Saturday 4th May 11.00 Turið Horn, chair in Nature and environment committee, inaugerates the Environment Week at Vaglið Plant a tree. Citizens can receive plant packages, free of charge– Live music with Jens Marni Hansen. – Flea market in Tinghúsgarður. –Plant market in the pedestrian area. Fashion Show exhibiting clothes from charity shops. . (In the villages, the local committees hand out the plant packages on Saturday 11. May)
Sunday 5th May 14.00 »Walk and Knit « - Guided “Neytakonutúrur” to Kálváirnar with Dorthea Joensen. The bus leaves from Steinatún at 14.00. Easy hike. It is recommended to dress for the weather and to wear wellies. The hike is free of charge. Sign up at torsinfo@torshavn.fo ella á tlf. 30 24 25.
Monday 6th May 14.000 »The Needle has a Point« - workshop on Sashiko with Tine Wessel (DK) at the library. Open until 22.00. Sign up at torsinfo@torshavn.fo or call 30 24 25. Language – Danish.
Tuesday 7th May 08.30 Printing workshop: Bring your own t-shirt or cloth shoppingbag to Perlan and print the Environment Week logo on it. It is also possible to receive a free t-shirt in Perlan. The print costs kr. 75. Open until 17.30. The workshop is organised by Dugni.. 11.00 »Stoppa heldur enn at shoppa!// Darn instead of shopping« - learn to mend a hole in a wolly sock with Herbjørg Dalsgarð at the library. Bring your own wolly socks! Open until 15.00. Language-Faroese.
14.00 »Give your old wolly jumper new life « - grab an old jumper and come visit Ullvøruhúsið. The women behind Shisa Brand and Steinum will give some tips on how your old wolly jumper can get a new lease of life. Open until 20.00. Language – Faroese. 14.00 »Upcycling POP-UP« - second hand clothes shop in Perlan. Open until 17.30. 19.00 »The Needle has a Point« - workshop on Kogin with Tine Wessel (DK) at the library. Open until 22.00. Sign up at torsinfo@torshavn.fo or call 30 24 25. Language - Danish
Wednesday 8th May 08.30 Printing workshop: Bring your own t-shirt or cloth shoppingbag to Perlan and print the Environment Week logo on it. It is also possible to receive a free t-shirt in Perlan. The print costs kr. 75. Open until 17.30. The workshop is organised by Dugni. 14.00 »Upcycling POP-UP« - second hand clothes shop in Perlan. Open until 17.30. 14.00 »Learn to hem trousers « – bring upto two pairs of trousers and participate in a sewing workshop with Marjun Heimá. Open until 19.00. Language- Faroese. 19.00 The True Cost – in collaboration with with Filmsfelagið, Tórshavnar kommuna is showing the documentary “The True Cost”. Guðrun Rógvadóttir from Guðrun&Guðrun will introduce the film, which will be shown at Havnar Bio. Tickets free of charge at www.bio.fo – limited numbers available!
Thursday 9th May 08.30 Printing workshop: Bring your own t-shirt or cloth shoppingbag to Perlan and print the Environment Week logo on it. It is also possible to receive a free t-shirt in Perlan. The print costs kr. 75. Open until 17.30. The workshop is organised by Dugni. 11.00 »Stoppa heldur enn at shoppa!// Darn instead of shopping« - learn to mend a hole in a wolly sock with Herbjørg Dalsgarð at the library. Bring your own wolly socks! Open until 15.00. Language-Faroese. 14.00 »Upcycling POP-UP« - second hand clothes shop in Perlan. Open until 17.30. 14.00 »Learn to mend clothes « - bring upto two items of clothing with you and participate in a sewing workshop with Marjun Heimá. Open until 19.00. Language-Faroese. 14.00 »Save your silly purchase « - receive free advice from Katrina í Geil, master stylist, and Elin Lindenskov, stylist, on those clothes hanging in the wardrobe, that you somehow do not feel comfortable in. Bring a maximum of three items with you to Perlan and see if few professional style tips can encourage you to start wearing your silly purchase. Open until 17.00 19.00 Fast Fashion theme in Reinsaríið: · »The good buy « - lecture with Katrina í Geil, master stylist. Language – Faroese. ·»FAST FASHION – where are we heading?« - lecture with Randi Samsonsen, textile artist. Language - Faroese · Live music with JASMIN. · This years environmental grants and Green prize will be awarded from Tórshavn kommuna, in addition to the Green Gift from Etika.
Friday 10th May 08.30 Printing workshop: Bring your own t-shirt or cloth shoppingbag to Perlan and print the Environment Week logo on it. It is also possible to receive a free t-shirt in Perlan. The print costs kr. 75. Open until 17.30. The workshop is organised by Dugni. 09.00 Clean-up day for schools, companies and institutes in Tórshavn municipality. Sign-up at www.torshavn.fo 14.00 »Upcycling POP-UP« - second hand clothes shop in Perlan. Open until 17.30. 14.00 »Save your silly purchase « - receive free advice from Katrina í Geil, master stylist, and Elin Lindenskov, stylist, on those clothes hanging in the wardrobe, that you somehow do not feel comfortable in. Bring a maximum of three items with you to Perlan and see if a few professional style tips can encourage you to start wearing your silly purchase. Open until 17.00.
Saturday 11th May 09.00 Public Clean-Up Day. Clean-up day for owner associations, sports associations, scouts and everyone else. Sign-up at www.torshavn.fo