[KS] RAS Korea: program for April

[Brother Anthony]

Members of this list currently in Seoul are welcome at any of the following

Brother Anthony
President, RAS Korea

See our Website: http://www.raskb.com  for full details

Upcoming Lectures
(always held in the 2nd-floor lounge of Somerset Palace)
Tuesday, April 8, Andray Abrahamian: Changes in North Korean Society Before and After the Purge
Tuesday, April 22, David Mason: Korea as a Holy Land: the “silent nirvana treasure palace” legacy of Great Master Jajang-yulsa

Excursions
Saturday April 5  A walk around Yongsan (Jon Dunbar)
Saturday April 12 A walk around Jeongdong (Matt VanVolkenburg)
Saturday April 19 Gyeonggido Cherry Blossom (Sue Bae)
Sunday April 20 Bukchon walking tour (David Mason)
Saturday April 26 Cheollipo Magnolia tour (Sue Bae)
Sunday April 27 Catholic and Buddhist Sites of Seosan (Robert Koehler)

The RAS Cinema Club and the Seoul Film Society
Leaders: Matt VanVolkenburg and Barry Welsh
Saturday, April 5, 3pm
Memories of Murder (2003), Director: Bong Joon-ho
Seoul Global Culture and Tourism Center (Myeong-dong)

RAS - Business & Culture Club
Myeongdong China Town Tour 
 - Date &Time: April. 8 (Tuesday) at 12 noon 
 - Meeting place: at Dunkin Dounts near Daehanmun gate of Deoksugung palace 
- Tour: A RAS B&C member will lead its members to the site of Nambyeolgung Palace (남별궁) for Chinese envoys and China Town at Myeongdong.
The Business & Culture Club meeting is held on every 2nd Tuesday of the month. Please join the Facebook Group of the above name to receive detailed information, or see the RAS home page.

RAS Reading Club
On Monday, April 28 at 7pm we will read "Mrs. Brown" by Jung Young-moon; it's the last book in the Asia series, #45. 
The group discusses a Korean short story in English translation each month. There is a Facebook Group for the RAS-KB Reading Club, from where you can learn about the work to be discussed each time.

Visit to the National Museum of Korea
Wednesday April 2 at 7:00 pm, “Korean Metal Crafts.” Every month on the first Wednesday at 7 pm there is a special guided tour in English of one portion of the National Museum’s collections for RAS members.

RAS Photography Workshops
RAS Korea has agreed with “Blue Dalmatian Photography” (founders/instructors Tom Coyner and Sang-bum (“Sang”) Lim) to offer a series of 7 in-depth “RAS Photo Workshops.” The first will be held on Saturday, May 24, starting at 7:00 pm, at Spring Studio in Nonhyon-dong, Seoul. More information can be found on Facebook at Blue Dalmatian Photography. Those interested can contact Tom Coyner at tomcoyner at gmail.com

Bookstore
Our office also serves as a bookstore, with many rare and interesting titles about Korea available, with a discount for RAS members. Please phone before visiting, to be sure there will be someone there.

Please sign up for our emailed Newsletters (domestic and overseas) through links in the Membership section of our home page www.raskb.com  and join our Facebook groups.