Lögberg-Heimskringla - 23.05.2003, Blaðsíða 8

page 8 • Lögberg-Heimskringla • Friday, 23 May 2003
Calendar of Ez/ents
Saturday, 24 May
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.
Gimli, MB: York Boat Project, a doc-
umentary on the burial of a York Boat
in Gimli Harbour Park, will be shown
in the Museum’s Our Lady of the Lake
Theatre at 2 pm.
New Westminster, BC: 9 am. Spring
Clean-up at lceland House, 939-6th
Street Volunteers Needed, phone
Naomi Dyer 604-465-9154.
Saturday, 24 May
Winnipeg, MB: Scandinavian
Canadian Choir is holding a Spring
Concert at the Scandinavian Centre
at 7:30 pm, 764 Erin St. Tickets are
$10, available from any member of
the choir or by calling Ted Bettess at
896-1695. The theme of the concert is
The Love of the Sea.
Sunday, May 25
Burnaby, BC: Nordic Literary Fest.
Our Literature-a ‘link’ between the
generations and the community. The
Scandinavian Centre. 9:30 am. 6540
Thomas Street, 604-294-2777.
Monday, 26 May
Mountain, ND: lcelandic celebration,
Mountain Memorial Day Services on
May 26 at 9:30 am at Oak Lawn
Cemetery at the junction of 5 and 32,
Walhalla and Hanjden. Lunch at 1:00
pm., at the Legion Hall Mountain. For
more info call: 701-993-8723; 701-
993-8135.
Tuesday, 27 May
Winnipeg, MB: Presentation on
lceland: A Land of Contrasts and
Beauty. An illustrated lecture by Dr.
Andres Arnalds, Assistant Director
Soil Conservation Service of lceland.
Carolyn Sifton Lecture Theatre,
Room 130, Agriculture Building. U of
Manitoba. 2:30 - 3:30 pm.
Thursday, 29 May
Winnipeg, MB: Lestrarfélag reads
The True Intrepid by Bill MacDonald.
Betelstaður, 1061 Sargent Ave. 7 pm.
Everyone welcome.
Friday, 30 May
Victoria, BC: lcelanders of Victoria
Genealogy Night. 7 pm. Norway
House, 1110 Hillside Ave. For infor-
mation call Fred Bjarnason at 604-
387-2089.
Saturday, 31 May
Gimli, MB: Creating a Langspil, a
Viking stringed instrument will be cre-
ated before your very eyes by artisan
Cas Pinuita.
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.
G.
14 & 15 June
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
Elfros, SK: lcelandic Independence
Day Picnic at 3:00 pm. Elfros Pop-in
Centre, No charge. Bring something
for the Canadian and lcelandic Lunch,
Everyone Welcome. Short program
featuring talented young lcelandic-
Canadians.
New Westminster, BC: lceland's
Independence Day Celebration,
lceland House, 2-4 pm. Tel: Oli
Leifsson 604-937-0945.
Palo Alto, CA: Celebrate lceland's
National Day at Rinconada Park. 12-
4 pm. Come for fun day of play, sun
and swimming. Bring something for
the grill. Board will provide free soft
drinks. Directions: visit www.iceland-
usa.org.
Tuesday, 17 June
Winnipeg, MB: The Jón Sigurðsson
Chapter IODE and the lcelandic
Canadian Frón invite you to come
and celebrate the 59th Anniversary of
lceland's Independence at the Jón
Sigurðsson Statue on the Manitoba
Legislative Grounds at 7:00 p.m.
Meet at the steps of the Legislative
Building at 6:45. Following the annual
wreath-laying ceremony there will be
a reception to follow. Location TBA
Everyone welcome.
June 20, 21,22
Burnaby, BC: Scandinavian
Midsummer Festival, Scandinavian
Cultural Centre, Tel: 604-294-2777.
27, 28, 29 June
Fargo, ND: The Scandinavian
Hjemkomst Festival. Featured coun-
try this year is Norway. Watch for
more details soon.
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.
Sunday, 27 July
Tsawwassen, BC: lcelandic Picnic
(Family Reunion Day), Diefenbaker
Park, noon-4 pm. For info Norma
Guttormsson 604-521-3558.
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. www.icelandiccamp.com.
1, 2, 3 August
Mountain, ND: lcelandic
Communities Celebrate 125th
Anniversary. Mark your calendars and
make plan to visit to again celebrate
our lcelandic Heritage. The “theme" of
the celebration will be “lcelandic
Homesteading 125th Anniversary.”
There will be the dedication of the
Stephan G. Stephanson monument
west of Gardar as well as a parade,
fellowship supper, worship service.
Friday, 1 August
Gimli, MB: 2003 lcelandic Open, The
3rd Annual lcelandic Open is proudly
sponsored by the Lögberg-
Heimskringla. Links on the Lake,
Gimli, MB. at 9:30 to 11:00 am. Lunch
and Registration 11:00 am. Shot Gun
Start. Format: Texas Scramble.
2,3,4 August
Gimli, MB: íslendingadagurinn,
lcelandic Festival celebrated by all at
Gimli. Museum will partner with
Festival Committee.
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 Assoc. and offices:
www.hostfest.com. Tel:701-852-
2368. Minot Visitors Bureau Tel: 701-
857-8206.
Email: hostfest@minot.com.
ONGOING
Winnipeg, MB: Practice your
lcelandic language skills and enjoy
the smorgasbord at 6 pm. 1 st 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.
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