12 awesome things to do this weekend

Scroll down to see a list of all-weekend events and festivals. Email mattlamers@groovekorea.com if you have an event you'd like to see on this list in the future.  — Ed.

Friday

Cannibal Corpse concert

A death metal band Cannibal Corpse from Buffalo, New York will have a concert at AX-Korea on Friday.

Where: AX-Korea

Cost: standing, 88,000 won

How to get there: Tel: 02-457-5114. Address: 319-33 Guangjang-dong:  Go to Gwangnaru Station on Line 5 (Purple), Stop 546. Take Exit 2, go straight, cross the street and follow the curve to the right. AX-Korea is on your right. 

Tickets: Click here 

Taru concert

K-pop singer Taru has a concert at Interpark Art Center Art Hall.

Time: 8PM

Where: Interpark Art Center

Tickets: Click here 

Saturday

Bra’s for a Cause fundraiser

Fundraising for the Korean Breast Cancer Foundation in Itaewon: Performances by Belly dancer Navah, WhiteLies Burlesque Review and Josh Roy and a Bra Auction with Dave the Auctioneer. Rudy Tyburczy, who performs with Stand Up Seoul will be the MC for the night.

Time: doors open at 6PM

Cost: 10,000 won includes a pink ribbon pin and raffle ticket

Where: JR Pub at 128-4, Itaewon-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul 

How to get there: Itaewon subway station, Line 6, Stop 630, Exit 4. Make a u-turn as you exit the station and then an immediate right. You'll be walking along a short wall. When you come to the lane (2 short steps down) turn right and go straight. JR Pub is on your right.

Wine Tasting

Pieroth Wines will host a wine tasting event. This is a good opportunity to network. Pieroth Wines have selected some of the most popular wines from the house of Pieroth for your consideration. Wines from France,Italy,Spain and of course Germany .

Time: 1PM-5PM

For more details: Tel: 02 711 9171, Email: taehee@pierothwines.co.kr

Address: 737-24 Itaewon-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul.

All weekend events

The 48 Hour Film Project Seoul 2012

Read Groove Korea’s article here

When: Oct. 19-21

Visit the official site at 48hourfilm.com/en/seoul and on Facebook at  facebook.com/48film.

Movie of the week: Ted

Read Groove Korea’s article here 

Directed by Seth MacFarlane

Opens Oct. 3 in Korea

Thomas Bertram Lance, the director of the Office of Management and Budget in President Jimmy Carter’s 1977 administration, is widely attributed with coining the phrase, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” 

Itaewon Antique Market

When: October 18-21

Where:  Itaewon Antique Furniture Street, Itaewon

For more details: 02-796-2689 (Korean/English).

How to get there:  Walk with your back to the Hamilton Hotel going toward Chungwha Apts (walking straight away from the Hamilton) for about 5-7 minutes. You'll pass a few of the shops on your way. At the light (just before Chungwha) turn right. There are a bunch of shops all the way down the hill on both sides of the street.

World Intangible Culture Festival

Time: 930 am to 7 pm (Mon-Thurs) / 930 am to 8 pm (Fri-Sun)

Cost: Adults 10,000 won, students, 5,000 won

Where: Gangneun Dano Cultural Center, Myeongju Elementary School, Imyounggwan

Directions: Take busses 101, 102, 213, 229 to the event area from Gangneung Station

Bibimbap festival

When: October 18-21

Time: 9AM-7PM

Cost: free

Where: Jeonju Hanok Village, Jeonju

How to get there: 1) From Jeonju Station, take bus 79 or 119, and alight at Jeondong Cathedral (Hanok Village).

Opera and Ballet

Opera Nabucco in Daegu

When: October 18-20

Time: Thursday 7:30PM / Saturday 3:00PM

Tickets: Click here 

How to get there by bus: From Daegu Express Bus Terminal (Dongdaegu Station, Exit 3), take bus 708 at the bus stop across the street from Deagu Terminal. Get off at Dosigaebalgongsa (Urban Development Corporation, 도시개발공사).

Ballet Swan Lake in Bundang

When: October 19-20

Time: Friday 8PM / Saturday 3PM

Where: Seongnam Arts Center, Opera House in Gyeonggi-do Seongnam-si Bundang-gu Yatap-dong San 164

Tickets: Click here 

How to get there: From Imae Station (Bundang Line), Stop K227. Go out Exit #1 and walk straight for 10 minutes (located left of the Hatap Underpass).

Opera Acis and Galatea  in Daegu

When: October, 19-20

Time:Friday 8PM / Saturday 7PM

Cost: R-W70,000 / S-W40,000 / A-W30,000 / B-W20,000 / C-W10,000

Where: Daegu Opera House

Tickets: Click here 

How to get there:  From Daegu Express Bus Terminal (Dongdaegu Station, Exit 3), take bus 708 at the bus stop across the street from Deagu Terminal. Get off at Dosigaebalgongsa (Urban Development Corporation, 도시개발공사). From other locations, take bus number 323-1(323), 503, 653, 706, Express 2, or Donggu 1-1.  Bus stop is in front of the Daegu Opera House.