http://www.norway.org/News_and_events/Culture/64d22149-254e-4fde-894c-8909270932d8http://www.norway.org/News_and_events/Culture/Performance-Arts/DC-Baby-Universe-A-Puppet-Odyssey/Having ruined their current planet, Earth’s last inhabitants pin their hopes on a newborn universe, capable of saving us all. Baby Universe: A Puppet Odyssey is a captivating fable—inspired by real-life scientific events and theory—featuring 30 puppets, animation, a space-age score, and an irresistible robot based on Stephen Hawking.Fri, 24 May 2013 18:11:37 GMT54200040-1e11-4e2e-980b-561a8cbdcfe9http://www.norway.org/News_and_events/Culture/Music/DC-Gjermund-Larsen-Trio-at-NGA/A concert at the National Gallery of Art in DC: Norwegian music for violin, bass, and keyboard. In honor of Edvard Munch: A 150th Anniversary Tribute. Wed, 22 May 2013 18:41:41 GMTf7877583-9e91-4428-8b69-5b5fe27d0e2bhttp://www.norway.org/News_and_events/Culture/Music/Nordic-Lights--Grieg-Revival/The chamber music organization Close Encounters With Music presents “Nordic Lights – Grieg Revival”, at Ozawa Hall, Tanglewood on Saturday, June 8th. The show features Grieg’s beloved music and readings from Ibsen by Tina Packer. Doors open at 6:00 pm. Wed, 22 May 2013 15:43:58 GMT739f1664-471e-447a-8ba9-b03cda54e05bhttp://www.norway.org/News_and_events/Culture/Music/Making-Marks-play-at-The-Monkey-House-Winooski-VT/In 2012, Making Marks arose from the ashes of Norwegian indie pop band mylittlepony/My Little Pony. Like that mythical bird, you now. As mylittlepony they released two full length albums (Think Too Much (2008) and Making Marks (2011), won awards in Spain toured several times all over Europe, and also visited the US and Canada, including an official showcase at SXSW 2011.Under “music” you can listen to and buy their whole back catalogue! Now they are touring the US. Tue, 21 May 2013 21:32:59 GMT7a9c3cb3-137b-4228-bc1f-33719c652f29http://www.norway.org/News_and_events/Culture/Music/Making-Marks-play-at-Radio-Sommerville-MA/In 2012, Making Marks arose from the ashes of Norwegian indie pop band mylittlepony/My Little Pony. Like that mythical bird, you now. As mylittlepony they released two full length albums (Think Too Much (2008) and Making Marks (2011), won awards in Spain toured several times all over Europe, and also visited the US and Canada, including an official showcase at SXSW 2011.Under “music” you can listen to and buy their whole back catalogue! Now they are touring the US. Tue, 21 May 2013 21:28:43 GMT0542064c-9438-4fd2-9178-c2d7fd5cdf0fhttp://www.norway.org/News_and_events/Culture/Music/Making-Marks-play-at-Charm-City-Artspace-Baltimore-MD/In 2012, Making Marks arose from the ashes of Norwegian indie pop band mylittlepony/My Little Pony. Like that mythical bird, you now. As mylittlepony they released two full length albums (Think Too Much (2008) and Making Marks (2011), won awards in Spain toured several times all over Europe, and also visited the US and Canada, including an official showcase at SXSW 2011.Under “music” you can listen to and buy their whole back catalogue! Now they are touring the US. Tue, 21 May 2013 21:25:03 GMTb0cad545-c59b-4116-8116-a30e4acadaa7http://www.norway.org/News_and_events/Culture/Music/Making-Marks-play-at-Clown-Can-Country-Club-Philadelphia-PA/In 2012, Making Marks arose from the ashes of Norwegian indie pop band mylittlepony/My Little Pony. Like that mythical bird, you now. As mylittlepony they released two full length albums (Think Too Much (2008) and Making Marks (2011), won awards in Spain toured several times all over Europe, and also visited the US and Canada, including an official showcase at SXSW 2011.Under “music” you can listen to and buy their whole back catalogue! Now they are touring the US. Tue, 21 May 2013 21:20:40 GMTb1ce376b-3966-4b73-8bac-445591098efahttp://www.norway.org/News_and_events/Culture/Music/Making-Marks-play-at-Church-of-Abraham-Richmond-VA/In 2012, Making Marks arose from the ashes of Norwegian indie pop band mylittlepony/My Little Pony. Like that mythical bird, you now. As mylittlepony they released two full length albums (Think Too Much (2008) and Making Marks (2011), won awards in Spain toured several times all over Europe, and also visited the US and Canada, including an official showcase at SXSW 2011.Under “music” you can listen to and buy their whole back catalogue! Now they are touring the US. Tue, 21 May 2013 21:17:44 GMT9a46fe0d-7f01-466c-8f3e-00674d90e2d0http://www.norway.org/News_and_events/Culture/Music/Making-Marks-play-at-The-Velvet-Lounge-Washington-DC/In 2012, Making Marks arose from the ashes of Norwegian indie pop band mylittlepony/My Little Pony. Like that mythical bird, you now. As mylittlepony they released two full length albums (Think Too Much (2008) and Making Marks (2011), won awards in Spain toured several times all over Europe, and also visited the US and Canada, including an official showcase at SXSW 2011.Under “music” you can listen to and buy their whole back catalogue! Now they are touring the US. Tue, 21 May 2013 21:13:05 GMT945d2249-81eb-4746-89aa-c2ef4af3da4dhttp://www.norway.org/News_and_events/Culture/Music/Making-Marks-plays-in-Brooklyn/In 2012, Making Marks arose from the ashes of Norwegian indie pop band mylittlepony/My Little Pony. Like that mythical bird, you now. As mylittlepony