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Exhibitions 
Old Community, Fascinating Shops
Nine watercolour paintings by Leung Yun-charm of old Hong Kong buildings, shops and streets. Daily (including public holidays), 9am-9pm, 1/F Lobby, Central Plaza, 18 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai. Inquiries: 2132 8607. Ends May 5  
AROUND 
Sound art festival, featuring site-specific sound installations and related works by various artists (such as Kacey Wong and Jaffa Lam)  at Lamma Island's Tung O and Mo Tat Wan, and venues in Central and Wan Chai. Starts today. Various opening times and locations. Inquiries: www.soundpocket.org.hk Ends May 30  
Reflections
Austrian Emil Herker's paintings of objects with reflective surfaces. Opens today. Mon-Sat, 11am-7pm, State-of-the-Arts Gallery, 36 Pottinger St, Central. Inquiries: 2526 1133. Ends May 30  
Women: Glamour, Sex and Fame
Briton Simon Claridge's depictions of women, including two that make use of diamond dust, comment on modern life and its obsession with glamour, illusion and extravagance. Opens today. Daily, 10.30am-8.30pm, Shop L115-116, New World Centre, 18-24 Salisbury Rd, TST. Inquiries: 2711 1199. Ends May 30  
Singing in Green Fields
Vietnamese artist Dinh Quan's  multi-media works (including paintings and sculptures) comment on social developments in his country. Opens today. Daily (including public holidays), 10am-6.30pm, Arch  Angel Art, 58 Hollywood Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2851 6882. Ends May 31  
A Sketch of Soong Chingling and Her Artefacts
More than 70 objects and  photographs provide glimpses into the life of the woman who was Dr Sun Yat-sen's wife and the honorary chairman of the People's Republic of China. Daily, 10am-6pm (Sun and public holidays until 7pm), closed Thu, Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum, 7 Castle Rd, Mid-Levels, HK$10, free on Wed. Inquiries: 2367 6373. Ends June 17
Performing Arts
Ebenezer Variety Show
Students of Ebenezer School and Home for the Visually Impaired sing, dance and give dramatic performances. In Cantonese. Today-tomorrow, 7.30pm, also tomorrow, 2.30pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$75, HK$60 (members) HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2521 7251
Handbell Showcase and Mass Ring
Emily Li, Zerlina Wong  and Christine Chan conduct the Handbell Mass Ring Ensemble, Gloves Handbell, the HK Institute of Education Handbell Ensemble,  Double Mallet Ringers and HK Youth Handbell Ensemble in the opening concert of the HK Handbell Festival 2009. Today, 7.30pm, Tsuen Wan Town Hall,  72 Tai Ho Rd, Tsuen Wan, HK$100, HK$130 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3104 2355
The Death of the Good
Canada's Black Hand Theatre Collective's comedy about two men whose curiosity causes them to inadvertently sacrifice the world's safety. In English. A HK Microfest programme. Today-tomorrow, 7.30pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$190 (single show), HK$270 (with performance of Adolf). Urbtix. Inquiries: microfest.hk
Aroma in the Dust
The HK Academy for Performing Arts presents Mandu's theatrical adaptation of the romantic Chinese opera about a Sung dynasty scholar-turned-soldier faced with issues of loyalty, love and patriotism. In Cantonese. Today-tomorrow, 7.45pm, also tomorrow, 2.45pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$90 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2584 8500
Translated Play Festival 09
Theatre Space presents a project with Novice performing Alan Ball's Five Women Wearing Same Dress, a comedy set during a wedding reception that centres on five bridesmaids and Tsuen Wan Youth Drama Society performing Damian Trasler's A Time For Farewells, about a couple who look back at their relationship before they end their marriage, today-tomorrow, 7.45pm, May 3, 3pm. In Cantonese. Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre, 11 Clear Water Bay Rd, Kowloon, HK$65 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2151 1255
Cecilia Tsang and Felix Suen 
Piano duet performances of works by Schubert, Dvorak, Debussy, Tchaikovsky and Gershwin. Today, 8pm, Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin, HK$100 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9654 1592
