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]

On Thursday, November 2, more than 300 global leaders from culture, business, and fashion will gather at Cipriani 25 Broadway to celebrate the achievements of China Institute at its annual Blue Cloud Gala. The celebration will take place in the elegant and decorative Cunard Building in Lower Manhattan and will center on the Institute’s ongoing commitment to advancing understanding and deepening trust between China and the U.S. [Read More]

To promote the imagery of “Taiwan, the heart of Asia,” the Taiwan Tourism Bureau has worked in collaboration with Tiger Party to bring Taiwan into Times Square through the “Join Hearts” campaign. The campaign will be held from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm, on December 2nd, at Military Island, in front of the ABC SuperSign. [Read More]

The School of Fashion is pleased to share that the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) has released the CFDA+ 2017 Talent Book which identifies the top design graduates from around the world. The CFDA+ 2017 list spotlights 41 global talents selected from 24 leading fashion institutions. Out of the 41 designers chosen, seven were graduates from the School of Fashion at Academy of Art University in San Francisco, California. From the global community of invited colleges, Academy of Art University had the most talent included in CFDA+ 2017. This recognition from the CFDA highlights the placement of Academy of Art University and the City of San Francisco on the international fashion stage. [Read More]

The Dance Gallery Festival will return for their 11th annual New York performance showcase, Friday, November 3 at Gelsey Kirkland Arts Center, 29 Jay St. in Brooklyn, and on November 4-5 at the Ailey Citigroup Theater, 405 W 55th Street, NYC with twenty-five artists in a weekend of groundbreaking work performed in three distinct and separate programs. [Read More]

The Dance Gallery Festival will return for their 11th annual New York performance showcase, Friday, November 3 at Gelsey Kirkland Arts Center, 29 Jay St. in Brooklyn, and on November 4-5 at the Ailey Citigroup Theater, 405 W 55th Street, NYC with twenty-five artists in a weekend of groundbreaking work performed in three distinct and separate programs. [Read More]

Agora Gallery presents The New Flux, a group exhibition that features different pictorial practices gathered around the theme of nature in urban life. [Read More]

The New York Coffee Festival is excited to kick off a caffeine buzz-worthy weekend today at the Metropolitan Pavilion (125 West 18th Street). Coffee enthusiasts and casual drinkers alike are invited to join us today through Sunday, October 15th for unlimited coffee, live music, art, and more. Tickets are currently available at newyorkcoffeefestival.com/tickets. [Read More]

Eryc Taylor Dance (ETD) will return to Martha Graham Studio Theater, 55 Bethune Street, for the company’s 2017 NYC season, October 13-15. Five works will be shown at each performance, including the premiere of Eryc Taylor’s new commissioned work, Cycles, the reconstruction of his 1992 duet, Chaise Lung, and repertory works Song for Cello and Piano, The Box and The Missing. Performances will take place at 8pm on October 13 and 14, and at 3pm on October 15. [Read More]

Four eateries gave away free samples of their cuisine to roughly 150 passers-by today, as the 14th annual Dine In Queens officially kicked off with a festive outdoor ceremony at The Shops at Atlas Park in Glendale. (Please note that this was formally known as “Queens Restaurant Week.”) [Read More]