WI: Scandinavian Festival
Ronald Reagan Elementary School New Berlin, WisconsinLive music, ethnic dancing, activities for the children, geneaology consultants and presentations, Nordic gifts, art, decor, foods and more!
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ONLINE: “Couples of Wife Carrying”
Join the free online watch party of this new film about the Finnish sport of wife carrying, with Finlandia Foundation National. Screenings at (PST) 9 a.m., 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. will be followed by Q&A with filmmakers; also showing at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Day of Literature in Finland
Finnish author Aleksis Kivi was born on October 10, 1834, the date now celebrated as the Day of Literature
Virtual Northern Lights Auktion
Join in the online bidding beginning October 10 and live auction on October 17. Proceeds benefit the National Nordic Museum in Seattle.
Virtual Presentation: Who is Aki Kaurismäki?
Finnish American Cultural Activities of Minnesota Membership Meeting and presentation about Finnish Filmmaker Aki Kaurismäki Member announcements from 6:45-7:00PM, presentation 7:00-8:00PM Title: "Who is Aki Kaurismäki?" Presenter: Andrew Nestingen Aki Kaurismäki is a filmmaker from Finland, who has made films since 1981, winning awards at the Cannes Film Festival, the Berlin Film Festival, and earning […]
ONLINE: Finnish Concert/Lecture
Join the free event hosted by Finnish American Society Milwaukee, "Displaced Sympathies: Finnish In-and Out- Migration, Then & Now." Featuring Thomas A. Dubois and Marcus Cederström and music live from Finland by Jimmy Träskelin and Tallari. For an invitation email: Lindaspensala @ gmail.com
WI: Songs of the Finnish Migration
Grace Lutheran Church (WI) Milwaukee, WI, United StatesPast FFN Lecturer of the Year Thomas Dubois presents Songs of the Finnish Migration, and guitarist Jimmy Traskelin sings and performs songs from Lahtolaulu.
ONLINE: Up in the Air
Up in the Air is a collaborative work by Japanese natural dye artist Maki Teshima and Finnish-French American artist-painter Amanda Millet-Sorsa that engages in an interdisciplinary and cross-cultural exchange on color and both artists’ relationship to nature. This event is part of the Finlandia Foundation New York Chapter cultural programming for October. Introduction by Maki Teshima […]
ONLINE: “1913 Massacre” Documentary
The Beaumier U.P. Heritage Center at Northern Michigan University is partnering with WNMU-TV to present the live broadcast and interview with the filmmakers, Louis V. Galdieri and Ken Ross, of the film that follows singer/songwriter Arlo Guthrie to the town of Calumet, a once-thriving mining town still haunted by the tragic events that inspired Woody […]
ONLINE: Monster Party Workshop
Drawing on her book "Alma's Monster Party," artist and author Satu Kettunen leads an online workshop to make fun or scary creatures in the children's art workshop.