Weekly SEOUL: SEOUL December Issue Out

Nov 27, 2013 / Issue No. 608

If you haven’t done so already, run—don’t walk—to your nearest large bookstore to pick up a copy of the December issue of SEOUL, Seoul Selection’s monthly travel and culture magazine. In this issue of SEOUL, we take to the skies with Blue Air’s new helicopter tours, go to Ganghwa-do to take in a beautiful sunset, talk with novelist Kerry Hudson, and much, much more. If that’s not enough, there’s always our Goings On Around Town, our listings of the month’s concerts, festivals, exhibits and other happenings. So go out and get a copy while it’s still got that new magazine smell.

Thru Nov 30, New York Wholistic Care is offering one month free membership when you sign up for a three-month group pilates membership.

Around the Web

– Belgium gets a Korean cultural center.

– How Elle got North Korean fashion all wrong.

– Does K-pop have a racism problem?

– Cambridge University Press is releasing a book on Korean science.

– Everything you wanted to know about the tourist police but were afraid to ask.

– Kim Sungjin goes to Dosan Seowon.

– What to do around Bonghwasan Station.

– A video of building a Korean hanok.

– A beautiful evening sky above the Wonhyo Bridge.

– Some images of a weekend trip to Seoul.

– Yours Truly stopped by the newly opened National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul.

Events

The 39th edition of the SIFF has finalized its program with 56 local films and 10 invitations from overseas. The domestic lineup was carefully selected out of 810 entries. Top honors, along with some KRW 5 million cash prizes, will go to two local films which win the competition. The international program includes “Anatomy of a Paper Clip” directed by Akira Ikeda of Japan, “Best Little Whorehouse in Rochdale” directed by Ian Vernon of Britain, and “Frutvale Station” created by American director Ryan Coogler.

VENUE: CGV Apgujeong / Indpendent Film House ‘INDIESPACE’, Seoul

PERIOD: Nov 28–Dec 6

ADMISSION: KRW 6,000–40,000

MORE INFO: T.02-362-9513, www.siff.or.kr

GETTING THERE: Apgujeong Station 압구정역 (Line 3), Exit No.3,

Gwanghwamun Station 광화문역 (Line 5), Exit No.7 & 8

Grammy-winning conductor Paavo Jarvi is joining hands in Seoul with Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, a chamber orchestra based in the German city. Their collaboration will focus on highlights of Beethoven’s overtures and symphonic masterpieces. An Estonian-American conductor, Jarvi is now in his fourth season as music director of the Orchestre de Paris. In 2012/13 Jarvi was appointed Commandeur de L’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Ministry of Culture.

VENUE: Concert Hall, Seoul Arts Center

PERIOD: Dec 4–5

ADMISSION: KRW 50,000–220,000

MORE INFO: T.02-599-5743, www.sac.or.kr

GETTING THERE: Nambu Bus Terminal Station 남부터미널역 (Line 3), Exit 5. Transfer to shuttle bus, or green bus No. 4429.

Brother Anthony is one of the most renowned Korean literature translators, a chair-professor at Dankook University and president of the Royal Asiatic Society Korea Branch. Come meet him at this month’s 10 Magazine Book Club.

VENUE: Haechi Hall in Seoul Global Culture & Tourism Center

PERIOD: Nov 30, 2pm–4pm

ADMISSION: KRW 5,000 (students enter free)

MORE INFO: http://10mag.com/

GETTING THERE: Three minute walk from Myeong-dong Station (Line 4), Exit 6.

The German School in Seoul will be hosting its annual Christmas Market. There will be a lucky draw with prizes from Bosch and Swarovski, handicrafts for children, waffles, bratwurst, traditional German delicacies, and gluhwein—German mulled wine.

This year the market will support AutiSTAR (Autism Special Talents and Rehabilitation). Enjoy AutiStaR’s products are designed by individuals with autism spectrum disorders. Profits are used to support their individual socioeconomic lives in society.

VENUE: German School Seoul

PERIOD: Dec 7, 4:30–8:00pm

MORE INFO: www.dsseoul.org

VENUE: Gyeongsangbuk-do

DATE: Nov 30–Dec 1

COST: KRW 20,000 (members), KRW 25,000 (non-members) per day. Transportation not included.

MORE INFO: See this link.

GETTING THERE: See link above.

Everyday Koreans

Notifications

Send Your Event Info – If you would like to advertise any upcoming events you are organizing, please send us the press release material at book@seoulselection.com by the preceding Friday in order for it to appear in the following Tuesday’s issue.

Freelance Contributors Wanted – SEOUL Magazine needs writers who are fluent in both Korean and English. Writers should have a strong interest in Korean culture and be able to interview Koreans. Send your resume and writing samples to book@seoulselection.com.

We Buy & Sell Used Books – Seoul Selection buys and sells used books in English. Unlike our regular selection of publications that specialize in Korea-related topics, our Used Book section carries books on all subjects. It’s all part of our effort to make life easier for the English-speaking community.

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Where are to go?

TAEGEUKGI: The Korean Flag – Western Depictions of the Flag in the Early 20th Century

Korean Classic Stories Set

The Heavens, the Wind, The Stars and Poetry

Kim Dae Jung and History of Korean Opposition Parties

The Kimchi Cookbook: 60 Traditional and Modern Ways to Make and Eat Kimchi

Green Days

Secretly, Greatly

Pluto

Doctor

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