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BollyGood Movie @ Makumba – 8pm, 11 May 2013

BollyGood Movie @ Makumba – 8pm, 11 May 2013
In celebration of World Belly Dance Day Klub Raks is organising a BollyGood Movie charity night featuring the People’s Liberation Improv in a comedy night enhanced with some great belly dancing… In truth we really don’t know what’s going to happen but the contributors individually are great so combined it should be fun and an excuse for a dance and a laugh. If you’re feeling adventurous, then dress up as well!

BollyGood Movie
$200 inc a drink and snacks
8-11pm, 11 May, 2013
Makumba
2/F Ho lee Commercial Building
38-44 D’Aguilar Street, Lan Kwai Fong
Tel: 2810 5300, 9028 7064
www.klubraks.com

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Fortieth Anniversary Tour @ The Venetian Theatre – 8-9 June 2013

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Fortieth Anniversary Tour @ The Venetian Theatre – 8-9 June 2013
The Philadelphia Orchestra marks its historical legacy as the first U.S. orchestra to visit China in 1973 with a commemorative Fortieth Anniversary Tour. The tour combined with the launch of an innovative residency programme Tour of China, will be conducted by Donald Runnicles and features seven concerts in Hangzhou, Shanghai, Tianjin, Beijing, and Macao. The details of the Macau concerts have yet to be released. www.philorch.org.

Kary Ng: The Present Concert @ Venetian – 11 May, 2013

Kary Ng: The Present Concert @ Venetian – 11 May, 2013
Singer Kary Ng will hold Kary Ng The Present Concert – Macau at The Venetian’s CotaiArena on May 11, with tickets onsale now.
The young and lively Ng, known to her fans as Lady K, is a pop singer with a penchant for eccentric on-stage costumes and first hit the big time at the tender age of 15 as part of the all-girl band Cookies. She joined rock band Ping Pung two years later before launching her debut solo album in 2006 with the single “My Love Has Turned to Hate,” which won her a Commercial Radio Hong Kong Top Ten Gold Songs Award. She sings in English and Cantonese.

Kary Ng: The Present Concert
8pm, 11 May 2013
CotaiArena, The Venetian Macao
Tickets: $700, $500, $300 from 2882 8818 www.cotaiticketing.com

The Big Four @ The Venetian – 25 May, 2013

The Big Four @ The Venetian – 25 May, 2013
If you missed the The Big Four – Dicky Cheung, Andy Hui, William So and Edmond Leung – when they started their 2013 world tour in Hong Kong on Lunar New Year’s Eve, then here’s another chance to enjoy their hit songs and on-stage chemistry. Formed in 2009, the all-male Cantopop group of Hong Kong actor-singers continues its world tour in Macao when Johnnie Walker Presents the Big Four World Tour 2013 – Macau, including such hits as “Big Four” and “Love But Can’t Help.” Sometimes sweet and tender, sometimes rousing and energetic, one thing the Big Four guarantee is a thoroughly captivating evening for fans and neutrals alike.

The Big Four World Tour 2013
8pm, 25 May 2013
CotaiArena, The Venetian Macao
Tickets: $880, $680, $480, $280 from 2882 8818 www.cotaiticketing.com

Sam Hui Live in Macao @ Venetian – 27 April, 2013

Sam Hui Live in Macao @ Venetian – 27 April, 2013
One of the pioneers of Cantopop, Sam Hui will be at The Venetian Macao’s CotaiArena on April 27 for a one-night only performance of Sam Hui Concert Live in Macao 2013. Hui, who is also a songwriter and film actor, is credited with popularising Cantopop by the use of Cantonese jargon and slang in his lyrics to depict various current issues in society as well as to recount love stories. Over the decades, he has contributed a wealth of Cantonese hits to pop culture such as “The Private Eyes,” “Silence is Golden,” “Genius and Idiot” and “Made in Hong Kong,” which remain all-time favourites.

Sam Hui Concert Live in Macao 2013
8pm, 27 April 2013
CotaiArena, The Venetian Macao
Tickets: $880, $680, $480, $280 from 2882 8818 www.cotaiticketing.com

The Voice of China @ The Venetian Macao – 7pm, 14 March 2013

The Voice of China @ The Venetian Macao – 7pm, 14 March 2013
Reality TV talent show The Voice of China returns to The Venetian Macao on March 14, 2013 for a grand finale to Season 1. The four competing teams have been on a 12 city tour to build on the shows popularity with fans – the numbers would have any Western film/TV company drooling with half a million people attending the live shows and hundreds of millions watching on TV.

The four teams going head-to-head March 14 to earn the right to be called ‘the best of the best’ from Season 1 are:

Liu Huan team: Liu Yue, Wang Naien, Yuan Yawei “Tia”, Quan Zhendong and Li Daimo
Na Ying team: Huang Yong, Zhang Wei, Duo Liang, Zhang Hexuan and Zhao Lu
Harlem Yu team: Jin Chi, Mochou “Momo” Wu, Da Shan, Chu Qiao and Wang Ke
Yang Kun team: Jin Zhiwen, Ping An, Ding Ding, Zou Hongyu and Zhou Lihu

The Voice of China Final Tour
7 pm, 14March 2013
CotaiArena, The Venetian Macao
Tickets: $80 from 2882 8818 www.cotaiticketing.com

The Voice of China @ The Venetian Macao – 7pm, 14 March 2013

The Beach Boys live @ Hong Kong Sevens!

The Beach Boys live @ Hong Kong Sevens!
In a first for the Hong Kong Sevens, Rock & Roll hall of fame artists the Beach Boys will entertain the fans with a short set on-event. The Beach Boys will perform immediately following the March Past on Saturday, March 23 at 14.30 on a temporary stage set-up along the North Stand.
Also performing live as part of the opening ceremony will be the London Welsh Rugby Club Choir along with the Hong Kong Welsh Male Voice Choir.
Hong Kong Sevens – 22-24, March 2013
Hong Kong Stadium
www.hksevens.com

4th Hong Kong Turkish Film Festival @ The Grand Cinema, 5 – 10 March, 2013

4th Hong Kong Turkish Film Festival @ The Grand Cinema, 5 – 10 March, 2013
Organized by the Turkish film culture institute Izmir Cinema Association, The 4^th Hong Kong Turkish Film Festival, this year’s 8 eight selected films showcase the vibrancy of the Turkish filmmaking, with award winning blockbusters, critical masterpieces, new films and debuts as well as the new angles of female directors.
The program schedule:

5 March: 21:30 – The Particle (Director: Erdem Tepegoz)
6 March: 19:30 – Where the Fire Burns (Director: Ismail Gunes)
6 March: 21:45 – Can (Director: Rasit Çelikezer)
7 March: 19:30 – Ships (Director: Elif Refig)
7 March: 21:40 – Where the Fire Burns (Director: Ismail Gunes)
8 March: 19:50 – Load (Director: Erden Kiral)
8 March: 21:40 – Monsters Dinner (Director: Ramin Matin)
9 March: 17:15 – Can (Director: Rasit Çelikezer)
9 March: 19:35 – Let This Be The Last Time (Director: Orçun Benli)
10 March: 14:30 – Saint Ayse (Director: Elfe Uluc)
10 March: 16:20 – The Particle (Director: Erdem Tepegoz)

Tickets are $80 from 3983-0033 www.thegrandcinema.com.hk