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Exhibitions
Borders and Landscapes
American artist Richard Jordan's  largely abstract paintings express sublime joy, personal suffering and his overall psychological state. Today, 10.30am-7pm, The Peak Suite Gallery, G/F, 22 Hollywood Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2530 2900. Ends today   
Love the Future in Facebook
Works by more than 50 local visual artists  and poets expressing their concerns about freedom of speech and artistic expression  in China. Today, noon-6pm, Art East Island,  Rm 501, Chai Wan Industrial City Phase I, 60 Wing Tai Rd, Chai Wan. Inquiries: 2810 0065. Ends today  
Points of Ellipsis ...
Conceptual works by nine Filipino and local artists (including Juan Alcazaren and Tozer Pak Sheung-chuen) exploring the relationship between parts and the whole. Daily, 10am-7pm, Osage Kwun Tong, 5/F Kian Dai Industrial Building, 73-75 Hung To Rd, Kwun Tong. Inquiries: 2793 4817. Ends Jul 5   
Untitled - Agnosia Series I
Photographer-video artist Morgan Wong's video installation piece deconstructs Two IFC into videos of pure colour. Tue-Sun, noon-7pm, Videotage, Unit 13, Cattle Depot Artist Village, 63 Ma Tau Kok Rd, To Kwa Wan. Inquiries: 2573 1869. Ends Jul 10     
Pixar: 25 Years of Animation
 Pixar Animation Studio items, including traditional artwork in various media and early animated short films  by Pixar technical artists. 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  
Layered Beauty: The Baoyizhai Collection of Chinese Lacquer
The late diplomat Hu Shih-chang's collection featuring Chinese lacquer wares from the Warring States period to the late Qing dynasty. Daily, 10am-5pm, Art Museum, Chinese University of HK, Sha Tin. Inquiries: 2609 7416. Ends Jul 17   
Inauguration of Wan Chai Visual Archive
Debut exhibition for the cultural incubator features works by participants in four workshops on hobbies such as pinhole photography. Daily, noon-8pm, 5-9 Hing Wan St, Wan Chai. Inquiries: 9747 1327. Ends Jul 21   
Legacy and Creations
Exhibition of ink art and cross-media works, with one section providing examples of the ink painting tradition in Hong Kong and another showing the impact of global culture on contemporary local art. 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 Aug 28    
Performing Arts
Classical Music for Babies with Peter Moore
Peter Moore presents (in English) and conducts the HK Sinfonietta performing works including Handel's Royal Fireworks Music and Grieg's Peer Gynt. Jun 26, 2.30pm, 5pm, City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$180, HK$280 (HK$50 for children aged under three) Urbtix. Inquiries: 2836 3336
A Hollow Room
Roy Szeto Wai-cheuk and Karrie Tan Hui-lei direct the HK Repertory Theatre's production of Tan's suspense drama about a troubled man who enters a room in his office nobody dares to visit because  terrible things have occurred there in the past. In Cantonese. Jun 26, Jul 2-3, 3pm, also Jun 28-30, Jul 1-2, 8-10, 8pm, Sheung Wan Civic Centre, 8/F Sheung Wan Municipal Services Building, 345 Queen's Rd Central, Sheung Wan, HK$150 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3103 5900
One Hundred Years Of Solitude
Alice Theatre Laboratory's drama inspired by Gabriel Garcia Marquez's novel about the lives of several generations of the same family living in an old house as viewed by the lingering soul of a woman in it. In Cantonese. Jun 26, 3pm, Sheung Wan Civic Centre, 5/F Sheung Wan Municipal Services Building, 345 Queen's Rd Central, Sheung Wan, HK$120, HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2784 7938
Cello Factory 7th Participant Concert
More than 70 Cello Factory students perform works by Vivaldi, Elgar, Debussy and other composers. Jun 26, 7.30pm, Multimedia Theatre, HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity, 135 Junction Rd, Kowloon, HK$120 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2728 7906
