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Exhibitions
Turning Heads
Works by British sculptor Bryan Ellery,  still-life photographer John Stewart  and Paris-based painter Yin Xin. Today, 11am-10pm, Gallery by the Harbour, Shop 207, L2 Ocean Centre, Harbour City, Canton Rd, TST. Inquiries:  2520 0281. Ends today    
Stories of Then and Now
Works containing both traditional and contemporary elements by six Indian painters including Nayanaa Kanodia and Durga Kainthola. Today, 11am-7pm, Amelia Johnson Contemporary, G/F, 6-10 Shin Hing St, Central. Inquiries: 9179 0203. Ends today 
Para/Site Art Space Fundraising Auction 2011 Preview
Preview exhibition of donated works including pieces by Ai Weiwei, Frog King and Damien Hirst for by-invitation-only auction. Today, noon-7pm, Para/Site Art Space, G/F, 4 Po Yan St, Sheung Wan. Inquiries: 2517 4620. Ends today   
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   
Microwave International New Media Arts Festival 2011: Satellite Exhibition - Drifting Lab
Works by the University of Tokyo's Ishikawa Oku Laboratory.  Opens today. Daily, noon-8pm, HKDI Gallery, HK Design Institute, 3 King Ling Rd, Tseung Kwan O, Inquiries: info@microwavefest.net. Ends Nov 21 
Fantasy Islands
Works by nine Indonesian artists that demonstrate that fantasy is a distinctive  and influential strand of contemporary Indonesian art. Daily, 10.30am-9.30pm, Espace Louis Vuitton HK, Louis Vuitton Maison, 5 Canton Rd, TST. Inquiries:  8100 1182. Ends Jan 31, 2012  
Virtuosity and Innovation:  The Masterful Legacy of Lam Kar-sing
Exhibition featuring libretti, records, costumes, and audio and video clips of the  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 
Performing Arts 
HK Sinfonietta Family Concert
Violinist James Cuddeford presents and plays with the HK Sinfonietta works by Rossini, Haydn, Elgar and Bart?k.  Today, 2.30pm, ArtisTree, 1/F Cornwall House, TaiKoo Place, 979 King's Rd, Quarry Bay, free. Inquiries: 2836 3336
Moments in Time
The HK Ballet performs works by choreographers Peter Quanz, Kinsun Chan and Fei Bo. Today, 2.30pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$100-HK$1,000 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2105 9724
Stomp 11 
Lunchbox Theatrical Productions, David Atkins Enterprises, Glynis Henderson Productions and Stomp Productions present the 2011 edition of the percussion-theatre-dance-comedy show.  Today, 2.30pm,  7pm,  HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$350-HK$850 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 8203 0299  
Shed Skin
Roy Szeto Wai-cheuk directs the HK Repertory Theatre's  comedy about 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.  Today, 2.45pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$130-HK$250 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3103 5900 
Invincible Truth 
Performer Studio's show  on the fundamental  right to love. In Cantonese with English surtitles.  Today, 3pm,  8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$180, HK$240 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3172 1780
Music Across the Centuries
Yip Wai-hong and Law Po-kwan conduct pianist Zhang Yue and the Pan Asia Symphony Orchestra performing works by Liszt, Mahler and Shostakovich.  Today, 3pm, Tai Po Civic Centre, 12 On Pong Rd, Tai Po; and Nov 12, 8pm, Youth Square, 238 Chai Wan Rd, Chai Wan, HK$100, HK$120 Urbtix. Inquiries:  2268 7321 
The Goodbye Girl
Whole Theatre's production of Neil Simon's romantic comedy  about an  actor who  discovers that the apartment he has sublet from a friend is still occupied by the friend's ex-girlfriend and her precocious daughter. In Cantonese.  Today, Nov 12-13, 3pm, also  tomorrow, Nov 9-13, 8pm, Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre, 11 Clear Water Bay Rd, Kowloon, HK$300, HK$330  Urbtix. Inquiries: 3188 8110
Chinese Music Virtuosi
Sheng player Loo Sze-wang, dizi player Chu Siu-wai, yangqin player Pan Ya-sze, zheng player Chiu Tan-ching, huqin player Wong Chi-chung and the HK Sinfonietta's flautist Harry Winstanley and clarinettist Johnny Fong Hiu-kai play works including  Lu Wen-cheng's Autumn Moon Over Placid Lake and Chan Hing-yan's Shiny Moon, Rainy Day.  Today, 8pm, ArtisTree, 1/F Cornwall House, TaiKoo Place, 979 King's Rd, Quarry Bay, free. Inquiries: 2836 3336 
Lingnan Music Series
Zheng players Xu Lingzi, Chan Kwok-fai, Wan Xing, Mok Wai-leung, Chui Mei-ting, Lee Kwun-chap and Iu Yan,  To Wing (huqin) and  Ho Kang-ming (pipa) play Hakka, Chaozhou and Guangdong zheng music,  today, 8pm, Sheung Wan Civic Centre, 5/F Sheung Wan Municipal Services Building, 345 Queen's Rd Central, Sheung Wan; and the orchestra of the Cantonese Han Music Research Society of Dapu  County, zheng player Rao Shuhang and vocalist Huang Hongying perform Hakka music, Nov 12, 8pm, Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre, 111 Shau Kei Wan Rd, Sai Wan Ho. All concerts: HK$120, HK$160 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7321 
