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EVENTS
EVERY 2ND AND 4TH THURSDAY
Winnipeg, MB: The Nordic Knitters 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 dinner and speaker
series, fourth Friday of the month. Open to
the public. The full buffet dinner, catered by
Bonne Cuisine, $17.50 (cash/cheque; cash
bar). Doors 5:30 pm with dinner 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).
23 Nov: TBA
15 NOVEMBER TO 6 JANUARY
Chicago, IL: Be sure to see the Christmas
tree decorated by the Icelandic Association
of Chicago on display at the Christmas
Around the World and Holidays of Light
exhibit at the Museum of Science and
Industry. 5700 S Lake Shore Dr, 60637.
9:30 - 4 pm daily. The tree has been
decorated by our fabulous volunteers with
hand crafted decorations by Gudrun and
Karl Jonsson.
FRIDAY 16 NOVEMBER
Markeville, AB: Concert Series at
Fensala Hall, Douglas Brothers (Calgary).
Doors 6:30 pm, show 7:30. Tickets $25.
historicalmarkerville.com or 403-304-2717.
SUNDAY 18 NOVEMBER
Winnipeg, MB: Annual Christmas Market
and Cafe. Scandinavian Cultural Centre,
764 Erin St. 11 am - 2:30 pm. Featuring
Café serving Scandinavian delicacies,
Imported Scandinavian foods and candy,
home baking. Artisans with stained glass
decorations, assorted quilted items, knitted
lovikka mitts, children’s sweaters, hats,
Nordic style handcrafted decorations,
wooden crafts, wreaths, handcrafted
jewellery, assorted gift items for family and
pets. No admittance charge.
TUESDAY 20 NOVEMBER
Bloomington, MN: Nordic Thanksgiving
Breakfast, 7 am. Chaired by Iceland; Geir
H. Haarde, Icelandic Ambassador to USA,
speaker, Bloomington DoubleTree by Hilton,
https://www.facebook.com/NATBreakfast/.
23 AND 24 NOVEMBER
30 NOVEMBER AND 1 DECEMBER
Gimli, MB: Christmas Market at the New
Iceland Heritage Museum. Fridays 4 - 9 pm.
Saturdays 11 - 4 pm. Come out and look
for the early Christmas gift. Cards, artwork,
pottery, handmade soaps and wool products,
quilting, sewing, jewellery, Icelandic knick
knacks. Free hot chocolate and cookies.
Free Museum admission during market
hours. 94 1st Ave. 204-642-4001.
SATURDAY 24 NOVEMBER
Calgary, AB: The Leif Eiriksson Icelandic
Club of Calgary Annual Yuletide Celebration.
Scandinavian Centre, 739 – 20th Ave. NW. 5
pm doors, 5 - 6 pm cash bar, Icelandic hors
d'oeuvres. 6:15 dinner. Adult members: $35,
students with card: $25. Youth 13-17 yrs.
$15, children 6-12 $10, under 5 years free.
Indicate ages of children. To donate Icelandic
hors d'oeuvres, brown bread or desserts,
please call Lorie Dobson 403-912-6869.
All children who wish to be jólasveinar call
Kristie-Anne 403-270-7533. Registration
closed Mon 19 Nov. Pre-payment cash,
cheque or e-transfer. Margaret Grisdale,
403-251-7018 or email grisdal9@telus.net.
Winnipeg, MB: The Scandinavian Cultural
Centre's 3rd annual Children's Christmas
Party. 764 Erin St. 12 - 3 pm. Open to all
children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews
of the Scandinavian Centre and the various
Club’s members. Luncheon will be served.
Expect to meet Santa, get your face painted,
do crafts, hear the story of the Yule lads,
decorate cookies, decorate, sing and dance
around the Christmas tree. No charge.
24 NOVEMBER TO 2 DECEMBER
Toronto, ON: Norden: The Festival of Cool
at Harbourfront Centre. ICCT is excited to
be featured at the Norden Market in this
inaugural event!
SUNDAY 25 NOVEMBER
Toronto, ON: The Icelandic Canadian Club
of Toronto Christmas party. 2 - 4 pm. Come
celebrate the holiday season with Grýla and
a crew of curious Icelandic characters in
celebration of our Icelandic heritage. Gather
and share stories, sing traditional Icelandic
Christmas songs, and enjoy the warmth and
laughter. Gift bags and craft activities for
children or children at heart will be provided
with warm beverages for all. If you can bring
a dessert or snack item to share, it would
be most welcome. A book exchange has
also been organized in honour of the annual
Icelandic tradition of Jólabókaflóðið (The
book flood of Christmas). Bring a book or
two, exchange it for some new ones. Books
for all ages welcome. Morningside-High
Park Presbyterian Church, 4 Morningside
Ave. contact@icct.info.
SUNDAY 2 DECEMBER
Bloomington, MN: Annual Jólabarnaball,
the festive family Christmas party, is an
event where children of all ages sing and
dance around the Christmas tree, meet the
Jólasveinar (Yuletide Lads), and everyone
enjoys a holiday buffet. During this event,
Nordic Nook open for holiday shopping
delight. Knights of Columbus, 12 - 3 pm.
