Seoul Metropolitan Government is holding a series of excellent exhibitions and music concerts at the Riverview 8th Avenue (Gwangjingyo), offering citizens a fabulously romantic time at the end of 2011.

From December 16 to January 8, 2012, the city is hosting the “Self-admiration” exhibition comprising extraordinary paintings by unknown artists. The exhibition was organized by bringing together paintings produced over a long period of time by members of an art club consisting of elementary school teachers in the Gyeonggi-do area.
In addition, diverse music concerts including OST music, jazz, a 7080 concert, and classical music have been programmed for people who want to enjoy a great performance with their special someone at Christmas and the end of the year.
On December 23, from 19:30 ~ 21:00, a concert consisting of OSTs from movies, TV dramas, and animated movies will be performed by the Crost Ensemble, a famous project group consisting of members of a Naver internet café group called the OST Music Ensemble Association. On December 24, from 18:00~19:30, several jazz artists will give a concert, including ‘Jazz on the Bridge’, which will be played as a joint performance by members of the Jazz Mania team.

The 7080 Concert, to be performed by the Yongmasan Meari (Echo) Team from 17:00~19:00 on December 25, is sure to leave visitors feeling nostalgic for the old days.
Meanwhile, the ‘Train of Memory departing from Hangang’ Concert will remind the audience of the folk guitar years and bring back memories of the 1970’s and ‘80’s among the school uniform generation.
On December 31, from 17:00~18:30, there will be a classical music concert featuring tenor Son Hyeong-bin, who will sing a selection of beautiful songs by Gioacchino A. Rossini, an Italian Romantic composer.
The Riverview 8th Avenue (Gwangjingyo Bridge), a representative cultural performance space on the Hangang, holds regular jazz and classical concerts every weekend. Since the performances will be staged at the observatory under the bridge, which has a limited number of seats, it is advisable to make a reservation in advance at the homepage (
http://www.riverview8.co.kr).
For further information on the events, please refer to the website of the Hangang Project Headquarters (
http://hangang.seoul.go.kr/eng), or address your inquiries to the Riverview 8th Avenue (+82-2-476-0722) or the Hangang Project Headquarters (+82-2-3780-0796).
* Government press release (December 22)