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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).
25 January speaker is former CBC radio
host, Terry MacLeod.
FRIDAY 18 JANUARY
Winnipeg, MB: Snöfest – celebrate with the
Swedish Club by singing and dancing with
the Lac du Bonnet Drifters in our very own
Ice Palace and Ice Bar. Scandinavian Centre,
764 Erin St. Doors 7:30 pm. Tickets $15,
limited. Reserve: svenskclub17@gmail.com.
SUNDAY 20 JANUARY
WINNIPEG, MB: Come and join the
Icelandic Canadian Frón at their Heritage
Day and Brunch at the Scandinavian
Centre, 764 Erin St. 10:30 - 1 pm. $15
adults, $7.50 children 7-12, 6 and under
free. Your "One Stop Shop" to get your ICF
membership, L-H and Icelandic Connection
subscription, information on Icelandic
camp, IODE, NIHM and much more.
Reservations requested sccreservations@
shaw.ca or 204-774-8047 (include name,
phone number, number of adults and age
of children in party).
SUNDAY 27 JANUARY
Calgary, AB: Leif Eiriksson Icelandic Club
Of Calgary Annual General Meeting at the
Scandinavian Centre, Viking Hall. Doors
open at 5 pm. A pot luck dinner will take
place from 5:30 - 6:30, followed by the
Annual General Meeting 7 - 8 pm. Election:
only paid up members will be counted in the
vote. Membership can be paid that evening.
Presentations of honourary memberships
will follow the meeting. Please bring a
food item for the pot luck table. The meat
will be provided by the club. Questions:
contact Lorie Dobson at 403-912-6869,
thedobsons@telus.net.
SUNDAY 10 FEBRUARY
Toronto, ON: 2019 Iceland Travel Show at
2 pm. Morningside-High Park Presbyterian
Church. 4 Morningside Ave. (west of High
Park).Members $8, non-members $10.
Join us for information, stories and pics on
trips to Iceland. Coffee and treats to follow.
Featured speaker will be Terry Fallis on his
participation in the Iceland Writers Retreat
and more about his trip to Iceland.
SATURDAY 16 FEBRUARY
Winnipeg, MB: Icelandic Canadian Frón's
annual Icelandic social. Scandinavian
Cultural Centre, 764 Erin St. 7 - midnight. $12
adults, $5 for 16 and under. Raffles, prizes.
Music by Sól James, presented courtesy of
Mirjana Janzen of RBC Wealth Management
/ Dominion Securities. Amazing opening
acts: Shae Johnson and Randi Johnson.
New this year: locally brewed craft beer
from Brazen Hall Kitchen and Brewery. New
and improved photo booth with Viking props.
Social lunch at 11 pm sponsored by Derek
Bjornson www.bjornsonroofing.com.
To order tickets: Guy Johnson shoreline82@
gmail.com, text 204-447-5489 or call 204-
487-4177. Last year was sold out, get
your tickets set aside. Tickets are totally
transferable. Thank you for your support.
3 - 7 APRIL
Reykjavík, Iceland: Iceland Writers
Retreat. www.icelandwritersretreat.com.
SATURDAY 6 APRIL
Toronto, ON: Thorrablót 2019.The Latvian
Centre, 4 Credit Union Dr. East of the DVP.
Tickets are now available. www.icct.info.
INLNA 100TH CONVENTION
16 TO 19 MAY
Winnipeg, MB: INLNA 2019 Convention
– 100 years. Honour, Celebrate, Build!
After celebrating Iceland's 100th
anniversary of Independence in 2018, it's
time to celebrate the 100th anniversary
of the Icelandic National League of North
America 100th INLNA convention to be held
at the Fairmont Hotel. Registration form will
be available soon. Room rate only $119 plus
tax/night at the Fairmont Hotel. Reserve toll-
free 1- 800- 257- 7544, quote event booking
number: Iceland 0519. We have a great
program in the making. and we hope you
can join us! Confirmed details so far:
Thu 16 May: 3 - 6 pm – welcome delegates
and registration. 7 pm – meet and greet.
Sat 18 May: 6 pm – gala dinner.
Sun 19 May: although not part of the regular
program the following will be offered. 9 am
- 2 pm – bus tour ‘Icelandic Winnipeg.’ 2 - 4
pm – Icelandic Roots Workshop.Watch for
further details. inlofna.org.
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; 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.
ICELANDIC CLASSES
MONDAYS 28 JANUARY TO 25 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. gaileinarsonmccleery@gmail.com.
TUESDAYS 15 JANUARY TO 19 MARCH
WINNIPEG, MB: The Icelandic Canadian
Frón is offering three levels of Icelandic
classes at the Scandinavian Cultural
Centre, 764 Erin St. Registration at start
of classes. Fee for10-week session is $50
for members and $55 for non-members.
Classes start at 6:30 p.m. 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
Gimli, MB: Icelandic Language Classes
may resume at the New Iceland Heritage
Museum in the new year. Watch for details.
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. 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
ÓLAFUR ARNALDS
Ólafur Arnalds touring now. These and
many more dates: olafurarnalds.com.
