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Exhibitions 
Action, Limit, Transformation
Video-, installation- and action-based works by Beijing-based artist Su Wenxiang. Today, 10.30am-7pm, The Peak Suite, 22 Hollywood Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2530 2900. Ends today  
Invention and Intervention - Power Showcase of HK New Media Artists
Art installations by Teddy Lo, Keith Lam, Lam Miu-ling, Chris Cheung and Samson Young. Today, noon-10pm, Level LG2, Festival Walk, 80 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong. Inquiries: 2820 1021. Ends today   
Tiana
Multimedia works by 19 young artists inspired by literature and music. Today, 3pm-10pm, 2/F, 600 Shanghai St, Mong Kok. Ends today   
Material Mass
Works by seven artists responding to the world and exploring the concepts of 'material' and 'mass'. Today, 10am-10pm, White Tube, 10/F HK Arts Centre,  2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai. Inquiries: hahahaXhappy@gmail.com. Ends today   
What's Next 30x30
Works by designer/artist  Stanley Wong Ping-pui (aka anothermountainman) and 30 of his friends responding to discussions they had on the future of creativity. Today-Tue, 11am-9pm, ArtisTree, 1/F Cornwall House, Taikoo Place, 979 King's Rd, Quarry Bay. Inquiries:  2887 1321. Ends Tue  
Footnote - Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art) Graduation Exhibition 2011
Sculptures, paintings, ceramics and photographs by 43 graduates of the programme co-presented by HK Art School with the RMIT University. Daily, 10am-8pm, Pao Galleries, 4/F and 5/F, HK Arts Centre,  2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai; and daily, 10am-6pm, Experimental Gallery, 3/F HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai. Inquiries: 9805 6758. Ends Sat  
The Ultimate South China Travel Guide - Canton II (The Last Episode)
Exhibition of oil paintings, watercolours, sketches and prints with accompanying commentary in the style of a travel  guidebook for southern China during the 19th century. 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 21    
'6,000' Conceptual Art  Proposal Exhibition
Works by nine artists including Nadim Abbas, Clara Cheung Ka-lei and Gum Cheng Yee-man  that take the form of proposals for art projects with the HK$6,000 handout from the government as their production fee. Mon, Thu-Sun, 2pm-7.30pm, C&G Artpartment, 3/F, 222 Sai Yeung Choi St South, Mong Kok. Inquiries: 2390 9332. Ends Aug 29   
See the Light
Light-themed works by David LaChappelle, Tracey Emin  and other artists. Daily, 10.30am- 9.30pm, Espace Louis Vuitton HK, 5 Canton Rd, TST. Inquiries: 8100 1182. Ends Oct 23  
Escape from Hong Kong -  the Road to Waichow
Historical exhibition detailing the daring Christmas Day escape from Japanese-occupied Hong Kong by a one-legged Chinese admiral escorted by a group of British intelligence officers and sailors. Mon-Wed, Fri, 10am-5pm, Sat-Sun, 10am-6pm, closed Thu, Museum of Coastal Defence, 175 Tung Hei Rd, Shau Kei Wan, HK$10, free on Wed. Inquiries: 2569 1500. Ends Dec 31 
Performing Arts 
Ball Ball Show 
Magician Harry Wong stars in this magic theatre show in which he transforms into a royal crustacean and uses his wizardry to create balls for a puppy and its friend. Aug 7, 11am, also Aug 7, 3pm, Aug 7-8, 7.30pm, Tuen Mun Town Hall, 3 Tuen Hi Rd, Tuen Mun, HK$150 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2370 1044
June Bride
Perry Chiu Experimental Theatre's musical  centring on a woman about to marry who suddenly realises that she has a greater choice of men to take as her possible groom. In Putonghua. Aug 7, 2.30pm, Aug 13, 7.30pm, 9.45pm, Aug 14, 8.30pm, Sheung Wan Civic Centre, 5/F Sheung Wan Municipal Services Building, 345 Queen's Rd Central, Sheung Wan, HK$120-HK$230 Urbtix. Inquiries:  6377 7240 
Lady la Tiger 
PIP Theatre's comedy show about the status, role and identity of contemporary women. In Cantonese. Aug 7, 13-14, 2.30pm, also Aug 7,  9-14, 7.30pm, Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$170-HK$430 Urbtix. Inquiries:  2421 6176 
HK Youth Music Camp Concerts 2011
Nancy Menk conducts the Camp Youth Choir, Lee Ying conducts the Chinese Orchestra and Wang Jiayang conducts the Junior String Orchestra performing works by composers including Handel and Respighi. Aug 7, 3pm, Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin, HK$40-HK$80 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2796 1003 
My Little Green Planet
HK Dance Company Children's Troupe and Youth Troupe perform an environmentally themed grand dance poem that is an ode to our planet. Aug 7, 3pm, City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$120, HK$180; and Aug 13, 7.45pm, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, 72 Tai Ho Rd, Tsuen Wan, HK$90, HK$140 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3103 1806 
