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Exhibitions
Picture It
Illustrators Sindy Lau, Benny Lau, Steve Yuen, Pucky, Adeline Ko and Jan Koon collaborate to produce a large mural with six different stories painted on it. Today, 9am-9pm, OC Gallery, G/F Olympian City 1, 11 Hoi Fai Rd, West Kowloon. Inquiries: 2132 8601. Ends today  
Memories of King Kowloon
Exhibition paying tribute to late street artist Tsang Tsou-choi (1921-2007). Daily (except May 27), 10am-8pm, May 27, 10am-6pm, ArtisTree, 1/F Cornwall House, Taikoo Place, 979 King's Rd, Quarry Bay. Inquiries:  2284 4877. Ends May 31  
I Love X
Works by local artists AMA, Au Hoi-Lam, Vivian Poon and Tsang Chui-mei.  Opening party today, 3pm-7pm. Daily, 3pm-7pm, Qiang Artists Studio, Unit 16, 13/F, Block B, Wah Luen Industrial Building, 15-21 Wong Chuk Yeung St, Fo Tan. Inquiries: 9386 4680. Ends Jun 4  
Kotoba
Exhibition and charity sale of works taken in Japan and Hong Kong by various photographers including Lau Chi-chung, Naoki Honjo and James Whitlow Delano;  all sales proceeds go to emergency and post-disaster assistance in Japan. Tue-Sun, noon-2pm, 3pm-7pm, The Upper Station, 22 Upper Station St, Sheung Wan. Inquiries: 3486 2474. Ends Jun 12  
Recycling Love: A Pop-up Store of the Most Precious Objects from Our Beloved Artists
Exhibition consisting of objects donated by more than 20 local artists that each comes with a statement in the form of a story by the artist. Opening party today, 3pm-7pm. Wed-Sun, 1pm-6pm, Unit 26, G/F, Block A, Wah Luen Industrial Building, 15-21 Wong Chuk Yeung St, Fo Tan. Ends Jun 12  
Homage
Politically-themed photographic collages (largely composed of found materials, especially photographs, mainly drawn from mass-media sources) by 'Hemlock' that pay tribute to the men and women who ruled Hong Kong in the first decade of  this century; proceeds go to the Chi Heng Foundation. Mon-Sat, 10am-6.30pm, Sun, 1pm-5pm, Zee Stone Gallery, G/F Chinachem Hollywood Centre, 1 Hollywood Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2810 5895. Ends Jun 13 
Pixar: 25 Years of Animation
Over 400 Pixar Animation Studio items, including traditional artwork in various media and early animated short films.  Mon, Wed-Sat, 10am-6pm, Sun, 10am-7pm, closed Tue, HK Heritage Museum, 1 Man Lam Rd, Sha Tin, HK$20 (HK$10 on Wed). Inquiries: 2180 8188. Ends Jul 11  
Performing Arts
Age of Aquarius
Perry Chiu Experimental Theatre's musical which explores the dreams and struggles of the post-80s generation using Eason Chan Yik-shun's  pop songs. In Cantonese. May 22, 2.15pm, 5pm, City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$180, HK$230 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9236 0498
An Inspector Calls  
The HK Players and HK Repertory Theatre's co-presentation of J.B. Priestley's drama about a wealthy family who are shaken  when a mysterious inspector exposes their part in the suicide of a working-class woman. In English with Chinese surtitles. May 22, 3pm, HKRep Black Box Theatre, Sheung Wan Civic Centre, 8/F Sheung Wan Municipal Services Building, 345 Queen's Rd Central, Sheung Wan, HK$220 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9852 2668
And Then There Were None
Class 7A Drama Group's stage adaptation of crime writer Agatha Christie's detective novel about 10 people, previously complicit in the deaths of others but have escaped notice or punishment, who are tricked into going to an island where mysterious murders take place. In Cantonese. May 22, 3pm, Tuen Mun Town Hall, 3 Tuen Hi Rd, Tuen Mun, HK$100 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7325
Mr Diva's Masterclass
Pichead Amornsomboon stars in Pichead On Stage's one-man cabaret-style musical  about an acting class conducted by a drama queen. In Cantonese. May 22, 3pm, Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre, 111 Shau Kei Wan Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$120, HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9661 7573
Par Five Quintet
The chamber music ensemble of pianist George Lomdaridze, oboist Michael Wilson, clarinettist John Schertle, horn player Mark Vines and bassoonist Vance Lee and guests perform Janacek's Miladi Sextet and Mozart's Quintet for Piano and Winds, May 22, 3pm, Discovery College Theatre, Discovery College, 38 Siena Avenue, Discovery Bay, HK$100. Inquiries: 6052 1471 
Qingming Riverside  
The HK Dance Company's epic work inspired by Northern Song dynasty imperial court painter  Zhang Zeduan's silk-scroll paintings of street scenes in the capital city of Bianjing. May 22, 3pm, also 7.45pm, Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$180-HK$320 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3103 1806
