| The Second Annual Gala Dinner was held at the beautiful Kona Kai Continental Plaza Resort & Marina located on Shelter Island in San Diego on Saturday, May 16, 1998. | ||
The theme for 1998 was the building of a cultural bridge between Norway and San Diego using the native costumes of Norway as the method. A "Bridge of Bunad" Contest was conducted, judged on both costume and presentation. The Committee enlisted the support and guidance of the icon on the subject of native costumes, Ms. Aagot Noss, Curator at Norsk Folkemuseum, Oslo. The participants in the Bunad Competition were encouraged to bring a message from their hometown mayor or other officials as well as the town emblem. Each table for 10 was named after a village, town or city in Norway. |
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