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Kevin Kwong

Exhibitions 
The Legend and the Beauty:  An Archival Exhibition
More than 150  items belonging to the  late actress Lin Dai  and film industry materials, including  film contracts, scripts and costumes. Today, 10am-8pm, HK Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho. Inquiries: 2739 2139. Ends today  
Good is the New Black
Joe-Joe Ngai's  conceptual works have style, individuality and childhood  as their themes. Today, 11.30am-10.30pm, another F.C.K., 4/F Lee Theatre Plaza, 99 Percival St, Causeway Bay. Inquiries: 2851 1171. Ends today 
Farewell to Sails
Exhibition that tells the story of the final voyage of the Passat and Pamir, a pair  of  sailing ships that were used to transport wheat from Australia to Europe. Today-tomorrow, 10am-6pm,  HK Maritime Museum, G/F Murray House, Stanley Plaza, Stanley, HK$20.  Inquiries: 2813 2322. Ends tomorrow  
Hong Kong Intervention
Project by Sun Yuan  and Peng Yu  exploring  Hong Kong's social fabric through images of Filipino domestic workers and the photographs they were invited to take of their workplaces.  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  
Mapping the City
Intimate representations of the city by local artists including Ducky Tse Chi-tak,  Moling Tsui Wai-ling,  Fiona Ho Ka-yan, Thickest Choi Chi-hau,  Castaly Leung Ching-man  and Kenny Leung Sai-poon. Mon-Thu, 7am-11pm, Fri-Sat, 7am-1am, Sun, 8am-11pm, Pacific Coffee, G/F The Workstation, 43 Lyndhurst Terrace, Central; Mon-Thu, 7am-11pm, Fri-Sat, 7am-midnight, Sun, 9am-midnight, Pacific Coffee, Shop B, G/F Lee Theatre Plaza, 99 Percival St, Causeway Bay;  Mon-Thu, Sun, 7am-11pm, Fri-Sat, 7am-midnight, Pacific Coffee, G/F, 53 Sing Woo Rd, Happy Valley; Mon-Fri, 7.30am-9pm, Sat, 7.30am-5pm, Pacific Coffee, G/F Dorset House, TaiKoo Place, 979 King's Rd, Quarry Bay; Mon-Fri, 6.30am-8pm, Sat-Sun, 6.30am-9pm, Pacific Coffee, G-1/F, 80 Stanley Village Rd, Stanley;  Mon-Thu, 7am-midnight, Fri-Sat, 7am-1am, Sun, 8am-midnight, Pacific Coffee, G31-G32A, G/F Miramar Shopping Centre, 132 Nathan Rd, TST; Mon-Sat, 7.30am-10pm, Sun, 8.30am-10pm, Pacific Coffee, G16A-17, G/F, Site 9, Whampoa Garden, Hung Hom; and Mon-Thu, 7.30am-8pm, Fri-Sat, 7.30am-10pm, Sun, 7.30am-8pm, Pacific Coffee, Shop 8, G/F Marina Magic Shopping Mall, Hong Kong Gold Coast, 1 Castle Peak Rd, Tuen Mun. Inquiries: 9682 1551. Ends Oct 13   
Candy Unwrapped 
Interactive exhibits that reveal the science behind the world of candy and other sweet treats. Mon-Wed, Fri, 1pm-9pm, Sat-Sun, (and public holidays), 10am-9pm,  HK Science Museum,  2 Science Museum Rd, TST East, HK$25, free on Wed. Inquiries: 2732 3232.  Ends Oct 28 
A Century of China
Exhibition of  photos, documents and artefacts, including relics on loan from the National Museum of China, that illustrate how China has developed from a dynastic empire into a modern country. Mon, Wed-Sat, 10am-6pm, Sun (and public holidays), closed Tue, HK Museum of History, 100 Chatham Rd South,  Mon, Thu-Sun, HK$20, Wed, HK$10. Inquiries: 2724 9042. Ends Jan 4   
People's Liberation Army  Hong Kong Garrison Exhibition
Exhibition about the garrison's history and activities in Hong Kong since July 1, 1997. Mon-Wed, Fri-Sun (and public holiday Thu), 10am-5pm, HK Museum  of Coastal Defence, 175 Tung Hei Rd,  Shau Kei Wan, HK$10, Wed free. Inquiries: 2569 1500. Ends Jan 6  
Our Beloved 'Happy Fruit'  Lydia Sum
Exhibition that revisits the show business career of the late actress-comedienne Lydia 'Fei Fei' Sum Tin-ha. Daily, 10am-6pm (Sun and public holidays  until 7pm), closed Tue,  HK Heritage Museum, 1 Man Lam Rd, Sha Tin, HK$10, free on Wed. Inquiries: 2180 8188.  Ends Feb 22 
The Ultimate South China Travel Guide - Canton 
Oil Paintings, watercolours, sketches and prints depict daily life and landscapes in 19th-century Canton.  Mon-Fri, Sun, 10am-6pm, Sat, 10am-8pm,  HK Museum of Art, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$10, free on Wed. Inquiries: 2721 0116. Ends Mar 28 
Performing Arts
Tweenies Live!
