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Exhibitions
The Perseverant Spirit: The Art of Lee Yue-hong 
Forty paintings of natural landscapes, birds and flowers by a student of master artist Chao Shao-an showcase the artistic inheritance and innovations of the Lingnan School. Daily, 10am-6pm, (Sun until 7pm), closed Tue, HK Heritage Museum, 1 Man Lam Rd, Sha Tin, HK$10, free on Wed. Inquiries: 2180 8188. Ends Sept 14    
Ode to the Lotus
Ink and colour paintings of the lotus by Zhu Pu and Lau Chiu-kwan.  Opening reception today, 7pm. Daily, 9am-9pm, 1/F Lobby, Central Plaza, 18 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai. Inquiries: 2132 8600. Ends Sept 14  
Hong Kong Crossroads
Ten photographs by Filipina Corazon Amaya-Canete showing the cultural dynamism between Filipina domestic helpers and Hong Kong's urban environs. Opening reception today, 7pm. Mon-Fri, 10am-8pm, Sat, 2pm-6pm, Goethe-Institut HK, 14/F HK Arts  Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai. Inquiries: 2802 0088. Ends Sept 15 
Being ... at Home
Thai installation artist Nipan Oranniwesna's exploration of nationalism and the fragile state of societies in the age of globalisation. Opening reception today, 6pm. Daily (including public holidays), 10am-7pm, Osage Kwun Tong, 5/F Kian Dai Industrial Building, 73-75 Hung To Rd, Kwun Tong. Inquiries: 2793 4817. Ends Oct 4  
Hong Kong Intervention
Project by Sun Yuan and Peng Yu exploring Hong Kong's social fabric through photographs of Filipino domestic workers and their workplaces. Opening reception today, 6pm. Daily, 10am-7pm, Osage Kwun Tong, 5/F Kian Dai Industrial Building, 73-75 Hung To Rd, Kwun Tong. Inquiries: 2793 4817. Ends Oct 4  
The Story of Money
Singaporean Cheo Chai-Hiang's installation art shows how hidden layers of meaning can be found in the Chinese language when looked at in the context of capitalist society. Opening reception today, 6pm. Daily, 10am-7pm, Osage Kwun Tong, 5/F Kian Dai Industrial Building, 73-75 Hung To Rd, Kwun Tong. Inquiries: 2793 4817. Ends Oct 4  
Performing Arts
Cinderella 
The HK Ballet performs a dance version of the fairy tale about a mistreated stepdaughter who dreams of going to the Prince's ball. David Allan choreographs; Sergei Prokofiev's music played by the HK Sinfonietta. Today-Aug 23, 7.30pm, also tomorrow-Aug 23, 2.30pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$120-HK$1,000 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2105 9724 
Jingkun Theatre and Shandong Peking Opera Theatre
The Chinese opera troupes perform: Jin Yunu, a Peking opera about the daughter of Jin Song, the leader of a beggar gang, and what ensues after she meets the man she thinks is Mr Right, today-tomorrow; and excerpts from Peking opera works Rescuing His Sister at the Bright Sun Mansion and Li Kui Visits His Mother, and Pursuing the Dream and The Portrait from The Peony Pavilion Kunqu opera. In traditional Peking and Jiangxi dialects with Chinese and  English surtitles, Aug 23. Shows at 7.30pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$160, HK$280 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7325 
Kids at Room 2009
Chung Ying Theatre Company's play about a brother and sister whose fantastical journey through secret doors and windows turns dangerous when they encounter a violent monster. Tang Wai-kit writes and directs. In Cantonese. Today, 7.30pm, also  tomorrow-Aug 23, 2.30pm, HK City Hall,  5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$150-HK$200. Also playing (Proceeds go to Oxfam): tomorrow, 7.30pm, HK$175-HK$400 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3961 9803
Stars of Tomorrow 2009 - Hansel & Gretel and Other Ballet Classics
Chinese dancers Fu Shu and Wang Zhiwei and 1,000 other dancers from the Jean M. Wong Ballet School perform a version of the Brothers Grimm fairy tale about a brother and sister  whose father is forced to abandon them in the woods. Proceeds go to the Tsinforn C. Wong Memorial Scholarship  to promote ballet. Today-tomorrow, 7.30pm, Sha Tin Town Hall,  1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin, HK$160-HK$350 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2886 3992
The Sound of Music
The Spring-Time Stage Productions' version of the musical about a woman who steals the heart of a retired naval captain after she becomes governess to his seven children. In Cantonese (with Chinese surtitles for the lyrics). Today-tomorrow, 7.45pm, also tomorrow-Aug 23, 5pm, Aug 23, 2.30pm, Jockey Club Auditorium, HK Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, HK$130-HK$190 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2793 1123
Inferno et Paradiso
Shu Ning Presentation Unit's drama about a pianist who loses hope.   In Cantonese. Today-Aug 23, 26-30, 8pm, also tomorrow-Aug 23, 29-30, 3pm,  HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai HK$150 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2394 5401
Space Odyssey
Victor Tam conducts the HK Exquisic Symphonic Band in works such as Rex Mitchell's Starflight Overture and John Williams' Star Wars Trilogy. Today, 8pm, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, 72 Tai Ho Rd,  Tsuen Wan, HK$60-HK$140 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2468 4597
