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Exhibitions
A Secret Room in the Head
New Zealander Terry Stringer uses painted theatrical backdrops to give his sculptures depth and 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   
Lost City and Other Stories 
Works in various media  that ponder lost or damaged buildings by Singapore-based artist Michael Lee.  Mon-Fri, 10am-6.30pm, Sat, 10am-6pm, Hanart Square, 2/F Mai On Industrial Building, 17-21 Kung Yip Street, Kwai Chung. Inquiries: 2526 9019. Ends Aug 21   
Baking
Xie Xiaobing's sculptures and paper fibre paintings reflect on cultural transitions in modern China. Daily, 11am-7pm, Red Elation Gallery, G/F, 5-6 Lung On St, Wan Chai. Inquiries: 2893 7837. Ends Aug 27 
Biodiversity in China
Exhibition of more than 400 wildlife specimens that show the diversity and variety 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   
Candida Hofer 
The German photographer's pictures of rooms in public places such as libraries and museums.   Mon-Fri, 11am-7pm, Sat, 1pm-6pm, Ben Brown Fine Arts, 301 Pedder Building, 12 Pedder St, Central. Inquiries: 2522 9600. Ends Aug 31   
Culture(s) of Copy
Works by 13 artists from Germany  and Hong Kong that look into the phenomenon of the copy as a global cultural strategy.  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 Aug 31  
Moments in History - The  Hong Kong Jockey Club  125th Anniversary
Exhibition charting the HK Jockey Club's evolution and development, and the history of local horse racing. Tue-Sun, 10am-5pm, Racing Museum, Happy Valley Stand, Happy Valley Racecourse. Inquiries: 2966 8065. Ends Aug 31   
Resonance
Sound art by Samson Young and Yao Chung-han that looks into the transformation of sound.Tue-Sat, 11am-7pm, Sun, noon-5pm,  Input/Output, 31A Wyndham St, Central. Inquiries: 3105 1127.  Ends Sept 5   
Experiment: Travel of Light
Three-dimensional wearable objects made from LED and electronic components by Pilz A.Y. Tue-Fri, 12.30pm-7pm, Sat, 11am-6pm, St. James' Creation Ceramics Gallery, G/F, 85 Stone Nullah Lane, Wan Chai. Inquiries: 2831 3299. Ends Sept 11   
Urban Drift
Ben McMillan's photographs exploring urbanisation in China. Daily, 9am-9pm, The Landmark, 15 Queen's Rd Central. Inquiries: 2522-0405. Ends Sept 30   
Glittering Beauty
Exhibition of 170 Chinese accessories such as hair ornaments, bracelets, archers' rings and snuff bottles whose decorations help document the development of Chinese civilisation and culture. 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 Dec 15  
Performing Arts 
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 17-22, 7.30pm, also Aug 21-22, 2.30pm, Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$150-HK$430 HK Ticketing.  Inquiries: 2294 8012
HK Festival Orchestra 
Sean Li and Samuel Pang conduct pianist Wong Ka-jeng and the orchestra performing works by Tchaikovsky, Beethoven and Dvorak. Aug 17, 8pm, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, 72 Tai Ho Rd,  Tsuen Wan, HK$80-HK$120 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 6489 4914
Piano Cocktails
German pianist T. Baynov, Canadian pianist Dorothy Utensu, local pianists Joyce Chan and Connie Ling and two others perform works which have been arranged to be played with up to six pairs of hands. Aug 18, 8pm, HK Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Expo Drive, Wan Chai, HK$120-HK$180 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 9325 7890
Wild Child 
The Canto-pop-rock band in concert. Aug 18, 8.15pm, Hitec, 1 Trademart Drive, Kowloon Bay, HK$150-HK$350 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2866 6622 
Street Music Series #16 
Experimental musician Wilmer Ongsitco Chan, punk pop band ToNick, Argentine tango specialists Erica Lee and Spencer Chao, soul pop musicians Ama Huen Ning and Skip, classical musicians Lam Tim-wai and Benjamin Au, and pop rocker Jun Kung perform. Aug 20, 6.30pm-9pm, main entrance, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, free. Inquiries: 2582 0280   
Coppelia 
The HK Ballet performs a comedic ballet based on E.T.A. Hoffman's Der Sandmann about an eccentric  inventor who fools  his neighbours with his creation  of a beautiful mechanical doll. Choreographed by Ronald Hynd. Aug 20-22, 7.30pm, Aug 21-22, 2.30pm, Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$140-HK$1,000 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2105 9724 
