Exhibitions Chinese Characters in Space Works that explore Chinese characters by 18 Hong Kong and mainland artists including Kwok Mang-ho (Frog King), Pan Xinglei and Tsang Tsou-choi. Today, noon-8pm, Artist Commune, Cattle Depot Artists Village, 63 Ma Tau Kok Rd, To Kwa Wan. Inquiries: 9433 7950. Ends today Women's Work Works by 14 female artists from Hong Kong and the mainland, including Ivy Ma and Sara Tse. Today, 10am-7pm, Osage Kwun Tong, 5/F Kian Dai Industrial Building, 73-75 Hung To Rd, Kwun Tong. Inquiries: 2793 4817. Ends today 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. Today, 8am-11pm, Pao Galleries and various locations in the HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai. Inquiries: 2582 0200. Ends today Warna 2008 Paintings by Malaysian expressionist artists Yusof Ghani, Awang Damit, Fauzulyusri, Daud Rahim and Jamil Mat Isa. Today, 3pm-8pm, 26/F Consul-General Penthouse, Malaysia Building, 47-50 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai. Inquiries: www.warna.com.my . Ends today City Art Square Outdoor art plaza featuring sculptures and installations by 19 artists, architects and designers, including Dennis Oppenheim, Zaha Hadid and Xu Bing. Olympic Fuwa mascots are also displayed. Daily, Sha Tin Town Hall Plaza, 1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin. Inquiries: 2861 0310. Ends Aug 31 J'aime l'argent Conceptual art duo Map Office create banknotes, neon light installations and a video that explore profitability and its effect on the social role of money. Opening reception today, 7pm. Mon-Fri, 10am-8pm, Sat, 2pm-6pm, Goethe-Institut, 14/F HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai. Inquiries: 2802 0088. Ends Sept 15 New Ink Art An overview of the development of ink painting in Hong Kong. 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 Performing Arts A Tribute to Leroy Anderson 2 The HK Symphonic Winds play works by the American composer including The Syncopated Clock and A Trumpeter's Lullaby. Today, 8pm, Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin, HK$100-HK$150 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2363 1227 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, 7.30pm, tomorrow, 2.30pm, 7.30pm, Aug 31, 1pm, 5.30pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$225-HK$888 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: www.80daysthemusical.com Bernstein DVD Show RTHK's Radio 4 presents the show with music critic Oliver Chou revisiting the American conductor and composer's career through videos of his performances. Tomorrow, 3pm-5pm, Tom Lee Academy Hall, Megabox, Kowloon Bay, get free tickets by faxing your name, address, e-mail, phone number, and the number of tickets (maximum two) to 2339 6427. Inquiries: 2339 6425 Summer Fling 2008 Kassia Women's Choir sing jazz-inspired classics. Tomorrow, 8pm, Helena May, 35 Garden Rd, Central; Sept 10, 8pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$220 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2575 3931 Borodin Quartet The Moscow-based chamber ensemble play music for string quartet by Haydn, Beethoven, Mozart and Tchaikovsky. Sept 2, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$100-HK$250 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7321 The University of London Symphony Orchestra HK University of Science and Technology presents the show with John Forster conducting the orchestra, joined by violinist Nicola Benedetti and cellist Leonard Elschenbroich. Sept 2, 7.30pm, Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin; Sept 3, 7.30pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$100-HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2358 6149 Don Carlo Opera HK presents Verdi's tragedy about a prince whose betrothed lover becomes his father's bride as a treaty to end a war. Directed by Henry Akina. Stars tenors Warren Mok and Keith Ikaia-Purdy. Accompanied by HK Sinfonietta. In Italian with Chinese and English surtitles. Sept 3-7, 7.30pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$150-HK$900 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7321 McCoy Tyner Quartet The American modern jazz pianist plays with Gerald Cannon on bass, Eric Kamau Gravatt on drums and Christian Scott on trumpet. Sept 4, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$150-HK$400 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7321 Extra-curricular Lecture and Workshop on Art Market and Curatorship Alvaro Rodriguez Fominaya, former chief curator at Centro Atlantico de Arte Moderno in Spain, talks on models of curatorship and the workings of the art market. In English. Lecture: today, 7pm-9pm; workshop: tomorrow, 10am-5.45pm. School of Creative Media, City University of HK, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong, free, booking required. Inquiries: smllai@cityu.edu.hk Hong Kong International Magic Festival A magic gala featuring performances, seminars, exhibitions and stalls selling magic props. Today-Aug 31, 10.30am-7pm, HK Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Expo Drive, Wan Chai, HK$20, free for children under three. Inquiries: 2690 4954 48-Hour Inclusive Design Challenge Designers present their design concepts of commercial products that cater to the needs of disabled people. Tomorrow, 2.30pm-5pm, Innocentre, 72 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong, free. Inquiries: www.britishcouncil.org.hk/48hour Cinema Summer IFF Features and tribute programmes to Ingmar Bergman and Kon Ichikawa; including the following 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 The Magician Set in 1840s Stockholm, Ingmar Bergman's drama follows a travelling magician (Max von Sydow) whose supernatural power is put to test. In Swedish with English subtitles. Today, 7.30pm, HK Space Museum. Shame Ingmar Bergman's 1968 feature follows the relationship between a musician couple during a civil war. Stars Liv Ullmann and Max von Sydow. In Swedish with English subtitles. Today, 9.30pm, HK Space Museum. Night Scene DJ Morett's CD Launch Party The Warung Beach Club and Volar's resident DJ plays electro house. Anthony, Thomas C and Yeodie also spin tunes. Tonight, 10pm, Volar, B/F, 39-44 D'Aguilar St, Central, HK$150, includes a drink and a CD, free for members (free for all before midnight), booking required. Inquiries: 2810 1276 Summer Hometown HiFi Live sets by British electronic act The Trillseekers, Ricky Stone, Jason F, Dicky Lau and Miss Yellow. Tomorrow, noon till late, Hitec, 1 Trademart Drive, Kowloon Bay, HK$360 (advance). Inquiries: 9528 8856 Maitreya The New York-based New Zealander spins hip hop with DJ Tee's support. Tomorrow, 10pm, Club Cixi, Shop A, G/F On Hing Building, 1 On Hing Terrace, Central, HK$200, HK$160 (women), includes two drinks. Inquiries: 9555 9640