Club Garden
Apgujeong-dong
The Garden is an electronica hotspot, with the big draw being its line-up of guest DJs such as Laurent Garnier, Mondo Grosso, Afrika Bambatta and Goldie. Near Galleria Department Store on the so-called Rodeo Street in southern Seoul. Call (02) 518-5115 or clubgarden.co.kr.
Club Evans
Hongdae or Hongik University Area
This place, located near Hongik University, is great for intimate live performances. The line-up of performers is generally top-notch and the acoustics are good. Located near exit 1 on Sangsu Station on subway line 6 or exit 6 on Hongdae Station on subway line 2. Call (02) 337-8361 or www.clubevans.com.
Club Caliente
Itaewon
The patrons are so diverse, DJ Josh sometimes has a hard job appealing to everyone. But he keeps the dance floor going, playing a variety of standbys and new Latin music. The song selection is what keeps people coming back. Located near exit 4 of Itaewon Station subway line 6. Call (011) 9094 8484
Club M2
Hongdae
M2 features top DJs from home and abroad. The dance floor and the DJ are in the center of the club, which attracts a trendy crowd along with models and celebrities. Packed on the weekends. Check www.ohoo.net.
Moonyang Bar
This place is an Asian-inspired lounge on the third floor of a building on Parking Lot street in Hongdae area. The stone walls feature photographs and rusted steel plates cover the windows. This place is in Mapo at Seogyo-dong, 366-17. Call (02) 338-1523.
Cafe Mou
Sinsa-dong
This cafe has a rich ethnic interior that mixes inspirations that its owner got from travels to such places as Morocco and France. Its menu is limited, but features desserts. It's located at the edge of Dosan Park. 650-9 Park View Building, Sinsa-dong, Gangnam, near the Cine City Theater in Apgujeongdong. Call (02) 3444-6069.
St.102
This hip hop club often has special parties and performances. There are many Korean homies here with do-rags, dreads and baseball caps turned sideways. Visit st102.cyworld.com. 360- 18 Seogyo-dong, Hongdae or call (02) 335-7166.
Rocky Mountain Tavern
A down-to-earth place, the club was started by a couple of Canadians. With a spacious, woody bar, the tavern is spread out on two floors. Find it on Itaewon's main drag across from the International Clinic. Located near exit 5 of Itaewon Station on subway line 6.
Naos Nova
A wine bar and restaurant with a design so stunning, that it was featured in several interior design magazines before its doors even opened to the public. Its location across from Namsan Park gives it a wonderful, cool atmosphere. Visit www.naosnova.com (448-120 Huamdong Yongsan-gu, Seoul) or call (02) 754-2202.
Funky Funky
This live music venue features all kinds of music. Depending on the night, they feature funk, punk, rock, or pop. Funky Funky attracts an eclectic mix of people. To get there: With your back to US 66 make a right, walk down to the alley with Club Tool on the corner and turn right. Visit clubff.cyworld.com.
Above
This medium-sized wine bar in the alley behind the Hamilton Hotel, is one of Itaewon's swankiest hangouts. The candlelight, tiled indoor pond and the designs on the door seem Moorish. Located at 19-25 Itaewon-dong store 22-ho. Call (02) 749-0717
Once in a Blue Moon
Once in a Blue Moon is one of the best known jazz clubs in the city. It features live jazz sets from two different bands every night starting at 7 p.m. up to 10 p.m. The place exudes an elegant, sophisticated atmosphere which is perfect for a romantic date. It is located on the street between the Hakdong intersection and the Galleria intersection in Apgujeong-dong. Call (02) 549-5490 or www.onceinabluemoon.co.kr.
Gachi
Salsa music enthusiasts can dance the night away here. The beat of salsa music will lead you to the club. To go to Gachi, get off at Apgujeong Line 3 and go out exit 5. After walking past six streets, look for Matilda Club and Bar on the seventh street and turn left and look for Gachi's red and white sign. Gachi is open from Mondays to Fridays 6 p.m.-12 a.m., Saturday to Sunday, 2 p.m.-12 a.m. Call (02) 540 7087.
The Spot
If you like punk or alternative music, then you should hit The Spot. It is a live music venue located next to the playground near Hongik University. The Spot is a small basement bar, and it is a mainly standing room-only place. Visit www.clubspot.co.kr or call (02) 322-5956, (02) 3141-6876.
Casa Del Vino
Cheongdam-dong
This dark, intimate bar offers a great selection of wine, and it's a great place to chill out. It's near Salvatore Ferragamo and Prada buildings in Cheongdam-dong. Call (02) 542-8003.
