Ring in
the Year of the Tiger at the annual Korean Focus - KUMCGW Lunar New Year Celebration! Check back for more information,
but be sure to save the date!
Date & Time: Saturday, March 6, 2010
Location: Korean United
Methodist Church of Greater Washington, 1219 Swinks Mill Road, McLean, VA
Fee: $5 per person, maximum of $20 per family
All are welcome!
Reservations are not necessary - come and enjoy!
Celebration highlights:
1:00 - 1:30 PM: Registration & Reception
1:30 - 2:00 PM: Opening Ceremony
Welcome and performances of
traditional and new Korean dance
2:00 - 3:30 PM: Activities
Cooking classes
Korean craft sale - lots
of new items this year!
Crafts and games for all ages - gonggi, jaegi, tuho (arrow throwing), mask making, chongi-chopki
(paper folding), calligraphy, taewondo, coloring for the little ones
Modern Korean music for teens and younger children
Pebag traditional Korean wedding photos
Sebae traditional New Year's bowing
Hanbok exchange and sale - bring your
outdated hanbok and exchange it for a different one, or buy one for just $10
Korean refreshments
Also during
activity time: Ellen Lee and Marilyn Lammert, co-editors of "Once They Hear My Name," and several contributors to
the book will be available to meet with families
3:30 - 4:00 PM: Raffle and closing - great prizes include Woo
Lae Oak gift certificates, Korean craft items, and premium memberships to DramaFever, the great new K-Drama site
There will be plenty of time for socializing with old friends an new, so plan on joining in one of the DC area's best family
Korean New Year Celebrations!
VOLUNTEERS ARE ALWAYS NEEDED! If you can help for any amount of time with the craft
sale or an activity, please email announcements@koreanfocus.org. We encourage and welcome teens to volunteer to help with
crafts and activities, too - community service forms will be be available at the event.
For more information or
to volunteer, email announcements@koreanfocus.org.
