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SUMMARY:SUMMERLIGHT AND THEN COMES THE NIGHT
DESCRIPTION:“Adalsteins’ eye for detail and the picture’s persuasive sense of place and of community carries us along for the leisurely\, meandering ride” (ScreenDaily). \nOn September 18\, join us for a screening of Summerlight and Then Comes the Night\, based on the popular novel by Icelandic author Jón Kalman Stefánsson. *The screening will be followed by a panel with Stefánsson\, film director Elfar Adalsteins\, and actress Anna Maria Pitt\, moderated by author Sigridur Hagalin Bjornsdottir* \nThis little Icelandic village is brimming with stories\, and if you listen closely\, it might tell you a few tales. Perhaps the one about the prominent businessman who dreams in Latin and sacrifices a promising career for astronomy and old books. Or perhaps you’ll hear the one about the policeman’s son\, a sensitive boy who paints and carves birds and dreams of being an artist. Or maybe the one about the wild\, open-air sex with explosive consequences. Or the one about the big rock that can break the finely woven thread running between life and death… Starring Heida Reed\, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson\, Svandis Dora Einarsdottir\, and others\, Summerlight and Then Comes the Night (Sumarljós og svo kemur nóttin\, dir. Elfar Adalsteins\, Iceland/Belgium/Sweden\, 2022) takes us on an intimate journey through a small town with great magic. \nPurchase Tickets
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/summerlight-and-then-comes-the-night/
LOCATION:Scandinavia House\, 58 Park Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10016\, United States
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SUMMARY:SWEDISH INTERMEDIATE 1
DESCRIPTION:Learn the Nordic languages in classes offered this summer at Scandinavia House! In this course\, the focus will be primarily on conversation. Students will discuss various subjects brought up in each chapter via informative texts\, with topics spanning subjects such as Swedish cultural and social life\, wild animals\, historical figures\, politics and more. The grammar is overall a comprehensive repetition of the beginner levels\, while also introducing a few new things like reflexive pronouns\, the present participle and the conditional. Several books will be assigned over the course of the semester. Intermediate 1 runs over three semesters and courses can be taken in any order. \nThis class will take place on Wednesday evenings. Because of elevator maintenance work at Scandinavia House all July and August classes will be held online. \nPre-requisite: completion of beginner levels or equivalent. Instructions for remote learning will be emailed upon registration. For questions about language levels\, please contact Malin Tybahl. Tuition is $499 ($449.10 ASF Members); 15 hours total class time over 9 weeks. \nRegister
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/swedish-intermediate-1-4/2024-09-18/
LOCATION:Scandinavia House\, 58 Park Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10016\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240920T183000
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SUMMARY:HACKING HATE | SCREENING & FILM TALK WITH SIMON KLOSE
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Friday\, September 20 for a special screening and film talk on Hacking Hate\, Simon Klose’s kinetic and socially-pressing documentary following award-winning Swedish journalist My Vingren as she goes undercover online to expose a network of neo-Nazis and far-right organizations fostering hate speech and extremism on a global scale. \nSocial media has become a major vehicle for spreading hate speech and a safe harbor for authoritarian agendas. With the U.S. elections on the doorstep\, this screening of Hacking Hate is essential to understand the reasons for the rise of hateful content and disinformation as well as ways to hold social media companies accountable for their role in proliferating hate online. This event is a special impact screening co-hosted by Think-Film Impact Production and includes a post-screening Q&A with director Simon Klose. \nWinner of Best Documentary Feature at Tribeca Film Festival. “Hacking Hate provides a bracing insider’s look at the grossness that proliferates throughout [social media’s] right-wing regions” (Nick Schager\, The Daily Beast). \nRegister
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/hacking-hate-screening-film-talk-with-simon-klose/
LOCATION:Scandinavia House\, 58 Park Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10016\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240925T195000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240925T213000
