November 15th to 25th marks the days of the Oslo International Film Festival. While a 60 NOK festival pass and 60 NOK tickets are required to attend the screenings, it may well be worth it for a seasoned movie buff. I recommend "My Blueberry Nights", the latest offering from the Chinese director Wong Kar-Wai. A fanciful road-trip story, it features an ensemble cast headed by Norah Jones and Jude Law. This film will be showing Saturday the 24th at 9:10 pm and Sunday the 25th at 9 pm. Both screenings will be held at Eldorado at Torggata 9. Tickets and festival passes can be purchased in advance at all Oslo Kino cinemas. http://www.oslofilmfestival.com/2007/
Nothing say "Happy Thursday" like free waffles! This is indeed the order of the day the 22nd of November, when the International Students Union of Oslo celebrates the release of its fall 2007 Academic Review. Drop by to pick up a free copy of this English-language publication and to try your skill at karaoke. The party starts at 6 pm in the Kjelleren of Helga Engs hus at Blindern. Admission is free, and come early to get the free waffles.
Does the word "knitting" conjure images of mishapped Christmas sweaters? Hopefully this is not the case, because as we speak the Museum of Decorative Arts is hosting a knitting exhibition. With contributors from all over the world, the designs run the gamut from nostalgic to provocative. The museum is located at St. Olavs gate 1, and the exhibition can be viewed from Tuesday to Friday after 11 am, and Saturday to Sunday after noon. Admission is free.
http://www.nationalmuseum.no/index.php/content/view/full/4918
The last feature on the pulse is more an occasion to commemorate than an event itself. Saturday the 24th of November has been declared international "Buy Nothing Day" by the grassroots organization, Adbusters. Celebrated to raise awareness against the rampant consumerism that precedes the Christmas holidays, the campaign suggests foregoing needless shopping. In solidarity with people in over 60 other countries, participate by avoiding purchases on Saturday. For more ideas to celebrate the day, check out http://adbusters.org/metas/eco/bnd/.
-Gwyneth.
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
A lot to do in Oslo the coming week for you international students:-)
The opening event for our Pulse is
1. free Guitar Impro Night at Sound of Mu!
Expect a big bunch of players for an intense collective improvisation!
Wednesday the 14 of november at 20:00 Markveien 58
More info you get at http://www.alexgunia.com
free of charge
2 The next event to come is also a concert:-) Tom Waits Christmas songs at Grünerløkka
It's not so long till Chhristmas:-)Use your chance to go to Shamrock and listen to Tom Wait's Christmas songs presented to you by Blow.
Wednesday 14 November at 21.30 at Shamrock
More info available at www.shamrock.no
Free of charge
3. The third event is a live radio show at Samfunnet at Oslo University college.
Radiotjenesten and Radio Nova invites you to a live radioshow.Bands, competitions, humor and craziness everything in 2 hours.
Thursday 15th of November at 19.00 at Studentersamfunnet Bislet. Pilestredet 52.
The event is free of charge.
4. The closing event for today's pulse is Christian Mortensens consert at The Norwegian State Academy of Music.Christian is a doublebass player and is giving a concert on Sunday 18th of November at 19.00.
The consert will take place at Levinsalen Free of charge
More info available at www.nmh.no
The opening event for our Pulse is
1. free Guitar Impro Night at Sound of Mu!
Expect a big bunch of players for an intense collective improvisation!
Wednesday the 14 of november at 20:00 Markveien 58
More info you get at http://www.alexgunia.com
free of charge
2 The next event to come is also a concert:-) Tom Waits Christmas songs at Grünerløkka
It's not so long till Chhristmas:-)Use your chance to go to Shamrock and listen to Tom Wait's Christmas songs presented to you by Blow.
Wednesday 14 November at 21.30 at Shamrock
More info available at www.shamrock.no
Free of charge
3. The third event is a live radio show at Samfunnet at Oslo University college.
Radiotjenesten and Radio Nova invites you to a live radioshow.Bands, competitions, humor and craziness everything in 2 hours.
Thursday 15th of November at 19.00 at Studentersamfunnet Bislet. Pilestredet 52.
The event is free of charge.
4. The closing event for today's pulse is Christian Mortensens consert at The Norwegian State Academy of Music.Christian is a doublebass player and is giving a concert on Sunday 18th of November at 19.00.
