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Kl 19.00 vil historieforteljar Anne Elisebeth Skogen delta på webinaret frå Ryfylkemuseet på Sand, for å fortelje historia:

«Mi siste 17. mai-feiring i heimbyen, som Raudruss»

Anne Elisebeth vaks opp i Egersund, sør for Stavanger. Med si utdanning innan drama og historieforteljing driv Anne Elisebeth sitt eige firma og fortél historiar for skular, organisasjonar, festivalar og bedrifter.

Seinare vil Sharon Rossman fortelja historiar inspirert av Nordiske myter

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Join Vesterheim online for a free, lunchtime webinar as we celebrate Syttende Mai, Norway’s Constitution Day, with friends from Norway and the United States!

Registration for the Zoom link is required and available here.

At noon (CT), Norwegian storyteller Anne Elisebeth Skogen will join online from Ryfylkemuseet at Sand, Norway, to tell the story
My Last 17 Mai in My Hometown, Now as a Red Russ.

Last year, Anne Elisebeth joined this event to share her memories of her first Syttende Mai parade (view the full recording below), and this year she will continue the story with her memories of russefeiring, a long-standing tradition for high school graduates in Norway. To watch from home, registration for the Zoom link is required and available here. Or enjoy the presentation with others in Vesterheim’s Westby-Torgerson Education Center. Coffee will be served. Skogen grew up in the little town of Egersund, Norway, south of Stavanger. With an education in drama and storytelling, she runs her own storytelling business, telling stories for schools, organizations, festivals, and companies.

At 12:45 p.m., Sharon Rossman will tell stories inspired by Nordic myths in the museum’s Main Building

Syttende Mai is the day Norway ratified its constitution in 1814 at Eidsvoll. Syttende Mai is a great opportunity to celebrate freedom wherever it occurs.

Hurra, Hurra, Hurra – Happy Syttende Mai!