| Festivals & Concerts | Language Studies & Meet-Ups |
Coming Up...
This Week
Feb 1 - Erling Dugan Talks About Brooklyn @ CLU
Feb 2 - Teitur playing at the Doug Fir Lounge
Feb 3 - SHF's Friday Night Lecture Series with Icelandic Consul Les SwansonFeb 4 - Danish Brotherhood & Sisterhood Meeting
Next Week
Feb 11 - Grieg Lodge Book Discussion
Feb 12 - Grieg Lodge Viking Pancake Breakfast
SHF Events
Feb 3 - Friday Night Lecture Series: with Icelandic Consul Les Swanson
Come listen to Icelandic Honorary Consul Les Swanson, as he talks about Iceland after this small country's banking collapse.
Feb 9-25 - Portland International Film Festival
February 13 - SHF and Grieg Lodge 2-15 are co-sponsoring King of Devil's Island, a Norwegian film by Marius Holst, Feb. 13. Movie at 6:00pm, followed by a dessert reception at 8:00pm.
February 16 - SHF and the Scan|Design Foundation are co-sponsoring Clown: the Movie, a Danish
film by Mikkel Nørgaard, Feb 16. Appetizer reception at 7:30 pm,followed by the movie at 8:45pm.
February 21 - SHF and New Sweden are co-sponsoring Play, a Swedish film by Ruben Östlund, Feb. 21. Appetizer reception at 7:00pm, followed by the movie at 8:30pm.
The one-hour receptions are $20 per person, including a movie ticket ($10 value), food, wine, beer and nonalcoholic beverages. All movies are at the Whitsell Auditorium at the Portland Art Museum. Advance reservations are required by calling SHF at (503) 977-0275.
Feb 23 - Nordic Business After Hours: Design within Reach
Design Within Reach sells clean and simple furniture and accessories, representing designers, materials and processes that span categories and countries. 5:30-7:00pm
Location: Design within Reach: 1200 NW Everett St., PDX 97209
Reservations are not required, but an RSVP would help us plan. Call the Scandinavian Heritage Foundation at (503) 977-0275 or email shf@mindspring.com.
Feb 25 - Cook & Eat: A Scandinavian feast with guest chef Alberta Seierstad
Alberta Seierstad will return to Cook & Eat to teach us how to make a Scandinavian meal of, stekt Paske Kylling (Bergen Easter Chicken) and Kurkkusalaati (Finnish Cucumber Salsad).
Garrison Keillor in Concert, March 8, 7:30 pm
Great Seats! Great Prices!
The Scandinavian Heritage Foundation has secured 50 discounted tickets at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall for a night of comedy and stories by the master of storytelling, Garrison Keillor, creator of the weekly radio show A Prairie Home Companion. (Please note that the Oregon Symphony does not perform.)
The tickets for this one-night only event are the best available seats in the Middle Center Section C on the Orchestra Level (lower level). These are $100 tickets, priced at $80 for friends of SHF, with a $3 mailing and handling charge. That’s a 20% discount!
Call SHF by Feb. 24 for reservations and payment, (503) 977-0275.
Festivals & Concerts
Feb 2 - Teitur playing at the Doug Fir Lounge
Sparse and elegantly atmospheric balladry from Denmark. Check out Teitur's website: www.teitur.com.
Doug Fir Lounge, 7:30pm, 830 E Burnside, Portland, 97214
7:30pm, $12 advance or $14 at the door
Feb 28 - A Concert by Trio Mediaeval
The mesmerizing voices of Oslo's Trio Mediaeval have captivated the concert world with their breathtaking performances. Don't miss their second appearance in Portland! The first half of the program will feature a reconstruction of a 13th century votive Mass to the Virgin Mary, based on surviving manuscripts from a Benedectine Abbey in the English Midlands. The second half features traditional Norwegian and Swedish folk songs arranged for Trio Mediaeval. "Easily one of the most extraordinary concerts in Portland this year." The Oregonian
Presented by Friends of Chamber Music
St. Philip Neri Church, 7:30pm
Tickets $27-45
Order tickets at 503.224.9842
Doug Fir Lounge, 7:30pm, 830 E Burnside, Portland, 97214
7:30pm, $12 advance or $14 at the door
Lodges & Nordic Organizations
Danish Brotherhood/Danish Sisterhood
The Danish Sisterhood is now taking orders for kransekage. The money raised from the sale will go to the Danish Sisterhood Lodge, who will then donate it to the Danish Summer Camp for kids. To order,
fill out this form and mail to the Danish Sisterhood.