26 Jan: Seattle, WA, Moore Theatre.
28 Jan: Vancouver, BC, Commodore
Ballroom.
6-7 Feb: Chicago, IL, Thalia Hall.
8 Feb: Toronto, ON, Roy Thomson Hall. 8 pm.
9 Feb: Montreal, QC, Eglise St. Jean Baptiste.
THURSDAY 7 MARCH
New York, NY: Icelandic cellist Geirþrúður
Anna Guðmundsdóttir and pianist Tomomi
Sato join us for a performance of works by
Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, and Rachmaninoff.
Scandinavia House, 58 Park Avenue, 10016,
212-779-3587.
LITERATURE
THURSDAYS
Lestrarfélagið Gleym-mér-ei
23rd year / Founded in 1996
Winnipeg, MB: Icelandic Collection
University of Manitoba. Elizabeth Dafoe
Library. 5:30 pm except May – 4:30 pm.
Icelandic Collection 3rd floor. Everyone
welcome. If further info required contact:
Linda F. Sigurdson Collette – silverflash@
shaw.ca.
31 Jan: The Longships – Frans H.
Bengtsson.
28 Feb: Cabal of the Westford Knight –
David Brody. Templars at the Newport
Tower / New England. (The book is available
online only or perhaps in a library. Email
Linda F. Sigurdson Collette – silverflash@
shaw.ca.)
28 Mar: Woman at 1,000 Degrees –
Hallgrímur Helgason. Epic narrative of war,
loss, desire, survival.
18 Apr: Hrafnkel’s Saga and Other Stories
– 7 stories of pastoral society Iceland and
royal courts of Norway and Denmark.
30 May: Song of Batoche – Maia Caron.
1885 resistance, hidden history behind
Riel and Gabriel Dumont (Icelanders’
involvement). Please note: 4:30 pm.
FILM
NORDIC NIGHTS FILM SERIES
Toronto, ON: Nordic Nights film screening
program returns to the Icelandic Canadian
Club of Toronto.
Tue 29 Jan: Finnish Film
Tue 26 Feb: Icelandic film. Join us
for a screening of director Ása Helga
Hjörleifsdóttir’s darling of the 2017 TIFF
The Swan (Svanurinn). A wayward nine-
year-old girl is sent to the countryside to
work and mature, but finds herself instead
deeply entangled in a drama she can hardly
grasp. – IMDB
Tue 26 Mar: Finnish film
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.
Events
Literature
Icelandic classes
Exhibits
The Long Ships
Frans H. Bengtsson
Interested in stories of Vikings in the
10th century and their adventures as
they travel around Europe? Interested
in their heroes, their conquests, their
culture? Then join us on January 31st
at 5:30 in the Icelandic reading room
at the Dafoe library on the University
of Manitoba campus to discuss Frans
G. Bengtsson’s book, The Longships,
written in the 1940s. It is the story of
a young man from Denmark who is
captured by Vikings and starts out
as a slave, but becomes a warrior,
a leader, a husband and a father. He
travels to Spain, Ireland, England and
Kiev, encountering new cultures and
religions. This enthralling story will
captivate and entertain. There is scope
for discussion of many aspects of Viking
history and culture.
We welcome anyone to join us, for one
evening or for many. We meet the last
Thursday of the month from January to
May and would love to see some new
faces. It is a marvelous way to meet
members of the Icelandic community
and will appeal to all who love history
and books, book clubs and discussion.
There will be coffee, tea and snacks to
enjoy during the evening.
Film
THE FILM SELECTION FOR 2019
– A FORCE IN NATURE
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.
Starring Jóhann Eyfells. This film was
created and directed by Hayden de
Maisoneuve Yates, with Vishwanand
Shetti as editor and co-producer.
www.facebook.com/AForceInNature/
This whole film series is made possible
by a generous donation from Donald K.
Johnson, O.C., who has sponsored it since
its inception 7 years ago.
SUNDAY 20 JANUARY
VICTORIA, BC: 3 pm in room C118,
David Strong Building, at the University
of Victoria. The film showing is co-
sponsored by the Icelanders of Victoria,
and the University of Victoria Department
of Anthropology.
SATURDAY 16 FEBRUARY
Burnaby, BC: The Icelandic Canadian
Club of BC will be showing the film at 7
pm. We are working together with the
Scandinavian Cultural Society who are
hosting an Art and Photo Show that day.
Scandinavian Community Centre, 6540
Thomas St.
TUESDAY 19 FEBRUARY
Gimli, MB: The Gimli Icelandic Canadian
Society (Gimli INL) and the New Iceland
Heritage Museum will be showing the film
at 7 pm at the Lady of the Lake Theatre
in the museum. 94 – 1st Ave. 204-642-
4001.
MONDAY 18 MARCH
Winnipeg, MB: The Icelandic Canadian
Frón will be showing the film at 7 pm at
the Cinematheque Theatre. 304 - 100
Arthur St.
FRIDAY 5 APRIL
Calgary, AB: Leif Eiriksson Icelandic Club
of Calgary screening will be at 7 pm. River
Park Church, 3818-14 A St. SW.
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