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EVENTS
EVERY 2ND AND 4TH THURSDAY
Winnipeg, MB: The Nordic Knitters
resume semi-monthly meetings of the
Scandinavian Cultural Centre, 764 Erin St.
7 pm. All are welcome.
SCANDINAVIAN CULTURAL CENTRE
TGIF SPEAKERS SERIES
Winnipeg, MB: TGIF is a dinner and
speaker series, the fourth Friday of the
month, Sep – May. Open to the public.
The full buffet dinner, catered by Bonne
Cuisine, $17.50 (cash/cheque; cash bar).
Doors open at 5:30 pm., with the dinner
starting at 6 pm, followed by the speaker at
around 7:15 pm. 764 Erin St. Reservations
requested: sccreservations@shaw.ca or
204-744-8047. (Include name, phone,
number of adults, age of children in party).
Friday 28 Sep: Please join us at the first
TGIF dinner series of the season when
Susan Hjalmarson will be given the
Markmann Award for outstanding volunteer
service to the Centre.
SUNDAY 16 SEPTEMBER
Winnipeg, MB: The Icelandic Canadian
Frón will be hosting a Sunday Brunch
at the Scandinavian Cultural Centre,
764 Erin St. 10:30 - 1 pm. $15 adults,
$7.50 children 8-12, under age 7 free.
Reservations requested sccreservations@
shaw.ca or 204-774-8047 (include name,
phone number, number of adults and age
of children in party).
TUESDAY 18 SEPTEMBER
Winnipeg, MB: The Icelandic Canadian
Frón Annual General Meeting will be held
at the Scandinavian Cultural Centre, 764
Erin St. Doors open at 6:30 for Icelandic
language class registration followed by the
AGM at 7 pm. Everyone welcome.
SATURDAY 22 SEPTEMBER
Calgary, AB: Leif Eiriksson Icelandic
Club of Calgary Fall Feast at the Danish
Canadian Club, 727 - 11 Ave SW. Upstairs
in the Valhalla Hall (elevator available).
6 pm, dinner: 6:30 pm. Buffet including
AAA sirloin roast. Regular price (until 18
Sep): adult (ages 12+) $50; children (ages
5-11) $25; children 4 and under free.
No tickets at the door. For payment or
information please contact Afton Barabash.
Payment by cheque, via PayPal through
leicyyc.com or E-transfer by September
18 - make cheques payable to L.E.I.C and
send to Afton Barabash (587) 229-5971.
myownslideshow@gmail.com.75 Kincora
Grove, Calgary, AB, T3R 1R5.
26 TO 29 SEPTEMBER
Minot, ND: Norsk Høstfest, 41st year. Pure
Scandimonium! North America's largest
Scandinavian Festival North Dakota State
Fairgrounds. Great Hall of the Vikings
entertainment. Details: hostfest.com. www.
facebook.com/NorskHostfest.
SATURDAY 29 SEPTEMBER
Winnipeg, MB: Jon Sigurdsson Chapter
IODE Fall Bridge and Whist Luncheon at
Betelstadur Housing Cooperative, 1061
Sargent Ave. $20 at door. Bake sale 11:00
a.m. Luncheon, provided by Bonne Cuisine,
at 11:45 am, card playing at 1:00 pm.
50/50 raffle, a vínarterta raffle, door prizes
and card prizes. To reserve a table send an
email to jonsigurdssoniode@gmail.com.
1 - 31 OCTOBER
Winnipeg, MB: Fifth Annual Flash
Photographic Festival. 90 plus photo-
graphers at 33 venues. flashfest.net.
WEDNESDAY 3 OCTOBER
Toronto, ON: ICCT AGM and informal wine
and cheese social. 7:30 pm. Hosted by
Peter and Kari Norman. 130 Westmount Ave.
Review last year’s events, business, and
financials. Contribute ideas to the upcoming
year. Get involved. Welcome the incoming
2019 Club Executive. This year’s AGM is
held in a private home in order to create
an intimate and approachable atmosphere.
All current and potential members are
welcome. RSVP to treasurer@icct.info.
THURSDAY 4 OCTOBER
Winnipeg, MB: Viking necklace making
will be held on 4 Oct. (and 11 Oct, if
needed), at 7 pm. Buy your own supplies
and bring your own heavy thread for
beading. Scandinavian Centre, 764 Erin St.
Register to svenskclub17@gmail.com.
SATURDAY 13 OCTOBER
Bloomington, MN: Save the date,
Minnesota Icelanders hold the Leifur
Eiriksson dinner celebration. Knights of
Columbus. Watch for more info.
Burnaby, BC: Celebrate Leif Erikson Day
(Leifur Eirikson Day) and the achievements
of Icelanders with the Icelandic Canadian
Club of BC. Noon – 9 pm. Scandinavian
Community Centre, 6045 Thomas St.
