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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
ACROSS
1 Time period
4 Rock and Roll “King”
9 Tempo
12 Do not Proverb Pt. 1
14 Intended
15 tardy
16 singing voice
17 Daffy
18 eagerness
19 Baste
21 aged in nature
23 tatter
25 nosh
26 afloat
28 Digital audio tape
30 transparent substance
33 Photographer’s
workplace
35 chinese seasoning
37 Linear Proverb Pt. 3
39 serving of corn
40 fastened
43 grow older
44 Musical bass __
46 stretch to make do
47 teensy Proverb Pt. 5
49 Little Mermaid’s love
51 Inquire Proverb Pt. 2
53 canal
54 Lavatory
56 tinct
58 served with ice cream
62 Like a lion
66 adore
67 squashed circles
69 Prune
70 chilled
71 fasten
72 “__ and go seek” (game)
73 Pro Proverb Pt. 4
74 childrens sliding toys
75 find
DOWN
1 cheese
2 rolled chocolate candy
brand
3 negative (prefix)
4 Fire remains
5 tended
6 Basin
7 towards
8 format
9 Bundle
10 Parent groups
11 not women’s
13 thrown in the air
15 Legume
20 thailand citizens
22 Levee
24 Most wet
26 Dickens’ “__ of two
cities” (2 wds.)
27 More confident
29 cooking measurement
31 raccoon-like animal
32 fish
33 Part of a min.
34 Less than two
36 Hair stuff
38 “to the right!”
41 also known as (abbr.)
42 san __ (ca city)
45 not live
48 furrow
50 speak lovingly
52 slew
55 aromas
57 Bird homes
58 first letter of the arabic
alphabet
59 south of the border crazy
60 Maintain
61 Vile
63 Bulb flower
64 What a leaf comes from
65 fencing sword
68 avenue
The Lögberg-Heimskringla Crossword Puzzle
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12 13 14 15
16 17 18
19 20 21 22
23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 31 32
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39 40 41 42 43
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49 50 51 52 53
54 55 56 57
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ACROSS
1 Time period
4 Rock and Roll "King"
9 Tempo
12
14 Intended
15 Tardy
16 Singing voice
17 Daffy
18 Eagerness
19 Baste
21 Aged in nature
23 Tatter
25 Nosh
26 Afloat
28 Digital audio tape
30 Transparent substance
33 Photographer's
workplace
35 Chinese seasoning
37 Linear
39 Serving of corn
40 Fastened
43 Grow older
44 Musical bass __
46 Stretch to make do
47 Teensy
49 Little Mermaid's love
51 Inquire
53 Canal
54 Lavatory
56 Tinct
58 Served with ice cream
62 Like a lion
66 Adore
67 Squashed circles
69 Prune
70 Chilled
71 Fasten
72 "__ and go seek" (game)
73 Pro
74 Childrens sliding toys
75 Find
DOWN
1 Cheese
2 Rolled chocolate candy
brand
3 Negative (prefix)
4 Fire remains
5 Tended
6 Basin
7 Towards
8 Format
9 Bundle
10 Parent groups
11 Not women's
13 Thrown in the air
15 Legume
20 Thailand citizens
22 Levee
24 Most wet
26 Dickens' "__ of Two
Cities" (2 wds.)
27 More confident
29 Cooking measurement
31 Raccoon-like animal
32 Fish
33 Part of a min.
34 Less than two
36 Hair stuff
38 "To the right!"
41 Also known as (abbr.)
42 San __ (CA city)
45 Not live
48 Furrow
50 Speak lovingly
52 Slew
55 Aromas
57 Bird homes
58 First letter of the Arabic
alphabet
59 South of the border crazy
60 Maintain
61 Vile
63 Bulb flower
64 What a leaf comes from
65 Fencing sword
68 Avenue
EVENTS
February 2, 3, 4, 8 & 10
Toronto, ON: Great Expectations, new
production by Marion Johnson from
the London Chapter. Feb. 7 is the 200th
birthday of Charles Dickens, the grand
old man of English literature! We’re
celebrating in February with a wonderful
new adaptation of Dickens’ novel Great
Expectations, adapted by Londoner Marion
Johnson and directed by leading London
director Don Fleckser – with a cast and
crew drawn from London’s finest. Wolf
Performance Hall, Central Library. Show
times: 7:30 p.m.; Matinees Feb. 4 and 5 at
2 p.m. (1/2 price Feb 5) For tickets ($20),
contact the Grand Theatre at 519-672-
8800 or grandtheatre.com
Until 11 February
New York, NY: Luminous Modernism:
Scandinavian Art Comes to America, 1912,
an international loan exhibition of paintings
by Edvard Munch, Vilhelm Hammershøi,
Anders Zorn, and other Scandinavian
pioneers of modernism at Scandinavia
House: The Nordic Center in America.
