Lögberg-Heimskringla - 13.02.2004, Blaðsíða 15

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CaLendar of Ezsents
Friday, 13 February
Calgary, AB: Dr. Barra
O’Donovan and Dr. Benedikt
Hallgrímsson present “Archeology
of lceland and Ireland.” Details to
follow. For info: Carol 243-6747.
Sunday, 15 February
Toronto, ON: Travel to lceland.
2:30 pm. Swansea Town Hall
Rec. Centre, 95 Lavinia. Videos,
slides, personal experiences,
plus the latest brochures, tours,
costs, hotels. More info. Gail 416-
762-8627.
-• Tuesday, 17 February
Winnipeg, MB: Framfari is host-
ing a workshop on geneology at
Betelstaður at 7:30 - 9 pm. For
more information call Árný at 783-
2885 or Brian at 475-3048 or
www.samkoma.com/framfari.
Thursday, 25 February
Toronto, ON: Second film of the
lcelandic Film Series (English
subtitles) 6:30 and 8:30 pm.
National Film Board, 150 John St.
Presented by ICCT, lcelandic
Consulate and lcelandic Film
Centre. A film by Friðrik Þór
Friðriksson, Children of Nature.
Nominated for an Academy
Award. Info. Carolyn 905 469-
4917, carolyn.stinson@sympati-
co.ca
Thursday, 26 February 2004
Winnipeg, MB: Lestrarfélag reads
Men at Axiir by Dominic Cooper. 7
pm. Icelandic Collection Board
Room, U of Manitoba.
Friday, 27 February
Markerville, AB: Stephan G.
Stephansson lcelandic Society
30th Annual General Meeting,
Spruce Hall.
Saturday, 28 February
Edmonton, AB: Norðurljós
lcelandic Society of Edmonton
Þorrablót. Tickets on sale now.
Gloria 458-5896, Gil 484-6264,
Connie 963-9869, Walter 481-
3502.
29 February, 1-2 March
Calgary, AB: Nelson Gerrard -
Geneology. For further info:
Christine Mueller 284-1991.
Schedule as follows:
Sun. 29 February: Scandinavian
Centre. “Exploring and
Celebrating our Photographic
Heritage" ca.1870-1910. 7 pm.
Mon. 1 March: Alberta Family
Historical Society, 3818 14a St.
SW (formerly Southminster
United Church) meeting in base-
ment @ approx. 8:30 pm.
Tues, 2 March: Scandinavian
Centre - Geneology. 7 pm.
Saturday, 6 March
Burnaby, BC: ICC of BC.
Scandinavian Geneology work-
shop, 11-4 pm. Scandinavian
Community Centre. 6540
Thomas Street, Burnaby, BC.
Contact Lillian Svendsen 604-
439-9202.
Thursday, 25 March 2004
Winnipeg, MB: Lestrarfélag
reads Eccentric Islands by Bill
Holm. 7 pm. Icelandic Collection
Board Room, University of
Manitoba.
Saturday, 27 March
Winnipeg, MB: The Jon
Sigurdsson Chapter IODE invite
you to their Birthday Bridge &
Whist Luncheon Party, 12:30 pm,
Betelstaður, Erin & Sargent.
Admission at the door. Bake Sale.
All cordially invited.
Saturday, 17 April
Minnesota: lcelandic Hekla Club
announces the 79th annual
Samkoma dinner, An Evening
with Bill Holm. Minneapolis
Woman’s Club.
Sunday, 18 April
Edmonton, AB: Sumardagurinn
frysti where there will be an auc-
tion selling all new items to raise
money for the Snorri Program.
Sunday, I8 April
Middle Musquodoboit, NS:
lcelandic Memorial Society of
Nova Scotia Annual General
Meeting at the Naiural Resources
Education Centre, 2-4 pm. Guest
speaker will be archeologist
Brigitta Ferguson. Her presenta-
tion will be “L’Anse aux Meadows
and Vinland: the First lcelanders
in North America”. Everyone wel-
come. Lunch will be served.
23 - 25 April 2004
Hecla Island, MB: INL of NA
Convention 2004. Rooms can be
booked directly through Gull
Harbour Resort and Conference
Centre at 1-800-267-6700 under
the lcelandic National League.
Convention Convener Maxine
Ingalls - jingalls@mts.net or 204-
482-9822.
April 2004
Winnipeg, MB: Lestrarfélag reads
True Confessions of a Heartless
Girl by Martha Brooks. 7 pm.
Saturday, 15 May
Markerville, AB: Auction and
giant garage sale, starting at 1
pm, Creamery and Fensala.
Saturday, 29 May
Markerville, AB: Viking Cup
Golf Tournament, Gleniffer Lake.
May 2004
Winnipeg, MB: Lestrarfélag reads
Falcons Gold by Kathy Arnason. 7
pm.
ICELANDIC CLASSES
Montreal, QC: lcelandic
Canadian Club of Quebec.
Icelandic Lessons with Anna.
Each Thurs. 7-8:30 pm, Greene
Avenue Center, 1290 Greene
Avenue, $8.50+ $1 (room rental).
annalu75@hot mail.com.
Arborg, MB: Conversational
lcelandic Classes starting Wed. 22
October at Arborg Collegiate. 7:30
- 9 pm. Contact Einar and
Rosalind Vigfusson. 204-376-
2769.
Winnipeg, MB: lcelandic lan-
guage classes every Thurs. 6:30
to 8:30 pm at the Scandinavian
Centre, 764 Erin Street.
Introductory and intermediate level
classes. Call Gunnvör for details,
evenings at 204-256-2143.
Foam Lake, SK: lcelandic lan-
guage lessons, Sunday evening,
7:30, Elfros Library, winter ses-
sion now beginning. One-time
payment of $5 to cover photo-
copying, then $2 each time you
attend. Gunni Goodman instruct-
ing. For more information, call
Stella, 306-328-2077.
Winnipeg, MB: Framfari conversa-
tional lcelandic classes every
Monday, begin at 6:45 pm. For more
information call Arný at 783-2885 or
email: arnyh@shaw.ca.
Montreal, PQ: ICC-Quebec intro-
ductory level lcelandic language
lessons. Teacher Anna
Ludviksdóttir, every Wed. 7-8:30
pm. Upstairs át the Greene
Avenue Centre, 1090 Greene in
Westmount. Contact Wendy at
wer0802@hot mail.com, or Susan
at noricher @total.net. or 514-931-
0771.
Until 24 February
BC: ICC of BC. Language
Classes began 6 January and run
for 8 weeks Tuesdays, 7-9 pm @
lceland House. Kristín
Jóhannsdóttir, who taught at the U
of MB is our new teacher. Cost
$20. Register with Kristín @ 606-
221-2263 or e-mail
stina@mail2skier.com.
ONGOING
Winnipeg, MB: First Tuesday of
every month, Framfari meeting 7-9
pm at the Boardroom, lcelandic
Collection, Elizabeth Daföe
Library, U of M. Everyone wel-
come.
For more info see:
www.samkoma.com/framfari.
Winnipeg, MB: 1st Fri. ea.
month. Icelandic Canadian Frón
invites you to practice your
lcelandic language skills and
enjoy the Smorgasbord at 6 pm.
Scandinavian Cultural Centre, 764
Erin St. Fluency not a require-
ment, only willingness to try.
Until Wednesday, 31 March
New York City, NY: The Friendly
Arctic: Vilhjálmur Stefansson's
Legacy and Vision. Scandinavia
House, 58 Park Ave. @ 38th St.
This exhibition commemorates
the life of the lcelandic-American
explorer and anthropologist
Vilhjálmur Stefánsson (1879-
1962).
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