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Exhibitions
Group Exhibition of Contemporary Indonesian Artists
Paintings by Budi Ubrux, Alfi Jumaldi, Edo Pop, Samsul Arifin and Riki Antoni. Today, 11am-3pm, iPreciation Gallery, Shop LG 1-3, Jardine House, 1 Connaught Place, Central. Inquiries: 2537 8869. Ends today   
The Queen, the Chairman and I
Visual artist Kurt Tong  pays homage to his identity and past Hong Kong life straddled between two diverse cultures (colonial British and communist Chinese).  Today, 11am-7pm, Identity Art Gallery, 53 Tung St, Sheung Wan. Inquiries: 2540 5353. Ends today  
absent-minded
Drawings by Firenze Lai formed by re-interpreting things such as the idea of a portrait in unfamiliar ways.  Today, 11am-7pm, Gallery Exit, 1 Shin Hing St, Central. Inquiries: 2541 1299. Ends today   
Kinky Vicious
Panoramic photographs of Hong Kong  taken with an iPhone 3GS by Liam Fitzpatrick. Today, 2.30pm-11pm, Culture Club, 15 Elgin St,  SoHo. Inquiries: 2127 7936. Ends today 
Romance and Passion
Painter Shu Yiqian's  depictions of nature. Opening reception today, 3pm. Mon-Sat, 10am-7pm, Sun, 1pm-6pm, Wan Fung Art Gallery, G/F Cityplaza III, Taikoo Shing. Inquiries: 2736 9623. Ends Oct 24 
A Bit More Matter-morphosis
Works by Artlink, Open Studio, Artist-with-Disabilities Training and Train-the-Trainer workshop participants that are part of the Jockey Club Inclusive Arts Programme. Opens today. Daily, 10am-7pm, L1 Gallery, 1/F, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre, 30 Pak Tin St, Shek Kip Mei. Inquiries: 2777 8664. Ends Nov 3  
A is Green, R is Red - And Other Obstacle in Seeings
Designer Lio Yeung's works suggest an alternative way of seeing the world. Opens today. Mon-Sat, 11.30am-8pm, Agnes B's Librairie Galerie, 1/F, 18 Wing Fung St, Wan Chai. Inquiries: 2869 5505. Ends Dec 31  
Performing Arts
The Snow Dragon
ABA Production and Tall Stories (UK) present a play based on Toby Mitchell and  Anna Lewenhaupt's picture book about a young goat  that encounters the legendary snow dragon. In English. Oct 15-Oct 16, 11am, 2pm, also Oct 15, 5pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, HK$195-HK$395 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2547 7150
Tri Theatre - Death at Dawn!
Perilous Mouths and Not So Loud Theatre present a theatrical triple bill consisting of: Caged, Karen Cheung's drama centring on an Alzheimer's patient, Oct 15, 11am, Oct 16, 4pm; Forget Herostratus!, Grigory Gigorin's satire about the man who burned down  Ephesus' famed  Temple of Artemis, Oct 15, 4pm, Oct 16, 8.15pm; and Measure for Measure,  William Shakespeare's comedy about a wanna-be nun who struggles to keep  her honour intact while the city's powerbrokers vie for her body and soul, Oct 15, 8.15pm, Oct 16, 11am. All shows in English. HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$220 (single ticket), HK$570 (ticket for all three plays) Urbtix. Inquiries: tritheatre.com  
Try My Breast Error Box's play about people's perceptions  of their and other people's breasts. In Cantonese. Oct 15-16, 2.15pm, 8.15pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$150 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9720 9763  
Microsex Office 4.0 PIP Theatre's latest comedy about male and female office worker relations. In Cantonese. Oct 15-16, 2.30pm, also 7.30pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$195, HK$295 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2294 8004
Awakening
East Asia Entertainment and Tomson International Entertainment present a musical inspired by the Chinese literary classic Dream of the Red Chamber. In Putonghua and Cantonese. Oct 15-16, Oct 22-23, 2.45pm, also Oct 15-16, Oct 18-23, 7.45pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$180-HK$480  HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2905 8134 
MacbethPaul Stebbings directs TNT theatre Britain's performance of Shakespeare's tragedy centring on a Scottish warrior who commits regicide to become king. In English with Chinese surtitles. Oct 15-16, 3pm, also Oct 15, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$160, HK$260 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7325
S Potato Meet B Apple
Harmonic Theatre's drama revolving around a group of problematic female teens who are invited to be extras for the 16-hour shoot   of a short film. In Cantonese. Oct 15-16, 3pm, also Oct 15, 8pm, District Town Hall, 2 Lung Wan St, Sheung Shui, HK$100, HK$120 Urbtix. Inquiries: 8101 3200
Taste the Life: Colour Drama about a  woman with many failed relationships behind her who decides to hold a special party for her 23rd birthday with the 10 most important people in her life as guests. In Cantonese. Oct 15-16, 3pm, also 8pm, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre, 30 Pak Tin St, Shek Kip Mei, HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3599 9755 
Ubermensch
Shu Ning Presentation Unit's multimedia production centring on an ordinary man whose life dramatically changes after he is struck by lightning. In Cantonese. Oct 15-16, 3pm, also Oct 15, 8pm, Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre, 111 Shau Kei Wan Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$140, HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323
