WA: Immigrant Logging in the Northwest
The Swedish Club Seattle Seattle, WA, United StatesSwedish Finn foresters discuss immigrant logging in the Northwest at the Members & Friends Dinner.
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MI: FinnFest USA
Sheraton Detroit Novi hotel Novi, MI, United StatesAnnual event celebrating Finnish-American and Finnish history, culture and traditions features presentations, discussions, concerts, tori marketplace and more. This year it takes place in the Detroit area, with most programming and Tori at the Sheraton Detroit Novi hotel, and including some activities at the Finnish Center in Farmington Hills and Finn Camp at Loon Lake.
MI: Tuula Lehtinen: Layers
Finlandia Art Gallery Finnish American Heritage Center, Hancock, MichiganFog, landscapes, lace, shoes, and flowers are recurring motifs in Finnish artist Tuula Lehtinen´s art, exploring themes of femininity, sensuality, indulgence, nature, and power. Using subject matter long banned from contemporary art as too frivolous and decorative, Lehtinen’s art challenges the separation between the intellectual realm of art and culture and the domain of daily […]
MA: Berserk Viking Festival
Scandinavian Cultural Center - MA West Newton, MA, United StatesBerserk: a Viking Festival for all ages features a Viking encampment, games, food, music.
ME: Contra Dance
Monson Finn Hall Monson, ME, United StatesContra dancing led by renowned caller Dudley Laufman. Dances are easy to learn and you don't need a partner, just lots of energy and spirit! $8/person, kids under 12, free. For more information call 207-717-0794
MA: Rachel Lee Priday in Concert
Scandinavian Cultural Center - MA West Newton, MA, United StatesViolinist Rachel Lee Priday performs pieces by Nielsen, Bach, Salonen and Saariaho.
WA: The Winter War
Swedish Cultural Center Seattle, WA, United StatesThis classic film, released on the 50th anniversary of the outbreak of the Winter War, is hailed as one of the most realistic depictions of war ever created. With Antti Tuuri’s script from his novel of the same name, director Pekka Parikka has created an epic that is, at the same time, personal and human. […]
MI: Festival Ruska
Finnish American Heritage CenterFinnish Folk Music Workshop Tallari, an ensemble that has toured internationally for more than 30 years, was created and is supported by the Finnish government to promote Finnish folk music around the world. They will be joined by Finnish musician and entertainer Jimmy Träskelin; the group will lead a pair of workshops for musicians of […]
MI: Festival Ruska – Folk School
Chassell Heritage Center Chassell, MichiganFinnish Folk Music Workshop Tallari, an ensemble that has toured internationally for more than 30 years, was created and is supported by the Finnish government to promote Finnish folk music around the world. They will be joined by Finnish musician and entertainer Jimmy Träskelin; the group will lead a pair of workshops for musicians of […]
MI: Festival Ruska Concert
Finnish American Heritage CenterTallari, an ensemble that has toured internationally for more than 30 years, was created and is supported by the Finnish government to promote Finnish folk music around the world.