NorSK

Date: Sunday May 17th
Time: 9AM-5PM.
Location: Queensland University of Technology, D-block Courtyard at Gardens Point Campus, 2 George St.
Price: FREE- Everyone welcome!

The NorSK Board and the 17th of May committee are finalising everything for the annual and traditional Norwegian Constitution Day celebration on Sunday May 17!

We’re inviting everybody to come celebrate the day with us at Queensland University of Technology, D-Block Courtyard. Last year’s celebration saw people travelling from the Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, rural QLD and NSW to come and celebrate with us here in Brisbane, and we hope you’ll take the trip again this year. Everyone is welcome, and the event itself is of course free.

Meet up around 9.00-9.30am when we’ll start to sell Norwegian flags and ribbons for the parade which starts at 10.00AM. The parade is Police escorted through the streets of Brisbane (George St., Elizabeth St., Edward St.) and back through the Botanical Gardens up to QUT GP again.

Once back at QUT we’re selling waffles and hot dogs, beverages, we have licensed area, various types of entertainment, and a raffle draw with prizes from Norway.

The program for the day will be available free of charge at the event.

Some details are yet to be confirmed, so stay tuned and check back regularly for updates.

If you have any enquiries or want to contribute somehow, feel free to email 17ofmay@gmail.com or contact Kjetil (KJ) on 0400417370.

Date: Thursday March 5th
Time: 6.30pm.
Location: Pig ‘n’ Whistle Riverside on Eagle Street. (Outdoor area, Beer Garden)
Price: FREE for NorSK Members, membership available in the beer garden at Pig ‘n’ Whistle for $10.

Invite all your friends and join us for the BIGGEST party of first semester!

We have great discounts, games and prizes at:

Pig ‘n’ Whistle, Riverside
Down Under Bar
The Embassy
O’Malleys
Friday’s

Register at Pig ‘n’ Whistle, Riverside on Eagle Street (outside in the beer garden) between 6.30 & 7.30pm

All NorSK members recieve FREE entry to the pub crawl.

Membership cards will be available on the night for just $10 and will entitle NorSK 2009 members free entry to the pub crawl and other events, and exclusive discounts and deals.

Over 350 people had an awesome time at last semesters pub crawl so invite all your friends and don’t miss out!

Remember: Valid ID’s are: 18+ Card, International passport, Australian driver’s license (not international), and NO flip-flops/thongs (Due to QLD legislation).
Location map: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=123+Eagle+Street%2C+Brisbane%2C+Australia
Facebook event link: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=51748484643

All the tickets for Halloween are now SOLD OUT!

Our apologies if you were unable to get a hold of a ticket - they were gone fast.

Here are some details for those of you who are going:

The buses departs from the corner of George & Alice Street. Check the bus time on your ticket. Please be there 5 to 10 minutes prior to departure as the buses will be punctual. Don’t forget your ticket!

Your name and ticket number will be cross-referenced with our list, and you will not be granted access to another bus than the one you are allocated to as there are no vacant seat. If you decided to sell your ticket, please let us know so we can edit our list.

Make sure that you wear closed shoes for the after party at Birdee num nums. Chances are you won’t be granted access if you don’t.

There is NO ATM on castle grounds. Please bring plenty of money. Cash of low denomination ($1,$2, $5, $10 and $20) will be much appreciated by the bar staff. Nothing will be prices at *.50 cent.

Map to where the buses depart: http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http://maps.google.com.au%2Fmaps%3Ff%3Dq%26hl%3Den%26q%3DGeorge%2BSt%2B%2526%2BAlice%2BSt%2C%2BBrisbane%2BQLD%2B4000%2C%2BAustralia%26sll%3D-25.335448%2C135.745076%26sspn%3D54.614104%2C79.101563%26ie%3DUTF8%26cd%3D1%26geocode%3DFbLEXP4doAIfCQ%26z%3D17%26iwloc%3Daddr

DISCLAIMER: Improper conduct reserves NorSK the right to send people home at their own expense. This is a private party. Bags will be checked when entering the bus and/or by security when exiting the bus. No BYO is allowed, and any alcohol will be confiscated. Only people arriving by NorSK buses will be granted access to castle grounds.

When: Thursday, October 9, at 7:00pm
Where: Down Under Bar

The legendary Scandinavian Night at Down Under Bar is in the works! Everyone is welcome, it’ll be huge!

