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Events
Saturday 24 September
Edmonton, AB: Norðurljós, the lcelandic
Society of Edmonton, holds its annual Fall
Supper beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the Dutch-
Scandinavian Centre, 13312-142 Street.
Friday 21 October
Gimli, MB: The annual Walk to the Rock
leaves from the Waterfront Centre at 12:30
p.m.
Saturday 24 September
Gimli, MB: The Gimli Chapter of the INL
holds its Tombóla at 7:30 p.m. in the Minerva
Hall.
Saturday 1 October
Winnipeg, MB: The Jón Sigurdson Chapter
of the IODE will hold its Fall Bridge and Whist
Luncheon at Betelstadur, 1061 Sargent Ave-
nue, Winnipeg. Lunch at 12:30 p.m., followed
by card playing. Admission $10. Home Bak-
ing Sale at 11:30 a.m. All cordially invited.
Sunday 9 October
Seattle, WA: The The lcelandic Club of
Greater Seattle celebrates Leifur Eíriksson
Day. For more information call (206) 546-
3012.
October13-14
Winnipeg, MB: STTI 2nd Biennial Nursing
Research Conference, “Caring:The Jóurney
of Nursing Science” takes place at The Inn
at the Forks. Special keynote speaker Dr.
Sigridur Halldorsdóttir, who became the first
Professor of Nursing in lceland in 1998, has
recently begun studying psychoneuroim-
munology and its connection with love and
caring. For more information, contact Cheryl
Woychuk c/o Deer Lodge Centre, 2nd Floor
Admin. Bldg. - 2109 Portage Ave., Winnipeg,
MB R3J 0L3 Fax: (204) 889-0430 E-mail:
cwoychuk@deerlodge.mb.ca.
Sunday 11 December
Edmonton, AB: Norðurljós, the lcelandic
Society of Edmonton, holds ils annual Christ-
mas party beginning at 2 p.m. at the Dutch-
Scandinavian Centre, 13312-142 Street.
Festivals
October11 -15
Minot, ND: The Norsk Hostfest, the largest
Scandinavian American festival in North
American, at State Fair Center in Minot.
Headline performers this year include Nor-
way’s hottest singing sensation, Sissel, and
American country legends Glenn and Debby
Campbell, RandyTravis, Charley Pride, Mer-
le Haggard and Paul Anka. More than 100
international, national, regional and local en-
tertainers perform from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily
on any of six stages. Special events include
the celebration of Norway's Centennial and
the 200th birthday of Denmark’s Hans Chris-
tian Andersen.Tickets can be purchased on-
line at www.hostfest.com, by mail at Norsk
Hostfest, PO Box 1347, Minot, ND, 58702, or
by telephone at (701) 852-2368.
Saturday 22 October
Atlanta, GA: Eleventh Annual Scandina-
vian Festival Oglethorpe University, 4484
Peachtree Rd. N.E. from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
PHOTO COURTESY OF WWW.SIGUR-ROS.CO.UK
Iceland’s experimental Sigur Rós tours Canada and the USA in September and October.
The Festival features live music and enter-
tainment from the five Nordic countries—
Denmark, Finland, lceland, Norway and
Sweden. Other festivities include an Viking
encampment; wandering trolls; Scandina-
vian food; a Scandinavian design fashion
show; storytelling; children’s games; arts
and crafts; genealogy; raffle; a soccer game;
a vendors’ market offering hard-to-find Scan-
dinavian products; live reindeer for children
to pet; and the first Atlanta appearance of the
world’s most famous Finn, Santa Claus.
Icelandic Classes
Starting September 22
Winnipeg, MB: lcelandic Canadian Frón
Language Classes - Beginnerand Intermedi-
ate $40 for members, $45 for non-members,
10 weeks of classes. Registration Thursday
22 September, classes begin Thursday Sep-
tember 29, Scandinavian Cultural Centre,
764 Erin Street. Contact Kendra at (204)
452-5378 or email at icfron@shaw.ca.
Literature
Thursday 15 September
Wínnipeg, MB: The Department of lcelan-
dic at the University of Manítoba hosts a
Páll Guðmundsson Memorial Presentation.
Guðbergur Bergsson speaks on “Ideas on
Distance.” Kristjana Gunnars speaks on
‘Translating ianguage; translating culture,
translating civiliazation. On how many levels
does a translation occur?” Gunnars will also
read from her most recent work.The lceland
Reading Room, The lcelandic Collection,
3rd floor, Elizabeth Dafoe Library, University
of Manitoba. Free admission. Free parking
(B-Lot). Refreshments will be served follow-
ing the presentations.
Saturday 24 September
Winnipeg, MB: David Arnason reads as
part of the Winnipeg International Wrífers
Festival at “Winnipeg:The Imágined City,” an
event linked to the forthcoming book he co-
edited. ManitobaTheatre forYoung People, 1
p.m„ tickets $12 at the door. For more infor-
mation, phone (204) 927-7323 or visit www.
winnipegwords.com.
Sunday 25 September
Winnipeg, MB: John K. Samson reads as
part of the Winnipeg International Writers
Festival at “Prairie Poets Post." Manitoba
Theatre forYoung People, 2:30 p.m., tickets
$12 at the door. For more information, phone
(204) 927-7323 or visit www.winnipegwords.
com.
Thursday 29 September
Winnipeg, MB: Lestrafélag meets at the lce-
landic Collection, University of Manitoba, at
7 p.m. Bill Holm’s Playing the Black Piano will
be discussed.
