Dear friends,

pasted in, FYI, is a flier about a Swedish Book Sale at ASI on Saturday,
December 12. On the same day, there is the program "A Celebration of Nordic
Christmas", see

www.americanswedishinst.org

click on Events,  then go to December 12.

Swedish language novels — classics and newer bestsellers —
including American authors in Swedish translation, illustrated
books, children's and young adults, and more. Not new, not
old, but all in good condition, and reasonably priced.
You don't read Swedish? You may be interested in book arts,
fine bindings or typography. Maybe you are an interior designer
who likes to decorate with books? Make artist's books? There is
something for everyone!
2600 Park Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55407 ● (612) 871-4907
www.americanswedishinst.org

Multe Music is now available through iTunes -- free! (And thanks for your
patience as we worked out the technical issues.)

You can subscribe to the weekly podcast by clicking on this link:
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=339872713

For those who do not use iTunes, we have created a feed of the podcasts that is
separate from the blog postings at:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/MulteMusicPodcasts

Those subscribed to the blog RSS Feed at:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/multemusic/gbXY
will continue to receive the Multe Music podcasts as part of that feed.

We can almost guarantee that each week you will hear something that you haven't
heard before.Thanks for all the support from Mn-Nordic listeners. It is
appreciated!

med beste helsingar
Ruth Marie
--
Ruth Marie Sylte
Producer / On-Air Host / Programleder
Multe Music
c/o KYMN Radio
200 Division Street South, Suite 260
Northfield, MN 55057-2079 USA

Email: multemusic@...
Web: http://MulteMusic.com
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We're delighted to announce a small time change for the Multe Music broadcasts
on Saturday and the addition of a rebroadcast time on KYMN Radio.

As of this Saturday, you can now hear Multe Music on air and online at
http://kymnradio.net at:

Saturdays at 2 p.m. CT / -6 UTC / 20:00 GMT
Mondays at 7 p.m. CT / -6 UTC / 01:00 GMT

Of course, you can always access past shows through our show archives at
http://multemusic.com/downloads/. And we'll soon be debuting a podcast feed on
iTunes. Meanwhile, you can access a simple podcast feed for the show on the web
site.

We thank the great folks at KYMN for their support!

med beste helsingar
Ruth Marie
--
Ruth Marie Sylte
Producer / On-Air Host / Programleder
Multe Music
c/o KYMN Radio
200 Division Street South, Suite 260
Northfield, MN 55057-2079 USA

Email: multemusic@...
Web: http://MulteMusic.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Multe-Music/67894995399
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NEW FILM FESTIVAL BRINGS NORDIC LIGHTS, CAMERA AND ACTION TO THE TWIN CITIES

First Annual Nordic Lights Film Festival – Twin Cities Will Feature Three Days
of Nordic Film Screenings
The Twin Cities Associates of the American Scandinavian Foundation is pleased to
present the first annual Nordic Lights Film Festival – Twin Cities. Hosted at
the Parkway Theater in Minneapolis November 20 – 22, 2009, the festival will
include a variety of feature-length and short films from Denmark, Finland,
Greenland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.

"We are thrilled to be launching this festival in the Twin Cities," says Kari
Lie, chair of the festival planning committee. "The area already has a vibrant
Nordic community, and this festival offers a new outlet for us to not only
reaffirm the connection to our Nordic heritage, but to also foster an
appreciation for contemporary Nordic culture."

The Twin Cities festival will kick off on November 20th with a screening of the
Swedish film, "The Queen and I." The film chronicles Swedish-Iranian filmmaker
and Iranian exile Nahid Persson Sarvestani's talks with the widow of Mohammad
Reza Pahlavi, the late Shah of Iran who was overthrown in 1979. The film will be
followed by a question and answer session to discuss the historical and modern
day implications of the topics addressed in the film.

Pepitos Mexican Restaurant will be serving up Torsk (fish) Tacos and Sovereign
Grounds will be serving up Norwegian hjertevafler(heart waffles) at the festival
as well, to help add an additional dash of Scandinavian flavor to the weekend's
events.

Tickets can be purchased at the festival doors, or are available in advance
online at
<http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producer/6422>http://www.brownpapertickets.com\
/producer/6422. Door price admission for each film is $10 for adults; $7 for
students and seniors; and $5 for children under age 13. Online admission prices,
before processing fees, are $8 for adults; $5 for students and seniors; and $3
for children under age 13. Festival passes are also available for $75. Tickets
purchased online can be picked up at will call. All movies are subtitled.

