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| Title | Korean Harvest Festival |
| Body | From: "Anselmo Villanueva" Korean Community gathers to celebrate Ch'u-Sok, the Korean Harvest Festival in West Linn, OR Over 300 people from the metro-Portland Korean community and families who have adopted children from Korea and adult Korean adoptees will gather on Saturday, September 20, 2003, to celebrate Korea's Harvest Festival known as "Ch'u Sok". The event runs from 4:30 - 8:00 p.m., sponsored by the Northwest Korean Culture Society in collaboration with the Korean Society of Oregon. The Ch'u Sok Festival is a showcase of Korean culture for all ages. Crafts & games for children, multi-course Korean dinner, cooking demonstrations, continuous mini-performances (Korean martial arts, children's choir), display commemorating 100 years of Korean immigration to the U.S., mask-making demonstration and exhibition of hand-carved masks, and a traditional Korean Mask-Dance performance will all be activities available at the event. Location & Festival Information: · Athey Creek Middle School / West Linn, OR · Admission: Members $10 adults, $6 children / Non-members $12 adults, $8 children · Children age 4 years and under are free. Advance reservations recommended. · For more information and reservations, contact the Northwest Korean Culture Society, (503) 699-3342 or email info@nkcs.org. The Northwest Korean Culture Society is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization. Founded in 1999, the mission of the Northwest Korean Culture Society is to provide opportunities to learn about and experience Korean Culure, to seek understanding in issues of race and adoption, and to promote cross-cultural friendships. Schedule of activities: September 20, 2000 4:30pm Registration 4:30-6:30pm Cooking demonstration & children's games 4:45pm Korean children's choir / Korean traditional drumming demonstration 5:15pm Korean martial arts demonstration 5:30pm Korean children's choir / Korean traditional drumming demonstration 5:45pm Korean martial arts demonstration 6:00pm Korean traditional drumming demonstration 6:15pm Korean martial arts 6:30pm Korean children's choir 7:20pm Hans Traditional Art Society's Mask performance |
| Source | The Northwest Korean Culture Society |
| Inputdate | 2003-09-12 11:50:00 |
| Lastmodifieddate | 2003-09-12 11:50:00 |
| Expdate | 2003-09-20 00:00:00 |
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