Welcome to the January 17th, 2012 edition of the KAPS Newsletter.

In this issue:
*KAPS: KAPS 2012 Kick-Off Kappy Hour! [NEW]
*Lunar Calendar New Year's Day Celebration! [NEW]
*Shadow Of Cheoyong! [NEW]

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KAPS: KAPS 2012 Kick-Off Kappy Hour! [NEW]
Date: Thursday, January 26, 2012 : 6:30PM - 9:00pm
Location: Infinity Club House, 301 Main Street, San Francisco, CA

KAPS welcomes 2012 with new officers and exciting new events for this year!

Please join us on January 26th at the Infinity clubhouse where we will provide an opportunity to learn about future KAPS events and to mingle with Korea Americans throughout the San Francisco Bay Area.
KAPS will provide light foods and drinks (beer, wine, and soda).
Moreover, this event is FREE for members!
$10 for non-members.

Please RSVP at http://www.facebook.com/events/236713079736157 so that we can accurately gauge attendance and ensure that we have enough refreshments!

We look forward to seeing everyone on the 26th!

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Lunar Calendar New Year's Day Celebration! [NEW]
Date: Saturday, January 21, 2012 6:00 pm
Location: Dae Sung Presbyterian Church (425 Tasman Dr. Sunnyvale, CA 94089)

The National Unification Advisory Council, San Francisco(NUACSF) Chasaedae Committee and the Korean Language and Culture Foundation (KLACF) and invite you to our annual Seolnal (Lunar Calendar New Year's Day).

What we will do: eating Ttukgook(rice cake soup), trying on Hanbok, learning how to bow, and playing Yutnori(4 sticks game)

Fee: $10/person or bring a dish for 4 people
RSVP: by 1/18, Wednesday at info@adroitcollege.org or text message at 408-805-4554.

Dr. Koo

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Shadow Of Cheoyong! [NEW]
Date: Friday, January 20th, 2012 and Saturday, January 21st, 2012 : 8PM
Location: Mission Dance Theatre, 3316 24th Street, San Francisco, CA 94110-3803

Shadow Of Cheoyong 처용의 그림자

OngDance Company and Dance Mission theatre is thrilled to celebrate the brand New Year with a new traditional Korean dance extravaganza that you will certainly enjoy. Kyoungil Ong, founder and artistic director of The OngDance Company, will be presenting her new work entitled "Shadows of Cheoyong". Directed and choreographed by Ms. Ong, performed by her celebrated team, and featuring two young rising stars from Korea, this performance is bound to amaze. Shadows of Cheoyong will roll myth, contemporary dance, song, and history together in a fantastic showpiece, which will definitely entertain you.

Planning on coming?
RSVP by purchasing your tickets here
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/217751
- we will provide fun and entertainment; you can provide your good company!

You can be a part of the future of Dance in the Bay Area by supporting future performances from the OngDance Company. All donations are welcome, and can be offered here.
http://www.dancersgroup.org/donate_info.php

Choreographer: Kyoungil Ong
Dancers: OngDance Company with Guest Artists Soojin Choi and Jaejun Lee from Korea
Feature: Five taoist elements, combined with song, dance, drum, and prayer

Shadow of Cheoyong is a contemporary representation of a peaceful 1,100 year old dance that combines myth with Confusionism, Buddism, and the concept of moral duties. What started as a mythical hero that defeated a demon spirit through dance, is now a prayer for a modern society. The dance hopes for a peaceful world, teaches the virtues of generosity, and prays for the good of humanity. But what is the myth behind the mask? Do we live in a society deserving of such blessings or are we doomed to repeat the errors of the past. Shadow of Cheoyong pushes the boundary of cultural myth and finds its true place in modern society.

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