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We are finally back to normal, after two years of many cancelled events. If you have any questions, please contact us at kontakt@visiteidsfoss.no. See you in Eidsfoss!

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What	Organizer	Where	Date	Info
Konsert og foredrag på Hallen etter tog, is og taler	Vestfoldmuseene i samarbeid med arrangementskomite for første mai i Holmestrand	Eidsfoss hall	01.05	opener
Arrangør: Vestfoldmuseene i samarbeid med arrangementskomite for første mai i Holmestrand Hvor: Eidsfoss hall Dato: 01.05 Concert with Torgeir Waldemar and lecture at the Hall after trains and speeches After the procession from Varden has arrived at Verkstedstranda, and you are finished with speeches and ice cream, you can take part in a talk and a concert in the old assembly house Eidsfoss hall. Frank Meyer from the Kongsberg mining museum tells about truancy, drunkenness, theft and worker revolt at Næs ironworks. Torgeir Waldemar then offers his sensitive, but unpolished and brutally honest Americana. Entrance: NOK 150 vipps/cash only. Welcome to May Day at Eidsfoss. Program At 1pm: train from Varden to Hallen with battle cries, flags, banners and posters – feel free to bring your own! At 1.20pm: Eidsfoss Landhandel, Hof Hornmusikk plays 2 pm: Speeches, free ice cream for the children and activities on Verkstedstranda. Sale of coffee and cakes/ice cream 4 pm: Lecture with Frank Meyer in Eidsfoss Hall “Truancy, drunkenness, theft and worker revolt at Næs ironworks”. 5pm: Concert with Torgeir Waldemar Frank Meyer: “Truancy, Drunkenness, Theft and Workers Revolt at Næs Ironworks”. Frank Meyer, Kongsberg bergverksmuseum (formerly Næs jernverksmuseum), tells about Næs jernverk’s workers’ history. The iron works experienced good economic times in the mid-18th century. At the same time, differences in living conditions between the “top” and “bottom” of the society increased. How did the workers react to this development? Frank Meyer tells about the workers’ different reactions to higher work pressure and a dramatic deterioration in the living conditions of the workers’ families. Meyer is a German-Norwegian historian with a long career in both the archive and museum sector in Norway, as dr.art. from the University of Oslo (2001) and dr.phil. from the University of Greifswald (1997). He has been first archivist and head of department at the National Archives in Oslo, general manager of the Arbeiderbevegelsen’s archive and library with editorial responsibility for the journal Arbeiderhistorie, and held a professorship at Oslo University College and worked as historian and project manager at Næs jernverksmuseum in Tvedestrand. Torgeir Waldemar: Intimate concert Torgeir Waldemar has played at SXSW in Austin, toured Europe, filled Rockefeller and played for a packed Norwegian Opera with strings, bands and dancers. Now Torgeir has removed all unnecessary equipment and travels alone with no other company than a banjo and a guitar. The Norway tour starts in September and Waldemar will visit clubs and cultural centers, in villages and towns, throughout our long country. Join us for an intimate evening of sensitive, but unpolished and brutally honest Americana. Direct, sincere and unadorned, is where you find Torgeir Waldemar.
Pentecost Market on the 19th-20th of May	Eidsfoss markedsgruppe	Eidsfoss	19.05-20.05	opener
Arrangør: Eidsfoss markedsgruppe Hvor: Eidsfoss Dato: 19.05-20.05 The market is open from 12 noon to 4 pm both days. PROGRAM OF ACTIVITIES: SUNDAY May 19th – 1 p.m. Family performance with ventriloquist Cecilie Schilling & meet and greet with the puppets (Circus tent at Hovedgården) – 2.30 p.m. Magic show and magic tricks with magician Daniel Larsen (Circus tent at Hovedgården) – All day: – Horse and carriage (starts at Bettumverkstedet, NOK 50) – Lego building with Holmestrand Library at Eidsfoss Manor House – Freshly baked bread and pastries at Eidsfoss Manor House – Svarttrost Smithy: Try to forge glowing iron (The Ironworks Museum, NOK 50) – Tin casting workshop. NOK 50, The Ironworks Museum – Eidsfoss waffle at The Ironworks Museum – Stolpejakt MONDAY May 20th – 1 pm Family entertainment with Julie Vega – Horse and carriage (starts at Bettumverkstedet, NOK 50) – Lego building with Holmestrand library Eidsfoss Manor House – Freshly baked bread and pastries at Eidsfoss Manor House – Svarttrost Smithy: Try to forge glowing iron (The Ironworks Museum, NOK 50) – Tin Casting Workshop (NOK 50, The Ironworks Museum) – Eidsfoss waffle (Jernverksmuseum) – Stolpejakt Welcome to a beautiful spring day at historic Eidsfoss! Do you want to be an exhibitor? Get in touch at eidsfossmarked@gmail.com
Railway History Seminar	Vestfoldmuseene	Jernverksmuseet, Snekkerverkstedet	16.06	opener
Arrangør: Vestfoldmuseene Hvor: Jernverksmuseet, Snekkerverkstedet Dato: 16.06 Railway history at the Ironworks museum When? Sunday 16th of June at 12 noon till 4 p.m. Where? Eidsfoss Ironworks museum, «The Carpenters shop””, Eidsfossveien 54, 3095 Eidsfoss Cost: NOK 100,-. Tickets at the Ironworks museum Program: 12 – 1 p.m. Bjørg Eva Aasen, Norwegian Railways museum, City of Hamar: «Narvesens Newsstand kiosk, built 1921 – How and Why restore?» 1- 1:30 p.m. Museum Association Vestfold private Railways: «Restoring Reidvintunet ‘s Narvesen-kiosk» 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Bent Ek, Eiker historielag: “Vestfossen – the Railway station city by Lake Eikeren” 2:30 – 3 p.m. Fred Nordseth: «Steamship Stadshauptmand Schwartz’ time on Lake Eikeren» 3 – 4 p.m. We join Fred for a walk over to the steamship for a guided tour. It lasts as long as it lasts!

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