SMS 2011: Disney's Beauty and the Beast
The Academy for Performing Arts' Excel 2011 Summer Musical School presents a musical revolving around an intelligent young woman and a man cursed to be monstrously ugly unless he can learn to love and earn another person's love. In English. Until Aug 8, 3pm, 8pm, Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$170-HK$315  HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2584 8721 
Stargazing by the Sea with McDull 
Yip Wing-sie presents (in Cantonese) and conducts the HK Sinfonietta performing works including Debussy's  La Mer: Play of the Waves and Johann Strauss Jnr's Tales from the Vienna Woods.  Aug 7, 3pm, also 7.30pm, City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$140-HK$280 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2836 3336
Twelfth Night
HK Theatre Works' production of William Shakespeare's comedy employing a love-craze entanglement to show that people are often beguiled by superficial beauty. In Cantonese. Aug 7, 3pm, Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$120, HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3173 3660
Kim Sun Sing Cantonese Opera Troupe
Chan Kim-sing, Wan Fai-yin and other troupe members perform: General Di Qing and Princess Shuang Yang, Aug 7, 7.30pm, Tuen Mun Town Hall, 3 Tuen Hi Rd, Tuen Mun, HK$100-HK$240; and The Chivalrous Thief and His Beloved Princess, Aug 14, 7.30pm, Ko Shan Theatre, 77 Ko Shan Road, Hung Hom, HK$100-HK$260 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7325
Sense Live!
Teddy Lo, Keith Lam, Lam Miu-ling, Chris Cheung and Samson Young collaborate 
with professional dancers to produce a multimedia performance in a traditional theatre space. Aug 7, 7.30pm, Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$80, HK$120 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 9863 3068 
Concert by China Philharmonic  Orchestra (Hong Kong)
Lim Kek Han conducts violinist Patricio Lau and the orchestra performing works by Mozart and Tchaikovsky. Aug 7, 8pm, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, 72 Tai Ho Rd, Tsuen Wan, HK$80-HK$140 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7321   
James Blunt Live in Hong Kong 2011
 The English pop-rock singer-songwriter in concert. Aug 7, 8pm, AsiaWorld Expo - AsiaWorld Arena, HK International Airport, Lantau, HK$480-HK$780 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2877 8260   
Jam Hsiao World Tour 2011 : Hong Kong
Taiwanese Mando-pop singer Jam Hsiao Jing-teng in concert. Aug 7, 8.15pm, HK Coliseum,  9 Cheong Wan Rd, Hung Hom, HK$180-HK$780 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2715 3850
Pong Nan: A Night of Glamour and Decadence
Indie pop singer-songwriter Pong Nan Yik-pong  performs. Aug 7, 8.15pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$280, HK$380 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2541 6778
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Shiona Carson  directs Harmony Tree's adaptation of writer Roald Dahl's fantasy story about a boy who goes along with four other Golden Ticket winners to meet Willy Wonka and tour his world famous chocolate factory. In English. Aug 10-12, 7.30pm, also Aug 12, 11am, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3102 8312 
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 with Chinese and English surtitles. Aug 10-14, 7.30pm, also  Apr 14, 2pm, Academy for Performing Arts,  1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$100-HK$480  HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2388 3850
A Decade of Innovation - MJ Relived
The Academy for Performing Arts' Excel 2011 Summer Musical School presents an eight-scene song and dance musical tribute to Michael Jackson. Aug 11-14, 8pm, also Aug 13-14, 3pm, Academy for Performing Arts,  1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$170-HK$340  HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2584 8721 
A Kid's Story
Theatre Lab's drama about a woman who has an autistic younger sister and decides to become a social worker caring for autistic children. In Cantonese. Aug 11-14, 8pm, Aug 13-14, 3pm, Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$100-HK$220 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9236 0498
Bach at Leipzig
Loft Stage's adaptation of Itamar Moses' comedy about six musicians competing for the position of cantor of the Thomaskirche (St Thomas Church) in Leipzig. In Cantonese. Aug 11-13, 18-20, 8pm, Aug 14, 21, 3pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$240, HK$290, Urbtix. Inquiries: 3746 5216 
Suede Live in Hong Kong
The Britpop band in concert. Aug 11, 8pm, AsiaWorld Expo, HK International Airport, Lantau, HK$580, HK$780 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2877 8260
