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Exhibitions 
Daydreaming
Works by photographer Au Ka-yiu, installation artist Joe Chan, painter Silvia Chan, collage photographer-sculptor Tang Kwok-hin and sculptor Wong Tin-yan  that reveal their muses and fantasies. Today-Sat, 10am-7pm, YY9 Gallery, G/F 83-85 Sing Woo Rd, Happy Valley. Inquiries: 2574 3370. Ends Aug 7   
Mining for Splinters  and Diamonds
Paintings and drawings by  US street artist Michael De Feo  of family members, friends and lovers.  Mon-Fri, noon-7pm, No Borders Art, 39 Aberdeen St, Central. Inquiries: 2517 0063. Ends Aug 14   
Step Up by Xu Hongfe 
Mainland sculptor Xu Hongfei's collection of sports themed works.  Mon-Fri, 10am-7pm, Sat, 11am-5pm, Galerie Ora Ora, 7 Shin Hing St, Central. Inquiries: 2851 1171. Ends Aug 14   
 North
Photographs of contemporary China by Hong Kong photojournalists Wong Kan-tai, Karl Chiu, Dustin Shum, Paul Yeung and Vincent Yu. Tue-Sun, 11am-7pm, The Upper Station,  22 Upper Station St, Sheung Wan. Inquiries: 3486 2474. Ends Aug 15   
A Secret Room in the Head
New Zealander Terry Stringer uses painted theatrical backdrop for extra depth and a sense of drama.  Tue-Sat, 11am-6pm, KORU1, Koru Contemporary Art, Unit 1012, 10/F Hing Wai Centre, 7 Tin Wan Praya Rd, Aberdeen. Inquiries: 2580 9203. Ends Aug 21  Clay gives Character. 
Pottery gives joy
Ceramics exhibition by local artists including Chau Ka-lok. Daily, 11am-8pm, kidX, Ocean Terminal, Harbour City, 3-27 Canton Rd, TST. Inquiries: 2831 2399. Ends Aug 17   
Evoking Female Beauty
Photographs and other art work by Simon Claridge, Eve Arnold and Joanne Panayi  celebrating the  female form. Daily, 11am-9pm, Gallery by the Harbour, Shop 207, Level 2, Ocean Centre, Harbour City, 3-27 Canton Rd, TST. Inquiries: 2831 2399. Ends Aug 19
 From the Third Hand of the Creator 
Three-dimensional works crafted out of wood and leaves by Korean sculptor Lee Jae-hyo.   Mon-Sat, 10am-6.30pm, Kwai Fung Hin Art Gallery, 20 Ice House St, Central. Inquiries: 2580 0058. Ends Aug 20    
In Between Imagination  and Reality
Korean artists Ji Yong-Ho and Yi Hwan-Kwon  showcase their avant-garde sculptures. Daily, 10am-10pm, Open Piazza and Atrium, 1 Times Square Matheson St, Causeway Bay. Inquiries: 2118 8900. Ends Aug 22   
In Details
Works by Choi Yan-chi, Ivy Ma  and Lam Wai-kit  that scrutinise human relationships. Mon-Sat, 11.30am-8pm, Agnes B.'s Librairie Galerie, 1/F, 3-11 Wing Fung St, Wan Chai. Inquiries: 2869 5505. Ends Aug 28   
A Departure from  Reality II: City Fable
Hongkongers Ng Sai-kit and Lai Lon-hin's photographs reveal their feelings about their home city. Tue-Sat, 11am-7pm, Blindspot Gallery, 24-26A Aberdeen St, Central. Inquiries: 2517 6238. Ends Aug 28   
Signal 8
Cat Street Gallery's annual summer show featuring an international selection of paintings, photographs, sketches and new media works.  Mon-Sat, 11am-7pm, The Cat Street Gallery, 14th Floor, 38 Lok Ku Road, Sheung Wan. Inquiries: 2544 6223.  Ends Sep 4    
 The Evergreen Classic - Transformation of the Qipao
Exhibition of 270 qipao that explores the Chinese garment's forms and transformation between the 1920s and 1960s.   Mon, Wed-Sat, 10am-6pm, Sun, (and public holidays), 10am-7pm, closed Tue, HK Museum of History, 100 Chatham Rd South, TST, HK$10, free on Wed. Inquiries: 2724 9042. Ends Sep 13   
Joao Vasco Paiva: Sea of Mountains
Creative media artist Joao Vasco Paiva's  computational video dealing with the abstract nature of open water.  Wed-Sun, noon-7pm, Para/Site Art Space, G/F, 4 Po Yan St,  Sheung Wan. Inquiries: 2517 4620.  Ends Sep 23 
Splendour of Cantonese Opera: Masters Tong Tik-sang  and Yam Kim-fai
Stage and performers' memorabilia in an exhibition celebrating Cantonese Opera's inclusion on Unesco's Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list.  Mon, Wed-Sat, 10am-6pm, Sun (and public holidays), 10am-7pm, closed Tue, HK Heritage Museum, 1 Man Lam Rd, Sha Tin, HK$10, free on Wed. Inquiries: 2180 8188. Ends Sep 27    
A Class Act!