Rhapsody in Blue
Fanny Ma conducts pianist Yvonne Lai and the HK Festival Wind Orchestra performing works including Kenneth Hesketh's Vranjanka and Danceries, and George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue. Jun 26, 7.30pm, Youth Square, 238 Chai Wan Rd, Chai Wan, HK$80, HK$120 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9195 7821
(((10))) 2011 Tour Live in Hong Kong
Itta and Marqido serve up electronic experimental psychedelic music; post-modern punk rockers G La G La Di Guo support. Jun 26, 8pm (workshop on Jun 26, 3pm), Hidden Agenda Live House, 6/F Ko Leung Industrial Building, 25 Tai Yip St, Kwun Tong, HK$120 (advance), HK$150 (door). Inquiries: 9651 8567 
Sylvia
Kearen Pang Production's adaptation of A.R. Gurney's  play about a man who adopts a stray dog despite fierce opposition from his wife. In Cantonese. Jun 26, 28-30, Jul 1-3, 8pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$240, HK$300 Urbtix. Inquiries: 6438 2557
Yui Live 2011 - HK Hotel Holidays  in the Sun
J-pop singer-songwriter-musician Yui Yoshioka in concert. Jun 26, 8pm, AsiaWorld Expo - AsiaWorld Arena, HK International Airport, Lantau, HK$380-HK$780 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2850 5825
Boundless Movement
Anthony Chan Kam-kuen directs the HK Repertory Theatre's production of Raymond To Kwok-wai's  historical drama about the 72 martyrs of  Huanghuagang. In Cantonese with Chinese and English surtitles. Jun 27-28, 7.45pm, Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$140-HK$340 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3103 5900 
HK Tak Ming Philharmonic Winds  Pre-Tour Concert
Pak Win-heng and Palas Chan conduct flautist Li Danwei, jazz drummer Choy Lap-tak and the orchestra playing works including Alfred Reed's Three Revelations from the Lotus Sutra and Chen Qian's Come, Drink One More Cup of Wine. Jun 27, 8pm, Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre, 111 Shau Kei Wan Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$80, HK$120 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9485 3535
Piano Trio Concert
Pianist Cindy Ho, violinist Cheng Li and cellist Chen Yi-chun play piano trios by Mozart, Arensky and Brahms. Jun 27, 8pm, City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$120-HK$250 Urbtix. Inquiries: 5175 8809
La Diva: A Celebration of the  Celestial Female Voice
Sopranos Yuki Ip, Jovita Leung, Sandy Leung, Liew Li-kien, Joyce Wong and Margaret Yim, mezzo-sopranos Carol Lin and Melody Sze, and pianists Lily Yeung and Nina Yip perform works including Mozart's Letter Duet (from The Marriage of Figaro) and Andr?Previn's  I Want Magic (from A Streetcar Named Desire). Jun 28, 8pm, Sheung Wan Civic Centre, 5/F Sheung Wan Municipal Services Building, 345 Queen's Rd Central, Sheung Wan, HK$150, HK$280 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2722 1650  
Baroque Chamber Music Concert
Harpsichordist Zheng Jennifer Huang and the Concerto da Camera perform works including Dieupart's Suite No 3 in B Minor and J.S. Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No 1 in F Major. Jun 29, 8pm, City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9731 3388 
Mak Kit-man Concert 2011
Veteran Canto-pop singer Connie Mak Kit-man performs. Jun 29-30, 8pm, City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$120-HK$500 Urbtix. Inquires: 2780 0077
The Real Thing
Dayo Wong Chi-wah stars in Capital Right's presentation of an adaptation of Tom Stoppard's play about the relationship between a middle-aged playwright and an actress who is part of a committee to free a Scottish soldier imprisoned for burning a memorial wreath during a protest. In Cantonese. Jun 29-Jul 10, 8pm, also Jul 1-3,  9-10, 3pm, Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$220-HK$420 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2584 8500
We Won't Pay! We Won't Pay!
