Chuseok 2023

Chuseok Korean Harvest Festival | Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023, 11:30 am - 6:30 pm

Held on Webster University’s Campus – Community Music School

Location: 535 Garden Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63119-3141
Date – 9/30/23
Admission- FREE

Free Parking in the parking garage

With support from the Regional Arts Commission

Explore and celebrate Korean culture through traditional and contemporary Korean performing arts featuring The Eine Ensemble from South Korea, youth performance groups from the Korean Performing Arts Institute of Chicago and Chicago Korean Dance Company, and other local groups. Participate in Korean arts and crafts, traditional games, Korean alphabet, and calligraphy demonstration. Visitors can also enjoy a martial arts demonstration, K-pop dance performances, sample delicious foods, try on traditional Korean clothing called hanboks and learn about the traditional Chuseok charye table setting.  

FOOD Offerings (11:30 am – 3:30 pm )

Sides of Seoul (S.O.S.) – Korean lunch boxes are available to pre-order by calling S.O.S. 314-942-8940. Pre-order deadline is Sept. 27 th . Pick up at the Chuseok Festival Sept. 30 th 11:30 am – 12:30 pm $14.88 including tax and delivery.

Buzz’s Hawaiian Grill Food Truck – On site sales 12:30 pm – 3:30 pm Featuring some Korean inspired menu items as well as tasty Hawaiian options.

Kimbap making demonstration with samples 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm (while supplies last)

CALL 314-942-8940 TO RESERVE LUNCH BOX

MUST PRE-ORDER BEFORE SEP 27TH

Plates

Steak plates
Chicken Yakitori plates
Kalbi Rib plates
Poke plates
Plates include rice & mac salad

Sides available

Oi Muchim (Korean spicy cucumber)
KimChi 
Musubi (similar to Kimbop)

Dessert
Frozen Dole Pineapple Sorbet

Canned Drinks

Program

KOREAN LIFESTYLE DEMONSTRATION and VISUAL ART 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Korean Crafts (Lower Level)

Face Painting (Lower Level)

Traditional Games (Outside and Lower Level)

Traditional Clothing Hanbok Station (Lobby)

Korean Alphabet and Calligraphy (Lower Level)

Korean Food Demonstration/Samples (Lobby 12:00 pm- 3:00 pm)

Chuseok Charye Table Demonstration (Lobby 12:00pm – 3:00 pm)

K-pop station (Lower level)

PERFORMING ARTS (Auditorium) 12:30 – 6:30 PM

Tentative Schedule

12:30 pm Welcome by Liz Lenivy, GKF Board Secretary and MC
Dr. Seungkwon You, GKF Board Chairperson

12:40 pm St. Louis Youth Ambassadors Orchestra

1:00 pm Introduction by Dr. Seungkwon You, GKF Chairperson
Special Remarks by Michelle Li, Anchor, KSDK 5 On Your Side and the Very Asian Foundation Co-Founder and President

1:20 pm Korean Performing Arts Institute of Chicago and Chicago Korean Dance Company Youth Performers .

Cheoyong's Dream, Obongsan Taryeong(Gayageum Ensemble),

Buchaechum (Fan Dance), Sangmo Pangut(Drumming and Dancing)

1:50 pm Korean Instrument Workshop by the Eine Ensemble
Workshop covering Traditional Korean Wind and Percussion Instruments, Their Functions, and Techniques of Playing

2:50 pm Washington University Samulnori and Standing Drums

3:05 pm Break, Raffle Drawing

3:20 pm TaeKwonDo Demonstration by Y. S. Rho

3:50 pm Break

4:00 pm Eine Ensemble Performance with Korean Choir, Columbia, MO

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5:20 pm Break

5:30 pm K:ODE, PL4Y K-Pop Dance Crews

6:00 pm KHAOS K-Pop Dance Crew

6:15 pm Raffle Drawing, Closing Remarks

Performing Arts

Workshop

Korean Flute and Percussion Ensemble presenting a workshop covering traditional Korean wind and percussion instruments, their functions, and techniques of playing.

Lectures 

Gyeongwoon Jung Gyeowoon
Kim Hyejee : Piri/ Taepyungso
Yoo Jisang : Korean Percussionist
Lee Jisub: Drummer

Korean Arts and Crafts

Korean masks – color and decorate a Korean mask. Learn about Korean mask dance.

Korean traditional shoe ornament – decorate a traditional shoe with Hanji paper.

Korean letter bracelet – make a bracelet using a simple traditional Korean knot and hangul letter beads. Learn to spell your name or other words.

Traditional Games

Make and Play Ddakji (Folded Paper Tile Game, as featured in Squid Games)

Make and Play Paengi-I (Spinning Top decorated with traditional patterns)

Make and Play Biseokchigi (Decorate a block used to play this fun game)

Jaggi-Chagi – Korean hackey sack

Gong-Gi – Korean jacks

Traditional Clothing – Hanbok Experience

Korean Alphabet and Calligraphy

Merchandise Sales

GKF 10 th Anniversary Merchandise
Featuring the artwork of David Stevenson

Tee shirts(Harmony in Diversity) $25

Korean Folk Tale Notecards Pack of 10 $15

Cash or PayPal payments accepted.

KORK STL K-Pop Merchandise Pop-up shop
3:00 pm – 6:00 pm in the lobby

Raffle Tickets for Sale – chance to win Korean gift baskets

Since 1985, the Regional Arts Commission has supported and fostered the arts in St. Louis City and County.

Thank you to our Sponsors and

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WHAT IS CHUSEOK?

Chuseok, which is held on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month, consists of thanksgiving services in which newly harvested crops and fruits are offered to the ancestral spirits. Generally held to be as important as the Lunar New Year’s Day, Chuseok is when family members gather together and hold a ritual with newly harvested crops and fruits to give thanks to their ancestors and to nature. As it falls in the harvest season, a time of abundance, Chuseok even comes with a saying: “Not more, not less. Just be like Hangawi,” Hangawi being another name for Chuseok.

Now Available - Sponsorship opportunities and community advertising in the program booklet   Advertise your business while supporting GKF's mission to inspire cross cultural communication and understanding among the American Midwestern Heartland community in connection to Korean arts and cultural experiences.  Deadline is Saturday, August 26th to turn in your forms!  Any questions, please contact kathy@gateway-korea.org