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Exhibitions
Flying High
Playful works by Chinese sculptor Xu Hongfei that are inspired by everyday things, people and details. Today, 10am-7pm,  Galerie  Ora-Ora, G/F, 7 Shin Hing St, Central. Inquiries: 2851 1171. Ends today  
Breathing Space
Paintings, pastel works and ink drawings by British artist Jonathan Baker that reflect his state of mind. Today, 11am-6pm, Moon Gallery, Shop 1, G/F Hua Fu Commercial Building, 111 Queen's Rd West, Sheung Wan. Inquiries: 2858 1771. Ends today 
Chinese Opera Photo Exhibition
Olivia Cheng's photographs of Chinese operas in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing and other mainland cities. Today, 8am-10pm, G/F The Lee Gardens, 33 Hysan Ave, Causeway Bay. Ends today. Also today-tomorrow, 8am-10pm, L4 Langham Place, 8 Argyle St, Mong Kok. Inquiries: 2865 0782. Ends tomorrow 
Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
Exhibition of more than 200 objects and documents that serve as an introduction to the influential physicist's life and times. Today-tomorrow, 1pm-9pm, HK Science Museum, 2 Science Museum Rd, TST East, HK$30. Inquiries: 2732 3232. Ends tomorrow   
Tibetan Post-Modern Fine Art
Works by artists including  Bianba, Bama Zhaxi and Ang Sang. Today-tomorrow, 10.30am-6.30pm, Galerie La Vong, 13/F One Lan Kwai Fong, Central. Inquiries: 2869 6863. Ends tomorrow  
The Lens - Through the Artist's Eye
Photographs by Chinese artists including Liu Bolin, Yao Lu, Qin Wen, Yu Hang and Wang Lang. Today-tomorrow, 10am-7pm, Galerie du Monde, 108 Ruttonjee Centre, 11 Duddell St, Central. Inquiries: 2525 0529. Ends tomorrow  
The Golden Age of Travel
Exhibition of vintage travel posters from 1920 to 1970.  Opens today. Mon-Sat, 11am-6pm, Picture This Gallery, 13/F, 9 Queen's Rd Central. Inquiries: 2525 2820. Ends Sept 17  
A Passion for Tradition
Chinese landscape and flower-and-bird paintings by Li Yanshan (1898-1961). 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 Oct 16  
Ages of Model-calligraphy School
More than 40 classical Chinese calligraphy works by master calligraphers from different eras, including Zhao Mengfu (1254-1322) and Wen Zhengming (1470-1559). 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 Jun 30, 2012  
Performing Arts
Reverie on an Empire 
HK Repertory Theatre  presents a period drama about Yuan Shikai, the military chief  who became the president of the Republic of China and crowned himself emperor. In Cantonese with Chinese and English surtitles. Aug 30-31, Sept 1-3, 6-10, 7.45pm, also Sept 3-4, 10-11, 2.45pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$130-HK$250 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3103 5900 
Waiting for the Match
Cinematic Theatre and iStage's drama about three men who patronise a  match-making company that guarantees success.  In Cantonese. Aug 31-Sep 3, 8pm, also Sept 3-4, 3pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$260, HK$320 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2567 5888
Leung Sing-po's Classics Select
Hung Ka Po Cantonese Opera Troupe performs The Life-saving Medal. Sept 1, 7.30pm, Ko Shan Theatre, 77 Ko Shan Rd, Hung Hom, HK$100-HK$280 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7325
Susanna Kwan In Concert 2011
Canto-pop singer-actress Susanna Kwan  Kuk-ying performs. Sept 1, 8.15pm, HK Coliseum, 9 Cheong Wan Rd, Hung Hom, HK$180-HK$480 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2381 2338
The Landscapes of Harmony
Pianist Adrian Lam Hon-chung and shakuhachi (Japanese bamboo flute) player Yosuke Irie play classical, jazz, new age and contemporary music pieces. Sept 2, 7.30pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2522 8349   
Joseph Koo's Classic Melodies 
Leung Kwok-shing directs and choreographs the HK Dance Company's production in which dances are set to music by  Joseph Koo Ka-fai. Sept 2, 7.45pm, Sept 3-4, 3pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$180-HK$300; and Sept 17, 7.45pm, Sept 18, 3pm, Yuen Long Theatre, 9 Yuen Long Tai Yuk Rd, Yuen Long, HK$80-HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3103 1815
Can We Talk About This?
Britain's DV8 Physical Theatre's dance production about freedom of speech and censorship. Sept 2-3, 8pm, Sept 4, 3pm, Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin, HK$180-HK$420 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323
Laugh Me to the Moon
Kearen Pang Production's one-woman show based on actress-playwright Kearen Pang's  short stories centring on a disillusioned school teacher who tries to  fulfil her childhood dreams by entering a stand-up comedy contest. In Cantonese. Sept 2-3, 8pm, also Sept 3, 3pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$140-HK$240; and Sept 9-10, 8pm, Yuen Long Theatre, 9 Yuen Long Tai Yuk Rd, Yuen Long, HK$120-HK$220 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7325
Mahler 100 - The Song of the Earth
Lawrence Renes conducts mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung, tenor Stuart Skelton and the HK Philharmonic Orchestra performing Mozart's Symphony No 41, Jupiter and Mahler's The Song of the Earth. Sept 2-3, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$140-HK$400 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 2030
Totally Sondheim
Glen Chin directs SidebySidebySidebySide's musical-theatre show celebrating the music of Stephen Sondheim with a Hong Kong flavour. In English. Sept 2-3, 8pm, also Sept 3-4, 3pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$280 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9413 9210 
Versailles World Tour 2011-Holy Grail-The Far East-In Hong Kong
The Japanese visual kei metal band in concert. Sept 2, 8pm, Kitec, 1 Trademart Drive, Kowloon Bay, HK$600. Inquiries:  8100 0138Cinema
Repertory Cinema 2011: Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton
Leisure and Cultural Services Department presents a programme of 27 films starring Charles Spencer 'Charlie' Chaplin (1889-1977), Buster Keaton (1895-1966)  and Harold Lloyd (1893-1971),  including the following three  films. Sept 2-Oct 23. HK Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho; HK Science Museum, 2 Science Museum Rd, TST East; and HK Space Museum, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$55 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2734 2900
A Dog's Life + Shoulder Arms + Sunnyside
Triple bill of short films that have Charlie Chaplin respectively playing a tramp who struggles with his dog companion to survive in the city, a boot camp private who goes on a daring mission behind enemy lines, and a worker on a farm whose bliss is disrupted by the arrival of a city slicker. Silent with music and English intertitles. Sept 2, 7.30pm,  HK Film Archive, Sept 10, 7.30pm, HK Science Museum.



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