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Exhibitions 
Forever Until Now
Fourteen Cambodian artists from three generations, including Svay Ken,  Vann Nath  and Duong Saree,  explore the human condition from the perspective of contemporary Khmer culture using paintings, sculpture, film and photography. Today, noon-5pm, 10 Chancery Lane Gallery Art Projects, Unit 603-605, 6/F Chai Wan Industrial City Phase 1, 60 Wing Tai Rd,  Chai Wan. Inquiries: 2810 0065. Ends today  
Unseen Riches
Exhibition of more than 180 objects that reflect the curatorial interest in China's ceramics export trade as well as ceramics and the development of navigation and maritime meteorology. Today, 10am-6pm, HK Maritime Museum, G/F Murray House, Stanley Plaza, Stanley, HK$20. Inquiries: 2813 2322.  Ends today  
Chow Yun-fat's Fitting Room
Wilson Shieh Ka-ho  uses various media (including acrylics, crayons and graphite) to create works featuring illustrations of actor Chow Yun-fat in various states of dress  (and undress).  Today, noon-5pm,  Osage Soho, LG/F, Shop 1, 45 Caine Rd,  SoHo. Inquiries: 2537 0688. Ends today  
Chinabear and Chinaman
Lam Hiu-tung  uses balloons shaped as bear's faces to create an installation work about a man and one of his dreams. Today, 2pm-8pm, 1a Space, Unit 14, Cattle Depot Artist  Village, 63 Ma Tau Kok Rd, To Kwa Wan. Inquiries: 2529 0087. Ends today  Interaction Works by 21 Hong Kong and Australian artists (including Rachel Cheung Wai-sze  and Fleur Summers), celebrating the 10th anniversary of the partnership between the HK Art  School and  RMIT University's School of Art. Today, 10am-8pm, 4/F & 5/F Pao Galleries, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai. Inquiries: 2582 0214. Ends today  
Fine Art of Vietnam
Group exhibition of about 40 paintings by Vietnamese artists such as Viet Dung, Nguyen Tu Nghiem,  Nguyen Trung,  Do Quang Em, Pham Luan, Dang Xuan Hoa and Mai Trung Thu. Today, 9am-8pm, The Rotunda, Exchange Square, 8 Connaught Place, Central. Inquiries: 3188 1800. Ends today  
Closure
Javanese painter Koko P. Sancoko's   works of everyday items including vegetables, flowers and fruit. Tue-Sat, 10.30am-7.30pm, Sun, 2pm-7pm, Sin Sin Fine Art, G/F, 1 Prince's Terrace, Mid-Levels; and Sin Sin Annex, 53 Sai St, Central. Inquiries: 2858 5072.  Ends Apr 30  
Exploration of Time
Interactive exhibition that shows the changes in the universe over time and explains Einstein's theory of relativity. Mon-Wed, Fri, 1pm-9pm, Sat-Sun, 10am-9pm, closed Thu, HK Science Museum, 2 Science Museum Rd, TST East, HK$25, free on Wed. Inquiries: 2732 3232. Ends May 24  
A Sketch of Soong Chingling   and Her Artefacts
More than 70 objects and photographs provide glimpses into the life of the woman who was Dr Sun Yat-sen's wife and the honorary chairman of the People's Republic of China. Daily, 10am-6pm (Sun and public holidays until 7pm), closed Thu, Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum, 7 Castle Rd, Mid-Levels, HK$10, free on Wed. Inquiries: 2367 6373. Ends June 17    
Ancient Chinese Bronzes  from the Shouyang Studio
Exhibition of 70 artefacts from the Katherine and George Fan Collection  in New York that illustrate the development of bronze art and technology from China's Xia to the  Western Han dynasties.  Daily, 10am-5pm,  Art Museum, Chinese University of HK,  Sha Tin. Inquiries: 2609 7416. Ends Aug 2 
Performing Arts
Brer Rabbit in the Land of Monkey King
Mabou Mines,  Ming Ri Institute for Arts Education  and Guangxi Puppet Troupe of China  present a musical puppet show about friendships. In Cantonese. Today, 2.30pm, Sheung Wan Civic Centre, 345 Queen's Rd Central, Sheung Wan, HK$100, HK$130 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2742 2966
Big Big World
Canto-pop singer Deep Ng Ho-hong  stars in  61 Production's musical about young gangsters who go on a journey  after stealing their boss' money. In Cantonese. Today, 3pm, 8pm, HK Arts Centre, Shouson Theatre,  2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$220-HK$280 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9864 8426
Goodbye But Goodbye
Kearen Pang Production and East Asia Entertainment stage the drama about a children's writer who reflects on her career and life.  In Cantonese. Today, 3pm, 8pm,  HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$180-HK$300 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2905 8134
Mars
The Nonsensemakers' theatrical adaptation of a comic online short story about love  and hate in homosexual relationships.  In Cantonese. Today, 3pm, 8pm, HK City Hall,  5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$160, HK$190 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3746 5219
Four Gig Heads Percussion Concert
