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EVENTS
EVERY 2ND AND 4TH THURSDAY
Winnipeg, MB: The Nordic Knitters semi-
monthly meetings, Scandinavian Cultural
Centre, 764 Erin St. 7 pm. Bring whatever
project you’re knitting, especially one
that you might be having difficulty with.
Instructor Kelly Hinds. $5 per session,
portion in support of L-H. All levels of
knitting expertise welcome.
SCANDINAVIAN CULTURAL CENTRE
TGIF SPEAKERS SERIES
Winnipeg, MB: TGIF dinner and speaker
series, fourth Friday of the month. Open
to the public. Full buffet dinner, catered
by Bonne Cuisine, $17.50 (cash/cheque;
cash bar). Doors 5:30 pm, dinner at 6,
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). No dinner in Dec.
FRIDAY, SATURDAY / 29, 30 NOVEMBER
Gimli, MB: New Iceland Heritage Museum
Christmas Market. Free admission and hot
chocolate. nihm.ca
SUNDAY 1 DECEMBER
Burnaby, BC: Icelandic Canadian Club of
BC bake sale. Hard Fisk Café and craft sale
9 am. Bake sale 10-12:30 pm. Vínarterta,
kleinur, pönnukökur, hangikjöt (triple-
smoked) and rúllupylsa, lifrarpylsa, and
Icelandic brown bread.
Children’s Christmas party 2-4 pm.
Scandinavian Centre, 6540 Thomas St.
Please submit children’s Name, Sex
and Age to Jana 604-943-6027, Email:
janahelgason@gmail.com No later than
Thursday am, 28 Nov. Charge of $10 to
offset costs. Please bring something for the
food table.
Toronto, ON: The Annual ICCT Jól
(Christmas) at the Morningside High Park
Church, 4 Morningside Ave. 2-4 pm.
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 along with warm
beverages for all. Bring a dessert or snack
item to share. 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 and exchange it for some new ones.
Books for all ages are welcome.
THURSDAY 12 DECEMBER
Markerville, AB: Christmas Social at
Fensala Hall.
SUNDAY 15 DECEMBER
Edmonton, AB: Norðurljós, the Icelandic
Canadian Club of Edmonton's Litlu jól. Dutch
Canadian Centre, 13212 142 Street NW,
Edmonton International Hall. 1-3 pm. There
will be a book exchange, dancing around
the Christmas tree, singing, and Yule Lads.
Please bring a dessert (Icelandic if you can).
Please check the newsletter, website, and
Facebook page for details. We will be calling
everyone to get numbers of children.
Gimli, MB: Gimli Icelandic Canadian
Society Christmas Party. 1-4 pm. Lady of
the Lake Theatre, New Iceland Heritage
Museum.
THURSDAY 19 DECEMBER
Ottawa ON: Friends of Iceland Jólaglögg.
Ottawa Arts Court, 2 Daly Ave. 7:30 pm.
TUESDAY 24 DECEMBER
Markerville, AB: Christmas Eve at the
Markerville Lutheran Church. 7:30 pm.
Please come early, it's always a full house.
TUESDAY 21 JANUARY
Gimli, MB: Betel Gestamót. 2 pm.
SUNDAY 26 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).
FRIDAY 7 FEBRUARY
Gimli, MB: Gimli Icelandic Canadian Society
film night. Woman at War, Kona fer í stríð.
Director: Benedikt Erlingsson. 2018.
MONDAY 10 FEBRUARY
Gimli, MB: Gimli Icelandic Canadian
Society meeting. 7 pm. Lady of the Lake
Theatre, New Iceland Heritage Museum.
SATURDAY 29 FEBRUARY
Edmonton, AB: Mark your calendars
for Þorrablót, Norðurljós, the Icelandic
Canadian Club of Edmonton.
SATURDAY 28 MARCH
Toronto, ON: The Icelandic Canadian Club of
Toronto's Þorrablót event the Latvian Centre.
4 Credit Union Dr. 6-11 pm. Appetizers,
cash bar 6 pm, dinner 7:30 pm. Free
parking. Tickets www.icct.info. Wonderful
food, musical entertainment, a chance to bid
on lots of great items in our silent auction
and live auction.We always sell out, so order
early. Bring the whole family.