HK Baptist University Symphony Orchestra
The ensemble and pianist Nancy Loo  play works by Wagner, Schumann  and Tchaikovsky. Today, 8pm, HK City Hall,  5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$140 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3411 7096
Homeless
Siu Mei-gwan  directs Black Bird  Theatre's drama about homeless people. In Cantonese. Today-tomorrow, May 7-9, 8pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$120, HK$90 (members) HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2521 7251
The Ultimate Review on HK TV
Zuni Icosahedron's comedy about the local television industry's past 50 years. In Cantonese. Today-tomorrow, May 8-9, 8pm, also May 3, 3pm, HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity, 135 Junction Rd, Kowloon City, HK$100-HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2566 9696
Adolf
Briton Pip Utton plays Adolf Hitler in a dramatic exploration of the German national mindset during the Nazi era. In English. A HK Microfest programme. Today-tomorrow, 9pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$190 (single show), HK$270 (with performance of The Death of the Good) Urbtix. Inquiries: microfest.hk 
Artem Konstantinov 
The Russian cellist plays works by Schumann, Brahms and Frank; pianist Nikolay Alexandrov accompanies. Tomorrow, 8pm, Sheung Wan Civic Centre, 345 Queen's Rd Central,  Sheung Wan, HK$120, HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2728 7906
Extra-curricular
Cheung Chau Bun Festival
Activities at this traditional local festival include: lion and unicorn dance performances, today, 2.30pm, 3.15pm, Pak Tai Temple Plaza, Cheung Chau; ritual and Chinese acrobatic performances, today, 8pm; unicorn and kung fu performances, tomorrow, 10.30am; unicorn performance, tomorrow, 11.30am; distribution of buns, May 3, 9am; and ceremony to send the deities back to the temple, May 3, 2pm, Pak Tai Temple Plaza, Cheung Chau. Other activities include: a bun festival parade, tomorrow, 2pm-4pm, from Pak She Street to Tin Hau Temple and back to Pak Tai Temple Plaza; and the bun scrambling competition,  tomorrow, 11.30pm-May 3, 12.25am, Football Court (next to Pak Tai Temple Plaza), free to watch. Inquiries: 2981 0542
Young Musicians Sought
The Leisure and Cultural Services Department's Music Office is looking for members for its 16 bands and orchestras and two choirs. Musicians aged 25 years and under can apply. Application deadline: May 17 (for Jun/Jul auditions; training Sept 2009-May 2010). Inquiries: 2802 0657 (HK Island), 2796 2893 (Kwun Tong), 2399 2200 (Mong Kok), 2158 6462 (Sha Tin) and 2417 6429 (Tsuen Wan).
Cinema
Ingmar Bergman Forever (Part III)
The HK International Film Festival Society presents films by the late Swedish filmmaker,  including the following two. Ends tomorrow. HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai; HK Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho; HK Science Museum, 2 Science Museum Rd, TST East; HK Space Museum, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST; HK$55 Urbtix. Inquiries: www.hkiff.org.hk
Scenes from a Marriage
Drama chronicling the breakdown of a seemingly perfect  marriage. Starring Liv Ullman. In Swedish with English subtitles. Today, 2pm, HK Arts Centre.
Cries and Whispers
Period drama that dissects the relationships between four women living in late 19th-century Sweden. In Swedish with English subtitles. Today, 6.15pm, HK Science Museum.
Nightscene
TakeOut Comedy Club
English-language stand-up with People's Liberation Improv, tonight, 9.30pm. TakeOut Comedy Club, B/F, 34 Elgin St, SoHo, HK$150. Inquiries: 6220 4436  
Eugene & the POWS 
Guitarist Eugene Pao teams up with drummer-vocalist Jun Kung, vocalist-guitarist Adrian Da Silva, Pete Moore  on lead vocals and bass player Koya Hisakazu to play  rock. Tonight, 10.30pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$170 (advance), HK$200 (door), includes one drink. Inquiries: 2521 7251
TakeOut Comedy
English-language stand-up comedy with Amberish Rathi,  James Lee and Ryan Hynek. A HK Microfest programme. Tonight-tomorrow, 10.30pm-11.15pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$60-HK$100. Inquiries: microfest.hk



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