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Exhibitions
Zhou Yilun
Paintings, drawings and collages by the Chinese artist symbolising human desires through wildlife survival instincts.    Today-tomorrow, 10.30am-7pm, or by appointment, Art Statements Gallery, 5 Mee Lun St, Central. Inquiries: 2122 9657. Ends tomorrow
Volver a Chile
Chilean female artists Paulina Beyer,   Gina Intveen,  Carmen Gloria Machuca  and Claudia Penrroz  display  mixed-media paintings that highlight the vibrancy of colour.  Today-tomorrow, 11am-9pm, Gallery by the Harbour, Shop 207, Level 2, Ocean Centre, Harbour City, TST. Inquiries: 2118 6995.  Ends tomorrow
Persistency
Photography by Alan Chui, a sufferer of motor neuron disease. Proceeds from the sale of work go to the Neuro-muscular Disease Association. Today-tomorrow, 1.30pm-12.30am,  Culture Club Gallery,  15 Elgin St, SoHo. Inquiries: 2127 7936.  Ends tomorrow
Running Water Mountain High
Nature photographer Water Poon displays minimalist acrylic landscape paintings.  Today-tomorrow, 11.30am- 7.30pm, Art Beatus Gallery, G/F, 35-39 Graham St, Central. Inquiries: 2522 1138. Ends tomorrow
Out There
Monti Lai Wai-yi's  installations address environmental issues in Hong Kong over the past five years. Daily, 10am-8pm, White Tube, 10/F HK Arts Centre,  2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai.  Inquiries: 6090 6867. Ends Aug 24
Art to Heart
Works by Chu Hing-wah and  mentally ill patients from the Castle Peak Hospital. Daily, 9am-9pm, IRM Gallery, UG/F Island Resort Mall, 28 Siu Sai Wan Rd, Chai Wan. Inquiries: 2132 8607. Ends Aug 25
Women's Work
Works by 14 female artists from Hong Kong and the mainland, including Ivy Ma,  Yuk King Tan  and Sara Tse.  Tue-Sun, 10am-7pm, Osage Kwun Tong, 5/F Kian Dai Industrial Building, 73-75 Hung To Rd, Kwun Tong. Inquiries: 2793 4817.  Ends Aug 29
Hong Kong. Arts. Centre
Seventeen artists present works to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Arts Centre, including Wucius Wong,  Gaylord Chan,  Stella So Man-yee  and  Kurt Chan Yuk-keung.  Daily, 8am-11pm, Pao Galleries and various locations in the HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai. Inquiries: 2582 0200. Ends Aug 29
Under the Bird's Nest
Seven Hong Kong artists reflect on their experiences while visiting Beijing, including Chow Chun-fai,  Lam Tung-pang  and Kwok Mang-ho  (Frog King). Thu-Mon, 2pm-7.30pm, C & G Artpartment,  3/F, 222 Sai Yeung Choi St South, Prince Edward. Inquiries: 2390 9332.  Ends Sept 21
New Ink Art
An overview of the development of ink painting in Hong Kong through works by early and contemporary artists such as Lui Shoukwan,  Luis Chan  and Liu Guosong.  Opens  today. Daily, 10am-6pm, Sat until 8pm, closed Thu, HK Museum of Art, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$10, free on Wed. Inquiries: 2721 0116. Ends Oct 26
Children's Paradise
A look at the illustrations of Lo Koon-chiu through the children's comic book launched in the 1950s. Daily, 10am-6pm (Sun and public holidays until 7pm), closed Tue, HK Heritage Museum, 1 Man Lam Rd, Sha Tin, HK$10, free on Wed. Inquiries: 2180 8188. Ends Mar 2, 2009
Performing Arts
Resonances of Shanghai
Wang Fujian  conducts the Shanghai Chinese Orchestra in Shanghai-themed orchestral pieces such as Moonlight on the Spring River, Hua Mulan and the new version of Shanghai by Night.  Today, 8pm,
HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central;  tomorrow, 8pm, Tsuen Wan Town Hall,  72 Tai Ho Rd, Tsuen Wan, HK$100-HK$300 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7321
An Epilogue? The Life and  Times of Foo Lo-bing
Asian People's Theatre Festival Society stages the show, portraying events of the 1970s-80s from the perspective of an ordinary Hongkonger. Lee Chun-chow  directs and stars. In Cantonese.   Today-tomorrow, 8pm, Shouson Theatre,  HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd,  Wan Chai, HK$110, HK$150 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 9320 4938
TakeOut Comedy Club
Stand-up shows with local comedians today  (in Cantonese, HK$100) and tomorrow  (in English, HK$150),  9.30pm. B/F, 34 Elgin St, SoHo.  Inquiries: 6220 4436
Hong Kong Spring
HK Dance Company presents Daniel Yeung Chun-kong's  experimental choreography that depicts a hundred years of Hong Kong history. Stars Yang Yuntao.   Today, 7.30pm,  tomorrow-Aug 24, 3pm, 7.30pm, 8/F Platform, Sheung Wan Municipal Services Building,  345 Queen's Rd Central, HK$60 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 3103 1806
Coppelia
HK Ballet presents Ronald Hynd's  choreography of Arthur Saint-Leon's  sentimental comic work, in which a villager's affections are torn between his lover and a beautiful mechanical doll.  Accompanied by the HK Sinfonietta.   Today-Aug 24, 7.30pm (tomorrow-Aug 24 also at 2.30pm), HK Cultural Centre,  10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$160-HK$1,000 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2105 9724
