Seoul’s Camrata Music Company is putting on a fundraiser in Itaewon on Saturday.The non-profit music outfit is raising money to provide instruments and free music lessons to low-income children, and to help fund future concerts.The night will include bands, a date auction and a raffle. Bands playing include Kachisan, The 401s and Zee, and the first band starts at 7:30 p.m.The event will take place

There will be a fundraiser Friday at ICE Bar in Gangnam to benefit the victims of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami. Entrance is 10,000 won and proceeds will go to the Japanese Red Cross.The event will feature live music from local artist JoshRoy, and a raffle with various prizes including yoga lessons, restaurant vouchers and freshly squeezed juice. To get to ICE Bar leave Gangnam Station from

The Red Cross has changed the way it receives blood donations to address frequent shortages of Rhesus-negative blood.The Red Cross has set up a registry of donors, similar to the one the Association of Teachers of English in Korea set up last year. Before that, the organization was reliant on volunteer groups to get negative blood types. Now they say that, with 14,000 donors, supply outdoes demand

A free screening of the documentary “63 Years On” will take place Saturday, starting at 3 p.m. at Dongguk University in Jung-gu, Seoul. After the screening, in the Deokam Seminar Room on the first floor of the 90th Anniversary Commemorative Munhwa Gwan, viewers may take part in a brief question and answer session The film, directed by Kim Dong-won, tells the stories of five “comfort women” forced

This is a regular feature introducing associations and clubs for expats. This week, Expat Living spoke to Whit Altman of the Gwangju Running Club ― Ed.Name of Club: Gwangju Running ClubLocation(s): GwangjuNumber of members: 104, 5-20 runners show up each weekStarted: May 2007Who is it for? It is for any person in Korea who has an interest in exercising with others. We encourage people to come out

Seoul Global Center will host The Foreigners’ Flea Market on March 26 in Sinseol-dong. The aim of the event is to encourage the reuse of used goods and exchanges between expats and Koreans. The market starts at 1 p.m and is set to finish up around 5 p.m. Participating sellers must be foreign citizens or groups including foreigners. Donations from any profits made will be accepted and given to loca

A native English speaker is being sought for a part-time position at Seoul Global Business Support Center.Responsibilities in the role will include maintaining the center’s website and counseling expats on business start-ups.Applicants should have knowledge and experience of website management, good spoken and written communication skills in English and a good understanding of Korean culture. Work

The Seoul Players will present Peter Nichols’ “A Day in the Death of Joe Egg” beginning this Friday. Seoul Players describe the production, which will be at Roofers in Itaewon, as both hilarious and heartbreaking. It follows a young couple and the problems they encounter while caring for their severely disabled daughter. Although it aims to entertain, the play ultimately poses the somber question: