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Exhibitions 
Forces of Nature
Group show of works made of natural materials by visual artists Caroline  Cheng Yi,  Kum  Chi-keung, Man Fung-yi,  Mok Yat-san and Tony Ng Kwun-lun.  Daily, 9am-7pm, The Rotunda, Exchange Square, 8 Connaught Place, Central. Inquiries: 2500 0533. Ends Apr 30  
April Rules
Works by Amsterdam-based graffiti  artists Daniel Jiminez van Wageningen, The London Police,  Morcky Troubles  and Wayne Horse. Mon-Sat, noon-7pm, No Borders, 39 Aberdeen St, Central. Inquiries: 2517 6003. Ends May 3  
Musings
Works by Australian mixed-media sculptor Hanna Hoyne  and American expressionist painter Antoinette Wysocki  reflect on the universal human condition. Mon-Sat, 11am-7pm, Cat Street Gallery, 222 Hollywood Rd, Sheung Wan. Inquiries:  2291 0006. Ends May 15 
Memories We Share: Hong Kong  in the 1960s and 1970s
Photographs and video footage showing different facets of local life during  a pivotal time in Hong Kong's history. Mon, Wed-Sat, 10am-6pm, Sun, 10am-7pm, closed Tue,  HK Museum of History, 100 Chatham Rd South, TST, HK$10, free on Wed.  Inquiries: 2724 9042. Ends Jun 14  
Performing Arts  
The Taming of the Shrew
Fong Chun-kit directs the HK Academy  for Performing Arts' adaptation of  Shakespeare's comedy about a  beastly man and a headstrong woman.  In Cantonese. Apr 26-May 1, 7.45pm,  also May 1, 2.45pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd,  Wan Chai, HK$90 HK Ticketing.  Inquiries: 2584 8500
Mirage
All Theatre Art Association's Hoi Chiu sand paints to music by Aborigine Music  Workshop. Apr 22-May 1, 8pm, also May 1, 3pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd,  Central, HK$150, HK$120 (members)  HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2521 7251 
The Sunshine Boys
Whole Theatre's version of Neil Simon's comedy about the reunion of a veteran vaudeville duo after several years of enmity. In Cantonese. Apr 26, Apr 28-May 6, 8pm, also May 1- May 2, 3pm, Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre, 111 Clear Water Bay Rd, Kowloon, HK$320, HK$350 Urbtix. Inquiries: 8201 2989 
A Musical Zoo
Four Gig Heads Percussion Group's  Made in Hong Kong @ Four Gig Heads perform percussion versions of popular songs such as Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea, The Quarrelling Ducks, The Menacing Tiger and New York, New York. Apr 28, 8pm, Sheung Wan Civic Centre, 345 Queen's Rd Central, HK, HK$100, HK$120 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7321
Blindman Nanyin Performance
Tong Siu-yin performs this traditional Chinese music form. Apr 28, 8pm, Culture Club, 15 Elgin St, SoHo, HK$180, includes one drink. Inquiries: 2127 7936 
Cedric Tiberghien Plays Chopin
Yip Wing-sie conducts the French  pianist, percussionist Chau Chin-tung  and the HK Sinfonietta performing Ng Cheuk-yin's White, Chopin's Piano Concerto No 2 in F Minor and Schumann's Symphony No 1 in B-flat, Spring. Apr 29, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$120-HK$280 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2836 3336
Cadenzas of Hong Kong
Yan Huichang conducts the HK Chinese Orchestra performing works inspired by the individual character of the 18 districts of Hong Kong, such as Kwok Hang-kei's Tai O on My Mind and Chew Hee Chiat's Stanley Stanley Stanley. Apr 30-May 2, 7.30pm, HK Cultural Centre Piazza, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, free. Inquiries: 3185 1600  
Edelweiss
Stage 64's drama about what happens more than 20 years on to three people who met at Tiananmen Square in the summer of 1989. In Cantonese. Apr 30-May 2, 7.45pm, also May 1-2, 3pm, HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity, 135 Junction Rd, Kowloon, HK$120 Urbtix. Inquiries: 6964 8964
Cherry Inc
Class 7A Drama Group performs a play inspired by Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard about the changes to Hong Kong over the past two decades. In Cantonese.  Apr 30-May 1, 8pm, also May 1-2, 3pm,  HK City Hall Theatre, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$120, HK$180 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 2582 0274  
HK Youth Handbell Ensemble - Sparkling Bells
Joyce Lo conducts the ensemble in a handbell concert. Apr 30, 8pm, Sheung Wan Civic Centre, 345 Queen's Rd  Central, Sheung Wan, HK$150 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3104 2355 
Hug Hug
Dance Art's theatre exploration of seemingly intimate yet distant relationships between urbanites. In Cantonese. Apr 30-May 1, 8pm, also May 1, 3pm, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre,  30 Pak Tin St, Shek Kip Mei, HK$120 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9128 5578
