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Probationary Theater holds open auditions

Aug 16, 2011

Probationary Theater is holding open auditions Saturday for “Dusk Rings a Bell.”The play is set in the contemporary United States and depicts a pair who meet again 15 years after their first kiss as teenagers.While the woman has become a successful journalist, the male protagonist has a much darker
Gwangju artists explore diversity

Aug 16, 2011

A group of Korean and expat artists will hold an exhibition on diversity in Gwangju starting Aug. 25.The exhibition was organized by Lee Hye-seong to bring expat and Korean artists together, something that she says does not happen enough.Rather than focusing on how their differences can separate the
‘Tactophilia’ melds art, design with refinement

Aug 16, 2011

If a mix of high-quality design and refined art is your thing, a new exhibition at Gallery Golmok could be right up your street.“Tactophilia,” a joint exhibition by Sven Schelwach, Yang Ju-im, Craig MackIntosh and Jason Mehl, will feature mainly sculpture, wall pieces and high-end furniture design.S
Ingredients for success

Aug 11, 2011

U.S. chef feeds pie business with passion and positivity Traveling to Korea by boat all the way from America enabled D. Garrett Edwards to experience the lengths he was going to for a new life. Unlike a 14-hour plane journey, the 15-day voyage, in which the Portland, Oregon native was the only passe
Linked Seoul runs Wednesday wine event

Aug 9, 2011

Linked Seoul is running its monthly Wine Down Wednesday this week. The networking event will take place at Italian restaurant StaSera at Dosan Park in Sinsa-dong, Seoul, from 7-10 p.m.The cost is 45,000 won on the door and includes food and drinks.There will be a draw for prizes including dining cer
BFIA runs fall term of Korean classes

Aug 9, 2011

Applications are open for the next semester of Korean classes run by the Busan Foundation for International Activities.The course, which uses Yonsei University textbooks, runs from Aug. 16 to Oct. 14.Five levels of tuition are available. Classes are twice a week, with daytime and evening timeslots.
Orientation session for Seoul expats

Aug 9, 2011

Itaewon-Hannam Global Village Center is running an orientation session to introduce new residents to the city.The session will take place on Aug. 26 at 10:30 a.m. at the center, and explain the services and opportunities Seoul has to offer.The center also welcomes expats who have lived here a while
From peace island to war island?

Aug 9, 2011

Korean-American writer Paul Yoon’s 2009 short story collection “Once the Shore,” which won the prize for fiction at the13th Asian American Literary Awards, is set on a fictionalized version of Jeju Island and deals with the devastating impact of militarism, colonialism and the Cold War on a rugged i
Frisbee flingers get active

Aug 9, 2011

This is a series introducing associations and clubs that expats can get involved in. This week, Expat Living spoke to Marty Nedjelski, founder and CEO of Republic of Korea Ultimate ― Ed.What goes on? We play 12 games each in various venues across Korea. The league is a mixed, social league, which me
Laughing Tree launches ‘Lab’

Aug 9, 2011

Haebangcheon’s first expat-run art gallery The Laughing Tree has moved to a space about four-times larger, has been reborn as Laughing Tree Lab and is holding its launch party Saturday. The event will feature an exhibition, video performance, music, DJs and some surprise art and spoken word performa
Falling through the cracks: Turned away for lack of ID

Aug 9, 2011

This is the first of a series of articles about how foreigners can fall through cracks in the Korean health service. ― Ed When Katie Symank, then an English teacher here, became seriously ill, her experience was made all the more terrifying after she was refused hospital treatment for not having acc
Linked Seoul runs Wednesday wine event

Aug 8, 2011

Linked Seoul is running its monthly Wine Down Wednesday this week. The networking event will take place at Italian restaurant StaSera at Dosan Park in Sinsa-dong, Seoul, from 7-10 p.m.The cost is 45,000 won on the door and includes food and drinks.There will be a draw for prizes including dining cer
Applications open for BFIA Korean classes

Aug 8, 2011

Applications are open for the next semester of Korean classes run by the Busan Foundation for International Activities.The course, which uses Yonsei University textbooks, runs from Aug. 16 to Oct. 14.Five levels of tuition are available. Classes are twice a week, with daytime and evening timeslots.
A beacon of hope

Aug 4, 2011

Filipino strives to better lives of migrant womenFor him, it was love at first sight. And after three days of frequent visits to her parent’s grocery store, the Filipino student was in no doubt about how her unassuming suitor felt.The quiet Korean sailor, Lee Dong-ho, was 12 years her senior and usu
Gwangju expats exhibit kids’ drawings

Aug 2, 2011

Gwangju expats Andrea Hildebrand and Trevor Homeniuk are putting on an exhibition of postcards about the environment drawn by school students at Gwangju International Center from Aug. 6-20.The two have been running the Environmental Awareness Education Program in Gwangju since May 2010, to teach ele