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Exhibitions 
Dolls
Korean painters Kim Ihn, Jo Young-pyo  and Oh Mi-kyung and installation artist Park Dae-Cho use dolls to express fear, joy, sadness, love, freedom and desires. Today, 11am-6pm, Shop 1, G/F Hua Fu Commercial Building, 111 Queen's Rd  West, Sheung Wan. Inquiries: 2858 1771. Ends today 
Amabel Huen Ning 
Paintings by the artist-singer (aka Ama) exploring the unconscious, each of which is accompanied by poems. Today, noon-10pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower  Albert Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2521 7251.  Ends today
Dreamer
Photographer Kevin Chiu's abstract images of swirling coloured smoke. Today, noon-10pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2521 7251. Ends today 
Susan Sales-Tupas 
Acrylic paintings about relationships. Today, 2.30pm-12.30am, Culture Club,  15 Elgin St, SoHo. Inquiries: 2127 7936.  Ends today 
Earth Elements Collection
Leslie Lachiche's   paintings of nature reflect on global warming and other environmental issues. Today, 5pm-late, Philia Lounge, 4-8 Arbuthnot Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2147 2389. Ends today  
Iyoiyo
Kyoto-based Korean painter Hyon  Gyon  uses hair pins, hair and fabric  in her colourful works about ceremony and spirituality. Mon-Sat, 11.30am-  7.30pm, Gallery Exit, G/F, 1 Shin Hing St, Central. Inquiries: 2541 1299. Ends Jun 27    Oil Painting by Wang Changkai   New works, including landscapes and  still lifes, that express the Chinese painter's love for his country. Opening reception today, 3pm. Mon-Sat, 10am-7pm, Sun, 1pm-6pm, Wan Fung Art Gallery, G/F Cityplaza 3, Taikoo Shing. Inquiries: 2736 9623. Ends Jun 27 
Come Out and Play at 8Q
Stop-motion animation work by Singaporean Joo Choon Lin  depicting a fantasy battle between a ringmaster  and chocolate monsters. Mon-Fri, 10am- 6.30pm, Sat, 10am-6pm, Hanart TZ Gallery, 202 Henley Building, 5 Queen's Road Central. Inquiries: 2517 4620.  Ends Aug 7  
Louis Vuitton: A Passion  for Creation
Exhibition of pieces from the Fondation  Louis Vuitton pour la Cr?ation,  including works by Jean-Michel Basquiat,  Paul Chan,  Cao Fei,  Yang Fudong and Jeff Koons,  and Gilbert and George.  A Le French May programme. Daily, 10am-6pm (Sat until 8pm), closed Thu, HK Museum of Art, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$30. Inquiries: 2721 0116. Ends Aug 9 
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-tomorrow, Jun 20-21, 2pm, also  today,  Jun 19-20, 8pm,  tomorrow, Jun 21, 7pm,  Jun 16-18, 7.30pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd,  Wan Chai, HK$350-HK$895 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 8203 0299 
The Faust Festival 2009
Faust International Youth Theatre presents performances by children aged four-16  including: Tom Sawyer, Mark Twain's  tale about a young boy who escapes from doing his chores and spends his days having adventures with his friend Huckleberry Finn, today, 2pm, tomorrow, 8pm; The Golden Age of Comedy, a comic tribute to comedians  such as Charlie Chaplin,  Laurel and Hardy  and the Marx Brothers, today-tomorrow, 5pm; Saturday Night Live!, a children's theatre version of the American television comedy, today, 8pm; and The Smartest Giant in Town, a story about George, who goes from being the scruffiest to the smartest giant in town,  tomorrow, 2pm, HK$90 Urbtix. The company also presents: Peter and the Wolf, a dramatic story set to music by Prokofiev about a  boy who hunts  a dangerous wolf, Jun 16, 10.30am; and The Secret Garden, an  adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett's  novel about an orphan whose world changes after she discovers a door to a mysterious garden, Jun 18, 10.30am, HK$150 www.FaustWorld.com. In English. HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, Inquiries: 2547 9114
A Little Night Music 
Clare Stearns  directs Perilous Mouths Entertainment's production of Stephen Sondheim's musical about the romantic lives of a group of Swedish men and women. In English. Today, 3pm, 7.30pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$280, HK$220 (for members)  HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2521 7251
The Miser
Peter Jordan directs the Chung Ying Theatre Company's  adaptation of Moliere's comedy about a  money-lender whose daughters long to escape  his frugal household.  In Cantonese.  Today-tomorrow, Jun 20-21, 27-28, 3pm, also  today, Jun 17, 19, 24, 26-27, 8pm,  HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury  Rd, TST, HK$140- HK$200 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 3961 9803
Die Fledermaus 
Woo Lun-hin conducts the City Opera,  the HK Medical Association Orchestra and Metropolitan Opera Chorus in  Johann Strauss Jnr's  comic operetta about mistaken identities and flirtations at a masked ball. Sung in German with Cantonese dialogue and Chinese and English surtitles. Proceeds go to Project Vision. Today-tomorrow, 7.30pm,  HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury  Rd, TST, HK$160-HK$480 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9027 1102
Katoey 
The Not So Loud Theatre Company's drama about what ensues after an Australian tourist unwittingly falls for the charms of a Thai ladyboy. Starring Vincent Chiu. In English. Today, 7.30pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$200, HK$160 (for members)  HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2521 7251
Animal Geographic
