Day:231, Words:231

There were sore heads this morning as the Øksfjord festival hit top gear. Following the duck race, the lucky winners and the losing majority raced home, showered, dressed for the outdoors and headed to the popular festival venue 'Dattera til Larson' for a night of entertainment from the local talent. First on the bill was the controversial, loud, opinionated yet also very funny comedian Jim.

Since his stand up debut, this time last year, Jim has had several gigs, some local and some in the tough market of Alta. His material ranges from sex, to football to Jesus and he is not afraid to let his personal opinions be known. Last night's performance received a mixture of raucous laughter and at times, stunned silence, as Økfjord's funny man tested the boundaries before running over them at full speed. Although Jim's show was a tough act to follow, the best of Øksfjords musicians rounded out the evening with some well known tunes.

Today was a busy day in the usually sleepy village. It started with a set of fun runs for varying age groups, while the more experienced gave it their all over the 10 km course. Across the road, the wedding of year was underway at the church, while at the cafe, an African Norwegian was a teaching a group of kids about percussion and having fun with dance and music.

 

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