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Exhibitions 
Colour of Silence
Paintings by two female artists, Mor Mor from Myanmar and Hongkonger Yuen Nim-chi. Today, 11am-7pm, Karin Weber Gallery, G/F, 20 Aberdeen St, Central. Inquiries: 2544 5004. Ends today   
Only Children Play with Toys
Pop culture exhibition of works by photographer Nathan King and illustrator Dawn Austin. Today-Thu, 2pm-10.30pm, Fri-Sat, 2pm-12.30am, Culture Club, 15 Elgin St, SoHo. Inquiries: 2127 7936. Ends Sat  
I See Myself Through My Eyes
Carol Ho Oi-yan's works examine society's changing beauty expectations of young women. Mon-Sat, noon-10pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2521 7251. Ends Jul 15 
Symphony of Landscapes
Ink and colour paintings of rural landscapes by  Song Yumin. Opens today. Mon-Sat, 10.30am-7pm, Sun, noon-6pm, Connoisseur Art Gallery, G3 Chinachem Hollywood Centre, 1 Hollywood Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2868 5358. Ends Jul 20
Not-Fine-Arts  
Works by Chow Chun-fai  in a variety of mediums  that  reference popular movies or classic western paintings. Mon-Fri, 10am-6.30pm, Sat, 10am-6pm, Hanart TZ Gallery, 202 Henley Building, 5 Queen's Rd Central. Inquiries: 2526 9019. Ends Jul 25 
The Horn of Plenty: Excess and Reversibility
Group exhibition of video, performance and installation works and wall drawings by Australian artists Bababa International, Marley Dawson, Jasper Knight, Julian Meagher, Kate Mitchell, Dougal Phillips, Christian Thompson and Oliver Watts. Wed-Sun, noon-7pm, Para/Site Art Space, 4 Po Yan St, Sheung Wan. Inquiries: 2517 4620. Ends Aug 2  
Bloc 28 By Disney
Urban artists Aroe, Chaz Bojorquez, Ewok,  Jersey Joe (aka Rime),  Suiko One and Tenga's street art renditions of Mickey Mouse. Opens today. Daily, 10am-10pm, Times Square, 1 Matheson St, Causeway Bay. Ends Aug 31  
The Cloud and Mist Weaver
Singer-actress turned painter Carrie Koo Mei's  realist landscapes rendered in ink. Opens today. Mon-Sat, 9.30am-6pm, Sun, 1pm-6pm, University Museum and Art Gallery, University of HK, 94 Bonham Rd, Pok Fu Lam. Inquiries: 2241 5513. Ends Sept 13  
The Golden Age of Couture: Paris and London 1947-1957
Exhibition on post-war couture featuring items drawn mainly from the Victoria and Albert Museum's collections of French and British fashion and photography. A Le French May programme. Mon, Wed-Sat, 10am-6pm, Sun, 10am-7pm, closed Tue, HK Heritage Museum, 1 Man Lam Rd, Sha Tin, HK$20 (HK$10 on Wed). Inquiries: 2180 8188. Ends Sept 28  
Performing Arts
Design for Living 
Sylvia Chang Ai-chia stars in this office drama with the world financial crisis as its backdrop.  In Putonghua with Chinese surtitles. Today-Sat, Jul 14-18, 7.30pm, also Jul 12, 19, 3pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$200-HK$480 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2893 8732 
Love Never Ends!? 
