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INTERNATIONAL NETWORK OF NORWAY Oslo Chamber of Commerce WEEKEND SUGGESTIONS Week 7 HI EVERYBODY! Winter in Oslo has been mild lately, but if it’s still too cold for you anyway, the Botanical Gardens offer a warm place at the palm and cactus house! The Botanical Gardens are open every day of the year and entrance is free of charge. There is paid parking available or you can also take any metro line to Tøyen. Remember that next week is Winter Break (vinterferie) for the schools in the Oslo area, so it is a good idea to start organising your children’s activities, in case you still have not done so. Have a great weekend! Photo: commons.wikimedia.org USEFUL INFORMATION Norwegian Conversation Group starting February 23 The class is tailor-made for our INN members who have A2/+ level of Norwegian and wish to practice their spoken Norwegian, extend their vocabulary and gain more knowledge of Norwegian culture and society. INN can highly recommend this conversation group. Please let us know if you are interested in participating and we will send you the registration form. Time: 19:45 – 21:00 Content: 10 exciting themes. Sports, gender equality, and humor are some of the new themes this semester. Price: 2250,- per person. Divided over 17 hours, 132,50 NOK per hour per person. Address: Sommerrogata 1, Solli plass INN MEMBER EVENTS Guided Tour of Vulkan, March 3 Join us on a guided tour through the Vulkan area where Akerselva created life and business 1000 years ago. The buildings and factories from the industrial revolution have today been turned into areas and places with food, beverages, entainment and education. Come and experience the development, the atmosphere, the history and the architectonic solutions that have risen in the old industrial buildings in creative ways, with new and futuristic technology. Click here for more information and registration. Photo: mathallenoslo.no Alpine Ski Fun at Norefjell, March 5 Join us on a great alpine ski day at Norefjell! Located about 1,5 hours from Oslo, Norefjell is the nearest mountain resort to Oslo. We will travel by bus from Oslo early in the morning and return the same day in the evening. A separate invitation will follow. INN WELCOME TO NORWAY SEMINAR New in Norway and curious about the country and its people? Sign up here for our popular «Welcome to Norway» Seminar, a one-day practical introduction to living and working in Norway and Oslo. The next seminar will take place on March 10. Free of charge for all INN Individual Members. For INN Corporate Members/ OCC Members the price per person is NOK 4000 and non-members NOK 5000, including a welcome package and lunch. OSLO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE EVENTS Both Oslo Chamber of Commerce and INN members are welcome to this event: Global Economic Outlook, March 8 from 08.30 – 10.00 Want an insightful update of the Norwegian and international economy? Enjoy a free breakfast presentation in Danske Bank’s offices, Aker Brygge. This event is free of charge and will be held in Danske Bank’s offices at Aker Brygge. Welcome! Click here for registration. CONCERTS Oslo 14, Nasjonal Jazzscene, February 18 at 20.00 This vocal ensemble has during its short existence contributed in large scale to exciting projects. At this concert, Oslo 14 premiere music by Lisa Dillan, Sofia Jernberg and Wenche Losnegård Nordhagen. There will also be music by Susanna Wallumrød. Click here for more information (in Norwegian) and here for tickets, send an email to [email protected] or call 22 00 56 60. Address: Karl Johans gate 35 How to get there: All metro lines to Stortinget Photo: nasjonaljazzscene.no Seinabo Sey, Rockefeller, February 18 at 20.00 Swedish Seinabo Sey’s debut single “Younger ” shot her to the frontline of contemporary pop music, and received enormous attention in Sweden and internationally. Click here for more information (in Norwegian) and here for tickets, send an email to [email protected] or call 22 20 32 32. Address: Mariboes gate 2B How to get there: Buses 30/31/34/54 or trams 11/12/13/17 to Brugata Photo: rockefeller.no Musikus, Riksscenen, February 19 at 21.00 Towards the end of the 18th century, several fiddle players from the town of Røros were sent to the city to learn how to read sheet music. In this way, they were able to perform at the time modern music for the notables at the local copper works: minuets, polonaises, English dances, etc. Some of the resulting, unique material, a lot of which is written by the musicians themselves, has been preserved in different collections. Fiddle players Olav L Mjelva and John Ole Morken have recently gathered a star team of musicians, and recorded this music. Their album forms the basis for their performance at Riksscenen on Friday. Click here for more information (in Norwegian), send an email to post@ riksscenen.no or call 23 89 68 58. Address: Trondheimsveien 2 Photo: riksscenen.no How to get there: Buses 30/31 and tram 17 to Heimdalsgata Cancer Bats, Parkteatret Scene, February 19 at 20.00 Parkteatret Scene welcomes back the Canadian band. The band mixes hard-core and punk to a deadly explosion of rock & roll. In 2015 they released the new album “Searching For Zero”, to some very nice reviews. Click here for more information (in Norwegian) and here for tickets, send an email to [email protected] or call 22 35 63 00. Address: Olaf Ryes plass 11 Photo: parkteatret.no How to get there: Trams 11/12/13 to Schous plass IAMX, John Dee, February 19 at 20.00 Chris Corner, known from the British band Sneaker Pimps, makes dark synth-pop and industrial/electro-rock under the alias IAMX. He has had his creative base in Berlin for almost 10 years, and has now ended up in Los Angeles. IAMX is known for his highly energetic and theatrical live show, and now he is back with his sixth album Metanoia. Click here for more information (in Norwegian) and here for tickets, send an email to [email protected] or call 22 20 32 32. Address: Hammersborggata 15 How to get there: Buses 30/31/34/54 or trams 11/12/13/17 to Brugata Photo: rockefeller.no Wiener Johann Strauss Konzert, Oslo Konserthus, February 20 at 19.30 The Wiener Johann Strauss extravaganza is made up of music from the Strauss dynasty, and is presented by both an orchestra and dancers. Click here for more information (in Norwegian) and here for tickets, send an email to [email protected] or call 23 11 31 00. Address: Munkedamsveien 14 How to get there: All public transportation to National Theatre Photo: oslokonserthus.no Marte Eberson, John Dee, February 20 at 20.00 Marte Eberson has had great success with the band Highasakite in recent years. Greatly inspired and motivated from their previous album, “Silent Treatment”, she decided to create her own solo album. This has resulted in melancholy, synth melodies and lyrics about human relationships, aggression and desperation. Her solo debut album “Mad Boy” is out now. Click here for more information (in Norwegian) and here for tickets, send an email to [email protected] or call 22 20 32 32. Address: Mariboes gate 2B How to get there: Buses 30/31/34/54 or trams 11/12/13/17 to Brugata Photo: rockefeller.no Classical Winter Concert, Frogner Hovedgård, Sunday 21 at 14.00 True to tradition, the Norwegian violinist Ole Böhn has invited along some of his musician friends for a classical winter concert in the Oslo City Museum. Tickets are sold at the entrance from 12.00 on the day of the concerts (limited number of seats available - come early!). Click here for more information (in Norwegian), send an email to post@oslomuseum. no or call 23 28 41 70. Address: Frognerveien 67 How to get there: Tram 12 to Frogner plass Photo: oslomuseum.no DANCE Barbarians, Dansens Hus, February 19 – 21 at 19.00 The unpredictable Hofesh Shechter returns to Norway with a performance that explores intimacy, passion and the banalities of love from three different angles. His most recent project, the trilogy Barbarians, represents Hofesh Shechter at his most elegant and intimate. The critically acclaimed and disquieting “barbarians in love” opens the evening. Trembling with emotions, but in rigid structures, six dancers dressed in white move as one organism to the sound of ecclesiastic Baroque music. Then, two very different works unfold: an elusive explosion of dubstep rhythms in tHe bAD, followed by a touching duet. Together, the three works create a full- length evening of dance that showcases Shechter’s wry and distinct voice and the dancers’ talent and versatility. Click here for more information and tickets, send an email to svar@dansenshus. com or call 23 70 94 25. Address: Møllerveien 2 How to get there: Buses 34/54 to Møllerveien Photo: dansenshus.com THEATRE & SHOW Three for All, Det Andre Teatret, February 18 at 20.00 and February 19 at 21.00 Rafe Chase, Stephen Kearin and Tim Orr are known for their unique blend of intensely dramatic and outrageously funny comedy, with each show comprising both open scene work and a completely improvised “movie”. Their high-stakes improv has thrilled audiences since they hit the stage in 1996 and they continue to play to sold-out houses and rave audience reviews in the San Francisco Bay Area as well as Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Austin, and Atlanta. Click here for more information (in Norwegian) and here for tickets or send an email to [email protected] Address: Ivan Bjørndals gate 9 How to get there: Trams 11/12/13 to Sandaker senter Photo: 3forall.com Impro Neuf International Comedy Show, Chateau Neuf, February 19 at 21.00 Impro Neuf International presents a night of English comedy in two parts.