Hip new lounge discovered by SCAS

There’s a great little wine bar/cafe recently discovered by the Seoul Cigar Aficionado Society and they’re introducing it to the expat community this Saturday by holding a special event there.

I’ve personally been to Oga Lounge in Ichon-dong before and I can attest to the chill vibe. It’s also fun to watch classic films such as Casablanca and The Godfather while sharing a bottle of wine and a gourmet. Seriously, the place is cool, and if you go on Saturday evening you get 15% off everything, plus a chance to smoke a prized Montecristo #2 at 20% off. Read more

August Dining Events

Dan over at Seoul Eats just sent us a list of his top dining events for August. Enjoy! Read more

12th Pucheon International Film Festival

These events were found by our newest contributor ArtsieKenzie! She’s going to be staying on top of the Expat arts scene in Korea and elsewhere. Welcome aboard!

12th Pucheon International Film Festival
Time: July 18, 2008 at 6pm to July 27, 2008 at 6pm
Location: Boksagol Cultural Center and other cinema’s
City/Town: Pucheon (between Seoul and Incheon) South Korea
Webpage :www.pifan.com/eng/index.asp

The Pucheon Film Festival usually puts on a good schedule of movies that cross a range of genres. Many Korean film directors attend and a number of foreign film directors are invited to talk about their movies.

If you’re in Korea, then the festival is well worth a visit so check out the films you want to watch on the festival schedule in advance! A local source of expert knowledge in Pucheon would be Cafe Nicolia cafenicolia.com

Opening Film this year is: Waltz with Bashir by Israeli director Ari Folman. The closing film isCyborg She by Korean director KWAK Jae Yong

Seoul Performing Arts Festival:

http://spaf21.com/2008/english/

SPAF(Seoul Performing Arts Festival) is one of the biggest performing arts festivals in Korea that presents major international and domestic contemporary works of drama, dance and interdisciplinary arts.Started in 2001, it runs for about 1 month (mid September - mid October) in major venues throughout Seoul. SPAF is supported by Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Arts Council Korea and Seoul Metropolitan Government. As a part of a network of international performing arts festivals, SPAF is recognized as a cultural hub for Northeast Asia. We also serve as a venue for educating Korean artists and promoting them to the International market.
www.spaf21.com/2008/english

Performance Art in Seoul this July

American and dutch performance artists Ron Saunders and Dirk Studio are all set to do their thing. For more information, hit up their blog.

New Fusion Arts Event

Fusion Arts is a group of non-Korean and Korean artists living in Korea.The show, In Place, opens at the NamSan Folk Village in Seoul from June 7 until July 3oth. The opening will start at 11am. There will be some food and wine. Come and enjoy!

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