Opening Doors With  A New Set Of Keys
Muse Motion's multi-arts show features dance pieces choreographed by Allen Lam Wai-yuen inspired by the imagination, Song Dynasty poet Xin Qiji's Rendezvous on the Night of the Lantern Festival and Astor Piazzolla's Nueva Tango music. Apr 30-May 1, 8pm, May 2, 5pm, HK Cultural Centre,  10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323 
PercaDu
Israeli percussion duo Tomer Yariv  and Adi Morag perform works such as Dorman's Udacrep Akubrad, J.S. Bach's Prelude in A Minor and Piazzolla's  Tango No 3. Apr 30, 8pm, Sheung Wan Civic Centre, 345 Queen's Rd Central, Sheung Wan, HK$160, HK$220 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7321
The Pillowman
Wind Mill Grass Theatre performs Irish playwright Martin McDonagh's black comedy about a writer living in a police state who is interrogated about his  stories' similarities to a series of  child murders in his town. In Cantonese. Apr 30-May 2, 4-7, 8pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung HK$180-HK$300 Urbtix. Inquiries:  5100 2254
Show Lo Live In HK 2010 
The Mando-pop singer (aka Show Luo  Zhi-xiang) in concert. Apr 30-May 2, 8.15pm, HK Coliseum, 9 Cheong Wan Rd, Hung Hom, HK$280-HK$680 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2996 3988 
The Magical Forest Concert
Japan's Toy Magic Orchestra and child  singer-voice actress Nara Yuria perform music by Joe Hisaishi such as Ponyo  on the Cliff by the Sea, My Neighbour Totoro and Kiki's Delivery Service. May 1, 7.30pm, Yuen Long Theatre, 9 Yuen  Long Tai Yuk Rd, Yuen Long; and May 2, 7.30pm, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, 72 Tai Ho Rd, Tsuen Wan, HK$100-HK$170 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323 
Angela Hewitt's Mozart & Bach 
The Canadian pianist plays and directs the HK Philharmonic Orchestra  performing Bach's Keyboard Concerto  in F Minor and Keyboard Concerto in G Minor and Mozart's Piano Concerto No 27 in B-flat and Piano Concerto No 20 in D Minor. May 1-2, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$160-HK$420 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 2030 
Extra-curricular 
Zurich Asia Spring Auction
Auction of 2,258 lots of stamps and historical postal items from the  mainland, Hong Kong and other  territories. Apr 24-26, 10am, The Excelsior, 281 Gloucester Rd, Causeway Bay, free entry. Inquiries: 2507 5770  
Promoting Foreign Brands  in Nationalistic China
Eastwei Relations chairman Johan Bjorksten draws from 18 years of promoting foreign brands on the mainland and discusses the latest developments in the business climate for multinationals there. In English. Apr 26, 1.15pm (12.45pm lunch), Foreign Correspondents' Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$180, HK$150 (members), includes lunch, booking required. Inquiries: 2521 1511
Mario Kirlis Troupe  Master Workshop
The Argentine and his troupe conduct workshops on:  Drum Solos, Apr 26, 7pm-10pm; and Tango Oriental B, Apr 27, 9am-noon. Dance Culture, 20/F Richmond Plaza, 296 Jaffe Rd, Causeway Bay, HK$2,400 (one workshop) HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2575 5835 
Microfinance in Asia:  What Lies in Store?
IFC Advisory Services principal for the East Asia-Pacific region Matthew Gamser, Accion Microcredit Company CEO Stanley Kwok and Grameen Foundation CEO of Asia Jennifer Meehan discuss the impact of microfinancing for borrowers and their families and communities. In English. Apr 26, 7pm (reception, 6.30pm), Office of Hang Lung Properties, 28/F Standard Chartered Bank Building, 4 Des Voeux Rd, Central, HK$200, HK$150 (Asia Society members), registration required.  Inquiries: 2103 9508 
Stand-up Comedy Open Mic
Sessions in Cantonese (Apr 26) and English (Apr 27). Free for performers of five-to-seven-minute sets; HK$50 to watch, 8pm. Take Out Comedy Club, B/F, 34 Elgin St, SoHo. Inquiries: 6220 4436 
Cinema  
AFI Project 20/20
The US Consulate General in Hong Kong and the HK Arts Centre present seven independent films, including the following one. Until Apr 29. HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, free. Inquiries: 2582 0273 
Ahead of Time
Documentary about journalist Ruth Gruber who, at 98, recounts her exploits, including her visit to the Soviet Arctic in 1935 and covering the Nuremberg trials in 1946. In English. Apr 26, 7.30pm, HK Arts Centre.



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