Thursday 27 October
Winnipeg, MB: Lestrafélag meets at the lce-
landic Collection, University of Manitoba, at
7p.m. More details TBA.
Thursday 24 November
Winnipeg, MB: Lestrafélag meets at the lce-
landic Collection, University of Manitoba, at
7 p.m. to discuss Hávamál — Sayings of the
Vikings.
Meetings
Saturday 10 September
Winnipeg, MB: The Jón Sigurdson Chapter
of the IODE will hold its first monthly meeting
of the 2005/2006 season at 12:00 noon, at
Betelstadur, 1061 Sargent Avenue.
Thursday 22 September
Edmonton, AB: The Annual Meeting of the
lcelandic-Canadian Chamber of Commerce
(ICCC). Issues on the agenda include a brief-
ing on the current status of EFTA-Canadian
Free Trade talks and an overview of fishing
and transport developments crucial to the
trading relationship. Members of the ICCC are
encouraged to participate and new members
are welcome. For more information visit the
ICCC’s new website, www.icelandccc.com.
Movies
UntilSeptember17
Toronto, ON: The Toronto International Film
Festival features films by directors of lcelan-
dic descent and film coproductions with lce-
land, including Sturla Gunnarsson’s Beowulf
and Grendel, Baltasar Kormákur’s Little Trip
to Heaven and Robert Douglas’s Strákarnir
okkar (Eleven Men Out). For more information
phone (416) 968-FILM or visit www.e.bell.ca/
filmfest/2005.
Thursday 29 September
Toronto, ON: The National Film Board, in
partnership with the lcelandic Canadian Club
of Toronto, the lcelandic Film Centre and the
lcelandic Consulate, presents Silja Hauks-
dóttir’s D/s at the National Film Board, 150
John St. at 8:30 p.m. $8 adults $6 st/sr/NFB
members.
Thursday 27 October
Toronto, ON: The National Film Board, in
partnership with the lcelandic Canadian Club
of Toronto, the lcelandic Film Centre and the
lcelandic Consulate, presents Guðný Hall-
dórsdóttir's Ungtrúin góða og húsið (Honour
of the House) at the National Film Board, 150
John St. at 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. $8 adults $6
st/sr/NFB members. •
October 1 —
October 3 —
October 28 -
October 30 -
November 4
November 7
UK
Music
Lindy tour dates:
Stratford, ON at Tango
- Hartlepool, England, UK
-Tramps Cafe in Plymouth, UK
- Beard Museum in Oxford, UK
- The Bell in Charlbury, UK
—The Causeway in Hartlepool,
Nathan tour dates:
September 18 —Duncan, BCatDuncan
Garage Showroom, 330 Duncan St.
#201
September 22 — Edmonton, AB at SidetracR
Cafe Ltd., 10333-112th Street
September 23 - Calgary, AB at Ironwood
Stage and Grill,1429 - 9th Avenue SE
September 24 — Calgary, AB at Nickelodeon
Music Club
September 29 — Saskatoon, SK at Lydia's
Pub, 650 Broadway Avenue
September 30 — Regina, SK at The Ex-
change, 2431 - 8th Avenue
October 15 - Portage la Prairie, MB at Wil-
liam Glesby Centre
November 5 — Boston Heights, OH at
Happy Days Visitor Centre, 8 p.m.
Lowry Olafson tour dates:
September 25 — Vancouver, BC at Word on
the Street Festival, Library Square,
downtown at 1 p.m. Admission is free.
October 1 — Bowen Island at Cates Hill
Chapel, with Daryl Jahnke, guitars,
Paul Steenhuis, bass. Doors: 7 p.m.,
Concert 7:30 p.m.Tickets $15.
October 7 — Gibsons Landing at The
. Club, with Daryl Jahnke, guitars,
Paul Steenhuis, bass. Doors: 7 p.m.,
Concert 8 p.m.Tickets $10 advance,
$12 at the door; available at Coast
Books, Talewind and Roberts Creek
Health Food.
October 8—Vancouver, BC; detaiis TBA
Sigur Rós tour dates:
September 9 — Philadelphia at tower theatre
September 11 — Strathmore, MD at The Mu-
sic Center
September 12 — New York City at Beacon
Theatre
September 13 — New York City at Beacon
Theatre
September 15 — Boston, MA at the Opera
House
September 16 — Montreal, QC at Théátre
Maisonneuve
September 18 — Ottawa, ON at the Bronson
Centre
September 19 —Toronto, ON at Massey Hall,
toronto
September 20 — Ann Arbor, Ml at the Michi-
gan Theatre
September 21 — Chicago, Ml at the Chicago
Theatre
September 23 — Madison, Wl at the Or-
pheumTheatre
September 24 — Minneapolis, MN at the
State Theatre
September 27 — Vancouver, BC at the Or-
pheum
September 28 — Seattle, WA at Paramount
Theatre
September 29 — Portland, OR at the Rose-
land Theatre
October 1 — Oakland, CA at the Paramount
Theatre
October 3 — San Diego, CA at Copley Sym-
phony Hall
October 5 — Los Angeles, CA at the Holly-
wood Bowl
October 6 — Las Vegas, NV at the Joint
Sports
Sunday 18 September
Seattle, WA: The lcelandic Club of Greater
Seattle holds its Golf Tournament at 11 a.m.
at Jackson Park Golf Course. For more infor-
mation call (206) 546-3012.
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