Mingei International Museum will host a two
day festival which will give visitors a wonderful opportunity to enjoy a
fantastic selection of programs, highlighting Norwegian culture. The
Museum's administration has been pleased with the attendance of visitors to
the Norwegian exhibition, and is really going out of its way to organize
this exciting festival.
All the events will be of great interest, not
only for people of Norwegian background, but also for the larger San Diego
community. Several participants are coming from Norway. For many, the main
attraction will be Princess Märtha Louise, who will read from her book Why
Kings and Queens Don't Wear Crowns on Sunday, April 2. She will autograph
the book and talk to those in attendance, and pictures may be taken with
her. The book is $17.95 and can be purchased at the Museum gift shop.
On Saturday, April 1, three of Norway's top
folk musicians will give a concert at 4:00 p.m. In addition, Janet Blohm
Pultz, director of the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum, will have a
presentation in the morning, followed by Bernt Erik Nilsen's stave church
presentation. Lizzie Riiber (weaving) and Lene Skaar (rose painting) from
Norway will have demonstrations on the second floor in the Norwegian
exhibition.
Those of you who have a bunad are very
welcome to take part in the bunad presentation at 12:30 p.m. A reduced price
for the Saturday programs is offered to bunad participants. Please call Anne
Kløvnes Høidal if you are interested in participating. The Scandia Dancers
will perform at 3:00 p.m.
An elegant Ibsen Dinner will end the day. A
dramatic reading from Ibsen's Peer Gynt by Dr. Peter Larlham is part of the
dinner, as well as music by the Norwegian folk musicians.
The Symposium (6 programs) on Saturday will
cost $75.00. Participants in the bunad presentation will pay only $50.00.
The Ibsen Dinner is $75.00. There is a $25.00 charge for adults attending
Princess Märtha Louise's book reading on Sunday; $10.00 for children.
For dinner reservations or additional
information, please call the Mingei International Museum at (619) 239-0003.
The Museum's web site is www.mingei.org. You may also call Anne Kløvnes
Høidal at (619) 286-8641 for more information.
Schedule
MINGEI INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM
NORWAY FESTIVAL A Finale to the Exhibition "NORWAY - Art of the Land
and the People"
Saturday, April 1
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10:00 a.m.
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Lecture, Janet Blohm Pultz, Director of the Vesterheim
Norwegian-American Museum, Decorah, Iowa
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Theater
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Break
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11:00 a.m.
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Lecture: Norwegian Stave Churches
by B. Erik Nilsen
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Theater
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Break
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12:30 p.m.
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Box Lunch (30 min.) and Bunad Parade (30 min.) with
commentary by Anne Kløvnes Høidal
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Rotunda
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Break
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2:00-3:00 p.m.
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Exhibition Tours of “NORWAY – Art of the Land and the
People” with Museum docents and demonstrations of rosemaling by Lene
Skaar (renowned painter from Norway) and traditional Norwegian weaving
by Lizzie Riiber in the gallery
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3:00-3:30 p.m.
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Scandia Dancers
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Theater
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Break
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4:00 p.m.
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Concert by Steinar Ofsdal (sea flute), Gjermund Larsen
(fiddle) and Einar Olav Larsen, premiere folk
musicians of Norway
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Theater
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Break
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6:00 p.m.
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Cocktail Reception
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Rotunda
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7:00 p.m.
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Henrik Ibsen Dinner In celebration of the 100th
Anniversary of his death with a menu inspired by recipes from Oslo’s
Grand Café where Ibsen ate every day of his later life; With a
dramatic reading from Peer Gynt by Peter Larlham (School of Theater,
Film and Television, SDSU) and Norwegian Folk Music.
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Theater
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Sunday, April 2
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1:00 p.m.
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4:00 p.m.
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Presentation and Reading by Princess Märtha Louise of
Norway from her children’s book Why
Kings and Queens Don’t Wear Crowns, followed by book signing.
A Reception with light refreshments follows each event.
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