Come with us on a journey through Scandinavia with our friend Peer Gynt! Made popular by Looney Tunes and The Simpsons, Grieg’s Peer Gynt Suite transports you to the lush vastness of Scandinavia with popular tunes like Morning Mood and In the Hall of the Mountain King. Our journey ends in Finland where we’ll need your help to perform Sibelius’ expansive Finlandia. Are you up for the journey? Let’s go!
Come with us on a journey through Scandinavia with our friend Peer Gynt! Made popular by Looney Tunes and The Simpsons, Grieg’s Peer Gynt Suite transports you to the lush vastness of Scandinavia with popular tunes like Morning Mood and In the Hall of the Mountain King. Our journey ends in Finland where we’ll need your help to perform Sibelius’ expansive Finlandia. Are you up for the journey? Let’s go!
Bring the family to welcome spring at the Vappu juhla (Mayday party). We will provide the makkara (hot dogs) and buns, please bring a salad, side dish, or dessert to share. We will eat, sing, and play games and have a mölkky tournament, so if you have a mölkky set, bring it along.
Celebrate spring at this musical evening in the Rotunda of Bellingham's Old City Hall.
Finnish American Society of the Midwest and Finnish American Chamber of Commerce co-host Vappu. Come join us in "Celebrating Spring" with music by past FFN Performer of the Year Juli Wood. Check back for details.
More Finnish plays in translation by the Rockport Theatre Troupe. Friday, Saturday and Sunday May 1-3 and Friday, May 15 and Sunday, May 17.
Celebrate spring at the annual Vappu Picnic!
Sara Pajunen & Teija Niku perform an original composition commissioned by St. Paul Lutheran Church in tribute to the Finnish roots of the Cape Ann community.
Sample the food, music, dance, culture, native costumes and crafts from around the world, including Finland.
Pastorit Jarmo Tarkki ja Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen Music Director Selma Seppänen, M.Mus. Liturgy and songs in Finnish, Sermon in English.