1. A weekend full of partying and socializing may be a welcome change of pace from your brain-heavy activities during the week. You are all studying for exam, aren't you? If you want a last chance escape, head to Soria Moria, today sunday at 9PM. In the Soria Moria Bar and Restaurant in Torshov, the Kurt Weill Duo will play music by -- you guessed it -- Kurt Weill. Kurt Weill is most famous for composing music for Berthold Brecht's socialist "Threepenny Opera" in the 1920s. Brecht and Weill are also on the menu tonight, and entrance is free.
2. Africa has often been described as the dark continent, perhaps in reference to how little we know about Africa - but how can a diverse continent of deserts, jungles, mountains, plains, rivers, lakes, where the snow falls on the Kilimandjaro and the sun sets in the Serengeti, how can such a continent be called dark? In particular, Africa has rich and colourful cultural traditions, and those are in focus during the Africa week at Litteraturhuset from the 16th to the 21st of November. Meet African writers, watch African movies, discuss politics - in 9 separate events you can delve into Africa's cultural heritage. All events are in English and all events but two are free of charge. For details, check www.litteraturhuset.no.
3. Where does the time go is a question I often ask myself. Where did that boy and girl go is a question you might be asking yourself - if you head to a game of "Boksen går" in Sankt Hanshaugen on monday at 6.30PM. "Boksen går" is the Norwegian name for a variant of the classical hide and seek game. Meeting point is the open air stage in Sankt Hanshaugen. I guess you don't really need to know Norwegian to play this still popular children's game, but black clothes are recommended. The idea is of course not only to play a game but also to meet new people with an optional nachspiel, and if you get tired or cold during the game you can always just go home - that will teach them. The event is of course free of charge.
4. If you like the Oslo band Le Corbeau you have two chances to see them play next week. With their mix of noise pop and jazzy brass instrumentation they are quickly becoming one of the more popular bands in Norway. On tuesday, they guest Gloria Flames on Grønland together with experimental bands Laconic Zero and Japanese Gum. On friday they play Garage together with avantgarde rock band Maribel. Tickets are 90NOK and 100NOK respectively.
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Pulse 11.10.09
1. Now that it's getting dark outside, you may prefer the warm and the cosy darkness of a movie theatre to the cold and rainy darkness outside. Throughout the next week there is ample opportunity to go the movies in the form of the "Film fra Sør" movie festival. Vampire movies, documentaries, a funk musical - "Film fra Sør" features almost 40 movies from the southern half of the hemisphere, south relative to central Europe and Northern America. It's a welcome change of pace from mainstream cinema - so don't miss that chance. Tickets are between 65 and 90 NOK. For more information visit the Film fra Sør website, www.filmfrasor.no.
2. If you prefer football to movies but still want the cosy warmth I promised, check out Cinema Neuf on Chateau Neuf on tuesday. At 7PM, Cinema Neuf screens the movie "Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait". This prize winning documentary about arguably the world's best football player of the last twenty years is going to make both football fans and movie buffs happy. If you prefer testosterone heavy violence, come back on thursday, when Cinema Neuf screens the movie "The Wrestler" starring Mickey Rourke. Tickets, in both cases, are 35 NOK.
3. With the Octoberfest wrapping up as I speak, you may have had your share of alcohol this weekend. If you desperately want another beer, say around thursday, at least mix it with some culture. On bokcafeen on Chateau Neuf, you can enjoy your beverage of choice, alcholic or non-alcoholic, to the sound of opera. Entrance is free.
4. Already today you can go to a flea market, and yes, there are flea markets in Oslo every week, with prominent ones at Grønland on saturday and Birkelunden on sunday afternoon. But this one, placed more towards sunday evening, is indoors at the fashionable bar Internasjonalen. Buy and sell, have a beer or simply feel hip for hanging out at Internasjonalen on a sunday. Entrance is free. As for drinks or other purchases, it's up to you.
2. If you prefer football to movies but still want the cosy warmth I promised, check out Cinema Neuf on Chateau Neuf on tuesday. At 7PM, Cinema Neuf screens the movie "Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait". This prize winning documentary about arguably the world's best football player of the last twenty years is going to make both football fans and movie buffs happy. If you prefer testosterone heavy violence, come back on thursday, when Cinema Neuf screens the movie "The Wrestler" starring Mickey Rourke. Tickets, in both cases, are 35 NOK.