Danish Brotherhood #348 website
More events coming soon...
Danish Brotherhood #167 &
Danish Sisterhood, Mt. Hood Lodge #81
Feb 15 - Den Danske Bogclub
Danish literature read in the original language and discussed in Danish. February: Jussi Adler-Olsen's "Kvinden i Buret". 12:00pm
Daughters of Norway
Agnes Mathilde Wergeland Lodge #52
More to come soon...
Nellie Gerdrum Lodge #41
More to come soon...
Frida Hansen #37
March 3 - 23rd Annual Torsk Dinner
This elegant dinner features four traditional Norwegian courses with
wine or sparkling cider. $20/person, a great meal at a great price!
Limited seating! RSVP at 503.260.5127 or by emailing knut.sullivan@frontier.com.
Grieg Lodge Events
Where: Grieg Lodge, 111 NE 11th at Couch, Portland, (503) 236-4301
http://www.norsehall.org/index.htm
Feb 11 - Grieg Lodge Book Discussion
This month's book is The Long Ships by Frans G. Bengtsson. Contact Helen Wrolstad for more information at hwrolstad@comcast.net.Feb 12 - Viking Pancake Breakfast
First pancake breakfast of the year! All-you-can-eat pancakes, served with scrambled eggs, sausage links, fruit, orange juice, and coffee or tea. Adults are $6, children ages 5-12 are $3, and children under 5 are free. Children are invited to enjoy a story hour at 10:00am in our Library. 8:30am-1:00pmFeb 14 - Grieg Lodge Reel Nordic Film Night
No charge. Homemade soup is available for $2. Film screens at 7 pm. This month we'll be showing a Norwegian film, "Kvinnen i mitt liv" (The Woman in My Life). "Jakob is an immigration legislative. He changes girlfriends like he changes his socks and is less than responsible when it comes to being there for his family. But all this changes when...." 6:30-9:00pmFeb 15 - Grieg Lodge Genealogy Group
Learn how to find your ancestors and work on your family tree. 2:00-4:00pm. Contact Gwen Newborg for more information at genewborg@comcast.net.Ongoing Activities...
Leikarringen for Children:
1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 7:00-7:30pm
Adult Folk Dancing:
Every tuesday, 7:00-7:30 instruction, 7:30-9:00pm dance. Free for members, small price for guests.
New Sweden Cultural Heritage Society
April 30 - Valborgsmässoafton (Walpurgis Eve)
Come celebrate with a bonfire, snacks and hot drinks! 7:00pm at Dave and Melinda Carter's home, 1470 SW Borland Road, West Linn, OR. They will be joined by the Finnish Community and the Scandinavian Choruses.
May 11 & 12 - Annual Garage, Antique Sale & Swedish Cafe
The New Sweden Cultural Heritage Society will hold it's annual garage and antique sale, plus Swedish Café at Fogelbo (8740 S.W. Oleson Rd). The times are Friday from 10:00am to 5:00pm) on Saturday from 1:00am to 4:00pm. Proceeds from the garage sale and café go to help fund the Swedish language camp Trollbacken. Donations to the garage sale are appreciated .Tables are available to rent for those people wanting to sell items, If interested contact Ross Fogelquist at 503-244-3697.
Nordic Heritage Museum
3014 NW 67th Street, Seattle ~ www.nordicmuseum.org
Dec 2 - Feb 19 - Exhibition: The Enduring Design of Josef Frank
Northwest Danish Association
1833 N 105th St, Suite 101, Seattle, WA 98133. For more information, visit their website or call 406.523.3263!
Feb 19 - Fastelavn (Seattle)
March 3 - Annual Auction: A Gala Fundraising Event
The event will be held this year at the Nile Shrine Center. Gourmet dinner, Live auction, Silent auction - fun and fellowship!
Annual conference at Menucha Conference Center in Corbett, OR. Check their website for more information.
June 24 - 30 - Himmelbjerget
The camp is held at Menucha Conference Center in Corbett, OR. Check their website or the SHF website (under the families/summer camps tab) for more information.
Scandinavian Center (California Lutheran University)
Information: Richard or Anita Londgren, kronapress@verizon.net or(805) 241-1051.
26 Faculty Road, Thousand Oaks, Calif. Go to www.scandinaviancenter.org.
The Scandinavian Center's Brown Bag lunch program is now: Coffe & Conversation - weekly on Wednesdays, 11:00am.