The Italian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong and Macau presents a production of Dario Fo's satirical play based on the  self-reduction movement whereby people would take what they want and only pay what they could afford. In English. Jun 29-Jul 2, 8pm, also Jul 1-3, 8pm, HK Arts Centre,  2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2521 8837
Kuhmo Festival (Finland)  with Trey Lee
Violist Vladimir Mendelssohn, violinist Petri Aarnio, pianist Paavali Jumppanen and cellist Trey Lee play works by Haydn, Bartok, De Falla, Mononen and Brahms. Jun 30, 8pm, City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$150, HK$240 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7321
Spotlight on Young Musicians Series 1: Music Beyond Traditions
Four groups of young Hong Kong musicians play works including Marais' The Vortex and Alfred Wong's Cicada. Jun 30, 8pm, Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$120 HK Ticketing. Inquiries:  2584 8503
Symphonic Concert in Celebration of the 14th Anniversary of the Establishment of the HKSAR
The Military Band of the People's Liberation Army, the HK Police Band, the Military Band of the People's Liberation Army HK Garrison and the HK Association of Choral Societies perform works including Ode to Mark the Return of Hong Kong to China, Below the Lion Rock and Mamma Mia! Jun 30-Jul 1, 8pm, Queen Elizabeth Stadium, 18 Oi Kwan Rd,  Wan Chai, HK$60, HK$100 Urbtix. The ensembles also give an outdoor performance, Jul 2, 4pm, Piazza Area C, Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, free. Inquiries: 2268 7321
ZE:A Asia Tour 2011 in Hong Kong
The K-pop boy band perform. Jun 30, 8pm, Kitec, 1 Trademart Drive, Kowloon Bay, HK$580, HK$880 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: starempire.co.kr
Rock on Asia 2011 featuring Inoran
Luna Sea vocalist-guitarist Kiyonobu Inoue (aka Inoran) headlines a mainland-Hong Kong-Japan rock band showcase. Jul 1, 5pm, Kitec, 1 Trademart Drive, Kowloon Bay, HK$290, HK$590 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 8100 0138  
No Exit
Chinese University of HK's New Asia Drama Club's drama about three people who die and then find themselves confined to a room with each other for company for eternity. In Cantonese. Jul 1-2, 7.45pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$65 (members HK$50) HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2521 7251
De Waart's Pathetique
Edo de Waart conducts the HK Philharmonic Orchestra performing Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin: Polonaise, Swan Lake Suite and Symphony No 6, Pathetique. Jul 1-2, 8pm, Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST,  HK$140-HK$400 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 2030
Kylie Minogue Aphrodite  Live 2011 World Tour
The Australian pop singer in concert. Jul 1, 8pm, HK Convention and Exhibition Centre,  1 Expo Drive, HK$480-HK$1,580 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2853 7643 
Pipe Organ Recital by  Giampaolo Di Rosa
The Italian organist plays works by himself, Liszt, Widor and Lebegue, and improvised pieces. Jul 2, 5pm, Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, free with ticket. Inquiries: 2734 2009 
Jin Liansheng Gaojia Opera Troupe  of Xiamen City
The Gaojia opera troupe performs: Wu Zetian: Usurper to the Tang Throne, a historical play about Wu Zetian who became the only female emperor in Chinese history, Jul 2; and opera excerpts including Meeting at the Cave Dwelling (from How a Dead Cat Was Substituted for a New-born Prince) and Lady Zhaojun Going Beyond the Great Wall, Jul 3. Both shows: in regional dialect with Chinese and English surtitles. 7.30pm, City Hall,  5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$100-HK$240 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7325
Cinema
Classical in Cinema
Music Art & Film Culture Promotion Association of HK presents a HD programme of classical music concerts and operas, including the following two films. Until January 2012. AMC Pacific Place, L1 Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Admiralty; Broadway The One, 6-11/F The One, 100 Nathan Rd, TST; Grand Ocean, Ocean Centre, 3 Canton Rd, TST; and Palace IFC, Podium Level 1, IFC Mall,  8 Finance St, Central, HK$75-HK$120 www.amccinemas.com.hk (for AMC Pacific Place), www2.cinema.com.hk (for Broadway cinemas) and 2377 2100 (for Grand Ocean). Inquiries: 6336 3595
Leonard Bernstein: Mahler's Symphony No 2, Resurrection 
Film of the 1974  concert in which maestro Bernstein conducted soprano Sheila Armstrong, mezzo soprano Janet Baker, the London Symphony Orchestra and Edinburgh Festival Chorus performing Mahler's symphonic work. Jun 26, also Jul 10, 11.30am, Broadway The One, Jul 2, 11.30am, AMC Pacific Place, Jul 3, 11.30am, Palace IFC.
