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Exhibitions 
Bonseki - The Hasokawa School
Traditional Japanese sand painting by Yasuko Aoki and her students from Sakou Kai in Shizuoka, Japan. Today, noon- 10pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2521 7251. Ends today   
World Expo 2010 Shanghai China - French Pavilion
Exhibition of the model of the French Pavilion which has a Sensual City theme focusing on the  six senses (taste, smell, touch, hearing, sight and balance or movement).  A Le French May exhibition. Opens today. Today-Fri, 9am-11pm,  HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST. Inquiries: frenchmay.com. Ends Fri 
Reach for the Heart
Art in Hospital charity  exhibition by 33 artists including Antoinette Rozan,  Bai Xincheng,  Zulkarnaini Rustam and Fung Ming-chip. Tue-Sat, 10.30am-7.30pm, Sun, 2pm-7pm, Sin Sin Fine Art, G/F, 1 Prince's Terrace, Mid-Levels; and Sin Sin Annex, 53 Sai St, Central. Inquiries: 2858 5072. Ends May 29 
In the Name of Love
Exhibition commemorating the achievements of filmmaker Evan Yang that includes items such as his  diaries and calligraphy. Daily, 10am-8pm, closed Thu, HK Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho. Inquiries: 2739 2139. Ends June 7  
Performing Arts
Cats
Lunchbox Theatrical Productions, David Atkins Enterprises and the Really Useful Group present Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical adaptation of T.S. Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats,  about a group of cats at their annual ball. In English with Chinese surtitles. Today-Thu, May 26-28, June 2-4, 9-11, 16-18, 7.30pm,  Fri-Sat, May 29-30, June 5-6, 12-13, 19-20, 8pm,  May 24, 31, June 7, 14, 21, 7pm, also Sat-May 24, 30-31, June 6-7, 13-14, 20-21, 2pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$350-HK$895 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: www.lunchbox-productions.com
A Flea in Her Ear
The HK Repertory Theatre presents Georges Feydeau's  romantic comedy about a Parisian woman who writes a love letter to trick her husband because she doubts his fidelity. Anthony Chan Kam-kuen directs. In Cantonese with Chinese and English surtitles. A Le French May event. Today-Sat, 7.45pm, also Sat-May 24, 2.45pm, HK City Hall,  5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$140, HK$240 Urbtix. Inquiries: frenchmay.com
ZZZ Mono Gatali 
Whole Theatre's comedy revolves around three couples troubled by trivial matters in their lives. In Cantonese. Tomorrow-Sat, May 27, 29-30, 8pm, also Sat-May 24, 28, 30-31, 3pm, Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre, 11 Clear Water Bay Rd, Kowloon, HK$150 Urbtix. Inquiries: 8201 2989 
Mayday 
The Taiwanese Mando-pop group in concert. Tomorrow-Fri, 8.15pm,  HK Coliseum, 9 Cheong Wan Rd, Hung Hom, HK$200-HK$680 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2175 3850
The Wizard of Oz
Phil Whelan directs and conducts the HK Singers' musical presentation of  the L. Frank Baum  fantasy about the adventures of a girl named Dorothy in the land of Oz. Stars Natalie Lipin and Gerome Samonte. Thu-Sat, May 25-27, 7.30pm, also Sat-May 24, 2.30pm, Sheung Wan Civic Centre, 345 Queen's Rd Central, Sheung Wan, HK$270, HK$300 Urbtix, HK$600 (donation to the Children's Cancer Foundation for May 22 show). Inquiries: 6255 3707
A True Woman Show
Lai Yan-chi stars in FM Theatre Power's one-woman show about an independent woman who meets the man she thinks is her Mr Right, yet tries to discover his dark secrets. In Cantonese, Thu-May 24, 8pm, also Sat-May 24, 3pm, HK Cultural Centre,  10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$240, HK$280 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3599 9755  
Bloody Hell
Actors' Family's comedy about how a typical Hong Kong family struggles yet thrives during the financial downturn. In Cantonese. Thu-Sat, 8pm, Sheung Wan Civic Centre, 345 Queen's Rd Central, Sheung Wan, HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9080 9389 
Silk Road I - Moth Ball
Tim Wheeler and Mandy Chen direct British and Hong Kong performers (including Jez Colburne,  the Caritas Lok Hang Workshop Dance Troupe,  the Symbiotic Dance Troupe, Jacky Tsang  and Handsome Yeung) in an  arts performance with dance, poetry and songs about moths that long for the old days. In Cantonese. Thu-Fri, 8pm (reception, 5pm), Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre, 30 Pak Tin St, Shek Kip Mei, HK$150, reservations recommended. Inquiries: 2891 8482 or cccd@cccd.hk