Festival Schedule:

Friday, November 20, 2009

6:30 p.m. "The Queen and I" ("Drottningen och jag") (Sweden: 90 min)
8:00 p.m. "The Queen and I" Question and Answer Session
9:00 p.m. Nordic Shorts

· "The Lake" ("Järvi") (Finland: 8 min)

· "When Elvis Came to Visit" ("När Elvis kom pĺ besök") (Sweden: 11 min)

· "Little Man" ("Lille mand") (Denmark: 13 min)

· "Opportunist" ("Menestyjä") (Finland: 8 min)

· "Family Reunion" (Iceland: 19 min)

· "Mr. Mustache" (Norway: 7 min)

· "Harvest Time" ("Elonkorjuu") (Finland: 15 min)

· "My Uncle Loved the Color Yellow" ("Min morbror tyckte mycket om gult")
(Sweden: 9 min)

Saturday, November 21, 2009

11:00 a.m. "The Mystery of the Wolf" ("Suden arvoitus") (Finland: 90 min)
1:00 p.m. "Everlasting Moments" ("Maria Larssons eviga ögonblick") (Sweden /
Denmark: 131 min)
3:45 p.m. "My Uncle Loved the Color Yellow" ("Min morbror tyckte mycket om
gult") (Sweden: 9 min) & "Heaven's Heart" ("Himlens hjärta") (Sweden: 95 min)
6:00 p.m. "The Lake" ("Järvi") (Finland: 8 min) & "Black Ice" ("Musta jää")
(Finland: 110 min)
8:30 p.m. "Mr. Mustache" (Norway: 7 min) & "Dead Snow" ("Dřd Snř") (Norway: 90
min)

Sunday, November 22, 2009

11:00 a.m. "The Last Farm" ("Sí›asti bćrinn") (Iceland: 15 min) & "Back Soon"
("Skrapp Ut") (Iceland: 92 min)
1:15 p.m. "Silent Snow" (Greenland: 14 min) & "Herdswoman" ("Hjordeliv") (Sweden
/ Sami: 58 min)
3:00 p.m. "Wrestling" ("Brć›rabylta") (Iceland: 20 min) & "Small Mountain"
("Hei›in") (Iceland: 95 min)
5:30 p.m. "Little Man" ("Lille mand") (Denmark: 13 min) & "Fear Me Not" ("Den du
frygter") (Denmark: 95 min)
8:00 p.m. "Harvest Time" ("Elonkorjuu") (Finland: 15 min) & "Lights in the Dusk"
("Laitakaupungin valot") (Finland: 93 min)

About the Nordic Lights Film Festival – Twin Cities

The Nordic Lights Film Festival – Twin Cities is a program of the Twin Cities
Associates of the American Scandinavian Foundation and is part of a series of
Nordic Film Festivals taking place throughout the U.S. this year. Other festival
locations include Seattle, Austin, Los Angeles, Atlanta and Denver. Film fest
partners include the Swedish Film Institute, Finnish Film Foundation, Icelandic
Film Centre and IFC Films. Corporate and Foundation sponsors include The
American-Scandinavian Foundation, The American Swedish Institute,
Bache-Gabrielsen Norwegian Cognac, Finnish American Cultural Activities, Inc.,
FinnStyle, Lektorpuljen, Mindekirken - The Norwegian Lutheran Memorial Church,
Mindekirken Norwegian Language & Culture Program and Trillium Tours. The
Scandinavian Studies Department at Gustavus Adolphus College, the Norwegian
Department at St. Olaf College and the German, Scandinavian and Dutch Department
at the University of Minnesota have also provided support. Visit
www.nordicfilmfest.com/twincities for more information.

The Silver Anniversary of Nordic American Thanksgiving Breakfast (NATB) is
planned for Tuesday, Nov. 24, in the Grand Ballroom of the Sheraton Bloomington,
which is located at 7800 Normandale Boulevard, Bloomington, Minnesota. Seating
begins at 6:30 a.m., and the program commences at 7:00 a.m. Tickets are $18 per
person.  Special guest speakers include: WCCO Anchor Frank Vascellaro, Gustavus
Adolphus President Jack Ohle, and  Lois Quam, Founder and CEO of Tysvar. 

Originally founded to help the Nordic community celebrate its common values and
shared heritage, the mission today also offers thanks for the privileges of
freedom, faith, family and friends. In the spirit of the day, Mr. Vascellaro
will speak about freedom, Mr. Ohle will share his thoughts about the importance
of faith, and Ms. Quam will address family and friendship.

As always, this year's event will ask for donations that will benefit two
important Minnesota charities: Marie Sandvik Center and Minnesota
Military Family Foundation. The first, Marie Sandvik Center, founded in 1940, is
a private, non-profit that provides material and spiritual needs to the
inner-city poor.  The second, Minnesota Military Family Foundation, is a
non-profit that provides loans or grants during time of extraordinary financial
hardship to the spouses and children of deployed Minnesota military personnel. 

We welcome you and your family and friends to join us in giving thanks. For
ticket information, contact the Sons of Norway at (800) 945-8851 by November
17th.

