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Exhibitions 
Recent Works of Leon Lam-hien & Wayne Bregulla
Exhibition of Lam's mixed-media works in which paintings of Buddhist monks are combined with Asian street photographs; and Bregulla's photographs of Brooklyn and minimalist style paintings.  Today-tomorrow, 2.30pm-10.30pm, Fri-Sat, 2.30pm-12.30am, Culture Club, 15 Elgin St, SoHo. Inquiries: 2127 7936. Ends Sat  
Paris Street View
Views of France's capital  by German photographer Michael Wolf  using Google Earth. Opens today. Mon-Fri, 10am-8pm, Sat, 2pm-6pm, Goethe-Gallery, Goethe-Institut HK, 14/F HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai. Inquiries: 2802 0088. Ends Mar 23  
The Ultimate South China Travel Guide - Canton 
Works depicting daily life in 19th-century Canton. Mon-Wed, Fri, Sun, 10am-6pm, Sat, 10am-8pm, closed  Thu, HK Museum of Art, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$10, free on Wed. Inquiries: 2721 0116. Ends Mar 28  
Fax 
Faxes by nearly 100 artists  that conceive the fax machine as a tool for thinking and drawing.  Wed-Sun, noon-7pm, Para/Site Art Space, G/F, 4 Po Yan St, Sheung Wan. Inquiries: 2517 4620. Ends Apr 1 
Performing Arts 
Cantonese Opera Paichangxi - Continuation of a Legacy 
Cheng Wing-mui, Lai Yiu-wei and other Cantonese opera artists perform Trapped in a Ravine, Pan Jinlian Seducing Her Brother-in-Law, The Fight, The Sworn Siblings and The Break-up and Searching the Palace (from Vengeance for a Multiple Cause). In Cantonese with Chinese and English surtitles. Today, 7.30pm, Ko Shan Theare, 77 Ko Shan Rd, Hung Hom, HK$100-HK$280. They also perform The Bound-feet Liu Jinding Crashes Four Barricades, Trapped in a Ravine, Testing His Faithful Wife and Fan Lihua Punishing Her Son. In Cantonese with Chinese and English surtitles.  Mar 10, 7.30pm, Sheung Wan Civic Centre, 345 Queen's Rd Central, Sheung Wan, HK$100-HK$260 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7325
Li Chuanyun Solo Violin Recital @ IFC55 
The violinist plays works by: Ysaye and Paganini, Today, Fri, 8pm; J.S. Bach and Paganini, tomorrow, 8pm; and Ysaye, Corigliano and Paganini, Fri, 10pm. A HK Arts Festival programme. All concerts: 55F, Two IFC, 8 Finance St, Central, HK$350 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430
Ning Feng Plays Brahms 
Yip Wing-sie conducts violinist Ning Feng, narrator Jason Lai and the HK Sinfonietta performing works such as Stravinsky's Jeu de Cartes  and Brahms' Violin Concerto in D.  A HK Arts Festival programme. Tomorrow, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, HK$140-HK$360 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2836 3336
The Liaisons 
Fredric Mao Chun-fai directs his, Alan Mak Siu-fai's and Felix Chong Man-keung's contemporary reimagination of Cantonese opera librettist Tong Tik-sang's The Legend of the Purple Hairpin, about a modern heroine who is inspired by the legend of a woman who is steadfast in her love for her man.  A HK Arts Festival programme. In Cantonese with English surtitles. Tomorrow-Mar 9, 8pm, also Sat, 3pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$140-HK$420 HK Ticketing and Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430
Suzhou Kun Opera Theatre  of Jiangsu Province
The Chinese opera troupe performs: The Story of Jade Hairpin (in dialect with Chinese and English surtitles), Fri-Sat, 7.30pm; The Hairpin and the Bracelet (in dialect with Chinese surtitles and English scene synopses) Mar 7, 2.30pm; and Four Dreams of Yu Ming Hall (in dialect with Chinese surtitles and English scene synopses), Mar 7, 7.30pm. A HK Arts Festival programme. All shows: HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$140-HK$380 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430 
Animal Farm 
Ivan Heng directs Singaporean theatre troupe Wild Rice's stage adaptation of George Orwell's tale of barnyard betrayal whereby the animals of Manor Farm overthrow the farmer, Mr Jones, and, with the pigs as leaders, create a new state for themselves. A HK Arts Festival programme. In English with Chinese surtitles. Fri-Mar 7, 8pm, also Sat, 3pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$140-HK$280 Urbtix. Inquiries:  2824 2430
Cafe de los Maestros
The Buenos Aires orquesta t?pica performs 1940s and 1950s Argentinian tango music. A HK Arts Festival programme. Fri-Mar 7, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$200-HK$640 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430
