonese. Directed by Alex Taylor. Stars Bonnie Lam Siu-po. Today, 3pm, 7.30pm, tomorrow, 3pm, Sheung Wan Civic Centre, 345 Queen's Rd Central, HK$100-HK$180 Urbtix.
Fantasy Travellers
National Black Light Theatre of Prague presents Lewis Carroll's   Alice in Wonderland and Jonathan Swift's  Gulliver's Travels by using black-light animation, magic, marionettes and special effects.  Today, 3pm, 7.30pm,  tomorrow, 3pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre,  12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung,  HK$100-HK$200 Urbtix.
Amoeba Papa
Make Friends with Puppet's show enters a girl's imagination where her father  is transformed into an amoeba.  In Cantonese.  Today-tomorrow, 11am, 3pm, 7.30pm, Aug 12-17, 7.30pm (Aug 16-17 also at 11am and 3pm), Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$160 Urbtix.
Around the World in 80 Days
ABA Productions' musical based on Jules Verne's novel that charts an Englishman and his French valet's adventure to circumnavigate the globe in 80 days.  In English.  Today-Aug 31: Wed-Sat, 7.30pm (Wed and Sat also at 2.30pm), Sun, 1pm, 5.30pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$225-HK$395 HK Ticketing.  Inquiries: www.80daysthemusical.com
Extra-curricular
Ancient Greek Mythology  and the Olympic Games
Talk by Professor Frederick Cheung  Hok-ming  of the Chinese University. In Cantonese.  Today, 2.30pm, HK Heritage Museum, 1 Man Lam Rd, Sha Tin, free, booking required. Inquiries: 2180 8260
Tea Tools Basic
An introduction to the functions of different tea accessories. In Cantonese, English and Putonghua.  Today, 3.30pm-5pm, MingCha Tea Bar & Salon,  7 Star St, Wan Chai, HK$100, booking required. Inquiries: 2520 2116
The 16th International Baby/Children's Products Expo Showcasing products and services for parents and children. Today,  10am-8pm, tomorrow until 7.30pm,  HK Convention and Exhibition Centre,  1 Expo Drive, Wan Chai, HK$20, HK$15 (children). Inquiries: 2811 4522
The Development of  HK Aviation History
Talk by writer and researcher  Sung Hin-lun.  In Cantonese.  Tomorrow, 3pm-5pm, HK Museum of Coastal Defence, 175 Tung Hei Rd, Shau Kei Wan, free. Inquiries: 2569 1429
Cinema
InDPanda International  Short Film Festival
InD Blue showcases independent short films  from around the world; including the following two programmes.  Today-Aug 13, Broadway Cinematheque,  3 Public Square St, Yau Ma Tei, HK$55. Inquiries: 2572 7202 or  indpanda.com
Eric Rohmer's  Short Love Stories
Four shorts about human relationships directed by the French new wave filmmaker: Nadja in Paris, Charlotte and her Steak, The Girl at the Monceau Bakery and Suzanne's Career. In French with English subtitles.  Today, 7.30pm (with a  talk in Cantonese by film critic Shu Kei).
Best of Oscar 2008
Two programmes with seven winning and nominated shorts from this year's Academy Awards. Programme one includes Josh Raskin's  I Met the Walrus, Christian E. Christiansen's   At Night  and Philippe Pollet-Villard's  The Mozart of Pickpockets:   today, 9.50pm. Programme two includes Daniel Barber's  The Tonto Woman and Cynthia Wade's   Freeheld:   tomorrow, 7.50pm. In various languages with English subtitles (without subtitles for those in English).
Night Scene
The Blue's Debut
Six members of the Blue Singers  perform a cappella.  Tonight, 8pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd,  Wan Chai, HK$80 HK Ticketing.  Inquiries: 9477 2006
Eugene Pao
The jazz guitarist performs with Bob Mocarsky on organ and Joel Haggard on drums. Tonight, 9.30pm, Peel Fresco Music Lounge, 49 Peel St, Central, free. Inquiries: 2540 2046
DJ Gregory
The Parisian spins soulful Caribbean and afro beats.  Tonight, 11.30pm, Dragon-i, UG/F The Centrium, 60 Wyndham St, Central, HK$300. Inquiries: 3110 1222



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