Shanghai night at the club
Takeout: Pick-up from 4:00pm to 5:30pm.
Dine-In: The bar will open for cocktails at 6:00pm,
Dinner served at 7:30pm.
Men's Dress Code: Jacket, Shirt, and Tie.
Ladies: Cocktail attire.
Registration is required by 9:00am on Wednesday, 3/27/24
Unable to attend? Please consider a donation in lieu of your presence.
Menu Option A: Lamb
Menu Option B: Fish of the Day
Note 1: To sign up for a fish option and a meat option, the Member has to sign up twice: Once for the fish option, and once for the meat option.
Note 2: When adding Guest meals to the signup, the Guest meals will be the same as the Member's selection. To sign up for different options for Guests, the Member needs to sign up two times: Once for the fish option, and once for the meat option.
Note 3: Please note that it is not possible to accommodate changes to the selection after signing up for a specific meal choice.
Shanghaiing—meaning to intoxicate and kidnap drunk sailors, or in other ways trick them onboard sailing ships—was commonplace for many years on the waterfront of San Francisco, also known as The Barbary Coast. Several Norwegian seamen fell prey to this practice, but there were also a handful of Norwegian perpetrators. One of them happens to be one of the founding fathers of the Norwegian Club, Mr. John Ferem.
Mark your calendars for March 28th when writer and journalist Fredrik Kalstveir will talk about shanghaiing and John Ferem, AKA Johnny from the Home. The presentation will be loosely based on two articles published in Aftenposten and Adressavisen.
Links to stories:
https://www.aftenposten.no/historie/i/VPvWEV/norske-sjoefolk-ble-dopet-ned-og-kidnappet-paa-barbarikysten
https://www.adressa.no/magasin/i/L5zrBq/sjanghaieren-fra-bakklandet
Dark 'n' Stormy cocktails will be served in the bar from 6 o clock.
