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SCMP Reporter

Exhibitions 
Edge of Indonesia 
Works by eight Indonesian artists.  Today, 2pm-8pm, Edge Gallery, Edge Factory, G/F, 60C Leighton Rd, Causeway Bay. Inquiries: 2887 0313. Ends today 
The Vanishing Coastline
Vincent Yu's  photographs of Hong Kong's  coastline show the  changes  it has undergone as a result of the city's  rapid development. Today, 11am-7pm, The Upper Station, 22 Upper Station St, Sheung Wan. Inquiries: 3486 7474.  Ends today  
Diorama
Lam Tung-pang  uses painting and mixed media to create landscapes  that reflect his changing perspectives on the world.  Mon-Fri, 10am-6.30pm, Sat, 10am-6pm, Hanart TZ Gallery, 202 Henley Building, 5 Queen's Rd Central. Inquiries: 2526 9019. Ends Mar 23    
The Late Version of Shan Hai Jing
Installation artist Lam Yuk-ling's images of weird creatures created with plastic bags  are inspired by the Chinese classical text Shan Hai Jing (The Classic of Mountains and Seas). Opens today.  Daily, 9am-11pm, Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin. Inquiries: 2694 2509. Ends Mar 31 
3 in 1
Works by Pabro (Sim Chan,  Jovi Hau  and Vaan Ip)  convey the daily  difficulties city dwellers face.  Opening reception today, 4pm-7pm. Daily, 11am-6.30pm, Red Elation Gallery, G/F, 5-6 Lung On St,  Wan Chai. Inquiries: 2893 7837.  Ends May 8  
Performing Arts 
Asia Pacific Dance Platform 
Chinese choreographer-dancer Qu Jianan  performs Three Solos (White Chrysanthemum,  Surface and a new yet-to-be-named work inspired by certain Hong Kong qualities), and four dancers from Lucy Guerin Inc  perform Australian choreographer Lucy Guerin's  Untrained, Today, 2.30pm, tomorrow, 7.30pm.  Local contemporary dancer Dick Wong, Japanese performance artist Takao  Kawaguchi and Japanese filmmaker-actor Koichi  Imaizumi conceive and perform Tri-K and four dancers perform French-Cambodian dancer-choreographer Emmanu?le Phuon's  Khmerop?dies II, today, 7.30pm, tomorrow, 2.30pm. A HK Arts Festival programme. All shows: Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430
Five Acts of Life:  Lao She's Short Stories  
POLOARTS Entertainment's  and Lin Zhaohua Drama Studio's theatrical adaptation of the playwright's  Menage a Trois,  Fruit,  Assuming Office,  Liu's Compound  and The Death Dealing Spear. A HK Arts Festival programme. In Putonghua with Chinese and English surtitles. Today-tomorrow, 3pm, also  today, 8pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$150-HK$280 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430 
Roberto Zucco 
Tang Wai-kit directs We Draman's adaptation of French playwright Bernard-Marie Koltes'  crime drama about a real-life Italian psychopathic killer. In Cantonese.  Today-tomorrow, 3pm,   today-Mar 16, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre,  10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$180, HK$240 Urbtix. Inquiries: 6385 1514
The Odd Couple (Female Version) 
Paul Sheehan directs the HK Players' adaptation - with a gender twist - of Neil Simon's comedy about two friends who become highly mismatched room-mates after their respective marriages break down. In English. Today, 7.30pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$240 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9852 2668 
A Legacy of Exotic Lyricism V 
Yim Hok-man  leads the Folk Music Ensemble of the HK Chinese Orchestra  performing works such as Drinking to the Moon. Today-tomorrow, 8pm, Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin, HK$100, HK$150 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3185 1600
Concert by The HK YWCA  Chinese Orchestra
Alfred Wong and Chan Chiu-yin conducts soloists such as suona player Kenny Lai and the music ensemble  performing works including Zhao Jiping's Struggle. Today, 8pm, Tuen Mun Town Hall, 3 Tuen Hi Rd, Tuen Mun; Mar 21, 3pm, Sheung Wan Civic Centre, 345 Queen's Rd Central, Sheung Wan; and Mar 27, 8pm, Tai Po Civic Centre, 12 On Pong Rd, Tai Po, HK$100 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7321
Concert of Ancient Chinese Instruments 
Revived and Improved Models of the Ruan by Yuen Shi-chun Ruan, pipa and qinqin player Yuen Shi-chun  directs and Bosco Kwok Kin-ming  conducts ruan player Lem Ling-ling, the Ruan Ensemble and other musicians performing works such as Shenqi Mipu's  Liquormania and Zhang Xiaofeng's Tidings.  Today, 8pm, HK City Hall,  5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$150, HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7321  
Nunsense 
Theatre Space's adaptation of Dan Goggin's musical comedy about five nuns  who stage a variety show to raise funds for the burials of 52 members of their community who  have been accidentally poisoned by their soup. In Cantonese. Today, 8pm, tomorrow, 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 the Waterfront 
Steven Berkoff directs and stars in Nottingham Playhouse and Richard Wakely's stage adaptation of Budd Schulberg's  drama about a  longshoreman who takes on his corrupt union bosses. In English with Chinese surtitles. A HK Arts Festival programme. Today-Mar 15, 17-20, 8pm, also Mar 20, 3pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts,  1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$150-HK$480 HK Ticketing and Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430
Rene Jacobs and the Freiburg   Baroque Orchestra