Tales from Journey to the West 2011 
Wai Sing-fat conducts the HK Music Lover Chinese Orchestra performing works including excerpts from Chen Ning-chi's Tales from Journey to the West; Tang Wing-hong hosts (in Cantonese) and face-changing artist Wai Fei-hung and puppeteer Santa Jim also perform. May 22, 3pm, Y-Theatre, Youth Square, 238 Chai Wan Rd, Chai Wan, HK$100 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7321  
The Caged Beast 
Green Splash Productions' drama that looks at the  dark sides of four trapped miners. In Cantonese. May 22, 3pm, also 8pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$170 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9832 6816
Music Beyond Borders: South Africa
Singer-songwriter-choreographer Wendy Ramokgadi directs and performs (with six other dancers/singers) in a South African song-and-dance showcase; drummer/percussionist Tlale Makhene also features. May 22, 3.30pm, RTHK Studio One, Broadcasting House, 30 Broadcast Drive, Kowloon Tong, free with ticket, registration required. Inquiries: 2339 6425 
Woman - Appetites
Chan Kwun-fee Projects' trans-genre dance-theatre work about women's bodies and desires. May 22, 5pm, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre Black Box Theatre, 30 Pak Tin St, Shek Kip Mei, HK$120 Urbtix. Inquiries:  6233 2971
Virtuosi - Concertos
Flautists Ringo Chan, Robert Aitken, Chen Sanqing, Qiao Zhang, Wang Qi and Jan Janker, the HK Flute Centre Flute Orchestra  and Shanghai Normal University Harmony Flute Orchestra, and pianists Nicole Ho Wing-hei,  Sheryl Lee and Jacqueline Leung  perform works by: Vivaldi, Taktakishvili,  Aitken,  Stamitz, Mozart and Cimarosa,  May 22; and Otaka, C.P.E. Bach, Doppler, Telemann, Vivaldi, Brant and Tchaikovsky, May 29. Both concerts: 7.30pm, City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$160-HK$250 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3520 2628 
Travelling On Sun-Monday
Black Bird Theatre's drama about an elderly woman who returns to her hometown and a young woman searching for her boyfriend.  In Cantonese. May 22, 8pm, Sheung Wan Civic Centre, 5/F Sheung Wan Municipal Services Building, 345 Queen's Rd Central, Sheung Wan, HK$120, HK$160 Urbtix. Inquiries:  5100 2254
Adason Lo Home Alone Live 2011 
Singer Adason Lo Lik-wai  serves up Canto- and Mando-pop tunes. May 22, 8pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$250, HK$380 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9734 2085
Mayday - Just Rock It!!! 
The Taiwanese  rockers in concert. Until May 23, 8.15pm, HK Coliseum, 9 Cheong Wan Rd, Hung Hom, HK$180-HK$780 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2715 3850  
Girl with the Golden Flute
Jean Thorel  conducts flautist Sharon Bezaly  and the City Chamber Orchestra of HK performing works by Debussy, Mozart, Hahn, Faur?and Gounod.  A Le French May programme. May 23, 8pm, City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$120-HK$300 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2864 2156
The Faust Festival 2011 
Faust International Youth Theatre presents a programme of more than 30 shows, including: Shakespeare's Rose Rebels,  in which Juliet rewrites the story of Romeo and Juliet and provides it with an ending that is to her liking, May 24, 6pm, May 27, 8pm; Ernie's Incredible Illucinations,  about a boy whose daydreams become reality, May 24-25, 8pm; Just So Stories, the stage adaption of Rudyard Kipling's fanciful stories revealing how nature's little wonders came about, May 25, 6pm, May 29, 5pm; Snow White, a fairy tale about a beautiful princess disliked by her jealous stepmother and befriended by seven nice dwarfs, May 25, 6pm, May 29, 5pm;  Kip Marlowe and the Broadway Caper, a musical mystery show that has a 1940s-era gumshoe detective seeking to solve a puzzling case on a Broadway backstage, May 26, 8pm, May 29, 2pm; Storybook Fame, in which storybook characters such as Snow White and Little Red Riding Hood take part in a reality TV show, May 27, 6pm, May 28, 8pm; Red Goes to Grandma's House, a rap version of the story of Red Riding Hood, May 28, 2pm, May 29, 8pm; The Adventures of R.J. Pumpernickle + The Black Mamba, a double-bill consisting of a play about Robert Pumpernickle and his team of explorers' search for the Giant Bear and a fairy tale centring on a girl whose parents spoil her a little too much, May 28, 5pm, May 29, 11am. All shows: in English. HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$90 Urbtix. Inquiries:  2547 9114 