they released two full length albums (Think Too Much (2008) and Making Marks (2011), won awards in Spain toured several times all over Europe, and also visited the US and Canada, including an official showcase at SXSW 2011.Under “music” you can listen to and buy their whole back catalogue! Now they are touring the US.Tue, 21 May 2013 21:05:41 GMT21a80542-36cc-40a0-8dac-d98e5874e41dhttp://www.norway.org/News_and_events/Culture/Music/Pianists-Make-US-Debut-at-the-Nordic-Heritage-Museum-on-June-2/Inger-Kristine Riber and Erika Lux will present a rare one piano–four hands program focused on Norway at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 2, at the Nordic Heritage Museum. Both musicians will make their U.S. debut at the concert with a program that includes pieces by Norwegian masters Grieg, Backer-Grøndahl, David Monrad Johansen, and Alf Hurum along with rarely heard works of Liszt and Wagner. Tue, 21 May 2013 20:47:18 GMT8c2195e3-5656-4c9e-8565-2fbfef7ca03dhttp://www.norway.org/News_and_events/Culture/Festivals--Heritage/Vesterheim-Participates-in-the-Blue-Star-Museums-Program/From Memorial Day, May 27, 2013, through Labor Day, September 2, 2013, Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum will be offering free admission to all active duty military personnel and their families through the Blue Star Museums program, a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, and museums across America. Tue, 21 May 2013 20:32:24 GMT37b6add9-6f03-4e69-aec8-c273a9cc1e2chttp://www.norway.org/News_and_events/Culture/Visual-Arts/A-Fly-on-the-Wall/NOoSPHERE Arts is excited to welcome back Professional Women Photographers (PWP) and their new exhibit, A Fly on the Wall. The exhibit takes place at the gallery located on the lower east side of Manhattan and runs through 10-26th of May.Thu, 16 May 2013 20:30:15 GMT68c9f137-a963-4bab-8511-5d87b7a3f5e9http://www.norway.org/News_and_events/Culture/Architecture--Design/United-Nations-Security-Council-Chamber-/A symposium about the iconic design of international affairs. Follow the interesting discussion this Wednesday, May 15th, 6 PM at the Center for Architecture in NYC. Remember to RSVP for the event at www.aiany.orgMon, 13 May 2013 22:38:21 GMTc671a633-4e86-4d29-b2b6-294dd20c89d3http://www.norway.org/News_and_events/Culture/Litterature/Karl-Ove-Knausgaard-to-release-volume-two-of-My-Struggle-in-the-US-on-May-15/The second book of the Norwegian critically acclaimed Karl Ove Knausgaard's six volume book series will finally be released in the US on May 15. The book series has been an extraordinary success in Norway and Scandinavia. Knausgaard has gotten a lot of attention with the book series, where he describes stories from his life with startling insight and honesty. Fri, 10 May 2013 19:20:37 GMTfae778fe-cff7-43c0-bdc6-9482e4aa09a5http://www.norway.org/News_and_events/Culture/Film/Sandnes-2160-at-the-Museum-of-Moving-Image/Museum of Moving Image is showing “Sandenes 2160” followed by a talk with artist Bjørn Melhus and Raphaele Shirley. The screening is held on Friday, May 10th at 7 PM. Fri, 10 May 2013 17:46:41 GMTfe8f9ede-e807-4c78-b950-52274c23e9fdhttp://www.norway.org/News_and_events/Culture/Film/King-of-Devils-Island-Kongen-av-Bastoy-/Friday June 28 at 11:30 AM and Saturday June 29 at 11:00 AM you can see the Norwegian movie King of Devil’s Island at AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center.Thu, 09 May 2013 20:04:20 GMT779167e6-1889-4485-b017-2cca78114f71http://www.norway.org/News_and_events/Culture/Music/Kaizers-Orchestras-Grand-Finale-at-The-Met/Kaizers Orchestra is a six piece, theatrical alternative rock band and the one of the most groundbreaking bands to come out of the recent Norwegian music scene. The band draws inspiration from a broad range of musical genres, and their live performances have gained them a reputation for being both thrilling and unpredictable. Their music flows through ever changing moods, smooth grooves, disharmonic noises, gypsy songs, catchy rock songs and just plain beautiful tunes. This concert will be performed in Norwegian. Wed, 08 May 2013 18:02:48 GMT1fd55c5a-7243-4317-a29f-56918983fe2chttp://www.norway.org/News_and_events/Culture/Architecture--Design/Inside-Norway-at-ICFF1/ICFF, May 18 - 21 is North America’s premier showcase for contemporary furniture and interior design. Join us into “The Woods” by Andreas Engesvik and StokkeAustad, as we take a look at the Norwegian stand and some of the designers. Annually ICFF attracts those interested in design’s latest trends to an up-to-the-moment exhibit and series of fascinating and edifying programs. Insidenorway is the Norwegian contribution to the fair, featuring companies as Røros Tweed, Stokke, Vad, Mandal Veveri and Variér. Shown at the stand is also an exhibition of young designers, curated by Metropolis Magazines Paul Makovsky. Mon, 06 May 2013 17:42:01 GMT66471284-6f69-4fff-826e-1e36fde6f794http://www.norway.org/News_and_events/Culture/Music/Turbonegro-playing-in-Manhattan-NYC-/Make sure to catch the famous Norwegian rock’n’roll band Turbonegro, when they play at Irving Plaza the 18th of May. The band just released their new album Sexual Harrasment and will start their tour all over the United States with their performance in New York City. Thu, 02 May 2013 20:52:16 GMT