Chau Chin-tung, Luk Kin-bun, Angus Fu Ye-chung and Ho Yi-on (aka Four Gig Heads) play Chinese, western and world music percussion works. Yim Hok-man, JoJo Ho, Margie Tong, Jason Leung and Made in Hong Kong @ Four Gig Heads also feature. Today, 8pm, HK City Hall, Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$100-HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2921 2840
Translated Play Festival 09
Theatre Space presents a project  with Home Theatre Home performing Franca Rame  and Dario Fo's  A Woman Alone, a black comedy about a housewife held prisoner in her own home, and the Thealosophers  performing Harold Pinter's comedy-drama The Lover,  today, 3pm; and Novice perform Alan Ball's  Five Women Wearing Same Dress, a comedy set during a wedding reception that centres on five bridesmaids and Tsuen Wan Youth Drama Society performs Damian Trasler's  A Time For Farewells, about a couple who look back at their relationship before they end their marriage, Fri-Sat, 7.45pm, May 3, 3pm.  In Cantonese. Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre,  11 Clear Water Bay Rd, Kowloon, HK$65 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2151 1255 
Elijah
Chan Wing-wah  conducts soprano Nancy Yuen,  mezzo-soprano Shanice Ng,  tenor Sam Kan,  baritone Petrus Cheung,  the HK Oratorio Society, the SKH Lam Woo Memorial Secondary School Choir,  HK Strings and  organist Wong Kin-yu  in performing Mendelssohn's  oratorio. Today,  8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, HK$80-HK$160 Urbtix. Inquiries: hkos1956@gmail.com
Tsun Lok. Tsun's Music
Dizi player Chan King-tsun  and the Stun Lok dizi ensemble group  play works including Patrols in Grasslands, Wilderness, Orchid in Spring and Celebrate Harvest.  Today, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre,  10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$100 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9232 9178
Leo Ku Kui-kei 
The Canto-pop singer in concert. Today-Tue, 8.15pm, HK Coliseum, 9 Cheong Wan Rd, Hung Hom, HK$150-HK$480 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2996 3988
Aroma in the Dust
The HK Academy for Performing  Arts presents Mandu's theatrical adaptation of  the romantic Chinese opera about a Sung dynasty scholar-turned-soldier faced with issues of loyalty, love and patriotism.  In Cantonese. Tomorrow-Sat, 7.45pm, also Sat, 2.45pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd,  Wan Chai, HK$90 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2584 8500
Be My Guest
Spring-Time Experimental Theatre presents a stage version of the TV talk show hosted by Stephen Chan Chi-wan.  In Cantonese. Tomorrow-Wed, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$80-HK$580 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2793 1123
The Death of the Good
Canada's Black Hand Theatre Collective's  comedy about two men whose curiosity causes them to inadvertently sacrifice the world's safety. In English. A HK Microfest programme. Tue-Sat, 7.30pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$190 (single show), HK$270 (same day ticket), HK$500 (season ticket) Urbtix. Inquiries: microfest.hk
Annie Lennox 
The Scottish singer-songwriter performs at  a charity event; proceeds to the SING campaign in aid of HIV/Aids-affected women and children in Africa. Tue, 8pm (doors open, 7pm), MO Bar, G/F Landmark Mandarin Oriental Hotel, 15 Queen's Rd Central, HK$2,000 (minimum donation).  Inquiries: 2132 0123 or eleung@mohg.com
Adolf 
Briton Pip Utton  plays Adolf Hitler in a dramatic exploration of the German national mindset during the Nazi era. In English.  A HK Microfest programme. Tue-Sat, 9pm,  HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$190 (single show), HK$270 (same day ticket), HK$500 (season ticket) Urbtix. Inquiries: microfest.hk 
The King and I
The HK Chorus Society performs excerpts from the Rodgers and  Hammerstein  musical about King Mongkut of Siam  and the  Englishwoman he employed to teach his children. Thu, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre,  10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$80-HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2411 6203 
The Ultimate Review on HK TV
Zuni Icosahedron's  comedy about the  local television industry's past 50 years.  In Cantonese. Thu-Sat, May 8-9, 8pm, also May 3, 3pm, HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity, 135 Junction Rd, Kowloon City, HK$100-HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2566 9696
HK Baptist University  Symphony Orchestra
The ensemble and pianist Nancy Loo   play works by Wagner,  Schumann  and Tchaikovsky.  Fri, 8pm, HK City Hall,  5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$140 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3411 7096
Homeless