Zhong Nuis' Antidote
Perry Chiu Experimental Theatre's drama about how five single women  each deal with growing older. In Cantonese. Aug 11-12, 8.15pm, Aug 13, 2.15pm, 4.30pm, Aug 14, 2.30pm, 5pm, Sheung Wan Civic Centre, 5/F Sheung Wan Municipal Services Building, 345 Queen's Rd Central, Sheung Wan, HK$130, HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 6377 7240
Dracula
Peter Jordan directs Chung Ying Theatre's adaptation of Bram Stoker's novel about a vampiric count who lives in a castle in the wilds of Transylvania. In Cantonese. Aug 12-13, 18-20, 7.30pm, also Aug 13-14, 20-21, 2.30pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$160-HK$280; and Aug 27, 7.30pm, Aug 28, 2.30pm, Yuen Long Theatre, Yuen Long Tai Yuk Rd, Yuen Long, HK$140-HK$240 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3961 9803 
Les Ames Nocturnes
Cecile Roussat and Julien Lubek star in Le Shlemil Theatre's show centring on a quarrelsome couple who toss and turn in bed, caught up in a strange series of fleeting dreams, that incorporates elements of mime, dance, circus arts and object theatre. With limited English dialogue. Aug 12-13, 7.30pm, also Aug 13-14, 3pm, Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre, 11 Clear Water Bay Rd, Kowloon, HK$140-HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries:  2370 1044  
My Beautiful Life
Trinity Theatre performs scriptwriter-director Allen Ma's drama about an ordinary man hitherto living an average life who decides  he wants to rehearse for his own funeral. In Cantonese. Aug 12-13, 7.30pm, also Aug 13-14, 3pm, City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$100-HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2370 1044
Duet Sing it up World Tour 2011
Singing brothers Andrew and Peter Cheung perform Canto-pop. Aug 12-14, 8.15pm, Kitec,  1 Trademart Drive, Kowloon Bay, HK$150-HK$450 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2307 2034
Stars of Tomorrow 2011
More than 1,000 students of the Jean M. Wong School of Ballet perform  La Fille Mar Gardee (The Wayward Daughter), the comedy ballet inspired by a 1789 painting by  Pierre-Antoine Baudouin; ballet dancers Lu Meng, Liu Qian, Carlo Pacis and Rye Bautista also perform. Aug 13-14, 7.30pm, Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin, HK$160-HK$350 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2886 3992  
Guzheng Recital (VII) by Tsui Nang-keung
Guzheng player Tsui and the HK Zheng Artist Association ensemble play works including Love Affairs Beyond the Frontier and The Butterfly Lovers. Aug 13, 8pm, City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$120-HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2588 1828
Cinema 
Hubble
Omnimax show chronicling a May 2009  space mission to maintain and upgrade the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Hubble Space Telescope.  English shows Sat-Sun, 8.30pm; otherwise in Cantonese. Narration in Cantonese, Putonghua, English and Japanese are also available through headphones. Daily (except Tue), 1.30pm, 5pm, 8.30pm. Space Museum, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$24, HK$32 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 0226. Ends Aug 31   
Legends of Flight
Omnimax film focusing on aircraft designs from different eras.  English shows Mon, Thu, 7.20pm; otherwise in Cantonese. Narration in Cantonese, Putonghua, English, Japanese, French and Spanish are also available through headphones. Daily (except Tue), 3.50pm, 7.20pm, also Sat-Sun, 12.20pm, Space Museum, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$24, HK$32 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 0226. Ends  Oct 31    
Astronomyths
Sky show about the stars and many myths that have been woven about them. English shows Wed, Fri, 6.10pm; otherwise in Cantonese. Narration in Cantonese, Putonghua, English and Japanese are also available through headphones. Daily (except Tue), 2.40pm, 6.10pm, also Sun, 11.10am, Space Museum, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$24, HK$32 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 0226. Ends Dec 31    
Restored Treasures
The Leisure and Cultural Services Department presents a continuing series of movies that have undergone restoration work, including the following film. Ongoing. Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$40 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2734 2901  
A Matter of Life and Death 
Romance about a second world war bomber pilot (David Niven)  who falls in love with a US radio operator (Kim Hunter) but then is told that heaven has made an error and he actually should not be alive. In English with English subtitles. Aug 7, 2pm, Film Archive. 