Folk Performance
The Korea House
Open run
The Korea House will hold traditional performances in an open run. The entrance fee is 29,000 won. Each performance includes a traditional Korean dinner. Visit www.koreahouse.or.kr or call (02) 2266-9101. Located near exit 3 of Chungmuro Station, subway lines 3 and 4.
Summer Open Air Festival for Youth
National Center for Korean Traditional Performing Arts (Byeolmajiteo)
Through Aug. 17
Savor three days filled with Korean traditional musical performances that range from the classic "Arirang," to fusion traditional songs, and Korean traditional chamber music concerts. Tickets cost 5,000 won. Visit www.ncktpa.go.kr or call (02) 580-3300. Located near exit 1 of Bangbae Station on subway line 2.
Saturday Concerts for 2007
National Center for Korean Traditional Performing Arts (Yeakdang)
Through Dec. 15
At five o'clock every Saturday, traditional musical and dance performances will be held to honor and remember the history and culture of Korea. Tickets cost from 8,000 won to 10,000 won. Visit www.ncktpa.go.kr or call (02) 580-3300. Located near exit 1 of Bangbae Station on subway line 2.
Visual Sound
Cais Gallery
Through Sept. 15
This group exhibition of six artists displays drawings, wall paintings, and video installations on cities and the masses. Visit www.caisart.com.
Floating
National Museum of Contemporary Art
Through Oct. 7
Subtitled 'Art of a New Generation in China,' this exhibition is aimed at introducing 50 rising Chinese contemporary artists marking the 15th anniversary of diplomatic relations between South Korea and China. Visit www.moca.go.kr.
Stuffed Memory
Ssamzie Gallery
Through Aug. 26
Artist Kim Dae-hoon presents a series of works combining painting and ceramics that show analogue objects and landscapes with faded black colors. Call (02) 736-0088.
Sunshine and Wind
Gallery Soso
Through Aug. 31
A total of 26 paintings from three artists ?Kam Min-kyung, Roh Choong-hyun, and Yoon Jeong-sun ?present still landscapes of the city and nature, atmospherically devoid of human presence. Call (031) 949-8154.
How Ugly They Are!
Gallery Loop
Through Aug. 29
Artist Kim Hye-na used simple lines and colors to create grotesque masses on her canvas. Visit this alternative gallery space at www.galleryloop.com.
Red-Eyed Brother
Arario Seoul
The gallery presents 13 works of Philippine artist Leslie de Chavez, who strongly express the dissident sentiment against the regime and the society. Visit www.arariogallery.com.
Still Life
The Columns
German photographer Michael Wesely's project to capture the diverse images of flowers with the art of camera shutter technique is shown. Visit www.columns.co.kr.
Modern Fine Arts in Hungary
Tong-in Auction Gallery
The exhibition presents the works from several modern Hungarian painters, mainly those from around 1900s. Visit www.tongingallery.com.
Seolleim
doART Gallery
Artist Byen Ung-pil's simple drawing works using pencil and watercolor show offbeat imagination. Visit www.doart.co.kr.
Art Theatre
Arko Art Museum
Artist Lee Jin-joon presents artworks based on diverse media such as documentary video, performance, and installation to interact with viewers in an experimental way. Visit art.arko.or.kr.
Charge Your Imagination
Gyeonggido Museum of Art
Through Oct. 17
This exhibition is aimed at helping viewers to feel closer to contemporary art by displaying diverse works from 28 artists combined with story telling. Visit www.gma.or.kr.
Le Cirque en Majeste
Daelim Contemporary Art Museum
Through Oct. 31
About 90 photographic works by 17 prominent and promising artists themed on circus are on display. Visit www.daelimmuseum.org.
Paradise in Seoul
Sungkok Art Museum
Through Sept. 2
About 20 photographs of artist Park Hong-soon, known for a series of documentary photographs, presents strangely unrealistic landscapes surrounding the Han River. Visit www.sungkokmuseum.com.
Collection
Gallery Bellarte
This gallery, which has focused on introducing contemporary Latin American art, holds a special exhibition displaying about 25 works from four Venezuelan and four South Korean artists from the gallery's collection. Call (02) 739-4333.
Hanji Art Boarding Bridge
Gail Art Museum
Through Sept. 19
Works from 18 Korean artists, who paint or print on traditional Korean mulberry paper, are on display. The exhibition will travel to the Twain Tippetts Gallery in Utah State University in September.
-scape
Mongin Art Center
Through Sept. 16
Four young artists reveal their unique perspectives on the theme of landscape. Britain's Sarah Morris and South Korean Kim Sung-soo tackle cityscapes, while Japanese Shinji Ohmaki and Korean Lee Ho-in present imaginary landscapes. Visit www.mongin.org.
