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Lögberg-Heimskringla • 15. febrúar 2015 • 3
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Celebrate the anniversary of the end of prohibition in Iceland by partaking in some bjór og pylsur – that’s beer and
hotdogs – on Sunday, March 1, 2015 at The
Brogue, 800 Pembina Highway, Winnipeg.
There’s room for 140 people, starting at
6:00 p.m. and continuing until we’re kicked
out. Tickets are $15 per person and the price
includes a flight of Egils Gull, Bríó and Brogue
brews with a famous Icelandic hotdog to
cleanse the palate between sips. Net proceeds
will go to Lögberg-Heimskringla.
Unlike the old days before March 1, 1989,
you will not have to mix brennivín with your
non-alcoholic beer; this was a practice which
one can hardly believe, but it did really happen
and it was called bjórlíki – “like beer.” Truth
be told, it wasn’t as much “like beer” as people
would have liked.
The evening will be full of short
presentations. Host and owner Kristjan
Kristjansson will recite some short Icelandic
poems about “good times” and emcee Leif
Norman will translate them into English.
Winnipeg Free Press literary editor and
beverage critic Ben MacPhee-Sigurdson
will lead us in a beer tasting and Lögberg-
Heimskringla editor Stefan Jonasson will be
on hand to give us a short talk on the history
of prohibition in Iceland and why Bjórdagur
marks an important milestone in Iceland’s
march to freedom. Through it all, much Gull
and Bríó will be had.This is the first time we
know of that a Bjórdagur party has been held
in Winnipeg, and it is hopefully going to be
an annual event from now on – next year with
even more beer options, as the import and
export papers get signed. Once again, red tape
is holding up the enjoyment of Icelandic beer.
Let us be inspired by the Hávamál, a poem
in the Poetic Edda:
“A better burden
no man can bear
on the way than his mother wit:
and no worse provision
can he carry with him
than too deep a draught of ale.
Less good than they say
for the sons of men
is the drinking oft of ale:
for the more they drink,
the less they can think
and keep a watch over their wits.”
BJÓRDAGUR
“Beer Day” is coming to Winnipeg
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Garry “Morning Star” Raven’s Seven Teachings and More: Anishinaabeg share their traditional teachings with an Icelander will be introduced on Thursday, February 12, at
4:30 p.m., in a presentation at the Iceland Reading Room, 3rd floor,
Elizabeth Dafoe Library. Everyone is welcome and admission is free.
The Seven Teachings and More was collected by Björk
Bjarnadóttir and illustrated by Gerald Foster. It is published by
the University of Manitoba’s Kind Publishing, a venture of the
Department of Icelandic Language & Literature. In addition to the
lead presenter, Björk Bjarnadóttir, an environmental ethnologist
from Iceland, those in attendance will hear from Dr. Jefferey Taylor,
Dean of the Faculty of Arts; Dr. Peter Kulchyski, Professor of
Native Studies; and Dr. Birna Bjarnadóttir, Head of the Department
of Icelandic Language & Literature. The event will be chaired by Dr.
Warren Cariou, Canada Research Chair and Director of the Centre
for Creative Writing and Oral Culture. The presentation is sponsored
by The University of Manitoba’s Department of Icelandic Language
& Literature, the Icelandic Collection, and the Centre for Creative
Writing and Oral Culture.
Björk Bjarnadóttir is an environmental ethnologist. Her interest
in ancient cultures and the environment led her to Canada, where
she worked with Garry Raven and other First Nations people. She
now lives in Iceland on a small organic farm with her partner Tómas
Atli Ponsi, her cat Moli, and around sixty thousand bees.
Garry Raven (1945-2010) lived for most of his life on his
property Raven’s Creek on the Hollow Water reserve in Manitoba.
He was a traditional teacher and taught at universities, schools,
businesses, and corporations; travelled all over the world; and
participated in creating one of the exhibitions at the Smithsonian’s
National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, DC.
The Seven Teachings and More
A LIVE INTRODUCTION
Taste of Iceland is coming to Boston, where Iceland Naturally
will present the best of Iceland’s food, music, and culture from
March 12 to 16, 2015.
Iceland Naturally will partner with the MIT Media Lab and
the City Science Initiative to host an energy innovation panel
discussion on Thursday, March 12, focusing on efforts in Boston
and Reykjavik. The mayor of Reykjavík and executives from
Iceland’s national power company, Landsvirkjun, will represent
Iceland.
From March 13 to 16, you can enjoy an authentic Icelandic meal
at Tavern Road in Fort Point. Icelandic chef Viktor Örn Andrésson,
head chef at Blue Lagoon’s Lava Restaurant, will collaborate with
chef Louis DiBiccari, owner and head chef at Tavern Road.
Icelandic band Kaleo will headline this year’s Reykjavík
Calling concert at The Middle East Restaurant and Nightclub on
Saturday, March 14, alongside Icelandic solo artist Beebee and the
Bluebirds and local musicians. Reykjavik Calling is presented by
WERS 88.9 FM and Iceland Naturally.
Finally, discover the best in Icelandic film at Kendall Square
Cinema, where Iceland Naturally will host a series of Icelandic
film screenings, also on Saturday, March 14. Details for all Taste
of Iceland events are available at the Iceland Naturally website.
Taste of Iceland
COMING TO BOSTON