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SCMP Reporter

Exhibitions
Attention Spam
British urban artists Cyclops (aka Luc Price),  D*Face,  David Bray,  Vesna Parchet  and Word to Mother's  graffiti-derived street art. Today, 10.30am-6.30pm, Schoeni Main Gallery, 21-31 Old Bailey St, Central. Inquiries: 2869 8802. Ends today
Imagine
Exhibition featuring more than 30 of  self-taught ceramicist Johnson Tsang's  sculptures and about 200 artworks by members of the Hand in Hand with Clay community ceramic project. Daily, 10am-8pm, HK Central Library,  66 Causeway Rd, Causeway Bay. Inquiries: 3101 2712. Ends Dec 16
Faces to Figures
Painter Charles Cham's  depiction of lurid and comical characters play heavily on the 'duality of life' theme.  Mon-Sat, 11am-7pm, Sun, 2pm-6pm, Karin Weber Gallery, G/F, 20 Aberdeen St, Central. Inquiries: 2544 5004. Ends Dec 18
Wit and Thrift
Dutch design from the 1950s to 1980s. Daily, 8am-10pm, Former Meatpackers, 208 Hollywood Rd, Sheung Wan. Inquiries: www.bodw.com. Ends Dec 21
Story of the Horse
About 40 horse-themed artefacts ranging from Chinese pottery and bamboo carvings to paintings and to calligraphic works are on display. 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 Dec 28
Performing Arts
A Little Princess
Faust International's  adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett's   classic tale of a young girl who  is orphaned when her father dies. In English. Today-Sat, 7.30pm, also Sat, 2.30pm, Fringe Club,  2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$180, HK$145 (members) HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2521 7251
Cowboy vs Samurai
In Looking Glass Productions' comedic version of Edmond Rostand's  Cyrano de Bergerac, a man's allegiance is torn between his Caucasian cowboy friend and his Asian friend. In English. Today-Sat,  7.30pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$230, HK$185 (members) HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2521 7251
Last Smile, First Tear
W Theatre and Warner Music HK present a musical love story starring  singer Fiona Sit Hoi-kei.  In Cantonese. Today-Dec 14, 8pm, also Dec 14, 3pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$280-HK$420 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 9267 2678
Christmas By the Sea
The Cecilian Singers' fundraising concert features Christmas carols from Ghana, Japan and other countries.  Tomorrow, 8pm, St John's Cathedral, Garden Rd, Central, HK$150 (proceeds go to Bethune House Migrant Women's Refuge).  Inquiries: 2570 3783
Seymour Lipkin Piano Recital
Haydn's Sonata in A Flat Major, Beethoven's Appassionata, Debussy's Three Etudes  and Brahms' Variations on a Theme by Handel.  Tomorrow, 8pm,  HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place,  Central, HK$120-HK$680 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2391 5201
Steam Away
Argentina's Duggan Dance Company   with dance, music and juggling. Tomorrow, Sheung Wan Civic Centre, 345 Queen's Rd Central, Sheung Wan, HK$140, HK$170; Fri, Yuen Long Theatre, 9 Yuen Long Tai Yuk Rd, Yuen Long, HK$90-HK$150; Sat, North District Town Hall, 2 Lung Wan St, Sheung Shui, HK$120, HK$150; Dec 14, Tai Po Civic Centre, 12 On Pong Rd, Tai Po, HK$120, HK$150 Urbtix. All shows begin at 8pm. Inquiries: 2268 7323
HKS for Kids - Christmas Magic
Peter Moore conducts the HK Sinfonietta in  works by Haydn,  Tchaikovsky,  Dvorak,  Offenbach,  Rossini and Jill Townsend.  In English. Fri-Sat, 7.30pm, also Dec 14, 3pm, Sheung Wan Civic Centre Theatre, 345 Queen's Rd Central, Sheung Wan, HK$120, HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2836 3336
My Circus Will
