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Exhibitions 
Street on the Table
Oil paintings by South Korea's Lee Kyoung-mi featuring her three cats in unlikely landscapes. Today, 10am-7pm, tomorrow, noon-6pm, CAIS Gallery, UG/F, 54 Hollywood Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2527 7798. Ends tomorrow  
Taiping Rebellion in Embroidery
Liu Dahong's  embroidery works humorously interpret events in Chinese history. Today, 10am-6.30pm, tomorrow, 10am-6pm, Hanart TZ Gallery, 202 Henley Building, 5 Queen's Rd Central. Inquiries: 2526 9019. Ends tomorrow  
Cardboard Project
Jaffa Lam  and Kacey Wong's installation exhibition and collaborative project with local cardboard scavengers investigates the meaning of urban survival. An October Contemporary exhibition. Daily, 10am-10pm, Scratch, L4-14 Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre, 30 Pak Tin St, Shek Kip Mei. Inquiries: 9128 2270. Ends Dec 30  
Time Travel to 40s Hong Kong 
Documentary photographs by Hedda Morrison taken between 1946 and 1947 of Hong Kong's main streets and back alleys, harbour front and countryside. Daily, 10am-6pm, G & 1/F Murray House, Stanley Plaza, Stanley. Inquiries: 2267 4184. Ends Dec 31   
Hiking Arte
Hiking-themed works by Eastman Cheng, Chu Hing-wah, Lam Tung-pang, Hanison Lau Hok-shing, Tang Kwok-hin, Shirley Tse  and Wong Chun-hei. Opens today. Daily, 10am-10pm, K11, 18 Hanoi Rd, TST. Inquiries: 2541 1299. Ends Mar 15  
Biodiversity in China
Exhibition of more than 400 wildlife specimens that shows the diversity and variety of China's plant and animal species, and what is being done to protect its wildlife. Opens today. Mon-Wed, Fri, 1pm-9pm, Sat-Sun, 10am-9pm, closed Thu, HK Science Museum,  2 Science Museum Rd, TST East, HK$35. Inquiries: 2732 3232. Ends Aug 31 
Performing Arts
Excerpts of Cantonese Operas  by Tong Tik-sang 
Wan Fei-yin, Yuen Siu-fai, Ng Mei-ying, Lee Lung, Nam Fung, Chan Ho-kau, Koi Ming-fai  and Lung Koon-tin  perform excerpts from works by Cantonese opera playwright Tong such as: Matching the Embroidered Shoes from (The Clever Girl Unravels the Case of the Headless Corpse) and The Grand Trial (from The Wrong Verdict), today; and The Wedding Night (from The Broken-hearted Cherry) and The Ascension to Heaven (from The Fairy of the Ninth Heaven), tomorrow, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung. Both shows: In Cantonese, 7.30pm, HK$100-HK$320 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7325  
The Nutcracker
The HK Ballet performs the tale about a girl whose Christmas present, a nutcracker shaped like a soldier, comes to life. With choreography by Stephen Jefferies  and musical accompaniment by the HK Sinfonietta. Today-Dec 20, 22-26, 7.30pm, also tomorrow-Dec 20, 25-27, 2.30pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$120-HK$1,000 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2105 9724
Out of Order 
The HK Academy for Performing Arts' adaptation of Ray Cooney's comedy about a politician's attempts to cover up his affair with the leader of the opposition's secretary. In Cantonese. Today-tomorrow, 7.45pm, also tomorrow, 2.45pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$90 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2584 8500
A Life Journey
Jumbo Kids Theatre's children's play about the adventures of a girl and  a toy car. In Cantonese. Today-tomorrow, 8pm, also tomorrow-Dec 20, 3pm, Tuen Mun Town Hall, 3 Tuen Hi Rd, Tuen Mun, HK$100 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2146 9466
After You Left, I ...
