America True Sailor to Entertain Children at San Francisco Event; Eighth Annual Norway Day Festival.News & Lifestyle Editors SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 3, 2000 A member of the world-renowned America's Cup America's Cup: see sailing. America's Cup Most prestigious trophy in international yachting competition. First offered under another name in Britain in 1851, the cup was won easily by the America from New York and subsequently became known as the sailing team, America True, will entertain children at this weekend's Eighth Annual Norway Day Festival. America True team member Greg Burrell will read excerpts from a beloved Norwegian children's book inside the festival's life-size children's fantasy village, Cardamom cardamom (kär`dəməm): see ginger. cardamom Spice consisting of whole or ground dried fruit, or seeds, of Elettaria cardamomum, a perennial herb of the ginger family. Town. The Norway Day Festival, Northern California's annual celebration of Norwegian culture and heritage, will be held May 6 & 7 at San Francisco's Fort Mason Fort Mason in San Francisco, California is a former U.S. Army post located at the northern Marina District, alongside San Francisco Bay. Aquatic Park is adjacent to the east and the Marina Green is adjacent to the west. Center. This year's festival "A Taste of Norway" will feature several activities for people of all ages including cooking demonstrations, arts and crafts arts and crafts, term for that general field of applied design in which hand fabrication is dominant. The term was coined in England in the late 19th cent. as a label for the then-current movement directed toward the revivifying of the decorative arts. and a genealogy center. A highlight of the festival will be the walled-village of Cardamom Town, based on a Norwegian children's book, "When the Robbers Came to Cardamom Town." Burrell, a grinder Grinder A slang term for a person who works in the investment industry and makes small amounts of money at a time on small investments, over and over again. Notes: for America True, will be a guest in Cardamom Town's storytelling corner. He will read from the book by Norwegian author and illustrator Thorbjorn Egner on Sunday, May 7 from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. Burrell, like his fellow America True colleagues, is a passionate sailor and is never hesitant to give back to the community. "I am excited to be part of this fascinating event and I look forward to helping out the youth and the community," said Burrell. Born and raised in Palmdale, Calif., Burrell has stuck close to the Pacific Ocean ever since. A former San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden 49er football player, Burrell now lives, works and sails in the Bay Area. One of the first America True crew members, Burrell has more than 20 years of sailing experience. Inside Cardamom Town, children can read Egner's books, listen to his music, watch videos and draw pictures. Other activities will include, a puppet show based on another Egner story "Karius and Baktus," a bakery and a children's art gallery. About the Festival The Norway Day Festival was created in 1992 to draw attention to Norwegian culture in the Bay Area. The Festival is held the first weekend of May each year to coincide with Norway's Independence Day on May 17. Volunteers from the area's large Scandinavian population -- there are 40,000 Norwegian-Americans in the San Francisco Bay Area “Bay Area” redirects here. For other uses, see Bay Area (disambiguation). The San Francisco Bay Area, colloquially known as the Bay Area or The Bay -- make the festival a success. The festival is sponsored by the Royal Norwegian Consulate General consulate general n. pl. consulates general The consulate occupied by a consul general. , Scandinavian Airlines System, the Scandinavian Channel, the Norwegian-American Cultural Foundation and Chevron. Admission to the Norway Day Festival is $10 for adults, $7 for students and seniors, children under 12 are admitted free of charge. The festival supports the fight against Multiple Sclerosis by donating part of the proceeds to the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Northern California. For more information please visit the festival's web site at www.norwayday.org or call the information line at 925/974-9071. |
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