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Exhibitions 
Back to Beijing
Ling Jian's  portraits of women. Today, 10.30am-6.30pm, Tang Contemporary Art, B/F Hollywood Centre,  233 Hollywood Rd, Sheung Wan. Inquiries: 2544 9918. Ends  today 
Untitled Enemies 
Prints by 25 street artists, illustrators and graphic designers, including Britain's Nicolas Ruston  and Ben Allen, American Maya Hayuk  and Australians Meggs and Rone. Daily, 11.30am-9pm, G.O.D. Peak, Shop 32-41, Level 2, Peak Galleria, 118 Peak Rd, The Peak. Inquiries: 6330 7759. Ends Jan 7
Architography
 Andrew Cattrell's  'Photoshopped' photographs of iconic Hong Kong buildings. Mon-Thu, 2.30pm-10.30pm,  Fri-Sat, 2.30pm-12.30am, Culture Club, 15 Elgin St, SoHo. Inquiries: 2127 7936. Ends Jan 9   
Someone Singing  and Calling Your Name
Local artist Lee Kit  transforms two rooms of gallery space into a karaoke lounge to evoke a typical experience of social anxiety.  Mon-Sat, 10.30am-7.30pm, Sun, noon-5pm, Osage SoHo, 45 Caine Rd, SoHo. Inquiries: 2537 0688. Ends Jan 10 
Multi{ple}
Works by Stella Vine, Sally Smart,  Kum Chi-keung,  Peter Clark and Konstantin Bessmertny  that celebrate the rich history of the multiple in art. Tue-Fri, 10am-6pm, Sat, 11am-6pm (and by appointment), Amelia Johnson Contemporary, G/F, 6-10 Shin Hing St, Central. Inquiries: 2548 2286. Ends Jan 16  
In Search of the City's Historical Traces 
Yam hing-chuen's collection of historical photographs and postcards of Wan Chai and Causeway Bay.  Tue-Sat, 10am-6pm, The Conservancy Association Centre for Heritage, Annex Block, 36A Western St, Sai Ying Pun. Inquiries: 2291 0238.  Ends Jan 16  
Time Spirals
Site-specific video installations and prints by French artist Pascal Dombis. Mon-Sat, 11am-7pm, The Cat Street Gallery, 222 Hollywood Rd, Sheung Wan. Inquiries: 2291 0006. Ends Jan 24  
Bodies in Motion, Bodies at Rest
British photographer Gareth Brown's site-specific dance exploration of Hong Kong. Tue-Fri, 10.30am-7.30pm, Sat, 2pm-8pm, EDGE Gallery, G/F,  60C Leighton Rd, Causeway Bay. Inquiries: 2887 0313. Ends Jan 30 
In a Perfect World ...
Photographer Xing Danwen's  works  on modernisation and contemporary culture.  Tue-Fri, 3pm-7pm, Sat, noon-6pm, and by appointment, Ooi Botos Gallery, 5 Gresson St, Wan Chai. Inquiries: 2527 9733. Ends Feb 27 
Images of a Great Nation
Joseph C.K. Yeung's photographs of Chinese landscapes and peasant life. Ends Jan 10. Also: works by members of the Greater China Photographic Society and invited artists. Both exhibitions:  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 Mar 14 
The Artistry of Yixing Pottery 
More than 100 pieces of purple clay art, some of which date back to the  Ming and Qing dynasties. Mon, Wed-Sun, 10am-5pm, closed Tue, Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware, 10 Cotton Tree Drive, Central, free. Inquiries: 2869 0690. Ends May 17  
Biodiversity in China
Exhibition of wildlife specimens that show the diversity of China's plant and animal species. 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 Art
La Jeunesse of the May  4th Movement
Ko Tin-lung  writes and directs Chung Ying Theatre Company's drama about a female university student seeking  the true meaning of the May 4th movement. In Cantonese. Today-tomorrow, 2.30pm, also today, 7.30pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd,  Kwai Chung, HK$120-HK$220 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3961 9803 
MicroSex Office
Jim Chim Sui-man directs PIP Theatre's comedy about gender relations in the workplace. In Cantonese. Today-tomorrow, 2.30pm, 7.30pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, HK$180, HK$230 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2511 0139 
Scrooge - The Musical