Feb 10-11 - Nordic Spirit Symposium: After the Vikings-Before the Reformation: Scandinavia in Transition
This symposium offers a sampling of life and culture in the Nordic region after the Viking Age, with illustrated presentations by authorities from the U.S. and Europe.
The program will open with a talk about the road to Christianity during and following the Viking Age. The public is invited to share the time-honored spirit of a symposium, blending music, dining and the free exchange of ideas to enhance the pleasure of learning. For more information, view the brochure or check out the event website.
Scandinavian Cultural Center (Pacific Lutheran University)
12180 Park Avenue S, Tacoma, WA 98447, (253) 535-7349, www.plu.edu/~scancntr
This season of the Nordic Film Series the explore the Nordic region’s rich musical culture from musicals to metal and piano sonatas to punk!
Scandinavian Genealogical Society (OR)
The Scandinavian Genealogical Society assists its members with family research. Resource files and speakers help find hometowns, obtain and interpret records of families, and make contact with relatives. Meet the 3rd Saturdays at PSU, Finnish Room (124 Cramer Hall). 9:00-12:00pm
Contact: Carol Steele at 503.661.8881 or caroland67@frontier.com
Winter-Spring series: Tracking your Ancestors
Jan 21, Feb 18, March 17, April 21, May 19 & June 16
Swedish Cultural Center (Seattle)
1920 Dexter Ave. N, Seattle, WA 98109 (206) 283-1090
Events happening weekly on fridays...
Swedish Kafé & Happy Hour! Smörgås sandwiches, Swedish meatballs, and home-made pastries. Kafé starts 12 noon. Evening food by Chefs Ann-Margret and Malin starts at 6 pm. Check the menu: www.swedishculturalcenter.org.
Matinee. Films with English subtitles. $5 donation. 2:00 pm. Come early for lunch in our Kafé.
Library & Genealogy. Our Friday librarian and genealogist Alan McCool will guide your genealogy or help you find a book. 1:30 to 3:30 pm.
Discussion: Viking Gods! Get together with Viking aficionados to discuss 1000 years of Norse mythology and religion. Led by Kelly Hughes. Free. 6:00–6:30.
Swedish Roots in Oregon presents:
Ten New Lives: Swedes in the Pacific Northwest by Lars Nordstrom
This new book from SRIO, with support from the Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation, is a group of ten oral histories collected and edited by Swedish-American author Lars Nordstrom. Following on SRIO's and Nordstrom's previous historical book Swedes in Oregon, this new book explores the modern Swedish immigrant experience around the time of the Millenium. To order, go their website,
http://www.swedishrootsinoregon.org/
Awards, Scholarships & Exchanges
Scandinavian of the Year ~ Congratulations to Andy & Margot Toth, this year's Scandinavian of the Year!
Scandinavian of the Year is one of the most prestigious awards given annually by the Scandinavian Heritage Foundation (SHF) to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to his/her organization and to the wider Scandinavian community in Oregon. The plaque is given in recognition of outstanding achievement and public service. SHF invites any Scandinavian organization in Oregon or Southwest Washington to nominate a person who has made such a contribution.
Congratulations to Alexandra Husari, the newly crowned Lucia 2011!!! An Oregon tradition since 1956, the Lucia, First Light of Christmas, program brings young women of Nordic heritage in touch with this beloved legend of Scandinavia, while offering them the opportunity to serve their community and receive a $1000 scholarship. Call SHF office (503) 977-0275 or email with questions on how to apply for 2012.
An Oregon tradition since 1956, the Lucia, First Light of Christmas, program brings young women of Nordic heritage in touch with this beloved legend of Scandinavia, while offering them the opportunity to serve their community and receive a $1000 scholarship. Call the SHF office (503) 977-0275 or email with questions on how to apply for 2012.
Grieg Lodge Scholarship
The scholarship application for 2012 is now on line. The scholarships are merit based. The entire application of requested materials must be postmarked no later than March 1, 2012. Incomplete or late applications will not be included in the selection process.
Applicants do not need to have any affiliation with Grieg Lodge. However, preference will be given to applicants with a connection to Scandinavian heritage, culture and/or activities. Interested students are invited to apply.
In addition to the scholarship application, our web site has an application for the Bernhard & Johanna Fedde Grant which may be awarded to an individual or group working on a project or event that will benefit and enrich the public in a cultural manner.
Nordic World Heritage Exchange Students need homes
Forty-nine exchange students from Denmark, Norway and Sweden are looking for host families to choose them, all through the World Heritage Student Exchange Program. They are between 15-18 years old, will attend local high school, have medical and travel insurance, spending money and just need a great family to host them!