True Man Show in Showroom
Prospects Theatre's comedy about a man who is trapped for a night in a haunted showroom. In Cantonese. Thu-May 24, 8pm, also Sat-May 24, 3pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$140 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2606 2989
Pinchas Zukerman 
The Israeli musician plays the violin and conducts cellist Amanda Forsyth, violinist Jessica Linnebach and the HK Sinfonietta in performing works by Bach, Bruch, Haydn and Brahms. Fri, 7pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$120-HK$500 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2836 3336
Cantonese Opera Performance
Students of the HK Academy for Performing Arts perform the Qing Feng Pavilion story of the separation of a son from his adoptive parents, Fri; and excerpts from Han Qi Assassinating at the Temple, The Reunion of Sword and Hairpin from Purple Hairpin, The Drunken Imperial Concubine and Monkey King Borrowing the Fan, Sat. In Cantonese. Both shows, 7.30pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$55, HK$85 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2584 8500
Galaxy
Tan Yuanyuan, Damian Smith, Alina Cojocaru, Johan Kobborg, Steven McRae, Roberta Marquez, Cyril Pierre, Shoko Nakamura,  Monica Fotescu-Uta, Mark Radjapov and the HK Ballet perform works including the pas de deux from Romeo and Juliet, and excerpts from  Don Quixote, Sleeping Beauty, and Wang Xinpeng's  Serenade. Fri-Sat, 7.30pm, May 24, 2.30pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$140-HK$1,000 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2105 9724 
Forbidden Fruit under  the Great Wall
Huajin Dance Drama Ensemble of Shanxi Vocational Art College performs Zhang Jigang's dance about love in the affluent world of Shanxi merchants. Fri-Sat, 8pm, Tuen Mun Town Hall, 3 Tuen Hi Rd, Tuen Mun, HK$120-HK$280 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323
The Organ Symphony
Edo de Waart conducts Dutch pianist Ronald Brautigam,  French organist Vincent Dubois  and the HK Philharmonic Orchestra in playing Ravel's Mother Goose suite, Mozart's Piano Concerto No24 in C Minor and Saint-Saens' Symphony No3 Organ. A Le French May event. Fri-Sat, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$120-HK$280 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 2030  
Extra-curricular
China's Economic Stimulus Package
The director-general of China's Department of Fiscal and Financial Affairs, National Development and Reform Commission, Xu Lin,  talks about the 4-trillion-yuan economic stimulus package and its effectiveness.  In English. Today, 1.15pm (reception, 12.15pm, lunch, 12.30pm), 7/F Conrad Hotel, Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Admiralty, HK$390-HK$490,  lunch included, registration required. Inquiries: 2103 9508
Lead Without Title
Robin Sharma  leads a workshop on high performance leadership in turbulent times. In English. Today, 1.30pm-6.30pm, HK Jockey Club, Happy Valley, HK$2,800, registration required. Inquiries: 2165 4126 or 9038 1123
Extreme Caving: Into the Deep
Outward Bound HK training manager Richard Gerrish talks about his caving expedition experiences in Malaysia and  on the mainland. In English. Today, 7.30pm (reception, 6.30pm), 3/F British Council, 3 Supreme Court Rd, Admiralty, HK$150, HK$100 (Royal Geographical Society members). Inquiries: 2583 9700 
Stand-up Comedy Open Mic
Sessions in Cantonese (Mon) and English(today), free to perform five to seven minutes, HK$50 to watch, 8pm. Take Out Comedy Club, B/F, 34 Elgin St, SoHo. Inquiries: 6220 4436
Cinema
Chinese Documentary Festival
Visible Record presents documentary features and short films, including the following two short films. Until May 31. HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$30 (opening night), HK$50 (all other days) Urbtix; HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity, 135 Junction Rd, Kowloon, HK$50. Inquiries: 2540 7859 or visiblerecord@yahoo.com.hk 
The 7th Medical Ward and Before the Flood II
Short film double-bill comprising: Zhang Tianhui's documentary about a medical ward in Xiamen that accepts mental patients who had been abandoned by society (in Putonghua and Chongqing dialect with Chinese and English subtitles); and Yan Yu's documentary about the residents of Gongtan who face relocation because of the building of a hydropower dam on a river (in Putonghua with Chinese and English subtitles). Today, 7.30pm, May 27, 7.30pm, HK Film Archive



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