Siu Mei-gwan  directs Black Bird Theatre's drama about homeless people. In Cantonese. Fri-Sat, May 7-9, 8pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$120, HK$90 (members) HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2521 7251
Artem Konstantinov 
The Russian cellist plays works by Schumann, Brahms and Frank; pianist Nikolay Alexandrov accompanies. Sat, 8pm, Sheung Wan Civic Centre, 345 Queen's Rd Central, Sheung Wan, HK$120, HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2728 7906
Extra-curricular
Cultural Arts and Accessibility: The Benefits of Inclusion
The Smithsonian Institution's accessibility programme director Elizabeth K. Ziebarth  and the John F. Kennedy Centre for the Performing Arts' accessibility programme  co-ordinator Jessica L. Swanson  talk about  how everyone can enjoy the arts. In English, with Cantonese translation; HK sign interpretation and audio description will  be arranged according to needs. Today, 2pm-5pm, The Arts with the Disabled Association HK Inclusive Arts Studio,  L3-04 Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre,  30 Pak Tin St, Shek Kip Mei, free, reservations required. Inquiries: 2855 9548
The New Silk Road
Royal Bank of Scotland's chief China economist Ben Simpfendorfer  discusses the rise of the Arab world and its strengthening relations with China. In English. Tomorrow, 1.15pm (lunch, 12.45pm), Foreign Correspondents' Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$180, HK$150 (members),  lunch included, registration required. Inquiries: 2521 1511 
The Erosion of the One Country- Two Systems Concept
Journalist Ching Cheong  and political scientist Joseph Cheng draw from their experiences to discuss what has happened to the idea and principle originally proposed by Deng Xiaoping. In English. Tomorrow, 6.30pm,  Civic Party Headquarters, 16/F Wing  Hang Finance Centre, 60 Gloucester Rd,  Wan Chai, free, registration required. Inquiries: contact@civicparty.hk
Olympic Performances of China  and its Place in the World
Indiana University ethnomusicologist Sue Tuohy  lectures on  the ways musical and associated performances at the Beijing Olympics forged relations between local, national and global communities. In English. Tue, 10am, Room G04, Hui Yeung Shing Building, Chung Chi College, Chinese University of HK, Sha Tin, free.  Inquiries: 2609 6716 
Play-Reading Evening
Mike Ingham  facilitates a reading of Christopher Hampton's  English version of Yasmina Reza's Art,  a play about three men whose friendship is tested by one of the trio's acquisition of an expensive experimental work of art. In English. Tue, 7pm-9pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$75-HK$90, registration required. Inquiries:  2186 8449 or esuhk@netvigator.com
Gretsch Drum Clinic
Australian  drummer-percussionist-composer Chris Brien  demonstrates and gives tips on drumming techniques. In English. Tue, 7.30pm, Tom Lee Academy Hall, L12, MegaBox, Kowloon Bay, HK$60 (from selected Tom Lee outlets). Inquiries: 2737 7617
Drum Jam
Kumi Masunaga  leads a drum jam (with more than 70 drums and percussion instruments available for use). Tue, 8pm, Fringe Club,  2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$50, includes one drink. Inquiries: drumjam.com.hk
Author Meeting
The Piano Teacher author Janice Lee  talks about writing her novel while  raising four children, researching wartime Hong Kong, and how she handles her success. In English. Wed, 6.30pm, Foreign Correspondents' Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$150-HK$200,  Inquiries: events@hkwips.org 
To the Source of the Yellow River
China Research and Exploration Society chairman Wong How-man  talks about his  expedition to find the source of China's Yellow River. Wed, 7.30pm (reception, 6.30pm), 2/F Olympic House, 1 Stadium Path, So Kong Po, Causeway Bay, HK$150, HK$100 (Royal Geographical Society members), registration recommended. Inquiries: 2583 9700 
Looking for Hong Kong Bands
The Underground HK wants local alternative bands to take part in its compilation CD #3. Priority will be given to bands who have performed or who will be performing at The Underground but bands already on CD#1 and #2 are not eligible. Application deadline:  Thu. Inquiries: contact@undergroundhk.com
Cinema
Defining Modernity: Michelangelo Antonioni
The HK International Film Festival Society presents  feature films and short films by the late Italian filmmaker (1912-2007), including the following three. Until May 10. HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai; HK Science Museum, 2 Science Museum Rd, TST East;  HK Space Museum, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST. HK$55 Urbtix. Inquiries: www.hkiff.org.hk
L'Eclisse
Romantic drama about a literary translator (Monica Vitti) who becomes involved  with her mother's stockbroker (Alain Delon).  In Italian and English with English subtitles. Today, 2.15pm, HK Arts Centre, Sat, 9pm,  HK Science Museum.
