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Exhibitions 
XinYiDai! An International University Students Exchange Exhibition
Artwork infusing traditional printmaking and digital technology by young artists from around the world. Today, 10am-8pm, Shatin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin. Inquiries: 2319 1660. Ends today   
A Passion for Tradition
Chinese landscape and flower-and-bird paintings by Li Yanshan (1898-1961). Today, 10am-6pm,  HK Museum of Art, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$10. Inquiries: 2721 0116.  Ends today  
Ars Memorativa
 Robert Polidori's  moody large-scale colour photographs of interiors and people altered by the passage of time.  Today, 11am-7pm, Sundaram Tagore Gallery, 57-59 Hollywood Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2581 9678. Ends today   
Through the Eyes of Lim Khim Katy 
The Vietnamese artist's oil paintings present her views about life and things happening around her. Today, 10.30am-6.30pm, Asia Fine Art Gallery, 14 Sik On St, Wan Chai. Inquiries: 2522 0405. Ends today  
The ArTram:  Fantasy Playground Design Competition
Exhibition of winning entries by students from 247 primary and secondary schools on the themes of 'New Toys of Old' and 'Original Playground'. Today, noon-10pm, K11 L107 Art Space, K11 Art Mall, 18 Hanoi Rd, TST. Inquiries: 3118 8070. Ends today 
Touch
Julia Nee Chu's abstract paintings focusing on the processes or movements of nature. Tue-Sat, 10.30am-7.30pm, Sun, 2pm-7pm, Sin Sin Fine Art, 53-54 Sai St, Central. Inquiries:  2858 5072. Ends Nov 4  
In Search of New China
Danny Yung continues his experimental exercise in appropriating and manipulating via Photoshop a historic photograph taken in 1962, featuring Mao Zedong surrounded by other top Chinese Communist Party leaders. Tue-Sun, 11am-7pm, 1a Space, Unit 14, Cattle Depot Artist Village, 63 Ma Tau Kok Rd, To Kwa Wan. Inquiries: 2529 0087. Ends Nov 10    
Celebrations!
Photographic works by members of the  HKU Museum Society in three categories: Landscape Symphony, Melodies of Life and The Sound of Silence. Mon-Sat, 9.30am-6pm, Sun, 1pm-6pm, University Museum and Art Gallery, University of HK, Main Campus, 90 Bonham Rd, Pok Fu Lam. Inquiries: 2241 5502. Ends Nov 15    
Virtuosity and Innovation:  The Masterful Legacy of Lam Kar-sing
Exhibition featuring libretti, records, costumes, and audio and video clips of the eminent Cantonese opera figure.  Mon, Wed-Sat, 10am-6pm, Sun, 10am-7pm, closed Tue, HK Heritage Museum, 1 Man Lam Rd, Sha Tin, HK$10, free on Wed. Inquiries: 2180 8188. Ends May 14, 2012 
Performing Arts 
The 3rd Hong Kong International Piano Competition
Triennial event organised by the Chopin Society of HK. Competition: Round One,  today to Oct 20, 10am-10.40am, 10.45am-11.25am, 11.45am-12.25pm, also  today to Oct 19, 5pm-5.40pm, 5.45pm-6.25pm, 6.45pm-7.25pm, 7.30pm-8.10pm, HK$50 (day pass), HK$200 (Round One pass); quarter finals: Oct 22-24, 10am-11.10am, 11.15am-12.25pm, 12.50pm-2pm, also Oct 22-23, 5.30pm-6.40pm, 6.45pm-7.55pm, 8.20pm-9.30pm, HK$100 (day pass), HK$200 (quarter finals pass); semi-finals: Oct 26-27, 7pm-7.45pm, 8pm-8.45pm, 9pm-9.45pm, HK$150 (day pass), HK$250 (semi-finals pass); and finals: Oct 28-30, 7pm-8.15pm, 8.45pm-10pm, HK$200 (day pass), HK$450 (finals pass). In addition, pianists Cristina Ortiz and Pascal Roge, guitarist Alvaro Pierri and cellist Richard Bamping play works by J.S. Bach, Giuliani-Moscheles, Piazzolla, Luck, Santorsola and Bogdanovic, Oct 21, 8pm, HK$150-HK$350 Urbtix. All concerts:  HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central. Inquiries: 2868 3325 
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 a legendary snow dragon. In English.  Today, 11am, 2pm, 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: 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,  today, 11am;  Caged, Karen Cheung's drama centring on an Alzheimer's patient,  today, 4pm; and Forget Herostratus!,   a satire about the man who burned down  Ephesus' famed  Temple of Artemis,  today, 8.15pm. 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.  Today, 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.  Today, 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 about love and fate. In Putonghua and Cantonese.  Today, Oct 22-23, 2.45pm, also  today, Oct 18-23, 7.45pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$180-HK$480 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2905 8134 
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.  Today, 3pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$130-HK$780 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2234 0303  
Macbeth
