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Exhibitions
Hanafi Solo Exhibition
The Indonesian artist's latest abstract paintings that capture moments of happiness. Today, 10.30am-7.30pm, Sin Sin Fine Art, 53-54 Sai St, Central. Inquiries:  2858 5072. Ends today  
Of Other Space
Arthur Chan's installations and sculptures present a new perception of space via deconstructed cityscape architecture. Today, 10am-7pm, YY9 Gallery, G/F, 83-85 Sing Woo Rd, Happy Valley. Ends today  
Fine Art Asia 2011
Annual international art and antiques fair with exhibitors specialising in Asian antiques, Western contemporary art and more. Today, 11am-6pm, HK Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Expo Drive, Wan Chai, HK$200 (admits two). Inquiries: 3107 0681. Ends today  
Korea Art Today: Breathe
Works by 19 Korean artists including Kwon Ki-soo, Hur Jin, Jang Seung-hyo and Chae Sung-pil. Opens today. Today-Oct 11, 10am-8pm, Oct 12, 10am-4pm, Pao Galleries, 5/F HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai. Inquiries: 2529 4141. Ends Oct 12 
Western Campsite Monument
Henry Steiner's suite of nine photographs comprising nine variations based on an architectural theme and a visual fugue, together with an accompanying poem. Opening reception today, 6pm-8pm. Mon-Fri, 10am-6.30pm, 10am-6pm, Hanart TZ Gallery, 407 Pedder Building, 12 Pedder St, Central. Inquiries: 2526.9019. Ends Oct 19  
Contemporary Art Glass in Asia - Cultural Exchange Programme
Works by mainland glass artists Zhuang Xiaowei and Guan Donghai, Filipino glass sculptor Ramon Orlina,  Taiwanese glass-blowing artist Joy Huang and Hong Kong glass artist Wong Kwok-chung.  Opens today; opening ceremony Oct 11, 5.30pm. Mon-Sat, 8.30am-11pm, Sun, noon-10pm, Exhibition Hall, Pao Yue-kong Library, HK Polytechnic University, Hung Hom. Inquiries: 9259 1093. Ends Oct 22  
Visual
Works by Korean video artist Lee Lee-nam, pop artist Kim Joong-sik, painter-performance artist Kwon Yeo-hyun, ceramic artist Lee Wang-young and ink painter Hur Jin. Opens today. Mon-Sat, 11am-6pm, Moon Gallery, Shop No 1, G/F Hua Fu Commercial Building, 111 Queen's Rd West, Sheung Wan. Inquiries: 2858 1771. Ends Oct 31  
Touch
Julia Nee Chu's abstract paintings focusing on the movements of nature. Opening reception today, 6pm-9pm. Tue-Sat, 10.30am-7.30pm, Sun, 2pm-7pm, Sin Sin Fine Art, 53-54 Sai St, Central. Inquiries: 2858 5072. Ends Nov 4  
Machine in the Body
Li Xinping's paintings range in subject from manifestations of Western scientific motifs to traditional myths and folklores intimately grounded within the contemporary culture of China. Opening reception today, 6pm. Daily, 10am-7pm, Osage Kwun Tong, 5/F, Kian Dai Industrial Building, 73-75 Hung To Rd, Kwun Tong. Inquiries: 2793 4817. Ends Nov 9  
Untitled/Again (Marienbad)
Yason Banal's installation work inspired by seriality, black swans and Alain Robert-Grillet and Alain Resnais' Last Year at Marienbad. Opening reception today, 6pm. Daily, 10am-7pm, Osage Kwun Tong, 5/F, Kian Dai Industrial Building, 73-75 Hung To Rd, Kwun Tong. Inquiries: 2793 4817. Ends Nov 11  
From Clay to Teapot: Tea Ware by Hong Kong Potters 1986-2010
Ceramic tea ware including works inspired by nature or the joys of everyday life. Mon, Wed-Sun, 10am-5pm, Museum of Tea Ware, 10 Cotton Tree Drive, Central, free. Inquiries: 2869 0690. Ends Feb 13, 2012   
Performing Arts
Microsex Office 4.0 
PIP Theatre's latest comedy about male and female office worker relations. In Cantonese. Oct 7-9, Oct 14-16, 7.30pm, also Oct 8-9, Oct 15-16, 2.30pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$195, HK$295 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2294 8004
The Bloody Hell
Actors' Family's musical  about a family hit by economic crises who nonetheless persists in trying to overcome the obstacles life has thrown at them. In Cantonese. Until Oct 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
 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. Until Oct 8, 8pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$220 (members HK$200) HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2521 7251
Private Peaceful
ABA Production and Scamp Theatre (UK)'s production of Michael Morpurgo's drama centring on a young first world war soldier awaiting the firing squad at dawn who, the night before,  reflects on his  happy childhood  in rural Devon. In English. Oct 7, 5pm, Oct 8-9, 3pm, also Oct 8, 7.30pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$195-HK$345 HK Ticketing. Inquiries:  2547 7150 
13
Theatre Noir performs a musical centring on the life of a 13-year-old boy who faces many challenges  after being forced to move to a small town from a big city after his parents divorce. 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 
Awakening