SUNDAY 2 DECEMBER
Burnaby, BC: Christmas bake and craft sale,
a fund raiser for the Icelandic Canadian Club
of BC. Followed by the Children's Christmas
party in the afternoon. Scandinavian
Community Centre; 6540 Thomas St. Hard
Fisk Café opens 9 a.m. Have your breakfast
coffee, treat a visit with friends before
the sale. Vínarterta, kleinur, pönnukökur,
rúllupylsa or hangikjöt on brown bread or
flatkökur. Craft Sale opens 9 am. Christmas
crafts, wooden toys, harðfiskur, gift table,
Höfn table, Icelandic club table, and more.
Bake Sale: 10 am -12:30 pm. We will have
vínarterta, kleinur, pönnukökur, hangikjöt
(triple-smoked) and rúllupylsa, lifrarpylsa, and
Icelandic brown bread. Pre-sales will include
hangikjöt, rúllupylsa and lifrarpylsa only, and
can be collected at the bake sale. To order:
Joan Christensen, joan.f.christensen@gmail.
com. 604-737-6967.
Children’s Christmas Party: 2 - 4 pm. Please
submit children’s name to Jana 604-943-
6027. Email: janahelgason@gmail.com no
later than Thu am, 29 Nov. There is a charge
of $10 to offset costs, and please bring
something for the food table, we have a large
crowd – children, parents, grandparents.
FRIDAY 7 DECEMBER
Ottawa, ON: The Friends of Iceland will be
holding their annual Jólaglögg at the Arts
Court theatre, 2 Daly Ave. 7 pm.
9 DECEMBER
Edmonton, AB Save the date – Icelandic
Canadian Club of Edmonton, Christmas
gathering, International Hall.
MONDAY 10 DECEMBER
Winnipeg, MB: Scandinavian Choir
Christmas Concert. Scandinavian Cultural
Centre, 764 Erin St. 7 - 9 pm.
SATURDAY 15 DECEMBER
Gimli, MB: The Gimli Icelandic Canadian
Society Christmas Party.
MONDAY 31 DECEMBER
Gimli, MB: The Westshore Community
Foundation Inc. New Year's Eve Dinner
and Dance Fundraiser. Lakeview Gimli
Resort ballroom. Cocktails 6 pm, dinner
7. Dance to Live ’50s to ’80s classic rock
by The Cracked Eggshell. Tickets $75,
at Lakeview Gimli Resort, Westshore
Community Foundation board members or
call Michele 204-641-0116.
16 TO 19 MAY
Winnipeg, MB: Please mark you calendars
for the 100th Icelandic National League of
North America (INLNA) Convention to be
held in Winnipeg at the Fairmont Hotel.
EXHIBIT
THROUGH 3 MARCH
Winnipeg, MB: Vikings of the First World
War: Icelandic Canadians in Service at the
Manitoba Museum commemorating the
100th anniversary of the end of the First
World War, Features medals, photographs,
letters, and various other artifacts from
two Winnipeg battalions – the 197th
Vikings of Canada and the 223rd Canadian
Scandinavians. Complementing these
artifacts is a video installation curated by
Kristín María Hreinsdóttir in collaboration
with the National Museum of Iceland and
the University of Iceland. 190 Rupert Ave.
THROUGH 14 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. 98107.
Closed Mondays. Tue, Wed, Fri - Sun 1-
5pm. Thu 10 - 8 pm.
FILM
NORDIC NIGHTS FILM SERIES
Toronto, ON: Nordic Nights film screening
program returns to the Icelandic Canadian
Club of Toronto with Heartstone.
Tue 27 Nov: Icelandic film, A Force of
Nature, Jóhann Eyfells. A documentary
about Jóhann Eyfells, a 93 year-old
Icelandic sculptor living in Texas, and the
forces that have shaped his life from his
early years in Iceland, the land of fire and
ice, to his professional life as an artist.
Tue 29 Jan: Finnish Film
Tue 26 Feb: Icelandic film
Tue 26 Mar: Finnish film
Other titles TBA. School of Image Arts,
Ryerson University, Room 307, 122 Bond
St. Wheelchair accessible. Doors 6 pm,
film 6:30 pm, along with a student film
from the recent Film Workshop in Iceland.
Free but donations gratefully received to
fund Rights Payment. Sponsored by ICCT,
School of Image Arts, Ryerson University
and Finnish Consulate in Toronto.
ICELANDIC CLASSES
MONDAYS 21 JANUARY TO 18 MARCH
Toronto, ON: Icelandic Canadian Club of
Toronto's Icelandic Classes resume. Eight
classes with no classes on Family Day 18
February at 7 pm. $80 for ICCT members,
$95 for non-members. Payment must be
received on or before the first class. Book
online at icct.info. Let us know if you are
interested: email gaileinarsonmccleery@
gmail.com.
