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MN: Eric Peltoniemi

Open Eye Figure Theater Minneapolis

35 Years of Songs for the Theatre: Highlights from the singer/songwriter's decades of music on regional and national stages and film, with vocalist Prudence Johnson and instrumentalist Randy Sabien.

MA: Sibelius at the Piano

St. Paul Lutheran Church MA Gloucester, Massachusetts

The music of Sibelius by his great-great-granddaughter, Ruusamari Teppo.

OR: Laksloda

Suomi Hall Astoria, Oregon

Enjoy an all-you-can-eat luncheon plus bake sale hosed by the Finnish Brotherhood Lodge Auxilary.

NH: FinnFunn Weekend

The Inn at East Hill Farm Troy, NH, United States

Gather for a cultural experience that includes presentations, music, films, tori/marketplace and much more.

CA: Salonen Conducts LA Phil

Walt Disney Concert Hall Los Angeles, CA, United States

Salonen conducts his own latest orchestral work to launch this program, followed by rising star violinist Daniel Lozakovich, hand-picked by Salonen to play the Tchaikovsky. Salonen and the LA Phil also perform one of their signature works, Bartók’s late masterpiece, which shows off every section of the orchestra to full advantage.

NY: Mälkki Conducts NY Phil

David Geffen Hall New York, NY, United States

Susanna Mälkki conducts Strauss’s iconic Also sprach Zarathustra, which launches with a majestic fanfare that hails a primeval sunrise and ends in a chord that suggests the mystery of the universe. She also leads the Philharmonic in Haydn’s Philosopher Symphony; listen for French horns and English horns engaging in a musical conversation in the remarkable opening Adagio.

AZ: Baking Class

Gloria Dei Lutheran Church Paradise Valley, Arizona

Learn to make karjalanpiiraka with Merja Reynolds.

CA: Salonen Conducts LA Phil

Walt Disney Concert Hall Los Angeles, CA, United States

Salonen conducts his own latest orchestral work to launch this program, followed by rising star violinist Daniel Lozakovich, hand-picked by Salonen to play the Tchaikovsky. Salonen and the LA Phil also perform one of their signature works, Bartók’s late masterpiece, which shows off every section of the orchestra to full advantage.

NY: Susanna Mälkki conducts NY Phil

David Geffen Hall New York, NY, United States

Susanna Mälkki conducts Strauss’s iconic Also sprach Zarathustra, which launches with a majestic fanfare that hails a primeval sunrise and ends in a chord that suggests the mystery of the universe. She also leads the Philharmonic in Haydn’s Philosopher Symphony; listen for French horns and English horns engaging in a musical conversation in the remarkable opening Adagio.

IL: Chicago Film Festival

Running from October 16-27, the 55th cinematic feast features two Finnish films and one short, shown on October 21, 22 & 23 and 26 & 27. See the Finnish American Society of the Midwest calendar for film titles and line-up at: https://www.fasm.us/see.cgi/page/calendar