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Brewing relief for animals in need

Brewing beer is not usually considered a charitable activity, but Danielle and Matt Curtis have found a way to use their hobby to help animals in need. The husband and wife team started up Brown Jin...

Updated : 2013.02.05 20:36

Expats fundraise for English teacher hit by bike in India

An English teacher at a public school in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, is fighting for her life after a motorcycle hit her while she was volunteering at an orphanage in India. Karabeth Burton...

Updated : 2013.01.29 20:11

Mac/PC guys use Lazarus touch to help orphans

A couple of expats in Gwangju are using their ability to bring electronics back from the dead to raise money for PCs for orphanages. Heino Botes and Steven Loach ― who form a Facebook team called Gw...

Updated : 2013.01.29 20:10

CLASH event supports Justice for North Korea

Expat and Korean musicians will perform Saturday in Hongdae to raise money for a North Korean human rights organization. The CLASH event at Club Freebird will raise funds for Justice For North Korea...

Updated : 2013.01.22 19:36

Drama brings expat experience home

Probationary Theater’s next production touches on two areas that will be familiar to most expats here ― moving on from one’s hometown, and the suspicion brought by success being as prevalent in Ko...

Updated : 2013.01.22 19:35

RASKB to host lecture on traditional music

The Royal Asiatic Society will host a lecture by traditional music professor Sheen Dae-cheol on two genres of Korean music ― “jeongak” and “minsogak.” The lecture promises to contrast the two styles...

Updated : 2013.01.15 19:52

SIWA to run spring enrichment classes

Seoul International Women’s Association is holding a sign-up event for classes and enrichment groups in Yeoksam-dong on Jan. 26. The dozens of different classes include language courses, bridge, da...

Updated : 2013.01.15 19:51

‘Architecture 101’ gets free expat screening

There will be a free screening of “Architecture 101” at Itaewon Global Village Center on Jan. 24. Last year was a bumper year for Korean film and “Architecture 101” was one of the most popular relea...

Updated : 2013.01.15 19:51

‘Say Kimchi! Korean Food Comic’ gets first release

The first part of the “Say Kimchi! Korean Food Comic” has been released on iPad for those wanting a guide to Korean cooking that is easy on the eye. The comic series published by O’ngo, a cooking...

Updated : 2013.01.15 19:50

‘Stop Kiss’ explores shades of gray

Some events in people’s lives can have far-reaching emotional implications. Seoul Players’ first play of the year looks into how important a moment can be. Stop Kiss tells the before and after of...

Updated : 2013.01.15 19:50

Lecture explores expats’ lives in late Joseon

A lecture hosted by the Royal Asiatic Society of Korea will provide a fresh glimpse of the turbulent period of Korean history at the end of the 19th century. Writer and historical researcher Robert ...

Updated : 2013.01.08 19:49

Ice climbing course for beginners

Climbing and ice climbing group Sanirang is holding a basic introduction to ice climbing on Jan. 19 and Feb. 2. The sessions will take place on outdoor natural ice falls and parks in the Seoul and G...

Updated : 2013.01.08 19:49

Hockey community grows in Seoul

It’s a little before noon on a chilly Sunday when a few dozen expats begin showing up at Jamsil Sports Complex for their weekly ritual. In the shadow of the Olympic Stadium, a rink made for inline ...

Updated : 2013.01.08 19:48

SGC to run Korean language courses

The Seoul Global Center will accept applications for its spring free Korean language classes on Jan. 16 and 17. The classes take place in the center’s conference room and run from Feb. 4 to April 26...

Updated : 2013.01.08 19:43

Gwangju International Center adds TOPIK Korean class

Gwangju International Center is running its first Korean course of the year starting Saturday, with the new addition of intensive afternoon TOPIK classes for levels 1-2 and 3-4. Classes are mostly o...

Updated : 2013.01.01 20:22