Shunzho Ohno
The Japanese jazz trumpeter performs with pianist Ted Lo, guitarist Eugene Pao, bassist Shinichi Sato and drummer Taro Koyama.  Today, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$250-HK$400 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2216 0801  
The Heydays
HK Repertory Theatre's  drama about two people exploring life's possibilities in Beijing. In Cantonese and Putonghua. Today, Nov 9-10, 8pm, HKRep Black Box, 8/F Sheung Wan Civic Centre, 345 Queen's Rd Central, Sheung Wan, HK$150 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3103 5900 
HKPO x Hins Cheung
Gerard Salonga conducts the HK Philharmonic Orchestra and Canto-pop singer Hins Cheung King-hin's musical collaboration.  Today, 8.15pm, Kitec, 1 Trademart Drive, Kowloon Bay, HK$280, HK$480 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2721 2030
Zhong Nuis' Antidote 
Spring-Time Experimental Theatre's drama  about five zhong nui (highly educated, high-income, single women in their 30s). In Cantonese.  Today, 8.15pm, Queen Elizabeth Stadium, 18 Oi Kwan Rd, Wan Chai, HK$150-HK$250 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2793 1123
Relaxin' After Work with James Cuddeford and Mary Wu
HK Sinfonietta violinist Cuddeford and pianist Mary Wu Mei-loc play works by Cuddeford, Enescu and Brahms.  Tomorrow, 7pm, ArtisTree, 1/F Cornwall House, TaiKoo Place, 979 King's Rd, Quarry Bay, free. Inquiries: 2836 3336
Musicarama 2011
Hamish McKeich conducts New Zealand  music ensemble Stroma playing works by Christopher Hung, Chan Ming-chi, Jeroen Speak, Michael Norris, Dylan Lardelli, Iannis Xenakis and Luciano Berio.  Tomorrow, 8pm,  HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central,  HK$100, HK$150 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2722 1630 
Tribute to Lui Man-shing
Yan Huichang conducts gaohu players Yu Qiwei and Li Zhaofang, yangqin player Tong Hoi-suen, vocalist Catherine Cheung Kam-si and the HK Chinese Orchestra performing Cantonese music works by Lui.  Tomorrow, 8pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$150, HK$300 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2584 8517
Relaxin' After Work: American Music Contemporaries
HK Sinfonietta musicians play chamber music by Steve Reich and Terry Riley. Nov 8, 7pm, ArtisTree, 1/F Cornwall House, TaiKoo Place, 979 King's Rd, Quarry Bay, free. Inquiries: 2836 3336
Iron
Candice Moore directs Sweet & Sour Productions' staging of Rona Munro's  psychological drama revolving around a woman named Josie and her mother who is serving a life sentence for the murder of Josie's father. In English with Chinese surtitles. Nov 8-9, 11-12, 8pm, Nov 13, 3pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$180, HK$220 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9131 3387
 William So In Concert
Canto-pop singer-actor William So Wing-hong  in concert. Nov 8-9, 8.15pm, HK Coliseum, 9 Cheong Wan Rd, Hung Hom, HK$180-HK$580 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2905 8134
Happy Hour with Contrast Trio
Saxophonist Timothy Sun, violinist Kitty Cheung and pianist Jenny Ng play works by Piazzolla, Paul  Schoenfield, Jacob Gade and Julie Kwok. Nov 9, 7pm, ArtisTree, 1/F Cornwall House, TaiKoo Place, 979 King's Rd, Quarry Bay, free. Inquiries: 2836 3336  
Cantadas al Santisimo by Al Ayre Espanol
The early music vocal and instrumental ensemble performs works by de Nebra and Scarlatti. Nov 10, 8pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$150, HK$300 HK Ticketing. Inquiries:  2584 8517 
Caught in the Net
Cheung Tat-ming and Paper @ JuicyNing star in HK Federation of Drama Societies' production of Ray Cooney's  farce centring on a two-timing taxi driver's efforts to prevent his teenage son and a daughter, by different wives, from meeting. In Cantonese. Nov 10-12, 8pm, also Nov 12-13, 3pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$180, HK$240 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2353 0880
Song After Midnight
Trinity Theatre's drama about a female guitarist and her music, featuring original music inspired by the theme of dreams by indie singer-songwriter aniDa. In Cantonese. Nov 10-13, 8pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$150, HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2574 4968  
Celestial Songs
