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Next October, Iceland will be gUEST OF HONOR AT THE ANNUAL FRANkFURT
BOOk FAIR, the largest and most prestigious book fair in the world. Iceland is the
first Scandinavian country to receive this honor. In relation to the fair, a variety of
events showcasing Icelandic arts, music and literature has been hosted this year.
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Iceland has begun official negotiations to ENTER THE EUROPEAN UNION. The
agreement, which is expected to be finalized in the summer of 2012, will then be
put to a national referendum.
The owners of Bruggsmidjan—‘the Brewery’—in Árskógsströnd north of Akureyri
are the mAkERS OF THE POPULAR BEER kALDI. Now they are busy expanding
their factory to accommodate additional tanks for brewing in order to meet the
growing demand. bruggsmidjan.is
Music by ICELANDIC BAND STEED LORD is featured on hit Fox reality television
series So You Think You Can Dance, thanks to one of the show’s choreographers,
Sonya Tayeh, who has worked with the band on their videos. This season, music by
Icelander Ólafur Arnalds has also been used for the show.
The annual ICELAND AIRwAvES FESTIvAL is coming up in October. This year’s
highlights include the British/Icelandic band The vaccines, US instrumental rock
group The Secret Chiefs 3 and German dance act Touchy Mob. icelandairwaves.is
Last June, the Icelandic national team competing in the mEN’S U-21 SOCCER
EUROPEAN CHAmPIONSHIP was only one goal away from the semi-finals. The
team beat Denmark 3-1 after having already lost to Belarus and Switzerland. This was
Iceland’s first participation in the EC, promising a bright future in Icelandic soccer.
Los Angeles based photographer Sigthór Markússon has opened an exhibition
entitled BARE LANDSCAPES in his home town Reykjavík at Gallerí Listamenn,
Skúlagata 32, next door to the hip and cool hostel KEX. Coinciding with the
exhibition, a book has been published by Schiffer Publishing, containing more than
100 images and poetry by Anna S. Björnsdóttir. barelandscapes.com
Mark Saturday August 13th on your calendar. That day, the ICELAND CHAmPIONSHIP
IN JUDgINg RAmS will be held at Saudfjársetrid, The Sheep Farming Museum. This
great museum is located on route 68, just south of the village Hólmavík in Strandir,
Northwest Iceland. strandir.is/saudfjarsetur
Dalvík (population 1,400), a fishing village in Eyjafjördur, North Iceland, gave its
name to the virtual machine in Google’s Android mobile operating system, used
by millions of people around the globe. BERg, DALvík’S CULTURAL HOUSE,
inaugurated in 2009, is well worth visiting. dalvik.is/EN a
Icelanders are a book-loving nation.
on the fly