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SUMMARY:SWEDISH INTERMEDIATE 1
DESCRIPTION:Learn the Nordic languages in classes offered this summer at Scandinavia House! In this course\, the focus will be primarily on conversation. Students will discuss various subjects brought up in each chapter via informative texts\, with topics spanning subjects such as Swedish cultural and social life\, wild animals\, historical figures\, politics and more. The grammar is overall a comprehensive repetition of the beginner levels\, while also introducing a few new things like reflexive pronouns\, the present participle and the conditional. Several books will be assigned over the course of the semester. Intermediate 1 runs over three semesters and courses can be taken in any order. \nThis class will take place on Wednesday evenings. Because of elevator maintenance work at Scandinavia House all July and August classes will be held online. \nPre-requisite: completion of beginner levels or equivalent. Instructions for remote learning will be emailed upon registration. For questions about language levels\, please contact Malin Tybahl. Tuition is $499 ($449.10 ASF Members); 15 hours total class time over 9 weeks. \nRegister
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/swedish-intermediate-1-4/2024-09-25/
LOCATION:Scandinavia House\, 58 Park Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10016\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240929T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240929T173000
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SUMMARY:SOLD OUT: NORDIC NIGHT WITH EINAR SELVIK OF WARDRUNA
DESCRIPTION:Join us on September 29 for an exclusive U.S. music event with composer Einar Selvik of Wardruna! Having written songs and scores for HBO’s hit series Vikings and the game Assasins Creed Valhalla\, the music of the Norwegian group has received worldwide recognition. Wardruna’s last record\, Kvitrafn\, charted in 13 countries\, including #1 in Canada and Austria\, and #2 in Germany. During this Nordic Night event held in advance of a major upcoming performance at Red Rocks in Colorado\, Selvik will guide the attendees into Wardruna’s universe in word and sound\, exploring nature and animism\, myths\, Norse spiritual concepts and more. Fans will also get a very exclusive preview and premiere of a recently recorded show. \nThe full program will be announced shortly; stay tuned for more details.
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/nordic-night-with-einar-selvik-of-wardruna/
LOCATION:Scandinavia House\, 58 Park Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10016\, United States
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SUMMARY:THE ARCTIC CONVOY
DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday\, October 2\, join us for a screening of the electrifying WWII thriller The Arctic Convoy (Norway\, 2024)! \nIn 1942\, the leader of a convoy carrying vital military supplies to a Norwegian outpost decides to proceed through treacherous\, enemy infested waters despite the recall of their military escort. Fighting for their lives against German air and naval forces\, the 35 civilian merchant ships brave brutal Arctic seas to bring much needed support to soldiers on the front lines. Directed by Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken (Munch\, Going West)\, the film honors the forgotten heroes of World War II. \n“Strong performances and a character-driven focus adds some unexpected layers to this riveting\, edge-of-your-seat nautical drama” (Keith & The Movies). \nPurchase Tickets
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/the-arctic-convoy/
LOCATION:Scandinavia House\, 58 Park Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10016\, United States
CATEGORIES:Films
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241008T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241008T210000
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SUMMARY:NO SHIP SETS OUT TO BE A SHIPWRECK | AUTHOR PANEL
