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Holiday Rice Cakes for Chuseok
The Korea Society @ 950 3rd Ave, New York, NY
On Chuseok, Korea’s Thanksgiving Day, families gather to celebrate the fall harvest and give thanks to their ancestors. The day includes a sumptuous feast, topped off with songpyeon, sesame and honey-filled rice cakes. Learn how to make these rice cakes from scratch in a hands-on workshop led by culinary instructor Shin Kim. She’ll also demonstrate how to make another popular holiday dish, japchae (glass noodles with...
$40
Spring Sumukhwa Workshop
The Korea Society @ 950 3rd Ave, New York, NY
Artist Sungsook Setton teaches Sumukhwa, Korean ink brush painting, in this 6-session (12-hour) course. Learn brush stroke techniques, composition, and essential skills while painting a spring scene that includes plum blossoms, magnolia, forsythia, tulip, iris, birds, and insects. While mastering brush strokes, participants will also gain an understanding and appreciation of Korean art and aesthetics. Beginners, as well as all levels of experience,...
Korea’s Taste of Summer
The Korea Society @ 950 3rd Ave, New York, NY
Explore the tastes of summertime in Korea in this cooking demonstration and hands on workshop led by culinary instructor and food writer, Shin Kim. Learn to prepare bibim guksu (spicy noodle salad), aehobak jeon (pan-fried summer squash), oi naengguk (chilled cucumber soup), and patbingsu (shaved ice with sweet red beans), all dishes that Koreans love to eat during the rainy season and summer heat.
$40
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Kyung-sook Shin: I’ll Be Right There
The Korea Society @ 950 3rd Ave, New York, NY
Kyung-sook Shin, one of Korea’s most acclaimed writers and author of the international bestseller Please Look After Mom, has written a seventh novel, I’ll Be Right There, a coming-of-age story set in South Korea’s turbulent 1980s. Following the June 3rd release of the English translation of I’ll Be Right There, Ms Shin will visit to discuss her life and writing, as well as her latest book. A reception and book signing will...
$20
Startup Advice from the Owner of 16 Handles
The Korea Society @ 950 3rd Ave, New York, NY
Interested in how you identify a market opportunity, launch a start-up company, or build a recognizable brand? or maybe you just love fro-yo (frozen yogurt)? Then join us for an evening with Solomon Choi, the entrepreneur and marketing genius behind 16 HANDLES, a rapidly expanding self-serve frozen yogurt franchise business on the East Coast. In 2008, Solomon founded 16 HANDLES, taking on Korea’s Red Mango and Pinkberry frozen yogurt brands....
$20
Korean Beauty Today
The Korea Society @ 950 3rd Ave, New York, NY
Alicia Yoon, co-founder of Peach and Lily, a website portal to “Asia’s best in beauty products,” will be joining us to talk about how Korea became a global leader in the beauty industry and a country that others look towards for the latest beauty trends and sensational products. She’ll also discuss how Peach and Lily was launched and the role it plays in bringing Korean beauty to the U.S. It's not all business, though, as Alicia,...
$20
Summer Jazz Night
The Korea Society @ 950 3rd Ave, New York, NY
Join us for a cool summer night of inventive jazz fusion with the Sangmin Lee Group, led by renowned Korean jazz artist, drummer, and composer Sangmin Lee. Sit back and listen as the group performs Sangmin Lee’s non-traditional and eclectic original compositions. Lee provides introductions to each arrangement, and will explain his inspirations, musical influences, and technique. After the performance, Lee, one of Korea’s most sought-after...
$20
Navigating the Art World
The Korea Society @ 950 3rd Ave, New York, NY
Join us for a practical-but-entertaining discussion on the essentials of art collecting, art curating, and art-related intellectual property issues such as copyrights, branding, and ownership rights. The afternoon’s panel features Christina Heekyung Kang, noted art collector and president of Paradigm Art; Jonathan Sirota, entertainment, art, and intellectual property attorney; and Inhee Moon, a well-known Korean art curator. ...
