Enjoy an evening of food, music and at the historic Tamarack Lodge in Voluntown, hosted by the Finnish American Heritage Society of Canterbury. Contact Steve Bousquet at stevenbousquet @ yahoo.com or Stan Karro at swkbrklyn @ aol.com for reservations.
To celebrate its longtime Sister City relationship with Salo, Finland, the St. Anthony Sister City Association has commissioned a work from renowned composer Olli Kortekangas, to receive its world premiere with the St. Anthony Civic Orchestra. Based on the children’s story “The Lost Melody” by Eeva Tikka, the composition will incorporate spoken narration. The concert […]
This is a high-level and engaging event with international and American speakers on foreign policy and current world affairs. The theme of the evening, Changing the Game, asks: “How can we manage and harness the political and economic changes in the world today?” The speakers will address the question from different angles and engage the audience. The […]
Ensemble mise-en will perform the work of three living Finnish composers—Kaija Saariaho, Sami Klemola and Sebastian Hill—each representing a generation of new musical artists working today.
The 39th annual Finnish Community Bazaar and second-to-last event at the old Nordic Heritage Museum before the museum moves into its new building.
Finnish cellist Jussi Makkonen and pianist Nazig Azezian perform their multi-media Sibelius program at Scandianavia House. Co-hosted by Finlandia Foundation New York Metropolitan Chapter, they are touring as part of the Finlandia Foundation National Finland 100 Music Program event.
Alex Jokipii, a native of Escanaba, Michigan, and principal trumpet player with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, will play the world premiere performance of a trumpet concerto by Finnish composer Jaakko Kuusisto in a November 11 concert of the Marquette Symphony Orchestra.
Cook & Eat committee member Sandra Nelson Miller and Finnish Nordic Northwest member Pirjo Schulbach will lead the class in making the traditional Christmas cookies Honungsbatar (Swedish Honeyboats) and Joulutortut (Finnish Stars.) As an added bonus they will prepare glogg, using the recipe which won Nordic Northwest’s glogg competition last season.
The program salutes Finland's 100th Independence Day by opening with the playing of Finlandia, followed by Tchaikovsky’s thematically rich and brilliantly orchestrated Symphony No. 3 and The Grieg Piano Concerto. The program is repeated on Sunday the 19th.
The Traveling Sauna, the "mascot" of Finland 100, rolls through Lake Worth on its cross-country tour, which wraps up December 2-6 in Washington, D.C. Finland 100 events will be planned at stops across the country. Visit travelingsauna.com for an up-to-date schedule and map of the route.