3. With the Octoberfest wrapping up as I speak, you may have had your share of alcohol this weekend. If you desperately want another beer, say around thursday, at least mix it with some culture. On bokcafeen on Chateau Neuf, you can enjoy your beverage of choice, alcholic or non-alcoholic, to the sound of opera. Entrance is free.
4. Already today you can go to a flea market, and yes, there are flea markets in Oslo every week, with prominent ones at Grønland on saturday and Birkelunden on sunday afternoon. But this one, placed more towards sunday evening, is indoors at the fashionable bar Internasjonalen. Buy and sell, have a beer or simply feel hip for hanging out at Internasjonalen on a sunday. Entrance is free. As for drinks or other purchases, it's up to you.
Monday, October 5, 2009
What happens if you are caught cheating?
In last sunday's show, we mused on the peculiar fact that most students that have been caught cheating at the University of Oslo during the last couple of years are foreign students. Here is the promised link to UiO's pages on cheating and what happens if you get caught.
If you want to read more, here are three stories by Radio Nova's own news show (in Norwegian):
If you want to read more, here are three stories by Radio Nova's own news show (in Norwegian):
- Juks blant internasjonale studenter
- Internasjonale studenter får ikke ...
- Oppfordrer Universitetet i Oslo til å ta grep
Pulse, 4.10.2009
Here is the short summary of this weeks events:
1. If you are not too tired from the weekend and you still want to move, you can go to the Blå in Brenneriveien 9C and have a nice free entranced party "Let's dance" which is going on from 19:30 this monday, 5th of October.
2. On wednesday, 7th of October, you can listen to a concert by the students from the Norwegian Academy of Music. It starts at 6 p.m. in Norges musikkhøgskole, just next to Chateau Neuf.
3. If you would like to visit a museum, you can go to Norwegian Museum of Science and Technology (Norsk Tekknisk museum) and see a spectacular exhibition on climate change - "Climate X" from tuesday to friday from 9 to 16 o'clock. Entrance is 80NOK for adults, but students pay half price.
4. You can feel the spirit of Germanys famous beerfestival just here in Oslo, in Chateuf Neuf: Oktoberfest 2009, which is going to be from thursday to saturday this week. Germans and beer is not for all tastes, but if you cannot live without, tickets edge in at exactly 100NOK.
5. Aleksander Rybak - the winner of Eurovision is going to sing for you in Sentrum Scene next saturday, 9 p.m. - that is if you are in the possession of a whopping 270 NOK and are willing to spend them on revisiting Norway's Eurovision hero.
Monday, September 21, 2009
Pulse 20.9.2009
1. Special Events Organizers from University of Oslo, that is the friendly people that sponsor the weekly International Coffee Hour, give you two chances to get more familiar with the city you live in. Today the destination is nature. Starting at Sognsvann t-bane station at noon, the walk will take you into beautiful Nordmarka. You can stray off the path to gather blueberries and, if you dare, mushrooms, or save your energy for hot chocolate and warm apple pie at Ullevålseter. You probably don't need to be in top shape, but a tolerance for walking, solid shoes and sensible clothing are a plus. Next sunday, again at noon, the walk starts at the sea side of city hall and will take you through and around the heart of Oslo. Can you name another city, where nature and culture are so close together? Both walks start at noon and are, of course, free of charge.
2. Also this sunday, Dan Fägerkvist will visit Blitz to play songs of Vladimir Vysotskij. If you have never heard about Vysotskij before, it is about time! Vladimir Vysotskij was a russian folk-singer, whose stature was as big, if not bigger than that of Bob Dylan in the US. Vysotskij was so popular, he drew record crowds even when he was already dead. His funeral took place during the 1980 Moscow Olympics, and most people preferred to attend the funeral, leaving the sports stadiums empty.
Dan Fägerkvist has translated Vysotskijs songs into Swedish and delivers them in a performance that can only be described as magical and electric, even if you don't understand all the words. He will guest Blitz in Pilestredet 30 this sunday night. The concert starts at 9PM but it pays off arriving earlier to get a good spot. Tickets cost 70NOK.
3. You may already have noticed that the days are getting shorter in Oslo, but for now the days are still longer than the nights. This will change this thursday, the day of autumn equinox. But Oslo will not walk quietly into the night, rather: on this day the citizens of Oslo are invited to take a nightly walk along Akerselva. Almost 3 000 torches light up the Akerselva river from north to south, creating a mystical atmosphere around the 8 km long cultural journey. Experience light sculptures, choirs, folk music, jazz, dance, art installations, trolls and gnomes. Just start your walk at Brekkedammen in Kjelsås around 8PM and follow the river downstream. The event is, of course, free of charge.