23 TO 26 APRIL
Gimli, MB: The 101st annual convention of
the INLNA will be hosted by the Interlake
clubs.
29 APRIL TO 3 MAY
Reykjavík, Iceland: Iceland Writers
Retreat, an award-winning conference
aimed at introducing participants
to Iceland’s rich literary heritage.
icelandwritersretreat.com.
EXHIBIT
THROUGH 17 DECEMBER
Winnipeg, MB: Exhibit – Iceland: Up Close.
Scenes from North Iceland by Liv Valmestad.
Dr. Paul H.T. Thorlakson Gallery. Iceland
Reading Room, Elizabeth Dafoe Library, 3rd
Floor, University of Manitoba. Gallery Hours:
Mon. – Fri., 9-4:30 pm.
THROUGH JANUARY 2020
Gimli, MB: Exhibit at New Iceland Heritage
Museum. Vestur Islensku Hermennirir,
"Icelanders in the Great War.” Fall/Winter
hours: Mon-Fri, 10-4. Sat-Sun, 1-4.
THROUGH 15 FEBRUARY
New York, NY: Exhibit at Scandinavia
House. Cutting Edges: Concrete Art From
the Erling Neby Collection brings together
over 30 works from major Nordic artists
working in geometric abstraction, including
work by Icelandic concrete artist Kristján
Guðmundsson. Accompanied by a range
of programming, including art workshops
for kids on Nov 2, 16, and 30, led by
professional artists. Scandinavia House, 58
Park Ave.
FILM
DONALD K. JOHNSON INLNA FILM
SCREENING PROGRAM
Featuring Woman at War, Kona fer í stríð.
Director: Benedikt Erlingsson. 2018.
Thursday 19 Dec: Ottawa, ON. Friends of
Iceland.
Jan TBA: Victoria, BC. Icelanders of
Victoria.
Jan or Feb TBA: Markerville, AB. Stephan
G. Stephansson Icelandic Society.
Friday 7 Feb: Gimli, MB. Gimli Icelandic
Canadian Society film night.
Friday 21 Feb: Winnipeg, MB. Icelandic
Canadian Frón.
Sunday 5 Apr: Calgary, AB. Leif Eiriksson
Icelandic Club of Calgary.
30 NOVEMBER AND 1 DECEMBER
Winnipeg, MB: Icelandic Film Series by
curator Steve Gravestock, "Wayward
Heroes: Modern Icelandic Cinema." Last
film in the series screening.
Nói the Albinói (Nói Albinoi). Sat 30 Nov.
9 pm. Sun 1 Dec. 3 pm. Directed by Dagur
Kári, 2003, Iceland, 93 min, 35mm.
ICELANDIC CLASSES
Burnaby, BC: Icelandic Canadian Club of
BC language lessons resume in the new
year, date and time to be announced.
Calgary, AB: The Leif Eiriksson Icelandic
Club of Calgary. If you are interested in
taking Icelandic lessons on a casual basis
in the New Year, please call Margaret 403-
251-7018 or email grisdal9@telus.net.
Edmonton, AB: Norðurljós, the Icelandic
Canadian Club of Edmonton will hold its
winter 2019/2020 Kaffi Rabb language
classes. Watch for details.
MONDAYS 20 JANUARY TO 16 MARCH
Toronto, ON: Icelandic classes resume
weekly (except 17 Feb, Family Day).
8 classes, $80 ICCT members, $95
non-members. Let us know if you are
interested by emailing: classes@icct.info.
Payment must be received on or before
first class.
WEDNESDAYS
Gimli, MB: Kaffitíma, Coffee and
conversation in Icelandic. Weekly at 3 pm
in the Resident's Common Room, Gimli
Waterfront Centre. Bring your own cup and
money for coffee. Check with Valdine at
204-642-4782 or vtdb@mts.net for more
details or questions.
THURSDAYS
TO 12 DECEMBER
Gimli, MB: New format fall session.