Belgian musician-maestro Jacobs conducts the German music ensemble  performing works by Haydn  and Mozart. A HK Arts Festival programme.  Today-tomorrow, 8pm.   HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$220-HK$420 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430
Sounds Great!!! 5
Jason Lai presents and conducts the  HK Sinfonietta  performing works  by Debussy,  Wagner and John Williams. Today, 8pm, Yuen Long Theatre, 9 Yuen Long Tai Yuk Rd, Yuen Long, HK$80-HK$160; tomorrow, 3pm, Tuen Mun Town Hall, 3 Tuen Hi Rd, Tuen Mun, HK$80-HK$160; and Mar 19, 8pm, HK City Hall,  5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$100-HK$220 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2836 3336 
Extra-curricular
Timeless Manners Versus  Modern Swagger
Author Betty Jamie Chung  and columnist Nury Vittachi discuss Life Recipes From My Mother,  her self-help book which uses family history to teach social graces. A Man HK International Literary Festival event. In English. Today, 11am, W52 Italian Restaurant, 52 Wyndham St, Central, HK$120. Inquiries: 2877 9770  
Introducing Singapore 
Writer Mark Ravinder Frost  talks about lesser-known historical personalities - including dissenting poets, radical ideologues and early feminists - from Singapore's past. Stephen McCarty moderates. A Man HK International Literary Festival event. In English. Today, 1.30pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$120. Inquiries: 2877 9770
A Most Immoral Woman
Australian author Linda Jaivin  discusses  her novel based on journalist George Morrison  and his affair in China with Mae Perkins,  the free-spirited daughter of a California millionaire. A Man HK International Literary Festival event.  In English. Today, 3pm, Fringe Club,  2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$120. Inquiries: 2877 9770
From Film to Fiction
Indian author Vikram Chandra  talks about his journey from film school to writing novels. In English. A Man HK International Literary Festival event. In English. Today, 4.30pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$120. Inquiries: 2877 9770
Sex and Literature
Author Linda Jaivin shares her thoughts on the often complex relationship between literature and sex. In English. A Man HK International Literary Festival event. In English. Today, 6.30pm, M1NT, 108 Hollywood Rd, Central, HK$150. Inquiries: 2877 9770  
Bacchus and Books
Authors Rajeev Balasubramanyam, Justin Hill, Rachel Holmes and David Parker choose a reading or tell an anecdote to go with the evening's food and drink. In English. A Man HK International Literary Festival event. In English. Today, 7.30pm, DotCod, B4 Prince's Building, 10 Chater Rd, Central, HK$850. Inquiries: 2877 9770
Cinema
The 15th ifva Festival
The HK Arts Centre presents a selection of international shorts and videos, including the following programme. Until Apr 4. HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai; HK Space Museum, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST; and HK Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$50 Urbtix (unless otherwise stated). Inquiries: 2824 5328
An Animated World Creator - Latvia Puppet Animation
Seven animation shorts, including Janis  Cimermanis' The Bear is Coming, about a bear which is forced  to look for food and lodging among humans;  and Nils  Skapans' Wild Welcome, about a family of city cats that  visit their tiger relatives in the country. No dialogue. Today, 2.30pm, HK Space Museum.
Nightscene
Allen Youngblood Presents Jazz Series Number 18
Jazz musicians Jezrael  Lucero, CIS Vox Jazz, Allen Youngblood and  Jazbalaya, and Jennifer Palor  and the Child of the Urban Sun  perform. Tonight, 8pm, Grappa's Cellar, B/F Jardine House, 1 Connaught Place, Central, HK$288, includes one drink, reservations recommended. Inquiries: 2521 2322
The Big Four World Tour -  Hong Kong 
Canto-pop singers Andy Hui Chi-on,  Dicky Cheung Wai-kit,  Edmond Leung Hon-man  and William So Wing-hong  in concert. Tonight-tomorrow, 8.15pm, HK Coliseum, 9 Cheong Wan Rd, Hung Hom, HK$150-HK$480 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2905 8134
Punchline Comedy Club
Comedians Eddy  Brimson, Wayne  Deakin, and  Tony Woods perform. In English. Tonight, 9pm, Duetto, 2/F Sun Hung Kai Centre, 30 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$320 Cityline. Inquiries: 2598 1222
Underground Heavy #2
Alt metal screamo band Flame of Abyss,  heavy metal group  Eve of Sin, hardcore band Embyro and hardcore metal musicians  Shepherds the Weak  perform. Tonight, 9pm, Rock School, 2/F, 21-25 Luard Rd, Wan Chai, HK$100, includes one drink. Inquiries: 9486 4648 
Audio Vixen
DJ Helen and Tynee mix deep tech, soul and funk. Tonight, 10pm, Space, 25/F The Hennessy, 256 Hennessy Rd, Wan Chai, HK$150 (men), includes one drink. Free entry or women. Inquiries: 3485 4944
Piazzolla Night - Dedicated to Astolla Piassolla
A newly-formed tango quintet performs. Tonight, 10.30pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$120 (advance), HK$125 (door), includes one drink. Free for members. Inquiries: 2521 7251
MTR
Ensobaby, Drafus and Yao mix bassline and UK funky; Liquid A, Clarity Peak, Redman, Stinks and Darkside play dubstep and drum 'n' bass. Tonight, 11pm, The Ashtray, 3/F Ho Lee Building, 38-44 D'Aguilar St, Lan Kwai Fong, HK$120, includes one drink. Inquiries: 9867 1678
Up
French DJ Greg Starx  spins techno. Tonight, 11pm, Backstage, 1/F Somptueux Central, 52-54 Wellington St, Central, HK$200, includes one drink. Inquiries: 2167 8985



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