Gwangju International Center will be holding a concert of protest songs Saturday. Soprano Park Su-yeon and baritone Kim Dae-su will be accompanied by pianist Chun Hyeon-joo in performing a mixture of protest songs from Korea and overseas. The concert starts at 7 p.m. at GIC Hall. Families are welcome, but children under 7 will not be admitted. The center is also looking for volunteers for its ...

Seoul Shakespeare Company will perform the tragicomedy “The Winter’s Tale” next month. A story ultimately of reconciliation and forgiveness, the play follows a chain of events that start with a fit of jealousy between two kings. The company notes in its introduction to the play that the production builds upon and contrasts with last year’s staging of “Much Ado About Nothing,” saying director Mi...

The organizers of V-Day Seoul will be holding an early-bird fundraiser ahead of its main show, at the Hidden Cellar in Haebangchon on Sunday. The event will have live performances from acoustic musicians, alongside fundraising events such as raffles and drink specials. Prizes include many offerings from local businesses, including vouchers for local bakeries, art classes and free yoga sessions. ...

Expats in Gwangju will gather for a night of cabaret Saturday, courtesy of the Gwangju Performance Project. Previous cabaret nights have focused on music, but this year the troupe is broadening the range of entertainment and adding a “masquerade” theme. “This year I wanted to diversify the lineup a bit, really make sure that we had something for everyone in the Gwangju community,” said Ender Wa...

The Ulsan Cup, Korea’s largest expat soccer tournament, is taking registrations for its 10th outing in May. The tournament will take place on May 5 and 6 in the southeastern city. Sixteen teams will play a round-robin tournament in four groups on the first day, with the top two teams going through to the cup knockout stage on the second day. There is also a plate tournament for teams not progre...

Korea TESOL, an organization for English education professionals, is inviting presentation proposals for its 25th international conference this autumn. The conference, to be held in conjunction with the Pan-Asian Consortium of Language Teaching Societies, will be held in Seoul on Oct. 21 and 22. The KOTESOL international conference typically attracts about 1,000 attendees from Korea, Asia and b...

This story has been updated to reflect the fact that lunch is no longer offered at the event. — Ed. YEOL, the Society for Korean Cultural Heritage, will continue its lunchtime lectures, this year in partnership with Seoul Museum of History, with a talk on preservation of traditional houses in March. DaaRee Architect and Associates founder Cho In-souk, who has completed work on a Ph.D. in archit...

The Seoul Metropolitan Government will commence the first Korean language program exclusively for overseas Korean adoptees from next week. The first program of its type will provide free Korean lessons every Monday and Wednesday evening at the Seoul Global Center. The program came about through a proposal to the Seoul City Foreign Residents’ Council, where two overseas adoptees, John Compton an...

The Itaewon Global Village Center will provide a free orientation session Friday to introduce the services and cultural opportunities available for foreign residents in Seoul. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A session and refreshments. All those who attend will receive a package of brochures, maps and guides. The session will be held from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Itaewon Global Cen...

Applications have opened for the Test of Proficiency in Korean, to take place on April 16. Test takers can choose to sit for the lower-level TOPIK I in the morning or the higher level TOPIK II in the afternoon. The TOPIK I test consists of listening and reading sections and runs from 9:20-11:40 a.m. The TOPIK II has a listening and writing sections, followed by a separate reading exam, with the...

The National Gugak Center is offering traditional music classes for expats at its headquarters in Southern Seoul. Classes are available for the gayageum, a 12-stringed zither, janggu, an hourglass-shaped drum, and haegeum, a two-stringed instrument played with a bow. The classes run on Saturday mornings from March 4 to May 27. There will be a completion concert at 5 p.m. on the last day of clas...