Anna & Seven
Rensen Chan directs and stars in The Nonsensemakers' drama about how even an apparently perfect couple can have problems in their relationship. In Cantonese. Aug 20-22, 8pm, also Aug 21-22pm, 3pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$170, HK$220 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7325
Between One Straight Line
Chan Wai-hung directs Low Job Bomb Theatre's performance of his drama about a lover of planes who dreams of flying away from his mundane life.  In Cantonese. Aug 20-21, 8pm, also Aug 21, 3pm, Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen  Wo Road, Sha Tin, HK$140 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 6077 0924
Fat Pig
Bravo Theatre's adaptation of Neil LaBute's  comedy about a man who falls for a woman that his workmates don't approve of. In Cantonese. Aug 20-21, 24-29, 8pm, also Aug 22, 28-29, 3pm, Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd,  TST, HK$180, HK$220 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 3172 1780
Fund-raising Concert for  Medicins San Frontieres 
Rubber Band, Andrew Cheung, Joy Band and other indie musicians perform. Aug 20, 8pm, Hitec, 1 Trademart Drive, Kowloon Bay, HK$200 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 5300 8321
To Love Too
Acting Inn performs Patrick Lee's musical about a woman who is trying to get her two best friends to fall in love, another woman who wants her boyfriend to appreciate silence and a third woman with five men in her life. In Cantonese. Aug 20-21, 8pm, also Aug 21-22, 3pm, Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre, 11 Clear Water Bay Rd, Kowloon, HK$120, HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: info@actinginn.com
Keep in Touch
Biuguk performs dances choreographed by Max Lee, Bruce Wong and Lai  Tak-wai in which minimalism meets contemporary dance.  Aug 20-21, 8pm, also Aug 21-22, 3pm, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre, 30 Pak Tin St, Shek Kip Mei, HK$160 Urbtix. Inquiries: 6848 0492
HK Voices Sings Twentieth Century English Choral Music 
Grace Chiang and Felix Shuen conduct the choir and organist Marsha Chow performing works by Howells, Stanford, Wood and Vaughan Williams. Aug 21, 7.30pm, Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$120 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: info@hkvoices.org 
Lovely Wo ... Man
Peken Chan's solo  show about modern concepts of love. In Cantonese. Aug 21-22, 7.30pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$100 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 6081 8008
Concert by HK Ling Nan Orchestra 
Violinist Luo Qinger, gaohu players Zeng Qiujian, Lei Yeying, Chan Pik-sum and Ho Kan-lau, zheng player Liu Xiaoying, dizi player Chan Hung-yin, vocalist Tsui Wai-fan and the orchestra perform works such as Joy Song of Lingnan, Weaving Busily and The Toll of the Temple Bell. Aug 21, 8pm, Yuen Long Theatre, 9 Yuen Long Tai Yuk Rd, Yuen Long, HK$80-HK$140 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7321  
Kim Sun Sing Cantonese Opera Troupe 
The troupe performs: Return on a Snowy Night, Aug 22, 7.30pm, North District Town Hall, 2 Lung Wan St, Sheung Shui, HK$100-HK$220; Aug 26, 7.30pm, The Cherry is Reddened and the Heart Broken,  Tuen Mun Town Hall, 3 Tuen Hi Rd, Tuen Mun, HK$100-HK$240; and Power and Dilemma,  Aug 27, 7.30pm, Ko Shan Theatre, 77 Ko Shan Road, Hung  Hom, HK$100-HK$260 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 2268 7325
Cinema
Summer International Film Festival
The HK International Film Festival Society presents 37 films from around the world, including the following film. Until Sept 13. HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai; Science Museum, 2 Science Museum Rd, TST East; Space Museum, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST; The Grand Cinema, 2/F Elements, 1 Austin Rd West, Kowloon; and UA Langham Place, L8-11 Langham Place, 8 Argyle St, Mong Kok; HK$60 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2970 3300 or info@hkiff.org.hk
The Milk of Sorrow 
Drama in which a mother's traumas are passed onto  her children through breastfeeding. In Spanish and Quechua with English subtitles. Aug 17, 7.15pm, The Grand Cinema, Sept 5, 4.45pm, UA Langham Place.



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