$10
Indie K-pop Spotlight: Lucite Tokki
The Korea Society @ 950 3rd Ave, New York, NY
K-pop performers from Korea’s major labels are well known throughout the globe. Now, artists signed to Korea’s independent music labels are gradually attracting international recognition. Like a breath of fresh air, Lucite Tokki, a Seoul-based female pop duo, creates unique and honest music. Musicians Kim Sun Young and Cho Ye Jin compose pieces reflective of their evolving emotions and musical tastes. Join us to welcome Lucite Tokki for...
$10
A Conversation with Food Director Soo Jin Kim
Prominent Korean food director Soo Jin Kim takes us behind-the-scenes of creating and styling food for countless hit TV dramas and films, including The King and the Clown, Gourmet, Kimchi Family, That Winter, the Wind Blows, Warm and Cozy, and currently airing Six Flying Dragons. She also shares exclusive clips of sets she has worked on and shares stories of her lifelong experience in overseeing food for the screen as the first-ever food director...
Han Chung Eun’s Starlight Forest Concert
Renowned flutist Han Chung Eun presents fresh interpretations of traditional Korean court music through solo performances and duets with Rami Seo on Gayakeum. Chung Eun’s recent performances include the historic inauguration of Park Geun-Hye, the first woman to be elected as President in South Korea, the 2013 NYC Winter Jazz Festival with Sunny Kim, the Opening Ceremony at 2013 Busan International Film Festival, and the Closing Ceremony...
The Samsung Way: Corporate Book Event
A bestseller in Korea, with over 100,000 copies sold, The Samsung Way reveals the management principles driving one of the world’s most innovative Korean companies. Having conducted over 80 interviews with senior Samsung executives, Dr. Jaeyong Song discusses the compelling transformation of Samsung from a low-cost original equipment manufacturer to a global leader and industry competitor of Apple, Intel, GE and Microsoft.
Telling a Korean Family History
Koreans are known for their keen interest in genealogy and, long before there was ancestry.com, many Koreans kept detailed records of their ancestral lineages in their family jokbo. Twenty-five years ago, Dr. Eugene Y. Park, Korea Foundation Associate Professor of History and Director of the James Joo-Jin Kim Program in Korean Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, set out to find his own roots. His research tracing his patrilineal ancestry...
Without You, There Is No Us
Suki Kim, who has written about North Korea for Harper's and The New York Review of Books, discusses Without You, There Is No Us, her fascinating new book which chronicles her six month stay in North Korea, where she taught English to the sons of the North Korean elite at Pyongyang University of Science and Technology during the end of Kim Jong Il’s reign. The book will be available for sale and a reception and...
Juilliard@TKS with Jiwon Kim, Solo Violin
Celebrate Korea as a center of excellence for classical arts with Juilliard violinist Jiwon Kim. Ms. Kim recently premiered Roberto Sierra’s Duo Concertante for violin and viola as part of the Summergarden series at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). She has performed at Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, and Avery Fisher Hall and with the New Juilliard Ensemble, Juilliard Orchestra, and Sejon Soloists. Ms. Kim performs works by...
Lessons Learned
The Korea Society and Korea Finance Society are proud to welcome Jae Yoon, Chief Investment Officer of New York Life Investment Management, to share intimate knowledge and advice from his extensive industry experiences in this second installment of the Lessons Learned series. The discussion and Q&A will be moderated by Korea Finance Society Co-President Sandor Hau.
K-Beauty Show
Experience the K-Beauty regimen firsthand at The Korea Society's first ever K-Beauty Show! Learn about K-Beauty trends, the emergence of K-Culture, and meet beauty experts including a vendor, a beauty editor, a makeup artist, and a brand representative. The K-Beauty Show will include a panel discussion, as well as giveaways and 1-on-1 beauty consulting.
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