Paul 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.  Today, 3pm, 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.  Today, 3pm, 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.  Today, 3pm, 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 and disposition dramatically changes after he is struck by lightning. In Cantonese.  Today, 3pm, Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre, 111 Shau Kei Wan Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$140, HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323 
Ming Chee Sing Chinese Opera:  A Showcase of Tong Tik-sang's Classics
The Cantonese opera troupe performs: West Mansion,  today, 7.30pm, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, 72 Tai Ho Rd, Tsuen Wan, HK$100-HK$280; and Goddess of the Ninth Heaven, Oct 30, 7.30pm, Yuen Long Theatre, 9 Yuen Long Tai Yuk Rd, HK$100-HK$280 Urbtix. Both shows in Cantonese with Chinese surtitles. Inquiries: 2268 7325
w-inds. 10th Anniversary Best Live  Tour 2011
The J-pop boy band in concert.  Today, 8.15pm, Kitec, 1 Trademart Drive, Kowloon Bay, HK$880, HK$1,280 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 3549 8998 
Piano Recital by Murray Perahia
The American pianist plays works by J.S. Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Schumann and Chopin. Oct 17, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$150-HK$480 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7321 
HTC Jan Lamb 30mething Scary Stand-up Comedy
Actor-comedian Jan Lamb Hoi-fung  performs. In Cantonese. Oct 17-22, 8.15pm, HK Coliseum, 9 Cheong Wan Rd, Hung Hom, HK$180-HK$480 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2338 5522 
Human Fruit Bowl
HK Microfest and Harmony Stempel present a drama examining the roles artists and their models play in each others' lives. In English. Oct 18-22, 8pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central. Oct 18, HK$150 (all tickets),  Oct 19-22, HK$200 (members HK$180)  HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2521 7251
Steven Isserlis in Recital
The British cellist  and pianist accompanist Chuang Ya-fei  play works by Saint-Saens, Britten, Beethoven and Shostakovich. Oct 18, 8pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$190-HK$600  HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 3518 7290   
The National Ballet of China
Feng Ying  directs the Chinese ballet troupe performing: a ballet gala, Oct 20, 7.30pm; The Red Detachment of Women, Oct 21, 7.30pm; and Swan Lake, Oct 23, 2.30pm. Zhang Yi and Liu Ju conduct the National Ballet of China Symphony Orchestra providing live musical accompaniment. All shows: HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$160-HK$520 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2370 1044
Converging Beams
Jacky Yu Yan-wah choreographs E-Side Dance Company's light-themed dance theatre presentation. Oct 21-22, 8pm, also Oct 22, 4pm, Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre, 11 Clear Water Bay Rd, Kowloon, HK$100 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2372 9351  
Shed Skin 
HK Repertory Theatre's adaptation of Japanese television drama writer  Norihiko Tsukada's comedy centring on a man who finds his father's  peeled skin in the bathroom one morning and subsequently witnesses his father becoming more youthful with each passing day. In Cantonese with Chinese and English surtitles. Oct 22, Oct 25-29, Nov 1-5, 7.45pm, also Oct 23, Oct 29-30, Nov 4-5, 2.45pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$130-HK$250 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3103 5900 
Cinema 
The Marvellous Spin-offs:  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 two films.  Ends today. HK Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$30 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2734 2900 
It Was a Cold Winter Night
Lee Sun-fung's adaptation of Ba Jin's  novel about the troubled relationships involving a man, his wife and his mother during and after  a period of conflict. Starring  Ng Chor-fan, Pak Yin and Lee Ching. In Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles.  Today, 2pm, HK Film Archive    
 The Actor's Romance
Ng Wui's melodrama  based on Qin Shou'ou's popular romance novel Qiu Haitang about an opera actor who elopes with his former lover after she  faces having to marry a powerful general. Starring Cheung Wood-yau. In Cantonese.  Today, 5pm, HK Film Archive 
From Novel to Film 2 - Critics' Choice 2011
The Leisure and Cultural Services Department presents a programme of six film adaptations of novels, including the following film. Ends  today. 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 Lonely Wife
Satyajit Ray's romantic Indian period drama  about a merchant's beautiful wife  whose  peaceful life is dramatically changed when her husband's younger brother  turns up and attracts her attention. In Bengali with Chinese and English subtitles.  Today, 2.30pm, HK Science Museum   
Last Romance
Yonfan's  romantic coming-of-age drama about two best friends (Cherie Chung Chor-hung and Maggie Cheung Man-yuk) who fall for the same handsome man (Shingo Tsurumi).  In Cantonese.  Today, 4pm, MCL JP Cinema, JP Plaza, 22-36 Paterson St, Causeway Bay, HK$70. Inquiries: 3413 6688  