4. A lot of people like to spend their friday nigths at a lively party or roaming Oslo's bars and nightclubs. If you thirst for some high culture instead, you can head to the Norwegian Academy of Music in Karl Johanns Gate 35. This friday at 7.30PM the master's students at the academy will play their graduation concert. For the exact program go to the homepage of the Norwegian Academy of Music at www.nmh.no, but don't bother saving up money for tickets: because the concert is, once again, free of charge.
2. Also this sunday, Dan Fägerkvist will visit Blitz to play songs of Vladimir Vysotskij. If you have never heard about Vysotskij before, it is about time! Vladimir Vysotskij was a russian folk-singer, whose stature was as big, if not bigger than that of Bob Dylan in the US. Vysotskij was so popular, he drew record crowds even when he was already dead. His funeral took place during the 1980 Moscow Olympics, and most people preferred to attend the funeral, leaving the sports stadiums empty.
Dan Fägerkvist has translated Vysotskijs songs into Swedish and delivers them in a performance that can only be described as magical and electric, even if you don't understand all the words. He will guest Blitz in Pilestredet 30 this sunday night. The concert starts at 9PM but it pays off arriving earlier to get a good spot. Tickets cost 70NOK.
3. You may already have noticed that the days are getting shorter in Oslo, but for now the days are still longer than the nights. This will change this thursday, the day of autumn equinox. But Oslo will not walk quietly into the night, rather: on this day the citizens of Oslo are invited to take a nightly walk along Akerselva. Almost 3 000 torches light up the Akerselva river from north to south, creating a mystical atmosphere around the 8 km long cultural journey. Experience light sculptures, choirs, folk music, jazz, dance, art installations, trolls and gnomes. Just start your walk at Brekkedammen in Kjelsås around 8PM and follow the river downstream. The event is, of course, free of charge.
4. A lot of people like to spend their friday nigths at a lively party or roaming Oslo's bars and nightclubs. If you thirst for some high culture instead, you can head to the Norwegian Academy of Music in Karl Johanns Gate 35. This friday at 7.30PM the master's students at the academy will play their graduation concert. For the exact program go to the homepage of the Norwegian Academy of Music at www.nmh.no, but don't bother saving up money for tickets: because the concert is, once again, free of charge.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Pulse, 13.09.2009
Kulturnatt in Olso! The upcoming week offers a lot of events: such like Oslos Kulturnatt. A Night full of cultural events like exhibitions, concerts and acrobatics. Next Friday more than 80 cultural institutions present themselves in a unique and exciting manner. The cultural night is an international concept and its aim is to introduce both the inhabitans of Oslo and the tourists to the cultural acitivities of the city. The most interesting thing for you might be that almost every event is for free. So just go to the city on friday and experience the wide cultural side of Oslo. You can find the whole program with more details on www.oslokulturnatt.no
One can still find it - the economy crisis. The first panic attack is over but there are still problems to be solved. And one of the big question that remains is: How have we got into that? The documentary film „Let's make money“ tried to answer this question. Now the Oslo dokumentarkino shows this impressive and quite terrifying documentary from Erwin Wagenhofer. On wednesday you'll maybe find not all the answers, but you will see the world from a different point of view. The film is shown at the Literaturhuset at 7 pm. One ticket costs 80 Kroner.
Have fun!
One can still find it - the economy crisis. The first panic attack is over but there are still problems to be solved. And one of the big question that remains is: How have we got into that? The documentary film „Let's make money“ tried to answer this question. Now the Oslo dokumentarkino shows this impressive and quite terrifying documentary from Erwin Wagenhofer. On wednesday you'll maybe find not all the answers, but you will see the world from a different point of view. The film is shown at the Literaturhuset at 7 pm. One ticket costs 80 Kroner.
Have fun!
Sunday, August 30, 2009
New president elected
For this sunday's show we interviewed the newly elected president of the International Students Union, ISU, George Vlazakis. For more info on ISU, check out their website at http://foreninger.uio.no/isu/ or join the facebook group at http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/group.php?gid=46008382664.
Also in this show: A band from Seattle that is not Nirvana, love your bike, the Pulse and lots of good music. If you haven't listened to this episode yet, catch the re-run on monday 12-13 on Radio Nova 99.3FM or listen to the podcast on www.radionova.no -> programmer -> snakkerikkenorsk.
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