Red Desert
Monica Vitti  stars in this psychological drama about a neurotic wife  who yearns for love and meaning in her life. Also starring Richard Harris.  In Italian with English subtitles.  Today, 4.30pm, HK Arts Centre, May 3, 2.15pm, HK Science Museum.
Blow Up
Thriller about a photographer in 1960s London who thinks he has photographed a murder in a park after studying his negatives. Stars Vanessa Redgrave.  In English. Today, 6.45pm, HK Arts Centre.
In the Name of Love:  The Films of Evan Yang 
The HK Film Archive presents a programme of 26 films directed and written  by the late filmmaker (1920-1978), including the  following two. Until May 17. HK Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$30 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2739 2139
Mambo Girl
Evan Yang  directs this musical drama about a young woman's (Grace Chang,  aka Ge Lan) search for her identity and biological mother. In Putonghua with Chinese and English subtitles. Today, 2.30pm, HK Film Archive. 
The Girl with a Thousand Faces
Musical in which Grace Chang  (aka Ge Lan)  has a double role as a mambo girl and her hapless songstress mother. In Putonghua with Chinese and English subtitles.  Today, 5pm, HK Film Archive. 
Pearl River Delta
 Liu Wenjin  and the Macau  Chinese Orchestra Concert
The Chinese composer conducts the music ensemble in performing works such as Jasmine and The Butterfly Lovers; Chinese liuqin player Zhang Xinhua  also features. Today, 8pm, Hall, Macau Polytechnic Institute, Rua de Lu?s Gonzaga Gomes, Macau,  40, 60 patacas. Inquiries (853) 8399 6699 
Annunzio Paolo Mantovani Orchestra 
The musical ensemble plays light orchestral works such as Moon River, La Vie en Rose and Give My Regards to Broadway. Tomorrow, 7.30pm, Xinghai Concert Hall, 33 Qing Bo Rd, Er Sha Island, Guangzhou, 180-580 yuan. Inquiries: gz.piao.com.cn
Macau and Zhuhai Dance Night
The Macau Dancing Association and Zhuhai Dancers Association present performances of Portuguese folk and street dances and traditional Chinese dances. Tomorrow,  8pm, Macau Forum I, Ave de Marciano Baptista, Macau, free admission with  tickets available at Kong Seng outlets. Inquiries: (853) 6682 5278
Cristina Branco 
The Portuguese fado singer will sing songs associated with the late Am?lia Rodrigues. Tue, 8pm, Macau Cultural Centre, Ave Xian Xing Hai, Macau, 100-200 patacas. Inquiries: (853) 2872 6828 or www.ccm.gov.mo
Show Luo Zhi-xiang 
The Taiwanese entertainer  performs. Sat, 8pm, Cotai Arena, The Venetian Macau, Cotai Strip, Macau, 180-980 patacas. Inquiries:  (853) 2882 8818 or www.cotaiticketing.com
Sutra
 Sidi Larbi Charkaoui  choreographs and directs the Sadler's Wells dance presentation that is inspired by the spirituality  and skills of Buddhist Shaolin monks. Sat, 8pm, Macau Cultural Centre, Ave Xian Xing Hai, Macau, 100-200 patacas. Inquiries: (853) 8399 6699 or www.icm.gov.mo



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