The exhibition brings together 48 works
by Nordic artists who embraced, and
pioneered, the transformative aesthetic
innovations that swept the European
continent during late 19th and early 20th
centuries. $5 ($3 for Seniors & Students
with a valid ID; Free for ASF Members).
Gallery tours are available the first Tuesday
@ 1 p.m. & the last Saturday @ 2 p.m. of
every month, Tuesday, November 1, 2011
through Tuesday, February 7, 2012.
Saturday 18 February
Moorhead, MN: 9th Annual Nordic Gala.
There will be wine tasting, appetizers, a
silent auction and dessert & coffee. Come
dance to Ole Olsson’s Old Time Orkestra.
7 - 10 p.m. At the Hjemkomst Center 202,
1st Avenue N. Tickets $20 in advance,
$25 at the door. (218) 299-5452, www.
NordicCultureClubs.org.
Sunday 26 February
Toronto, ON: ICCT annual Iceland Travel
Show. Great pictures and stories from
club members who were there last year.
Brochures, info. on Iceland and organized
trips for 2012. 3 p.m. Morningside High
Park Presbyterian Church, 4 Morningside
Avenue (west of High Park). More
info:gaileinarsonmccleery@gmail.com
Tuesday 6 March
Winnipeg, MB: The Icelandic Canadian Frón
invites you to film night, Tuesday, March 6,
7:30 p.m. at the Scandinavian Cultural
Centre at 764 Erin Street to view Dreamland,
an Icelandic documentary film. Dreamland
is a film about a nation standing at cross-
roads; a nation with abundance of choices
gradually becomes caught up in a plan to
turn its wilderness and beautiful nature into
a massive system of hydro-electric and
geothermal power plants with dams and
reservoirs. Silver collection at the door.
Friday 20 April
Winnipeg, MB: The Icelandic Canadian
Frón is hosting its wine pairing dinner at
the Scandinavian Centre, 764 Erin Street
at 6:30 p.m. Chef Michael of Bonne
Cuisine will again be catering. For Tickets
contact Judy Bradley, gjbradley@shaw.
ca phone 488-3076 or Kendra Jonasson,
kensuloa@mts.net phone770-3618.
May 3 – 6, 2012
Brandon, MB: 93rd INL of NA Convention
Hosted by the Icelandic Canadian Club
of Western Manitoba. Embracing Our
Icelandic Culture at the Victoria Inn, 3550
Victoria Ave.Registration forms coming out
soon. Check out the INL of NA website and
Facebook for more info. www.inlofna.org.
2012 WSO NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL:
The Nordic Edition
28 January - 3 February
Winnipeg, MB: WSO’s 2012 New Music
Festival: The Nordic Edition. Throughout
the week you will hear many new works
by some of Iceland’s most celebrated
composers including Kjartan Sveinsson
(of Sigur Rós), Daníel Bjarnason, Valgeir
Sigurdsson, Atli Heimir Sveinsson and
Jóhann Jóhannsson. You will experience
works few ever get to hear. For tickets or
more info: www.lh-inc.ca. Tickets also
available at the Centennial Concert hall and
all Ticketmaster outlets 1-855-985-arts.
WSO boxoffice 949-3999. www.wso.ca.
Friday 3 February
Icelandic Finale: Jóhannsson and
Sveinsson. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
6:40 – 7:10 p.m. Book launch of Birna
Bjarnadóttir’s Recesses of the Mind:
Aesthetics in the work of Gudbergur
Bergsson with book signing and reading.
Guests: Birna Bjarnadóttir, Gudbergur
Bergsson and Atli Heimir Sveinsson.
7:10 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Discussion – Hear
NMF artistic associate Matthew Patton
and composers Jóhann Jóhannsson and
Atli Heimir Sveinsson share their thoughts
on Icelandic music and their works being
presented in this evening’s concert,
hosted by Alexander Mickelthwate and
Vincent Ho.
7:30 p.m. – 7:50 p.m. Performance –
University of Manitoba’s Pizzicelli Ensemble;
Minna Rose Chung, director.
ICELANDIC CLASSES
Saturdays, 4 February – 31 March
Toronto, ON: Íslenskukennsla, Icelandic
Language Classes for Children and Youth.
The ICCT offers weekly language classes
held on Saturday afternoons from 1- 3 p.m.
for 8 weeks. COST: $65 for ICCT members
$75 non-members. Tentative schedule runs
Sat. Feb. 4 to Sat. March 31 (not March 17)
Classes may continue for another session
before summer and continue in the fall
subject to interest. Teacher: Andri Elvar.
Scandinavian Canadian Club, near Bathurst
and Lawrence For more info email Arden
Jackson: thorrablot@icct.info, Subject:
Icelandic Class.