Exhibition about Lloyd's Register, the society founded in England 250 years ago that was the world's first-ever ship classification organisation. Tue-Sun, (and public holidays), 10am-6pm, HK Maritime Museum, G/F Murray House, Stanley Plaza, Stanley, HK$20. Inquiries: 2813 2322. Ends Nov 7  
City Flaneur: Social  Documentary Photography
Photographs of urban scenes and landscapes by 35 local photographers. including Chan Chik, Yau Leung, Gretchen So (including Ping Shan, above) and Vincent Yu Wai-kin.  Opens Jun 20 today. Mon, Wed-Sat, 10am-6pm, Sun, 10am-7pm, closed Tue, HK Heritage Museum, 1 Man Lam Rd, Sha Tin, HK$10, free on Wed. Inquiries: 2180 8188. Ends Jan 3, 2011  
Performing Arts  
Sesame Street Live - When Elmo Grows Up
Musical in which Elmo and his Sesame Street friends share their dreams about what they want to be when they grow up. In English with Chinese subtitles. Aug 5-7, 7.30pm, Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$220-HK$450, HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2866 6622 
Check Out! 
Australia's Polyglot Theatre's puppet show about a tantrum-thrower who runs away from her father at a supermarket and meets a mysterious stranger.  With limited English dialogue. Aug 5-6, 7.30pm, also Aug 6, 3pm, Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin, HK$120, HK$180; and Aug 7, 7.30pm, Aug 8, 2.30pm, also 5pm, HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity, 135 Junction Rd, Kowloon, HK$100, HK$140 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2370 1044  
Lost n' Found
Unlock Dancing Plaza's fusion dance blends shadow puppetry with improvisation and drama. Aug 5-7, 7.30pm, also Aug 7-8, 3pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$80 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2370 1044 
Whisper of Flowers
Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan performs choreographer Lin Hwai-min's dance exploration of the enduring theme of exuberance giving way to precarious darkness. With music by J.S. Bach. Aug 5, 8pm, Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd,  TST, HK$150-HK$450 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 2268 7323
HKS for Kids: Story of Mozart
Jason presents (in English) and conducts the HK Sinfonietta for a concert that weaves together Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's music and the story of his life. Aug 5-7, 7.30pm, City Hall Concert Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$100-HK$220 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3607 2328 
When Sushi Meets Wasabi
Jim Chim Sui-man directs PIP Theatre's romantic comedy about a man and a woman (Tyson Chak Hoi-tai and Harriet Yeung Sze-man) who are brought together by a common love for sushi. In Cantonese. Aug 6-8, 7.30pm, also Aug 7-8, 2.30pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$160-HK$280 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2294 8004 
China Philharmonic Orchestra (Hong Kong)
Terry Leung conducts violinist Lim Hek Han and the orchestra in performing works by Tchaikovsky. Aug 7, 8pm, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, 72 Tai Ho Rd, Tsuen Wan, HK$80-HK$140 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7321
Songs of the Wanderers
Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan performs choreographer Lin Hwai-min's depiction of the journey of pilgrim wanderers seeking inner peace that is inspired by Hermann Hesse's Siddhartha. Aug 7-8, 8pm, Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$150-HK$450 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323
Asian Youth Orchestra
Richard Pontzious conducts cellist Alban Gerhardt and the orchestra in performing Richard Strauss' Don Quixote, Don Juan and Suite from Der Rosenkavalier, Aug 11; and James Judd conducts cellist Gerhardt and the orchestra in performing Schumann's Concerto for Cello and Orchestra and Mahler's Symphony No 5, Aug 12. Both concerts: 8pm, Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$75-HK$340 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 2866 1623 
King of Jokers
PIP Theatre's Jim Chim Sui-man re-enacts classic Hong Kong movie scenes featuring iconic movie characters, with a comedic twist. In Cantonese. Aug 12-15, 17-22, 7.30pm, Aug 14-15, 21-22, 2.30pm, Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wanchai, HK$150, HK$190, HK$260, HK$350, HK$400, HK$430 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2294 8012 
Flowers for Algernon
Elton Lau directs the Chung Ying Theatre performing Cancer Chong's adaptation of Daniel Keyes'   tale about a man with an IQ of 68 whose intelligence increases, but whose world turns upside down upon being selected to undergo an experimental surgical procedure. In Cantonese. Aug 13-15, 7.45pm, Aug 14-15, 2.45pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$120-HK$220 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3961 9803 
AYO 20th Anniversary Celebration Concert
Asian Youth Orchestra alumni and this year's orchestra perform Elgar's Enigma Variations and Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique. Aug 13, 8pm, HK Coliseum, 9 Cheong Wan Rd, Hung Hom, HK$60, Urbtix. Inquiries: 2722 1650 
Pirates of Penzance
Oliver Lo directs and Apollo Wong conducts the Opera HK Summer Opera School's performance of Gilbert and Sullivan's comic operetta about a man released from his apprenticeship to a band of  kindly pirates. In Cantonese and English with Chinese and English surititles. Aug 14, 8pm, Aug 15, 3pm, Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre, 111 Shau Kei Wan Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$180. Inquiries: 2234 0303 
HK Festival Orchestra
Sean Li and Samuel Pang conduct pianist Aristo Sham and the orchestra in performing works by Glinka, Chopin and Dvorak, Aug 16; and pianist Wong Ka-jeng and the orchestra in performing works by Tchaikovsky, Beethoven and Dvorak, Aug 17. Both concerts: 8pm, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, 72 Tai Ho Rd, Tsuen Wan, HK$80-HK$120 Urbtix. Inquiries: 6489 4914



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