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Camarata to stage ‘Oklahoma’ musical

May 25, 2016

Camarata Musical Theater will be staging Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Oklahoma!” from this weekend. Set in early 20th century Oklahoma territory, the comic musical depicts the daily life of the era, a...
Seoul book club to host romantic illustrator Puuung

May 25, 2016

Seoul Book and Culture Club will be holding an author event with Korean illustrator Puuung, who recently released the book “Love Is.” Puung’s “Love Is” illustrations, showing a couple in an idyllic ...
HBC Fest live music event to return this weekend

May 25, 2016

HBC fest will return to the Haebangchon area of Itaewon this weekend, 10 years since its first outing in 2006. The festival will see the area’s bars, restaurants and pubs open their doors to bands, ...
[Theater review] ‘Much Ado’ holds nothing back

May 25, 2016

As a tale of lovestruck Italian nobles, some may mistake “Much Ado About Nothing” for one of the bard’s lighter plays -- but remember things are not always as they seem. Seoul Shakespeare Company’s a...
Gwangju International Center offers tour to Suncheon

May 19, 2016

The Gwangju International Center is running a GIC Tour to Suncheon on May 28. The tour will stop at Soggwangsa Temple, which was built in the 11th century and is one of the three jewel temples of Ko...
Seoul Shakespeare Company to stage ‘Much Ado About Nothing’

May 18, 2016

Seoul Shakespeare Company will be staging the bard’s comedy “Much Ado About Nothing” from this weekend. The play, a blend of silly humor with ideas about honor, shame and politics, is a turnaround f...
Artists examine ‘home’ in refugee-focused exhibition

May 18, 2016

From lips sewn shut to lonely roads, the imagery in the exhibition “A Place Called Home” is stark. Busan artists group Exotic Beasts will be holding the exhibition, themed on “home,” to highlight re...
Washington, Seoul choirs stage joint concert

May 18, 2016

The Washington State University Madrigal singers and Concert Choir held a choral exchange concert Sunday with local music group Camarata Music Company. The U.S. Choir is in Korea as part of a perfor...
Kiwi Chamber runs events for New Zealand Wine Festival

May 18, 2016

The New Zealand Chamber of Commerce in Korea will host two New Zealand Wine Festival events in Seoul and Busan in May and June. The festivals will offer enthusiasts a chance to enjoy over 80 premium...
Talk to examine power games in Korean party politics

May 18, 2016

The Royal Asiatic Society Korea Branch will host a talk by Stanford Ph.D. candidate Jacob Reidhead on the political machinations in Korea. His talk will cover his research into the games, gambits an...
May university festivals list up (16~22)

May 16, 2016

(The Korea Herald) The month of May is a time for university festivals. While these festivals are mainly student-organized, with unique games and cultural performances of all sorts, there are also ...
19th Korean speech contest took place on Thursday

May 12, 2016

The 19th Korean speech contest took place on Thursday at Kyunghee University’s Crown Concert Hall in Seoul, with the best prize going to Uzbekistan student Rakhimboboev Bakhtiyor. According to the I...
Largest rose festival to open in Ulsan

May 12, 2016

The 10th rose festival at Ulsan Grand Park will open next Friday. According to the Ulsan city government, it is the largest festival of its kind, with more than 263 kinds of roses that will be arran...
‘Big Data’ audio drama probes Web's weak point

May 11, 2016

Serial drama to bring together expat, international talent for global audience A new audio drama is set to start this month, bringing a host of expat actors together with international performers in...
British ball to honor Queen’s 90th birthday

May 11, 2016

The British Chamber of Commerce in Korea is holding the Queen’s Birthday Ball next month in conjunction with the British Association of Seoul (BASS), to celebrate the monarch’s 90th birthday. The BC...