Icelandic language classes. Conversational
(no grammar) or Intermediate. Oct. 17,
31, Nov 7, 14, 21, 28, Dec 5, 12. 7-8:30
pm. New this fall, the classes will
start with an oral session of about 15
minutes. The groups will then split and
the intermediate students, the ones who
want to learn more grammar, reading
and writing, will break off into the back
room. The remainder of the students who
would like to focus on the conversational
portion will remain in the theatre. We are
hoping that this arrangement will better
suit the needs of the students. If you
have any comments or questions about
the above, please feel free to call the
museum. Lady of the Lake Theatre, New
Iceland Heritage Museum. $40 or $30/
GICS/NIHM members. Register (specify
class) at NIHM, call 204-642-4001.
LITERATURE / LECTURES
THURSDAYS
Lestrarfélagið Gleym-mér-ei
24 years / Founded in 1996
Winnipeg, MB: All gatherings except May
begin at 5:30 pm in the Sigrid Johnson
Memorial Board Room. Elizabeth Dafoe
Library, 3rd Floor. University of Manitoba.
All welcome. For info contact: Linda F.
Sigurdson Collette – silverflash@shaw.ca.
204-786-2190.
30 Jan: Smile of the Wolf – Tim Leach.
27 Feb: Out of Thin Air – Anthony Deane.
26 Mar: Kainn – Icelandic Connection,
Volume 70 #1, 2018. Available from Lorna
Tergesen.
16 Apr: The Little Book of the Hidden
People – Alda Sigmundsdóttir.
28 May: How I Became the Mayor of a
Large City – Jón Gnarr.
1 DECEMBER
Victoria, BC: The University of Victoria’s
Richard and Margaret Beck Lecture Series
with Dr. Jón Karl Helgason, professor in the
Department of Icelandic and Comparative
Cultural Studies at the University of Iceland.
Clearihue A212 at 2 pm. Info: Megan Swift:
maswift@uvic.ca. Last lecture:
1 Dec: Lecture 3: “Icelandic Medieval
Literature and American Popular Culture
1928-1962.”
3 DECEMBER
New York, NY: Scandinavia House book
talk. Our ongoing Nordic Book Club
discusses Hotel Silence by Auður Ava
Ólafsdóttir, winner of the Icelandic Literary
Prize. Scandinavia House, 58 Park Ave.
scandinaviahouse.org.
SATURDAY 1 FEBRUARY
Victoria, BC: The University of Victoria.
Mark your calendars for this upcoming
event. Lansdowne speaker: Torfi Tulinius
(University of Iceland) – "Vikings in the
Mirror." 3 pm, as part of the Viking
Life and Lore Conference. If members
are interested in coming to the entire
conference for this talk (Viking Like and
Lore) discounted rate if you register in the
office, or mail cheque. $40 ($42 with tax)
until Dec 15, and then a discounted regular
rate of $55 ($57.75 with tax) until 31 Jan.
Conference info: https://www.uvic.ca/
humanities/medieval/workshop/index.php,
or contact medi@uvic.ca.
THE SNORRI PROGRAM
The Snorri Foundation is a non-profit
organization that operates two major
programs: the Snorri Program and Snorri
Plus. Co-operative partners are the Nordic
Association and the Icelandic National League
of Iceland. The Foundation also co-operates
with the Snorri West Program which is
operated by the Icelandic National League of
North America, the Snorri Alumni Internship
and Snorri Deaf. A unique opportunity for
young people (18-28) of Icelandic origin
living in Canada and the United States of
America, to discover their roots in a five-week
summer program in Iceland. Application
deadline 8 Jan. www.snorri.is.
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Smile of the Wolf
by Tim Leach
In 10th century Iceland, in the darkness
of midwinter, two friends set out on an
adventure but end up killing a man.
The narrator of their story is Kjaran, a
wandering poet in a land that prizes its'
poetry. His friend Gunnar is a warrior,
living a domesticated life with his family.
The two men must decide whether to
own up to the killing or conceal it. It is
a tale of exile, revenge, duels, betrayals,
love and two friends struggling to
survive in a desolate landscape that is
governed by a fierce honour code.
"The focus in Leach's book is not the
fighting, but on the strange, inescapable
logic that makes the fighting inevitable."-
Times (London) Book of the Month.