DESCRIPTION:On October 8\, join us for a discussion with Joan Wickersham and Adam Davies to celebrate the release of Wickersham’s No Ship Sets Out To Be a Shipwreck\, a poetic and philosophical meditation inspired by the Swedish warship Vasa\, out now from Eastover Press! \nLaunched on August 10\, 1628\, the Swedish warship Vasa sank only minutes into its maiden voyage\, and lay forgotten underwater until it was found and raised more than 300 years later. In 2021\, ASF Fellows Joan Wickersham and Adam Davies created Scandinavia House’s first-ever digital art and literary exhibition\, Conversations With a Shipwreck\, which responded to the legendary ship through presentations of Wickersham’s poems and Davies’ photography\, exploring themes of memory and oblivion\, permanence and impermanence\, mortality and time. \nNo Ship Sets Out To Be A Shipwreck is a collection of essays and poems that are contemplative\, strange\, passionate\, funny\, and haunting that is and isn’t about a ship—a personal yet universal reckoning with mortality\, and the question of what vanishes and what endures. In today’s program\, Davies will present his photography of the Vasa followed by readings from Wickersham from the new book. Last\, they will discuss their work with the Vasa in a conversation moderated by writer\, editor\, and translator Kira Josefsson. \nRegister
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/no-ship-sets-out-to-be-a-shipwreck-author-panel/
LOCATION:Scandinavia House\, 58 Park Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10016\, United States
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SUMMARY:BEETHOVEN: LOVE AND DEFIANCE
DESCRIPTION:Internationally acclaimed pianist Jeffrey Siegel returns this fall for his ever-popular Keyboard Conversations® series at Scandinavia House. Each evening comprises an informal commentary on the music and its composers\, a full performance of each work\, and a short Q & A session. The engaging format both makes friends of classical music and enriches the listening experience for avid music lovers. \nWho was Elise of “Für Elise”? Tonight’s program will consist of Beethoven’s most famous composition as well as the “à Thérèse” and “Appassionata” Sonatas! \n\n\nThanks to a generous loan by Victor Borge’s grandson Finn\, concerts will be performed on Victor Borge’s personal Steinway piano. \nPurchase Tickets
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/beethoven-love-and-defiance/
LOCATION:Scandinavia House\, 58 Park Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10016\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241014T190000
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SUMMARY:NO OTHER LAND
DESCRIPTION:On October 14\, see No Other Land\, a Norwegian-produced\, vérité-style documentary by a Palestinian-Israeli collective of four directors. *A film talk and Q&A follows the screening with co-directors Basel Adra\, Yuval Abraham\, and Rachel Szor.* \nBasel Adra\, a Palestinian activist from Masafer Yatta\, has been fighting his community’s mass expulsion by Israeli occupation since childhood. Basel documents the gradual erasure of Masafer Yatta as soldiers destroy the homes of families — the largest single act of forced transfer carried out in the occupied West Bank. After he crosses paths with Yuval Abraham\, a young Israeli journalist\, the two spend half a decade fighting the expulsion. Their complex bond is haunted by the extreme inequality between them: Basel lives under a brutal military occupation\, and Yuval is unrestricted and free. Created during the darkest\, most terrifying times in the region\, No Other Land was filmed by Basel and Yuval alongside two fellow activists — Isareli Rachel Szor and Palestinian Hamdan Ballal. The film is an act of creative resistance to Apartheid and a search for a path towards equality and justice. (Norway & Palestine\, 2024). \nPurchase Tickets
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/no-other-land/
LOCATION:Scandinavia House\, 58 Park Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10016\, United States
CATEGORIES:Films
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241015T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241015T190000
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SUMMARY:WHAT KINGDOM | NORDIC BOOK CLUB ONLINE
DESCRIPTION:Read and discuss literature with our Nordic Book Club Online! On October 15 we’ll be discussing Danish author Fine Gråbøl’s What Kingdom\, out now in translation by Martin Aitken from Archipelago. \nFine Gråbøl’s narrator dreams of furniture flickering to life; a chair that greets you; shiny tiles that follow a peculiar grammar; or a bookshelf that can be thrown on like an apron. Living in a temporary psychiatric care unit for young people in Copenhagen\, she practices daily routines that take on the urgency of survival (peeling a carrot\, drinking prune juice\, listening through thin walls)\, and is obsessed with the way items rise up out of their thingness\, assuming personalities and private motives. A thoughtful critique on governmental treatment of the mentally ill\, What Kingdom parses the culpability of psychiatric institutions\, and poignantly explores the smallest meeting points between people — whether a pair of hands dyeing another’s hair\, or removing the acupuncture needles. \nRegister