ABA Productions and CBeebies' family  musical features British television characters Milo,  Jake,  Bella  and Fizz singing and dancing on stage. In English.  Today, Sat-Oct 4, 11am, 2.30pm, also  today, Sat, 5.30pm, tomorrow, 4.30pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$195-HK$395 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2547 7150 
Looking for Mies
Mathias Woo Yan-wai  directs and designs Zuni Icosahedron's  multimedia music performance about Bauhaus architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.  An Architecture is Art Festival programme. In Cantonese and English with Chinese and English surtitles. Today, 3pm, also  tomorrow, 8.15pm, HK Cultural Centre,  10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$120-HK$320 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2566 9696
Folk Ensemble 
Martisorul - Romania The Romanian folk music and dance group perform in celebration of 60 years of diplomatic relations between China and Romania. Today, 5pm, HK City Hall,  5 Edinburgh Place, Central, free with ticket (distributed at HK City Hall,  HK Cultural Centre and Sha Tin Town Hall). Inquiries: 2268 7323
Wild Wild Rose The Musical
Perry Chiu Experimental Theatre's  musical adaptation of filmmaker  Wong Tin-lam's  drama about a nightclub singer who falls for a young pianist.  In Cantonese. Today, Sat-Oct 4, 5pm also  today-Sat, 8.15pm, HK Academy  for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd,  Wan Chai, HK$140-HK$250 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 6377 7240
Age of Wilderness
Shu Ning Presentation Unit's  drama,  inspired by William Golding's  Lord of the Flies, about a group of scouts who are stranded on a deserted island after a plane crash. In Cantonese. Today-Oct 4, 8pm, also  Sat-Oct 4, 3pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$130 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2394 5401
Architecture is ... Discourse with Music
Zuni Icosahedron  presents a  dialogue between music and architecture featuring performances by: Aenon Loo, Alok and K.W.C.,  today; and Jo?o Vasco Paiva, Sin:Ned and Pun Tak-shu, tomorrow-Sat.  Also featuring  talks by mainland architects: Wed; Zhu Xiaodi, today; Wang Shu, tomorrow; and Zhang Lei, Sat. An Architecture is Art Festival programme. In Putonghua. 8pm,  HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$120 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2566 9696 
Le Jardin 
Agnes Seelinger Lahirle  directs Brigitte Buc's  comedy about people of different ages who meet in a garden. In French with English surtitles. Today-Sat,  8.30pm, French International School Auditorium, 34 Price Rd, Jardine's Lookout. HK$180 (advance), HK$200 (door). Inquiries: 2812 7029
HK Mime Festival 2009 
Mime Touch Theatre presents performances by mime artists: Carrie Chan, Samuel Chan, Lee Chi Man, Indy Lee, Larry Ng, Amy Tong  and KC Wong, tomorrow-Oct 4; and Edwin Chan, Edward Chan, Hoi Chiu, Joe Ma, Lam Ching, Andrew So and Bob Wong, Oct 9-11. All shows: 8pm, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre, 30 Pak Tin St, Shek Kip Mei, HK$150 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9259 1093 
Performance by China Cultural City Limited
Chen Xieyang  conducts the China National Symphony Orchestra in playing traditional Chinese music to celebrate the PRC's 60th anniversary and Mid-Autumn Festival.  Tomorrow, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$380-HK$580 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2880 9622 
Margie Tong  Percussion Recital
Tong performs with tabla player Tareef Hyatt Khan  and percussionist Ho Yi-on. Tomorrow, 8pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$200 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: margietong@gmail.com
Serenading Mozart
Violinist Kolja Blacher  plays and directs the HK Philharmonic Orchestra in a performance of works by Mozart, Schumann and Tchaikovsky. Tomorrow-Sat, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$100-HK$280 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 2030 
Unhappy
Joey Leung  stars in W Theatre's  one-man comedy show about an unhappy man who creates a false  identity for himself  to embark on a  new life. In Cantonese. Tomorrow-Oct 4, 6-11, 8pm, also Sat-Oct 4, 10-11, 3pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$240, HK$320, Urbtix.  Inquiries: 9267 2678
HK Wind Ensemble Joy-Harmony Charity Concert
