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Join us for an afternoon cruise on Town Lake on Sunday October 20! All members of the Norwegian Society of Texas and guests are welcome. We can‘t wait to kick off the fall with a cruise on Town Lake. We will leave the dock at 12:00PM and return by 2:00PM. Please arrive at the dock no later than 11:45AM. We will provide non-alcoholic refreshments. Free admission for members. $15 admission for non-members upon boarding. The boat dock is located at the Hyatt Regency Hotel. The Hyatt address is 208 Barton Springs Road at the intersection of Congress and Barton Springs on the south side of Town Lake. Please RSVP by October 10. The Hyatt Regency Hotel is the easiest and closest place to find parking. Parking in the garage is a short walk to the dock lakeside of the hotel and hotel staff can easily direct you to the dock. Passenger drop off can be done at the front door of the hotel if needed. Rates start at ~$10/hour at the hotel and vary depending on the length of stay. In addition, there are multiple pay parking spots in the area. Parking areas shown are run independent of Capital Cruises and rates vary greatly depending on location. Busier weekends and special events may increase parking rates. Follow this link for the parking map. https://www.capitalcruises.com/map-directions/

After providing some background through discussion of the causes and impact of the “The Danish Time” on Norwegian society and culture we will look at two important writers who influenced change in Norwegian society as well as the conservatives who opposed the changes. The two authors are Herick Wergeland and Camilla Collett. Because efforts of Collett largely center around women’s emancipation, the play “The Doll‘s House” by Ibsen will be looked at for better understanding of domestic life at the time.