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EVENTS
Until March 22
Toronto, ON: ‘Sko! (everything happens
all at once)’, recent work by Svava Thordis
Juliusson at Brayham Contemporary Art,
1318 Queen Street East, Toronto, ON, M4L
1C5. Svava Thordis was born in 1966 in
Siglufjordur, Iceland, immigrating to the
Canadian prairies at age ten. She began
undergraduate studies at the Alberta Col-
lege of Art and Design in 1993 and com-
pleted a Bachelor of Fine Arts at NSCAD
University in 1997 Juliusson received her
MFA in studio at York University in 2007.
She currently maintains a studio practice
in Toronto and is also director and owner of
List... gallery/studio. For more information
contact www.brayhamcontemporaryart.
com, or svavaj@rogers.com
Saturday 28 March
Winnipeg, MB: The Jón Sigurdsson Chap-
ter IODE will hold its annual Spring Bridge
and Whist Luncheon on March 28th at
Betelstadur, 1061 Sargent Avenue. Bake
Sale starts at 11:30, lunch at 12:00 noon,
followed by card playing. Price is $12:00.
Many door prizes and Bridge and Whist
prizes as well as Tombola. Everyone is
welcome.
Thursday 16 April
Selkirk, MB: Come to the heart of the
Interlake and celebrate the first day of
summer with the Selkirk Brúin Chapter’s
Sumardagurinn Fyrsti. Enjoy homemade
Icelandic delicacies such as rullupylsa,
pönnukökur, and vínarterta. As well we will
be showcasing local Icelandic talent and
Selkirk’s own Icelandic choir “Kaffi Tima”.
This year we will be getting together April
16th at the Selkirk Legion 403 Eveline
Street, Selkirk. Doors will open at 7:00 pm
and concert to start at 7:30 pm. Silver col-
lection to be taken at the door.
April 30 - May 3
Gimli, MB: Komið Heím til Nýja Íslands -
Come home to New Iceland. 90th Icelandic
National League Convention. Convention
facility is at the Lakeview Resort. Quote
‘Gimli INL’ for conference rates; (204)
642-8565 or www.lakeviewhotels.com.
Convention registration: Early Bir (before
February 15) is $140. Regular rate (regis-
ter by April 1) is $165. Gala Banquet $45.
Events include bus tours of New Iceland,
NIHM, and the INL Annual General Meeting.
For more information, registration form,
program and additional accomodations in
Gimli, call 1-877-355-3500, e-mail gimli-
ics@yahoo.com or visit the INL website at
www.inlofna.org
GENEALOGY
Sundays
Victoria, BC: The first Sunday of each
month the Icelanders of Victoria are of-
fering a genealogy night open house style
at Fred Bjarnason’s. You will have the op-
portunity to use his collection of genealogy
books, use his password to a variety of
databases and have an experienced hand
to guide you in your quest to find your Ice-
landic ancestors. Please come out and join
us from 6-9 on Sunday evening. Fred Bjar-
nason (250) 202-1055.
LANGUAGE CLASSES
Monday 9 March
Winnipeg, MB: Language and Communi-
cation for Internationally Educated Agrolo-
gists (LACFIEA) is a free, evening program
at the University of Winnipeg designed to
help professionally trained newcomers ac-
quire the language and cross-cultural skills
they need to succeed in their agricultural
field. The program is made up of 32 three-
hour evening classes held twice a week.
Lessons are integrated to develop skills
in reading, writing, speaking and listen-
ing. The next session begins March 9. For
course information, contact Paul Graham
at (204) 774-2889 or by e-mail at lacfiea@
mts.net. To register and eligibility crite-
ria and to request a registration package
please contact Paul Vieira at (204) 982-
6636 or p.vieira@uwinnipeg.ca.
Wednesdays
Gimli, MB: Kaffitími (coffee time) in Gimli
takes place at 3 p.m. each Wednesday,
meeting at Amma’s Tea Room at the Gimli
Waterfront Centre. There is no sign-up and
no teacher. Anyone is welcome to drop in;
the only fee is the price of your cup of cof-
fee. There is only one rule — you need to
talk Icelandic in order to participate in the
chat around the table. If you just want to
listen at first that’s fine too!
Wednesdays
New Westminster, BC: Icelandic lessons
are held on Wednesday evening at 7:30
p.m. Cost is $5.00 per session and held at
939 6th Street. Contact Indriði Kristjáns-
son (604) 852-6807, (778) 989-0426, or
indridi@telus.net.
LITERATURE
Thursday 19 March
Winnipeg, MB: Department of Icelandic,
University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, invites
you to Halldór Guðmundsson: “Halldór Lax-
ness – A Traveller in the Age of Extremes.”
