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page 8 • Lögberg-Heimskringla • Friday, 9 May 2003
Saturday, May 10
Riverton, MB: Riverton
Transportation & Heritage Centre
would like to invite you to a Old Time
Dance with The Music Mates & Fine
Country Folk. Everyone who wants to
come out for some good Dancing
music be in Riverton at 8:00 pm.
Advance tickets available in Gimli,
Arborg and Riverton. All money
raised from the dance will go to finish-
ing the inside of the CPR Station.
Tuesday, 13 May
Toronto, ON: Annual general meet-
ing of lcelandic Canadian Club of
Toronto. Featured will be a film on
lceland’s conversion to hydrogen
fuel, presentation of our annual schol-
arship, drawing of our raffle prize of a
trip for two from Toronto to any
lcelandair destination in Europe; and
election of our new directors. 8 pm.
Unitarian Hall, 175 St. Clair Avenue
West at Avenue Road. Further info -
Darla 416-960-0561.
Winnipeg, MB: Framfari meeting.
Icelandic Collection, U of Manitoba. 7
pm (set back due to INL convention).
New York, NY: Scandinavia House
presents lcelandic violinist Rut
Ingólfsdóttir, 7:00 pm. Concertmaster
and founder of the Reykjavík
Chamber Orchestra and leader of the
Reykjavík String Quartet, Rut
Ingólfsdóttir graces the stage with
music by Mozart, Brahms, Jón
Nordal, and Karl O. Runólfsson. She
will be accompanied by pianist Gerrit
Schuil. Tickets: $15 ($8 ASF mem-
bers). For more information or to pur-
chase tickets, call (212) 847-9734.
Wednesday, 14 May 2003
Vancouver, BC: Extraordinary
General Meeting and AGM. The
Board of Directors has called a meet-
ing to be held at the lcelandic Care
Home at 6:30 pm for the purpose of
determining its future. We encourage
all members of the Society to join us
in supporting this new venture by
attending and learning more about
the recent proposal offered by the
Vancouver Health Authority and BC
Housing. Discussion and voting will
take place. Membership is $2. Life
Memberships are granted with a
donation of $25 or more.
Thursday, 15 May
Markerville, AB: Markerville
Creamery Opening.
Wednesday, 21 May
Gimli, MB: INL-Gimli chapter annual
and regular meeting in Boardroom of
Betel Home at 7.30 pm.
Saturday, 24 May
Markerviile, AB: 2nd Annual Viking
Cup Golf Tournament at Gleniffer Lake
Resort. Call Fred Andersen at 728-
3595 to enter as a team or a single.
Saturday, May 24
New Westminster, BC: 9 am. Spring
Clean-up at lceland House, 939-6th
Street (at 10th Ave.), Volunteers
Needed, phone Naomi Dyer 604-
465-9154.
Winnipeg, MB: Scandinavian
Canadian Choir Concert at the
Scandinavian Cultural Centre, 764
Erin St. at 7.30 pm. ‘The Love of The
Sea”, Tickets $10, available from
choir members or by calling Ted
Bettess at 896-1695, coffee will fol-
low.
Thursday, 29 May
Winnipeg, MB: Lestrarfélag reads
The True Intrepid by Bill MacDonald.
Betelstaður, 1061 Sargent Ave. 7 pm.
Everyone welcome.
Doc Walker Tour Dates
Juno nominees Doc Walker presently
on tour. Features lcelander Chris
Thorsteinson of MB.
7 June: Millenium Rec. Complex,
Pilot Mound, MB.
1 July: Park, Cochrane, AB.
5 July: Countryfest, Dauphin, MB.
June 2003
Edmonton, AB: Stephan
Stephanson’s Birthday.
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14 & 15 June 2003
Markerville, AB: Annual lcelandic
Picnic, many special events will be
held, you won’t want to miss it. For
information call: Olga Fowler at 780-
427-1787; Gwen Mann 403-242-
9714 or Bernice Andersen at 728-
3595.
Sunday, 15 June 2003
Elfros, SK: lcelandic Independence
Day Picnic at 3:00 pm. Elfros Pop-in
Centre, No charge. Bring something
forthe Canadian and lcelandic Lunch,
Everyone Welcome. Short program
featuring talented young lcelandic-
Canadians.