One of Sweden's top ranked nyckelharpa players, Leif Alpsjo, will be
giving a concert in MSP on Saturday afternoon. He is well worth hearing.

http://www.kfai.org/node/23374

med beste helsingar
Ruth Marie
--
Ruth Marie Sylte
Producer / On-Air Host / Programleder
Multe Music
c/o KYMN Radio
200 Division Street South, Suite 260
Northfield, MN 55057-2079 USA

Email: multemusic@...
Web: http://MulteMusic.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Multe-Music/67894995399
Last.fm: http://www.last.fm/user/rmsylte
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/rmsylte
Twitter: http://twitter.com/multemusic
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/multemusic

Since so many people I'd like to thank are on this list...

We are celebrating 2,500+ downloads of Multe Music shows since the
show began in April 2009 -- just five short months ago. That's in
addition to the listeners who hear us on air and online at  KYMNRadio.net
. We're glad to have you with us -- exploring the roots, shoots and
fruits of Scandinavian and Nordic music traditions!  Thank you so much
for your support and your interest!

med beste helsingar
Ruth Marie
--
Ruth Marie Sylte
Producer / On-Air Host / Programleder
Multe Music
c/o KYMN Radio
200 Division Street South, Suite 260
Northfield, MN 55057-2079 USA

Email: multemusic@...
Web: http://MulteMusic.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Multe-Music/67894995399
Last.fm: http://www.last.fm/user/rmsylte
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/rmsylte
Twitter: http://twitter.com/multemusic
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/multemusi

Danish Ambassador Discusses Climate Change

Denmark's Ambassador to the United States, Friis Arne Petersen, will offer a
preview of the United Nations' COP15 conference on climate change to be held in
Copenhagen in December. Reducing man-made greenhouse gases that have a negative
effect on our climate system and achieving an international agreement that
combines respect for the environment with living standards and long-term
security of the energy supply in the best way possible presently is the highest
political priority for the Government of Denmark. Learn more about how Denmark
is pursuing a greener future at this interesting conversation. The ambassador
will speak from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 1, in Cowles Auditorium.
This free event is sponsored by the Center for Science, Technology, and Public
Policy and the Minnesota International Center.

Hi friends,
Have you had your lutefisk yet?  Please join our church for our annual Norwegian
supper (ours was featured on the History Channel- "News of the Weird" but
still...) Lutefisk, meatballs, lefse, fruit soup, rutabagas, the classic
Norwegian cookies, etc. We're about 15 miles north of Northfield in a gorgeous
rural setting.  We're that old country church.

Highview Christiania Lutheran Church
26690 Highview Ave
Farmington, MN
Sat Oct 10 in three seatings 3:30; 5; 6:30  (advanced ticket sales only)

Call Marilyn Suter 651 460 4236 or Myrna Martin 952 469 2351

Norwegian Immersion Pre-K Youth Registration is still open for Fall
Barnehage (Norwegian for "children's garden") surrounds three- to
seven-year-olds in the Twin Cities area with the language and culture of Norway
through music, dance, creative play, crafts, games, stories and food. All
activities take place in a safe, supportive, fun environment and in Norwegian!
Barnehage is a unique foundational experience for life-long learners of
Norwegian. It also provides children with the skills they need for success in
starting kindergarten and elementary school. The program is a natural precursor
to Skogfjorden, the Norwegian Language Village, a Norwegian language and culture
immersion summer camp for young people ages 7 to 18.
Location:
http://lcogs.org/index.htm Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd
48-1 France Ave S.
Minneapolis, MN (free parking available)
This language program is customized to reflect the culture and language of
Norway. The progression of curriculum ensures that each class builds on the
previous one, continually challenging the learner.
Tussetroll classes for ages 2 ś - 4 years with caregiver
Curriculum Theme for Fall 2009: Shake, Rattle & Roll
Askeladden classes for children only ages 3 ś-5
Curriculum Theme for Fall 2009: Going Places
Norge Rundt Saturday classes for children only ages 4 - 7 years
Curriculum Themes for Fall 2009: Vikings, Nordic Lights Film Festival, and
Julenissen Kommer!
The Norwegian preschool program is offered in partnership with the Norway House
http://www.norwayhouse.org

Register online at http://www.concordialanguagevillages.org
pre-k@...
1.800.450.2214

Tuesday, July 7, 2009, 10-11 a.m.

Caponi Art Park

1210 Diffley Road
Eagan, MN 55123
651.454.9412

http://www.caponiartpark.org/visit/hours/

www.norsefiddle.com

The Norwegian Hardanger Fiddle

Hardanger fiddler Karen Solgard combines participatory singing and
Norwegian folk fiddle music and movement with the history, legends and
sights of Norway. Children and families will learn and appreciate how
Norway's music and culture is connected to Minnesota's own large
Scandinavian-American population.

Family Fun Tuesdays

Family Fun Tuesdays is a weekly summer-long children's series that
provides families with opportunities to experience a variety of art
forms, learn about world cultures and experience new ideas together.
The series presents all forms of art from storytelling and puppetry to
music and dance in the intimate atmosphere of the Sculpture Garden.