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/what-kingdom-nordic-book-club-online/
LOCATION:NY
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SUMMARY:HANDLING THE UNDEAD
DESCRIPTION:On October 16\, join us for a screening of the Norwegian zombie thriller Handling the Undead\, a “meditative\, mind-shattering experience that gets under your skin” (Fort Worth Report) adapted from the 2005 novel by Let the Right One In author John Ajvide Lindqvist. \nOn a hot summer day in Oslo\, the dead mysteriously awaken\, and three families are thrown into chaos when their deceased loved ones come back to them. Who are they\, and what do they want? A family is faced with the mother’s reawakening before they have even mourned her death after a car accident; an elderly woman gets the love of her life back the same day she has buried her; a grandfather rescues his grandchild from the gravesite in a desperate attempt to get his daughter out of her depression. Handling the Undead is a drama with elements of horror about three families\, a story about grief and loss\, but also about hope and understanding of what we can’t comprehend or control. \n“Handling the Undead … eschews any of the practical questions\, but with a more humanist intent: to lean single-mindedly into its characters’ emotions — and also its eerie mythical resonance” (Alissa Wilkinson\, New York Times) \nPurchase Tickets
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/handling-the-undead/
LOCATION:Scandinavia House\, 58 Park Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10016\, United States
CATEGORIES:Films
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241017T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241017T210000
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SUMMARY:GRIEG: LYRIC PIECES | CONCERT WITH DANIEL GORTLER
DESCRIPTION:In celebration of the release of Grieg: Lyric Pieces\, on Prospero Classical\, join us for a performance by pianist Daniel Gortler! In tonight’s program\, Gortler will perform 12 of the renowned  Lyric Pieces by Norwegian composer and pianist Edvard Grieg — including Arietta\, Notturno and March of the Dwarfs — as well as works from Robert Schumann’s Kinderszenen / Scenes from Childhood\, Op. 15 and 12 selections from Felix Mendelssohn’s Songs Without Words. \nPurchase Tickets
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/grieg-lyric-pieces-concert-with-daniel-gortler/
LOCATION:Scandinavia House\, 58 Park Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10016\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241019T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241019T180000
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SUMMARY:OHNY WEEKEND
DESCRIPTION:Visit us on October 19 & 20 as part of this year’s Open House New York Weekend (OHNY Weekend)! Scandinavia House is a proud annual participant in this five-borough festival celebrating design\, culture\, and civic investment. \nDesigned by the internationally renowned Polshek Partnership Architects (now Ennead Architects) and inaugurated in October 2000\, Scandinavia House: The Nordic Center in America is the headquarters of The American-Scandinavian Foundation (ASF) and the site of the ASF’s cultural and educational programming\, offering a wide range of programs that illuminate the culture and vitality of Denmark\, Finland\, Iceland\, Norway\, and Sweden. Scandinavia House offerings include diverse exhibitions and film series\, as well as concerts\, lectures\, and more. \nSpaces in the building include the lower-level Victor Borge Hall\, dedicated to the legendary Danish entertainer\, where we feature films\, concerts\, and performing arts; our second floor Volvo Hall event and reception space; the Heimbold Family Children’s Playing and Learning Center\, an interactive space for children; the Halldór Laxness Library; and our third-floor gallery\, which features exhibitions celebrating Scandinavian artists. \nDuring this weekend\, Scandinavia House will feature a pop-up about the history of the building and its design going into the future\, a video display with virtual gallery tours of past exhibitions\, and information about the upcoming exhibition Nordic Utopias? African Americans in the 20th Century\, which opens in November. Make sure to add us to your OHNY calendar this October! \nLearn More
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/ohny-weekend/
LOCATION:Scandinavia House\, 58 Park Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10016\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241022T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241022T210000
