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Exhibitions 
Whisper of the Girls and Flowers Paintings by Poon Yeuk-fai and Tsui Yuen, including two they collaborated on. Mon-Sat, 10am-7pm, Sun,  1pm-6pm, Wan Fung Art Gallery, G/F, Cityplaza III, Taikoo Shing. Inquiries: 2736 9623. Ends Aug 30 
Candida H?fer 
The German photographer's pictures of rooms in public places.   Mon-Fri, 11am-7pm, Sat, 1pm-6pm, Ben Brown Fine Arts, 301 Pedder Building, 12 Pedder St, Central. Inquiries: 2522 9600. Ends Aug 31  
A Summer Collection
Works in various media including paintings by Li Shuang and Fuzi.  Mon-Sat, 10am-7pm, Galerie du Monde, 108 Ruttonjee Centre, 11 Duddell Street, Central. Inquiries: 2525 0529. Ends Aug 31  
Random is Beautiful
Portraits by painter K.S. (aka Kahsone)  focus on the uniqueness of each person's face. Mon-Sat, 11am-10pm, Above Second Gallery, 31 Eastern St, Sai Ying Pun. Inquiries:  3483 7950. Ends Sept 2  
Signal 8
Annual summer show featuring an international selection of paintings, photographs, sketches and new media works. Mon-Sat, 11am-7pm, Cat Street Gallery, 14/F 38 Lok Ku Rd, Sheung Wan. Inquiries: 2544 6223. Ends Sept 4   
Move on Asia 2010:  Sealed Time in Video Art
Videos by 26 experimental East and Southeast Asian and Australian artists about time as an attribute of video art.  Wed-Sun, noon-7pm, Para/Site Art Space, G/F, 4 Po Yan St, Sheung Wan. Inquiries: 2517 4620. Ends Sept 5  
Resonance
Sound art by Samson Young and Yao Chung-han that looks into the transformation of music into sound. Tue-Sat, 11am-7pm, Sun, noon-5pm, Input/Output, 31A Wyndham St, Central. Inquiries: 3105 1127. Ends Sept 5  
Java's Machine: Phantasmagoria
Indonesian Augustinus Kuswidananto  (aka Jompet)'s installation art and video works explore the strategies to reconcile dispersed and disparate points of reference in Java's cultural history. Daily, 10am-7pm, Osage Kwun Tong, 5/F, Kian Dai Industrial Building, 73-75 Hung To Rd, Kwun Tong. Inquiries: 2793 4817. Ends Sept 12  
Summer Group Show
Works by Natvar Bhavsar,  Edward Burtynsky,  Stan Gregory  and nine other artists. Mon-Sat, 10am-7pm, Sun, 11am-7pm, Sundaram Tagore Gallery, 57-59 Hollywood Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2581 9678. Ends Sept 15 
Journey to Your Soul
Paintings, manuscripts and three-dimensional creations from the second chapter of illustrator Tikka Ng's Journey to the East series. Daily, 11am-9pm, Gallery by the Harbour, Shop 207, L2, Ocean Centre, Harbour City, TST. Inquiries: 2118 0090. Ends Sept 16  
Moments in History - The Hong Kong Jockey Club 125th Anniversary
Exhibition charting the club's evolution and development.  Tue-Sun, 10am-5pm, Racing Museum, Happy Valley Stand, Happy Valley Racecourse. Inquiries: 2966 8065.  Ends Sept 30  
Hong Kong As It Was
Photographs of 1950s and 60s Hong Kong by the late Mak Fung.  Tue-Sun, noon-7pm, The Upper Station, 22 Upper Station St, Sheung Wan. Inquiries: 6130 5137. Ends Oct 17    
 New Fables
Yan Renkui's collection of politically themed fables on canvas.  Mon-Fri, 10am-6.30pm, Edge Gallery, G/F, 60C Leighton Rd, Causeway Bay. Inquiries: 2887 0313. Ends Oct 30  
Unrestrained Passions:  The Art of Ng Yuet-lau
Paintings of landscapes and other subjects by a student highlighting the influence of the late masters Chao Shao-an and Huang Junbi.  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 Feb 7, 2011  
Performing Arts 
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 
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. Until Aug 29, 8pm, also  Aug 28-29, 3pm, Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$180, HK$220 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3172 1780
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 
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 
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  
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 multisensory chamber concert experience.  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 
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.  Aug 29, 8pm, City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$120-HK$220 Urbtix. Inquiries: 6404 2742 
Philippe Cuper Recital