Thursday, March 19, 7:00 pm at the Ice-
landic Collection, Elizabeth Dafoe Library,
University of Manitoba. Free admission,
free parking.
Christina Sunley’s “The Tricking of
Freya” book tour
Canadian author Christina Sunley grew up
hearing about the experiences of her Ice-
landic grandparents, including the story of
how her grandfather’s family fled a mas-
sive volcanic eruption in Iceland in 1875.
In ‘The Tricking of Freya,’ Sunley draws on
her rich heritage to tell the fictional story of
a woman in search of a mysterious relative
and a family secret that takes her from a
small village to the volcanoes, glaciers, and
chasms of Iceland itself. For more informa-
tion, visit www.christinasunley.com.
March 6 - Corte Madera, CA - Book Pas-
sage Corte Madera, 51 Tamal Vista
Boulevard, 7 pm
March 12 - Seattle, WA - Elliott Bay Book
Company, 101 Main Street, 7:30 pm
March 16 - Seattle, WA - Nordic Heritage
Museum, 3014 NW 67th Street, 7 pm
March 26 - San Francisco, CA - Books Inc.
in Opera Plaza, 601 Van Ness, 7 pm
March 27 - Santa Rosa, CA - Copperfields
Books, Literary Luncheon at the Sea
Thai Restaurant, 2323 Sonoma Ave,
12:00 pm
March 31 - New York, NY - Scandinavia
House, 58 Park Ave, 6:30 pm
April 2 - New York, NY - Westbeth, 55 Bet-
hune Street, 7 pm
MOVIES
May 6 & May 9
New York, NY: Scandinavia House pres-
ents the film, Astrópía, Wednesday, May 6,
6:30 pm & Saturday, May 9, 3 pm. Directed
by Gunnar B. Gudmundsson (2007). In Ice-
landic with English subtitles. 92 min. When
Hildur, a beautiful high society girl and
mainstay in the national celebrity press,
finds out that she can no longer live off
of her recently imprisoned boyfriend, she
becomes determined to find financial inde-
pendence and start a new life. Possessing
no skills or practical experience, her job
search is fruitless until she lands a job
selling role playing books and accessories
at the local fantasy game shop, Astrópía.
Scandinavia House is located 58 Park Av-
enue, New York, NY 10016; Tel: (212) 879-
9779; Email: info@amscan.org.
May 13 & May 16
New York, NY: Scandinavia House pres-
ents the film, Country Wedding (Sveit-
abrúðkaup), Wednesday, May 13, 6:30 pm
& Saturday, May 16, 3 pm. Directed by
Valdís Óskarsdóttir (Iceland, 2008). Óskars-
dóttir’s Country Wedding is a light-hearted
comedy about a dysfunctional family en
route to a rustic, intimate wedding in the
beautiful countryside of Iceland. Things
start to unravel from the beginning when
the small wedding party becomes lost.
Óskarsdóttir manages to skillfully walk the
fine line between hilarity and despair in this
realistic portrait of nuptials where more of-
ten than not, they provide fertile ground for
the airing of tired grievances and secrets
better left hidden. In Icelandic with Eng-
lish subtitles. 95 min. Scandinavia House
is located 58 Park Avenue, New York, NY
10016; Tel: (212) 879-9779; Email: info@
amscan.org.
May 20 & May 23
New York, NY: Scandinavia House presents
the film, Back Soon (Skrapp út), Wednes-
day, May 20, 6:30 pm & Saturday, May 23,
3 pm. Directed by Sólveig Anspach (2008).
In Icelandic with English subtitles. 90 min.
In this quirky, heartfelt film, Anna Hall-
grímsdóttir is a poet, dish washer and mar-
ijuana dealer who lives with her two sons,
Krummi and Úlfur. Tired of her daily life and
the coldness of Iceland, she decides it is
time to show her sons more of the world.
Before changing her lifestyle, first she must
sell her “business,” which consists of her
mobile phone, containing her extensive and
valuable client list. Set to a score of lively
Icelandic reggae, the next two days propel
Anna through numerous family adventures,
culminating with a crowd of customers,
friends and relatives who have gathered
for a farewell soiree. Scandinavia House
is located 58 Park Avenue, New York, NY
10016; Tel: (212) 879-9779; Email: info@
amscan.org.
