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Exhibition
HK ARTcomics 2011
Comic-themed artworks by more than 20 artists. Today, noon-8pm, Artist Commune, Unit 12, Cattle Depot Artist Village, 63 Ma Tau Kok Rd, To Kwa Wan. Inquiries: 2104 3322. Ends today 
Sven Johne
Works by the German photographer-video artist,  including videos works Tears of the Eyewitness (in English with German subtitles) and Cliffs of Wissow (in German with English subtitles). Today-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 Sat 
British Aid Army Group Drawings
Small but detailed drawings collected by British Army Aid Group  founder Colonel Lindsay Ride that were used for military intelligence work behind enemy lines during the second world war. Mon-Wed, Fri-Sun, 10am-5pm, closed Thu, Museum of Coastal Defence, 175 Tung Hei Rd, Shau Kei Wan, HK$10, free on Wed. Inquiries: 2569 1500. Ends Mar 16  
Feminine Mystique
Exhibition celebrating the centenary of International Women's Day featuring works by six women artists (Canadian painter Charito Helgason, French sculptor Christine Vidart, Korean painter/multi-media artist Kristy Cho, British painter Elizabeth Hamill, and Vietnamese painters Ta Thi Thanh Tam and Vu Thu Hien). Opens today; reception Mar 8, 5pm-9pm. Daily, 10.30am-6.30pm, Asia Fine Art Gallery, 99 Queen's Rd East, Wan Chai. Inquiries: 2522 0405. Ends Mar 31  
Centenary of China's 1911 Revolution
Exhibition featuring items from the Hubei Provincial Museum and other collections pertaining to this important event in China's modern history and also highlighting the contribution that Hong Kong made to the revolution. Opens today. 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 May 16 
Performing Arts
Huit Femmes 
K Theatre Association's production of Robert  Thomas' musical mystery comedy about eight women who set out to discover who among them is a murderer. In French with English surtitles. Mar 2-5, 7.45pm, also Mar 5, 2.45pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$240 (members HK$200) HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2521 7251
Power Plant
Mark Anderson, Anne Bean, Jony Easterby, Ulf Pedersen and Kirsten Reynolds present a magical mystery tour involving musical sound effects and illuminated art installations. A HK Arts Festival programme. Until Mar 3-6, 8-13, 8pm, 8.30pm, 9pm, 9.30pm, Kowloon Walled City Park (entrance at the park's east gate on Tung Tsing Rd), Kowloon City, HK$20 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430  
Rebecca Pan & The Big Band Concert 2011
Singer-actress Rebecca Pan Di-hua and a Shanghainese big band serve up jazz tunes, Mando-pop and more.Until Mar 2, 8pm, Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$100-HK$800 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2780 0077  
Belarus Free Theatre 
Uladzimir Shcherban directs the Belarusian avant-garde theatre group performing: Being Harold Pinter, a play in which answers are sought to questions Harold Pinter asked when receiving his Nobel prize, such as what is the difference between truth in life and truth in art, and should an artist be involved with politics, Mar 2-4, 8.15pm, and A Flower for Pina Bausch,  a play in which the late dance choreographer is remembered as someone who is most interested in what moves people, Mar 5, 8.15pm, Mar 6, 3pm. A HK Arts Festival programme. In Russian and Belarusian with Chinese and English surtitles. Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$160-HK$280 Urbtix. Inquiries:  2824 2430
New York City Ballet
The US dance company performs: Stravinsky/Balanchine's Symphony in Three Movements, Chopin/Robbins' Dances at a Gathering and Bernstein/Robbins' West Side Story Suite, Mar 3, 6-7, 7.30pm, also Mar 6, 1.30pm; and Tchaikovsky/Balanchine's Serenade, Mozart/Balanchine's Divertimento No 15, Stravinsky/Balanchine's Duo Concertant and Shostakovich/Ratmansky's Concerto DSCH, Mar 4, 7.30pm, Mar 5, 2.30pm, also 8.30pm. All shows: the HK Sinfonietta provides live musical accompaniment. A HK Arts Festival programme. Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$220-HK$720 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430  
Tsuen Wan Legend 
Performers from the HK Dance Company Outreach and Education Department, HKDC Children's Troupe, the Church of Christ in China Kei Wan Primary School (Ma Wan) and Father Cucchiara Memorial School take part in the HK Dance Company's grand dance drama telling the story of the community of Tsuen Wan. Mar 3, 7.45pm, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, 72 Tai Ho Rd, Tsuen Wan, HK$20 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3103 1813    
Halle Orchestra 
