Lögberg-Heimskringla - 19.12.1986, Blaðsíða 10

10-ALDARAFMÆLISÁR, FÖSTUDAGUR 19. DESEMBER 1986
Scandinavian Heritage Calendar
If you're of Scandinavian descent
you'll want to buy a 1987 calendar.
just published that celebrates Nordic
history and culture in color photo-
graphs and text.
by Svandhild Vage
The American Scandinavian Socie-
ty hosted an art show for the multi-
talented Icelandic artist Arni Elfar on
November 7th at Citicorp in New
York. Mr. Elfar's water colors,
acrylics and graphic illustrations
which were on display showed us
Iceland. Many of his pictures were
street scenes from Reykjavík, and we
recognized several pictures of Hofdi,
the meeting place of the recent
And even if you’re not Nordic,
you’ll love the new calendar for the
historical tidbits it relates and for the
note space it provides in each daily
block. It also makes a fine Christmas
US/USSR summit. At this reception,
however, Mr. Elfar's talent as a
caricaturist seemed to be the most
popular. People stood in line to have
him draw them, and his talent in this
area is considerable.
Mr. Elfar has been with the sym-
phony orchestra in Iceland for the
past 30 years and was very popular
during the big band era of the 50's.
This evening we also had the
pleasure of listening to this talented
artist playing the piano for us.
gift for a Scandinavian friend.
The Scandinavian Heritage Calen-
dar for 1987 is produced by the Rev.
Arland O. Fiske, a Lutheran minister
in Minot, North Dakota, who is also
The Icelanders came out in full
force. Among those attending were
the new consul general to Iceland
Helgi Gislason, the trade counsel
Ulfur Sigurmundsson and his wife
Sigridur, as well as Astridur
Andersen, wife of the Icelandic Am-
bassador to the UN.
This was one of the most pleasant
evenings the Society has arranged,
and we hope we will have the
pleasure of being entertained by Mr.
Elfar again.
the author of a newspaper series on
Scandinavian history and lifestyle.
Each month features a color scene
from one of the five countries of
Scandinavia (Denmark, Finland/
Iceland, Norway, Sweden) and in-
dividual days carry notes on
historical events that occurred in
Nordic history or concerned in-
dividuals of Scandinavian descent.
October 9, for example, notes the
celebration of Leif Erickson Day in
his native Iceland, while April 23
observes that in 1014 Vikings lost a
battle in Ireland to Brian Boru, a
forbear of President Ronald Reagan.
The calendar measures 12V4" x 18"
and is horizontal in format. It is avail-
able for $8.07, which includes first
class postage, from Scandinavian
Heritage Calendar, P.O. Box 7738,
Bend Oregon 97708.
Arni Elfar visits New York
Jóla- og nýjárskveðjur frá Selkirk
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