The French clarinetist  plays works by Spohr,  Cahuzac  and J.S. Bach. Aug 31, 7.30pm, Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$150 HK Ticketing.  Inquiries: 2737 7568 
Shine On Stage Vol 3
More than 300 dancers, including American hip hop dancers Mr Popin' Pete & Mr Tony Go Go, perform in Ones to Watch Dance Company's  show. Aug 31, 7.30pm, Academic Community Hall, HK Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, HK$100, HK$150 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2376 2133   
Tutors' Concert 2010 - Enjoy Music
Musicians Dennis Chan, Flora Cheung, Giselle Lai, Nicole Fok, Agnes Liu, Kelly Chiu, Winky Leung, Jason Wang and Ng Yu-ki play works by Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Wang Jianzhong,  Grieg  and Sulek.  Aug 31, 8pm, Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin, HK$80 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2683 0087 
HKPO Season Opening Gala Concert
Edo de Waart conducts soprano Zhang Liping, mezzo-soprano Ning Liang, tenor Warren Mok, bass-baritone Shen Yang and the HK Philharmonic Orchestra performing works by Mozart, Mascagni, Dovrak, Puccini, Bizet and Gounod. Sept 2, 8pm, Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$160-HK$420 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 2030
August Moon Serenade
TNT Theatre perform a play about romance blooming among rooftop tenants during summer evenings. In Cantonese. Sept 3-5, 8pm, also Sept 4-5, 3pm, Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$110, HK$160 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7325 
Sangre Flamenca
Nuevo Ballet Espa?ol  perform dances choreographed by Angel Rojas and Carlos Rodriguez  that employ elements from various flamenco genres, including buler?as, tangos, zapateado and jaleos.  Sept 3-4, 8pm, Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin, HK$120-HK$320 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323 
Summer Fling 2010 #2
Kassia Women's Choir and Kassia Men's Chorus perform works such as The Ballad of Sweeney Todd, California Dreamin' and I Hope You Dance. Sept 4, 5.30pm, Amici, 1/F, 83 Lockhart Rd, Wan Chai, HK$200. Inquiries: 2575 3931 
Bae Ik-Hwan plays Bruch
Yip Wai-hong and Jimmy Chiang conduct the Korean violinist, Taiwanese violinist Hsu Shu-ting and the Pan Asia Symphony Orchestra performing works by J.S. Bach, Brahms, Yip Wai-hong and Bruch. Sept 4, 8pm, Tuen Mun Town Hall, 3 Tuen Hi Rd, Tuen Mun, HK$80-HK$140; and Sept 5, 3pm, Sha Tin Town Hall, 
1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin, HK$110-HK$160 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7321
HK Wind Kamerata Annual Concert
The local ensemble play works by Bozza, Rael, Fucik, Elgar, Koji and others. Sept 4, 8pm, City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$100-HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9498 4554
Jenny
CCDC Dance Centre and HK Dance Alliance present a performance about a woman's life journey choreographed by Jody Nip. Sept 4-5, 8pm, CCDC Dance Centre, G/F, 110 Shatin Pass Rd, Wong Tai Sin, HK$50. Inquiries: 2328 9205
Concert by the HK Yue Yue Tuan
The HK Yue Yue Tuan music group, yuehu-erxian player-violinist Buk Chan-wing, violinist-zhuti player Tsoi Wing-hong and conductor-percussionist-houguan player Chan Kam-fai perform works such as A Filial Heart, Floats on Parade and For the Love of the Homeland. Sept 5, 8pm, Sheung Wan Civic Centre, 345 Queen's Rd Central, Sheung Wan, HK$120, HK$160 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7321 
De Ling and Empress Dowager Ci Xi
Art of Cantonese Opera's Cantonese opera adaptation of He Jiping's play about how the powerful elderly Qing empress is touched by a young woman's pure heart and love for her country. In Cantonese. Sept 8-12, 7.30pm, also Sept 12, 1.30pm, Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin, HK$100-HK$480 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2388 3850
Woman Talks About Women
Mo Lai Yan-chi's solo show about different women's lives and stories. In Cantonese. Sept 8-19, 8pm, also Sept 11-12, 18-19, 3pm, Black Box Theatre, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre, 30 Pak Tin St, Shek Kip Mei, HK$160, HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3599 9755



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