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Exhibitions
Hutfever (Antarctica films)
Stephen Eastaugh's  video works shot in Antarctica. Today, 1pm-7pm, Experimenta, Shop B, B/F, 89-95 Hollywood Rd, Central. Inquiries: 9192 9275. Ends today   
Scenes and Traces of a Fall
Works by Thierry Buignet, Harald Hauswald, Kai-Olaf Hesse, Karl-Ludwig Lange  and other photographers showing various aspects of the demise of the Berlin Wall. Today-Fri, 10am-8pm, Sat, 2pm-6pm, Goethe-Institut HK, 14/F HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai. Inquiries: 2802 0088. Ends Sat  
The Vision of Time
Giclee prints of works by 23 Chinese artists including Pan Yuliang and Chen Yanning. Mon-Sat, 10am-7pm, Baoqu Tang Gallery of Art Flat H, 15/F Fu Cheng Centre, 5-7 Wong Chuk Yeung St, Fo Tan. Inquiries: 2723 1928. Ends Sept 30  
Koon Wai-bong: Picturing Mountains and Streams
The local artist's ink paintings of landscapes pay tribute to nature and its power. Mon-Sat, 11am-7pm, Grotto Fine Art, 2/F, 31C-D Wyndham St, Central. Inquiries: 2121 2270. Ends Sept 30   
Realm of Illusion
Ink paintings and digital media works that make use of digital technologies to modernise traditional ink paintings by Wong Chong-yu. Mon-Fri, 10am-6.30pm, Sat, 10am-6pm, Hanart TZ Gallery, 407 Pedder Building, 12 Pedder St, Central. Inquiries:  2527 9019. Ends Sept 30    
Selected Works by Gallery Artists
Works by Franco Anzelmo, Sim Chan, Xavier Comas, Huang He and Vaan Ip.  Opens today. Tue-Sat, noon-6pm, Red Elation Gallery, G/F, 5-6 Lung On St, Wan Chai. Inquiries: 2893 7837. Ends Oct 12  
Outside the Box
Exhibition of architect Frank Gehry's models and sketches from  projects including the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao. Daily, 10am-8pm, ArtisTree, 1/F Cornwall House, TaiKoo Place, 979 King's Rd, Quarry Bay. Inquiries: 2844 3887. Ends Oct 27  
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    
Ages of Model-calligraphy School
Classical Chinese calligraphy works from different eras. 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
Remembering Daniel Pearl through Music
Guitarist-singer-songwriter Todd Mack performs a set of original acoustic material, including songs about and inspired by his late friend and erstwhile band mate. Sept 14, 7.15pm, Bert's, Foreign Correspondents' Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$250 (members HK$175), booking required. Inquiries: 2521 1511
The Last Supper
Fong Chun-kit directs the HK Repertory Theatre's production of Matthew Cheng's drama  centring on a meal shared by a mother and her suicidal son. In Cantonese. Sept 14-17, 8pm, also Sept 17, 3pm, HKRep Black Box,  8/F Sheung Wan Civic Centre, Sheung Wan Municipal Services Building, 345 Queen's Rd Central, Sheung Wan, HK$150 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3103 5900 
Chet Lam One Magic Day Live
Indie singer-songwriter Chet Lam Yat-fung in concert. Sept 14-20, 8.15pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$250, HK$350 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: info@chetlam.com   
A Concert by Quatuor Diotima
The string quartet plays works by Schubert, Debussy and Smetana. Sept 15, 8pm, Lee Hysan Concert Hall, Esther Lee Building, Chung Chi College, Chinese University of HK, Sha Tin, free. Inquiries: 3943 6716 
World Without Music
Loft Stage and We Draman's drama exploring the meaning of life.  In Cantonese. Sept 15-18, 8.30pm, Sept 17-18, 5pm, also 2pm, Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Road, TST, HK$220, HK$280 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3746 5216
Punchline Comedy Club
US comedian Louis Ramey, Irish comic Andrew Stanley and British funnyman Rob Collins perform stand-up comedy. In English. Sept 15-17, 9pm, Duetto, 2/F Sun Hung Kai Centre, 30 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$320 Cityline. Inquiries: 2598 1222
Blending Worlds
