Sunday, February 25th, 2024, 9:30 am - 4:00 pm
K-Culture Kit: Seollal 
Explore our new Library and receive limited edition stickers centered around Seollal (limited number available per day).

Sunday, February 25th, 2025, 11:00 am and 2:00 pm
Pororo the Movie: Popstar Adventure
Running Time: 75 minutes
Recommended for ages 3 and up; film is dubbed in English
Pororo and his friends are an inch away from winning a singing contest which they joined purely for fun. As they advance closer and closer to the final round, the villain Big Ben's petty jealousy grows. Will Pororo and his friends survive the distractions thrown against them by Big Ben and eventually win the superstar contest?

Sunday, February 25th, 2024
Morning Sessions: 10:00 am and 12:30 pm
Afternoon Sessions: 1:00 pm and 3:30 pm
Baram Tteok making with Rice Blossoms
Recommended for ages 5 and up 
Celebrate Seollal with us with a special hands-on tteok (rice cake) making experience with Rice Blossoms! Traditionally, Koreans celebrate this kind of special day by sharing rice cakes with family, friends and neighbors. Adults and guardians are welcome to join. Each session is approx. 30 minutes.

Participating Artists and Partners
Full Artist and Cast Bios on our website

Woori Show 
Woori Show is a 501c3 non-profit organization centered around community building, AAPI cultural preservation, and children's education.

Woori Show is a community-funded not-for-profit organization that grew out of a strong demand and desire to preserve and celebrate Korean language and culture with the next generation here in the United States. Tackling the rise of anti-AAPI hate of the Covid-19 pandemic, we've been combating racism and bullying with joy and celebration since 2015. Our nonprofit's mission is brought to life with our bilingual, educational video series aimed to delight and teach children of all backgrounds and ages, creating an inclusive community coming together to learn and love Korean language and culture. Our songs, stories, art, history and recipes are centered around identity and belonging, representing our diverse community of immigrants, multi-racial families, adoptees, and Korean culture enthusiasts and allies.

Created by Nari Kye (filmmaker and TV producer, Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations, Parts Unknown, WASTED! The Story of Food Waste) and a team of award-winning parent-artists (puppeteer Kathleen Kim of Sesame Street) and educators, our viewership has skyrocketed, most recently with our latest AAPI Heritage Month video garnering over 2 million views on our YouTube Channel. With our global community reaching as far as Malaysia and the Philippines, to Texas, California and New York City, Woori Show is writing our history while spreading and sharing Korean heritage, pride and joy with the world. www.woorishow.org

Jennifer Ban, Founder of Rice Blossoms

After becoming a new mom, Jennifer Lee Ban, aka Mama Ban, struggled to find healthy snacks for her daughter. At the same time, she was itching for a creative outlet after leaving her professional interior designer job. In her search for inspiration, she stumbled upon the art of crafting Korean desserts which were healthy, creative, and tasty. Since then, Rice Blossoms was founded with a mission to create and spread modernized Korean desserts that are steamed with love. www.riceblossoms.com

Aram Kim, Writer, Illustrator, Designer

Aram Kim is an award-winning writer, illustrator, and designer of children's picture books. By day, she is an Art Director at Macmillan Children's Publishing Group, where she works with various illustrators to make beautiful picture books. When she is not working as an art director, Aram writes and illustrates her own stories about universal themes with a distinctive Korean flair. Her published books include Cat on the Bus, Yoomi, Friends and Family series including No Kimchi for Me!, and most recently, Tomorrow Is New Year's Day, which is about Seollal, a Korean celebration of the Lunar New Year. Her books received several recognitions and accolades including Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection, Bank Street's Best Children's Books of the Year, and a Baker's Dozen Award: The Best Children's Books for Family Literacy by The Pennsylvania Center for the Book. Find out more about Aram's work at AramKim.com.

Ocon Studios

OCON STUDIOS is one of the top content production companies based in South Korea. Established in 1996, OCON creates high-quality 3D animation based on a solid array of skillful professionals and production pipelines. As a result, numerous projects were selected in worldly animation festivals such as Annecy, Cartoon on the bay, Anima Mundi, etc.

Since 2003, OCON has consecutively produced an iconic animated series Pororo the Little Penguin and Dibo the Gift Dragon. The Studio also creates an original animated movie franchise Pororo Movie, successfully premiering a film every year and verifying our competence for IP Development & Planning. In addition, Original OTT Series Animation was nominated for the Annecy International Animated Film Festival, one of the large animation festivals, proving our planning and production capabilities on the global stage. www.oconstudios.com

About the Korean Cultural Center New York

The Korean Cultural Center New York (KCCNY) is a branch of the Ministry of Culture Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Korea inaugurated in December 1979 to establish and promote Korean culture in New York. KCCNY provides diverse cultural and artistic activities including gallery exhibitions, performing arts programs, film festivals, educational workshops, and more, offering a place of cultural experience and knowledge in New York City. www.koreanculture.org

For more information, please contact: Mickey Hyun, Email Contact

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