14–17 MAY

if you want to broaden your horizons…

HK International Art Fair This is your chance to see where modern and contemporary art is heading. The second edition of the HK international Art Fair will bring together over 100 galleries from 24 countries, making it the number one art event in Asia. The world’s best right on your doorstep.

www.hongkongartfair.com

15 May–14 June

if you want to take a trip down memory lane…

CATS musical Memory, all alone in the moonlight… Fifteen years after it was last performed here, the West End musical returns to Hong Kong. Cats may be approaching 30, but the musical interpretations of TS Eliot’s poems will still have you purring.

www.hkticketing.com

28 May

If you want to dance to the beat…

BAM! Percussion This Canadian troupe has electrified crowds the world over with its savage drumming and off-the-wall sketches. It’s for everybody and it’s free.

Mount Fortress, Part of the Macau Arts Festival, www.icm.gov.mo

15–16 May

if you missed it in april…

Moonlight Movies There are still two screenings remaining before the rain makes it impossible to lounge outdoors. On the menu, action movie Fight Club and ’80s school drama The Breakfast Club.

The Podium, Cyberport www.openairhk.com

9–10 May

If you want to aim high…

Macau Tower

Mum’s the word this month with Mother’s Day falling on 10 May. To celebrate, Macau Tower is offering free admission to the Tower’s observation deck for local Macau kids born between 1999 and 2009 and their mums. If you want to give Mum some flowers, there’ll be a horticultural expert onsite to demonstrate how to make the perfect bouquet.

www.macautower.com

23–24, 28 May

If you want to shout yourself hoarse…

Macau International Dragon Boat Races Macau International Dragon Boat Races Months of intense training finally pay off as some of the world’s best dragonboaters compete at Nam Van Lake. Paddling in time to the rhythmic beats of their drummers, the teams race over 250, 500 and 2,000 metres, each striving to get their boat’s elegantly adorned dragon’s head over the line first.

Nam Van Lake Nautical Centre

15 JUNE

Plan ahead: Kassia Choirs & Friends

Raising the roof 2009 with Kassia Choirs & Friends

This year’s big choral event will pay tribute to The Beatles, with a handful of choirs uniting to belt out Lennon and McCartney’s much-loved classics.

HK Cultural Centre, www.katterwall.com