 Primary Shapes (music producer Tang Chi-wai and sound designer-artist Yuen Cheuk-wa) and DJ Tommy present a multi-media performative-communication piece inspired by crop circles. Sept 16-17, 8pm, also Sept 17, 3pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$180, HK$230  HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2268 7323  
Richard III 
Kevin Spacey stars in and Sam Mendes directs the HK Arts Festival's presentation of The Bridge Project's staging of William Shakespeare's play depicting the Machiavellian rise to power and subsequent short reign of King Richard III of England. In English with Chinese surtitles. Sept 16-18, 8pm, also Sept 17-18, 3pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$450-HK$1,280 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2824 2430
One Hundred Years of Solitude 10.0 - Cultural RevolutionDanny Yung directs Zuni Icosahedron 
and Drama Box's experimental theatre production that uses culture and revolution as a starting point to shed light on the big and small revolutions which have taken place in North Africa, the Middle East, China and Singapore recently. No dialogue; with Chinese and English text. Sept 16-17, 8.15pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2566 9696   
Taiwan Calling 2011
Music festival featuring performances by 18 bands from Taiwan including Tizzy Bac and Lie Gramaphone (on Sept 17), and Waa Wai and Penguin Bear (on Sept 18). Sept 17-18, 3pm-11pm, Kitec, 1 Trademart Drive, Kowloon Bay, HK$380 (1 day pass), HK$680 (2 day pass) HK Ticketing. Inquiries: info@blackmarketmusicproduction.com 
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 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
A Life
Jacob Yu directs Theatre Space's adaptation of Irish playwright Hugh Leonard's drama  about a day in the life of a self-important man who has driven away all his friends with his acerbic tongue. In Cantonese. Sept 17, 8pm, Sept 18, 3pm, Tuen Mun Town Hall, 3 Tuen Hi Rd, Tuen Mun, HK$140; and Sept 24, 8pm, Sept 25, 3pm, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, 72 Tai Ho Rd, Tsuen Wan, HK$160 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2540 1011
Drumroll, Please!
Ainars Rubikis conducts the HK Philharmonic Orchestra performing works by Honegger, Haydn and Dvor?k. Sept 17, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$100-HK$280 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 2030
Mendelssohn and Mendelssohn: Fanny and Felix
Chan Wing-wah and Gabriel Leung conduct the HK Oratorio Society, sopranos Rao Lan and Catherine Pun, contralto Ruth Lau, tenor Sam Kan, baritone Petrus Cheung HK Strings and S.K.H. Lam Woo Memorial Secondary School Choir performing Fanny Mendelssohn's Scenes from the Bible oratorio and selections from Felix Mendelssohn's Elijah. Sept 17, 8pm, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, 72 Tai Ho Rd, Tsuen Wan, HK$80-HK$120 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7321
Cinema
Legends of Flight
Omnimax film focusing on aircraft designs from different eras that features footage of a flight test of a Boeing 787. English shows Mon, Thu, 7.20pm; otherwise in Cantonese. Narrations 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, HK 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. Narrations in Cantonese, Putonghua, English and Japanese are also available through headphones. Daily (except Tue), 2.40pm, 6.10pm, also Sun,  11.10am, HK Space Museum, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$24, HK$32 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 0226. Ends  Dec 31   
Sea Rex: Journey to a Prehistoric World
Omnimax film exploring the reign of giant marine reptiles in the world's oceans during the Mesozoic era (approximately 250 to 65 million years ago). English shows Sat-Sun, and public holidays, 8.30pm; otherwise in Cantonese. Narrations in Cantonese, Putonghua, English and Japanese are also available through headphones. Daily (except Tue), 1.30pm, 5pm, 8.30pm, HK Space Museum, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$24, HK$32 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 0226. Ends Feb 29, 2012



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