The Covenant Journey
Remnants with the Covenant's version of a Korean musical about a  woman who draws inspiration from the Biblical story of Joseph to find answers to questions about who she is and how she must live her life. In English with Chinese surtitles. Today-Aug 23, 8pm, also tomorrow- Aug 23, 2.30pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$295-HK$895 HK Ticketing.  Inquiries: wonever@hanmail.net or thecovenantjourney.com 
Cross All Borders
The Arts with the Disabled Association HK presents a multi-arts gala showcase featuring performances by artists with disabilities including hearing-impaired mime theatre group 4-D Space, the Ebenezer School for the Blind's dance group and the HK Wheelchair Dance Sport Association. Tomorrow-Aug 23, 7.30pm, Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre, 111 Shau Kei Wan Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$60, HK$80 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2855 9548  
HK Voices Sings Bach and Copland 
Ken Lam conducts the choir, mezzo-soprano Grace Chiang and organist Ng Siu-wai in performing J.S. Bach's Jesu, Meine Freude, Prelude and Fugue in  C Major and Trio Sonata No 5 in  C Major, and Copland's In the Beginning. Tomorrow, 7.30pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$130 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: info@hkvoices.org   
HK Youth Symphonic Band Annual Concert
Pak Wing-heng, Palas Chan, Yeung Tak-man and Vicky Shin  conduct wind instructors from the Leisure and Cultural Services Department's Music Office and the ensemble in performing works by Dello Joio, Tetsunosuke, Garland, Curnow, Sparke and Ellerby. Aug 23,  3pm, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, 72 Tai Ho Rd, Tsuen Wan, HK$40-HK$80 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2796 1003
Extra-curricular
HK Computer and Communications Festival 2009 
Showcasing information technology products such as computer software and hardware, accessories, video cameras, digital cameras, telecommunication products and computer games. Today-Aug 23, 10am-10.30pm, Aug 24, 10am-6pm, HK Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Expo Drive, Wan Chai, HK$20 (at the venue or from designated Circle K outlets). Inquiries: 2785 8867 or www.hkccfexpo.com
The Art of Listening
Norman Lee gives tips on how to appreciate piano music by focusing  on melody, rhythm and harmony.  In Cantonese. Today, Sept 4, 11, 7.30pm, HK Space Museum, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$40 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7321 
Cinema
InDPanda International Short Film Festival: Part 2
InD Blue presents independent shorts  from around the world, including the following programme. Until Sept 2. Broadway Cinematheque, Prosperous Garden, 3 Public Square St, Yau Ma Tei, HK$55. Inquiries: www.cinema.com.hk  or 2572 7202
The Best of the Oscars and  Baftas 2009 (2)
Six short films including: Smile Pinki, Megan Mylan's documentary about a poor Indian girl born with a cleft lip who meets a social worker helping to send patients to hospital for free surgery (in Hindi and Bhojpuri  with English subtitles); and Wallace and Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death, Nick Park's animated tale about Wallace and Gromit opening a new bakery  at a time when a murderer is targeting the town's bakers (in English). Tomorrow, 9.40pm, Aug 31, 9.50pm, Broadway Cinematheque.
Nightscene
In the Nursery Movie X Music
British music technologists twins Klive and Nigel Humberstone  perform music scores they have composed to accompany screenings of silent films: Carl Theodore Dreyer's The Passion of Joan of Arc, a biographical drama about the French peasant girl turned Catholic martyr, tonight-tomorrow, 7.30pm; and Dziga Vertov's Man with a Movie Camera, a portrayal of Russian city life in the era between Lenin and Stalin, tomorrow, 4pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$190 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2582 0273
Welcome to My World Asia  Tour 
Gary Chaw Ge performs Mando-pop and R&B songs. Tonight, 8pm, AsiaWorld Arena, HK International Airport, Lantau island, HK$200-HK$580 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2886 9000
The Punchline Comedy Club
British trio Mike Wilkinson, Simon Bligh, and Bennett Arron perform stand-up comedy. In English. Tonight-tomorrow, 9pm, Duetto, 2/F Sun Hung Kai Centre, 30 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$320 www.cityline.com.hk. Inquiries: 2598 1222
Rickard Malmsten Trio 
Guitarist Malmsten and his trio play original music with a Scandinavian twist. Tonight, 10.30pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$100 (advance), HK$125 (door), includes one drink. Free for members. Inquiries: 2521 7251 
Andre Pulse 
The Brazilian DJ mixes house music. Local DJ Morrett's supports. Tonight, 11pm, Volar, B/F, 39-44 D'Aguilar St, Central, HK$250, includes one drink, booking recommended. Free for members. Inquiries: 2810 1276 or intoxicated@volar.com.hk



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