Korea Style Expo 2009

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Period July 23, 2009 - July 26, 2009 

Come enjoy the expo on traditional Korean culture. Traditional Koran culture has recently gained new appreciation by receiving attention from abroad, Hallyu (Korean Wave) being the best example. Hallyu, referring to popularity of Korean culture abroad stands as a new business model that brings economic value and other new opportunities for the country. The latest expo is to boost that image through display of ...

• Jul 20, 2009
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The World Mask & Dancing Festival

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Period July 22, 2009 - August 16, 2009 

Over 200 masks around the world will be displayed together with videos and other artifacts related to festival. What began as a shamanistic ritual in prehistoric times now came to express love, marriage, illness and death through symbols and movements. Let's find out more about diverse masks around the world and the history within. Experience programs include making mask, mask bag, mask T-shirts and learning the mask dance....

• Jul 20, 2009
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2009 Baekdudaegan Hambaeksan Wildflower Festival

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Period July 31, 2009 - August 09, 2009 

Under the banner 밄aekdudaegan Hambaeksan Wildflower Journey" there are teenager cultural programs, a wild flower and photograph exhibition, historic images of Gohan-Eup photo exhibition, and other various events. Transportation * From Seoul to Gohan: about 3hr 30min Seoul - Hobeop JCT - Manjong JCT - Jecheon IC - Yeongwol - Sabuk - Gohan Seoul - Hobeop - Jinbu IC - Jeongseon - Sabuk - Gohan Seoul - Hobeop - Jang...

• Jul 20, 2009
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2009 Jincheon Healing Music Festival

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Period July 24, 2009 - July 26, 2009 

Take a very special journey to heal your heart. The Healing Music Festival from July 24 to 26 at the outdoor stage of History Theme Park in Jincheon will help you get back to your feet with piano, sugar pop, jazz, ocarina, pop-pera and other genres of sweet flavored music. Also one can also admire the great blossoms of sunflower at 10,000 square meter space, visit the bell museum nearby and experience a journey to ...

• Jul 20, 2009
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Cultural Event: Pottery Making

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Period July 23, 2009 - July 23, 2009 

For this month's cultural event we will be learning how to make pottery. Korean pottery is well known around the world for its high quality and pottery making is a very important art form in Korea. The class will be at the War Memorial Museum and participants will get to experience both the making of the pottery and decoration of a finished piece. The decorated finished piece can be taken home after the...

• Jul 11, 2009
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Movie of the month: The King and the Clown

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Period July 22, 2009 - July 24, 2009 

The movie of the month for July will be the King and the Clown. It takes place during the Joseon Dynasty and tells the story of two entertainers who are arrested for treason for their performances that mock the powerful king. This movie was a sleeper hit in Korea in 2005, with 1/4 of the population going to see it despite there being no big name actors in the movie. The costumes, cinematography, and gre...

• Jul 11, 2009
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Children's Art Classes

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Period July 17, 2009 - July 31, 2009 

This month the Itaewon-Hannam Global Village Center will continue to offer art classes for children. Professional teachers from an art school called Haneulgeurin will be joining us again this time to conduct the classes. On Friday, July 17th, the first class will be at 2 p.m. for kindergarten students and the other one will be at 3:30pm for students in grades 1-4. For more details please contact the numbers belo...

• Jul 11, 2009
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Youth film festival to portray dreams and pains of youth

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I Know You Know (2008) directed by Justin KerriganThe biggest youth film festival in Korea will open with a bang next Thursday. A total of 124 films from 33 nations will be screened at the 11th Seoul International Youth Film Festival from July 9 to 15. The opening ceremony will take place at the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts and the movies will be shown at Seoul Cinema in Jongno-gu. The catchph...

• Jul 04, 2009
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Culture festivals celebrate legacy of Baekje Kingdom

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How much do you know about Korea’s ancient Kingdom of Baekje (18 B.C. – A.D. 660)? It was one of the three kingdoms that ruled the southwest region of the Korean Peninsula some 1,400 years ago, together with the Kingdom of Goguryeo (37 B.C. – A.D. 668) and that of Silla (57 B.C. – A.D. 935). The kingdom is especially remembered for its splendid artworks, the soft smile of Buddha, delicate designs on roof ...

• Jul 03, 2009
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Monthly traditional tea ceremony at Gyeongbokgung Palace

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A traditional tea ceremony is to take place at Gyeongbokgung Palace on the first Saturday of every month from July to October. Visitors will learn all about the Korean-style tea ceremony at Geongcheonggung Residence. The traditional tea ceremony is co-hosted by the Cultural Heritage Administration and Myungwon Cultural Foundation, and will last for an hour from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. The first tea ceremony, called “S...

• Jul 03, 2009
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LA County Museum of Art displaying Korean contemporary arts

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Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) presents some notable artworks by contemporary Korean artists from June 28 to Sept. 20. “Your Bright Future: 12 Contemporary Artists from Korea,” as the exhibition is titled, will display 34 art works by artists born between 1957 and 1972. The work is co-hosted by LACMA and Houston Museum and sponsored by the Korea Foundation and Hanjin Shipping. The twelve artists...

• Jul 03, 2009
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Folk Music Troupe Performance: 5th Anniversary

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Period: July 03, 2009 - July 03, 2009 Place: 373- Sangman-ri, Imhoe-myeon, Jindo-gun , Jeollanam-do Details This year commemorates the 5th anniversary of the establishment of the National Center for Korean Namdo Performing Arts. The Folk Music Troupe is to feature various genres of Korean tradition music. There will be Pusal, a shaman music, pansori (traditional narrative song) of the folk tale Sugung-ga, Sinawi another sh...

• Jul 01, 2009
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