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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. Sep to Jun.
All knitter’s are welcome to bring whatever
project you’re knitting, especially any
project that you might be having difficulty
with. Knitter’s of all skill levels welcome.
$5.00 fee/per session, in support of L-H.
Nordic Knitter’s is a group interested in
learning about all things to do with knitting
with a special interest in all things Nordic.
Sep to Jun. The group begins at 7 pm under
the watchful eye of instructor Kelly Hinds.
All levels of knitting expertise 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).
The next TGIF dinner is 22 February.
SUNDAY 3 FEBRUARY
Calgary, AB: DATE CHANGE – Leif
Eiriksson Icelandic Club Of Calgary AGM,
Scandinavian Centre. Doors 5 pm. Pot luck
dinner 5:30 - 6:30, AGM 7 - 8. 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 pot luck table. Meat will be provided
by the club. Questions: Lorie Dobson at 403-
912-6869, thedobsons@telus.net.
7 TO 10 FEBRUARY
Reykjavík, Iceland: Reykjavík Winter
Lights Festival. Those long winter days of
darkness are set to be illuminated with
a superb collection of sparkling events.
www.winterlightsfestival.is.
FRIDAY 8 FEBRUARY
Toronto, ON: Ólafur Arnalds at Roy
Thomson Hall. Don't miss this opportunity
to see Icelandic composer, musician and
producer Ólafur Arnalds in concert. Ólafur
was in Toronto last June, performing at the
Elgin theatre as part of Luminato and those
of us who were fortunate to get tickets to
that sold out evening, were treated to an
evening of unforgettable music. Using an
algorithm software that he designed, Ólafur
is able to play and control three pianos at
once. He is backed up by a string quartet
and percussion The music that he creates
is beautiful and defies categorization.
Tickets available to order through the
website www.roythomsonhall.com or box
office at 416-872-4255.
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.
Terry Fallis grew up in Toronto and earned
an engineering degree from McMaster
University. Drawn to politics at an early age,
he worked for cabinet ministers at Queen's
Park and in Ottawa. His first novel, The Best
Laid Plans, began as a podcast, then was
self-published, won the Stephen Leacock
Medal for Humour, was re-published by
McClelland & Stewart to great reviews,
was crowned the 2011 winner of CBC's
Canada Reads as "the essential Canadian
novel of the decade," and became a CBC
Television series. His next two novels, The
High Road and Up and Down were finalists
for the Leacock Medal, and in 2015,
he won the prize a second time, for his
fourth book, No Relation. A skilled public
speaker, Terry Fallis is also co-founder of
the public relations agency Thornley Fallis.
He lives in Toronto with his wife and two
sons, and blogs at www.terryfallis.com.
Follow @TerryFallis on Twitter. More info
gaileinarsonmccleery@gmail.com.
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 transferable.
27 FEBRUARY TO 3 MARCH
Reykjavík, Iceland: The world acclaimed
Reykjavík Food and Fun festival will be held
for the 18th time. A culinary circus whch
pares some of the most well rennowned
chefs from both sides of the Atlantic with
Reykjavík's best restaurants with the
freshness of Icelandic ingredients. www.
foodandfun.is/.
SATURDAY 2 MARCH
Burnaby, BC: Save the date – Icelandic
Canadian Club of BC Þorrablót. Scandinavian
Community Centre, 6540 Thomas St.
SUNDAY 3 MARCH
Winnipeg, MB: Save the date. Brunch
hosted by Icelandic Canadian Frón at the
Scandinavian Centre. 10:30 am - 1 pm.
22 TO 24 MARCH
Akureyri, Iceland: The ski capital of
Iceland holds the Iceland Winter Games
2019. www.icelandwintergames.com/.
3 - 7 APRIL
Reykjavík, Iceland: Iceland Writers
Retreat. www.icelandwritersretreat.com.
SATURDAY 6 APRIL
Toronto, ON: Þorrablót 2019. The Latvian
Centre, 4 Credit Union Dr. East of the Don
Valley Parkway. Free parking. Early bird
price for members: adults $65, children
12 & under $20, students 13-24 $30.
Non-members: adults $90, children 12 &
under $35, students 13-24 $40. Price after
Feb.23: members: adults $80, children 12
& under $25, students 13-24 $35. Non-
members: adults $125, children 12 &
under $45, students 13-24 $50. NO event
day ticket sales. Always a sell-out, order
tickets early, bring the whole family. www.
icct.info.
INLNA 100TH CONVENTION
16 TO 19 MAY
Winnipeg, MB: Icelandic Canadian Frón is
proud to host the 100th INLNA Convention
at the Fairmont Hotel. Honour, Celebrate,
Build!
Come and celebrate this Icelandic National
League of North America milestone in the
city where it all began. Registration form
available on L-H website: lh-inc.ca. Early
bird rate until 28 Feb. $225. 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.