Ani Choying Drolma, Ito Kayo, Kelsang Chukie Tethong, Elisa Chan Kit-ling, Danny Summer, Tam Po-shek and Ma Changsheng perform at a concert where their music is accompanied by projected images of photographs, paintings and calligraphic works. Nov 11-12, 8pm, Nov 13, 3pm, City Hall,5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$130-HK$300 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2370 1044
Endellion String Quartet Concert  (I) and (II)
Violinists Andrew Watkinson and Ralph de Souza, violist Garfield Jackson and cellist David Waterman play works by Haydn, Mendelssohn and Beethoven, Nov 11; and Haydn, Walton and Beethoven, Nov 13. Both concerts: 8pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$300 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2584 8580 
Majestic Drums XV
Chew Hee Chiat conducts drum and dance ensemble Azaguno, Chinese drummer Chan Wai-hong and the HK Chinese Orchestra performing works including Paschal Yao Younge's Africa Meets Asia.  Nov 11, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$150-HK$380 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3185 1600
Our Best of Youth in Cambrian
Wong Wing-sze and Lee Chun-chow star in Wong's drama  about  a Tai Hang tong lau dweller who decides to end her life on her birthday, which falls on the night of the Fire Dragon Dance. In Cantonese with English surtitles. Nov 11-13, 8pm,  Nov 12-13, 3pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$160-HK$280 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2370 1044  
Pulsate
Dancer-choreographers Justyne Li and Wong Tan-ki, and dancers Sylvia Lee, Li Cheng, Li De and Henry Shum perform works choreographed by Justyne Li, Wong and Xing Liang. Nov 11-12, 8pm, Nov 13, 4pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$160, HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323
Splendour of Korea
Seoul-based folk art group Chae Hyang Soon Dance Company performs. Nov 11, 8pm, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, 72 Tai Ho Rd, Tsuen Wan; and Nov 12, 8pm, Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin, HK$130-HK$220 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2370 1044
Twelve Contemplations on Jesus Christ and Mystical Love
Installation artist Samson Young directs video artist Adrian Yeung, pianist Alan Chu, violinist James Cuddeford, cellist Chang Pei-chieh, clarinettist Chen Chiu-yuan and percussionist Rieko Koyama performing Young's multimedia reimagining of Messiaen's piano cycle. Nov 11-12, 8pm, ArtisTree, 1/F Cornwall House, TaiKoo Place, 979 King's Rd, Quarry Bay, free. Inquiries: 2836 3336
Music Salon
The HK Chinese Orchestra's string and pipe ensemble play works such as Hu Dengtiao's Caprice and Xiong Junjie's A Dancer's Outpourings. Nov 12, 3pm, Kwang Hwa Information and Culture Centre, Suite 4907, 49/F Central Plaza, 18 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, free with ticket. Inquiries: 2523 5555  
Cinema
Classical in Cinema
The Music Art & Film Culture Promotion Association of HK presents a HD programme of classical music concerts and operas including the following two HD films. Ends 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 HK Ticketing (for The Podium) and respective cinemas. Inquiries: 6336 3595 
Der Rosenkavalier 
Christian Thielemann conducts Ren?e Fleming, Sophie Koch, Diana Damrau, the M?nchner Philharmoniker and Philharmonia Chor Wien performing Richard Strauss' comic opera about love and intrigue in 18th-century Vienna. In German with Chinese and English subtitles.  Today, 1pm, Broadway The One, Nov 13, 8pm, Palace IFC   
Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra
Film of a Salzburg Festival concert that had Gustavo Dudamel conducting the Venezuelan orchestra, pianist Martha Argerich, violinist Renaud Capucon and violincello player Gautier Capucon playing works by Beethoven and Mussorgsky.  Today, 7pm, The Podium, Cyberport 2 
HK Asian Film Festival 2011
The HK Asian Film Festival presents a programme of more than 70 films from various parts of Asia, including the following seven films. Until Nov 18. Broadway Cinematheque, Prosperous Garden, 3 Public Square St, Yau Ma Tei, HK$60; Broadway The One, 6-11/F The One, 100 Nathan Rd, TST, HK$65; and Palace IFC, Podium Level 1, IFC Mall, 8 Finance St, Central, HK$75 www.cinema.com.hk. Inquiries: www.hkaff.asia
The Inspired Island: Ports of Mists
Documentary about Taiwanese poet Zheng Chou-yu  that makes use of his words, as well as imagery and music, to evoke a vibrant era of poetry. In Mandarin with English subtitles.  Today, 1.45pm, Broadway Cinematheque 
The Inspired Island: Towards the Completion of a Poem
Documentary looking at the life and work of Taiwanese poet-essayist Yang Mu.  In Mandarin with English subtitles.  Today, 3.30pm, Broadway Cinematheque 
Green Days 