Pipe Organ Recital
Helon Kwan, Ben Law and Wang Chun-yin play works by composers such as Guilmant, Langlais and Sweelinck. Oct 15, 5pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, free  with ticket. Inquiries: 2734 2009 
Ming Chee Sing Chinese Opera:  A Showcase of Tong Tik-sang's Classics
The Cantonese opera troupe performs: Crying on the Erlang Bridge, Oct 15, 7.30pm, Tai Po Civic Centre, 12 On Pong Rd, Tai Po, HK$100-HK$220 Urbtix; and West Mansion, Oct 16, 7.30pm, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, 72 Tai Ho Rd, Tsuen Wan, HK$100-HK$280 Urbtix.  Both shows in Cantonese with Chinese surtitles. Inquiries: 2268 7325
Dr Sun Yat-sen 
Chen Xinyi directs Opera HK's opera production about Dr Sun Yat-sen and his relations with his friend Charlie Soong and Soong's daughter Ching-ling; Yan Huichang conducts the HK Chinese Orchestra and Jimmy Chan directs the Opera HK Chorus. In Putonghua and some English with Chinese and English surtitles. Oct 15, 7.45pm, Oct 16, 3pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$130-HK$880 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2234 0303 
Andre Watts Plays Grieg
Andreas Delfs conducts American pianist Watts and the HK Philharmonic Orchestra performing Sibelius' The Swan of Tuonela, Grieg's Piano Concerto and Stravinsky's Firebird. Oct 15, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre,  10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$180-HK$500 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 2030
Coffee and Cigarettes
Aurora Theatre presents short plays in which characters explore a variety of themes and try to put the world to rights over coffee and cigarettes; 20 per cent of proceeds go to Cambodian orphanage  Sunrise Children's Village. In English. Until Oct 15, 8pm, also Oct 15, 3pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$180 (members HK$150) HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2521 7251
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 15, 8pm, Tuen Mun Town Hall, 3 Tuen Hi Rd, Tuen Mun, HK$100-HK$190 Urbtix. Inquiries:  2793 1123   
Jazz World Festival
The HK Big Band Jazz Federation presents a performance by the Eddie Gomez Quintet. Oct 15, 8pm, Jockey Club Auditorium, HK Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, HK$180-HK$380 HK Ticketing. Both concerts: Inquiries: 2523 8292 
w-inds. 10th Anniversary Best Live  Tour 2011
The J-pop boy band in concert. Oct 15-16, 8.15pm, Kitec, 1 Trademart Drive, Kowloon Bay, HK$880, HK$1,280 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 3549 8998  
HK Comedy Festival 2011
English comedy competition finals. Oct 15, 9pm, TakeOut Comedy Club, 34 Elgin St, SoHo, HK$350. Inquiries: 6220 4436
Punchline Comedy Club
New Zealand comedian Andre King, Irish comic Ian Coppinger and British funnyman Gordon Southern  perform stand-up comedy. In English. Until Oct 15, 9pm, Duetto, 2/F Sun Hung Kai Centre, 30 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$320 Cityline. Inquiries: 2598 1222
Cinema
A Lean Night 2011 - Fresh!
The HK Arts Centre presents a continuing programme of films from the first decade of this century, including the following two films. Oct 15-23. HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$50 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2582 0273
Hidden (aka Cache) 
Thriller  about a married couple  who are shocked to find   surveillance video tapes of them left on their front porch. In French with Chinese and English subtitles. Oct 15, 2.30pm, Oct 22, 7.30pm, HK Arts Centre.
You, the Living 
Tragicomedy comprising  vignettes featuring a variety of urban dwellers that experience highs and lows in their day-to-day lives. In Swedish with English subtitles. Oct 15, also  Oct 22, 5.30pm, HK Arts Centre.   
Repertory Cinema 2011: Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton
The 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 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 15, 2.30pm, HK Film Archive.
City Lights
Charlie Chaplin directs and stars in this romantic comedy  as a tramp who meets a blind flower-selling girl, then tries to earn money to pay for surgery that could  restore her sight.  Silent with music and English intertitles. Oct 15, 4.30pm, HK Film Archive.
The Marvellous Spinoffs: The Work of Union Film Affiliates
The 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 film. Until Oct 16. HK Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$30 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2734 2900
The Noble Family
Ng Wui's comedy adaptation of Li Ngaw's novel about a man who tries to save his cousin from a decadent life by asking his own fianc?e to seduce the cousin. In Cantonese. Oct 15, 7pm, HK Film Archive.   
Azaan 
Bollywood drama centring on an army officer who, over the course of his esponiage work, discovers that his younger brother is a suspected terrorist. In Hindi with English subtitles. Oct 15, 9.30pm, Golden Gateway, G/F The Gateway, 25 Canton Rd, TST, HK$120, HK$150. Inquiries: 2366 7725



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