Conversation of Art & Math II
Savina Museum of Contemporary Art
The museum revives its hit exhibition of the year 2005. About 40 contemporary art works that mix in mathematical elements in their shape or philosophy are on display. Visit www.savinamuseum.com.
Hansel and Gretel
Kukje Gallery
Sora Kim, who has been featured in major international biennales including the 2003 and 2005 Venice Biennales, presents her first solo exhibition in Korea using various media including video. Visit www.kukjegallery.com.
Regard
Noam Gallery
Young artist Park Ju-hye presents 15 oil paintings that portray various looks in daily life realistically. Visit www.noamgallery.com.
Les Nouveaux Pop
SOMA Museum of Art
Through Sept. 30
This exhibition presents humorous pop art works from 10 international artists outside the United States, showing a less known side of the global art movement. Visit www.somamuseum.org.
Flash Cube
Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art
Organized by Dutch guest curator Henk Slager, 59 pieces from 21 international artists explore the meaning of space through the means of photography. Visit www.leeum.org.
Great Habsburg Collectors
National Museum of Contemporary Art, Deoksugung
More than 60 pieces from great painting masters of the Renaissance and Baroque era are on display at this exhibition organized with the collection from Vienna's Kunsthistorisches Museum. Visit www.moca.go.kr/deoksugung.jsp.
From Instant to Eternity
Seoul Museum of Art
Through Sept. 26
The first large-scale retrospective of Claude Monet presents about 60 works of the French impressionist master. Visit www.monet.kr.
Body
Kim Young-seob Photo Gallery
Through Sept. 3
Celebrating the gallery's fourth anniversary, the gallery presents photographs on the theme of the human body from renowned photographers such as Bill Brandt, Helmut Newton and Araki Nobuyoshi.
Rebecca Horn
Rodin Gallery
Through Aug. 19
A world-traveling retrospective of Rebecca Horn, the renowned German installation and performance artist has more than 20 works since the 1970s on display along with three feature-length films. Visit www.rodingallery.org.
From Paris to Daejeon
UngnoLee Museum
Through Aug.26
Marking the opening of a museum dedicated to Lee Ung-no (1905-1989), this exhibition presents some 50 works of the master artist. Visit www.ungnolee-museum.daejeon.kr.
Spirit of Africa
Clayarch Gimhae Museum
The chic museum located among the rice paddies of South Kyongsang Province houses a collection of ceramic wares from around the world. This exhibition presents adobe houses and other collections from Africa. Visit www.clayarch.org.
Traditional Garden in Korean Art
Hoam Art Museum
Koreans prefer to create their gardens in harmony with their surroundings, rather than artificially decorate them. Such characteristics are revealed in 41 paintings that feature traditional Korean gardens in this exhibition. Visit www.hoammusuem.org.
Teddy & Friends
Daegu Woobang Tower
Sept. 7-Dec. 9
The world's largest teddy bear exhibition is in store for Daegu, bringing teddy bears from around the globe. Tickets cost from 10,000 won (children and students) to 12,000 won (adults). Visit www.teddyfriends.co.kr or call 1577-1386. Located near exit 15 of Duryu Station on the Daegu subway line 2.
Cats for Kids
Seoul Arts Center
A tale of "Cats" that has been remade for kids, it tells the tale of five cats who wish upon the full moon. Tickets cost 25,000 won. Visit www.go-arthall.co.kr or call (02) 411-0446. Located near exits 4 and 5 of Nambu Bus Terminal Station on subway line 3.
Snoopy Life Design
The exhibition celebrates the 50th anniversary of Snoopy. Ticket costs 8,000 won to 10,000 won. Visit www.snoopylifedesign.co.kr or call (02) 464-4266. Located near exits 4 and 5 of Nambu Bus Terminal Station on subway line 3.
Aug. 18, 2007 Saturday (Soccer)
Jeju vs. Jeonnam at 7:00 p.m. Jeju World Cup Stadium
Gwangju vs. Daegu at 7:00 p.m. Gwangju World Cup Stadium
Busan vs. Pohang at 7:00 p.m. Busan World Cup Stadium
Aug. 19, 2007 Sunday
Suwon vs. Seoul at 7:00 p.m. Suwon World Cup Stadium
Daejeon vs. Incheon at 7:00 p.m. Daejeon World Cup Stadium
Jeonbuk vs. Gyeongnam at 7:00 p.m. Jeonju World Cup Stadium
Seongnam vs. Ulsan at 7:00 p.m. Tancheon Sports Complex
Gwacheon Seoul Race Track
The Gwacheon Seoul Race Track holds races from 10:30 a.m. to 5:10 p.m., every Saturday and Sunday. Get off at Seoul Racecourse Station, subway line 4, exit 3. For more information, call (02)509-1114 or visit at www.kra.co.kr.