The consert will take place at Levinsalen Free of charge
More info available at www.nmh.no
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
cultural blog
A promised link to a cultural blog where Alicia Betts has her section:
http://unllocunmon.com/blog/
http://unllocunmon.com/blog/
Pulse 06.11
Yet another Tuesday! Time to get some ideas of what to do in Oslo the coming week on a vdery restricted student budget.
1.The first idea for you today is a seminar ” Living Where the Birds No Longer Sing: Rights-Based Approaches to Exclusion in Bangladesh” given by Dr. Tone Bleie, Professor, Institute of Planning and Community Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Tromsø.
It’s on Wednesday, the 7th of November 10 a.m. - 12 noon., 4th floor seminar room, SUM, Sognsveien 68
Free of charge
2. It can also be a good idea to watch a Norwegian movie this week. As a part of Cinemateket’s project “Contemporary Norway”, this week comes a movie: “CROSS MY HEART AND HOPE TO DIE by Marius Holst. The movie is based on a short-story by the famous Norwegian author Lars Saabye Christensen.Otto Olsen is the smallest boy on the soccer team and is finding it hard to gain acceptance from his team mates. His best friend, as well as most everyone in town, is leaving for summer holidays. The youngster is left behind to spend his vacation at home. At this sensitive, lonely moment, a charismatic stranger named Frank appears. It became a fateful summer for everyone.
It’s on 08.11.2007 at 16:30 at Cinemateket.
Free of charge
3. The third event is for those of you who want to practice their Norwegian and meet a well-known Norwegian author Erlend Loe. Some of you have to read his “Naiv. Super” as an obligatory literature for your Norwegian course. Why not go and listen what the author has to tell himselfJ
The meeting is at Biblioteket at Chateau Neuf on Thursday, 8th of November at 20.00
The event is free of charge
4.Now it’s time to get updated on the music life in Oslo.
On Thursday, the 8th of November you’ll have a possibility to attend a jazz-jam in Bokcafeen at Chateau Neuf. Students of the Norwegian State Academy of Music will play for you.
The event is free of charge and starts at 21.00
5.The last event is a concert of Dan Fagerquist, a swedish singer at Blitz.
We as SIN had an interview with Dan last weekJHe sings the songs of a legendary Russian singer Vysotskiy, but Dan does it in his own way!Got your attention?
Then come to Blitz, on Tuesday, the13th of November at 20.00
Entrance fee is 50kr.
That was it for today. Check your Pulse updates on www.snakkerikkenorsk.blogspot.com
1.The first idea for you today is a seminar ” Living Where the Birds No Longer Sing: Rights-Based Approaches to Exclusion in Bangladesh” given by Dr. Tone Bleie, Professor, Institute of Planning and Community Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Tromsø.
It’s on Wednesday, the 7th of November 10 a.m. - 12 noon., 4th floor seminar room, SUM, Sognsveien 68
Free of charge
2. It can also be a good idea to watch a Norwegian movie this week. As a part of Cinemateket’s project “Contemporary Norway”, this week comes a movie: “CROSS MY HEART AND HOPE TO DIE by Marius Holst. The movie is based on a short-story by the famous Norwegian author Lars Saabye Christensen.Otto Olsen is the smallest boy on the soccer team and is finding it hard to gain acceptance from his team mates. His best friend, as well as most everyone in town, is leaving for summer holidays. The youngster is left behind to spend his vacation at home. At this sensitive, lonely moment, a charismatic stranger named Frank appears. It became a fateful summer for everyone.
It’s on 08.11.2007 at 16:30 at Cinemateket.
Free of charge
3. The third event is for those of you who want to practice their Norwegian and meet a well-known Norwegian author Erlend Loe. Some of you have to read his “Naiv. Super” as an obligatory literature for your Norwegian course. Why not go and listen what the author has to tell himselfJ
The meeting is at Biblioteket at Chateau Neuf on Thursday, 8th of November at 20.00
The event is free of charge
4.Now it’s time to get updated on the music life in Oslo.
On Thursday, the 8th of November you’ll have a possibility to attend a jazz-jam in Bokcafeen at Chateau Neuf. Students of the Norwegian State Academy of Music will play for you.
The event is free of charge and starts at 21.00
5.The last event is a concert of Dan Fagerquist, a swedish singer at Blitz.
We as SIN had an interview with Dan last weekJHe sings the songs of a legendary Russian singer Vysotskiy, but Dan does it in his own way!Got your attention?
Then come to Blitz, on Tuesday, the13th of November at 20.00
Entrance fee is 50kr.
That was it for today. Check your Pulse updates on www.snakkerikkenorsk.blogspot.com
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