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Foreign Line
Exhibition shares stories
Artist Jenny Lee Robinson provides her solo exhibition titled “Stories for my Girls” starting this Saturday at 5 p.m. at Beeum Gallery, near Chungmuro Station.
She explains the exhibition title refers to “narratives I wish I had for my childhood self, for my friends who struggled with womanhood, and for the younger generation of girls, to help them have the power and strength to navigate this world as women.” The exhibit features interactive and performance elements, and guests are welcomed to record and display their own stories.
Visit fb.com/beeumgallery for more information.
Reggae festival returns
Rise Again, Korea's largest annual reggae festival, returns this Saturday Dec. 15 with 11 live acts, eight DJs and three dance groups.
This includes reggae group NST & the Soul Sauce, ska band Kingston Rudieska, and individual performers such as MC Rupshan, Rude Paper and Cool Running.
After a show at Prism Live Hall, the action moves to Channel1969 for a “Midnight Stage.” The DJs there include Smiley Song (NST), Sugar Suk-yuel (Kingston) and Japanese DJ Hayassen from Nagoya.
Visit fb.com/reggaeriseagain for more information.