[KS] 2005 Min Sok Festival

[Hilary Finchum]

Intercultural Institute of California
Presents 

The 2005 Minsok Festival
Friday, May 13, 2005
San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center, Green Room

The Minsok Festival takes place every year during Asian Pacific Heritage month in May. Minsok means the “folk” or the people, and the festival celebrates and promotes Korean cultural contributions to the community.  This year includes an academic forum on Korean Confucianism and a performance of traditional Korean music. Come join us for a delightful day and evening of educational outreach and exhilarating music performances.

Minsok Forum—“Confucianism: Past, Present, and Future,” 1-5 pm
(free and open to the public)

Hye Young Lee, (Andong University) 		
Kyoung Hwan Park (Andong University) 
Hyo Gul Lee, (Andong University) 		
Wayne Patterson (St. Norbert College) 
Peter Shroepfer (Lieden University) 

Performance—Evening of Korean Traditional Music, 7-9 pm
($50 regular, $30 students and seniors; register for the event online)

IIC presents Masters of Korean Traditional Performing Arts in a rare performance. Featuring folk songs from Korea, Kyŏnggi minyo and Sŏdosori, and Buddhist Dance.
Performers include:
Korean Human Cultural Treasures Yi Ch’unmok and Kim Keum Sook, with Ch’oi Yŏn-hwa, Pak Chun-gil, Kim Chan Sub, Song Eunju, and the venerable Paek Seong and Jisu

    

For more information, contact:
Hilary Finchum-Sung, hfinchum at iic.edu 
Intercultural Institute of California
1362 Post Street, San Francisco, California 
415-441-1884
www.iic.edu