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Exhibitions
Chinese Sentiment
Shen Wei's photographic series looking at the  private lives of Chinese people. Today, 11am-7pm, Lumenvisum, L2-10, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre, 30 Pak Tin St, Shek Kip Mei. Inquiries: 3177 9159. Ends today  
Traces: On the Road Again
Stanley Wong Ping-pui's (aka anothermountainman) photographs of Chinese characters taken around the world over the past 15 years and the desert landscape  around Dunhuang. Today, 11am-8pm, Future Industries Gallery, 21/F Ho Lee Commercial Building, 38-44 D'Aguilar St, Central. Inquiries: 6343 9903. Ends today   
Live the Dream - Dal?
Sixteen sculptures and prints by Surrealist artist Salvador Dal? Today, 11am-10pm, Gallery by the Harbour, Shop 207, L2,  Ocean Centre, Harbour City, TST. Inquiries: 2118 8666. Ends today  
Places I Haven't Been
Photographer Fan Ho, painters Amy Tai  and Stephanie Sin,  and screen printer Tao Hongling express where they want to go and what they want to achieve. Sat-Sun, 2pm-6pm, Blue Lotus Gallery, Wah Luen Industrial Building Block A, Floor 5, Unit 24, 15-21 Wong Chuk Yeung St, Fo Tan. Inquiries: 6100 1295. Ends Jan 20  
Spectrum: East, West, and Beyond
Works by 14 artists including  painter Hiroshi Senju. Mon-Sat, 10am-7pm, Sun, 11am-7pm, Sundaram Tagore Gallery, 57-59 Hollywood Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2581 9678. Ends Jan 29 
Escape from Hong Kong - the Road to Waichow
Historical exhibition detailing the daring Christmas Day escape from Japanese-occupied Hong Kong by a one-legged Chinese admiral. Mon-Wed, Fri-Sun, 10am-5pm, closed Thu, Museum of Coastal Defence, 175 Tung Hei Rd, Shau Kei Wan, HK$10, free on Wed. Inquiries: 2569 1500. Extended to Jun 30  
Performing Arts
The Wind in the Willows
Faust International Youth Theatre presents Alan Bennett's  adaptation of the Kenneth Grahame  children's tale centring on four anthropomorphised animal character friends. In English. Dec 18, 11am, also 2.30pm,  HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$243, HK$270 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2547 9114    
online inLove
Jim Chim Sui-man directs PiP Theatre's comedy about romantic relationships that play out online. In Cantonese. Dec 18, 24, 2.30pm, also Dec 18, 20, 22-24, 29-Jan 1, 7.30pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts,  1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$155-HK$295  HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2294 8004
Scrooge - The Musical 
The HK Repertory Theatre's musical production of Leslie Bricusse's stage adaptation of Charles Dickens' story about a miser who is visited by the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future. In Cantonese (dialogue) and English (lyrics) with Chinese and English surtitles. Dec 18, 27, Jan 2, 7-8, 2.30pm, also Dec 18, 20-21, 23, 25-27, 29-Jan 2, 4-7, 8pm, Dec 24, 31, 9.15pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$200-HK$320 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3103 5900 
The Nutcracker 
The HK Ballet performs the ballet about a girl whose Christmas present, a nutcracker shaped like a soldier, comes to life. With choreography by Stephen Jefferies, music composed by Tchaikovsky and musical accompaniment by the HK Sinfonietta. Dec 18, 24-26, 2.30pm, also Dec 18, 20-24, 7.30pm,  HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$120-HK$1,000  Urbtix. Inquiries: 2105 9724 
Solea
The HK Dance Company performs an experimental  work choreographed by Rico Cheung that is inspired by flamenco. Dec 18, 2.45pm, also 7.45pm, 8/F Platform, HK Dance Company, 8/F Sheung Wan Civic Centre, Sheung Wan Municipal Services Building, 345 Queen's Rd Central, Sheung Wan, HK$120 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3103 1806  
A Fantastic Journey @ X'mas
Jumbo Kids Theatre's multiarts production about a girl who is given a 'Fantastic Train' ticket that sends her off on an extraordinary journey one Christmas. In Cantonese. Dec 18, 3pm, Tuen Mun Town Hall, 3 Tuen Hi Rd, Tuen Mun, HK$100, HK$120; and Dec 23-24, 8pm, Dec 25, 3pm, Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre, 111 Shau Kei Wan Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$100, HK$130 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2146 9466   
Beating the Classroom 
Tang Shu-wing Theatre Studio's non-verbal physical comedy production  about three naughty students who compete to earn the affections of a female classmate who is top of their class. Dec 18, 3pm, 8pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$90-HK$250 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2144 5335 
Beyonds the Words
