Friday, November 20, 2009 at 7:00 PM Event Details The International Club of DC cordially requests the pleasure of your company for a fascinating journey to Korea. Tickets for your trip to Korea that includes a dinner feast of traditional Korean delicacies is only $39 for a limited time. Join us to celebrate Korean Culture and Heritage with us as we present to you an evening of Korean, food, music, art, and culture! Your evening includes... :::: Welcome remarks and presentation about modern Korea :::: Delightful traditional Korean musical performance :::: Private viewing of the embassy's Korean cultural museum with a collection of traditional musical instruments and artifacts :::: An Extraordinary Art Exhibition Showcasing Modern Korean Artists, Including: Ah Young Choi, Wife of Distinguished Ambassador Han Duk-Soo Dinner Menu In addition, you will have the chance to feast on a colorful array of authentic Korean cuisine prepared especially for us by the embassy's chef. Seaweed Salad Kimchi A Korean delicacy of fragrant spicy cabbage Fresh Green Salad Bibimbap Warm white rice topped with a colorful array of namul (sauteed and seasoned vegetables) and gochujang (spicy chili pepper paste), and fried egg. Bibimbap will be served with: Steamed Vegetables Chicken Beef A Selection of Fresh Fruits Enjoy wine and spirits served at the cash bar Requested Attire Business or cocktail attire requested. Tickets and Registration Tickets are only $39 for a limited time and $49 afterwards. Please reserve your tickets soon, as space is limited. Address KORUS House of the Korean Embassy 2370 Massachusetts Ave,NW Washington, DC 20008 Additional Event Information & Notes Do You Know the Myth of the Creation of Korea? All nations have a historic past, and many also have foundation myths. Buried deep in the subconscious memory of the descendants of Asiatic tribes that moved into southern Manchuria and the Korean Peninsula, lies the myth of Tan'gun. Hwanin, the heavenly king, had a son, Hwanung, who wished to live on earth among men. Accompanied by 3,000 followers, Hwanung descended from heaven and appeared under a sandlewood tree on Myohyong-san in North Korea. He ruled over the people that he found there, teaching them agriculture, arts and social behavior. In this land, there was a bear and tiger in this land who wished to become human. They prayed fervently to Hwanung to fulfill their wish, and he looked favorably upon them. Giving each 20 cloves of garlic and a bunch of mugwort, he told them to take only that nourishment and to stay out of the sun for 100 days. They took the food and retired to a cave. Because of growing impatience and hunger, the tiger left the cave. The bear, however, endured and was turned into a woman. Happy with the fulfillment of her wish, she prayed under the sandalwood tree to become a mother. Hwanung gladly obliged, and the bear-woman bore Tan'gun, The Sandalwood King. Tan'gun became the first human king of the people of the peninsula, establishing his capital at Wanggom (P'yongyang) in 2333 B.C. He called his kingdom Choson meaning "morning calm" or "morning freshness." And this is the origin of the Korea we know today.