Ming Ri Institute for Arts Education's  fantasy shadow puppet version of  Gudrun Meb's story about a girl whose dream of having her own circus comes true. In Cantonese. Fri-Sat,  7.30pm, Dec 14, 2.30pm, Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin, HK$120;  Dec 20, 7.30pm,  Dec 21, 2.30pm, North District Town Hall, 2 Lung Wan St, Sheung Shui, HK$100;  Dec 26, 2.30pm, 4.30pm, HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity, 135 Junction Rd, Kowloon, HK$100; Jan 2-3, 7.30pm,  Jan 4, 2.30pm, Sheung Wan Civic Centre, 345 Queen's Rd Central, Sheung Wan, HK$120; Fri-Sat Jan 9-10, 7.30pm,  Jan 11, 2.30pm, Tuen Mun Town Hall,  3 Tuen Hi Rd, Tuen Mun, HK$100 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323
Macbeth
Scotland's Theatre Babel  presents  Shakespeare's tragic  tale of a Scottish warrior whose thirst for power makes him commit regicide. Directed and designed by Graham McLaren.  In English with Chinese surtitles. Fri-Dec 14, 8pm, also Sat-Dec 14, 4pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$180-HK$320 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7325
Aska Symphonic Concert Tour 2008 'Scene' Replay
Aska from Japanese pop-rock duo Chage and Aska performs with the City Chamber Orchestra of HK and Tokyo New City Orchestra. Sat, 7.30pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$380-HK$980 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2886 9000
Extra-curricular
Business of Design Week
HK Design Centre's flagship event with  speakers such as PDI/Dreamworks animator Raman Hui,  MVRDV founder and architect Winy Maas  and designer Richard Mille along with various themed exhibitions.   Today-Sat, times vary for different events, HK Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Expo Drive, Wan Chai.  Inquiries: 2590 0099 or www.bodw.com
Artist Talk and Screening
Video artist Jun Nguyen-Hatsushiba  talks and shows two of his films: Memorial Project, Nha Trang, Vietnam: Towards the Complex - For the Courageous, the Curious, and the Cowards; and The Ground, the Root, and the Air: The Passing of the Bodhi Tree. In English. Today, 6.30pm-8.30pm, HK Visual Arts Centre, 7A Kennedy Rd, Central, free, registration recommended. Inquiries: 2815 1112
Design EX 08
Forum on museum rebuilding by the creative team behind Amsterdam's new Stedelijk Museum  for people who deal with culture and space. In English.  Today, 6.30pm-9pm, InnoCentre, 72 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong, free. Inquiries: www.bodw.com
Cinema
The 37th French Cinepanorama
Alliance Francaise presents feature  and short films, including the following four. Until Dec 14. Broadway Cinematheque,  3 Public Square St, Yau Ma Tei, HK$50-HK$60;  HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central; HK Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho; HK Space Museum,  10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$30-HK$50  Urbtix; Palace IFC, Podium Level 1, IFC Mall, 8 Finance St, Central, HK$65-HK$75.   Inquiries: www.frenchcinepanorama.com
The Spanish Apartment
Cedric Klapisch's  comedy about students from different countries who live together in an apartment in Barcelona.  In French, Spanish, Catalan and other languages with English subtitles. Today, 8pm, HK Film Archive.
7 Years
In Jean Pascal Hattu's  drama, while her husband is in prison a woman (Valerie Donzelli)  falls for another man who turns out to be a warden at  the jail. Today, 8.10pm, Broadway Cinematheque.
The Class
About a high school teacher whose classroom ethics are put to the test.  In French with English subtitles.  Today, 9pm, HK City Hall; Sat, 7.10pm, Broadway Cinematheque.
99 Francs
Comedy about a copywriter  who rebels against the system.  In French with English subtitles. Today, 9.40pm,  Palace IFC; Sat, 4.30pm, HK City Hall.



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