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Exhibitions
Jamais-VU
Watercolours by Kimura Ikuyo. Mon-Sat, noon-10pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2521 7251. Ends today
Les Dames Dans Theatre (Ladies in Theatre)
Edmond Wong, fashion and costume designer in film, television and theatre, shows his latest works. Today, 9am-5pm, First Institute of Art and Design Gallery, 1-9 Lin Fa Kung St East, Causeway Bay. Inquiries: 9433 1099. Ends today
Impressionism: Treasures from the National Collection of France
Last chance to see masterpieces from the Musee d'Orsay and other French museums. Today-tomorrow, 10am-10pm, Contemporary Hong Kong Art Gallery, 2/F Hong Kong Museum of Art, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, $10-$30. Inquiries: 2721 0116.
Ends tomorrow
Senses
Jolans Fung's photo works encapsulates sounds, sights and touch. Mon-Fri, 10am-7pm, Sat, 10am-3pm (closed Sun and public holidays), Art Beatus Gallery, Shop 201-302 Exchange Square 1 Podium, Central. Inquiries: 2522 1138. Ends Apr 20
Pearl River Delta Exhibition
Multimedia exhibition celebrating Chinese cinema. Mon and Wed-Sun, 10am-8pm, Exhibition Hall, HK Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho, $30 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2734 2900. Ends June 5
Performing Arts
Leo Ku's Super Hits in Concert Part II
Canto-pop. Today, 8.15pm, HK Coliseum, Hunghom, $100-$400 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2734 9009
POCO Spring Music Festival
Poco's Fun Club and mascot friends deliver an interactive musical programme for children. Today-tomorrow, 2.30pm and 4pm, Cyberport, Ocean View, L2 The Arcade, 100 Cyberport Rd, free. Inquiries: 2899 2912
Mozart in the City - The Oxford Symphony
The HK Philharmonic Orchestra plays Bach, Mozart and Haydn. Today, 8pm, City Hall, Concert Hall, Edinburgh Place, Central, $100-$300 Urbtix. Inquiries:
2721 2030
Spool!
Theatre du Pif offers three short plays by Samuel Beckett. Today-tomorrow, 5.30pm, in English with Chinese surtitles. Today, 3pm and 8.30pm, tomorrow, 3pm, in Cantonese. Cultural Centre, Studio Theatre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, $100-$150 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323
Jazz in the Concert Hall
Warren Lee on the piano and Andrew Michael Simon on the clarinet mix jazz and classical genres. Tomorrow, 8pm, City Hall, Concert Hall, Edinburgh Place, Central, $70-$150 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2794 6324
Dragon Pulse Phoenix Spirit
Collaboration between Beijing, Taiwan and Hong Kong dance companies encompassing five decades of Chinese classical dance. Tomorrow, 7.30pm, Sun, 3pm, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, 72 Tai Ho Rd, Tsuen Wan, $90-$140 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323
One of the Lucky Ones Step I & Step II
Chung Ying Theatre Company presents the struggles of a blind girl determined to succeed. In Cantonese. Apr 14-30, 7.30pm (also at 2.30pm on Sat and Sun), no shows Mon, City Hall, Edinburgh Place, Central, $100-$220 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2521 6628
A Taste of Honey
A play that tackles issues of unmarried motherhood, prejudices against gays and ethnic groups by Li Po Chun Theatre Arts. In English. Apr 14-15, 7.45pm, Fringe Studio, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, $99 ($80 members) HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2521 7251
Disco Divas
Featuring the Kassia Women's Choir. Apr 14-15, 8pm, Academy for Performing Arts, Drama Theatre, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, $180 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2575 3931
Extra-curricular
The Rise of Hong Kong: A Walking Tour of Central
Stefan White and David Wong, founders of mobile phone audio guides, reveal Hong Kong's secrets on a one-hour cultural and historical walk around Central. Today, 3pm, Statue Square (outside the Godiva Chocolate shop in Prince's Bldg), Central, free (refreshments included after walk). Inquiries: 9522 3937
Merging: The Art of Diana Wong
The artist talks of recent works, while musician Shannon Terry plays on the 'array Mbira', inspired by the traditional African instrument, and Terry Chan dances. Today, 3pm, University Museum and Art Gallery, Bonham Rd, free. Inquiries: 2241 5512
HKIS Charity Fashion Show for Tsunami Relief
Student models parade the latest Quiksilver, Bauhaus and Morgan fashions. Today, 7.30pm-9.30pm, HK International School, Gym, 1 Red Hill Rd, Tai Tam, $100 (door), $250 (includes food and drinks). Inquiries: [email protected]
Festival Closing PartyThe second Lantau Arts Festival ends. Tomorrow, 1pm-5pm, Discovery Bay Multi-Purpose Hall, Lantau, free. Inquiries: www.lantaupost.com
The Chevaliers ATP Champions Tour
Eight tennis greats, including former Wimbledon champs Goran Ivanisevic and Pat Cash, smash and volley on court. Apr 14-15, 6pm, Apr 16, 2pm, Apr 17, 1.30pm, Victoria Park, Causeway Bay, $110-$260 Urbtix, four-day package $880 call 9529 2846. Inquiries: 2575 6995
Hong Kong Good Things Causeway Bay Carnival
A carnival with dance, jazz, talks, gift stalls and a cooking demo by actress Maria Cordero. Apr 17, 11.30am-6pm, Lee Gardens and Sunning Rd, Causeway Bay, free. Inquiries: 2864 4881
Film
Pearl River Delta
Films from 1898 to 2004 that highlight the land, lifestyle and folklore of the Pearl River Delta. Today-May 29, HK Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho, $30 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2739 2139 or www.filmarchive.gov.hk
Apostasy (Hakai) The 1947 Japanese version of Dead Poet's Society with a school teacher injecting the virtues of freedom and equality into his students. Today, 6pm, Agnes b. Cinema, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai; Apr 25, 7.15pm, HK Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho, $50 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2970 3300
Country Couple
A boatman lives with his loving wife, who has never ventured outside their remote village. When illness strikes, the couple must go beyond their familiar boundaries to seek help. In Putonghua with Chinese subtitles. Today, 2.30pm, HK Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho, $30 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2739 2139 or www.filmarchive.gov.hk
Island of the Sharks
Cocos Island, off the coast of Costa Rica, boasts the world's highest concentration of marine predators. In Cantonese and English. Daily, 3.50pm, 7.20pm, Sat-Sun, also at 12.20pm, Space Theatre, HK Space Museum, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, $24, $32 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 0226
Coffee and Cigarettes
Short, comical vignettes interwoven by a diverse group of actors and musicians (Roberto Benigni, Iggy Pop, Tom Waits, Bill Murray and Cate Blanchett) sitting around having a cuppa and a hit of nicotine. Filmed in 2003 (B/W) by Jim Jarmusch. Apr 21, 23, 26, 30, 7.30pm, Apr 23, 30, 4pm, Agnes b. Cinema!, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, $50 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2582 0200
Night Scene
Don't Panic and
Dave Colquhoun TrioA double bill of local bands covering blues rock favourites and some original numbers. Today, 10.30pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, $80, includes one drink. Inquiries: 2521 7485
Bohemian Lounge
The Red Taurus Group play jazz. Today, 10pm, 3 Old Bailey St, Central, free. Inquiries: 2526 6099
Urbtix: 2734 9009
Urbtix/CityLine
credit-card booking: 2111 5999
Fringe: 2521 7251
CityLine: 2317 6666
HK Ticketing: 3128 8288
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