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Exhibitions
International Landscapes
Wang Xunliang's conceptual ink paintings merge the national flags of various countries with landscapes. Today-Fri, 11.30am-7.30pm, Art Beatus Gallery, 50 Peel St, Central. Inquiries: 2522 1138. Ends Fri  
Culture(s) of Copy
Works by German and Hong Kong artists exploring 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   
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  
New Trend 2010
Group exhibition of works by students from the Chinese University of HK's Department of Fine Arts, the HK Art School and HK Baptist University's Academy of Visual Arts.  Opens today; opening ceremony Aug 28, 6pm. Tue-Sun, noon-8pm, Artist Commune, Unit 12 Cattle Depot Artist Village, 63 Ma Tau Kok Rd, To Kwa Wan. Inquiries: 2104 3322. Ends Sept 21  
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   
Building the City
Exhibition about inspirations for - and developments in - construction technology in Hong Kong. Mon-Wed, Fri-Sat, 10am-6pm, Sun, 10am-7pm, closed Thu, HK Heritage Discovery Centre, Kowloon Park, Haiphong Rd, TST, free. Inquiries: 2208 4400. Ends Oct 13  
A Class Act!
Exhibition about Lloyd's Register, the world's first ship classification organisation. Tue-Sun, 10am-6pm, HK Maritime Museum, G/F Murray House, Stanley Plaza, Stanley, HK$20. Inquiries: 2813 2322. Ends Nov 7   
Glittering Beauty
Exhibition of  Chinese accessories such as hair ornaments, bracelets, archers' rings and snuff bottles.  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 
Life in the Universe
Exhibition exploring the possibility of the existence of other life in the universe, as well as the relationship between molecules in interstellar space and the birth of life on earth. 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 Jan 5, 2011  
Performing Arts 
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 24-29, 8pm, also Aug 28-29, 3pm, Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$180, HK$220 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3172 1780
Kim Sun Sing Cantonese Opera Troupe 
The troupe performs: The Cherry is Reddened and the Heart Broken, Aug 26, 7.30pm, 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  
Peacock Man & Durian Woman
Wind Mill Grass Theatre's comedy about gender relations. In Cantonese. Aug 26-29, 31-Sept 5, 8pm, also Aug 28-29, Sept 4-5, 3pm, City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$240, HK$300 Urbtix. Inquiries: 5100 2254
Toasty & Princess Cheung Ping 
HK Children's Arts Alliance Company's drama with Cantonese opera elements about a group of friends preparing to put on a Cantonese opera show. In Cantonese. Aug 26-28, 8pm, also Aug 28, 3pm, Aug 29, 2pm, 5pm, Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin, HK$140 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9323 1330 
Lolita is Mine
Spring-Time Stage Production's adaptation of Russian novelist  Vladimir Nabokov's story about a  professor who becomes attracted to a flirtatious  16-year-old female. In Cantonese. Aug 26-28, 31-Sept 4, 8.15pm, also Aug 29, Sept 5, 4pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd,  Wan Chai, HK$140-HK$220 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 2793 1123
DisneyLive! - Three Classic Fairy Tales 
Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey  present a musical that brings together the characters, stories and music of Walt Disney's film versions of Snow White  and The Seven Dwarfs, Cinderella and Beauty and The Beast. In English with Chinese subtitles. Aug 27-29, 3pm, 7.30pm, also Aug 28-29 11am, Hitec, 1 Trademart Drive, Kowloon Bay,  HK$100-HK$500 HK Ticketing.  Inquiries: 2525 7406 
River River River
Zang Ningbei directs Ai Mei Theatre (Shanghai)'s multimedia theatre production about water pollution and environmental protection issues in China. In Putonghua. Aug 27-28, 8pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$110, HK$90 (members) HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2521 7251
Zheng Recital By Wang Zhongshan
The mainland zheng player and the HK Professional Zheng Ensemble perform He Zhanhao's Butterfly and other works. Aug 27, 8pm, HK Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$180-HK$350 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 9535 6482  
Summer Pop Live in Hong Kong 
Canto-pop singers Ekin Cheng Yi-kin,  Joey Yung Cho-yee  and the Big Four (Andy Hui Chi-on, Dicky Cheung Wai-kit, Edmond Leung Hon-man and William So Wing-hong) and Canto-pop band Grasshopper in concert. Aug 27-29, 8.15pm, HK Coliseum, 9 Cheong Wan Rd, Hung  Hom, HK$180-HK$480 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 2905 8134
Stepping into the  Seasons of the Future
Yuen Hai Artiste Troupe and Wuhan Municipal Arts School perform a dance poem about the four seasons  and the need for a positive attitude to face life's challenges. Aug 28, 8pm, Aug 29, 3pm, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, 72 Tai Ho Rd, Tsuen Wan, HK$90-HK$130 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 2268 7323
The Third Pixel
Composer Samson Young  turns old-school video games into a multi-sensory chamber concert experience and an installation project that comments on the darker side of childhood. Aug 28, 8pm, Aug 29, 2.30pm, Multimedia Theatre, HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity, 135 Junction Rd, Kowloon, HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430 
Anna Tsuchiya Live in Hong Kong 
The Japanese pop singer-model-actress in concert. Aug 28, 8.30pm, HK Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Expo Drive, Wan Chai, HK$290-HK$690 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 8104 7355
Show Time 2010
La Danse par Maria  perform jazz and modern dance. Aug 29, 8pm, Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$160, HK$190 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 3665 0328
Summer Rhapsody
Macanese saxophonist Timothy Sun  and Taiwanese pianist Evelyn Chang  play Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue,  Weill's Youkali Piazzolla's Oblivion and other works; pianist Julie Kuok also performs Aug 29, 8pm, City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$120-HK$220 Urbtix. Inquiries: 6404 2742
Cinema
Diorama Projections
2P Contemporary Art Gallery and Diorama Projections present a video and photographic showcase, including the following film. Aug 24, 2010-Aug 31, 2011. 2P Contemporary Art Gallery, Shop 5, G/F, 6-20 Po Tuck St, Sai Ying Pun, free but reservation required (info@2p-gallery.com). Inquiries: 9196 5934 
Art Break-in
Documentary charting the progress of five young art students as they try to gain entry into the mainland's art education system. In Putonghua with English subtitles. Aug 24, 7pm, 2P Contemporary Art Gallery.
Summer International Film Festival
The HK International Film Festival Society presents 37 films from around the world, including the following one. 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 September Issue
Documentary about American Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour and  preparations for the September 2007 issue of the magazine.  In English. Aug 24, 7.15pm, The Grand Cinema, Sept 6, 7.30pm, Science Museum.



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