CA: Winter Sauna Fest
Finnish American Home Association Sonoma, CA, United StatesWinter Sauna Fest and Tiny Tori Rummage Sale features food, music, sauna and swimming pool fun. (Sale is from 9 a.m.-noon)
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CT: Laskiainen/Sledding Day
Finnish American Heritage Society Canterbury, ConnecticutFamily fun in Canterbury! Sledding, indoor activities, and pea soup and breads.
CA: Composer Salonen: Piano Concerto
Walt Disney Concert Hall Los Angeles, CA, United StatesEsa-Pekka Salonen knew he was writing his Piano Concerto for a pianist with monster technique; Yefim Bronfman premiered it and returns to display his mastery of Salonen's effusive and virtuosic work, with the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
CA: Composer Salonen: Violin Concerto
Walt Disney Concert Hall Los Angeles, CA, United StatesLeila Josefowicz, for whom Esa-Pekka Salonen wrote his Violin Concerto, returns for another blistering performance of this stunning work with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Conductor Laureate Salonen also leads one of Beethoven’s most exciting symphonies.
MI: Jews in Finland during World War II
Holocaust Memorial Center Farmington Hills, MI, United StatesDid you know that Finland mostly protected its Jewish population from the Holocaust, despite its alliance with Nazi Germany? Learn about Jews in in Finland before and during World War II, as well as Finland’s action during the war, from Dr. Sharon Franklin-Rahkonen She is an Associate Professor of History at Indiana University of Pennsylvania […]
Performer of the Year Nominations Due
Nominations are being accepted through February 15, 2018 for Finlandia Foundation National Performer of the Year for the period September 1, 2018 through August 31, 2019. The program began in 1996 to assist undiscovered artists to gain exposure for entertaining programs related to Finnish and Finnish-American culture. For details and information on how to be […]
MN: Laskiainen!
International Institute of Minnesota St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe Twin Cities celebrate Laskiainen, Finland's celebration marking seven weeks before Easter, the coming of spring and increasing day length. Pea soup is traditionally eaten as Finns believed eating heavy foods would guarantee a good crop the following year. Buns filled with almond paste or jam and whipped cream are also traditional. It also marked the start […]
CA: Composer Salonen: Wing On Wing
Walt Disney Concert Hall Los Angeles, CA, United StatesAs part of the Los Angeles Philharmonic's celebration of Esa-Pekka Salonen the composer, we present the newly revised version of a work he originally composed for the opening of Walt Disney Concert Hall. Beethoven’s towering concerto leads off this marvelous program.
MI: Kalevala Day Brunch & Lecture
Finnish Cultural Center Farmington Hills, MI, United StatesThe Finnish Center in Farmington Hills will commemorate the Kalevala, the national epic for the Finns, with a very interesting presentation by one of the nation’s experts on Finland, Finnish culture and the Kalevala. Dr. Tom Dubois has done extensive research on Finnish and Sami culture, past and present.
CA: Composer Salonen: Wing On Wing
Walt Disney Concert Hall Los Angeles, CA, United StatesAs part of the Los Angeles Philharmonic's celebration of Esa-Pekka Salonen the composer, we present the newly revised version of a work he originally composed for the opening of Walt Disney Concert Hall. Beethoven’s towering concerto leads off this marvelous program.