Lögberg-Heimskringla - 18.11.1994, Blaðsíða 3

Lögberg-Heimskringla • Föstudagur 18. nóvember 1994 • 3
Frón keeps things hopping at the Centre
Scandinavian Scandals
AScandal involving many of
the most prominent members
of the Winnipeg Icelandic
and Scandinavian Communities
erupted at the Scandinavian Centre
on Friday, October 21. What was the
Scandal and who were the perpetra-
tors, you ask? The perpetrator was
none other than Winnipeg’s own
Scandinavian Choir and the scandal
was a cabaret style evening of musi-
cal entertainment entitled “Scandi-
navian Scandals.”
The choir, usually somewhat more
traditional in both costume and
musical style, headlined the evening
with lively numbers such as
“Cabaret”, “Hello Dolly”, “It Had To
Be You”, and “In The Mood”.
The talented Luke McMaster and
Sean Miller comprising the group
“Double Vision” performed three
numbers: “Heavenly”, “Finally Found
The Answer” and “The Candle”, the
latter two songs being their original
compositions. A young instrumental
soloist by the name of Jeremy Rusu
delighted the audience with his ren-
dition of “Over the Rainbow”, “Don’t
Get Around Much Anymore” and
“Smoke Gets In Your Eyes”.
Alda Wingfield, a soprano with
the choir, treated all With her scan-
dalous performance of “Make
Believe” and “Thoroughly Modern
MiIIie”.
Two young talents, by the name of
Gord Clunie and Jason Nedecky,
with the stage name Capriccio, kept
the tempo of the evening going with
their spirited rendition of Cole
Porter’s “All Of You”, “Night and
Day” and “The Nearness of You” by
Hoagy Carmichael.
The well known Neil Bardal, act-
ing as emcee, regaled us with humor-
ous anecdotes, and next time you see
Neil, be sure to ask him about Knute
and Helga’s trip to Gimli.
The Scandinavian Choir is led by
music Director Valerie Hall and at
present has thirty members. The
choir was formed in 1973 when the
choirs of the five Scandinavian
nationalities combined. New mem-
bers are always welcome and
enquiries can be directed to Laverne
Kennedy at 831-8952.
Above: Alda Wingfield
Top right: Jeremy Rusu
Right: Double Vision — Luke McMaster and Sean
Miller. Below right: Capriccio — Gord Clunie and
Jason Nedecky
Leif Eiríksson Dinner and Dance
On 29 October the Scand-
inavian Centre was the focus
of the Leif Eirflcsson Dinner
and Dánce.
This year the Frón’s Fall Dinner,
Haustfagnaður, was held in conjunc-
tion with this celebration of one of
our prominent ancestors. Many
Icelanders, as well as other Scand-
inavians, were present.
The Master of Ceremonies was
Chris Christianson, and the Member
of Parliament for St. James, John
Harvard, was also present to enjoy
the culinary and social offerings. Mr.
Harvard was the guest of Magnus
Eliason, and it is exceedingly proba-
ble that these two Icelandic politi-
cians shared many amusing stories
over the five courses of the elegant
and delicious meal.
This year, the toast to Leif, which
commemorated the daring and won-
der of our Viking forbears, was
offered by Karl Sorenson. Some
champagne was made available at this
time and, after the company celebrat-
ed the memory of our progenitors,
Darryl Gill supplied the rebuttal.
The Markman Award for exem-
plary contributions to the Centre was
offered to Albert and Ruth Nelson,
who graciously received the distinc-
tion on behalf of all the volunteers at
the Scandinavian Centre.
A danee followed, and many indi-
viduals remained to socialize in that
or other prescribed manners.
Although the evening was not ren-
dered with the aplomb and zeal of
some former occasions, no one
departed with an unsatisfied palate or
some joy in memory.
The Icelandic Canadian Frón
elected to make its annual raffle draw
at this formal proceeding. Althoueh
many people were disappointed in
their own misfortune with the draw,
for statistics demanded a majority of
losers, no one could dispute the jus-
tice in the primary selection: the win-
ner of the first prize, a twenty inch
Zenith television, was the indefatiga-
ble Magnus Eliason, whose many
worthy efforts help sustain the Centre
itself; another excellent and promi-
nent Icelander won a Zenith VCR for
second place, Dr. Gestur Kíistjans-
son; Colleen Munroe won a Sanyo
phone for third place; and the last of
the spoils was garnered by Neil
Peden, a Sony Portable Am-Fm
A DONATIONS TO _
UuRLING IN ICELAND
ln Memory of Gíslí Gislason, Oak Poinl, MB
from F.E. and Dora Sigurdson,
Winnipcg, MB.....................$50.00
Franklin and Dora Sigurdson,
formerly of Oak Point, MB..........$50.00

Donations to
Lögberg-Heimskringla Inc.
Mrs. Margaret Decosse, St. Paul, AB..$50.00
Mrs. Vilborg Sveinbjamardottir,
Kingston, ON....................$12.55
Stefán Sigurðsson,
Kopavogur, Iceland...............$20.00
Ms. Dawn Peter, Winnipeg, MB........$10.00
John & Leona Olsen, Inwood, MB.....$20.00
Kristjan & Phyllis Anderson,
Ottawa, ON.......................$25.00
Jacobina Nord, Red Deer, AB.........$11.00
Thelma Bird, Winnipeg, MB...........$10.10
Olive Lundstrom, Wínnipeg, MB........$5.10
Carol Davidson, Winnipeg, MB........$25.10
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Cassette player. The draw was gov-
erned by Ellert Johannson. His and
other volunteers’ tireless dedication
made the raffle a success, as did the
generous support of Advance
Electronics.
By any and every standard the Leif
Eiríksson Dinner and Dance was a
success, and those who made the for-
tunate choice of participating will have
many fond memories for a long time to
come.
K.J.J.
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