Family Fun Tuesdays takes place Tuesday mornings from 10am - 11am.
Visitors should walk from the main parking lot on the south side of
Diffley Road through the pedestrian tunnel to the Sculpture Garden.
Signs will be posted. Please call for handicap parking options.

Admission to these programs is free. Suggested donation: $2 per
person. Your donation is greatly appreciated and helps to make Family
Fun Tuesdays possible. Childcare and schools groups should call for
space availability and fees.

Programs will only be canceled in the event of severe weather or if
the artist is unable to perform. In case of rain, events will be held
under a canopy. Check back for program updates or call 651.454.9412.

Nordic Lights Film Festival – Twin Cities

We are pleased to introduce a premier 2009 event for the Minneapolis/St. Paul
community, the Nordic Lights Film Festival – Twin Cities.

A program of the American Scandinavian Foundation, the Nordic Lights Film
Festival will attract film goers of all ages, and will reaffirm our community's
connection to its Nordic heritage. It will also foster a new appreciation for
contemporary Nordic culture. Hosted at the Parkway Theater in Minneapolis
November 20 – 22, 2009, the festival will include a variety of feature-length
and short films representing each Nordic country. The festival will also provide
film goers with the opportunity to mingle and interact, helping to expand our
local Nordic community. Visit <http://www.nordicfilmfest.com/twincities> for
more information.


Nordic Lights Film Festival – Northfield Short Peek

The Nordic Lights Film Festival - Northfield Short Peek is also a premier event
for 2009. This event will feature two hours of Nordic short films offering a
taste of what is to come at the Nordic Lights Film Festival – Twin Cities. This
event will be held in the Viking Theater on Monday, November 2, 7-9pm. A
detailed program will be available in October. Admission will be free (!) thanks
to grants from Lektorpuljen and the American Scandinavian Foundation.

Please save the dates and spread the word!

vennlig hilsen, Kari Lie
-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
Kari Lie, Ph.D.
Visiting Assistant Professor of Norwegian
St. Olaf College

I am now the producer/on-air host for a weekly audio show called "Multe Music"
-- exploring the roots, shoots and fruits of Scandinavian and Nordic traditions.

The music featured includes not only traditional folk and roots music, but also
a mix of contemporary and classical as well.

Multe Music is on-air, online, by download and soon by podcast.

On Saturdays at 1 p.m. CT / 19:00 UTC
* On-air in southeastern Minnesota on KYMN Radio 1080 AM
* Streaming online at http://kymnradio.net

Downloads of the shows are available at:
http://MulteMusic.com

We welcome requests, feedback as well as music submissions. Simply contact us at
http://MulteMusic.com

med beste helsingar
Ruth Marie
--
Ruth Marie Sylte
Producer / On-Air Host / Programleder
Multe Music
c/o KYMN Radio
200 Division Street South, Suite 260
Northfield, MN 55057-2079 USA

Email: multemusic@...
Web blog: http://MulteMusic.com
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/multemusic

You are invited to the Norwegian Syttende Mai Breakfast!

Celebrate Norway's Constitution Day, May 17th, by attending a traditional
Norwegian breakfast hosted by the St. Olaf College Norwegian Department and the
Norwegian House. The breakfast will feature a variety of Norwegian breads and
cheeses, meats and fish, waffles and pastries, and fruit. Entertainment will be
provided by students and faculty in the Norwegian Department and by the Lars
Skjervheim Spelemannslag, a Hardanger fiddle group led by Andrea Een.

The breakfast will be from 7:00 - 9:00 a.m. in the Kings’ Room at St. Olaf
College on Sunday, May 17, 2009.The cost of the breakfast is $11.00 per person
($3.50 for students who are on a meal plan). Open to all. Reserve tickets in
advance by calling 507/786-3230 or purchase at the door.

After breakfast, please join us for a traditional Syttende Mai parade around the
St. Olaf campus starting from the Buntrock Commons Plaza at approximately 9:00
a.m.

Med vennlig hilsen

Nancy Aarsvold <aarsvoln@...>

The Scandinavian Hjemkomst Festival will be hosting two international
Nordic groups this year and they are looking for other connections
while they are here in the Upper Plains/Midwest.

Jensen & Bugge are a duo from Denmark. They play Danish folk music
and are excellent musicians! They were featured at Nisswa-Stämman
last year and were FABULOUS. Contact: kristian@...

Anttu Koinstinen and KEHO are a Boys Teen Band from Finland. The band
features four amazing young musicians and really fits our "Nordic
Spirit Rocks" theme this year. Anttu was featured at the last
FinnFest in Marquette and was hot with his electric kantele! His
father, Hannu, will be with the band and promoting the new kantele
teaching methods from the Koinstinen Kantele OY company. Contact:
hannu.koistinen@....

