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Early Spring Kite Flying
If you are a fan of kite-flying maybe you want to put your skills to the test, or perhaps you just enjoy a day out on the beach.
Next Sunday, March 13 and 14, the International Kite Flying Contest is taking place.
The event will be on Dadaepo Beach, Busan.
For more information contact 051-888-3475 and for free interpretation BBB-1588- 5644.
Discover Traditional Korea in a Tour
The latest in a series of ongoing tours by the Royal Asiatic Society includes touring a brewery and scenic countryside.
The tour, set for March 13, offers the opportunity to discover how Korea’s traditional liquors, such as makgeolli, are made and maybe even try your hand at making some.
As well as this there will be a visit to the Sanjong Lake. An area surrounded by craggy peaks and graceful pine trees, the snow covered lake is the quintessential oriental landscape.
For lunch there is the option of either bringing your own or purchasing a Korean lunch from a local restaurant.
The Royal Asiatic Society is a non-profit volunteer based organisation that has been operating in Korea for over 100 years. The Society offers one-day and two-day weekend tours, in Seoul and around Korea, that focus on the nation's history, culture, arts, norms, etc.
The tour will depart in front of Yongsan Post Office at 8:30 a.m. and return around 7 p.m.
It costs 69,000 won for members of the society and 82,800 won for non-members. Those wishing to attend must RSVP by Friday, March 5, to 02-763-9483 or
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Comedy Group Provides New Laughs
Stand up Seoul presents the next in its series of comedy acts, Tom Cotter.
Tom Cotter's quick delivery and sarcastic style has entertained audiences worldwide. He has appeared on the Tonight Show, Comedy Central Presents and Last Comic Standing. The opening act is Jonathan Powley, a Semi- Finalist in New York's Funniest Comedian Competition at the 2009 New York Comedy Festival. The shows host is Brian Aylward, a Runner-Up in the 2008 Hong Kong International Comedy Festival.
The acts will be showing on both this Friday and Saturday. Shows will begin at 10 p.m. and will take place in Jupiter Room, COEX International Seoul . with a 30th floor view of Seoul to compliment the comedy.
Admission costs 40,000 won. For food and drinks, the in the same room a buffet dinner will be available at 9 p.m., before the show begins.
For more information contact
or 010-3980-8774
If you are looking for a taste of high end opera, Seoul Arts Center can cater.
The event, taking place in the center’s Concert Hall, is the Opera Gala Concert.
It is set for next Saturday, March 20, and begins at 8 p.m.
Ticket costs vary on quality of seating, VIP is 150,000 won, R-seats 100,000 won, Sseats 70,000 won and A-seats cost 50,000 won.
For discounts on seats S and upwards contact
For regular tickets contact Seoul Arts Center at 02-582-0040 or www.ticketlink.co.kr.