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8 « Lögberg-Heimskringla » Friday 16 March 2001
CaLendar of Bvents
Wynyard, SK
Fri. Mar. 23
Winnipeg, MB
Thur. Mar. 29
Winnipeg, MB
Sat. Mar. 31
Winnipeg, MB
Thurs. Apr. 5
Winnipeg, MB
Fri. Apr. 6
Middle
Musquodoboit,
Halifax R.M., NS
Sun. Apr. 8
Edmonton, AB
Sun. Apr. 8
Toronto, ON
Thur. April 19
Selkirk, MB
Sun. Apr. 22.
Markerville, AB
Sun. Apr. 22
Winnipeg, MB
April 26 - 29
New Westminster,
BC
April 20 - 30
Scandinavia
Tues. May 8
Toronto, ON
May-June
Canada, USA
Sat. May 26
Toronto, ON
Note: for Thorrablót listings, please see our special guide on page 8.
History Book committee looking for family, church, Service Club, school and
business histories, interesting anecdotes and/or photos for upcoming Town
of Wynyard history book. Photos will be returned. Contact Joan Eyolfson
Cadham, fax (306) 272-3796 or e-mail <cadham@sk.sympatico.ca> or Town
of Wynyard, Box 220, Wynyard SK S0A 4T0, or phone Audrey or Dave
Shepherd (306) 554-4131. Guidelines available at Town Office.
The Department of lcelandic Language and Literature at the University of
Manitoba would like to invite you to the Páll Guðmundsson Memorial Lecture.
Acclaimed lcelandic-American writer Bill Holm will read from his new book,
Eccentric Islands. 7:30 pm in the lceland Reading Room, 3rd floor, Elizabeth
Dafoe Library, University of Manitoba. Refreshments will be served following
the lecture. Free admission, free parking in B-Lot. Please RSVP by March 20
to 474-8487 if you wish to attend.
Lestrarfélag presents Martha Brooks, author of Bone Dance, at the lcelandic
Collection at the University of Manitoba at 7:00.
Jon Sigurdson Chapter IODE 85th Birthday Bridge and Whist Dessert Party
at Betelstadur, 1061 Sargent Avenue. Dessert at 1:00 pm followed by card
playing. Admission at the door, home bake sale at noon. Everyone welcome.
The lcelandic Canadian Frón will hold its annual meeting at 7:00 pm in the
Scandinavian Centre. All cordially welcome. Nominations open for president,
Treasurer, and two members-at-large.
The lcelandic Memorial Society of Nova Scotia invites the public to come to
the Musquodoboit Forestry Complex (7:00 pm to 9:00 pm) to see the final
version of its video “Markland in Nova Scotia,” produced by Rex Tasker and
David Dwyer. Icelandic food, music, and travel videos will follow.
Sumardagurinn Fyrsti at the Dutch Canadian Club, 2:00 to 5:00 pm.
Next ICCT meeting—ANTARCTICA. "Students on lce" is the first and only
company providing educational trips for students to Toronto, Antarctica, and
the Arctic. Holly Garrett was one of nearly 100 Canadian high school stu-
dents, teachers and scientists to board an icebreaker for Antarctica. 2:30
p.m. Swansea Town Hall Community Centre, 95 Lavinia Ave. Info. Ellen
Gilmore (905) 889-9937.
The Brúin Chapter INL of Selkirk will hold its annual “First Day of Summer”
Concert at the Lutheran Hall, at the corner of Manitoba Ave. and Jemima St.
beginning at 7:30 pm. There will be a program, silent auction and raffles, fol-
lowed by a lunch of ethnic lcelandic foods. Everyone is welcome.
Sixth Annual Fundraising Auction at the Markerville Creamery, 11:00 am.
A Kaffi Mót, in honour of Svavar Gestsson (Consul for lceland in Canada)
and his wife Guðrún Ágústsdóttir, and Helga Bertelsen, will be held 2:00 to
4:30 pm at the Scandinavian Centre. Tickets $8.00, available at the door or
in advance. Contact Kendra Jónasson, 452-5378.
The Annual INL Convention will be hosted by the lcelandic Club of BC this
year. It will be held at the "Inn at Westminster Quay" hotel in New
Westminster, BC from April 26 - 29/2001. Please make hotel reservations by
March 23. Room cost is $99.00 plus tax and parking if applicable. Toll free
call 1-800-663-2001. In town call 604-520-1776, local 7120 Fax: 604-520-
5645 Registration for the convention is done through the INL office. Cost this
year is $105.00 The convention is open to any and all who are interested.
Contact your local club/chapter or get in touch with Helga at the INL office for
more information or to register.
The Power Plant is pleased to offer an exciting ten-day trip to Scandinavia
including lceland. In light of the fact that Scandinavia has become a hot spot
for contemporary art in recent years, we have designed a unique tour of
Denmark, Sweden, Finland, and lceland. Spearheaded by long-time Power
Plant volunteers Jeanne Parkin and Tom Bjarnason, the trip includes a visit
to Kiasma in Helsinki (Finland), Louisiana in Humlebaek (Denmark), and
Rooseúm in Malmo (Sweden). For more information, please call Anette
Larsson, Head of Finance and Administration at (416) 973-4926, or lan
Mclsaac, Canadian Travel Abroad Ltd. at (416) 922-6409, or 1-800-336-
7273.
ICCT Annual General Meeting.
Fríður Ólafsdóttir, a woman who has spent many years researching the ori-
gins of lceland’s distinctive national costumes, is coming to North America
to give a series of lectures. More dates and locations TBA.
Friður Ólafsdóttir will appear at the Unitarian Hall, 175 St. Clair Ave. 10:00
am to 5:00 pm, including lunch—admission $35. For more information con-
tact Gail Einarson McCleery at (416) 762-8627.
Please note that entries to the Calendar of Events must be typed out as they
are to appear and sent e-mail, fax (204) 284-3870, or snail mail, including date,
place, time and other particulars. Deadline is Tuesday of the previous week (a
week and a half before appearance).
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