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Seoul Players set to stage 10-Minute Play Festival
Seoul Players is ready to stage its 11th Ten-Minute Play Festival, with the curtain rising on the first round this Friday.
Nov 4, 2024
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Tongbang Books opens warehouse to public for massive autumn literature sale
Entering the basement warehouse of Tongbang Books feels like quite the adventure. The multiroom, multilayer labyrinth is crammed floor to ceiling with shelves holding about half a million books, all of which are in English.
Nov 4, 2024
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Itaewon Global Village Center hosts '2024 Living in Seoul Talk Series' to help foreign residents adapt
The Itaewon Global Village Center (Itaewon GVC) will host its "2024 Living in Seoul Talk Series" on Nov. 9.
Nov 4, 2024
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Peace Corps volunteers celebrate decades-old ties with Korea during 2024 Revisit program
Alan Taylor first arrived in Korea in 1966, as part of K-1 the first dispatch of U.S. Peace Corps volunteers. He and his wife spent two years in Gongju, South Chungcheong Province, which he described as a "pre-industrial countryside."
Nov 2, 2024
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Itaewon gets its own 'Skunk' punk bar
If something smells funny in Itaewon these days, it might be due to Skunk on the Sunset, a newly rebranded bar located on the ground floor of a small building in a particularly narrow alley.
Oct 31, 2024
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RESTAURANT OF THE WEEK Craic House, Ireland's second embassy to Korea, celebrates 2nd anniversary
Craic House is celebrating its second anniversary this Saturday. A sports theme has been announced, with customers encouraged to dress in athletic gear.
Oct 30, 2024
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Itaewon's wounds still not fully healed 2 years after tragedy
Oct. 31 hasn’t actually come yet, but Halloween weekend has already passed. It has been a morbid few days in Itaewon, where two years ago a deadly crowd disaster in a narrow, steep alley took 159 lives.
Oct 27, 2024
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Rockabilly bands from Korea, Hong Kong, Japan prepare for 'Rumble in Seoul'
Rockabilly bands from three countries will gather in Seoul this Friday and Saturday for the Asian Rockabilly Festival, also being called Rumble in Seoul.
Oct 22, 2024
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Lecture concert to help international audiences appreciate traditional Korean music
Of all the elements of Korean culture that are attracting massive attention worldwide right now, there's one common element: translation has played a part in improving accessibility to foreign language-speaking listeners, readers and watchers.
Oct 21, 2024
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RESTAURANT OF THE WEEK Itaewon Pub wears that name
You gotta hand it to restaurateur Simon Walsh for giving his latest endeavor such an unashamedly bold name. Opened earlier this year, the name Itaewon Pub still conjures up some pretty unsettling memories associated with the neighborhood. Giving it that name, just 60 meters from the top of the October 29 Memorial Alley, sends a strong message: It's time to get this neighborhood back on track. Also, how did no one ever take that name before?
Oct 21, 2024