If you are interested in hosting them - please contact them directly
as they are handling their own travel plans and other stops.

We hope to see you at the Scandinavian Hjemkomst Festival June 26-28,
2009 at the Hjemkomst Center in Fargo ND/\Moorhead MN!

CMP

Claudia M. Pratt, Executive Director
Nordic Culture Clubs
701-371-7277
cprattnd@...

32nd Annual Festival featuring Finn Expo 2009 and Saami Siida Camp
www.ScandinavianHjemkomstFestival.org





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St. Olaf College has made yesterday's Knut Hamre / Benedicte Maurseth concert
available for viewing on the Internet at:
http://stolaf.edu/multimedia/streams/playevent.cfm?eventid=213

It was an extraordinary evening of music.

Ruth
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Ruth Marie Sylte
Northfield, Minnesota USA
Var ikkje moerket, saa visste me ikkje av stjernor. - Ivar Aasen

American Swedish Institute Spelmanslag
Swedish Folk Music Concert and Dance
Friday, April 24, 7 p.m.

American Swedish Institute
2600 Park Ave.
Minneapolis MN

Freewill donation to benefit the Youth Fiddling Scholarship.
The concert will  feature recent recipients of the scholarship along with the
ASI Spelmanslag who will present some of the tunes from their new CD
"Love is Hard to Hide".

For more info call 651-645-1901

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Ruth Marie Sylte
Northfield, Minnesota USA
Var ikkje moerket, saa visste me ikkje av stjernor. - Ivar Aasen

Just a reminder that Knut Hamre and Benedicte Maurseth will be giving a 2 p.m.
Master class and 7 p.m. concert in Northfield, MN on Monday, April 13. The
Master class is $25/participant, $15/auditor -- and the concert is FREE.

Hamre has won the Norwegian national hardanger fiddle championships an
astonishing SEVEN times. Maurseth was Norway's 2007 Young Folk Musician of the
year.

You can find out more information at:
http://multemusic.com/2009/03/06/knut-hamre-benedicte-maurseth/
including a video of Maurseth talking about her research interests in the oldest
fiddles still in existence.

A night not to be missed...

Ruth
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Ruth Marie Sylte
Northfield, Minnesota USA
Var ikkje moerket, saa visste me ikkje av stjernor. - Ivar Aasen

UPDATE/CORRECTION:

The date of the Knut Hamre / Benedicte Maurseth Hardanger afternoon Master Class
and evening Concert at St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN is MONDAY, APRIL 13,
2009 — not the earlier date previously reported. We deeply apologize for any
inconvenience.

For more information:
http://multemusic.com/2009/03/06/knut-hamre-benedicte-maurseth/


Ruth
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Ruth Marie Sylte
Northfield, Minnesota USA
Var ikkje moerket, saa visste me ikkje av stjernor. - Ivar Aasen


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I've received some updated information regarding the Knut Hamre and Benedicte
Maurseth Norwegian Fiddle Concerts and Workshops in New York and Northfield, MN.

Updated information (including an interview video of Benedicte) can be found at:
http://multemusic.com/2009/03/06/knut-hamre-benedicte-mauset/

Ruth
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Ruth Marie Sylte
Northfield, Minnesota USA
Var ikkje moerket, saa visste me ikkje av stjernor. - Ivar Aasen


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One of Norway's most respected hardanger fiddle players, Knut Hamre, and
Norway's 2007 Young Folk Musician of the Year, Benedicted Maurseth, will be
coming to the USA on a mini-tour iApril 6-9, 2009. Their only stops will be
Northfield, Minnesota and New York, New York. Their concerts / workshops -- free
and open to the public -- will focus on the oldest fiddle traditions related to
the baroque period of violin playing.

Ruther information is available at:
http://multemusic.com/2009/03/06/knut-hamre-benedicte-mauset/

RUth

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Ruth Marie Sylte
Northfield, Minnesota USA
Var ikkje moerket, saa visste me ikkje av stjernor. - Ivar Aasen


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For those of you who haven't had the opportunity to see or hear KVARTS -- the
incredible Norwegian traditional band coming to the Upper Midwest at the end of
March, I've been able to upload a video you might enjoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRj_phU-t34

Full information on KVARTS' visit can be found at:
http://multemusic.com

Ruth
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Ruth Marie Sylte
Northfield, Minnesota USA
Var ikkje moerket, saa visste me ikkje av stjernor. - Ivar Aasen


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One of Norway's best known traditional music bands, KVARTS (Norwegian
for "quartz"), will be visiting the Upper Midwest from March 28 -
April 5, 2009.

They will be presenting a series of performances and workshops in
Northfield and Fergus Falls in Minnesota, Decorah in Iowa and Mt.
Horeb in Wisconsin.

KVARTS has twice won the Spellemannspris — Norway's version of the
"Grammy" — and their recordings and performances have won high
critical praise.

