Art It

For those a little more than sports mad, adidas is bringing a Sport in Art exhibition to Hong Kong. It includes 10 works from the world’s most inspiring sportsmen, including David Beckham and Ian Thorpe, which will, in due course, be auctioned in a fund-raiser for various charity organizations. The exhibition runs until October 4 at various Hongkong Land properties across Central, including Alexandra House, Chater House, Exchange Square, and The Landmark as well as Opera Gallery. As for the auction, you can make your bid from 7pm on October 5 in the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center. Call 2149 3843 for inquiries.

Monopolize It

In this age of globalization, the internet, computer and console games, traditional board games have had to adapt to retain our interest. Monopoly Here & Now: The World Edition is the latest iteration of this classic game where now instead of aspiring to build hotels on Mayfair or Park Lane (Boardwalk or Park Place for Americans), you can wheel and deal across the globe, in London, New York and of course Hong Kong. The new edition is an electronic version, where banking processes are done electronically and the currencies of the various countries have, as in reality, been replaced by Monopoly Money. You’ll find The World Edition at any Toys ‘R’ Us ($369.9). For more go to www.monopoly.com or phone 2302 1221.

Mix It
The latest internet meme to endear itself instantly to hundreds of users is Muxtape.com, an hybrid of retro and cutting edge form and function. With it, users assemble 12-song internet mix tapes with MP3s uploaded from their files, and then share the ‘e-tapes’ – complete with custom artwork and title – with internet passersby and friends. It’s super-personalized, super-hip music sharing that makes everyone who uses it an instant High Fidelity’s John Cusack. Best of all, it’s free.

Play It

For trivia addicts and gamesters, Hong Kong Quizztory is a bilingual board game on the colourful past of Hong Kong, conceived when the founder of creative agency Stepworks was quarantined with a suspected SARS infection in 2003. The idea, however, didn’t become a reality until the game’s launch in August this year. Players of Quizztory move around Hong Kong answering a variety of trivia questions about the city’s familiar landmarks. For more information, go to www.quizztory.com.

Touch It
French philosopher and sculptor Patrick Becuwe’s latest exhibition is now open to touch and explore at GREEN T. HOUSE at Cyberport. And why is this interesting, because unlike in most exhibitions where you look and don’t touch Becuwe actively wants you to touch and feel his exhibits - enclosing them in silicon to protect and display a multitude of organic materials. Or, just enjoy a cup of green tea and study the reactions of others to Becuwe’s art. TOUCH will be open until October 23 at GREEN T. HOUSE Hong Kong (No 208 The Arcade, 100 Cyberport Road, Island South, Hong Kong. 2989 6036.)