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Sanirang Alpine Networks’ begins its 15th Climbing School Program of the season on Sunday, May 5. The climbing school meets every Sunday at 7:30 am at Bukhansan National Park for five consecutive weeks. The sessions include learning basic rock climbing skills on slab‚ crack and face. Technical skills learned are the basic principles behind climbing safety‚ knots‚ top-rope belaying‚ abseiling and very basic technical multi-pitch skills. The course is designed to learn and practice the fundamentals of climbing in a friendly, safe and laid-back environment. The course also gears clients up for the final multi-pitch climb to the top of Insu Peak via different routes in the final outing. In total‚ the five week climbing school program covers all skills up to the SAN Beginner Course and touches on the very basic aspects and skills of the Multi Pitch Course.
The Chungcheongbuk-do town of Osong hosts the Cosmetics & Beauty Expo, Osong Korea 2013. The expo seeks to create a converged and complex cultural and economic effect focused on the beauty industry, including cosmetics, through a comprehensive approach blending industry, culture and environment. The expo will feature a body painting show, beauty shows, performances, exhibits and plenty of hands-on programs. There’s lots to see and do nearby, too.
Russian ice ballet troupe Bolshoi on Ice (a.k.a. Moscow Stars on Ice) comes to Seoul with a program of Snow White and Carmen. Under the direction of former Soviet figure skater Igor Bobrin, the Bolshoi on Ice has warmed the hearts of audiences with spectacularly designed ice shows for all ages of figure skating fans and performed by Olympic, World and European Champions, sport masters and circus artists, who competed in national and international events.
YEOL, Society for Korean Cultural Heritage, has presented some of Korea’s most prominent scholars, experts, and intellectuals in the field of Korean art, culture, and history as lecturers on the first or second Tuesday of the month, excluding summer and winter breaks. In this lecture, SNU professor Hilary Vanessa Finchum-Sung discusses “The Way of Pungnyu : the Historic and Social Contexts of Pungnyu Music.”
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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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