The musical backgrounds of KVARTS' members range from classical to
contemporary, bluegrass and blues to folk music. This range allows
them to experiment and improvise without weakening their bonds to
traditional folk music. Individually, the members of KVARTS are
recognized throughout Norway for their skills as solo and group
instrumentalists, music educators, composers and arrangers.

For more information and a complete schedule of events, see:
http://multemusic.com/2009/02/25/events-kvarts-coming-upper-midwest/

Please consider forwarding this information on to others who might be
interested in these events.

Ruth
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Ruth Marie Sylte
Northfield, Minnesota USA
Var ikkje moerket, saa visste me ikkje av stjernor. - Ivar Aasen

The American Swedish Institute in Minneapolis will host an exhibition of 40
photographs by Brainerd, Minn., photographer John Erickson from Feb. 25 through
March 29.

Erickson took the photos in the exhibit at Nisswa-stämman, a Scandinavian folk
music festival held each summer in Nisswa, Minn.

The Concordia Language Villages program is a co-sponsor of the exhibit, which is
titled “Folkmusik Stills.”

An opening reception for the exhibit will be held on February 27 from 5 to 7
p.m.

For more information, call the American Swedish Institute at +1.612.871.4907 or
visit the American Swedish Institute web site at
http://www.americanswedishinst.org

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Ruth Marie Sylte
Northfield, Minnesota USA
Var ikkje moerket, saa visste me ikkje av stjernor. - Ivar Aasen


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Join me (Kari Lie) <kariericalie@...> for my 10th year of
Norwegian Christmas Cooking Classes at the
<http://www.edina.k12.mn.us/community/adult/index.html>Edina community
center!

Lefse, Lefse, Lefse
Love homemade Norwegian lefse but don't know how to make it? Have you
tried making it and you are thoroughly frustrated with the process?
Lefse making doesn't have to be a maddening experience. Learn the
"easy method" of lefse making. We'll go through some of the tricks of
making and discuss the different types of lefse. Each participant will
take home approx. 8 lefse (container provided). (If you have a lefse
grill, pastry board or lefse stick, please bring them). This is a
participation class. Supply fee of $10 included in tuition. Price: $39

Meets: Tues., 7:00 PM - 9:15 PM, 11/25/08
Location: South View Middle School,
4725 South View Ln, Edina, Room 205

Minnesota Film Arts is presenting a series of Swedish short films at
the Oak Street Cinema this weekend and next:  The Swedish Experience.


"THE SWEDISH EXPERIENCE" 11 SHORTS From
9 FAMOUS SWEDISH DIRECTORS AT OAKS ST. NOV. 14, 15, 23
Exciting new short works by some of Sweden's most innovative
filmmakers and visual artists.
"The Swedish Experience", screens at Oak St. Cinema for two weekends
starting this Saturday
Nov. 15, 16 and 23 at 3pm.
As a new generation of talents shakes up preconceived notions of what
constitutes "typical"
Swedish cinema, "THE SWEDISH EXPERIENCE" offers moviegoers the
opportunity to
explore the country's vibrant contemporary scene. Shorts in the
program cover a broad range of
styles genres, from traditional animation in "The Looking Glass" to
the near-silent comedy of
"Mr. Pendel".
Works include those from Swedish luminaries: Jens Jonsson (winner,
Sundance 2008; The King
of Ping Pong); famed Madonna cinema biographer Jonas Ĺkerlund; Ruben
Östlund (official
selection Cannes 2008; Involuntary) and Tomas Alfredson (winner
Tribeca 2008; Let the Right
One In.) The Swedish Experience three-image poster series was
specifically created by
Ĺkerlund for the event.
Despite that director Jonas Ĺkerlund is world-renowned for his music
videos - from Metallica to
Madonna, U2 to Maroon 5 - he is really proud of his 1999 short film
"Hidden." Hand-selected
by The Swedish Experience curator Shari Roman, "Hidden" evokes the
powerful Scandinavian
obsession with light and dark with prevailing sexual undertones.
Pernilla Johansson's "Ester" is a comical yet thought-provoking look
at a woman's relationship
with her body. Throughout most of this short film the protagonist
glides through the water, as
her feeling of weightlessness conjures up an Esther Williams-esque
water nymph, but ultimately
her exit from the water allows the audience to see her body as it
truly exists. However, the
woman's confident gait as she leaves the pool leads you to believe she
knows her own
gorgeousness even if it doesn't measure up to society's definition of
beauty.
The Swedish Experience is curated by filmmaker/author Shari Roman. The
initiative is
supported by the Swedish Film Institute and the Consulate General of
Sweden in New York.
THE SWEDISH EXPERIENCE screens Sat. Nov. 15, Sun. 16, and Sun 23 at
3pm. Oak Street
Cinema is located on the corner of Oak St. and Washington Ave. S. just
off the University of
Minnesota's east bank campus. Tickets are $6 general admission, $5
student/ senior and $4
for members. For questions please call 612.331.7563 or 612.331.3134.
FOR PRESS screeners are available: please contact Ryan Oestreich.

