Flushing Town Hall Presents Fall for Kunqu, a Classic and Elegant Form of Traditional Chinese Theatre, on November 18

November 7th, 2017

On Saturday, November 18, Flushing Town Hall presents “Fall for Kunqu,” fusing together poetry, music, and story in a mesmerizing live performance. Carefully curated by the Kunqu Society, the program showcases a colorful and entertaining selection of music, singing, and dramatic pieces from the Kunqu repertoire to celebrate the season of fall. [Read More]

美國紅十字會接受紐約台灣人社團捐贈美金一萬元

November 6th, 2017

美國紅十字會長島分會捐贈部主任Dawn Neilson女士及江明信理事,於11月4日下午代表美國紅十字會接受紐約台灣人社團捐贈美金一萬元,援助瑪麗亞風災受創嚴重的波多黎各災童。出席者包括:紐約市議員顧雅明、紐約州眾議員金兌錫代、台北經濟文化辦事處黃耀良組長、文教中心黃正杰主任、王盈蓉副主任等。此筆捐款來自11月4日於紐約台灣會館舉行的第八屆「喂台灣慈善音樂會」(Hello Taiwan Charity Concert)。 [Read More]

THE 15TH ANNUAL NEW YORK KOREAN FILM FESTIVAL RETURNS TO MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE WITH SIX OF THE PAST YEAR’S BEST KOREAN FEATURES

November 3rd, 2017

The Korea Society’s New York Korean Film Festival returns to New York City’s Museum of the Moving Image on November 3 to 5 for its yearly celebration of the best in Korean cinema. This 15th edition of the Festival includes a wide range of genres, with action thrillers, comedies, romance, documentary, social drama, melodrama, and the madcap science fiction and social critique of Bong Joon-ho. The Festival will screen Hong Sang-soo’s Yourself and Yours; a big-screen showing of Okja followed by a live video call with Bong Joon-ho; Park Kwang-hyun’s sensational action thriller set amidst the world of online gaming, Fabricated City; Zhang Lu’s A Quiet Dream, which was the opening night film of the Busan Film Festival; Bamseom Pirates Seoul Inferno, the irreverent documentary about the Korean punk band; and Shin Dong-il’s drama Come, Together. [Read More]