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 film.  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  
Limelight
Charlie Chaplin directs and stars in a  comedy-drama  about a fading comedian and a suicidally despondent ballet dancer who must look to each other to find meaning and hope in their lives. Also starring Claire Bloom.  In English with Chinese and English subtitles.  Today, 7.30pm, HK Science Museum, Oct 23, 2.30pm, HK Film Archive  
Classical in Cinema
Music Art & Film Culture Promotion Association of HK presents a HD programme of classical music concerts and operas including the following  HD film. Until January 2012. AMC Pacific Place, L1 Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Admiralty; Broadway The One,  6-11/F The One, 100 Nathan Rd, TST; Grand Ocean, Ocean Centre, 3 Canton Rd, TST; Palace IFC, Podium Level 1, IFC Mall, 8 Finance St, Central; and The Podium, L4, Cyberport 2, 100 Cyberport Rd, Cyberport. HK$75-HK$190 www.amccinemas.com.hk (for AMC Pacific Place), www2.cinema.com.hk (for Broadway cinemas), 2377 2100 (for Grand Ocean) and HK Ticketing (for The Podium). Inquiries:  6336 3595  
Romeo et Juliette
Film of the Salzburg Festival production of Charles Gounod's operatic adaptation of William Shakespeare's tragic romantic story about two star-crossed lovers.  Yannick Nezet-Seguin conducts the Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg and Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor. In French with Chinese and English subtitles.  Today, 7pm, Palace IFC 
Around Town 
Kung Fu Kicks
Shoe and fashion line launch party featuring live music, fashion give-aways and a one-night-only exhibition of works by area artists.  Today, 7pm-11pm, Culture Club, 15 Elgin St, SoHo, free. Inquiries: 2127 7936 
Passion Speak X: A Tale of Hong Kong Theatres
Drama fan-storyteller Ting Yu (aka Fo Lin) looks back over the past two decades and recounts the history of selected local theatres. In Cantonese. Oct 17, 7.30pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, free. Inquiries: 2521 7251  
On the Appreciation of Art
Lingnan University philosopher Paisley Livingston discusses the appreciation of art, the meaning of artistic value and attributes that are required of the appreciator. In English. Oct 18, 5.30pm, Lee Ying Lam Lecture Theatre (MBG07), Patrick Lee Wan Keung Academic Building, Lingnan University, 8 Castle Peak Rd, Tuen Mun, free, registration recommended. Inquiries: 2616 8856  
The US-Asia Dynamic in the 21st Century: Challenges Ahead
The Brookings Institution's president Strobe Talbott,  Hang Lung Properties chairman Ronny C. Chan  and others speak at a conference looking at some of the major factors that will influence interaction in the medium term between the US and Asia, and within Asia. In English. Oct 18, 9am-5.30pm, JW Marriott Hotel, Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Admiralty, HK$1,900 (Asia Society members HK$1,500), registration required. Inquiries: 2103 9516
Exploring Australia: Across Australia in the Footsteps of the Great Explorers
Photographer-writer Edward Stokes  talks about how he retraced the footsteps of pioneering Australian explorers Edward Eyre, Charles Sturt and John McDouall Stuart.  In English. Oct 19, 7.30pm (reception, 6.30pm), 1/F Duke of Windsor Building, 15 Hennessy Rd, Wan Chai, HK$150 (Royal Geographical Society members HK$100). Inquiries:  2583 9700 
How Does the Past Shape the Present? The Impact of an Archaeological Site on its Contemporary Chinese Surroundings
Chinese University of HK anthropologist Tracey Lu Lie-dan discusses archaeological sites' impact on Chinese villages  amid the development of tourism and globalisation. In English. Oct 20, 7pm, HK Museum of History, 100 Chatham Rd, TST, free. Inquiries:  9746 9537 
20th Marco Polo German Bierfest
Festival of German beer and food that also features late-night dancing and music played by Munich band  The Notenhoblers. Oct 21-Nov 12: Mon-Thu, Sun, 6pm-11pm, Fri-Sat, 6pm-11.30pm, Viewing Platform, L6 Marco Polo HK Hotel, Harbour City, TST, HK$100 (Mon-Thu, Sun), HK$199 (Fri-Sat) HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2113 3217
Erdinger Oktoberfest 2011
Oktoberfest party featuring beer, German food, singing led by Munich band The Flying Sausages,  dancing and games. Oct 21-22, 6pm-11pm, Purpose Built Beer Hall, Indian Recreation Club, 63 Caroline Hill Rd, Causeway Bay, HK$199, HK$399 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2973 0116 
Starstreet Gourmet and Wine Walk
Food and drink event featuring offerings from 15  restaurants and 10 design-driven lifestyle stores; proceeds go to St James' Settlement's Grant-in-aid Brightens Children's Lives project. Oct 22, 2pm-6pm, Starstreet Precinct, Wan Chai, HK$375, registration required. Inquiries: events.scmp.com/starstreet



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