MUSIC
Bill Bourne tour dates:
March 13 to 22 - Austin, TX - SXSW Festival
with Bop Ensemble
July 3 to 5 - Canso, NS - Stan Fest - solo
August 7 to 9 - Ear Falls, ON - Trout Forest
Fest - with Bop Ensemble
Mad Shadow tour dates:
July 18 - Nakusp, BC - Nakusp Music Fest
Svanur Vilbergsson tour dates:
March 17 - Boston, MA - King’s Chapel
April 2 & 3 - Maastricht, Netherlands - Klan-
ken Festival, Conservatorium Maas-
tricht w/ Mateu Malondra Flaquer
November 6 - Breda, Netherlands - Waalse
Kerk
The Weakerthans tour dates:
March 19 - St. John s, NL - Club One
March 20 - Halifax, NS - The Palace
March 22 - Sackville, NB - Georges Fabu-
lous Roadhouse
March 23 - Fredericton, NB - UNB Ball-
room
March 25 - Quebec City, QC - Le Cercle
March 26 - Montreal, QC - Le National
March 28 - Ottawa, ON - Bronson Centre
March 29 - Kingston, ON - The Alehouse
March 31 - Toronto, ON - Phoenix
April 1 - Toronto, ON - Phoenix
April 3 - London, ON - Music Hall
April 4 - Guelph, ON - River Run Centre
April 17 - Winnipeg, MB - Burton Cum-
mings Theatre
April 18 - Winnipeg, MB - Burton Cum-
mings Theatre
April 21 - Regina, SK - Ridell Centre
April 22 - Saskatoon, SK - Odeon Events
Centre
April 23 - Edmonton, AB - Winspear Centre
April 25 - Calgary, AB - Macewan Hall
April 26 - Banff, AB - Wild Bill’s
April 27 - Kelowna, BC - Kelowna Commu-
nity Theatre
April 30 - Victoria, BC - Element
ÞORRABLÓTS
Saturday 7 March
Seattle, WA: The Icelandic Club of Greater
Seattle will be hosting their Þorrablót at the
Nordic Heritage Museum. Visit www.ice-
landseattle.com for more info.
Victoria, BC: The Icelanders of Victoria
Þorrablót will start at 5:30 p.m. at the Nor-
way House.
Saturday 14 March
Arborg, MB: The Esjan Chapter, INL, will
hold its annual Þorrablót in the Arborg
Community Hall on Saturday, March 14. The
New Iceland Youth choir will entertain, and
Laxness biographer, Halldór Guðmundsson,
will be our guest from Iceland. More details
to come.
New Westminster, BC: The ICC of BC will
be hosting their annual Þorrablót at the
Scandinavian Community Centre. If you
have some time to help organize this event,
please contact Margaret Amirault at (604)
688-9082 or email gusta1@telus.net.
South San Franciso, CA: The Icelandic
Association of Northern California hosts
Þorrablót, March 14 from 6:30 p.m. - 12
p.m. Held at the Municipal Building on 33
Arroyo Drive. Get your tickets early, the
Þorrablót planning has begun! Eat exotic
foods from Iceland, drink Brennivín and
dance. We will be enjoying the wonderful
culinary delicacies of chef Magnus Hédins-
son, from Iceland. No tickets will be avail-
able at the door. The pricing is as follows:
$70 members/$80 guests until March 14;
$40 children (ages 5 - 17). Get your tickets
by e-mailing: addasig@aol.com
Saturday 28 March
Toronto, ON: ICCT annual Þorrablót at a
great new larger venue, the Estonian House
on Broadview Ave. More room, same great
Icelandic and Canadian food and entertain-
ment. Earlybird Special - Book by March
1 for $35 adults, $20 youth, regular price
$39 adults, $22 youth, children 6 and un-
der free. Lynne Thorkelsson, mlynnet@
gmail.com
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First Lutheran Church
580 Victor Street
Winnipeg R3G 1R2
204-772-7444
www.mts.net/~flcwin
Worship with us
Sundays 10:30 a.m.
Pastor Michael Kurtz
Greetings from
Gordon J. Reykdal
Honorary Consul of the
Republic of Iceland
17631 - 103 Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta
T5S 1N8
Tel: (780) 408-5118
Fax: (708) 443-2653
E-mail: gord@csfinancial.ca
Icelandic-
Canadian
astronaut
flies elderly
plane
Canada’s first aircraft, the Silver Dart, flew again recently, but this time the
stick was in the hands of Reyk-
javík-born Canadian ex-astronaut
Bjarni Tryggvason. The space-
man flew an upgraded version of
the historic vehicle in Hamilton,
Ontario, on Friday, February 6,
achieving a speed of forty miles
per hour and a top altitude of al-
most four meters.
The Silver Dart first flew on
February 23, 1909, in Baddeck
Bay, Cape Breton, with designer
J.A.D. McCurdy in the pilot’s
seat. Tryggvason’s Hamilton test
flight was in preparation for a
recreation of this historic event at
the original location on the same
late February day.
“It was a bit shaky,” Tryg-
gvason reported after returning
to earth. However, he considered
the test flight a complete success.
Photo courtesy Parks canada
The original Silver Dart.
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