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Lögberg-Heimskringla • Föstudagur, 25 Apríl 2003 • page 15
Caíendar of Ezsents
— Lögberg
April 24 - 25
Reykjavík, lceland: Making
Hydrogen Available to the Public.
Conference. Icelandic New Energy
Ltd. For registration and further infor-
mation www.newenergy.is. Ph: 354-
588-0310.
Sunday, 27 April
Seattle, WA: Join the lcelandic Club
of Greater Seattle for the First Day of
Summer, Sumardagurinn fyrsti.
Calvary Lutheran Church in Ballard
at 3 pm. We will celebrate with this
year’s lcelandic princess selection,
Mollie Guðnason, daughter of Helgi
and Laurie Guðnason. (We need an
alternate for Mollie, in the event that
she cannot fulfill her duties. This is a
one year commitment and more
information may be obtained by call-
ing Irene Olason at 253-854-7922 or
Tad Davis at 425-503-2185). The
Calvary Lutheran Church is located
in Ballard at 7002 - 23rd NW at the
corner of NW 70th.
Calgary, AB: An Evening with Bill
Holm, performer, storyteller and
author to celebrate Sumardagurinn
fyrsti (The first day of the summer)
and the Leif Eriksson lcelandic Club's
30th Anniversary at The
Scandinavian Centre’s Viking Hall.
Doors open at 7 pm. Evening Lunch
and Cash Bar. Adults $15, Teens and
Students $10. RSVP before April 14th
2003 to Thordis 289-3306 or Christine
244-1560. All tickets pre-sold only.
Lundar, MB: The Lundar INL is hav-
ing a concert @ 1:30 pm for the The
New lceland Youth Choir from Arborg
to be held at Lundar Lutheran
Church. There will be a luncheon at
12:45 that everyone is welcome to
attend. Both concert and luncheon
are free, with ali proceeds going to the
choir for their upcoming tour in
lceland.
Markerville, AB: 8th Annual Charity
Auction. To donate, consign or volun-
teer, call Dale Sigurdson at 728-3151.
Invite your friends to an Old
Fashioned Country Auction.
May 1 - 4, 2003
Edmonton, AB: 84th Annual
Convention of the INL/NA. W.
Edmonton Mall. Registration Includes
all activities and Gala night and din-
ner. $120. (Seniors, students $90). T:
780-408-5034, F: 780-408-5122,'
send cheques payable to “lcelandic
Society of Edmonton” to Walter
Sopher, 16111-84th Ave. Edm. T5R
3Y4. or e-mail: inledmonton@rent-
cash.ca. FantasyLand Hotel or W.
Edm. Mall Hotel 1-800-737-3783.
Reference “Harold” or lcelandic
Society of Edmonton.
Saturday, 3 May
Winnipeg, MB: First Lutheran
Church Women invite you and your
friends to attend their 125th
Anniversary Heritage Tea from 1 to 3
pm in the Parish Hall at 580 Victor St.
Icelandic treats at our Tea Table, plus
sales of meat pies, home baking,
handicrafts, books and more.
Handicap access.
Sunday, 4 May
Gimli, MB: The Joie de Vivre
Singers, under the direction of Helga
Anderson, will perform at 3 pm at the
Waterfront Centre. The Singers are
a +55 Choir that was formed in
September through the auspices of
the Preparatory Studies, School of
Music, U of M. The Choir will be per-
forming music ranging from the
Renaissance to the Jazz Periods.
Also, the choir will be bringing
guests with them: namely... A Jazz
Combo Band, Kristin MacDonell,
mezzo-sop., and Heather Quinn, a
jazz singer, and oboist Stefanie
Hidichuk.
Monday, 5 May 2003
Winnipeg, MB: The Department of
lcelandic Language and Literature at
the University of Manitoba would like
to invite you to the Páll Gudmundsson
Memorial Lecture: “lcelandic Online:
A New Option in Learning lcelandic
as a Heritage Language” by Dr. Birna
Arnbjörnsdóttir An affiliate of the
University of lceland. In this talk, Dr.
Arnbjörnsdóttir will describe a new
research and development project at
the University of lceland designed for
teaching lcelandic on the web, 7:30
pm. Iceland Reading Room, 3rd Floor
Elizabeth Dafoe Library,
Refreshments will be served following
the lecture. Free Parking in Lot “B”
(except in 24 hour staff parking),
R.S.V.P. 1 May, 2003 to 474-8487.
5 and 6 May
Toronto, ON: Musicools, a festival of
northern music for young audiences.
Iceland’s acclaimed children’s theatre
company. The Possible Theatre,
presents The Prophecy, a tale from a
time of swords, sorcery and Viking
legend, recounted in the great story-
telling tradition of the lcelandic saga.
Showings at 1:30 and 7:30 pm, Mon.
5 May and 10 am, Tue. 6 May. Isabel
Bader Theatre. Tickets: St. Lawrence
Center Box Office 416-366-7723.
Tuesday, May 13
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.
Wed. May 14, 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.
Saturday, May 24
Markerville, 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.
Thursday, 29 May
Winnipeg, MB: Lestrarfélag reads
The True Intrepid by Bill MacDonald.
Betelstaður, 1061 Sargent Ave. 7 pm.
Everyone welcome.
June 2003
Edmonton, AB: Stephan G.
Stephanson’s Birthday.
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.
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.
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.
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 Centre.
You do not have to be fluent but will-
ing to try. Those that speak the lan-
guage well are more than willing to
help with pronunciation, vocabulary
and, of course grammar.
Also Frón will be screening lcelandic
movies (English sub-titles) tentatively
to begin 7 Feb. 7:30 pm. Contact
Susan 896-1222, Kendra 452-5378.
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
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