Animated film that relates the coming-of-age story of an insecure schoolgirl who a fellow student helps to dream and find her way. In Korean with English subtitles.  Today, 4pm, Broadway The One  
The Inspired Island: The Coming of Tulku
Documentary about Chou Meng-tieh,  a 90-year-old Buddhist-influenced poet whose bookstall on Wuchang St was an iconic image of Taipei's 60s and 70s literary scene. In Mandarin with English subtitles.  Today, 5pm, Broadway Cinematheque 
The King of Pigs
Animated drama  about a bankrupt businessman-murderer and a struggling writer who  look back to their past for answers, only to return to the present with more questions than before. In Korean  with English subtitles.  Today, 5.30pm,  Palace IFC  
Kora
Du Jiayi's screen adaptation of a popular novel  relating the true story of a man who makes a  3,200-kilometre journey from Yunnan to Tibet on his bicycle to fulfil his late brother's wishes. In Putonghua with English subtitles.  Today, 7.45pm, Palace IFC,  tomorrow, 9.50pm, Broadway The One 
Pick the Youth
Chen Ta-pu's  drama centring on a schoolboy who, upon being urged by his medical practitioner father and grandfather to suspend his study of classical music to focus on the high school entrance exam, rebels by forming a rock band with three schoolmates. In Mandarin with English subtitles.  Today, 9.50pm, Palace IFC,  tomorrow, 7.50pm, Broadway Cinematheque 
Restored Treasures
The Leisure and Cultural Services Department presents a continuing series of movies that have undergone restoration work, including the following film. Ongoing. HK Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$40 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2734 2901 
Bound by Chastity Rules (Yeollyeomun, aka The Red Gate)
Shin Sang-ok's  drama about a nobleman's young widow (Choi Eun-hee)  who falls in love with a worker and is made pregnant by him despite there being great pressure on her to remain chaste for the rest of her life. In Korean with English subtitles.  Today, 2pm, HK Film Archive 
Around Town
Gold Coast Festival 2011
Latin, salsa, tango, swing and other dance performances,  today, 2.30pm-7.30pm; interactive drum and dance jam and music, dance, and vocal performances, Nov 12-13, 2.30pm-7.30pm; and Eugene Pao, Howard McCrary and other jazz musicians perform, Nov 19-20, 2.30pm-7.30pm, Gold Coast Piazza, 1 Castle Peak Rd, Castle Peak Bay, free entry. Inquiries: 2452 6566
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.  Today-Thu, 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
AWA Charity Bazaar
Holiday bazaar with craft stalls, food stalls, book signings and more; proceeds go to the American Women's Association of HK (AWA). Nov 8, 10am-6pm, Happy Valley Racecourse, free entry. Inquiries: 2527 2961
The Incredible Double Life of Pham Xuan An, Time Magazine Reporter and Vietnamese Communist Agent
University of California, Davis, emeritus professor Larry Berman  talks about Pham Xuan An as a man who could forge enduring friendships based on a falsehood and, when the deception  was unveiled, left few feeling betrayed. In English. Nov 8, 12.45pm, Foreign Correspondents' Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$180 (members HK$150), booking required. Inquiries: 2521 1511
International Poetry Nights in  Hong Kong
Poets from Brazil, the mainland, Hong Kong, Germany and elsewhere recite and discuss poetry. Panel discussions in English; poetry recitations in various languages. Nov 10-12, 3.30pm, also Nov 10-13, 7pm, various venues on the campuses of City University of HK, Chinese University of HK, Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity and The HK University of Science and Technology, free, registration required. Inquiries: sweb.cityu.edu.hk/kinclam8/hkipn_c  
Muslims in Hong Kong: Islam, Youth and the Chinese Metropolis
Sociologist Paul O'Connor  lectures on the daily ambiguity experienced by a multi-ethnic group of young Muslims in Hong Kong. In English. Nov 10, 7pm, HK Museum of History, 100 Chatham Rd, TST, free. Inquiries:  9746 9537
Arts in the Park Mardi Gras
 Alice in Wonderland-themed parade, arts stalls and dance performances by 70 youth groups. Nov 12, 10am-5pm, Nov 13, 10am-parade end (around 4.30pm), Central Lawn, Victoria Park, Causeway Bay, free. Inquiries: 2877 2625 
How to Make Sustainable Change Happen: Lessons from Social Innovators around the World
Author David Bornstein discusses advancing system changes  in areas such as education, health care, poverty alleviation, social enterprise, and environmental stewardship. In English. Nov 12, 2.30pm, AsiaWorld-Expo, HK International Airport, Lantau, free.  Inquiries: 2867 8319



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