Don’t miss the launch of Hong Kong’s first lesbian chick lit novel, “Come and Go’ by Lee Harlem Robinson. Meet the author, enjoy a reading and mingle with old and new friends.

Time: 8:00pm
Venue: Volume H.E.A.T., 83-85 Hollywood Road, Central
Website: www.comeandgothenovel.com

Edward Lam x Wong Wing Sze x Yuri Ng x Harris Ho Completeing the dream. Denise Ho x 12 Actresses Returning tears.

If you can return to the beginning, will you? If you cannot change anything that has happened, do you have the courage to revisit the fate? The story begins from the last chapter of “The Dream of The Red Chamber”. Jia Baoyu revisits his own fate…..

Drama in Mandarin and Cantonese

Time: 2:30pm 11, 12 18, 19 Feb ／7:30pm 15 – 10 Feb
Venue: The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
Price: $180/$280/$350$480
Tel: 2905 8134

Come and meet the authors and listen to them read their works. Readings will be by Xu Xi from her new collection of stories, Access: Thirteen Tales; by Marshall Moore from his collection The Infernal Republic; and by Susan Scarlata from her poetry collection It Might Turn Out We Are Real.

Time: 8:00pm
Venue: Culture Club, 15 (lower) Elgin St, SOHO, Central
Price: Free admission
Tel: 6977 2798

The 40th Hong Kong Arts Festival will soon be underway with 166 outstanding productions from all over the world. Whether you’re a theatre buff or dance fan, a jazz stylist or a classical die-hard, there’ll definitely be something for you.

Tel: 2824 2430
Website: www.hk.artsfestival.org

Nancy is back! To meet her in the party and see her performance, don’t miss out the party, and remember to wear you best dress!

Time: 9:00pm til late
Venue: Blossom Stage, 2/F, Multifield Plaza, 3 -7A Prat Avenue ,Tsim Sha Tsui
Price: $250 Advance, $330 At the door
Tel: 2503 1683

Volume BEAT keeps the CNY celebrations rocking with a lavish Chinese New Year themed drag show starring Superstar Diva La Chiquitta and her friends at Midnight – get there early to catch the spectacle. With 10% off all Mumm champagne before the show and DJ Stonedog on the decks.

Time: 10:00pm til late
Venue: Volume : BEAT, LG/F 62 Jervois St, Sheung Wan
Price: Free admission
Website: www.volume.com.hk

The biggest boy’s party at Chinese New Year. Download the Hornet iPhone app & set up a profile to receive 1 Free drink upon entry before 1am.

Time: 11:30pm – 5am
Venue: Volar, B/F, 38-44 D’Aguilar Street, Lan Kwai Fong, Central
Price : $280 Advance, $330 At the door
Website: www.pinkalert.net

The next CFD party theme is Wild West so slip on your cowboy/girl hats, draw those pistols and be ready to shoot… 10% of the bar takings will go to a Hong Kong LGBT organization. The music will be a mix of current and classic pop with a hoe-down number thrown in to do your two-step around the dance floor. Yee-haw!.

Time: 9:00pm – 2:30am
Venue: Club Veto, 3/F Hilltop Plaza, 49-51 Hollywood Road, Central
Price: Free admission

Hong Kong born and raised Chinese Artist Joe Joe Ngai shares his views on the subject through a series of pencil drawings based on traditional ink painting.

Dictation is an act of learning in school that we are all familiar with from childhood. It requires a person to carefully reproduce the original from memory with the intention of improving our basic skills of reading and writing. It proves one can spell and remember, but it does not mean one necessarily understands the meaning of the words or their use.

Time: 6:00pm – 9:00am
Venue: Voxfire Gallery, 1/F, 52 Gage Street, Sheung Wan (Entrance on Aberdeen Street)
Tel: 2581 3385
Website: www.voxfiregallery.com

International electro darlings Metronomy are headlining the first of next year’s big parties – The People’s Party. With NZ’s No. 1 band The Naked and Famous as well as The Jezabels and 9 Maps, this is going to be one kicking night. Not to be missed for all music fans.

Time: 7:00pm
Venue: KITEC, I Trademark Drive, Kowloon Bay
Price: $450 Early birds, $530 in advance, $600 on the door
Website: www.hkticketing.com