2 On Stage's experimental theatre production takes a humorous look  at the origin of the species. In Cantonese with English surtitles. Today-tomorrow,  8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$120, HK$180 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 9722 9750
Love in the City
Chew Hee-chiat  conducts erhu player Xu Hui,  gehu player Tung Hiu-lo,  pipa player Zhang Ying,  suona player-saxophonist Guo Yazhi,  percussionist Gao Shan  and the HK Chinese Orchestra in performing works including Western Film Classics Suite,  Chang Hung-liang's   Do You Know  I am Waiting for You, Jonathan Lee's When Love Becomes a Memory, Richard Storry's The Rise of the Golden Dragon and Joni Mitchell's Chelsea Morning. Today, 8pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre,  12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$150, HK$220 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3185 1600
Splendid Sichuan
The Song and Dance Ensemble of Sichuan  performs dances depicting facets of everyday life among the Tibetan, Qiang, Yi and Han ethnic  groups of China. Today, 8pm,  Tuen Mun Town Hall, 3 Tuen Hi Rd,  Tuen Mun, HK$80-HK$160; and tomorrow, 8pm, Tsuen Wan Town Hall,  72 Tai Ho Rd, Tsuen Wan, HK$80-HK$160 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323  
Extra-curricular
Floating Book Fair
The MV Doulos returns to Hong Kong laden with more than 6,000 books on subjects including sports, cookery and education.  Today, Jun 16-18, 22-27, Jul 2-3, 10am-9pm,  tomorrow-Jun 15, 28, 2pm-9pm, Jul 4, 10am-6pm, Ocean Terminal, Harbour City, TST, HK$10  (to board the ship). Inquiries: 6694 7140 or www.doulos.org
Marathon Yoga
Yogaraj C.P.  attempts to break the marathon yoga world record.  Today, 10am-Jun 14, noon, Khana Khazana, 1/F Dannies House, 20 Luard Rd, Wan Chai, free to watch. Inquiries: 9713 4597 
The Children of China
Australian children's stylist Alethea Gold  talks about her dream of China and what drove her to produce a book on the country's children. Event proceeds go  to the Chi Heng Foundation. In English. Today, noon (lunch, 12.30pm), M at the Fringe, 1/F South Block, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$288, registration required. Inquiries: 2810 7787
Eldorado (HK)
The Not So Loud Theatre Company presents English-language readings of  plays:  Marty Mertz's Ordained by Heaven  translation of Li Yu's Tang Dynasty sex-and-marriage operatic romp, today, noon; Neil Harris and Flickie Lapish's  Shelter, 1.45pm; and Adrian Tilley's  Responsibility, 3.15pm. Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$60-HK$80,  HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 9020 5179
Too Delicious Book Signing
Author duo Claudia & Dominica  sign and share recipes from their second cookbook. Event proceeds go to Room to Read. Today, 2.30pm, Great Food Hall, Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Admiralty, free admission. Inquiries: 2606 8658
Mime Lab.Mime Workshop
Workshop that aims to guide participants to develop their bodies into performing and expressive tools. In Cantonese. Today, Jun 20, Jul 4, 11, 18, 25, 3.30pm- 6.30pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$990, HK$900 (members). Inquiries: 2521 7251 
Cinema
The Cold War and Hong Kong Film
The HK Film Archive presents  films from Hong Kong, the mainland and US that show the impact of the cold war,  including the following two.  Until Jun 21. HK Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$30 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2739 2139
The 72 Martyrs of Canton
Nine filmmakers  direct a drama based on the revolutionaries who were killed in an uprising against the Qing government.  In Putonghua. Today, 2pm, Jun 21, 5pm,  HK Film Archive.
China Behind
Tang Shu-shuen's  Cultural Revolution-era drama about young mainlanders' struggles with their ideals and reality.  In Putonghua with Chinese and English subtitles. Tomorrow, 2.30pm, Jun 20, 7.30pm, HK Film Archive.
Nightscene
The Penelopes
The French electro rock band  (Axel Basquiat  and Vincent Tremel)   play a combination of indie rock and   electronic music. A Le French May event. Tonight, 8pm, HK Arts Centre,  2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: frenchmay.com 
Michael Jackson Hits Hong Kong
Japanese jazz group New Flying Machine, breakbeat, electro and drum 'n' bass specialists Violent Jokes, indie musicians the Lovesong, Joao Mascarenhas' Latino Jazz, a cappella quartet SoHo Collective, and the Jeff Caylor band each play two Michael Jackson songs. Tonight, 9pm, Grappa's Cellar, B/F Jardine House, 1 Connaught Place, Central, free.  Inquiries: radio3@rthk.org.hk 
Compilation CD 2 - Launch Party B
F.T.T. play Brit-pop, Poubelle International  opt for indie tunes, Quasar serves up rock, the David Bowie Knives go for rock 'n' roll and emo band Ember play rock laced with punk grunge and hardcore sounds. Tonight, 10pm-1.30am, California,  G/F California Tower, 30-32 D'Aguilar St, Lan Kwai Fong, HK$150, includes one drink and CD. Inquiries: 9486 4648
Witness
British vocalist Gerard Starkie  and guitarist Ray Chan  play indie rock.  Tonight, 10.30pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$180 (advance), HK$220 (door), includes one drink. Members free. Inquiries: 2521 7251
Reggae Dancehall Party
Swiss DJ Shabaga and DJ Prepare mix reggae and dancehall music.   Tonight, 11pm, Ivan The Kozak, Lower G/F,  46-48 Cochrane St, Central, HK$100, includes one drink. Inquiries: 9180 8426



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