East Asia Entertainment and Tomson International Entertainment present a musical inspired by Chinese literary classic Dream of the Red Chamber about love and fate. In Putonghua and Cantonese. Oct 7-16, Oct 18-23, 7.45pm, also Oct 15-16, Oct 22-23, 2.45pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$180-HK$480 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2905 8134  
Forever Miss To
Spring-Time Chinese Opera and Hon Fung Creative Chinese Opera perform Raymond To Kwok-wai's drama about legendary courtesan Du Shiniang. In Cantonese. Oct 7-8, Oct 14-15, 8pm, Tuen Mun Town Hall, 3 Tuen Hi Rd, Tuen Mun, HK$100-HK$190 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2793 1123  
Ning Feng's Paganini 
Andreas Delfs conducts violinist Ning Feng and the HK Philharmonic Orchestra performing Sierra's Fandangos, Paganini's Violin Concerto No 1 and Beethoven's Symphony No 7. Oct 7-8, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$120-HK$320 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 2030
Not Enough (Beyond Reason)
Bruce Wong, Li Yong-jing, Alice Ma, Lee Ka-ki and Ivan Chan perform a piece choreographed by Victor Fung that explores the complex schema of human desire. Oct 7-8, 8pm, Oct 8-9, 3pm, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre, 30 Pak Tin St, Shek Kip Mei, HK$150 Urbtix. Inquiries: 6851 4378
Giordano Leo Ku Amazing World  Concert 2011
Canto-pop singer Leo Ku Kui-kei performs. Oct 7-9, 8.15pm, HK Coliseum, 9 Cheong Wan Rd, Hung Hom, HK$150-HK$480 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2835 6688
Spanish Moon
Spanish dancers Jose Carmona, Carolina Vera, Rocio Vera and Alberto Cuellar perform flamenco, classical Spanish dances and more. Oct 7, 8.30pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$270, HK$320 Urbtix. Inquiries: 6900 1517
HK Comedy Festival 2011
English comedy competition: preliminary rounds, Oct 7-8, 9pm, HK$200; finals, Oct 15, 9pm, HK$350. Vivek Mahbubani's Chinese one-man show, Oct 9, 8pm, HK$150. English language stand-up comedy with People's Liberation Improv, Oct 13, 8pm, HK$150. Butch Bradley performs in English, Oct 13-14, 10pm, HK$300. Chinese-comedy competition, Oct 14, 8pm, HK$200. All shows: TakeOut Comedy Club, 34 Elgin St, SoHo. Inquiries: 6220 4436
The Bridge (El Puente)
Adam Harris directs and stars with Liz Merendino in his adaptation of Jose 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 8, 3pm, also 8pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries:  9127 0420  
Foreign Correspondents' Club Charity Ball
US rock band The Doobie Brothers perform; proceeds will go to various charity programmes administered by the Po Leung Kuk, Foreign Correspondents' Club and partners. Oct 8, 6pm, HK Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Expo Drive, Wan Chai, HK$2,088, includes dinner and drinks, reservations required. Inquiries: 2521 1511 
HK Young Talent Cantonese Opera Troupe
Lam Tin-yau, Lai Yiu-wai and Chan Hung-chun star in the troupe's performance of A Muddlehead's Love, an opera centring on  the ambitious and arrogant son of Lan Gate's chief commander Meng Huimu. In Cantonese. Oct 8, 7.30pm, Tai Po Civic Centre, 12 On Pong Rd, Tai Po, HK$90-HK$140 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7325  
Szymanowski Quartet Concert (I) & (II)
The Polish ensemble plays works by: Szymanowski, Mozart, Laks and Beethoven, Oct 8; and Szymanowski, Ravel, Chopin and Beethoven, Oct 9, 8pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$300 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2584 8500 
Transformations
Jerome Hoberman conducts sopranos Sandy Leung and Colette Lam, mezzo-soprano Melody Sze, tenor Oliver Lo and the HK Bach Choir performing works by Schutz, Purcell, Sandstrom and Schnittke. Oct 8, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$80-HK$240 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9659 8687  
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Christoph Eschenbach conducts baritone Matthias Goerne and the Austrian orchestra performing Brahms' Tragic Overture, Schubert's Symphony No 8, Unfinished,  and 11 songs from Mahler's Des Knaben Wunderhorn. Oct 9, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$300-HK$2,000 Urbtix. Live relay: Oct 9, 8pm, Piazza, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, free. Inquiries: 2268 7321
Cinema
Opera Sisters
The Leisure and Cultural Services Department presents a programme of eight films starring Cantonese opera performers Tam Sin-hung and Yam Bing-yee, including the following film. Oct 7-Nov 25. HK Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$20 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2734 2900
Wong Fei-fu's Rebellion, Part One
Cantonese opera film based on The Investiture of the Gods, a Ming dynasty tale about a  minister (Kwan Tak-hing) who mounts a rebellion to overthrow a tyrannical emperor who has become even more evil under the influence of his consort (Tam Sin-hung). In Cantonese. Oct 7, 11am, HK  Film Archive.



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