Michael Dobbin  directs the HK Repertory Theatre's production of Leslie Bricusse's  stage adaptation of Charles Dickens' story about a miser who is visited by the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future. In Cantonese with Chinese and English surtitles: Today, Jan 9-10, 2.45pm, also  today, Jan 5-8, 11, 7.45pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$180-HK$300 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3103 5900
(No)rwegian Wood
Adrian Yeung Chun-yip writes and directs underground workshop's  multi-media theatre adaptation of Haruki Murakami's  novel about a man who looks back on his days as a Tokyo university student with a sense of loss. In Cantonese. Today-tomorrow, 3pm, 8pm, Black Box Theatre, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre, 30 Pak Tin St, Shek Kip Mei, HK$120 Urbtix. Inquiries: 6133 0901
The Edo Legendaries
Chivalry Creative Theatre's period drama about two men's struggle to be the only hero in Edo. In Cantonese. Today-tomorrow, 3pm, also  today,  8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury  Rd, TST, HK$150-HK$210 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 6188 5578
The Little Snowman & Sunflower
Make Friends with Puppet's  musical about a little snowman who, following a  promise, sets off on a journey in search of the sun. In Cantonese. Today-tomorrow, 3pm, also  today, 8pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$120, HK$160 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2268 7323
The First Strings Appassionato
Joseph Kam conducts violinist Wu Chung-fan and the musical ensemble in works by Bach and Mendelssohn. Today, 7.30pm, Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre,  11 Clear Water Bay Rd, Kowloon, HK$100 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2559 5882
Behind
Xie Shu directs a City Contemporary Dance Company (CCDC) Dance Centre and HK Dance Alliance presentation in which Wayson Poon and Ivy Tsui  perform a dance choreographed by Poon. Today-tomorrow, 8pm, CCDC Dance Centre Jockey Club Dance Theatre, G/F, 110 Sha Tin Pass Rd, Wong Tai Sin, HK$50. Inquiries (and ticketing): 2328 9205 
Akira Kurosawa 100th Birth  Anniversary Film Concert
Tomomi Nishimoto  conducts the HK Philharmonic Orchestra in playing music from Kurosawa's Ran and Kagemusha. Tomorrow, 6.30pm, ArtisTree, TaiKoo Place, 979 King's Rd, Quarry Bay, free, booking required. Inquiries: 2811 3036  
La Noche Musica Latino
Henry Shek  and Stephen Ng conduct the New Philharmonia Orchestra of HK and HK Chorus in performing Latin music at  a charity concert. Tomorrow, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, HK$200, HK$500 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2411 6203 
Dear Friend, I Miss You
Shu Ning Presentation Unit and  Dancing Angels' musical multi-media presentation of Taiwanese illustrator-author Jimmy Liao Fu-bin's  Then the Moon Forgets, a fantasy tale about how a boy makes friends with the moon after it falls from the sky and then helps it to remember how to find its way back home. In Cantonese. Jan 7-10, 8pm, also Jan 9-10, 3pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2394 5401
I am Chairman Mao's Bitch
Perry Chiu stars in the Perry Chiu Experimental Theatre's biographical drama about Jiang Qing. In Cantonese. Jan 7-9, Jan 13-16, 8.15pm, also Jan 9-10, 5pm, Jan 10, 2.15 pm, Sheung Wan Civic Centre, 345 Queen's Rd Central, Sheung Wan, HK$150-HK$195 Urbtix. Inquiries: 6377 7240
The Call of Shangri-la - A Tibetan Dance Showcase
Zhao Hong  directs the Song and Dance Troupe of Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan  in  a performance of Tibetan dances choreographed by Xi Zhongsheng. Jan 7, 8pm, HK City Hall,  5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$120-HK$180; Jan 8, 8pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$120-HK$180; and Jan 9, 8pm, Tuen Mun Town Hall, 3 Tuen Hi Rd, Tuen Mun, HK$100-HK$160 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323 
