weekend suggestions - Oslo Chamber of Commerce

INTERNATIONAL NETWORK OF NORWAY
Oslo Chamber of Commerce
WEEKEND SUGGESTIONS
Week 32
HI EVERYBODY!
We hope you have enjoyed the summer and are full of energy and ready to start the new semester!
The city is slowly coming back to life and a lot of festivals and things are happening to welcome
everybody back. We hope you like the suggestions we have for you this week!
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USEFUL INFORMATION
MOSA: Norwegian courses starting in September.
Sign up for MOSA´s courses before 1st September and
get 10 % discount. To sign up, click here.
INN WELCOME TO NORWAY SEMINAR
New in Norway and curious about the country and its people?
Sign up here for our popular «Welcome to Norway» Seminar, a one-day practical introduction to living and working in
Norway and Oslo. The next seminar will take place on August 18.
Free of charge for all INN Individual Members. For INN Corporate Members/OCC Members the price per person is NOK 4000
and non-members NOK 5000, including a welcome package and lunch.
OSLO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE EVENTS
Both Oslo Chamber of Commerce and INN members are welcome to these events:
1st September – Medlemstreff (in Norwegian)
13th September – Global Economic Outlook
15th September – International Forum – Kongsberg Digital
INNvitations to the next events will be sent out shortly, stay tuned!
Remember to check out our calendar for upcoming INNEvents
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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Avenged Sevenfold, Telenor Arena, 10th March
Don´t miss the famous group coming to Oslo next March. Ticket sale opens
12th August. Click here to buy tickets.
THEATRE & SHOW
Photo: VisitOslo/ Tord Baklund
Promenade theatre (Eng.), Akershus Fortress, 10th – 12th August
at 12
Walk through 700 years of history at Akershus Fortress! Professional
actors as well as the audience move around on the fortress grounds.
The performance is in English. Performance in Norwegian at 2 pm
on the same day. The walk starts and ends by the visitor centre at
Akershus fortress. Click here for more information.
Address: Akershus festning
How to get there: Tram no. 12/13/19
Photo: ticketmaster.no
MAJOR FESTIVALS
Øya Festival, Tøyenparken, 10th – 13th August
One of Oslo’s largest music festivals, with a lineup that always includes
big international names, promising newcomers and everything in
between.
Nature and culture meet in the festival area in Tøyenparken for four
days of concerts, food, stalls and activities. The Tuesday night before the
outdoor festival starts is Øya club night, with concerts at numerous clubs
and indoor venues in the city.
For more information and confirmed artist, click here.
Address: Tøyenparken
Oslo Jazz Festival, 14th -20th August
Annual jazz festival with an emphasis on quality and history. You will find
practically every genre represented at Oslo Jazz Festival, from ragtime to
rap via main styles swing, bop and modern electric and acoustic forms.
Oslo Jazz Festival was held for the first time in 1986, and presents about 80
events every year. After 30 years the festival has built a strong reputation
among performers, their agencies and audiences alike for being a warm
and professionally executed festival. For more information, click here and
to get tickets, click here.
Photo: Oslo Jazzfestival/ Christian Melstrøm
Photo: VisitOslo
The Stone Carving Festival, Steinhoggermuseet, 12th -14th August
Stone carvers from all over the world gathered to display their skills. During this three day event participants will be carving
Norwegian stone using only hand tools. On Sunday, the carvers will lay down their tools, and then their pieces will be
auctioned off to the public. You have the chance to see the work from start to finish, as well as take home your very own
unique piece of craftsmanship.
The Festival takes place on the grounds of the Steinhoggermuseet på Grorud (The stone carving museum at Grorud). Free
entrance to the festival and museum, including lots of activities for the whole family. The museum is well worth a visit. You
will have the opportunity to try your hand at stone carving with real granite tools. Some of the activities include excursions
to the old quarries nearby, chats on geology and history as well as film viewings. Also many activities aimed at children of
all ages.
