Sunday, bebrwars 11. ORR North Shere News BIRTHPLACE OF HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN Danish city celebrates 1,000th birthday ODENSE CAPITAL of the Danish tarrytale ists of Mar celebrates its ind hometown Christan Andersen 1,.000th birthday during 1988 with a jubilee that will last the whole vear Many of the birthday events centre around the life and works of Odense famous son, mak ing the celebration an ideal choice for a family vacation Queen Margrethe Il Danish Royal Family will visit Odense March 18-19. The Queen will be on hand to officially open the new Carl Niclsen Museum, dedicated to the famous 19th cen tury composer who was also from this district. An all-child cast will perform Hans Christian Andersen's fairytale The Tinder Box daily July 12-3! at 4 p.m. on the open-air stage at Funen Village and a musical writien about Hans Christian Andersen, The Fairy Tale of My Life will be performed at Funen Village nightly at & p.m., Aug. 5-14. Concerts throughout the year will lean heavily toward the music of Carl Nielsen and the Third In- ternational Carl Nielsen Violin Competition will be staged at the new Odense Concert Hall June 1- 9. The Odense Symphony by Mozart, lost for years and most and the discovered in Odense in 19R2, wil also be performed at vanous times A tall ships parade will sail into Odense Harbor on June 9 featur ing sailing ships from all Europe. The world championships in cychng for junior riders are for Odense July 3-10 and the European Ballroom Dancing Championships will be in the city April 30 Odense is Denmark's largest city, population imately 200,000, and it on the island of Funen, three hours by train or car from Copenhagen, There are daily flights between the two cities as well Odense's first mention in history was in 988 when the German Emperor Otto, in a leer to a bishop, promised to protect the ci ty from invaders after the assassination of the Danish King Canute The city is one of Denmark's most picturesque towns. Many of its houses date to the Middle Ages it is easy in Odense and the sur rounding Funen countryside, with its lush hills and dozens of cen turies-old manors and castles, to see where Hans Christian Andersen got much of the inspira- tion for his writings. over periormed fourth approx « located about ferry Get the most out of Mykonos TRAVELLERS LOOKING for ward to a holiday on Mykonos can learn about the social and cultural history of the island and pick up practical advice on how to make the most of their time there. Dr. Margaret Stott, UBC Museum of Anthropology, who has lived and studied on Mykonos, will give three illustrated talks at UBC. They are on Wednesday, starting February 24, from 8 to 9:30 p.m. in the Lasserre Building, 6333 Memorial Road. Armchair travellers are come. Cost is $30. For registration in formation call the UBC Centre for Continuing Education, 222-5237 wel- The tor t Han Christia boytux in 1ROS. It is the museum named after dedivated to his “J home. where + Open to the which work The Har Museum tifacts associated with the master's life, such as his writing desk Andersen hou of the ar tray f attraction in the eny the public first-class and tourist n few excellent restaurants 1 se. The Danish Tourmt Board § free information about Odense and surrounding areas and about Travel for women discussed WOMEN love to travel women find travelling a SOME Some chore Some women travelling alone encountered problems but now travelling « casier. Airlines hotels and cruise lines are catering to women's needs. Even packing for business oF pleasure i casier have too On Wednesday, Feb Westcoast Women's guest speakers will share informa tion geared (to business and pleasure travel Debra Curric, director of mar keting for the Four Seasons Hotel, will talk about the special travel and hotel services now available to 24th, the Network's on their own MacDonald the Travel show how to women Cathy Crulliver's, from Accessory pack travel ac Store," will perfectly cessories Vera Deane Super Cruise World Travel.’’ will talk about cruises, a safe and exciting alternative for women travelling alone Travel is interesting and impor tant to most women. The Network dinner meeting is at 5:30 p.m. at 400 West Hastings Street (corner of Homer Street) Members pay $15, non-members 22. 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