iStage performs Elton Lau Ho-cheung's drama about the hidden fear and secrets of people. In Cantonese. Dec 18, 24, 3pm, also Dec 20-21, 23, 25, 8pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre,  12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3116 1341
The Twin Spirit
Cinematic Theatre's drama juxtaposing a romance that took place many years ago in Shanghai with the development of a romantic relationship that changes the views of the protagonists about love in present-day Hong Kong. In Cantonese. Dec 18, 3pm, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, 72 Tai Ho Rd, Tsuen Wan, HK$140 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2567 5888 
Sucks
On and On Theatre Workshop's drama about  two men in their late 40s looking back at the past at what they have lost and three young  graduates dreaming about their future. In Cantonese. Dec 18, 4pm, 8pm, Cattle Depot Theatre, Cattle Depot Artist Village, 63 Ma Tau Kok Rd, To Kwa Wan, HK$150 onandon.org.hk. Inquiries: 9364 3818
The Isle
Bonni Chan  and Janice Poon direct Theatre du Pif's production of Paul Poon's  play about  a couple's encounter on a remote island. In Cantonese with English surtitles. Dec 18, 5pm, HKRep Black Box, 8/F Sheung Wan Civic Centre, Sheung Wan Municipal Services Building, 345 Queen's Rd Central, Sheung Wan, HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2904 2030 
The Fusion - The Chung Brothers  x Jacky Lau
Harmonica player Henry Chung, vocalist Roger Chung, classical guitarist Jacky Lau and friends serve up classical, jazz, pop and gospel fusion. Dec 18, 7.30pm, Jockey Club Auditorium, HK Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, HK$130-HK$280 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 3575 9868 
A Thankful Christmas
Chan Wing-wah and Leon Tong Shiu-wai conduct soprano Penelope Chan, contralto Ruth Lau, tenor Sam Kan, baritone Petrus Cheung, the HK Oratorio Society, HK Treble Choir, organist Wong Kin-yu and the HK Strings performing works such as Handel's Coronation Anthem No 1, Zadok the Priest and Dettingen Te Deum. Dec 18, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$100-HK$400 Urbtix. Inquiries: 23669928
Nanyin Concert - Those Lamentable Bygone Days
Vocalists Tong Siu-yin, Leung Hoi-li and Ng Wing-mui perform works including Love's Yearning and Nocturnal Lament. With Chinese surtitles and English synopsis. Dec 18, 8pm, Chiang Cheng Studio Theatre, HK Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7325 
 Aaron Kwok de Showy Masquerade World Tour Live In Concert 2011
Canto-pop singer-actor Aaron Kwok Fu-shing performs. Dec 18-30, Jan 1-2, 8.15pm, Dec 31, 9.30pm, HK Coliseum, 9 Cheong Wan Rd, Hung Hom, HK$200-HK$680 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2723 3667
A Legacy of Exotic Lyricism VII - The Swallow Spreads Its Wings
The HKCO Folk Music Ensemble serves up a Chinese wind music concert. Dec 20-21, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$180, HK$250 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3185 1600
A-Lin Hong Kong Concert
The aboriginal Taiwanese singer performs Mando-pop. Dec 20-21, 8pm, HK Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Expo Drive, HK$280-HK$480 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2323 3238 
A Showcase of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao Cantonese Opera Masters
The Pear Garden Cantonese Opera Troupe of HK performs On Ascending the Throne (from The Villain, The General and The Heroic Beauty) and The Ten Memorials (from Impeachment of Yan Song), Guangdong Cantonese Opera Theatre and Guangzhou Cantonese Opera Troupe perform Vengeance at the Lion's Mansion, Wu Han Killing His Wife at the Sutra Hall and A Fond Pledge by the Blooming Flowers, and Macao General Association of Chinese Opera and Music performs Finding the Rat (from Fifteen Strings of Cash). Dec 21, 7.30pm, Sha Tin Town Hall,  1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin, HK$100-HK$320 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7325
Christmas with the Bach Choir
Jerome Hoberman conducts the choir performing festive works including Good King Wenceslas and Joy to the World. Dec 21, 8pm, Christ Church, 132 Waterloo Rd, Kowloon Tong, HK$150. Inquiries: christmas@bachchoir.org.hk
Christmas Messages
Chung Ying Theatre's musical about a fairy who, on venturing into the human world one Christmas night, meets five ordinary people of different ages and comes across numerous unopened letters. With live musical performance by Juicy Ning. In Cantonese. Dec 23, 25, 30, 7.30pm, also Dec 24-25, 27, 31-Jan 1, 2.30pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$160-HK$220 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3961 9800  
Christmas Concert in the Park - Mozart Bonbons!