International Children's Film Carnival
The Leisure and Cultural Services Department presents a programme of 10 feature films and 15 shorts from different parts of the world, including the following three feature films and one short film programme. Until Aug 14. Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho; Science Museum, 2 Science Museum Rd, TST East; and Space Museum, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$50 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2734 2900
Homecoming + Chinese Opera Boy
Short film double-bill comprising: Kwok Zune's drama looking at the life of a Filipina who leaves her family in the Philippines to become a domestic helper in Hong Kong (in Cantonese, English and Filipino with Chinese and English subtitles); and Clara Wong Yuen-yin's drama about a secondary school student who wishes to become a Cantonese opera master performer's apprentice (in Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles). Aug 7, 2.30pm, Space Museum, Aug 14, 5pm, Film Archive.  
The Crocodiles
Drama revolving around a  gang of boys known as the Crocodiles who refuse to grant membership to Kai, a boy confined to a wheelchair, but end up banding together with him to break up a gang of burglars. In German with Chinese and English subtitles. Aug 7, 5pm, Space Museum.  
Ricky Rapper and the Bicycle Thief
Musical comedy about a rap-loving boy who goes off with his best friend to  search for his new bicycle after it  is stolen.  In Finnish with Chinese and English subtitles. Aug 7, 7.30pm, Space Museum. 
The Sandman and the Lost Sand  of Dreams
Animated film about a little boy who is asked by the Sandman responsible for bringing people sweet dreams each night and his faithful sheep Neopomuk to make things right again after the evil Habumar steals the Sand of Dreams and takes control of Dreamland.  In German with English subtitles and live Cantonese interpretation: Aug 7, 7.30pm,  Aug 14, 2.30pm, Film Archive.  
Around Town
International Baby/Children  Products Expo
 Consumer fair featuring prenatal-care, baby-care, preschool education, playgroup products and activities such as a baby crawling contest. Aug 7, 10am-7.30pm, HK Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Expo Drive, Wan Chai, HK$25. Inquiries: 2811 4522 
HK High End Audio Visual Show
Products showcase geared towards high-end audio, music and home-theatre lovers.  Aug 7, 10am-6pm, HK Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Expo Drive, Wan Chai, HK$60. Inquiries: 2881 1252 
Discerning the Principles of Statecraft from Thomas More's Utopia 
Fordham University philosophy professor Joseph Koterski  discusses the English philosopher-stateman's 1516 novel and its prefatory materials as an exercise in political philosophy. In English. Aug 8, 5.30pm, Mrs Padma Harilela Lecture Theatre, WLB 104, The Wing Lung Bank Building for Business Studies, Shaw Campus, HK Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, free. Inquiries: 3411 7280 
Passion Speak VIII: Learning to be  'Half-Famer, Half-X'
Design lecturer/fun-seeker Tsang Tak-ping  talks about his efforts to solve social problems by using small-scale sustainable agriculture and one's own natural abilities.  In Cantonese. Aug 10, 7.30pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, free, registration recommended. Inquiries: 2521 7251
HKTDC Food Expo 
Food fair featuring hundreds of booths of food and beverage products, kitchenware and other food and cooking items, and cooking demonstrations by celebrity chefs. Aug 11-14, 10am-10pm, Aug 15, 10am-6pm, HK Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Expo Drive, Wan Chai, HK$25 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 1830 668   
Zurich Asia Stamp Auction
Auction of more than 3,000 stamps from China and other Asian territories. Preview: Aug 11-12, 10am-6pm; auction: Aug 13-15, from 9.30am, Excelsior Hotel, 281 Gloucester Rd, Causeway Bay, free. Inquiries: 2563 8280 
Kitty Intelligence beta
Hello Kitty-themed experiential exhibition-game in which participants go to the Sanrio Robotics Institute to become trainee engineers under Kitty da Vinki. Aug 11-14, 20-21, 27-28, Sept 3-4, 11am-9pm, Aug 15-19, 22-26, 29-Sept 2, noon-9pm, Discovery Park, 396 Castle Peak Rd, Tsuen Wan, HK$85-HK$325 Cityline. Inquiries: ki-beta.com  
Sham Shui Po-Wan Chai IT. Fest
Computer gadgets and accessories fair with events including recycling activities to auctions. Aug 12-22, 10am-10pm, Wan Chai Computer Centre, 130-138 Hennessy Rd, Wan Chai; Golden Computer Arcade, 146-152 Fuk Wa St, Sham Shui Po; Golden Shopping Centre, 94A Yen Chow St, Sham Shui Po; and New Capital Computer Plaza, 1-2/F, 85-89 Un Chau St, Sham Shui Po, free. Inquiries: 3153 5291  
HK International Tea Fair 2011
Tea trade, culture and  promotional event featuring tea-tasting sessions, seminars, workshops and an International KamCha Competition (for Hong Kong-style milk tea). Aug 13, 10am-10pm, HK Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Expo Drive, Wan Chai, HK$25. Inquiries: 1830 668




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