Thursday, April 30, 2009

Live at the Coffee Hour

Hello dear listeners!
Next Friday, May 8th SIN will be live and direct from the International Coffee Hour at Chateau Neuf. Friend of the show Adam Brixton will be performing live, and we'll be interviewing/chatting with international students. We'll also have the coordinator of events for the International Student Union Ted Essebaggers with us to speak about things, as well as field any odd or eroneous questions. So if you found the blog from the flyers we put up: post comments/ recommendations or music requests below!

Sunday, April 19, 2009

Pulse 19.4.2009

1) The first event takes place in Oslo's oldest building: Gamle Aker Kirken, situated on top of Telthusbakken, it was built some time during the eleventh century - so any day now may mark the church's one thousandth birthday. Today, on sunday, at 7PM the church hosts a free concert featuring choral music by the likes of Bach, Verdi and Purcell.
The church is situated at Akersbakken 26 and the concert is free of charge - although you may leave a donation if you want to support this and future events.

2) What is the best place to kick back and watch a movie? A modern THX equipped movie theatre? Your living room couch? How about a tiki bar? The bar Aku Aku in Grünerløkka, Thorvald Meyers gate 32 to be more precise, not only features the plynesian style decor and the exotic cocktails typical of tiki bars, for the next couple of mondays you can also enjoy a string of classic movies.
Next up is Woody Allen's classical romantic comedy "Manhattan". The movie starts at 8PM and except for the drinks you might feel tempted to buy, the event is free of charge.

3) Believe it or not, the legendary rock band Grateful Dead and free speech on the internet have something in common: John Perry Barlow. In addition to writing lyrics for Grateful Dead, Barlow is also a founding member of the Electronic Frontier Foundation which is dedicated to preserving free speech on the internet.
On thursday, Barlow will give a lecture titled "You cannot own free speech". The lecture will be followed by a debate, all of which will be in English. The lecture and debate take place at Teaterkjellern in Akersgata 38 at 7PM and the event is free of charge.

4) Also on thursday, Cinemateket offers you a chance to catch a rare gem among cult movies: Withnail and I. Originally released in Britain in 1987, "Withnail and I" tells the story of two unemployed, and somewhat useless, actors who flee their tumultous city life and head for the countryside. But the simple country life turns out to be not so simple either.
It's funny, sad, hilarious, poignant and for 75 NOK -- 45 if you are already a member of cinemateket -- this experience can be yours.
The movie is shown on thursday at 6PM at Cinemateket in Dronningens Gate 16.