Concord Free Public Library
Korean Family Month Celebration
In celebration of Korean Family Month, the month of May, the Concord Free Public Library partners with KCSB and organize a few activities.
May 4 - May 30
A month-long exhibition of Korean Calligraphy scrolls and books
by Seong Ryul Jung and a few others.
Satuday, May 4
2:00-3:00 pm: Opening Reception, Art Gallery
3:00-4:00 pm: Korean alphabet workshop and live calligraphy demo by Seong Ryul Jung
Satuday, May 18
10:00-12:00: Children's program (brush painting [Minhee Kim], paper folding [Aeryun Burt], names in Korean [Yoonkyung An])
12:15-1:00 pm: Dalcroze Eurhythmics (Age 6+, Limited to 10, registration required) [Sora Lee of Concord Conservatory]
Satuday, May 25
3:00 – 4:00 PM: Samulnori Concert by the Korean Performing Arts Institute of Chicago.
Samulnori ("samul" for "four things" and "nori" for "to play") is a percussion quartet consisting of barrel drum (Buk), hourglass-shaped drum (Janggu), gong (Jing), and small gong (Kkwaenggwari). Traditionally performed outdoors in village events and festivals, it recently took an indoor concertized form.