IL: Winter Fun Day
Century Park Vernon Hills, IL, United StatesFinnish-American Society of the Midwest hosts a fun day of outdoor activities in the Chicago area (weather permitting).
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MI: Heikinpäivä
Finnish American Heritage CenterIn 1999, the Finnish Theme Committee of the City of Hancock created a new Finnish-American celebration of winter, Heikinpäivä. The celebration’s themes are taken from Finnish folk saying associated with the name day for Heikki (Henrik’s day — January 19). 2018 events are held on January 10, 11, 19, 23-28, and February 2, 5 and […]
CA: Composer Salonen: Cello Concerto
Walt Disney Concert Hall Los Angeles, CA, United StatesThe first program of the Los Angeles Philharmonic's Composer Salonen concerts features beloved cellist Yo-Yo Ma giving the West Coast premiere of Esa-Pekka Salonen’s Cello Concerto. Our Conductor Laureate, completes the program with one of Beethoven’s most exciting symphonies.
CA: Nordic Spirit Symposium
Scandinavian Center Thousand Oaks, CA, United StatesThe Icelandic Sagas tell of Norse voyages to Vinland around 1000 A.D. A site at the northern tip of Newfoundland was confirmed as a Norse site occupied around 1000 A.D. by archaeological work conducted by Anne Stine and Helge Ingstad in the 1960s. After working with the Ingstads, Birgitta Wallace continued their research. This symposium […]
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: 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)
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 […]