Week 10 Pulse - Lady Fest!

This week Snakker Ikke Norsk brings you four FREE events.

1.) Thursday - Kick off Lady Fest in honor of International Women's Day, March 8th

In honor of International Women’s Day this Friday, the 8th of March, the city of Oslo is putting on Lady Fest, a week of free (or cheap) concerts, literature nights and parades. Snakker Ikke Norsk’s Pulse highlights Lady Fest’s Thursday concert at the Villa, featuring Berlin-based “Planning to Rock,” a concert including video art, costumes, headgear and electro/hiphop/classical infused opera! The concert starts at 9 pm, transportation: trams 11, 12, 13, 17 to Brugata, ask around for Møllergate 25.

Check out www.ladyfest.no for the full week’s schedule.

2.) Friday

Check out a free masters’ student piano concert at the Norwegian Academy of Music, across from Chateau Neuf. Concert starts at 6:00 pm, transportation: all t-bane lines to Majorstua

3.) Saturday with Grieg

Head over to the National Gallery and enjoy not only the free art, but also a free concert, which adapts Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg’s music to individual paintings in the museum. A choir will travel from painting to painting and perform a piece they’ve chosen to reflect the feeling of each painting. Transportation: tram 11 to Tullinlokka or Any T-bane line to Nasjionalteatret

4.) Sunday in the Park

Explore the bric a brac open market at Bla, from 12 to 6 and stick around for the free concert featuring the Frank Znort Quartet, starting at 8 pm. Transportation trams 11,12 and13 to Schous Plass, walk straight to the river.