Tuesday, June 17
Winnipeg, MB: The Jon Sigurdsson
Chapter IODE and the lcelandic
Canadian Fron invite you to come
and celebrate the 59th Anniversary
of lceland's Independence at the Jon
Sigurdsson Statue on the Manitoba
Legislative Grounds at 7:00 p.m.
Meet at the steps of the Legislative
Building at 6:45. Following the annu-
al wreath-laying ceremony there will
be a reception and program at 8:
p.m. at the Scandinavian Cultural
Centre, 764 Erin Street. Everyone
welcome.
27, 28, 29 June 2003
Fargo, ND: The Scandinavian
Hjemkomst Festival. Featured coun-
try this year is Norway. Watch for
more details soon.
Friday, 11 July
Calgary, AB: Calgary Stampede
(Nashville North).
Sunday, 13 July
Wynyard, SK: 6th Annual lcelandic
Open Golf Tournament at the
Wynyard Golf Course. 4 ball-Best
ball-18 holes, Tee-off at 10 am. Each
foursome must include one woman
and one lcelander. Golf and Supper:
$25, Supper only: $10. Supper at 5
pm. Contact Dave or Audrey at 554-
4131 or Wynyard Golf Club.
16 to 27 July
Edmonton, AB: Klondike Days.
Scandinavian country featured for
cultural and trade exibit show.
Saturday, July 26 to
Saturday, August 2
Gimli, MB: lcelandic. Language and
Cultural Camp. The camp will be held
this year at Camp Veselka, North of
Gimli, MB. The ICC supports this
camp.
1, 2, 3 August
Mountain, ND: lcelandic
Communities Celebrate 125th
Anniversary. Mark your calendars
and make plan to visit to again cele-
brate our lcelandic Heritage. The
“theme” of the celebration will be
“lcelandic Homesteading 125th
Anniversary.” There will be the dedi-
cation of the Stephan G. Stephanson
monument west of Gardar as well as
a parade, fellowship supper, worship
service.
Saturday, 20 September
Edmonton, AB: Annual Fall Supper.
Sunday, 26 October
Edmonton, AB: Annual General
Meeting.
7-11 October
Minot, ND: Norsk Hostfest, North
America’s Largest Scandinavian
Festival. Scandinavian Cuisine,
Authentic Clothing, Dancing. Ticket
sales begin May 17, 2003. Norsk
Hostfest Association and offices:
www.hostfest.com email: host-
fest@minot.com Phone: 701-852-
2368 Minot Visitors Bureau Phone:
701-857-8206.
ONGOING
Vatynabyggð, SK: Basic lcelandic
lessons, Elfros Library, Tues.
evenings, 7:30 pm. Instructor Gunni
Goodman. Bring a notebook. Cost $2.
per session. No obligation to make all
sessions. Come when you can. For
more information, call Stella at 306-
328-2077.
Winnipeg, MB: Practice your
lcelandic language skills and enjoy
the smorgasbord at 6 pm. 1st Friday
each month. Scandinavian Cultural
Centre, 764 Erin St., Wpg, MB. You
do not have to be fluent but willing to
try. Those that speak the language
well are more than willing to help with
pronunciation, vocabulary and, of
course grammar.
Montreal, PQ: ICC-Quebec introduc-
tory level lcelandic language lessons.
Teacher Anna Ludviksdóttir, every
Wed 7-8:30 pm. upstairs at the
Greene Avenue Centre, 1090 Greene
in Westmount. Contact Wendy at
wer0802@hotmail.com, or Susan at
noricher@total.net. or 514-931-0771.
Winnipeg, MB: Batik classes by
Karen Johannsson, B.F.A., 6 wks. at 2
hrs/ wk, $60 incl. all materials. Learn
to use: the tools (tjanting, etc), the
technique (waxwork, dyeing skills).
Lipton Street Studio, 162 Lipton St.
775-7096, e-mail:
liptonststudio @ netscape.net.
Until 18 May, 2003
Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN: The
Science Museum of Minnesota.
Smithsonian Institution Exhibit
Vikings: The North Atlantic Saga.
Fargo, ND: F- M lcelandic Klub 2003
tentative meeting dates: June 12,
September 11, December 11.
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