WEEKEND SUGGESTIONS Week 3

INTERNATIONAL NETWORK OF NORWAY Oslo Chamber of Commerce WEEKEND SUGGESTIONS Week 3

HI EVERYBODY! The unusual weather in Oslo at the moment is a popular topic. The lack of snow around the city is being received with mixed reactions. For some, the lack of snow makes the dark days darker but for others it is a great opportunity to walk around the city and visit new places during January. Download the popular weather app YR and keep up-to-date with the weather patterns. Wrap up warm and enjoy your weekend!

USEFUL INFORMATION New prices - Ruter On 29th January, the prices will change for single tickets, 30 day tickets, and 365-day tickets. To ensure that there is a good public transport service, Ruter annually increases ticket prices in line with the framework established for price growth for municipal services in the Government budget. Ticket revenues are used in their entirety to develop public transport services in Oslo and Akershus. For more information about new prices and zones, please click here.

New prices - Fjellinjen The parliament has decided to increase the prices of the AutoPASS toll road in Oslo and Bærum. For more information about new prices, please click here.

Need to practise your Norwegian? ØV! Norwegian conversation group, starts Tuesday 24th January For participants with minimum level A2 in oral skills. For more information, please click on the picture.

INN EVENTS 20th January – INN Event: Friday after work with Quiz – Wind down, have fun and just enjoy 18th February - INN Event: Ski day - A great day - A great day for everybody – guaranteed! INNvitations to the next events will be sent out shortly, stay tuned! Remember to check out our calendar for upcoming INNEvents

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OCC EVENTS 9th February - Meet an Ambassador 1st March - International Forum - Norwegian Air Shuttle

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Follow us on and 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 14th February. 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.

UPCOMING EVENTS Bowie Experience is coming to Oslo 12th February at Oslo Konserthus. Tickets available. This is a spectacular concert featuring all of David Bowie’s hits - celebrating the music of the world’s greatest pop icon. An unforgettable journey of sound and vision through David Bowie’s golden years from Space Oddity through to Let's Dance. Bowie Experience is the world’s favorite and most authentic tribute to the thin white duke and continues to amaze audiences with an astounding attention to detail. For the authentic Bowie Experience with all the hits from A to Ziggy - this show is a must-see for all Bowie fans and those absolute beginners out there. The world's number 1 celebration of David Bowie features songs including Space Oddity, Starman, Fashion, Life on Mars, China Girl, Rebel Rebel, Golden Years, Modern Love, All the Young Dudes, Let’s Dance, Heroes and Absolute Beginners. Address: Oslo Konserthus Munkedamsveien 14

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EXHIBITIONS Under the Microscope. Gustave Courbet The work Pêcheur à la ligne ('The Fisherman') was donated to the National Museum as a supposedly genuine Courbet in 1947. But French experts cast doubt on the authenticity of the picture. Recent research on the provenance of the picture seems, however, to point in the opposite direction: in all probability Pêcheur à la ligne was indeed painted by the master himself. The exhibition Under the microscope. Gustave Courbet shows you how the museum reached this conclusion. For more info please click here. Address: Universitetsgata 13 Photo: visitoslo.com

Art Night, Astrup Fearnley Museet, January 19th, 19:00-23:00 Late night at the Astrup Fearnley museum with drinks, music and the museum's current temporary exhibit Los Angeles – A Fiction. Tickets on site. Address: Strandpromenaden 2, Oslo

Photo:visitoslo.com CONCERTS Music for 18 Musicians, Blom, Paleet shopping center, 21st January 19.00 Students from the Norwegian Academy of Music will perform Steve Reich's "Music for 18 Musicians" at the restaurant Blom, inside Paleet shopping. The performance is free of charge, but is limited to 150 people. There are no options for signing up or reserving tickets in advance. A queue will be organised starting 18.00, with doors opening 18.50. Address: Karl Johans gate 37-43 Photo:visitoslo.com Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Oslo Concert House, 19th January, 19:00 The evenings soloist is the French cello artist, Gautier Capucon. He will perform Dmitri Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1 and Bruckner: Symphony No. 4. Click here to buy tickets. Address: Munkedamsveien 14

Photo:visitoslo.com Twin Peaks, Blå, 20th January, 20:00 Garage rock concert with the Chicago based band Twin Peaks. The band released its debut album in 2013, and has already raised the album count to 3. Experience and evening with this highly productive band at Blå. Click here to buy tickets. Address: Brenneriveien 9c Photo:visitoslo.com