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> From: Becky Idstrom <bidstrom@...>
> Date: October 17, 2008 3:53:04 PM CDT
> To: Wisconsin
> Subject: See Norway with Vesterheim Museum
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> Becky Idstrom, editorial assistant
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> bidstrom@...  •  563-382-9681
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> For Immediate Release  •  Jpegs Available Upon Request
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> October 17, 2008
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> See Norway with Vesterheim Museum
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> DECORAH, Iowa — For more than 30 years, Vesterheim Norwegian-
> American Museum has been providing exciting and educational tours
> to Norway. In 2009, Vesterheim will offer three different tours to
> Norway—“Folk Art Study Tour to Voss, Rosemaling and Woodworking:
> Norwegian Traditions;” “Textile Study Tour, A Common Thread:
> Textile Traditions of Norway and Sweden;” and “The Fjord Horse:
> Folk Art and Farming in Norway.”
>
>              “Because of our connections to artists and museums in
> Norway, we’re able to specialize our tours and take people off the
> beaten path,” said Michelle Whitehill, Vesterheim tour to Norway
> coordinator.
>
>             “The Folk -Art Study Tour, for instance, is so
> exciting,” she explained. “It’s packed full of folk art, and
> there are so many special visits to artist’s studios, museums, and
> architectural sites. And of course, the tour includes classes
> taught by three amazing instructors,” she continued.
>
>             “And for the Fjord Horse Tour, you can’t get better
> than Phillip Odden,” she said. “He is so knowledgeable and
> passionate about Norway, the fjord horse, and folk arts. Through
> Odden’s family and professional connections, you’ll see a side
> of Norway you wouldn’t be able to see on any other tour.”
>
>
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> Folk-Art Tour
>
> The “Folk-Art Study Tour to Voss, Rosemaling and Woodworking:
> Norwegian Traditions” is planned for June 17 to July 3 and will be
> led by Vesterheim’s education specialist Diane Weston, who is also
> a rosemaler.
>
> Since the first Folk-Art Study Tour to Norway in 1970, Vesterheim
> has continued to offer American artists the unique opportunity to
> learn from expert Norwegian artists in authentic cultural settings.
> This year, the Folk-Art Study Tour will take place in the town of
> Voss, nestled in the mountains and overlooking Vangsvatnet Lake.
> The classes will be held in the traditional, quaint atmosphere of
> the Voss Folkehøgskule (folk high school), which has inspired
> generations of Norwegian artists.
>
> Outstanding folk-art instructors will teach two four-day sessions
> for rosemalers and woodworkers. Rosemaling instructors will be
> Bjørg Kleivi and Johild Mæland. The woodworking instructor will be
> Torgeir Lirhus.  KĂĄre Herfindal will lead an architectural study
> visit in the Voss area, highlighting both historical and
> contemporary building techniques unique to Voss. There will be mini-
> tours after each session that will include visits to various
> museums, studios, and homes to see the best examples of Norwegian
> carving and painting. Also, Astrid Lirhus will give presentations
> of bunads and the fiber arts of the Voss area.
>
> “You will enjoy a community of other folk artists working in the
> Norwegian tradition, learn new artistic techniques directly from
> instructors traditionally trained in the craft, and be immersed in
> Norwegian culture,” said Weston, who has years of experience
> traveling in Norway and guiding Vesterheim study tours.
>
>
>
> Textile Tour
>
> The “Textile Study Tour, A Common Thread: Textile Traditions of
> Norway and Sweden” will be from June 21 to July 2, and will be led
> by Vesterheim’s textile curator Laurann Gilbertson.
>
> The tour will begin in Lillehammer and end in Stockholm with stops
> in Tynset, Røros, and Trondheim in Norway, and Östersund, Falun,
> and Sundborn in Sweden. During the tour, participants will explore
> the similarities and differences in the textile heritage of Norway
> and Sweden. “As we look at textiles—weaving, knitting,
> embroidery, and folk costume—we will consider how traditions came
> to the United States and how traditions have evolved into modern
> times,” said Gilbertson.
>
> Trip highlights include hands-on mini-classes of bunad embroidery,
> knitting, and felting; museum tours with curators; and visits to
> artists in their studios. “There will be something for every
> textile interest,” said Gilbertson.
>
> She continued, “If you are interested in folk costume, there is a
> special program on Gudbrandsdal folk costumes at Maihaugen Museum.
> Knitters will love visiting Selbu, the birthplace of two-color
> knitting. The woven tapestries on exhibit at the Applied Art Museum
> in Trondheim span 400 years! But if that isn’t early enough,
> we’ll see a tapestry made during the Viking Era in Sweden. Also in
> Sweden, we’ll visit illustrator Carl Larsson’s home—his wife
> Karin was just as talented with her design work, embroidery, and
> weaving.”
>
> Gilbertson has been textile curator at Vesterheim since 1991. She