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. Details:
https://icfron.ca/convention/
EXHIBITS
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 31 MARCH
Winnipeg, MB: Nice Women Don’t Want
the Vote, an exhibition developed by the
Manitoba Museum to commemorate the
100th anniversary of Manitoba women
winning the right to vote on January 28,
1916. 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.
23 FEBRUARY TO 8 JUNE
New York, NY: Scandinavia House exhibit
– Nordic Impressions: Contemporary Art
from Åland, Denmark, Finland, Greenland,
Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.
This new exhibition brings together a wide
array of artistic expressions – paintings,
drawings, photographs, installations, films,
and videos – that reflect the rich diversity
and global character of Nordic art. Curated
by Phillips Collection Chief Curator and
Deputy Director for Academic Affairs Klaus
Ottmann, the exhibition features works by
internationally acclaimed artists such as
Olafur Eliasson, Katrín Sigurdardóttir, Ragnar
Kjartansson, and Hrafnhildur Arnardóttir/
Shoplifter from Iceland; Israeli-born Danish
painter Tal R, Danish artist collaborative
SUPERFLEX, and artists Jesper Just and
Per Kirkeby; Norwegian performance and
video artist Tori Wrånes and photographer
Torbjørn Rødland; Finnish artist Eija-Liisa
Ahtila; Swedish painter Mamma Andersson
and video and mixed-media artist Nathalie
Djurberg; Sámi artists Outi Pieski and
Britta Marakatt-Labba; Greenlandic painter,
photographer, and writer Pia Aarke; and
others. Drawn from a larger survey at
the Phillips Collection in the fall of 2018,
this exhibition comes from the work of
the multi-year Nordic Cultural Initiative, a
collaboration between the Phillips Collection
and the Washington, D.C.-based embassies
of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and
Sweden, launched in 2014 to promote
the wealth of Nordic artistic talent. Free.
Scandinavia House, 58 Park Ave. 10016.
212–779–3587. Scandinaviahouse.org.
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 FROM 26 FEBRUARY
Burnaby, BC: Icelandic Canadian Club of
BC Ianguage lessons – 8 weeks, 7-9 pm.
Scandinavian Community Centre, 6540
Thomas St. Language Instructors: Gunnar
Hansson, Edda Langworth.
8 classes (weeks) for each group, but there
will be one or more "off" weeks for one or
both groups due to scheduling constraints
at the SCC, spring break, etc., but the
lessons will be completed by the end of
April. The class will break into two groups,
Level 1, a beginners group, and Level 2, a
more advanced group. If you are interested
in attending, email Gunnar at gunnarhans@
gmail.com or call 604-351-3945. The fee
for participating is $60 per person for the
full set of eight classes. Everyone welcome.
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.
10-week session: $50 for members, $55
non-members. Classes start at 6:30 pm.
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 7 FEBRUARY - 11 APRIL
Gimli, MB: Icelandic Language Classes at
the New Iceland Heritage Museum, Lady of
the Lake Theatre. 10 weeks. 7 - 8:30 pm.
$40. Member price $20. Register in person
at the museum. Please feel free to call if
you have any questions: 204-642-4001,
nihm@mymts.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. 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).
FILM
NORDIC NIGHTS FILM SERIES
Toronto, ON: Nordic Nights film screening
program returns to the Icelandic Canadian
Club of Toronto.
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
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.
28 FEBRUARY TO 10 MARCH
Reykjavík, Iceland: Stockfish film festival.
stockfishfestival.is.
THE DONALD K. JOHNSON INLNA FILM
SCREENING PROGRAM
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.
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.
MUSIC
ÓLAFUR ARNALDS
Ólafur Arnalds touring now. These and
many more dates: olafurarnalds.com.
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.
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.
24 TO 27 APRIL
Reykjavík, Iceland: Reykjavík International
Literary Festival. www.bokmenntahatid.is/en.
Events
Literature
Exhibits
Film
Cabal of the Westford Knight –
Templars at the Newport Tower
by David S. Brody
This is the first of 7 books in the
Templars in America series. It introduces
14th century exploration of America by
the vestiges of the Knights Templar,
in the person of Prince Henry Sinclair,
who was Norse on his mother's side
and Scottish on his father's. Attorney
Cameron Thorn is thrust into a bloody
tug-of-war involving secret societies,
treasure hunters and keepers of the
secrets of the Jesus bloodline. Joined
by Amanda, an enchanting British
researcher with secrets of her own, Cam
races around New England with only
two choices – unravel the 600 year-
old mysteries encoded in the ancient
artifacts, or die trying. A modern-day
adventure/mystery based on artifacts
left by Prince Henry Sinclair and the
Templar Knights during a secret mission
to North America in 1398. Research
wrapped in a fast-paced thrill ride.
Music
INL Convention
Icelandic classes