1. We cannot have this weeks edition of the Pulse without talking about Novafest, Radio Novas annual culture and music festival. This year it takes place next week, on friday April 16th and saturday April 17th at Blå. Novafest is much more than music, although the festival sports bands such as Casiokids, Mount Erie, No Kids and Megaphonic Thrift. Especially the saturday offers debates, interviews, art installations, food and a market. For more information, see www.novafest.no. Day passes are 150 NOK, festival passes are 250 NOK - a little more than our usual limit of 100 NOK per event, but this is one is worth it!
2. If rock music is too loud for you, perhaps the fairy tales and romances of classical composer Robert Schumann are more down your alley. Schumann is a representative of German romanticism and famous for ruining his career as a solo pianist by experimenting with mechanical contraptions that were supposed to improve his finger strength and instead crippled him. He switched to composing and his vast talent is reflected in the more than hundred compositions he produced in his lifetime. On monday, Students from the Norwegian Academy of music will perform several of Schmumanns magical compositions. The venue is the Norwegian Academy of Music right next to Chateau Neuf, the time is 7PM and the entrance is free.
3. Somewhat more traditional, but still free of charge, is the performance of Norwegian singer-songwriter Thomas Dybdal next tuesday, 7PM, in Internasjonalen. The bar Internasjonalen on Youngstorget is itself one of Oslo's hippes venues, but the concert is made even more special by the fact that it is recorded and broadcast live on NRKs acclaimed show "Lydverket". Tickets are free, but are distributed on first come - first save basis, so send an email to lydverketpublikum@nrk.no to sign up. And it pays to hurry up, there are only 100 tickets available!
4. Spring is here and you cannot dive head first into the Norwegian outdoor lifestyle too soon. If skiing hasn't been your cup of tea, outdoor barbecueing just might. It is sedentary, social, if weather permits: sunny, and you can have a beer while admiring one of Oslo's many beautiful parks. So round up your friends, buy an engangsgrill and supplies and find your spot in the sun. This "event", the coming of springtime, is, for all we know, free of charge.
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