Chau Wing-kam conducts singer-songwriter Peco Chui,  pianist Connie Wong  and the ensemble in performing works such as Alfred Reed's Armenian Dances  Part 1, Dvorak's Slavonic Dances,  No 1 and 8, and Piazzola's Libertango.  Proceeds go to Operation Blessing HK's Good Life project. Sat, 3pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$100-HK$160 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2150 5029
Julius Caesar
Stephan Spurr  and Vicki Ooi  direct  more than 100 school students in Shakespeare 4 All's adaptation of the Bard's play about the Roman general turned emperor. In English with Chinese summary. Sat-Oct 4, 3.30pm, also Oct 4, 7.30pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$50-HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2520 1716
Zhang Ying - Favourites in Pipa Music
The pipa music player, zheng player  Chui Mei-ting, pianist Yim Wan  and dab player Chan Wai-hong perform works including Moonlight over Spring River, Spring in Tianshan and The Little Sisters  of the Grassland. Sat, 4.30pm, Sheung Wan Civic Centre, 345 Queen's Rd  Central, Sheung Wan, HK$120 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3185 1600
Visiones de Espana
So Hon-wah  directs Eriko Ochiai,  Mike Wang,  Ayako Fujioka,  Irene Lo,  Frankie-M Lai,  Hikota Taira,  Miko Kaiami, Mohio Sugimoto and the Youth Ballet of Asia in a performance of excerpts from the ballets Paquita   and Don Quixote. Sat-Oct 4, 7.30pm, Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre, 111 Shau Kei Wan Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2234 6317
Bass Mania 2009
The HK Double Bass Society plays works such as Mozart's Ave Verum Corpus,  Telemann's Concerto in D Minor,  Saint Saen's L'Elephant and JS Bach's Cantata BWV140. Sat, 8pm, HK$120, HK$160 Urbtix. Inquiries: 5100 2254
The Sneeze and Other Short Plays
Beetroot Productions' theatrical adaptation of comic writings by Anton Chekhov, including a work about the devastating consequence of the smallest nasal disaster. In English. Oct 6-10, 8pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$180, HK$150 (members) HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2521 7251
He is Kong Girl She is Kong Boy: Planet of the Lang Mo
Jim Chim Sui-man  co-directs (with Edward Lam Yick-wah)  and stars in  PIP Theatre's comedy on gender relations. In Cantonese. Oct 8-11, 15-18, 23-25, 30-Nov 1, 7.30pm, also Oct 10-11, 17-18, 24-25, 31-Nov 1, 2.30pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$170-HK$420 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2511 0139
A Tale of The Forbidden City
Shi Xiaomei and Li Honglang star in Zhang Hong's kunqu opera about the Chongzhen emperor meeting the spirit of Kuai Xiang, the architect who designed the Forbidden City. Mathias Woo Yan-wai  directs. An Architecture is Art Festival programme. In Putonghua with Chinese and English surtitles. Oct 8-10, 8pm, Oct 11, 3pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$180-HK$420 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2566 9696
Deer of Nine Colours
Choreographer Ong Yong-lock  and playwright Wong Tim-keung  direct Unlock Dancing Plaza and puppet theatre group Ming Ri Institute for Arts Education's   showcase of dance, shadow play and live music inspired by a Dunhuang cave painting and Buddhist tale about what happens to a deer after it risks its life to save a man from drowning. A Silk Road Arts Festival programme. Oct 9-10, 7.30pm, Oct 11, 2.30pm, 5pm, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, 72 Tai Ho Rd, Tsuen Wan, HK$160 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2370 1044
Splendours of the Tang Dynasty
Zuo Qing directs the Shaanxi Provincial Song and Dance Theatre production that  tells the story of  almost 300 years of Chinese history and culture through music and dance. A Silk Road Arts Festival programme. Oct 9-10, 7.30pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$120-HK$280 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 2370 1044
Butterfly Lovers -  A Legend Reborn
Jahja Ling conducts violinist Xue Wei  and the HK Philharmonic Orchestra in playing Huang Ruo's Still/Motion,  Chen Gang and He Zhanhao's Butterfly Lovers   Violin Concerto and Dvorak's Symphony No 8. Oct 9-10, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre,  10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$100-HK$300 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 2030 
Olotila (State of Being)
Finnish multi-media artist Tomi Paasonen  directs and choreographs Public Artistic Affairs' physical theatre exploration of the body.  With some English text and Cantonese surtitles. Oct 9-10, 8pm,  Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd,  Kwai Chung, HK$160, HK$200 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 2855 9548 
HK Pure Strings - Surprise!