Agape Communications' drama about love in a time of monetary difficulty and other troublesome periods. In Cantonese. Tomorrow-Sat, 7.45pm, also Sat, 3pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$90, HK$75 (for members) HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2521 7251 
Prince of Peace 
Pierre Lam  writes, directs and produces the Arts for Charity Foundation's musical about Jesus Christ;  proceeds go to the Salvation Army. In English. Tomorrow, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$180-HK$500 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 2716 9188 
Fantasy at an Exhibition 
Fantasy Puppet Theatre's puppet show about a five-year-old boy who embarks on a fantasy adventure after visiting an exhibition of Henri  Rousseau's paintings. In Cantonese. Fri-Sat, 7.30pm, Jul 12, 3pm, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, 72 Tai  Ho Rd, Tsuen Wan, HK$120 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3520 3172 
The Trick Brain 
Magician Harry Wong  (aka Harry Goh Goh), lighting designer  Lau Ming-hang and puppeteer Chan Hon-keung's magic theatre presentation of eight famous fairy tales. An International Arts Carnival programme. In Cantonese. Fri-Jul 12, 7.30pm, also Sat-Jul 12, 3pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$120, HK$180; Jul 18-19, 3pm, also Jul 18, 7.30pm, HK$150, Tsuen Wan Town Hall,  72 Tai Ho Rd, Tsuen Wan, HK$150; and Jul 25-26, 3pm, also Jul 25, 7.30pm, North District Town Hall, 2 Lung Wan St, Sheung Shui, HK$100, HK$120 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2370 1044
Laughing Mama 
Actors' Family's musical drama about three generations of mothers and their unconditional love for their children. Starring Shaw Mei-kwan, Ada To and  Mandy Yiu. An International Arts Carnival programme. In Cantonese. Fri-Sat, 7.30pm, also Sat-Jul 12, 3pm, Sheung Wan Civic Centre, 345 Queen's Rd Central, Sheung Wan, HK$100-HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2370 1044
Becoming Phaedra
Lai Yuk-ching  stars in an On & On Theatre Workshop  production about an actress cast to play Phaedra who has little empathy for her character. In Cantonese. A Sidekick Theatre Festival programme. Fri-Jul 12, 8pm, Cattle Depot Theatre, Cattle Depot Artist Village, 63 Ma Tau Kok Rd, To Kwa Wan, HK$120.  Inquiries: 2503 1630 or www.onandon.org.hk
Going Upriver at the Qingming Festival 
Yan Huichang  conducts erhu player Song Fei and the HK Chinese Orchestra in performing Shi Zhiyou's  symphonic poem. Fri-Sat, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$120-HK$260 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3185 1600
Howard Shelley and the HK Sinfonietta
The British musician plays the piano and conducts American trumpet player James Thompson  and the Hong Kong orchestra in performing works by Haydn and Mendelssohn. Fri, 8pm, HK City Hall,  5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$120-HK$280 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2826 3336
Trial By Jury 
The Ella Kiang Singers  perform  Gilbert and  Sullivan's comic opera. In English. Fri, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh  Place, Central, HK$120, HK$150 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9756 1142
Chinese Traditional Stage Arts Show
The HK Ching's Magic & Acrobatic  Company stage a Chinese traditional performing arts show outdoors.  Sat, 7.30pm, Tai O Rural Committee  Open Space, Tai O, Lantau, free.  Inquiries: 2591 1340 
Richard III
Sammy Lam Lap-sam  directs the  HK Repertory Theatre's production of William Shakespeare's historical drama about the 15th-century English king (Chung King-fai) who, together with the Duke of Buckingham,  engage in a battle of wits with the rest of the royal court. In Cantonese with Chinese and English surtitles. Sat, Jul 14-18, 20-21, 7.45pm, Jul 12, 19, 2.45pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$140-HK$340 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3103 5900
Extra-curricular
What is Limiting in the Idea of a Limit?
Guy Lown introduces and Steve Palmquist moderates a HK Philosophy Cafe (Kowloon branch) discussion about how to avoid circularity in constructing theory. In English. Today, 7.30pm, Mall Cafe, G/F, Young Men's Christian Association, 41 Salisbury Rd, TST, free. Inquiries: stevepq@hkbu.edu.hk 
Laugh Out Loud!
Comedian Anand Chulani  conducts an anti-stress laughter workshop for adults. In English. Today, 8pm, 3/F  Xiu Ping Commercial Building, 104  Jervois St, Sheung Wan, HK$250. Inquiries: 9724 0043 
Cinema
The Alps
Director Stephen Judson's  documentary about an attempt by  three mountaineers to scale the Eiger in the Swiss Alps. In Cantonese (English shows on Sat, Sun and public holidays, 8.30pm). Daily (except Tue), 1.30pm, 5pm, 8.30pm, closed Tues, HK Space Museum, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$24, HK$32 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 0226. Ends Aug 31
Indie Salon@The Grand
Ying E Chi presents a programme of independent films from Hong Kong and around the  region, including the following feature film.  Until Aug 15.  The Grand Cinema, 2/F Elements,  1 Austin Rd West, Kowloon, HK$60 (Tel: 3413 6688). Inquiries: 2836 6282
Citizen King
Johnson Lee directs and stars in this drama about a local film industry nobody who dreams of breaking into Hollywood. In Cantonese and English with Chinese and English subtitles. Today, Jul 15, 7.30pm, Sat, Jul 18, 2.30pm, The Grand Cinema.



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