Mark Elder conducts the British orchestra and cellist Alban Gerhardt performing works by Ades, Elgar and Vaughan Williams, Mar 3, 8pm. Elder also conducts the orchestra performing works by Bax, Britten and Sibelius, Mar 4, 8pm. A HK Arts Festival programme. Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$240-HK$780 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430
Murder in San Jose
Lee Chun-chow directs Chong Mui-ngam's psychological thriller about a murder, involving three outsiders in an unfamiliar city, that is incited by the protagonists exposing each other's weaknesses and secrets in an atmosphere of suspicion, jealousy and humiliation. Starring Alice Lau Ngar-lai, Desmond Tang Wai-kit and Kearen Pang Sau-wai. A HK Arts Festival programme. In Cantonese with English surtitles. Mar 3-6, 8-13, 8pm, City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$180-HK$300 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430 
Requiem for Flowers 
Indie music singer-songwriter Chet Lam Yat-fung and art director-musician Shin Wong perform. A HK Arts Festival programme. Mar 3, 8pm, Mar 4-5, 9.45pm, also Mar 5, 3pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$180-HK$380 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430 
A.S. The Percussionist - Singing Hands 
Japanese percussionist Arai Soichiro plays a fusion of pop, folk, rock, classical and jazz. A HK Arts Festival programme. Mar 4, 7.30pm, Mar 5, 6pm, also 9pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430 
Songs from the Grasslands 
Ethnic Mongolian folk music band Hanggai and ethnic Kazakh singer-songwriter Mamer and his IZ band perform. A HK Arts Festival programme. Mar 4-5, 7.45pm, Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$180-HK$320 HK Ticketing and Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430 
108 Heroes, Tales from The Water Margin
Wu Hsing-kuo directs and stars in the College of Chinese Opera, Shanghai Theatre Academy and Contemporary Legend Theatre's musical  production of Chang Ta-chuen's adaptation of Shih Nai-an's classic novel about 108 outcasts in an unjust society who stand up against their oppressors.  A HK Arts Festival programme. In Putonghua with Chinese and English surtitles. Mar 4-6, 8pm, also Mar 5, 3pm, Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$140-HK$420 HK Ticketing and Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430 
Faye Wong 2011 Tour - HK 
The Mando-pop singer-actress in concert. Mar 4-6, 10-11, 8pm, AsiaWorld-Arena, HK International Airport, Lantau, HK$380-HK$980 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2301 1096
Jiao Qing
Chan Ping-chiu directs a theatrical production of Yan Yu's story about an encounter between a Hong Kong man and a Shanghainese woman that changed their lives forever. Chan Suk-yi and Lai Yuk-ching star. A HK Arts Festival programme. In Cantonese with English surtitles. Mar 4-6, 8pm, also Mar 5-6, 3pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries:  2824 2430  
Let the Cats Out
Angie Lai directs HOS Studio's drama about a man who, after discovering a secret involving two of his friends, has to decide to disclose it or keep it concealed. In Cantonese. Mar 4-6, 8pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$120 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9782 8528 
U900 Ukulele HK Concert 2011 
Rabbit U and Bear 900, the puppet duo of U900 (Ukulele Duo Dolls), headline a multi-arts music show. Mar 4-5, 8pm, also Mar 5, 3pm, Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre, 111 Shau Kei Wan Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$140, HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323 
Ekin Cheng Beautiful Day 2011 Concert 
Canto-pop singer-actor Ekin Cheng Yi-kin performs. Mar 4-6, 8.15pm, HK Coliseum, 9 Cheong Wan Rd, Hung Hom, HK$150-HK$480 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2905 8134 
Cinema
NY Export: Opus Jazz 
Dance film showcasing New York City Ballet performers.  A HK Arts Festival Plus programme. In English. Mar 2, 7.30pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$50 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2824 2430
European Film Festival
The Office of the European Union to Hong Kong and Macau presents a programme of 14 films from 14 European countries, including the following film. Feb 24-Mar 9. Broadway Cinematheque, Prosperous Garden, 3 Public Square St, Yau Ma Tei, HK$60; and Palace IFC, Podium Level 1, IFC Mall, 8 Finance St, Central, HK$75 cinema.com.hk. Inquiries: 2388 0002 (Broadway Cinematheque) and 2388 6268 (Palace IFC).
Little Greek Godfather
Comedy about an 11-year-old Californian scion of an important Greek family who travels to Crete and finds that his foreign appearance and difficulties with the Greek language cast doubt on his worthiness as his father's political heir. In Greek and English with English subtitles. Mar 2, 8pm, Broadway Cinematheque, Mar 6, 8pm, Palace IFC.



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