Foreign Community events this week
Cannonball Statman tours Asia
Cannonball Statman, a musician from New York who is currently touring Asia, will play at Strange Fruit tonight at 9 p.m. at an event hosted by Loose Union. Grey Watson, an American musician and a permanent fixture of Seoul’s expat music scene, will join him.
Visit facebook.com/LooseUnion for more information.
Seoul GSC ‘Enternship’ Fair
Seoul Global Startup Center will host an “Enternship” Fair and networking event on Friday from 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. at its building in Yongsan. The event is geared towards those who want to work for a startup or become founders themselves. The Enternship Fair is a place where startups and individuals can connect and share ideas.
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AustCham Year-End Sundowner
AustCham Korea will be holding its annual Year-End Sundowner on Friday at 6 p.m. at the Australian Embassy’s Australia Centre. The event is free for members and guests. They will serve finger food and beer but guests are encouraged to bring wine. There will also be a charity raffle on the night.
Visit facebook.com/AustChamKorea for more information.
Korea Leadership Society networking party
The Korea Leadership Society will host its second annual holiday party on Friday from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the World of Beer in Gangnam. The party will include cocktails and networking opportunities for people passionate about local politics and public service.
Visit facebook.com/KoreaLeadershipSociety for more information.
Market, Mingle, Jingle flea market
For your Christmas shopping needs, Market, Mingle & Jingle, a flea market hosted by Vineworks and The Soul of Seoul blog, will bring together food, wine, live music and “artsy and artisanal” stalls at Vineworks on Saturday from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Preregistration gets you two glasses of mulled wine. Paying at the door costs 5,000 won and a portion of the proceeds will go to the Korean Unwed Mothers’ Families Association (KUMFA).
Visit facebook.com/vineworkskorea/ for more information or to register as a vendor.
Artists open studio
Seoul-based artists Da-iN and Gunhee will have an open studio on Saturday at Willoughby in Hannam-dong. They’ve also invited Annie Hong to exhibit her work as a guest artist. The open studio is an opportunity for visitors to see the artists’ processes and inspirations. Popular DJs Akimbo and Closet will provide some eclectic sounds to match the art from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
For more information, search for Open Studio [Da-in, Gunhee, HootnAnnie] on Facebook.
‘North Korea’s Unification Drive’ lecture
The Royal Asiatic Society Korea Branch will host a lecture by B.R. Myers titled “North Korea’s Unification Drive” on Tuesday from 7.30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Myers is an international studies professor at Dongseo University in Busan and a renowned expert on North Korea. The lecture is open to the public and will take place in the second-floor Residents’ Lounge of Somerset Palace in downtown Seoul. Admission is 10,000 won for non-members and 5,000 won for students. Visit