The Korea Herald

Seoul Global Center alters legal advice service

Dec 23, 2015

Seoul global Center will be changing the way it offers legal counseling from next year.Those seeking advice will need to consult a multilingual counselor to assess their needs. The counselor will then book a session with a legal adviser, who will review the consultee’s situation before the session.Various languages are supported for the initial consultation, including English, Russian and several Asian languages, and the consultation can be made in person or by phone or email.The center said it
Seoul book club hosts four Korean writers

Dec 16, 2015

The Seoul Book and Culture Club will be hosting an event with four writers who will be introducing their newly released bilingual novellas to English-speaking readers. At the event, Korean literature blogger and translation professor Charles Montgomery will be talking with the authors, whose books are part of Asia Publishers’ K-Literature series.The best-known of the four is Lee Ki-ho, author of “At Least We Can Apologize“ and “So Far and Yet So Near,” both of which are also available in English
Multicultural theater releases album based on in-house musical

Dec 16, 2015

Multicultural theater Salad released Friday an album of songs from a musical it produced.The album, “Ara & Jjimin,” features songs from the musical of the same name, about a second-generation Mongolian girl, a Vietnamese immigrant and their experiences with Korean teachers and students in preparing for a national music competition.The songs were composed by Gil Hizon, musical director and conductor for the Philippine Hyehwa-dong Catholic Church, with the scripts and lyrics penned by Korean write
Beer brewing class offered in Busan

Dec 16, 2015

Galmegi Brewing will be hosting a homebrewing class in Gwangan, Busan, on Sunday.At the second in a series of brewing classes, participants will learn how to make an oatmeal stout.The cost to attend will be 30,000 won and includes instruction, recipes and samples. It also includes 2 liters of the bottled beer made in the class, available for pickup a month later. The proceeds will go toward paying for the facility, the ingredients and the bottles. The class, which will be in English, starts at 2
Seoul Global Center offers volunteer training

Dec 16, 2015

Seoul Global Center will be holding training sessions for volunteers this Friday and Saturday.The center runs a volunteering program with several activities each month that foreign residents can join.The volunteering schedule changes each month, but activities typically include visits to centers for the elderly and underprivileged children, as well as helping out with center activities, such as concerts, flea markets and job fairs.Friday’s training session will be led by art therapist Lee Na-ri
Gwangju expat center to host year-end event

Dec 16, 2015

Gwangju International Center will be hosting a year-end gathering to look back on the year this weekend.In addition to a review of what the center has done in 2015, there will be a quiz and raffle, musical performances and an awards ceremony for GIC members who have made contributions to the community over the years.This will be followed by a potluck party. Those who bring their own mugs will be given a free soft drink. Drinks otherwise cost 1,000 won, and are the only thing charged for.The even
Expat performers to put on Christmas show

Dec 16, 2015

Expat performers will be gathering in Haebangchon, Seoul, for a Christmas show of comedy, music and acting.Performances will include those from improvised comedy troupe Seoul City Improv, who will perform based on audience suggestions. Members of the Camarata Music Company will perform carols, and Stand Up Seoul will provide wry comments on the year gone by. The shows will be at the Camarata Music Company Studio.Admission is 10,000 won, including two drinks. Doors open at 8 p.m., with performanc
Expats raise funds for orphanage X-mas gifts

Dec 9, 2015

Expats in Gwangju are gearing up to give gifts to children in care, in an annual Christmas donation drive.The Adopt-a-Child for Christmas campaign has raised 9 million won ($8,000) so far for Christmas gifts, according to organizer Calen Cygan.Fund-raisers have been held throughout the year, including a Christmas in July event and a date auction that raised 1.5 million won. “We have had scavenger hunts and trivia nights and other fund-raisers, too. We’ve had many small events to raise that much
French association to run Christmas market

Dec 9, 2015

The Association des Francophones de Coree will hold its annual Christmas market in cooperation with Seocho District Office on Saturday.As well as traditional French fare and a wide variety of wines, champagne, food and gifts on sale, there will be entertainment and a raffle draw.Performances include a clown show at 10:30 a.m., choral performances at 2 p.m. and visits from Santa at 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.Money raised from booth rental, raffles and sales will be donated to the French Korean Socia
Camarata to perform ‘Messiah’

Dec 9, 2015

Camarata Music Company’s Chorale and Orchestra will hold their annual Christmas performance of Handel’s “Messiah” in Seoul this weekend.The company has performed “Messiah” each year since 2009 to provide English-language concerts of the Christmas choral favorite. The concerts have become a yearly tradition, attracting around 1,000 people each time.The performance will feature the Camarata Chorale, an amateur singing group made up of members from over 62 different countries since its inception. F
H.Art tours to introduce Hongdae history

Dec 9, 2015

Two guided tours of Hongdae will run Saturday as part of Seoul City’s efforts to promote the area’s cultural side.The H.Art Road tours, run by Human Hong Art with English interpretation, will look at the artistic and musical sides of the Seoul neighborhood.In the first, art curator Lim Na-rae will lead a shopping tour of the area, including galleries, art markets and workshops. She will introduce some of the history of the area, explaining how Hongik University became a center for visual artists
Gwangju center offers tea tour

Dec 9, 2015

GIC will run a tour to Boseong, South Jeolla Province, on Dec. 19 to explore one of the region’s specialties: green tea.The tour will visit the Bohyang tea plantation to take in the scenic tea fields. At the plantation, they will also learn how tea leaves are prepared and processed for sale, and be able to try their hand at preparing some leaves themselves.The tour will then stop for lunch based around steamed rice wrapped in lotus leaves before going to Yulpo pine tree beach.The tour costs 30,0
Church musical brings touch of Christmas tradition

Dec 9, 2015

Seoul International Baptist Church will be putting on its first Christmas musical Saturday, with a reworking of the traditional Christmas story.According to stage manager Angi Belsly, “Bethlehem’s Big Night” portrays the traditional tale of the nativity from the perspective of the townspeople.“It’s the Christmas story, of course, but it’s more from the people who were in Bethlehem at the time, and looking at their lives there.”“There’s a few calmer, quieter songs and moments, but there is a lot
Entrepreneurs raise awareness of elderly poverty in Korea

Dec 2, 2015

A group of entrepreneurs in Seoul aims to repay the sacrifices of their grandparents’ generation by raising funds and awareness for elderly Koreans in poverty.Korea is confronting a demographic crisis as it struggles to support its rapidly aging population. Nearly half of Korean over-65s are living in poverty, while data this week showed that more Koreans over 50 are delaying retirement than ever before as they bear financial responsibilities to support both their parents and children. The elder
False decorum creates farce in ‘Rumors’

Dec 2, 2015

If attempts to save face at your workplace can sometimes seem extreme, they are nothing compared to the lengths that the characters go to in order to keep up appearances in a play to hit the stage in Ulsan this weekend.In Neil Simon’s “Rumors,” to be put on by the Industrial Theatre Troupe, the first guests arrive for an anniversary dinner, only to find the host has been shot dead. But in their desperation to look decent they do the unthinkable ― hiding the body and hosting the party themselves.