> holds a B.A. in anthropology and an M.S. in textiles and clothing
> from Iowa State University, and she has led three Vesterheim
> Textile Study Tours to Norway.
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>
>
> Fjord Horse Tour
>
> “The Fjord Horse: Folk Art and Farming in Norway” with Phillip
> Odden is planned for August 21 to September 1.
>
> This tour will start in the productive agricultural area of eastern
> Norway near Hamar and then move to the higher mountain area around
> VĂĄgĂĄ and Lom in Gudbrandsdal, before descending toward the North
> Sea to experience the west coast of Nordfjord.
>
> In this cultural study tour, participants will examine folk art,
> farmsteads, and architecture to gain insight into the changing role
> of the fjord horses in Norway over the years. Not just for horse
> lovers, this tour will be an experience rich in culture, history,
> and art.
>
> Odden, an expert on fjord horses, Norwegian folk art, and travel in
> Norway, will guide this one-of-a-kind cultural experience. Odden is
> the owner and operator of Odden’s Norwegian Fjord Horses in
> Barronette, Wisconsin, where he raises, trains, and sells Norwegian
> fjord horses. Odden and his wife, Else Bigton, who was born and
> raised in Norway, are also woodcarvers and furniture builders in
> the Norwegian tradition. Odden has taught numerous classes at
> Vesterheim in Scandinavian woodworking design and has traveled to
> Norway many times.
>
> For more information about Vesterheim’s tours to Norway, contact
> Michelle Whitehill at 563-382-9681, ext. 240, or
> mwhitehill@....
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>
>
>             Founded in 1877, Vesterheim is the oldest and most
> comprehensive museum in the United States dedicated to a single
> immigrant group. This national treasure includes a main complex of
> 16 historic buildings in downtown Decorah, and an immigrant
> farmstead and prairie church just outside the city. The museum
> cares for over 24,000 artifacts, among which are some of the most
> outstanding examples of decorative and folk art to be seen in this
> country. Vesterheim uses the story of Norwegian Americans to
> explore aspects of identity and culture common to everyone. Come
> for our holiday festivals, special group tours, classes, or any time.
>
>             From May 1 - Oct. 31, Vesterheim is open daily, 9 a.m.
> - 5 p.m.  From Nov. 1 - April 30, Vesterheim is open Tuesday
> through Sunday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. and is closed Monday.  For more
> information on the museum’s exhibits, activities, and membership
> opportunities, consult Vesterheim’s website at vesterheim.org,
> call (563) 382-9681, or write to Vesterheim Norwegian-American
> Museum, 523 W. Water St., P.O. Box 379, Decorah, IA, 52101-0379.
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> Becky Idstrom
> Editorial Assistant, Publications Office
> bidstrom@...
> 563-382-9681, ext. 115
>
> Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum
> 523 W. Water St.
> P.O. Box 379
> Decorah, IA 52101
> vesterheim.org
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Robbie LaFleur
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Please join us for the tenth and final annual Nordic Roots Festival.
Artists scheduled to perform in 2008 include many of the artists who
have transformed this weekend into an annual pilgrimage of Nordic
bliss for so many people: Väsen, Hedningarna, Detektivbyrĺn, Triakel,
Frigg, Waltz With Me featuring Annbjřrg Lien and Bruce Molsky, Hoven
Droven and Hurdy Gurdy.
Nordic Roots Festival Passes (holders gain entry and preferred seating
for all Festival concerts) are now on sale from the Cedar Ticketline
(612-338-2674 ext 2) and Ticketweb at the price of $99.

See http://www.thecedar.org/nordic_roots_festival_10 for details.

Forwarded by Louis Janus
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Position open: Administrative Assistant, Oslo International Summer School


Please spread the word! There is an immediate opening for an
Administrative Assistant in the Oslo International Summer School
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the recruitment and processing of applications for students to the
University of Oslo International Summer School.

It may also provide an opportunity for the Administrative Assistant to
spend 6-7 weeks in Norway while the program is in session, dependent
upon qualifications. For more information see the St. Olaf College
website <https://jobs.stolaf.edu>, or contact Torild Homstad
<homstad@...> 1-800-639-0058.

There is a new LinkedIn group for University of Oslo International Summer School
(UiO ISS)
alumni (including current and former faculty and staff).

LinkedIn.com is one of the largest professional (business) networking sites on
the Internet.
Initial accounts (which can be very useful) are free.

This is a terrific way to link UiO ISS alums from around the world.

If you know of UiO ISS alumni who are on LinkedIn.com or who should be, please
let them
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business
and personal purposes as well as build support for the ISS program.

Ruth
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Ruth Marie Sylte
Northfield, Minnesota USA
Var ikkje moerket, saa visste me ikkje av stjernor. - Ivar Aasen