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Seoul City Improv Christmas event Seoul City Improv will present an Xmas event on Dec. 25 at Yogiga Gallery in Seoul, from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. The cost of the event is 10,000 won at the door. There will also be seasonal beverages for sale at 4,000 to 5,000 won. It is a benefit for North Korean refugees on the underground railroad to South Korea called “Please Come Home for Christmas.” To get to Yogiga Gallery leave Hapjeong Station via exit 5. Look right as you leave the station, you’ll see “Giant” bicycle store. Take a right alongside this shop and follow the road as it curves to the left (it curves as you pass a convenience store), then cross the street. You should pass a white wall on the right after you cross to the sidewalk. You’ll pass a series of coffee shops and after a few minutes you should see Yogiga. If you see a Family Mart, you’ve gone one building too far. Please call if you should lose your way or have any questions, call 010-6891-1897. Other acts include Sato Yukie (http://www.yogiga.com), GT Arpe (http://www.myspace.com/ca mpervanhalen), Russell,

Seoul hosts town meeting for foreigners

By John Redmond The Seoul Metropolitan Government hosted the 11th Seoul Town Meeting with expats last Friday, at Seoul City Hall’s Seosomun Annex, with Mayor of Seoul Oh Se-hoon in attendance. The aim of the meeting is to diagnose expats’ needs and share ideas on solving challenges facing expats living in Seoul. The theme for the event was “Multiculturalism and its Implementation in Seoul” and “Seoul’s Air Quality.” The event has become an annual meeting between Seoul city officials and foreign residents in Seoul since 2001. Many expats including international students, migrant workers, international marriage immigrants and city officials attended the meetings. This year’s honored guests were the ambassadors of El Salvador, Pakistan and Uzbekistan. Unlike previous meetings where only domestic experts presented, the city extended the opportunity for resident foreigners to make presentations as well, to facilitate more diverse opinions, ideas and perspectives. For the first topic of “Multiculturalism and its Implementation in Seoul,” Tatania Primakova, a freel

Pool league raises funds for charity

By John Redmond Members of popular expat pool organization, the Itaewon Pool League (IPL), held their end of year/season banquet, Saturday, at the Hamilton Hotel in Itaewon. With the usual agenda of awarding prizes, announcing funds to be donated and elections, the occasion was also a timely event to remember IPL founder Bob Denny, known to many as “Chicago Bob,” who passed away earlier this year at age 57. The league was founded in 2001 by Denny and grew from an original eight teams to somewhere around 30 teams. This means 300-400 active players, 20 weeks of regular season with one match for every team every week on Wednesdays, followed by a four round playoff. In a sobering moment, Rod Veltman spoke about the passion and dedication Denny had for IPL. Denny, who had a career with the U.S. military, had served in many of the world’s hot spots including in Vietnam during the Vietnam War to eventually end up in South Korea. The inspiration behind the pool league was to unite the expat and local communities through an activity many share and forge closer links between

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