We’ll play Norwegian and Scandinavian music; have lots of games, great prizes, cheap stuff, and a great night! We’re looking at maybe even getting in some food and other specials for the night.

We are very interested in getting your thoughts and ideas on making this a night out of the ordinary at the DUB. Please send us your comments to norskstudent@gmail.com or post a reply!

Just a week after the great Brewhouse Theme Party, we’re still going strong with a FREE NorSK Karaoke Night at Pig’n'Whistle on Thursday September 18th!

We’ve hired The BlackTieGroup’s DJ & HOSTED KARAOKE COMBINED PARTY PACK, which was hugely successful last year with a lot of unforgettable performances!

Essentials:

Location: Pig ‘n’ Whistle, Riverside
Time: 10.30pm(-ish) until 3am!
Price: FREE!

We’ll start up straight after ANSA’s Norwegian Trivia, indoors right next to the bar at 10.30pm and go on into the night!

There will be prizes for best and funniest performance!

If you want to get ready you can download a pdf file with most of the karaoke songs from http://www.blacktiegroup.com.au/NEW%20KARAOKE%20SONGLIST%20-%20BLACK%20TIE%20GROUP%20WEBSITE.pdf

Our next big party at the Brewhouse is coming up and you get to choose the theme! There will be a live band, decorations, games, drink deals and prizes.

The NorSK board have chosen five possible themes:
- Superheros (real or imaginary!)
- Letter Party (You have to dress up as something that starts with the first letter of your name)
- Age Extreme (come dressed as an old person - walking sticks, grey hair, or a child - lollipops, overalls, school uniform)
- Good Vs. Evil (angels, devils, vampire, fairy etc.)
- What you want to be when you grow up (When you were a child did you want to be a fireman? ballerina? astronaut? hercules?)

The final theme is up to you!

Follow this link to vote on the theme

Voting closes on Friday 29th August at 5pm when the winning theme will be announced, giving plenty of time to get great costumes.

When: Thursday, September 11, 2008 at 7:30pm
Where: The Brewhouse
Facebook group: NorSK Theme Party

UPDATE: THE GAME TIME HAS BEEN CHANGED!

I called SBS and it looks like due to boxing being removed from the program, Norway vs Russia will start most likely at 8pm or 8.15pm. It’s scheduled at 8.30pm-9.30pm though, but they suggested we be ready by 8PM!

So meet up at ZiBar at 7.45pm/8pm and we should be good to go

By the way, the game is NOT shown live, so please avoid reading online newspapers etc.

As a lot of us saw during the ANSA Brisbane Trivia last night, Norway beat South Korea in the handball semifinal!

We’ve now booked ZiBar (right next to Down Under Bar) for tomorrow’s final (23.08.2008) against Russia! ZiBar has two large tvs, and we’ll make arrangements for some good deals as well. Remember to bring your NorSK card

We’ll meet up around 4pm, but the game itself doesn’t start until 5pm.

Check out the event on Facebook for more details!
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=21154737705

Invite all your friends and join us for the BIGGEST party of second semester on July 31st!

Over 350 people had an awesome time at last semesters pub crawl so invite all your friends and don’t miss out!

We have cheap drinks, games, and heaps of prizes to give away at 5 venues around the city!

Register at Port Office between 6.30 - 7.30pm

All NorSK members recieve FREE entry to the pub crawl.

Membership cards will be available on the night for just $10 and will entitle NorSK 2008 members free entry to the pub crawl and other events, and exclusive discounts and deals.

Valid ID’s are: 18+ Card, International passport, Australian drivers license (not international)

IMPORTANT: Dress code is casual but shorts & thongs might cause problems upon entrance at some venues

The new semester is about to start, and tomorrow, Monday 21st and Tuesday 22nd it’s Market Days at QUT Gardens Point from 11am onwards until roughly 2pm.

NorSK will be there to recruit new members. Memberships are $10 and gives you FREE access to the upcoming pub crawl as well as a membership card with discounts at different venues.

On Wednesday we’ll be at QUT Kelvin Grove at the same hours.

The NorSK International Pub Crawl will be held on the 31st! More details will be announced later on. Last year therer was a huge line registering on the day for the pub crawl, so to avoid this, please register prior to the event. It’ll save both you and us a lot of time