The Ring - The Valkyrie
Film of La Fura dels Baus' performance at Valencia's Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia of Richard Wagner's opera about what transpires after a man and woman fall in love, not realising that they actually are brother and sister. In German with Chinese and English subtitles. Jun 26, 4pm, Grand Ocean, also Jun 26, 7pm, Palace IFC. 
The Met: Live in HD in Hong Kong
Foundation for the Arts and Music in Asia presents a programme of 11 operas performed by the Metropolitan Opera of  New York, including the following one.  Until Jul 10. Wellcome Theatre, HK Academy for Performing Arts' Bethanie Campus, 139 Pokfulam Rd, Pok Fu Lam, HK$170 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2880 9900
Verdi's Il Trovatore
The Metropolitan Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, and San Francisco Opera's co-production of Verdi's opera about a baritone and a tenor who don't know they're brothers, and are rivals both in war and love. In Italian with English subtitles. Jun 26, 1pm, 7pm, Wellcome Theatre, 
Noir: A Film Noir Retrospective Bridging France and Hong Kong
Consulate general of France in Hong Kong and Macau presents a Le French May programme of 27 French and Hong Kong film noir works, including the following two films. Until Jun 28. Broadway Cinematheque, Prosperous Garden, 3 Public Square St,  Yau Ma Tei, HK$60; Broadway Mong Kok,  6-12 Sai Yeung Choi St, Mong Kok, HK$55; and Palace IFC, Podium L1, IFC Mall, 8 Finance St, Central, HK$75 cinema.com.hk. Inquiries: bc.cinema.com.hk 
Boarding Gate
Olivier Assayas' thriller about a former prostitute (Asia Argento) whose lover (Carl Ng Ka-lung) is manipulated into trying to kill her old flame (Michael Madsen) by his ex-wife. In English with English subtitles. Jun 26, 1.30pm,  Broadway Cinematheque. 
The Wild, Wild Rose
Wong Tin-lam's music-filled romantic melodrama revolving around an affair between a sultry singer with a heart of gold (Grace Chang, aka Ge Lan) and a piano player (Chang Yang) that develops into a serious romance. Also stars Wang Lai and Dolly Soo Fung. In Mandarin with Chinese and English subtitles. Jun 26, 8pm, Broadway Mong Kok. 
The Met: Live in HD in Hong Kong 2010-2011 Season (Summer Encore)
Foundation for the Arts and Music in Asia presents a programme of four operas performed by the Metropolitan Opera of  New York, including the following two. Until Jul 10. AMC Pacific Place, L1, Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Admiralty; Broadway The One, 6-11/F The One, 100 Nathan Rd, TST; Palace IFC, Podium L1, IFC Mall, 8 Finance St, Central; UA Cityplaza, 5/F Cityplaza, 18 Taikoo Shing Rd, Taikoo Shing, HK$180 www.cinema.com.hk, www.amccinemas.com.hk and www.uacinemas.com.hk. Inquiries: 2880 9900
Don Pasquale
Anna Netrebko stars in Donizetti's comic opera about a lovely but penniless woman who masquerades as a shy convent girl turned shrew in order to snare the man she truly loves. In Italian with English subtitles. Jun 26, 1.30pm, UA Cityplaza.
Tosca
Joseph Colaneri conducts the New York Metropolitan Opera, Bayerische Staatsoper and Teatro alla Scala's co-production of Puccini's tragic opera revolving around a singer,  her painter lover  and a corrupt Roman police chief.  In Italian with English subtitles. Jun 26, 7.30pm, AMC Pacific Place. 