M Theatre's dance-theatre production   about lost love. In Putonghua and English. Today-tomorrow, 8pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$130, HK$100 (members) HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2521 251
Chloe - Girlittlemove
Girlittlehouse  presents Wong Suet-mann's one-woman show about a single female pursuing love and her dreams in Hong Kong. In Cantonese. Today-Dec 21, 8pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9273 3479
Hijacking the Northern Star
Vicki Ooi directs the Seals Players Foundation's production of C. Joseph Bendy's drama about the hijacking of  a Star Ferry in 1968. In Cantonese, English and Putonghua with Chinese and English surtitles. Today-tomorrow, 8pm, also tomorrow-Dec 20, 3pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, HK$100, HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2520 1716
Laugh Me to the Moon
Kearen Pang's solo show about a  woman beset by tragedy who takes part in a stand-up comedy competition. In Cantonese.Today-Dec 21, 8pm, also tomorrow-Dec 20, 3pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$200-HK$320 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 6438 2557
Martinis & Mistletoe
The Kassia Women's Choir and Kassia Men's Chorus sing 1950s Christmas songs such as Jingle Bell Rock, Baby, It's Cold Outside and I Saw Mummy Kissing Santa Claus. Today, 8pm, Island School,  20 Borrett Rd, Mid-Levels, HK$200 (from Katterwall). Inquiries: 2575 3931
Passion of Body Art
Writer Leung Ping-kwan, dancer Mui Cheuk-yin, musician Kung Chi-sing, visual artist Leung Mee-ping and others' mini-dramas that examine sports culture. In Cantonese. Today-Dec 21, 8pm, also tomorrow-Dec 20, 3pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7325
Popcorn
The Nonsensemakers' adaptation of  Ben Elton's satirical comedy about a filmmaker who makes killing cool in his movies and two criminals who kill for fun. In Cantonese. Today-tomorrow, 8pm, tomorrow-Dec 20, 3pm, Yuen Long Theatre, 9 Yuen Long Tai Yuk Rd, Yuen Long, HK$100-HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7325
Sistah Speak 
Multus Productions' drama about a girl's journey into the Sistahood. In English and Spanish. Today, 8pm, Fringe Club,  2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$190  HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2521 7251
The Ghost Story
DG House's dance theatre adaptation of Pu Songling's Nie Xiaoqian, a tale of love between a young man and a ghostly maiden. Today-tomorrow, 8pm, Sheung Wan Civic Centre, 345 Queen's Rd  Sheung Wan, HK$150 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9229 1029 
Wander - A Human Landscape
Hong Kong's Symbiotic Dance Troupe and the  British Blue Eyed Soul Dance Company's dance-video fusion exploration of the body. Today-tomorrow, 8pm, also tomorrow, 3pm, Black Box Theatre, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre, 30 Pak Tin St, Shek Kip Mei, HK$150 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2891 8482
Extra-curricular
Lunch with Henry Tang Ying-yen
The HKSAR Chief Secretary talks about issues such as constitutional reform. In Cantonese with  questions in English welcome. Today, 1pm (reception, 12.30pm; Q&A session, 1.40pm), D Corner Restaurant, Flat F, 1/F, Block A, Winner Building, 27-37 D'Aguilar St, Central, HK$250, HK$200 (HK Journalists Association members), includes lunch, booking required. Inquiries: 2591 0962 
Hong Kong-Pinoy Theatre Festival
Filipino actress-dancer-singer Marie Gold Villar conducts workshops on shadow puppetry. In English (with Cantonese translation). Today, 7pm, also  tomorrow, 1.30pm, Onandon Theatre, Unit 7, Cattle Depot Artist Village, 63 Ma Tau Kok Rd, To Kwa Wan. HK$600-HK$800, booking required. Inquiries: 2891 8488 
Cinema
In the Shadow of Wars
The Goethe-Institut HK presents five German films of lives affected by war, including the following film. Until Mar 19. HK Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$50 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2802 0088
The Lives of Others  
Thriller about a Stasi (East German secret police) captain who collects evidence against a playwright and his girlfriend, and then becomes absorbed with their lives. In German with English subtitles. Today, 8pm, HK Film Archive.
Nightscene
Triple Smash  Tour
The mainland trio plays electro post-rock. Tonight, 8pm, Hidden Agenda Live House, Flat A, 1/F Choy Lee Industry Building, 46 Chun Yip St, Kwun Tong, HK$100. Inquiries: 6335 6366
Canon Ekin Cheng Friends  For Life 2009
The Canto-pop singer-actor in concert. Tonight-tomorrow, 8.15pm, HK Coliseum,  9 Cheong Wan Rd, Hung Hom, HK$150-HK$400 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2905 8134
Itchy and Scratchy n' Friendz Christmas Party
Itchy and Scratchy (aka DJ Lloyd  and  DJ Lone Wolf) and DJ Nipper spin electronic dance music. Tonight, 10pm, Vertigo UltraLounge, 26/F QRE Plaza, 202 Queen's Rd East, Wan Chai, HK$200 (free after 2am). Inquiries: 2575 8980
Listen Up!
Indie bands Twistella and the Sinister Left  perform. Tonight, 10.30pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$100 (advance), HK$125 (door), includes one drink. Members free. Inquiries: 2521 7251 
Disco Step Child
Drafus and Ben Ku spin disco tunes. Tonight, 11pm, Volar, 38-44 D'Aguilar St, Lan Kwai Fong, HK$200, includes one drink. Members free. Inquiries: 2810 1510



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