Interested families should go to www.whhosts.com to fill out an application and view available students, or you can call directly at 1-866-985-4111 (toll free) for more information.
Language Studies & Meet-Ups
Swedish Language Meet-up
Practice your conversational Swedish, whatever level of proficiency. Come to the Meet-ups on the 2nd & 4th Mondays of each month in NE Portland at 7:00pm and speak Svensk. Email Annette at joburg64@yahoo.com for information.
Portland Danish Meet-up
Portland State University (OR) - Language Classes
PSU offers language classes in Danish, Finnish, Norwegian and Swedish in addition to various Danish literature and film courses. They also offer study abroad programs to Denmark. website
Pacific Lutheran University (WA) - Scandinavian Area Studies
PLU offers a Scandinavian Studies Program with a concentration either in Scandinavian Area Studies or Norwegian. There is a wide range of Scandinavian programs & a study abroad or internship program available. website
University of Oregon (OR) - Scandinavian Studies
U of O offers language (Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish & Old Norse [reading knowledge]) in addition to Scandinavian cultural, history & literature classes. The Dept. of German and Scandinavian offers study-abroad programs (Denmark, Finland, Norway & Sweden). website
University of Washington (WA) - Scandinavian Studies
U of W has a Scandinavian Studies Program including an undergraduate, graduate, summer and study abroad program. Courses include languages (Danish, Finnish, Norwegian & Swedish), literature, cinema, and drama. website
Nordic Dancing
Norske Runddansere
Norske Runddansere will be at a new location starting Sept 2. They will begin classes starting on Monday, Sept 12 at the Polish Hall at 3832 N. Interstate Ave. PDX, 97227. Warm-ups at 7:00pm with teaching from 7:30-8:30pm and requests from 8:30-10:00pm. Drop-in $4 under 30 free, annual membership $50. Lessons from 7:30-8:30 pm included with admission. |
Leikarringen of Portland
Even more fun than eating lutefisk ... it's Scandinavian dancing! Leikarringen of Portland is a multi-age performing, "award winning," youth dance group sponsored by the Daughters of Norway and Norske Runddansere. Dancers begin at age 4 and gradually gain skills to move up into our intermediate and then to our advanced troupe. A family affair, with second and third generation dancers performing with our group. Multiple directors/instructors provide years of dance background and share a wealth of dances from all the Scandinavian countries.Practices Tuesdays at 2800 SE Harrison. Kids ages 4 and up! Contact: Christie Stilson (503) 449-9004 or christiestilson@yahoo.com
Grieg Lodge Leikarringen
Join the first and oldest Leikarringen circle in the Portland metro area! Begun in 1934, the Grieg Lodge Norwegian folk dancing troupe has danced before royalty and at World's Fair. Adult group every Tuesday from 7:30-8:30 pm. Children's group 1st+3rd Tuesday from 7-7:30 pm. Email David Champion at norseherodotus@hotmail.com or Karen Thompson: 503-367-5014 or ktmoonblue@yahoo.com for more information.
Salem Scandi Dancers
The Salem Fourth Friday Scandi Dances will continue. Same time, but different place. Music by Fossegrimen
When: See dates below - 8-11 pm
Where: VFW Hall, 630 Hood Street, NE, Salem*
Price, $6 each
*VFW Hall in Salem is one block from the old dance place (Knights of Columbus Hall). 630 Hood Street N.E., Salem. Take the Market Street exit off I-5, head west to Church Street, turn right on Church Street and go two blocks to Hood Street. The hall is on the SE corner of Church and Hood Streets.
Upcoming Dances:
Other Dances: Jan 28, Feb 24 & March 23
Miscellaneous
January - Snow Village in Canada
Midway through January a snow village will open up in Montreal, Canada, the building work for which has been managed by the entrepreneurial brothers behind Ylläsjärvi's Lainio snow village, Rami and Tomi Kurtakko. Snow Village is based on a Finnish concept and snow- and ice building expertise. The company has previously built a snow village in Norway and negotiations are ongoing with various locations around the world.Finland is a country with solutions at its heart. For us, snow and ice represent opportunities for new solutions. Finnish snow-how has become and exportable product of which Snow Village Canada is an excellent example.
If you want your event posted on the Scandinavian Heritage Foundation's weekly Nordic Events Email or on the SHF website, please email Sassa at shf-sassa@mindspring.com by 9:00 Friday morning.
The event must have a Nordic theme.
Any Questions? Email or call (503-977-0275)