Spanish Fiesta and Flamenco
Sol Y Flamenco performs Spanish, Latin and Flamenco music. May 25, 9pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$180 (advance), HK$200 (door), includes one drink. Free for members. Inquiries: 2521 7251
The Asian Jazz All-Stars Power Quartet in HK
Singaporean jazz keyboardist/composers Jeremy Monteiro, jazz guitarist Eugene Pao, Filipino saxophonist Tots Tolentino and Thai drummer Chanutr Techatana-nan  perform. May 25, 9pm, Grappa's Cellar, Jardine House, 1 Connaught Place, Central, HK$250, includes one drink. Inquiries: 2521 2322; and May 28, 10.30pm, Backstage, 1/F Somptueux Central, 52-54 Wellington St, Central, HK$200, includes one drink. Inquiries: 2167 8385
God of Carnage
Jovanni Sy directs Theatre du Pif's production of French playwright Yasmina Reza's comedy revolving around two couples who cross paths and argue after their sons have a fight. A Le French May programme. In English with Chinese and English surtitles. May 26-28, 8pm, also May 28, 3pm, May 29, 5pm, Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$120, HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7325   
Ling Lung Cantonese Opera Troupe
Ng Chin-fung and Tang Mi-ling star in the troupe's production of Li Qingzhao, a new opera inspired by the Song dynasty poet's A Postscript on a Record of Inscriptions on Metal and Stone tracing her tumultuous life and that of her husband, Zhao Mingcheng. May 27, 7.30pm, Ko Shan Theatre, 77 Ko Shan Rd, Hung Hom, HK$100-HK$280. The duo also star in the troupe's production of Nymph of the Azure Pond, about a carp nymph who falls in love with a mortal man, May 29, 7.30pm, Tuen Mun Town Hall, 3 Tuen Hi Rd, Tuen Mun, HK$100-HK$240 Urbtix. Both shows: In Cantonese with Chinese and English surtitles. Inquiries: 2268 7325 
HK Summer Jazz Festival 2011
Japanese jazz pianist Hakuei Kim's Trisonique in concert, May 27; the Matthew Garrison Quartet  serves up jazz, May 28; and Korean jazz group Winterplay performs, May 29. All shows: 8pm, Club Auditorium, HK Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, HK$180-HK$380 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2712 4268
I Love Mozart!
Finnish violinist Pekka Kuusisto plays and directs the HK Philharmonic Orchestra performing works by Sibelius, Mozart and Haydn. May 27-28, 8pm, City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$100-HK$280 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 2030
Ieto
Compagnie Ieto's Mosi Espinoza and Fnico Feldmann  serve up a multi-arts show combining tightrope and acrobatic skills with street-dance, mime, comedy - and wooden benches. A Le French May programme. May 26-28, 8pm, Sheung Wan Civic Centre, 5/F Sheung Wan Municipal Services Building, 345 Queen's Rd Central, Sheung Wan, HK$140-HK$260 Urbtix. Inquiries: frenchmay.com
Plaza X
The City Contemporary Dance Company performs choreographer Helen Lai Hoi-ling's poetic dance work combining tango, ice skating, literary elements and the music of J.S. Bach; skater David Liu  and cellist Bion Tsang  guest. May 27-28, 8pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$140-HK$1,000 Urbtix. Inquiries:  2329 7803  
Yan Huichang Conducts HKCO 
Maestro Yan conducts cellist Wang Jian, oboist Huang Zheng, erhu player Hsin Hsiao-hung and the HK Chinese Orchestra performing works such as Zhao Jiping's The True Hearted and Peng Xiuwen's Tone Poem - Flowing Water. May 27-28, 8pm, Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$150-HK$380 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3185 1600
Andy Hui On and On 25th  Anniversary Concert
Canto-pop singer-actor Andy Hui Chi-on performs. May 27-29, 8.15pm, HK Coliseum, 9 Cheong Wan Rd, Hung Hom, HK$180-HK$480 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2541 6778
Cinema
Classical in Cinema
iMagine presents a HD programme of classical music concerts and operas, including the following two films. Until Jan 2012.  AMC Pacific Place, L1 Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Admiralty; Broadway The One, 6-11/F, The One, 100 Nathan Rd, TST; and Palace IFC, Podium Level 1, IFC Mall, 8 Finance St, Central, HK$75-HK$120 www.amccinemas.com.hk and www2.cinema.com.hk. Inquiries: 6336 3595
Karajan Series Beethoven Symphonies No 3 and 6
Concert films double-bill that have Herbert von Karajan conducting the Berliner Philharmoniker performing Beethoven's Symphony No 3 in E-Flat Major, Eroica and Symphony No 6 in F Major, Pastorale. Hugo Niebeling directs. May 22, 29, Jun 5, 11.30am, Palace IFC, May 28, 11.30am, Broadway The One, also May 28, 6pm, AMC Pacific Place.
