GA: St. Urho’s Day Party
Po' Boy Shop Decatur, GeorgiaWear your purple and green and raise a Finnish Long Drink in salute to the legendary figure who chased the grasshoppers out of Finland and saved the grape crop.
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MI: Saint Urho Celebration
Elks Club Ishpeming, MichiganWear purple and green to salute St. Urho, the fictitious Finnish Saint who rid the country of grasshoppers, saving the grape crop. will be held on Sunday, Mar. 15 from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Elks Club in Ishpeming. There will be music for dancing and listening by Wil Kilpela, accordion, and Ken Holster, […]
St. Urho’s Day
This fun holiday was invented in Minnesota to honor the brave St. Urho, who chased the grasshoppers out of Finland and saved the grape crop. It just happens to be the day before the holiday for a slightly better-known saint from Ireland.
IL: One Last Deal – film
Gene Siskel Film Center Chicago, ILFinnish film is an art history detective story, featured at the Chicago European Union Film Festival on March 13 and 19.
MI: St. Urho Party
Finnish Center Association 35200 W. Eight Mile Rd., Farmington Hills, United StatesWear the purple and green and join us to celebrate St. Urho's victory over the grasshoppers in Finland! The buffet dinner is followed by readings, crowning of St. Urho, parade, grasshopper cake and music by FinnFolk.
CT: Mini Birch Bark Workshops
Finnish Hall - Canterbury Canterbury, CT, United StatesBirch bark artist Elaine Moe conducts two workshops: Create a small birch bark bird, 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. Make birch bark star and bead ornaments, 12:30 - 4:30 p.m.
MA: The Grump – Film
Scandinavian Cultural Center - MA West Newton, MA, United StatesMIELENSÄPAHOITTAJA (The Grump) is about an 80-year-old Finnish farmer who reluctantly goes to live with his youngest son and his uptight, career-oriented wife following a debilitating domestic accident.
DC: A Reindeer’s Journey
Embassy of FInland Washington, D.C., DC, United StatesScreening of the film about a newborn reindeer in Lapland, northern Finland, as part of the DC Environmental Film Festival.
MA: St. Urho’s Dinner Dance
The Finnish Center at Saima Park Fitchburg, MA, United StatesWear the purple and green and join the St. Urho's fun including a dance lesson, social hour, dinner and dancing with music by the Central Mass Accordion Club. Decorate a hat for the contest!
NY: Maple & Spruce, Birch & Pine
Scandinavia House New York, NY, United StatesMiolina musicians Mioi Takeda and Lynn Bechtold will perform new works by Swedish composer and sound artist Ann Rosén, Finnish composer Tomi Räisänen, and Lynn Bechtold, and others.