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 signup and
no teacher. Anyone is welcome to drop
in; the only fee is the price of your cup of
coffee. 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!
Tuesdays
Winnipeg, MB: The Icelandic Canadian
Frón is offering three levels of Icelandic
classes at the Scandinavian Cultural
Centre, 764 Erin Street. Fee for 10 week
session is $40 for members, $45 for non-
members, or drop in for $5 per class.
Classes start at 6:30 p.m. For information
call Gunnvör at (204) 284-1535.
Thursdays
Calgary, AB: Please join the LEIC once
a month, 1:15 p.m. in the Saga Room for
more Thursdays in the Library. A number of
new items have been added to the library
collection. For more info about the sessions,
contact Christine (403) 244-1560.

GENEALOGY
Sundays
Victoria, BC: The first Sunday of each
month the Icelanders of Victoria are
offering a genealogy night open-house
style at Fred Bjarnason’s. You will have
the oppor unity 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 Icelandic ancestors.
Please join us from 6-9 p.m. Fred
Bjarnason (250) 477-3535.

LITERATURE
Lestrarfélagið Gleym-mér-ei
Feb. 23: The Chain Letter of the Soul –
Bill Holm
March 29: Curtains – Tom Jokinen
April 18: The History of the INL – $5 – the
INL convention will be held in Brandon,
2012 at the end of April.
May 31: Ice Land – Betsy Tobin
ÞORRABLÓT
Saturday, 4 February
Ottawa, ON: Friends of Iceland Annual
Þorrablót from 6 to 11 p.m. At the Orleans
Legion Hall, 800 Taylor Creek Drive,
Orleans, ON. http://g.co/maps/kvugq.
Please RSVP to: judith.hoye@rogers.com
Saturday 11 February
Bloomington, MN: Þorrablót, 5:30-9:30
p.m. Knights of Columbus 1114, American
Boulevard W.
Saturday 18 February
Winnipeg, MB: The Icelandic Canadian
Frón’s Þorrablót will be on Saturday,
February 18 at the Scandinavian Cultural
Centre, 764 Erin Street. Cocktails and
hors d’oeuvres at 6 p.m., buffet at 7
p.m. with entertainment to follow. Tickets
are $40 and available from Gunnvör,
(204) 284-1535, or cell 782-8717.
Burnaby, BC: Þorrablót at Scandinavian
Centre.
Saturday 25 February
Seattle, WA: Þorrablót - Nordic Heritage
Museum.
Edmonton, AB: The Icelandic Canadian
Club of Edmonton, Nordurljos is holding
its annual Þorrablót.
Chicago, IL: Þorrablót at the Svithiod
House. 5518 W. Lawrence Avenue, close
to the I-90/94 and accessable by public
transportation. Buffet style dinner with
delicious Þorrafood, flown in from Iceland,
and some traditional a d less traditional
dishes prepared by members. Music by
Sveinbjörn Grétarsson and the Þorra Quire. 6
p.m. Tickets: Members $50, non-members
$60, 12-18 $40, 70+ $40. Available online
at www.icelandchicago.org.
Saturday 3 March
South San Francisco, CA: Þorrablót,
6:30-12 a.m. Ticekts: Adults $55 until
Dec. 31st, $75 until March 1st. Children
$40.
Saturday 10 March
Victoria, BC: Þorrablót, 5 p.m. onwards.
Norway House.
MUSIC
John K. Samson & The Provincial Band
tour dates (The Provincial Band, comprised
of Shotgun Jimmie on guitar (Jimmie will
also open the shows), Doug Friesen (Pete
Elkas, Bidiniband) on electric and upright
bass and Doug MacGregor (Constantines)
on drums. John will also perform a selec-
tion of solo renditions of material spanning
his 20 years as a songwriter.
March 7: Kingston, ON - The Grad Club
March 8: Ottawa, ON - Mavericks Bar
March 9: Montreal, QC - La Sala Rossa
March 10: Boston, MA - Brighton Music
Hall
March 11: Philadelphia, PA - Union
Transfer
March 13: Washington, DC - Black Cat
March 15: New York, NY - Bowery
Ballroom
March 16: Pittsburgh, PA - Club Cafe
March 17: Buffalo, NY - Mohawk
March 18: Hamilton, ON - The Casbah
March 20: London, ON - The Aeolian Hall
March 21: Guelph, ON - E-Bar
March 22: Toronto, ON - Great Hall
March 27: Winnipeg, MB - West End
Cultural Centre
March 28: Regina, SK - The Exchange
March 29: Edmonton, AB - The Royal
Alberta Museum Theatre
March 31: Vancouver, BC - The Biltmore
Events
Icelandic lasses
Genealogy
Þorrablót
Music
Literatu e