This year the folks behind the Korean Queer Culture Festival (KQCF) came out swinging with a brand new attitude and theme. Viva! Queer captures the carefree spirit and dynamism of the LGBT community in Korea as they forge ahead in an inhospitable and often intolerant climate. Beginning on May 28th and running until June 6th the festival has been improved from…
Thanks to the good folks over at Rip City Seoul I learned about the coming DJ promotional party in Hongdae. The event promotes the coming 5th iteration of the World DJ festival here in Korea. This year it’s going down on the weekend of May 6th through the 8th. I suggest buying tickets online before…
This past October marked the 47th anniversary of the Suwon Hwaseong Cultural Festival. I participated in the festivities in conjunction with the folks over at Ariang TV’s Today’s Blog. The producer and cameraman filmed as I went about sightseeing and enjoying the events. Hwaseong Fortress has it’s origins back in the Joseon Dynasty. Constructed by…
Back in November the Seoul Lantern Festival hit the city to kick off the G20 Summit. The whole event celebrated the 50 day countdown before the opening of the 2010-12 VISIT KOREA program. The Lantern Festival boasted Korean celebrities as well as lanterns sent from countries all over the world. The location centered on the…
This fall the Hi Seoul Festival focuses on Nonverbal performances. Artists from across the globe have been gathered to bring Seoullites the magic and beauty of their artistry. From the far flung reaches of Eastern Europe, the shores of Australia and the Canadian wilderness no corner went unturned in brining the most talented and interesting…
Another year, another mudfest. This time things started off great, took a wet turn for the worse, then came out with sunshine smiles. We took off Friday night on a bus departing from Express Bus Terminal and bound for Boryeong. Our group consisted of Ian, Lyn, Jodie and yours truly. We sped along at a…
KICK ASS KOREA reason 25 This past weekend the world DJ festival hit Seoul for it’s fourth birthday! I’d missed last year’s bash so I was even more excited to attend this time around. The event brings DJ and musical acts from around the world to perform. For 2010 included Freemasons, Dirty Disco Youth, Fantastic…
Coming this February is the 2010 Wild Women’s Performing Arts Festival. That’s a mouth full to say and the acronym, WWPAF, isn’t any easier but what does matter is that this event will be a rollicking good time all for a great cause. Shawn McRae, the media coordinator for the event, described it as a bi-annual fund…