Ken Lam conducts soprano Yuki Ip, flautist Matthew Wu, violinist Sharon Kam, horn player Joe Kirtley, the City Chamber Orchestra of HK and the HK Youth Choir performing works by Mozart, David Gwilt, Connor and Handel. The HK Police Band also plays. Dec 24, 4.30pm, Olympic Square, HK Park,  19 Cotton Tree Drive, Central, free. Inquiries: 2339 6425
Heroic Boys
The Guangzhou Acrobatic Troupe of China performs acrobatic acts that include juggling, pole trampolining and aerial gymnastics. Dec 24, 7.30pm, Tuen Mun Town Hall, 3 Tuen Hi Rd, Tuen Mun, HK$100-HK$180; Dec 25, 7.30pm, Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin, HK$100-HK$220; and Dec 26, 7.30pm, Dec 27, 3pm, Yuen Long Theatre, 9 Yuen Long Tai Yuk Rd, Yuen Long, HK$100-HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7323 
Cinema
Master of Versatility: Lee Tit
The HK Film Archive presents a showcase of director Lee Tit's films including the following two. Ends Dec 18. HK Film Archive,  50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$30 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2734 2900
Her Unrequited Love
Fong Yim-fun  stars in this melodrama about a Cantonese opera actress who falls in love with a drama critic but is pressed by a wealthy man to become his concubine. In Cantonese. Dec 18, noon, HK Film Archive.
The Warlord and the Beauty
Melodrama about a love rectangle involving an actress (Pak Suet-sin) who tries to protect her former lover from the persecution of a powerful official (Ng Chor-fan). In Cantonese. Dec 18, 2pm, HK Film Archive. 
Art of Commercials 2011
The HK Arts Centre presents selections of winning television advertisements from around the world, including the following  one. Ends Dec 18. HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$50 Urbtix. Inquiries:  2582 0246
Programme 4
Selection of television advertisements that were nominated for the international CLIO Awards and Hong Kong's Kam Fan awards. Mainly in English and Cantonese with some English subtitles. Dec 18, 2.30pm, also 6pm, HK Arts Centre.  
Fresh Wave 2011
The HK Arts Development Council presents short films and one feature film, including the following three short film selections. Ends Dec 18. Broadway Cinematheque, Prosperous Garden, 3 Public Square St, Yau Ma Tei, HK$60 www.cinema.com.hk. Inquiries: freshwave.hk
Father and Brother, I Still Love You
Four short films including Hallvar Witz?s Tuba Atlantic about a man who is told he has just six days left to live and the young woman who claims  to be his Angel of Death (in Norwegian with Chinese and English subtitles), and Cheung Ming-yee's This File Cannot Be Deleted about a man who, believing he and his elderly father are on their final trip together, seeks to capture their moments together with his newly bought secondhand digital camera (in Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles). Dec 18, 4.30pm, Broadway Cinematheque.
Storm in Psyche
Four short films including David  Alvarado's Indelible Mark,  a documentary about three  men whose lives are  changed by severe  head traumas (in English with Chinese and English subtitles), and Pauline Lam's Puppeteer, a drama centring on a lonely urbanite stuck in a dead-end job becomes increasingly obsessed with puppetry (in Cantonese and English with Chinese and English subtitles). Dec 18, 6.20pm, Broadway Cinematheque.