Chinese Documentary Festival
Visible Record presents a programme of Chinese documentary shorts and feature films, including the following three films. Until Jul 9. HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$50 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2540 7859
Baseball Boys
Shen Ko-shang and Liao Ching-yao's documentary about an elementary school team taking part in the County Tournament finals. In Putonghua  with Chinese and English subtitles. Jun 26, also Jul 2, 2pm, HK Arts Centre. 
3.1415 ... + My Fancy High Heels
Double bill comprising: Qin Yuming and Gao Pan's short film examining the Chinese media through three members of CCTV's 3.15 Evening Show's production team (in Putonghua with Chinese and English subtitles); and Ho Chao-ti's documentary looking at high heels from their creation  on farms at the China-Russia border to factories in southern China and finally luxurious shoe stores in New York (in Putonghua and English with Chinese and English subtitles). Jun 26, 4.30pm, Jul 3, 7.30pm, HK Arts Centre. 
InDBear International Film Festival 
InD Blue presents a programme of 15 independent feature films, including the following three. Ends Jun 26. MCL Kornhill, 4/F Kornhill Plaza South, 2 Kornhill Road, Quarry Bay, HK$55; and MCL Telford,  Telford Gardens, 33 Wai Yip St, Kowloon Bay, HK$60 mclcinema.com. Inquiries: 2572 7202 
My Words, My Lies - My Love
Comedy about a waiter (Daniel Bruehl) who claims to be the author of an unpublished manuscript he found to impress a woman  but after the work becomes a best-selling novel, he meets the real author who then proceeds to take over his life. In German  with English subtitles. Jun 26, 4pm, MCL Telford.
Go Go Crazy
Comedic 'mockumentary' purporting to look at how far five 'go-go boy' contestants are willing to go to win US$1,000. In English.  Jun 26, 6pm, MCL Telford. 
Rock Hudson - Dark and Handsome Stranger
Andrew Davies and Andre Schafer's documentary about the screen idol who was one of the first Hollywood celebrities to die from Aids. In English. Jun 26, 7.45pm, MCL Telford. 
Double Dhamaal 
Musical comedy sequel to Dhamaal (2007) sees the return of the four madcap friends who engage in a game of one-upmanship with their corrupt ex-cop arch-enemy. Starring Sanjay Dutt. In Hindi with English subtitles. Jun 26, 5.30pm, Golden Harvest Whampoa, L2 Whampoa Plaza, 7 Tak On St, Whampoa Garden, Hung Hom, HK$120-HK$180. Inquiries: 2366 7725  
Around Town
Robocon 2011 Hong Kong Contest
Inter-university competition in which engineering and IT students' robots compete to complete a task within a set period of time. Jun 26, 2.30pm-5pm, Ocean View Court, The Arcade, Cyberport, free to watch. Inquiries: robocon2011@rthk.hk
China's Ancient Seafaring
University of Hawaii anthropologist Barry Rolett lectures on his investigation into China's earliest seafaring achievements, with a particular focus on seafarers from Fujian and Guangdong provinces. In English. Jun 27, 7.30pm (reception, 6.30pm), 1/F Duke of Windsor Building, 15 Hennessy Rd, Wan Chai, HK$150 (Royal Geographical Society members HK$100). Inquiries: 2583 9700
The Third Runway Debate: Facts and Myths
Cathay Pacific Airways chief executive John Slosar shares his thoughts on whether Hong Kong needs a third airport runway. In English. Jun 28, 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
Life is an Improvisation Game
 People's Liberation Improv talks and leads a workshop on how the principles and techniques of comedy improvisation can be applied in life and in business for such things as better communication and teamwork. In English. Jun 28, 7.30pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, free, registration required. Inquiries: 2521 7251
BASF Kids' Lab 2011
 Interactive chemistry education programme for children aged six to 12 years and their parents showing how dirty water can be turned into clean water and how much water can be absorbed by a baby diaper. Jul 1-2, 2pm-6pm, HK Science Museum, 2 Science Museum Rd, TST East, free, registration required. Inquiries: 2732 3220



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