I Love Steamed Dumplings
Spring Time Chinese Opera and Hon Fung Creative Chinese Opera present a musical about a  maid who becomes famous  for her delicious steamed dumplings. In Cantonese. Fri-Sat, 8pm, Tuen Mun Town Hall, 3 Tuen Hi Rd, Tuen Mun, HK$100-HK$190 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2793 1123
Nunsense
Jacob Yu directs Theatre Space's adaptation of Dan Goggin's musical comedy about five nuns from a Hei Ling Chau convent who stage a variety show to raise funds for the burials of 52 members of their community who are accidentally poisoned by their soup. In Cantonese. Fri-Sat, 8pm, Mar 7, 3pm, Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin, HK$160; Mar 13, 8pm, Mar 14, 3pm, Tuen Mun Town Hall, 3 Tuen Hi Rd, Tuen Mun, HK$120; and Mar 19-20, 8pm, Mar 21, 3pm, Youth Square - Y Theatre, 238 Chai Wan Rd, Chai Wan, HK$140 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7325
On Youth - Recitation of Famous Poetry and Prose
The National Theatre of China presents readings and recitations of literary works such as Ba Jin's Family  and Alexander Pushkin's To the Sea; with live musical accompaniment. In Putonghua with Chinese surtitles and English programme information. Fri, 8pm, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, 72 Tai Ho Rd, Tsuen Wan; and Sat, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$100-HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323 
Tap Building
Tap dance group R&T (Rhythm and Tempo) performs a show choreographed by Ken Kwok and Eve Leung whose story revolves around a group of people who become friends by making non-verbal sounds. Fri-Sat, 8pm, also Sat-Mar 7, 3pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323
These Childish Things
Tang Wai-kit directs We Draman's  adaptation of Frenchman Raymond Cousse's play  about a little boy who embarks on an unusual journey.  In Cantonese: Fri, Mar 7-8, 8pm, also Sat-Mar 7, 3pm. In English (with Chinese surtitles): Sat, 8pm. All shows: HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd,  TST, HK$150, HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 6385 1514 
Wong Chi-yan Piano Recital
The local pianist  plays works by Beethoven, Liszt-Busoni, Liszt and Messiaen. A HK Arts Festival programme. Fri, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$120, HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430
Amit First World Tour 2010 -  Hong Kong
Taiwan singer Sherry 'A- Mei' Chang Hui- mei  (birthname: Gulilai Amit) performs Mando-pop and alternative music with Taiwanese aboriginal characteristics. Fri, 8.15pm, HK Coliseum, 9 Cheong Wan Rd, Hung Hom, HK$180-HK$680 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2715 3850   
Extra-curricular 
History and Cantonese Opera
Cantonese opera performer Yuen Siu-fai presents in Cantonese. Today, 6.30pm, Chiang Chen Studio Theatre, HK Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, free (with ticket). Inquiries: 3400 3472
Know Your Rights Pet 
Owners' Forum
STOP! Save HK's Cats and Dogs hosts a forum on how apartment-complex management and pets can live in harmony. In Cantonese and English. Today, 8pm, The Girls' and Boys' Clubs Association of HK, 3 Lockhart Rd, Wan Chai, free. Inquiries: 9884 8380 
Cinema 
Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs
Journey back to the age of the pharaohs and explore why mummification was  vital to ancient Egyptian life. In Cantonese (English shows Mon, Thu, 7.20pm). Narrations in Cantonese, Putonghua, English and Japanese are also available through headphones. Daily (except Tue), 3.50pm, 7.20pm, also Sat-Sun, 12.20pm, HK Space Museum, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$24, HK$32 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 0226. Ends Apr 30   
Stars: The Powerhouses of the Universe
Documentary telling the story of stars' creation, evolution, energy and power. In Cantonese (English shows Wed, Fri, 6.10pm). Narrations in Cantonese, Putonghua, English and Japanese are also available through headphones. Daily (except Tue), 2.40pm, 6.10pm,  also Sun, 11.10am, HK Space Museum, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$24, HK$32 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 0226.  Ends Jun 30



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