Details to follow.
Winnipeg, MB: Jon Sigurdsson Chapter
IODE meets on the second Saturdays
September to December and February to
May. We are a women's organization that is
part of IODE Canada. Our current mission is
to enhance the quality of life for individuals
through education, community service
and citizenship programs. The meetings
are held at the Scandinavian Centre, main
floor. 764 Erin St. 11:30 am. For further
information about our organization please
send an email to jonsigurdssoniode@
gmail.com. We welcome women who are
interested in finding out more about us and
the work we do.
Gimli, MB: The Tombola at Minerva Hall.
Plans are underway for this special evening
which is such a fun time for children and
their families. All offers of help when it
comes to the organization of displays,
labeling and perhaps the collection of prizes
from donors will be gratefully accepted.
SUNDAY 14 OCTOBER
Burnaby, BC: Vínarterta class at the
Scandinavian Centre, 6045 Thomas St. $25.
Contact Margaret Bjarnason Amirault:
gusta1@telus.net (preferred) or phone
604-688-9082
THURSDAY 18 OCTOBER
Calgary, AB: Vínarterta Bee at the
Scandinavian Centre, 739 - 20th Ave.
NW. from 10 am - 4 pm. All members are
welcome to come whether you have made
vínarterta for years or want to learn how
to make the Icelandic cake. Please bring:
apron and rolling pin and a noon bag lunch.
Coffee/tea and dessert will be provided. To
sign up please contact Lorie Dobson at 403-
912-6869 or email thedobsons@telus.net.
Winnipeg, MB: Lögberg-Heimskringla's
Annual General Meeting and Birthday party.
Birthday celebration at 6 pm. AGM 7:30 -
9 pm. Call in access code 8663654409,
Password 2845686.
SATURDAY 20 OCTOBER
Winnipeg, MB: The Viking Feast at the
Scandinavian Cultural Centre, 764 Erin
St. Sharpen your axes and shake out your
sheep skins for the annual gathering the
of the “warring” Viking clans. This year we
celebrate the Harvest God Freyr, the god of
bountiful yields, wealth, peace and virility.
Skalds, singers and poets will recite sagas
and poems of the long history of the Viking
people. Musicians will get people dancing
and everyone will eat and drink too much.
Games of skill will keep our women,
warriors and young boys active. Everyone
will wear their finest clothes and jewellery.
Doors 6 pm. $35. Cash bar. Reservations at
sccreservations@shaw.ca.
SUNDAY 21 OCTOBER
Gimli, MB: The annual Walk to the Rock.
12 noon.
FRIDAY 9 NOVEMBER
Winnipeg, MB: Ljosanótt, Evening
of Lights. Tribute dinner in honour of
past presidents, directors, editors, and
volunteers of Lögberg-Heimskringla, Inc.
Cocktails 6 pm, dinner and program 7 pm.
Holiday Inn Winnipeg South, 1330 Pembina
Hwy. Tickets $90 (includes $35 tax receipt).
Business attire and decorations. For
tickets call L-H: 204-284-5686. Purchase
online and see events www.lh-inc.ca for
honourees. Deadline 2 Nov.
EXHIBITS / ART SHOW
THROUGH 29 SEPTEMBER
Toronto, ON: Rey Sæm art show at
Sukhothai, a great Thai restaurant
downtown at 52 Wellington St. E., 1/2
block west of Charles. Mon - Sat 11:30
to 2:30 pm, 5 - 10 pm. Sun 5 -10 pm.
www.sukhothaifood.ca/wellington. 647-
351-4612. See Rey's website at https://
reysaem.wixsite.com/five.
THROUGH 30 SEPTEMBER
Mystic, CT: The Mystic Seaport Museum
exhibit: The Vikings Begin. An exhibit of
Viking-age collections from the Uppsala
University in Sweden. One of the world’s
finest early Viking-age collections is coming
to the Museum. Mystic Seaport Museum’s
installation will be the international
debut of The Vikings Begin, and is
made possible in collaboration with the
Gustavianum, Uppsala University Museum.
75 Greenmanville Ave. Mystic, CT 06355.
860.572.0711, info@mysticseaport.org.
Open daily 9 - 5 pm.
THROUGH 31 OCTOBER
Mystic, CT: The Mystic Seaport Museum
exhibit: The Vinland Map Saga. R.J. Schaefer
Gallery. At a moment in time in American
culture when debate rages over what is real
news and what is fake news, Mystic Seaport
Museum brings back to the limelight a
controversy from more than 50 years ago
that rocked the scientific, historical and
cultural realms of U.S. society. Not only is
the map on display, but there's a fun exhibit
showing how people in the US reacted when
the map was made public in 1965.