Address: Grorudveien 3
Farmers’ Market Majorstua, 13th August at 10-16
Market where you can buy fresh, unique foods directly from the farmers
themselves.
Buy local food from the people who grew and made it! Farmers’ Market Oslo
is held on alternating Saturdays at Valkyrie plass (Vibes gate/ Bogstadveien),
Birkelunden, Aker Brygge and Youngstorget. For more information click here.
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MARKETS
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Open house with costume market, National theatre, 13th August at 10
Oslo’s National Theatre celebrates the start of the autumn season with an open
house, which includes an extensive costume market and children’s activities.
Click here for more information about this event.
The event is free and open to all.
Address: Johann Dybwads plass
CONCERTS
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Jan Garbarek Group feat. Trilok Gurtu, Den Norske Opera & Ballett, 14th August at 18
Oslo Jazz Festival presents Jan Garbarek Group featuring Trilok Gurtu as the opening concert at the Norwegian Opera &
Ballet, marking the festival’s 30th anniversary in 2016.
Garbarek played at festivals in Warsaw and Prague with Karin Krogh as far back as 1966. With his own quartet consisting
of Terje Rypdal, Arild Andersen and Jon Christensen, they recorded and toured clubs and jazz festivals. He also worked with
the American jazz musician George Russell who stated that Garbarek was “the largest European-style creator since Django
Reinhardt”.
Jan Garbarek has never been at a standstill musically, but the “Garbarek sound” is easily recognisable no matter what
musical context he explores. He has listened to and been inspired by the greatest jazz, classical and folk music from various
regions of the world and constantly worked purposefully with his own expression. Click here for more information and to get
tickets.
Address: Kirsten Flagstads plass 1
How to get there: All public transportation to Jernbanetorget
Chestnut, Williams & White, Nasjonal Jazzscene Victoria, 14th August at
21
This year’s edition of Oslo Jazz Festival kicks off with a super trio consisting of
Cyrus Chestnut, Buster Williams and Lenny White. The concert is based around
the 2015 release Natural Essence, a beautiful collection of classic trio material.
Click here for tickets.
Address: Karl Johans gate 35
How to get there: All public transportation to Stortinget
Photo: visitoslo.no
Touchdown: Leroy Burgess, 12th August at 22
Club Touchdown is back at Ingensteds with the very best in disco and
boogie. Guest this evening is the popular funk/boogie vocalist Leroy
Burgess. Tickets are sold at the door.
Address: Brenneriveien 9
How to get there: Bus no.34/54 to Møllerveien Tram no.11/12/13 to
Schous plass
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DANCE
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Praxis Performing Arts Festival, Into the Body Into the Wild, Dansens Hus, 13th – 14th August
This year’s edition of Praxis Dance Festival is entitled Into the body into the wild. The festival focuses on the body through
workshops, seminars and performances. To shed light on this year’s topic, the organisers have invited the following festival
artists: BodyCartography Project/Olive Bieringa (NZ) & Otto Ramstad (USA) and Alix Eynaudi (FR). The weekend of 13th and
14th August, they and the festival offers seminars, mini workshops and showings at Dance House Norway. The events are
open to anyone who is interested in experiencing and talking about how the performing arts approach and work with the
body as a theme. Click here for tickets and for more information, click here.
Address:Vulkan 1
How to get there: Tram no. 11/12/13 to Schous plass
DAY/ EVENING TRIP
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Summer evening cruise, Oslo Fjord, Monday-Sunday at 19-22
Evening fjord cruise on a traditional wooden sailing ship on the inner Oslo Fjord, passing a maze of green islands and sounds,
Akershus Fortress, the Opera House, Hovedøya island and several lighthouses. The tour lasts for three hours, and included
in the price is a traditional Norwegian prawn buffet with prawns “au naturelle”, lemon, mayonnaise, bread and butter. Drinks
for sale on board. Tickets at Båtservice’s ticket office and Oslo Visitor Centre. Click here for more information.