Violinists Leung Kin-fung and Walter Chan Ching-tak,  harp player Lee Che-yi,  viola player Meidad Yehudayan,  cellist Artem Konstantinov  and double-bassist Eddie Zong  play works including Rimsky-Korsakov's   Flight of the Bumblebee, Eduardo di Capua's O Sole Mio   and Weng Qingxi's The Moon Represents My Heart. Oct 9, 8pm, Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin, HK$100-HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7321
Pipa & Guqin Recital  by Lui Pui-yuen 
The veteran pipa and guqin player performs works including High Mountains and Flowing Water, Grief of Parting  Crane and Memories of an Old Friend. Xiao player Tam Po-shek  supports.  Oct 10-11, 7.30pm, Xiang Hai Xuan Multi-purpose Hall, Nan Lian Garden, 60 Fung Tak Rd, Diamond Hill, HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7321
Freddy Kempf Plays Schumann
Junichi Hirokami conducts British pianist Kempf and the HK Sinfonietta in playing Toru Takemitsu's Three Film Scores,  Schumann's Piano Concerto No 1 in A Minor and Beethoven's Symphony No 6  in F, Pastorale. Oct 10, 8pm, HK City Hall,  Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$120-HK$320 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2836 3336
Extra-curricular
National Day Carnival
Games booths and mid-autumn lantern and bunting displays. Today, 3pm, Victoria Park, Causeway Bay, free to enter. Inquiries: 2835 2355
National Day Fireworks Display 
Sound and light extravaganza in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. Today, 8pm, Victoria Harbour, free. Inquiries: 2591 1340
Mid-Autumn Lantern Carnivals
Regional lantern carnivals featuring  lantern installations, fortune-telling and nostalgic games stalls, variety shows  and more. New Territories West mid-autumn lantern carnival:  tomorrow, 7.30pm-10.30pm, Tin Shui Wai Park and Ginza Square, Tin Shui Wai, free. Urban mid-autumn lantern carnival: Sat, 8pm-11pm, Victoria Park, Causeway Bay, free. New Territories East mid-autumn lantern carnival, Oct 4, 7.30pm-10.30pm, Sha Tin Park and Sha Tin Town Hall Plaza, Sha Tin, free. Inquiries: 2591 1340
Tai Hang Fire Dragon Dance
Annual plague-dispelling ritual first enacted in 1880 involves a 67-metre-long dragon studded with burning joss sticks being paraded through the streets of Tai Hang. Tomorrow-Oct 4, 8.15pm, Tai Hang (starting at Lily St), Causeway Bay, free to watch. Inquiries: 2577 2649 
Global Unity: Together in  Saving Lives
Climate change action conference, with  talks about alternative lifestyles that can help reverse current climate trends. In English and Putonghua. Sat, 3pm, Chiang Chen Studio Theatre, HK Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, free, reservations recommended. Inquiries: 9354 4102
Think Now, or Never
Open forum with art curator-critic Jeff Leung Chin-fung  and friends answering questions about contemporary art. In Cantonese (supplemented with English if necessary). An October Contemporary event. Sat, 3pm, Lok Hing Lane Park, Central, free. Inquiries: 2104 3322
Ura's World Book Event
Author John Walker reads stories from his Ura's World for charity. Sales proceeds go to environmental associations, including the Animals Asia Foundation.  In English. Sat, 3pm, Bookazine, Shop 309, 3/F Prince's Building, 10 Chater St, Central, free to listen, booking required. Inquiries: 2555 0431 
Pok Fu Lam Market
Monthly open-air market with stalls of antiques, clothing and organic products. Oct 4, 10am-5pm, Cyberport 2,  100 Cyberport Rd, Pok Fu Lam, HK$20. Inquiries: www.openairhk.com or 2523 6835 (weather hotline: 9247 5635)
Art Sunday
Twelve art galleries and 17 restaurants  get together to offer exhibition viewings and related activities such as talks by artists and curators. Today, 11am-5pm, various venues (in Central, SoHo  and Sheung Wan), free. Inquiries: enquiry@artsunday.com.hk
Open Space Craft Market
Market with craft stalls, a charity bake, refreshment stand and a live DJ. Oct 4, noon-6pm, Open Space-Vivid Vibrations Arts Studio and Community Events Centre, Yung Shue Wan, Lamma Island, free. Inquiries: 6423 1952
The Rising Phoenix: Confucianism in Modern China
Chinese University of HK historian Leung Yuen-sang  lectures on the changing fate of Confucianism in modern Chinese history.  In Cantonese. Oct 4, 3pm,  HK Central Library, 66 Causeway Rd, Causeway Bay, free, reservations recommended. Inquiries: 2921 0285
New Media, New Thinking  Artists Talk
Cheng Cho-yiu,  Desmond Leung  and  Evan Roth  talk about how their work employs new media to re-examine notions of time and subjectivity. In English (supplemented by Cantonese).  An October Contemporary event. Oct 4, 1pm, I/O (Input.Output), UG/F, Tung Yiu Commercial Building, 31A Wyndham St, Central. Inquiries: 2115 3069



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