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Korean Way of Tea to Be Presented YEOL, Society for Korean Cultural Heritage, is pleased to announce its eighth annual lecture series in association with the Seoul Museum of History. On April 6, Brother Anthony, a graduate of the Queen's College, Oxford University, and currently professor emeritus in the English Department of Sogang University, will present the Korean Way of Tea: Past and Present. Brother Anthony was born in England and came to Korea in 1980. He has published many volumes of translations of Korean poetry and fiction into English and is the author of "The Korean Way of Tea" published by Seoul Selection in 2007. His lecture will include a tea serving demonstration by tea-master Hong Kyeong-hee and cover topics such as the history of tea, how tea is served and the complex early history of Korean tea. The lectures are on Tuesdays and will be held on April 6, May 4, June 1, Sept. 7, Oct. 5 and Nov. 2. The sessions run from 10.30 a.m. to 12 p.m. and cost 10,000 won each or 50,000 won for the whole series. The lectures are held at the seminar room (2nd fl

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Orientation for Cross-Cultural Volunteers Become a volunteer with the UNESCO Cross-Cultural Awareness Program (CCAP) and share information about your culture and country with Korean school children. To join the program as a cultural exchange volunteer (CEV), visit the Web site http://ccap.unesco.or.kr and click on the "How to Join" button. An orientation for new volunteers will be held on March 26 in Myeong-dong, Seoul, from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the Conference Room, on the 10th floor of the KNCU Building. To get to the UNESCO building, take subway line 2 to Euljiro-yip-gu station. Walk up the stairs between exit 5 and exit 6 and go along the street where T.G.I. Friday's and Outback Steak House are located for about three minutes. At the end of the street is McDonald's. The UNESCO building is across from the McDonald's. Take the elevator to the eighth floor. For more information, email ccap@unesco.or.kr or call 02-755-4623. Office hours are from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. (lunch 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.). Notify the office prior to visiting. Seoul Players Holds Auditions f

Workshop Held for English Teachers

The 7th annual KOTESOL Seoul chapter conference will be held on March 27 from 10:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. at Soongshil University. There will be six featured speakers, six workshop strands and 29 workshops covering a range of topics to help those involved in English education in Korea. David Deubelbeiss, a popular presenter and creator of EFL Classroom 2.0, will discuss "Korean Content for Korean Students" in the "English in Public Education" strand. Chris Haswell & Joseph Siegel from Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan, will talk about "University Listening Classes: Less Product, More Process" in "The Forgotten Skills" section. Expanding on a very popular workshop from the 2009 conference, Gerald de la Salle, teacher and game creator, will present "Let's Play: Rotation Games in the EFL Classroom" in the "ABC; Assessments, Better Games, and Comics" segment. Paul Hussey, manager of the Itaewon-Hannam Global Center, will tell everyone at least one thing they didn't know about government services for foreigners in "Making Seoul Your Second Home" looking at succeedin

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Anti-Dolphin Hunting Group Rises

Fifty years ago, Ric O'Barry thought nothing of trapping and capturing dolphins, acts which went on to amuse a generation in the American TV show Flipper.? Five decades on, and O'Barry has mended his ways, this time giving the world the docu-drama "The Cove," in which the bloody trade of dolphin hunting in Japan is exposed.? Japan traps at least 20,000 dolphins every year, some of which end up on the dinner plates of the wealthy, others snapped up by aquariums for exorbitant sums.? To raise awareness and funds for the drive to bring a halt to the trade, the Blue Dolphins, a monthly live music showcase, is staging an event called Dolphin Friendly at Roofers Bar in Itaewon on March 27, including a screening of "The Cove," released last year. Sponsored by Green Korea United, organizers hope to draw attention to the fate that awaits both dolphins and whales around the world in the face of often cruel and brutal fishing practices. In addition to the showing of The Cove, there will be a presentation by Green Korea representative Boram Bae, a sale of homemade cookies and smoo

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