UWM Korean Professors Association and Korean American Association of Milwaukee are hosting the 2016 KOREA DAY Celebration on Friday, October 7, 2016, 4:30-9:30pm at the Helen Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts.

The event includes various Korean cultural events such as Taekwondo demonstration, K-Pop Dance, Traditional Korean Percussion performance, and Korean traditional painting exhibition. These performances will expose the rich Korean cultures and traditions to the UWM community and the area residents.

You will also have a chance to taste Korean food.

The highlight of the 2016 Korea Day celebration is the classical music concert. The UWM Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Jun Kim, will present its season opener featuring award winning violinist Clara-Jumi Kang (Gold Medalist of the 2010 Indianapolis Violin Competition & Laureate of the 2015 Tchaikovsky Violin Competition), who will be performing the dazzling Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D major.