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Exhibitions 
Beyond Walls
Exhibition highlighting the consultancy side of the host gallery by focusing on artists experienced in public artworks such as Lynn Basa and Danny Lee Chin-fai. Today, 2pm-6pm, Blue Lotus Gallery, Wah Luen Industrial Building, Unit 24, 5/F Block A, 15-21 Wong Chuk Yeung St, Fo Tan. Inquiries: 6100 1295. Ends today    
The Mapping of Asia
Antique Asian maps from the 16th to 20th centuries. Today, 10.30am-6pm, Wattis Fine Art, 2/F, 20 Hollywood Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2524 5302. Ends today    
Sotheby's HK Autumn Sales 2011
Auctions of: wine, Oct 1, noon, Oct 2, 10am; The Ullens Collection: Experimentation and Evolution, Oct 2, 7pm; modern and contemporary Southeast Asian paintings, Oct 3, 10am; 20th century Chinese art, Oct 3, 2.30pm; contemporary Asian art, Oct 3, 6pm; fine Chinese paintings, Oct 4, 10am, 2pm; items donated from alumni and friends to benefit The University of Oxford China Centre, Oct 4, 3pm; The Meiyintang Collection, Part II, Oct 5, 10am; fine Chinese ceramics and works of art, Oct 5, 11.30am, 3pm; jewels and jadeite, Oct 5, 1pm, 2.30pm, 5.30pm; and watches, Oct 6, 10am, 2pm. Preview and exhibition: daily, 10.30am-6.30pm, Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Expo Drive, Wan Chai, free entry. Inquiries: 2822 8142. Ends Oct 6  
Le Thanh Son: From the Beach to  the Highlands
The Vietnamese artist's  oil painting of landscapes. Opens today. Daily, 10am-6.30pm, Arch Angel Art, 58 Hollywood Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2851 6882. Ends Oct 31  
The Best Of Fabrik
Exhibition featuring works by Damien Hirst, Marc Quinn, Banksy, Andy Warhol and Kako Peco.  Opens today. Tue-Sun, 11am-7pm, Fabrik Contemporary Art Gallery, Gallery 12 Art One, M/F Convention Plaza, 1 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai. Inquiries: 2525 4911. Ends  Oct 31      
John Wesley
Eleven paintings by the American pop artist  produced between 1967 and 2002. Opening reception today, 4pm-7pm. Tue-Sat, 11am-7pm, de Sarthe Gallery, 8/F Club Lusitano Building, 16 Ice House St, Central. Inquiries: 2167 8896. Ends Nov 12  
Autumn Show
Paintings by eight artists including  Chu Teh-chun, Hans Hartung, Callum Innes and Fernand Leger. Tue-Sat, 11am-7pm, Edouard Malingue Gallery, 1/F, 8 Queen's Rd Central. Inquiries: 2810 0317. Ends Nov 30  
Performing Arts 
HK International Jazz Festival:  WKCD Concerts 
Jazz musicians including Nguy?n L?'s Saiyuki, Stouxingers, Poncho Sanchez and his Latin Jazz Band featuring Terence Blanchard, and the Freddy Cole Quartet perform, Oct 1; and Chico and the Gypsies, Rusconi, Estudiantina Ensemble, Siu 2, the Kurt Rosenwinkel Standard Trio and others serve up more jazz, Oct 2, 2pm-10.30pm, West Kowloon Cultural District, Kowloon, HK$580, HK$1,000 (two-day pass) Cityline. Inquiries: 2191 3297 
Microsex Office 4.0 
Latest edition of PIP Theatre's comedy about male and female office worker relations. In Cantonese.  Oct 1-2, Oct 5, Oct 8-9, Oct 15-16, 2.30pm, also Oct 1-2, Oct 4-9, Oct 14-16, 7.30pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$195, HK$295 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2294 8004 
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Theatre Noir performs a musical centring on the life of a 13-year-old boy who faces many challenges and obstacles after being forced to move to a small town from a big city after his parents divorce. In English:  Oct 1-2, 3pm, also 7.45pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$160-HK$300 Urbtix. In Cantonese: Oct 7-8, 7.45pm, Oct 9, 3pm, Jockey Club Auditorium, HK Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, HK$160-HK$300 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2904 7118   
A Time For Farewells
Theatre Dojo  stages a one-act play about a couple who decide to look back at their  union before they  divorce. In Cantonese. Oct 1-2, 3pm, 7.30pm, Sheung Wan Civic Centre, Sheung Wan Municipal Services Building, 345 Queen's Rd Central, Sheung Wan, HK$160, HK$220 Urbtix. Inquiries: 5300 1171
Woola Jungle II
HK Children's Arts Alliance Company and Make Friends With Puppet's interactive musical about a group of jungle animals who  band together and find a leader from among themselves to battle against evil hunters. In Cantonese. Oct 1, 3pm, also 8pm, Oct 2, 2.30pm, 5.30pm, Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin, HK$150 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9288 2062 
Illusion
San Dance Production's media-visual-dance project; Joy Annabella San choreographs. Oct 1-2, 5pm, 7,30pm, also Oct 1, 9.15pm, Oct 2, 3pm, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre, 30 Pak Tin St, Shek Kip Mei, HK$100 Urbtix. Inquiries: 5115 2952 
HK International Jazz Festival:  HK City Hall Concerts
Belgium's The Michel Bisceglia Trio  and the Hong Kong-US combo of Ted Lo and The Jazz Strings Ensemble perform. Oct 1, 7.30pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$150-HK$900 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2191 3297  
Centenary Concert - a National  Day Celebration
Perry So Pak-hin conducts harpist Dan Yu and the HK Philharmonic Orchestra performing Lu Qiming's Ode to the Red Flag Guizhou, Bright Sheng's Never Far Away and Beethoven's Symphony No 5, Fate.  Oct 1, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$100-HK$280 Urbtix. Inquiries:  2721 2030  
Fragile  
