Beijing

Singer remembered

It has been 20 years since the passing of Wong Ka-kui, lead singer and guitarist of the legendary Hong Kong band Beyond. To honor him, as well as the band, a tribute concert will celebrate the memory of Wong. Cover band June Day promises to stage plausible renditions of the band's simple, truthful pieces.

8 pm, July 20. Yugong Yishan, 3-2 Zhang Zizhong Road, Dongcheng district, 010-8402-8477

Exhibits for thought

An exhibition titled Death Camp showcases exhibits related to World War II from the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum and the Shanghai Jewish Refugees Museum. The event organizer hopes the event will trigger visitors to ponder wars and their atrocity.

9 am-4:30 pm, until Sept 7. Museum of the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, 101 Inner Street of Wanping Fortress, Lugou Bridge, Fengtai district. 010-8389-3163

Shanghai

Life of a magician

An original theater production features a magician living in a city of harmony and love. He builds a wooden robot, which disturbs the balance in the city of magic. The leading actor will be Chen Minghao from the National Theater Company of China. Feng Jiangzhou, a veteran new-media artist, will create the stage setting with digital technology and montage.

7:30 pm, July 19-21, 26-28. Life Hub@Anting, 1011, Moyu South Road, crossing with Cao'an Road, Jiading district. 021-6950-2255

Joint show

ShanghArt Gallery is presenting a group exhibition at its main venue for the summer. Featured artists include Hu Jieming, Liang Yue, MadeIn, Mao Yan, Yang Fudong, Yu Youyan and Zhou Tiehai. Paintings, photos, videos and installation projects are all exhibited.

10 am-5 pm, until Aug 19. ShanghArt Gallery, Building 16, 50 Moganshan Road. 021-6359-3923

Comedy duo

The Italian comedy team Duo Baldo is made up of violinist Brad Repp and pianist Aldo Gentileschi. Their performance combines drama, humor, and pop culture with classical music. Duo Baldo made their debut with Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli in 2004. In 2006, Duo Baldo won first prize at the National Short Theater Competition in Florence, and the first prize at 2009 national musical comedy contest.

7:30 pm, July 14. Shanghai Concert Hall, 523 Yan'an East Road. 400-891-8182

Hong Kong

Pump up the volumes

What's black-and-white and draws nearly a million people annually? The Hong Kong Book Fair, of course. At the biggest event of its kind in Asia, bookworms snake around the Convention Center patiently in line to stock up on nearly 600 international exhibitors' latest editions at discounted prices. Going green is the year's theme, with more e-books available than ever before.

10 am-10 pm, July 17, 18, 21 and 22; 10 am-midnight, July 19-20; 9 am-5 pm, July 23. Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center, 1 Expo Drive, Wanchai. 852-3128-8288

Express yourself

Asia Society will present a screening of director Han Guang's documentary Outside the Great Wall, sponsored by Bank of America Merrill Lynch and supported by Asia Art Archive. Twelve interviews with people including Nobel Prize-winning writer Gao Xingjian, novelist Zheng Yi, poet Huang Xiang and journalist Hu Ping together make up a collective voice that explores the desire for expression, the loneliness of exile and the courage to question authority.

6:30 pm, July 19. Asia Society Hong Kong Center, 9 Justice Drive, Admiralty. 852-2103-9566

Macao

Jurassic summer

Travel back in time when gigantic beasts ruled the planet. Dinosaurs Live tromps into Macao after successfully invading Europe and other parts of Asia. Thirty animatronic dinosaurs will move and roar in a replicated jungle setting to show how the creatures used to live. Kids can ride on the backs of a few; there will be a 3-D dinosaur film and a DinoStore for fans.

11 am-8 pm, daily until Oct 1. CotaiExpo Hall F, The Venetian Macao, Estrada da Baia de Nossa Senhora da Esperanza, Cotai. 853-2882-8818

China Daily

(China Daily 07/14/2013 page15)