Extra-curricular
HK Brands and Products Expo
Consumer expo featuring booths of brands and products from local and overseas designers, a photography contest and a children's drawing competition. Until Jan 4: Daily, 11am-10pm, Victoria Park, Causeway Bay, HK$10. Inquiries: 3421 2012 
1+1 Dance Workshop
Members of the HK Dance Company conduct a workshop geared towards strengthening the body's expressive abilities. In Cantonese.  Today, 2pm, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, 72 Tai Ho Rd, Tsuen Wan, HK$30. Inquiries: 3103 1889
Montage
The USA WonderWorld Entertainment's  circus troupe performs a Cirque du Soleil-style dance that combines ballet and acro-dancing elements. Today-tomorrow, 3pm, 5pm, 7pm, Atrium, 2/F Cityplaza,  18 Taikoo Shing Rd, Taikoo Shing, free. Inquiries: 2568 8665
Jin Yong's Novels Dance Drama 
Choreographer Leung Kwok-shing talks about the HK Dance Company dance dramas whose stories are based on Jin Yong's wuxia novels. In Cantonese.  Today, 4pm, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, 72 Tai Ho Rd, Tsuen Wan, free. Inquiries: 3103 1889
Cinema
Forever Yam Kim-fai 
The HK Film Archive presents films starring the late actress (1912-1989),  including the following two. Ends today. HK Film Archive, 50 Lei  King Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$30 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2739 2139 
The Eagle Knight and the Crimson Girl
Musical kung fu comedy about two jewel thieves (Yam Kim-fai and Yu Lai-zhen) who masquerade as servants in a bid to steal the household's prized luminous pearl. In Cantonese. Today, 2.30pm,  HK Film Archive.
Phoenix Terrace
Romantic  Lunar New Year film about  a feeble son (Yam Kim-fai)  who is  ill-treated by his stepmother but earns  the sympathy of a maid (Yu Lai-zhen).  In Cantonese. Today, 5pm, HK Film Archive.
3 Idiots  
Raju Hirani's film adaptation of Chetan Bhagat's Five Point Someone comedy about two friends (R Madhavan and Sharman Joshi)  who embark on a journey to find their lost buddy (Aamir Khan).  Also starring Kareena Kapoor. In Hindi with English subtitles.  Today, 9.20pm, tomorrow, 7pm, Golden Harvest Whampoa, L2 Whampoa Plaza, 7 Tak  On St, Whampoa Garden, Hung Hom, HK$120-HK$180. Inquiries (and  ticketing): 2366 7725
Cherry Blossoms (III)
Stricken with grief after his wife's sudden death, a man travels to Tokyo to fulfil  her wishes. Starring Elmar Wepper, Hannelore Elsner and Aya Irizuki.  Doris Dorrie directs. In German and Japanese with Chinese and English subtitles. Tomorrow, 12.15pm, HK$45,  Broadway Cinematheque.
Nightscene
Albert Au and Friends in Concert
The singer-songwriter-DJ Albert Au  Shui-keung and guests (including  veteran vocalists Ruth Tsang Lo-tak  and Samantha Lam Chi-mei) perform Canto-pop, English pop and folk  music. Today, 2.30pm, also  tonight,  8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury  Rd, TST, HK$150-HK$380 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2744 5191
Johnnie Walker Black Label Love Mi World Tour 
Canto-pop singer-actress Sammi Cheng Sau-man  in concert. Tonight-tomorrow, 8.15pm, HK Coliseum,  9 Cheong Wan Rd, Hung Hom, HK$150-HK$480 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2905 8134
Super Band World Tour  2010 In Hong Kong
The quartet of singer-songwriter-producers Jonathan Lee Chung-shan,  Lo Ta-yu, Emil Chau Wa-kin (aka  Wakin Chau) and Chang Cheng-yue  (aka A-Yue) serve up Mando-pop, rock and rap. Jan 6-7, 8.15pm, HK Coliseum,  9 Cheong Wan Rd, Hung Hom, HK$180-HK$580 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2905 8134



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