Wizard of Oz
HK Chorus Society Limited presents the Broadway musical, with support from the New Philharmonic of HK. Directed by Jacob Yu. In English with Chinese surtitles.  Today-Aug 24, 7.30pm  (tomorrow-Aug 24 also at 2.30pm),  Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Rd,  Sha Tin, HK$240-HK$420 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 2411 6203
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$888 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: www.80daysthemusical.com
The Sixth Young Ballet  Stars Awards
HK Ballet Group presents the competition with finalists performing Tchaikovsky's works. Tomorrow, 2.30pm, 7,30pm,  Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd,  Kwai Chung, HK$120 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 2268 7323
HK Wind Festival
HK Wind Philharmonia presents this premiere concert of the HK Exquisic Symphonic Band,  featuring works by Rimsky-Korsakov,  Alfred Reed,  Percy Grainger  and Johan de Meij.  Victor Tam  conducts.  Tomorrow, 8pm, HK City Hall,  5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$80-HK$150 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2468 4597
Peter Pan
Christine Liao School of Ballet produces the fairy tale choreographed for children. Aug 26, 8pm, Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin, HK$100-HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries 2736 6666
Extra-curricular
Homex and Design Plus Expo
A fair of household products, furniture, interior design, electrical appliances, utensils  and more.  Today-Aug 24, noon-8pm, HK Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Expo Drive, Wan Chai, HK$20. Inquiries: 2591 9823
HK Computer and Communications Festival
More than 150 exhibitors showcase the latest digital technologies, including computer software, hardware and accessories, cameras, mobile phones, computer games, web services and more.  Today-Aug 24, 1pm-10.30pm,  Aug 25 until 6pm, HK Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Expo Drive, Wan Chai, HK$20. Inquiries: 2785 8867
New Ink Art:  Innovation and Beyond
One-day discussion forum with the participation of local and overseas artists and academics such as Wucius Wong,  Liu Guosong,  and Pi Daojian  of the South China Normal University. In Cantonese, English and Putonghua.  Tomorrow, 10am-12.10pm, 2pm-4.30pm, Lecture Hall, B/F HK Museum of Art, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, free. Inquiries: 2721 0116
Artificial Intelligence and its Applications in Hong Kong
Talk by Andy Chun Hon-wai  of City University's department of computer science. In Cantonese.  Tomorrow, 2.30pm-4pm, HK Science Museum,  2 Science Museum Rd, TST, free.  Inquiries: 2732 3223
Cinema
Requiem
Hans-Christian Schmid's  tragedy follows the exorcism of an epileptic  woman (Sandra Huller). In German with English subtitles. Today, 7.30pm, HK Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$50 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2802 0088
Summer IFF
More than 30 features and two tribute programmes to late directors Ingmar Bergman  and Kon Ichikawa;  including the following two films.  Today-Sept 9, Grand Cinema, 2/F Elements, Kowloon Station,  1 Austin Rd West; UA Langham Place, 8 Argyle St, Mong Kok; Agnes b. Cinema, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai; HK Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho; HK Space Museum, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$36-HK$60 Urbtix. Inquiries:  hkiff.org.hk
Seven Hundred Days of Battle
Set in a Japanese suburb in 1979, Renpei Tsukamoto's  comedy shows a battle between seven teenagers and a policeman who has just arrived from a big city. Stars Hayato Ichihara.    In Japanese with Chinese and English subtitles.  Today, 7.30pm,  UA Langham Place.
Lost. Indulgence
A club girl (Karen Mok)  enters the lives of a widow and her teenage son after a  traffic accident. Zhang Yibai directs. In Putonghua and Chongqing dialect with Chinese and English subtitles.  Tomorrow, 7.30pm, Grand Cinema.
Night Scene
NMZ
Electro, breaks and house from Tokyo-based DJs MA5AKAZ  and NME.  Tonight, 10pm, Volar, B/F, 39-44 D'Aguilar St, Central, HK$150, includes one drink, free for members (free before midnight), booking required. Inquiries: 2810 1276
Night of Genesis
Featuring pop punk group ToNick,  alt-rock band Velvette Vendetta  and pop rockers Grin and others.  Tomorrow, 7pm, N.Set Music, Century Centre, 44-46 Hung To Rd, Kwun Tong, HK$65 (advance), HK$70 (door). Inquiries: 9220 2293
Barbara Tucker
The African-American house singer performs.  Tomorrow, 11.30pm, Dragon-i, UG/F The Centrium, 60 Wyndham St, Central, HK$300. Inquiries: 3110 1222



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