An International Women’s Day celebration in Seoul is set to focus on women in the sciences.The event at Seoul Women’s Plaza on March 8 is themed “Connecting girls, inspiring futures.”Seoul International Women’s Association is organizing the celebration of women’s achievements in the sciences, engineering and technology. The event is open to everyone, and will run from 6-9 p.m. and costs 30,000 won, or 15,000 won for students.International Women’s Day is celebrated on March 8 every year, with tho

A bowling day will be held for charity in Daegu on March 10.People are gathering to bowl at an alley near the city’s Seomun Market in aid of Korean orphans. A minimum 10,000 won donation is requested from all bowlers at the game to run from 1:30-4:30 p.m., with funds raised going to the Korean Kids and Orphanage Outreach Mission. KKOOM non-profit organization helps to foster links between international volunteers and orphanages in Korea and also sponsors kids’ education.The benefit event is bein

An international cooking contest is being held to help raise money to donate English books to a Korean orphanage. The culinary competition in Chuncheon will be held on March 10. The event to run from 12 p.m. at Chuncheon Youth Center will see budding chefs from different countries serve up international cuisine. Entrants should pay a 10,000 won entry fee by March 3 to take part, and be ready to prepare 1.5 portions of their dish for judges to taste.Competitors can make either savory or desert di

A play reading on March 3 to celebrate International Women’s Day is set to raise cash for a women’s charity. Contemporary plays about women’s lives around the world will be read from 8-9:30 p.m. at Hankuk University in Seoul. There is no entrance fee to hear the plays set in Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Japan, Korea and the U.S., but any donations given will go to a women’s charity. The plays being staged by the L.E.V. Theatre Group of South Korea include “Where the Lies Meet,” “Subibaja (Seesaw),” “S

Foreigners who love Korea and Gangnam life are being sought to act as an honorary publicity ambassadors for Seoul’s Gangnam area. The voluntary publicity staff are being recruited to promote the area via social networking sites and e-mail to their home countries. Around 100 foreigners living in Korea are being sought for the positions that will run from this month. Officers will write articles about Gangnam once a month, with selected articles being posted on the district office’s website and di

Camarata Music Company will host its first annual fundraiser “Sing Into Spring” on March 2.CMC is a non-profit organization that provides performance opportunities to international musicians living in Korea.The proceeds from the event will benefit future CMC productions as well as help fund CMC’s outreach vision of establishing a music program for children in local orphanages and low-income areas.“Sing Into Spring” tickets are available for 95,000 won per person.The event will feature performanc

A roller derby in Korea is seeking to recruit more volunteers to help with its events. The ROKD Republic of Korea Roller Derby is looking to “scrimmage” a couple of times a month, having secured private rink space. But Korea’s first and only roller derby league is looking for Korean and international volunteers to help at events as well as referees and more skaters of all nationalities.The women’s flat-track skating group meets regularly at Daegu Manchon Inline Skating Rink. The volunteer led RO