20 OCTOBER TO 21 APRIL 2019
Seattle, WA: The Nordic Museum exhibit:
The Vikings Begin. An exhibit of Viking-age
collections from the Uppsala University in
Sweden. 2655 NW Market St, Seattle, WA
98107. Closed Mondays. Tue, Wed, Fri -
Sun 1- 5pm. Thu 10 - 8 pm.
UNTIL 30 OCTOBER
Gimli, MB: Fleyg orð – Words in Flight, a
series of works by Guy Stewart at the New
Iceland Heritage Museum. #108 94-1st Ave.
Mon - Fri, 10 am - 4 pm. Sat, Sun 1 - 4 pm.
FILM
ICELANDIC FILM IN FOCUS
FALL SERIES AT SCANDINAVIA HOUSE
20 SEPTEMBER TO 16 NOVEMBER
New York, NY: In celebration of the
centenary of Iceland's independence and
sovereignty, we're presenting an array
of feature films, documentaries, and
short films by Icelandic filmmakers at
Scandinavia House. 58 Park Ave. 10016.
212–779–3587. Scandinaviahouse.org.
20 Sep: Documentary At Noon Fell a
Darkness directed by Derrick Belcham.
This film profiles 15 prominent Icelandic
musicians and poets as they return to
Reykjavík for a winter festival, set in
locations ranging from lighthouses to
volcanic beaches, and presents a unique
and contemporary moment in the history of
Icelandic art. Following the film, composer
and cellist Bergrún Snæbjörnsdóttir
performs with very special guests.
24 Oct: Iceland in New York features
screenings by NYC-based Icelandic
filmmakers and ASF Fellows Erlendur
Sveinsson, Brúsi Ólason, and Ninna Pálma.
26 Oct: The short film division of Iceland’s
Stockfish festival, aptly dubbed the
Shortfish Film Festival, which focuses
on highlighting up-and-coming Icelandic
filmmakers, presents a screening of six
short films.
7, 9 Nov: Supernatural thriller I Remember
You / Ég man þig, from director Oskar Thor
Axelsson.
14, 16 Nov: The Swan / Svanurinn, directed
by Ása Helga Hjörleifsdóttir.
NORDIC NIGHTS FILM SERIES
Toronto, ON: Nordic Nights film screening
program returns to the Icelandic Canadian
Club of Toronto with Heartstone.
Tue 25 Sep: Heartstone, about a group
of young people in a small Icelandic
village. Directed by Guðmundur Arnar
Guðmundsson.
Tue 30 Oct: Finnish film
Tue 27 Nov: Icelandic film, A Force of
Nature, Jóhann Eyfells.
Tue 29 Jan: Finnish Film
Tue 26 Feb: Icelandic film
Tue 26 Mar: Finnish film
Other film titles TBA. All films at the School
of Image Arts, Ryerson University, Room
307, 122 Bond St. Wheelchair accessable.
Doors 6 pm, film 6:30 pm, along with a
student film from the recent Film Workshop
in Iceland. Free but donations gratefully
received. Sponsored by Icelandic Canadian
Club of Toronto, School of Image Arts,
Ryerson University and Finnish Consulate
in Toronto.
TASTE OF ICELAND
27 - 29 SEPTEMBER
New York, NY: The four-day festival
highlights the very best of Iceland’s culture,
showcasing the nation’s cuisine, music,
design, and film with a variety of events in
Brooklyn. RSVP to these exciting events on
Facebook and check IcelandiNaturally.com.
27-30 Sep: Food – Icelandic menu at
Norman.
27-30 Sep: Film – Icelandic Short Film
Festival at Film Noir Cinema.
28 Sep: Drinks – Taste of Iceland Cocktail
Class at Meadowsweet.
29 Sep: Design – Iceland’s thriving design
and architectural scene at A/D/O.
29 Sep: Music – Reykjavík Calling at The
Knitting Factory Brooklyn.
11 - 14 OCTOBER
Seattle, WA: Details in October 1 issue.
ICELANDIC CLASSES
MONDAYS
24 SEPTEMBER TO 26 NOVEMBER
Toronto, ON: Icelandic Canadian Club of
Toronto's Icelandic Classes – Talar þú
Íslensku? If you answer, ‘nei’ ‘smá’, or are
scratching your head, then Icelandic classes
are for you. Book now. Eight classes with no
classes on Thanksgiving and Remembrance
Day. Location will be downtown, near Queen
and Bathurst. 7 - 8:30 pm. $80 for ICCT
members, $95 non-members. We use a
wonderful online resource which includes
sound files. Email gaileinarsonmccleery@
gmail.com. or online: icct.info.