The Forgotten and the Oppressed
Four short films including Ian Pinder's Edith, an almost entirely silent depiction of grief centring on  an elderly woman in the aftermath of her husband's death (no dialogue), and Yang Zhengfan's The Surroundings, which revolves around a young man hired to take care of an old farmer (in English, Cantonese and Putonghua with Chinese and English subtitles). Dec 18, 9.50pm, Broadway Cinematheque. 
Funny Girls: Do Do Cheng and Cora Miao
The Film Programmes Office presents a programme of four films starring actresses Carol (aka Do Do) Cheng Yu-ling and Cora Miao Hin-yan, including the following two. Until Jan 8. HK Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$30 Urbtix. Inquiries:  2739 2139 
The Other 1/2 and The Other 1/2
Clara Law Cheuk-yiu's comedy-infused  pre-handover drama centring on the personal relationship between a man and a woman who are both one (other) half of a married pair of 'flying immigrants' - people seeking to secure residential privileges elsewhere besides Hong Kong. Starring Cora Miao  Hin-yan, Tien Niu, Kam Kwok-leung and Eric Tsang Chi-wai. In Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles. Dec 18, 7pm, Jan 7, 9pm,  HK Film Archive. 
The Top Bet
Carol Cheng Yu-ling stars in Jeff Lau Chun-wai and Corey Yuen Kwai's gambling comedy centring on a self-proclaimed queen of gambling who takes part in the Super King of Gambling Competition. In Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles. Dec 18, 9pm, Jan 7, 7pm, HK Film Archive.
Around Town
The 46th HK Brands and  Products Expo
Expo with 880 outdoor booths selling groceries, beauty and health-care products, household goods, food, beverages and more. Until Dec 30, Jan 1, 11am-10pm, Dec 31, 11am-1am, Jan 2, 11am-8pm, Victoria Park, Causeway Bay, HK$10. Inquiries: 3421 2012   
Yau Ma Tei Cultural Celebration
Community performing arts and indigenous culture showcase organised by Hulu Culture. Opening ceremony, Dec 18, 3pm, junction of Shanghai and Kansu Streets, Yau Ma Tei. Art parade, Dec 18, 4pm-4.30pm, from Shanghai St to Yau Ma Tei Community Centre, 60 Public Square St, Yau Ma Tei. DRAW near! Folks of Yau Ma Tei drama performance, Dec 18, 4.30pm-5pm; Temple Street Lyrical Concert, Dec 18, 5.15pm-5.45pm; and Youth Dance - Two Cities modern dance performances by CCDC Dance Centre, Dec 31, 4.15pm, Jan 1, 12.30pm, also 4pm, Yau Ma Tei Community Centre Rest Garden (Yung Shu Tau), Yau Ma Tei, free. Inquiries: 2780 0286 
Play-reading in English
Mike Ingham and Julian Quail facilitate the reading of David Harrower's English-language version of Luigi Pirandello's Six Characters in Search of An Author. Dec 19, 7.15pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, free admission (but donations appreciated). Inquiries: 2186 8449 
HK Philosophy Cafe
Elisabeth Fortier introduces and Jean-Michel Garcia moderates a discussion on whether we can know something without prior learning. In French. Dec 20, 7.30pm, Les Boules Caf?P?tanque, 18 Woo Hop St, Shek Tong Tsui.  Inquiries: jeanmichel.sourd2@gmail.com
HK Food Festival
The territory's largest indoor food festival, with various food zones including those for dried seafood and lunar new year products, healthy foods and international delicacies. Dec 24-26, 10am-9pm, Dec 27, 10am-7pm,  HK Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Expo Drive, Wan Chai, HK$10. Inquiries: 2591 9823 
Asia Game Show 2011
Gaming consumer expo featuring exhibitions of digital games, toys, game peripherals, smartphone apps and related items. Dec  23-25, 10am-8pm, Dec 26, 10am-5pm, HK Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Expo Drive, Wan Chai, HK$28. Inquiries: 2509 3430 
HK Mega Showcase
Expo of house wares, electronics, luxury cars, motor accessories and more. Dec 24-26, 10am-9pm, Dec 27, 10am-7pm, HK Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Expo Drive, Wan Chai, HK$10. Inquiries: 2591 9823



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