All for One and One for All: Union Film
The Leisure and Cultural Services Department presents the complete retrospective of Union Film's catalogue of titles, including the following two films. Until Jun 26. Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$30 Urbtix (except otherwise indicated below). Inquiries: 2734 2900 
The Wall 
Family drama revolving around a schoolteacher and his wife, whose peaceful, loving life with their daughter threatens to turn sour as a result of a series of arguments. In Cantonese. May 22, 2pm, Film Archive.
Anna 
Adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina transforms the story's courageous protagonist into a traditional Chinese woman victimised by a feudalistic order that refuses to  die. In Cantonese with English subtitles. May 22, 4.15pm, Jun 19, 5pm, Film Archive.   
A Lean Night 2011 - Fresh!
The HK Arts Centre presents four films made in the first decade of this century, including the following film. Until May 29. HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$50 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2582 0273  
Last Train Home
Fan Lixin's documentary follows a working-class couple on their problem-ridden annual journey home to Sichuan over the Lunar New Year. In Putonghua and Sichuanese with English subtitles. May 22, 5.30pm, May 28, 5pm, HK Arts Centre.  
Kuei Chih-hung, the Rebel in the System
The HK Film Archive and HK International Film Festival co-present a programme of  nine films directed by the Hong Kong filmmaker, including the following one. Until May 28. Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$30 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2739 2139
Hex After Hex 
Satirical horror tale revolving around a property tycoon who goes too far  in his pursuit of profit. Starring Lo Meng.  In Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles. May 22, 7pm, Film Archive. 
Around Town
The Future of Contemporary Ink Painting
Scholar-curator Britta Erickson, University of California at San Diego Chinese Studies programme director Shen Kuiyi  and ink artist Zheng Chongbin discuss contemporary ink painting and where it's headed; Sotheby's Institute Asia director of research Tony Godfrey moderates. In English. May 23, 7pm (reception, 6.30pm), HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, free, registration required. Inquiries: 2103 9502 
Can Asia Improve Energy Efficiency?
BASF SE vice chairman of the board of executive directors Martin Brudermueller  discusses what technologies are currently available to improve energy efficiency in the coming years. In English. May 24, 1.15pm (lunch, 12.45pm), Foreign Correspondents' Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$180 (members HK$150), includes lunch, booking required. Inquiries: 2521 1511
Curatorial Critique: An Asian Context
Curators  from Asia discuss issues they face such as cultural domination and political suppression. In English. May 24, 7.30pm, Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, free. Inquiries: 2895 0407
Eight Things You Should Know About Collecting Asian Contemporary Art
Melissa Chiu, Asia Society museum director/vice president of global art programmes, talks about what makes a successful collection, how to go about acquiring it and what not to do. In English. May 26, 1.10pm (reception, 12.15pm; lunch, 12.30pm), China Club, 14/F The Old Bank of China Building, Bank St, Central, HK$550 (Asia Society members HK$450), includes lunch, booking required. Inquiries: 2103 9502 
Shaky Isles: The Economic Impact of Christchurch's Seismic Shift
New Zealand's deputy prime minister and minister of finance and for infrastructure Bill English  talks about his country's economic outlook, the government's plans for getting Christchurch back on its feet and building stronger economic growth based on savings, investment and exports. In English. May 26, 1.15pm (lunch, 12.45pm), Foreign Correspondents' Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$180 (members HK$150), includes lunch, booking required. Inquiries: 2521 1511
Intelligence Squared Asia Debate - Art Must Be Beautiful
Debate which has artist-photographer David LaChapelle and Phillips de Pury & Co auction co-founder Simon de Pury speaking for the motion while multimedia artist Ming Wong and London's Design Museum's former chief executive Stephen Bayley  speak against it; M+ at the West Kowloon Cultural Centre executive director Lars Nittve moderates. In English. May 27, 7pm, HK Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Expo Drive, HK$300 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 6209 7957
Boat Field Trip to Tung Ping Chau
Chinese International School head of social sciences David Brian leads a field trip to Hong Kong's remotest island.  In English. May 28, meet at 9am at City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$400 (Royal Geographical Society members HK$350), booking required. Inquiries: events@rgshk.org.hk



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