Multimedia play  that tells the story about of  Dr Alexandre Yersin and the Hong Kong plague of 1894. In English with a little Cantonese and French. Oct 1, 8pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$160, HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323   
Yukie Nishimura 25th Anniversary Smile Best Tour 2011
The Japanese pianist performs.  Oct 1, 8pm, Kitec, 1 Trademart Drive, Kowloon Bay, HK$280-HK$690 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 8100 0138  
Cantonese Operatic Songs Concert
Wan Fai-yin, Wong Chiu-kwan, Ng Chin-fung, Lee Fung, Chan Kim-sing, Sun Kim-long, Cheng Wing-mui and Wai Chun-fai sing works including The God of Luo River and Daiyu at Her Death Bed, Oct 2, 7.30pm, Ko Shan Theatre, 77 Ko Shan Rd, Hung Hom, HK$100-HK$260 Urbtix. Man Kim-fei, Ng Chin-fung, Lee Lung, Amy Wu, Chan Kim-sing, Tang Mei-ling and Chung Lai-yung perform works including Cleaving Open Mount Huashan in Anger,  Oct 23, 7.30pm, Tuen Mun Town Hall, 3 Tuen Hi Rd, Tuen Mun, HK$100-HK$240 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7325  
Piano Recital by Angela Hewitt
The Canadian pianist plays works by J.S. Bach and Ravel. Oct 2, 7.30pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$180-HK$480 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3150 0357
 I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change
Wendy Herbert conducts the HK Singers' production of the musical comedy comprising a series of vignettes connected by the central themes of love and relationships. In English. Oct 4-8, 8pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$220 (members HK$200) HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2521 7251
Oliver! The Musical
Henry Shek directs the HK Chorus Society's production of the musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' story about an orphan boy who runs away from a workhouse. In English. Oct 4, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$140-HK$290 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2411 6203 
Tonight We Sell Our Soul to Rock and  Roll Concert
 Singers Alice Lau Nga-lai, Eddie Ng Kwok-king, Soler, Rosanne Lui Shan, Jiang Ching-lung and Cheung Mo-hau perform. Oct 4, 8pm, Kitec, 1 Trademart Drive, Kowloon Bay, HK$100-HK$300 HK Ticketing. Inquiries:  8111 8111
Beijing String Ensemble
The string quartet plays works by Shostakovich, Zhou Long and Bao Yuankai. Oct 5, 7.30pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$150 Urbtix. Inquiries:  9583 6068 
Lee Lung-kee
The veteran Canto-pop singer in concert. Oct 5, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$120-HK$350 Urbtix. Inquiries: 8111 8111 
The Bridge (El Puente) 
Adaption of Jos? Manuel Sevilla's play about two soldiers who meet two very different embodiments of femininity against a backdrop of the pounding guns of conflict; proceeds go to Angels for Orphans and Amnesty International. In English. Oct 5-6, 8, 8pm, also Oct 8, 3pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9127 0420  
The Bloody Hell
Actors' Family's musical revolving around a family hit hard by economic crises who nonetheless persist in trying to overcome the obstacles life has thrown at them. In Cantonese. Oct 6-11, 7.45pm, also Oct 8-9, 2.45pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$190-HK$320 Urbtix. Inquiries:  6715 4437 
Duo Alterno - Italian Love Songs
The Italian duo of soprano Tiziana Scandaletti and composer-pianist Riccardo Piacentini perform works by Donizetti, Piacentini, Tosti, Taccani, Ferrero and Berio. Oct 6, 8pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$150 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2584 8517 
Spanish Moon
Spanish dancers Jose Carmona, Carolina Vera, Rocio Vera, Alberto Cuellar perform flamenco, classical Spanish dances and more. Oct 6-7, 8.30pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$270, HK$320 Urbtix. Inquiries: 6900 1517
Cinema 
The Marvelous Spinoffs: The Work of Union Film Affiliates
Leisure and Cultural Services Department presents a programme of 10 spin-off productions made for other companies by moonlighting Union Film personnel, including the following two films. Until Oct 16. HK Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$30 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2734 2900  
Far Away
Chu Kea's drama centring on a man (Cheung Ying) from the country   who uses his good looks to attract several women who help him in his quest to further his career.  In Cantonese. Oct 1, 8pm, HK Film Archive.
The Noble Family
Ng Wui's comedy  about a man who tries to save his cousin from a life of debauchery by asking his own fiancee to seduce the cousin. In Cantonese. Oct 1, 6pm, Oct 15, 7pm, HK  Film Archive.  
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 two films. Until 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 
The General
Buster Keaton directs (with Clyde Bruckman) and stars in a US civil war comedy about a train driver/engineer who, after his beloved train gets stolen by the enemy decides to recover his train, even if it means going behind enemy lines to do so. Silent with music and English intertitles. Oct 1, 2.30pm, HK Science Museum, Oct 9, 2.30pm, HK  Film Archive.  
The Circus
Charlie Chaplin directs and stars in a comedy-drama centring on a tramp wrongly accused by the police of being a pickpocket who finds shelter, friendship and love in a circus. Silent with music and English intertitles. Oct 1, 7.30pm, HK Science Museum, Oct 15, 2.30pm, HK Film Archive.



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