St. Paul & The Broken Bones, Cosmopolite, 19th January, 20:00 Soul concert by St. Paul & The Broken Bones. Like many soul singers before him, Paul Janeway has a background from church and gospel music. With the help of bass player Jesse Phillips he started St. Paul & The Broken Bones featuring a range of Alabama musicians. The band is currently working to conquer both the US and Europe. Click here to buy tickets. Address: Vogts gate 64 Photo:visitoslo.com

THEATRE & SHOW To Rustne Herre (Two Rusty Gentlemen), Chat Noir, from 18th January, 19:30 Ola Paus and Jonas Fjeld are two very popular Norwegian folk singers who have established themselves as musical heroes. This show celebrates their 20th anniversary as a duo under the name To Rustne Herrer. Click here to buy tickets. They will be popular. Address: Klingenberggata 5 Photo:visitoslo.com We love ABBA: Thank you for the Music, Edderkoppen Scene, from 20th January, 19:00 ABBA’s music is cherished across the whole world. And especially here in Norway. This concert says "Thank you for the Music" from some of Norway's best singers. They will give an authentic show including the band’s greatest hits. Click here to buy tickets. Address: St. Olavs plass 1 Photo:visitoslo.com The Music that Won the War (Gjenklang), Oslo Nye Teaterkjelleren, from 20th January, 21:00 This show is a homage to all the music that was released during World War 2 with the intention of building hope, strengthen patriotism, prepare for hardship or just create a longing for peace and stability. Click here to buy tickets Address: Akersgata 38 Photo: Oslo Nye

The Sufferettes, Det Andre Teatret, 20th and 22nd January at 19.00 The Sufferettes are a Canadian improv duo from Toronto comprised of Becky Johnson and Kayla Lorette. Best known for their experimental ethos and freewheeling play, The Sufferettes defy the constraint of form in their approach to improvised theatre. Each show is developed uniquely based on place and whim. Click here to buy tickets. Address: Ivan Bjørndalsgate 9 Photo:visitoslo.com

FAMILY & CHILDREN Childrens theatre (NO): Bukkene Bruse på Badeland, 19th -21st January Children's theatre about the Three Billy Goats Gruff who take a detour to the waterpark. Performed in Norwegian. Click here for tickets. Address: Thorsovgata 33

Photo:visitoslo.com Weekend activities at the Museum of Science and Tehcnology, January 21- 22, 12:00-15:00 Fun activities for the whole family this weekend at the Museum of Science and Technology Tickets onsite Address: Kjelsåsveien 143, Oslo

EATING OUT Café Elias At Tullinløkka you will find Elias, a friendly and informal place that offers homemade Norwegian food at reasonable prices. The menu includes everything from moose stew to mussels and simple lunch dishes. The beer at Elias comes from Norwegian breweries, including Nøgne Ø, Haandbryggeriet and Ægir. At Café Elias you can also enjoy the sound of new, up-and-coming Nordic artists - in perfect harmony with a few classic tunes. The kitchen closes at 10 pm every night. Photo:visitoslo.com Address: Kristian Augusts gate 14 Enoteca Svanen Enoteca Svanen is a little piece of Tuscany in the heart of Oslo! This traditional Tuscan winebar is located in the main shopping street Karl Johans gate in Oslo city center. Enoteca Svanen opened in June 2014 in the premises of a very old pharmacy called "Svanen Apotek". It has been important for the owners to keep the old original atmosphere and combine this with nice Italian finger food, coffee, selected wines and good beer. You are promised a unique experience in fantastic premises, the best of what Italy can offer of wine, tasteful espressos and of course great hospitality. Photo:visitoslo.com Benvenuti ! Age 25 after 8 pm Address: Karl Johans gate 13

FIRST NIGHT MOVIES "Cinema can fill the empty spaces of your life and your loneliness." Pedro Almodovar The student (12 years and over) Language: Russian

Contemporary Russia. A high school student becomes convinced that the world has been lost to evil, and begins to challenge the morals and beliefs of the adults around him.

Daniel Blake (all ages) A 59-year-old carpenter recovering from a heart attack, befriends a single mum and her two kids as they navigate their way through the Kafkaesque impersonal benefits system. With equal amounts of humour, warmth and despair. Heartfelt and emotional until the end.

Julieta A film by the famous Spanish director Pedro Almodóvarin. Language: Spanish (9 years and over)

After a casual encounter, a brokenhearted woman decides to confront her life and the most important events about her stranded daughter. Live by night (15 years and over) Starring Ben Affleck A group of Boston-bred gangsters set up shop in balmy Florida during the Prohibition era, facing off against the competition and the Ku Klux Klan.

Split Thriller (15 years and over) After three girls are kidnapped by a man with 24 distinct personalities they must find some of the different personalities that can help them while running away and staying alive from the others.

We wish you all a lovely weekend!

Best regards, The INN Team

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