TUESDAYS FROM 25 SEPTEMBER
Winnipeg, MB: The Icelandic Canadian
Frón is offering three levels of Icelandic
classes at the Scandinavian Cultural Centre,
764 Erin St. 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: Gimli's 'Kaffitíma' weekly 3 pm
conversational Icelandic sessions are now
being held at the Gimli Waterfront Centre,
Johnson Hall (except when the hall is
otherwise booked). If you are planning to
attend, verify the location with Valdine at
204 642-4782.
THURSDAYS FROM 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. 204-642-4001. Email:
nihm@mts.net.
SATURDAYS TWICE MONTHLY
Edmonton, AB: The Icelandic Canadian
Club of Edmonton, ICCE Kaffi Rabb (Coffee
Chat) Icelandic Language and Culture
Classes. All ability levels welcome. Free
admission. Native-speaking Icelandic
teachers. Nov 10 & 24; Dec 8 & 15; Jan 12
& 26; Feb 9 & 23; Mar 9 & 16. 11 am - 1
pm, ICCE Library, 15212 117 Ave. Register
by email (erla135@gmail.com) or on our
Facebook Group (ICCE Kaffi Rabb).
MUSIC
Kaleo, Ólafur Arnalds, Dream Wife,
Berndsen, and Sólstafir have several North
American performances dates this Fall and
Winter. Check out Gigs Abroad for the latest
information on Icelandic bands and their
international performance dates.
TUESDAY 18 DECEMBER
Reykjavík, Iceland: Ólafur Arnalds closes
out an eventful year with a concert at
Harpa’s Eldborg Hall. 8 pm. harpa.is.
FRIDAY 8 FEBRUARY 2019
Toronto, ON: Ólafur Arnalds, Roy Thomson
Hall. 8 pm. 60 Simcoe St. Tickets:
roythomsonhall.com.
LITERATURE
WEDNESDAY 14 NOVEMBER
Winnipeg, MB: Book launch – Launch of
You Don’t Know Me, But You Love Me: The
Lives of Dick Miller (ARP Books) by Caelum
Vatnsdal. 7:30 pm. McNally Robinson Grant
Park. This book is a biography of beloved
American movie actor Dick Miller. Miller’s
fantastically storied life, the legendary
people with whom he has worked and
played, the times in which he’s lived and
the fascinating environments of both
Broadway and Hollywood over the past
seventy years are all thoroughly and
engagingly explored in this first and only
biography of the cult legend. The result of
both extensive interviews and exhaustive
research, You Don’t Know Me, But You Love
Me is at once story of how an unassuming
guy stumbled into acting and became cult
royalty, an epic love story of a man and his
wife, a parallel story of an actor and his
director (Corman), and a secret history of
Hollywood. Referred to by Roger Corman
as the “best actor in Hollywood” a favourite
character actor of Quentin Tarantino, and in
the words of Jonathan Demme, “a first-rate
actor who makes any scene he’s in better,”
Miller’s particular magic continues to work
itself on Hollywood elite and movie buffs
alike. Caelum Vatnsdal is a filmmaker who
has made movies about disaffected youth
and Bigfoot, and the author of They Came
From Within: A History of Canadian Horror
Cinema and Kino Delirium: The Films of Guy
Maddin, both published with ARP Books.
BECK LECTURE SERIES
Victoria, BC: The Richard and Margaret
Beck Lecture Series on Icelandic Literature/
Held at the University of Victoria, Clearihue
Building, Room A212. Beck.uvic.ca.
Sun. 25 Nov: 2 pm. Huldufolk: Elves, Faeries.
THURSDAYS
Lestrarfélagið Gleym-mér-ei
Founded in 1996
Winnipeg, MB: Icelandic Collection
University of Manitoba. Elizabeth Dafoe
Library. 5:30 pm. Icelandic Collection
3rd floor. Everyone welcome. If further
info required contact: Linda F. Sigurdson
Collette – silverflash@shaw.ca.
29 Nov: Westward Bound, the DVD
Events
Literature
Icelandic classes
Music
Exhibits
Film
Westward Bound
The DVD
The dark days of November are upon
us. The gathering of family and friends
in this season brings out the urge to
tell stories. Lestrarfélagið Gleym-mér-
ei hears the stories collected by Egill
Helgason and Ragnheiður Thorsteinsson
on the DVD Westward Bound as they
follow the sun to Markerville, AB and the
Pacific Coast, BC.
In Markerville, Egill dedicates his
journey to the legacy of Stephan G.
Stephansson, settler to the area in
1889. Though in Alberta, Stephan's
influence was so great that Icelandic
school children memorizing his poems
thought he lived in Iceland. We hear
words from his family and friends about
an outspoken man who used the power
of poetry and we learn of his life in the
new frontier.
The 10th episode ends the series
at the western end of Canada. Egill
discovers more stories of Icelandic
heritage in Vancouver, Victoria, Point
Roberts and Osland. Join us to hear them
including the one about the late Robert
Asgeirsson meeting Stephan’s ghost.
Linda F. Sigurdson Collette
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