TUESDAYS 18 SEPTEMBER TO 6
NOVEMBER
Burnaby, BC: A new set of Icelandic
language classes begin for 8 weeks. 7 - 9
pm. Scandinavian Cultural Centre, 6540
Thomas St. Instructors: Gunnar Hansson,
Edda Langworth. Two groups, Level 1
beginners group, Level 2 advanced group.
$60 for eight classes. Must register in
advance: Gunnar at gunnarhans@gmail.
com or 604-351-3945. Everyone welcome.
TUESDAYS STARTING 25 SEPTEMBER
Winnipeg, MB: The Icelandic Canadian
Frón is offering three levels of Icelandic
classes at the Scandinavian Cultural
Centre, 764 Erin St. Registration at AGM
6:30 Tuesday September 18 or start of
classes September 25. Fee for 10-week
session until November 27 is $50 for
members and $55 for non-members.
Contact Kendra at kensuloa@mts.net.
WEDNESDAYS
Gimli, MB: Kaffitími in Gimli is every
Wednesday, 3 pm in the Harbour Cafe
in Gimli Waterfront Centre. Coffee and
conversation (in Icelandic). Everyone is
welcome to join in or come to listen.
THURSDAYS 27 SEPTEMBER TO
6 DECEMBER
Gimli, MB: Icelandic Language Classes. 7
- 8:30 pm. Lady of the Lake Theatre, New
Iceland Heritage Museum. Beginner and
intermediate. $40/each or $20 for NIHM or
GICS members. Register at the museum.
#108-94-1st Ave. (204) 642-400. Email:
nihm@mts.net.
MUSIC
FRIDAY 8 FEBRUARY 2019
Toronto, ON: Ólafur Arnalds, Roy Thomson
Hall. 8 pm. 60 Simcoe St. Tickets:
roythomsonhall.com.
LITERATURE
THURSDAYS
Lestrarfélagið Gleym-mér-ei
Founded in 1996
Winnipeg, MB: Icelandic Collection University
of Manitoba. Elizabeth Dafoe Library. Icelandic
Collection 3rd floor. Everyone welcome.
Complete schedule to follow.
Thursday 27 Sep: The first LGME meeting
of the season begins at 5:30 pm with The
Best of All Possible Worlds – Reflections on
the Interlake. Guest author David Arnason.
Everyone welcome. If further info required
contact: Linda F. Sigurdson Collette –
silverflash@shaw.ca.
BECK LECTURE SERIES
Victoria, BC: The Richard and Margaret
Beck Lecture Series on Icelandic Literature
- announcing three fall lectures. Held
at the University of Victoria, Clearihue
Building, Room A212. Beck.uvic.ca.
We are pleased to welcome Professor
Guðrún Björk Guðsteinsdóttir to UVic this
semester. Dr. Guðrún Björk Guðsteinsdóttir
is a Professor of English Literature in the
Faculty of Languages and Cultures at the
University of Iceland and the Director of the
Literature, Culture, and Media Graduate
Program. Her main research interests
include Icelandic Canadian literature,
cultural politics, multicultural literature,
narratology, and cross-cultural mediation
and adaptation of literature (including
translation and teaching as well as story-
telling through audio-visual media).
As a Visiting Professor at UVic this
semester, she will be teaching a course
on the Legacy of Icelandic Folklore (GMST
369, Special Topics in Scandinavian
Studies) and providing the following
three Beck Lectures: Free and open to
everyone. Seating limited. For disability
accommodation call: 250-721-7320.
Sun. 23 Sep: 2 pm. Weird Visitations.
Sun. 28 Sep: 2 pm. Giants and Trolls.
Sun. 25 Nov: 2 pm. Huldufolk: Elves, Faeries.
Events
Literature
Icelandic classes
Music
The Best of All Possible Worlds –
Reflections on the Interlake
by David Arnason
The Best of All Possible Worlds is a
loving reflection of a lifetime spent
along the shores of Lake Winnipeg near
the town of Gimli and the community of
New Iceland. The chapter titles tell you
everything that you need to know about
why you should read this book by one of
Canada's most loved storytellers – First
Arrivals: The Settling of New Iceland
& the Myth of Beginnings, Icelanders
& Ukrainians, A Fish Story, Living on
the Lake, Christmas in Gimli, The
Bright Lights of Winnipeg Beach, The
Ice Carnival, The Stores of Gimli, New
Iceland as a Literary Landscape, Laxness
in Manitoba, Skrag: A Dog of the World,
The Sporting Life, Summer Sports, Berry
Picking in Gimli, Beachcombing, Herbs
& Birds of the Interlake. These are
stories of remembering and imagining.
Exhibits / rt Show
Taste of Iceland
Film