OCTOBER '88
2nd
CONCERT given by the Macau Chamber Orchestra with soloists Chao A Mui and Cheng Tak Wai in the Forum II concert hall (I. C. M.).
6th
1st EXHIBITION of Experimental Photography in Macau in the Gallery of the Leal Senado, organized by the Luís de Camões Museum.
9th
DRAMA performance of "Wound in the Heart" by the Macau Recreational and Cultural Youth Association in the Theatre D. Pedro V (I. C. M.).
14th
SPEECH on "Bordalo Pinheiro and the Portuguese Republic" given by Dr.
Irisalva Moita in the Leal Senado.
14th to 23rd
EXHIBITION of "Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro and the Portuguese Repubic" in connection with the celebrations commemorating the 5th of October, held in the Leal Senado Section of the National Library (I. C. M.).
17th to 24th
PAINTINGS BY César Veloso, exhibited in the Gallery of the Portuguese Bookshop (I. C. M.).
21st
PAINTINGS AND SCULPTURES, Chinese contemporary art and bronze and marble sculptures by Leung Kui-Ting in the Temporary Exhibition Hall of Leal Senado, organized by the Luís de Camões Museum.
NOVEMBER '88
3rd to 13th
GERMAN CULTURE WEEK organized by the German Consulate of Hong Kong and the Goethe Institute of Hong Kong including art exhibitions, concerts and a film cycle.
5th and 6th
DRAMA "The Rising Sun" in Cantonese by the "Hoi In" Drama Association, in the D. Pedro V Theatre (I. C. M.).
5th to 19th
CONTEMPORARY MUSIC FORTNIGHT in the S. Pio Music Academy starting with piano music for four hands played by Bun Ching and Margaret Lynn on the 5th, a series of lectures entitled "An Introduction to Contemporary Music" given by Bun Ching on the 9th, 10th and 11th, a piano recital by Jorge Peixinho on the 12th. A guitar recital by Wolfgang Condin on the 19th and a concert given by the Macau Chamber Orchestra on the 20th.
11th
EXHIBITION entitled "The Mountains beyond the Mountains - 20 Years of Chinese Painting by Kam Tai Heung" in the Temporary Exhibition Hall of the Leal Senado, organized by the Leal Senado and the Luís de Camões Museum.
19th
CHINESE XYLOGRAPHY, an exhibition held in the Gallery of the Portuguese Bookshop including over five hundred works by two hundred and thirty five artists from several regions of mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau, with contributions from some of the great masters of Chinese xylography (Lei Va, Lei Pang, Leong Tung and Ma Hak) (I. C. M.).
20th
CONCERT given by the Macau Chamber Orchestra in the Macau Cinema, playing works by Stravinsky, Boccherini and Beethoven, with a solo performance from cellist Lim Hek Beng (I. C. M.).
22nd
BALLET performed by the Children's Corps of the Peking Academy of Dance in Forum I (I. C. M.).
22nd
EXHIBITION of photographs by José Luís Estorninho in the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, a retrospective of the Macau Grand Prix organized by I. C. M., the Tourist Department and the Rotary Club.
DECEMBER '88
2nd
Vth COLLECTIVE EXHIBITION of Macau's Artists in the Gallery of the Leal Senado with works by sixty two artists resident in the city, covering Chinese painting, calligraphy and Western painting organized by the Leal Senado and the Luís de Camões Museum.
3rd
PIANO RECITAL given by Teresita Botelho in the S. Pio X Academy of Music (I. C. M.).
11th to 17th
SPORTS AND CULTURE WEEK, including seminars, exhibitions and a film cycle organized by I. C. M. and the Sports Department.
17th
BALLET performed by the I. C. M. Dance Troupe in the University of East Asia (I. C. M.).
17th and 18th
DRAMA in Cantonese performed by the "Hiu Koa" Association in Forum II.
23rd
ART EXHIBITION of the Macau Artists Association in the Gallery of the Leal Senado with works by sixty artists belonging to the Association which was founded in 1967 by a group of painters.
27th
CHRISTMAS CONCERT, Handel's "Messiah" performed by the Macau Chamber Orchestra and the Hong Kong Oratorio Society in the Cathedral (I. C. M.).
29th
CONCERT given by the "La Folia" Orchestra in Forum II conducted by Miguel Graça Moura (I. C. M.).
JANUARY '88
10th
CONTEMPORARY PORTUGUESE MUSIC performed by the Portuguese duo "Telectu" composed of Jorge Lima Barreto and Victor Rua, including electronic music, a show and video art in the Sir Robert Ho Tung Cultural Centre (I. C. M.).
29th
LUNAR NEW YEAR festivities open with a concert by the Macau Chamber Orchestra in the Macau Cinema with a special performance by Wong On Kuan (I. C. M.).
29th
ACROBATICS AND MARTIAL ARTS performed by members of the Wa Son Association in Forum I (I. C. M.).
30th and 31st
MIME performed by Wang Deshun from Peking in Forum II (I. C. M.).
FEBRUARY '89
2nd
CONCERT by the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra in Forum I.
3rd
DRAWINGS BY GAETAN, an exhibition entitled "Seven Years as a Shepherd" in the Gallery of the Leal Senado and organized by the Leal Senado and the Luís de Camões Museum.
8th
ETHNOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION commemorating the Year of the Snake and demonstrating the cultural and symbolic significance of the snake in Chinese culture, cooking, medicine, decorative arts, wines and artifacts, held in the Pavilion of Lou Lim Ieok Park and organized by the Leal Senado and the Luís de Camões Museum.
13th to 17th
CHINESE FILM CYCLE showing "The Old Well" "King of the Children", "Sun Yat Sen - President of China", "Sunrise" and "Premature Death" in Forum II (I. C. M.).
21st to 27th
EXHIBITION of paintings by Macau's Senior Citizens in the Gallery of the Leal Senado (I. C. M.).
26th
RECITAL by the "Cantabile Trio" (Francesca Chan, soprano; Paul Chapman, flute; June Chow, piano) in the Sir Robert Ho Tung Cultural Centre.
MARCH '89
2nd
CONCERT by the Macau Chinese Orchestra in Forum II (I. C. M.) to commemorate the visit of the President of the Portuguese Republic with an exhibition entitled "Macau, Past and Present", in the lobby.
6th to 12th
PAINTINGS by Anabela Canas and Lei Chan Fu in the Gallery of the Portuguese Bookshop (I. C. M.).
7th
GUITAR RECITAL by Pinheiro Nagy in Forum II. From the 6th to the 13th Nagy gave a guitar course in the Sir Robert Ho Tung Cultural Centre (I. C. M.).
22nd
PIANO RECITAL by the young English pianist Penelope Roskel in Forum II (I. C. M.).
30th
CONCERT given by the Macau Chamber Orchestra with solo performance from the pianist Choi Sown Li in Forum II (I. C. M.).
Translated by Marie Imelda MacLeod
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