Start: Rådhusbrygge 3
Children’s theatre: Dyrene i Hakkebakkeskogen, Until 21st
August at 11 & 14
The well-known Children’s theatre “Dyrene I Hakkebakkeskogen” is
performed throughout August in Frognerparken, a play that is a lot
of fun for children. The play is performed in Norwegian. Click here
for more information and tickets.
Where:Sirkusteltet,by Monolitten
How to get there: Tram 12 to Frognerparken
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FAMILY & CHILDREN
Death Plunge World Championship, Frognerbadet, 13th August at 16
Death plunge diving or “dødsing” is a strange Norwegian sport where
contestants jump off the diving board at 10 metres, try to hold a dangerous
looking pose for as long as possible, and then curl up just before hitting the
water. “Dødsing” is not for the timid, or those with a low pain threshold, but
the stands are open for all.
Address: Middelthuns gate 28
Photo: VisitOslo
SPORT
EATING OUT
Photo: Ølakademiet
Beer tasting (Eng.), Ølakademiet, until 20th August at 16.30
Join a beer tasting in Oslo and sample Norwegian craft beers while learning about the Vikings’ relation to this fabulous
beverage! The tasting is held in English. Ølakademiet (‘the beer academy’) invites you to join an hour-long beer tasting
session. While tasting a selection of Norwegian beers of today, you hear about the Vikings’ relation to ale, mead, and
intoxicants in general. You will also learn about how significantly alcohol consumption impacted the Norwegian Constitution
of 1814 and other tidbits of Norwegian beer history - including the story of the oldest brewery in Norway still in operation,
and of the recent Norwegian craft beer revolution. Beer tastings in July and August take place in Ølakademiet’s basement
at Grünerløkka. Tastings must be booked in advance, and require a minimum of eight registrered participants to take place.
Book for group here.
Address: Thorvald Meyers gate 71 A
FIRST NIGHT MOVIES
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The Lobster
In a dystopian near future, single people, according to the laws of The City, are taken
to The Hotel, where they are obliged to find a romantic partner in forty-five days or are
transformed into beasts and sent off into The Woods. With Colin Farrell, Léa Seydoux,
Rachel Weisz, Ben Whishaw, John C. Reilly, Olivia Colman.
The Shallows (US)
A mere 200 yards from shore, surfer Nancy is attacked by a great white
shark, with her short journey to safety becoming the ultimate contest of
will. With Blake Lively, Óscar Jaenada, Sedonna Legge.
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Mohenjo Daro (IND)
A period adventure and love story set during the Indus Valley Civilisation.
Thursdays on the rooftop w/ Dan Bravo & friends, Stratos, until
August 12 at 20:00
House/disco and barbeque on the rooftop at Stratos every Thursday
night this summer with Dan Bravo and friends - for the fifth year in a
row. Free admission. Click here for more information.
Address: Youngstorget 2A
How to get there: Buses 30/31/34/54 or trams 11/12/13/17 to
Brugata
Photo: stratos.as
PARTY
OUTSIDE OF OSLO
Outdoor opera: Madama Butterfly, Oscarsborg festning 10th , 12th-13th & 17th-18th August at 19.30
OscarsborgOperaen presents an outdoor performance of
Puccini’s Madama Butterfly at Oscarsborg Fortress, located in Drøbak. The production features both professional
musicians and amateurs. Performers are: Eli Kristin Hanssveen, Henrik Engelsviken, Trond Halstein Moe, Hege Høisæter, Hallvar Djupvik, Erik Egeberg-Jensen, Knut Kristian
Moen, Jeanette Goldstein, Dagfinn Andersen, Kristian Andersen. Conductor is Peter Szilvay. For more information,
please click here.
How to get there from Oslo:
An opera ferry leaves Aker Brygge in Oslo prior to every
performance, and returns after the performance ends. The
duration of the trip is about 1 hours and 45 minutes each
way. Ferry tickets are sold at ticketmaster.no.
We wish you all a lovely weekend!
Best regards,
The INN Team
INN® - International Network of Norway
OSLO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Phone:+47 22 12 94 00
inn.chamber.no
Photo: OscarsborgOperaen