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SUMMARY:YOUR ABSENCE IS DARKNESS | BOOK TALK WITH JÓN KALMAN STEFÁNSSON
DESCRIPTION:On October 22\, join us for a conversation with award-winning Icelandic novelist Jón Kalman Stefánsson (Summerlight) on his new novel\, Your Absence Is Darkness\, a spellbinding saga about the inhabitants of a rural community on the Snæfellsnes peninsula\, out now in translation by Philip Roughton from Biblioasis! \nA man comes to awareness in a cold church in the Icelandic countryside\, not knowing who he is\, why he’s there or how he arrived\, with a stranger staring mockingly from a few pews back. Startled by the man’s cryptic questions\, he leaves—and plunges into a history spanning centuries. A city girl is drawn to the fjords by the memory of a blue-eyed gaze\, and a generation earlier\, a farmer’s wife writes an essay about earthworms that changes the course of lives. A pastor who writes letters to dead poets falls in love with a faraway stranger\, and a rock musician\, plagued by cosmic loneliness\, discovers that his past has been a lie. Faced with the violence of fate and the effects of choices\,  each discovers the cost of following the magnetic needle of the heart. \nIncandescent and elemental\, hope-filled and humane\, Your Absence Is Darkness is a comedy about mortality\, music\, and the strange salve of time. \nRegister
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/your-absence-is-darkness-book-talk-with-jon-kalman-stefansson/
LOCATION:Scandinavia House\, 58 Park Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10016\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241024T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241024T210000
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SUMMARY:GEIRÞRÚÐUR ANNA GUÐMUNDSDÓTTIR | WORKS BY SIBELIUS & JÓN NORDAL
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a performance by Icelandic cellist and ASF Fellow Geirþrúður Anna Guðmundsdóttir! Accompanied by pianist Antoine Préat\, she’ll perform a cello recital featuring two Scandinavian works from Jean Sibelius and Icelandic composer Jón Nordal. The program will include Ludwig van Beethoven’s 7 Variations on ‘Bei Männern\, welche Liebe fühlen\,’ WoO 46; Jean Sibelius’s 4 Pieces\, Op. 78; Claude Debussy’s Cello Sonata; Jón Nordal’s ‘Pictures on Panel Wall’; and Johannes Brahms’s Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor\, Op. 38. \nRegister
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/geirthrudur-anna-gudmundsdottir-performance-with-antoine-preat/
LOCATION:Scandinavia House\, 58 Park Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10016\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241025T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241025T200000
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SUMMARY:MY HOOD: SOUTHSIDE
DESCRIPTION:On October 25th\, join us for a special screening of the documentary My Hood: Southside (Mana rajons: Pietinis; dir. Julija Juknaitė\, Lithuania\, 2024)\, followed by an informal discussion with the film crew! The event will also feature a special appearance by members of Colours of Bubbles\, a cinematographic rock band\, who will introduce their music and share their personal connections to Pietinis\, a southside neighborhood of the biggest town in Northern Lithuania. \nOnce considered a “wild” neighborhood\, Pietinis has recently experienced a cultural awakening\, partly inspired by Rimantas Kmita’s celebrated novel Pietinia Kronikas (Southside Chronicles). For the first time\, the people of Šiauliai are embracing their unique identity\, with newfound pride in their roots\, contributing to what is now being called the “Šiauliai phenomenon.” My Hood: Southside\, an engaging and vibrant documentary by J. Juknaitė\, offers a unique perspective on the now-renowned residential district of Šiauliai. As a native of Pietinis\, the director explores the neighborhood’s identity through its history\, architecture\, archival footage\, and people. The film draws attention to an important issue—the legacy of Soviet-era residential areas and the pressing need for revitalization. This grassroots initiative\, led by residents and creators\, opens broader discussions about the neighborhood’s future. \nRegister
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/my-hood-southside/
LOCATION:Scandinavia House\, 58 Park Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10016\, United States
CATEGORIES:Films
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241030T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241030T203000
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SUMMARY:SNØHETTA DESIGN TALK WITH CRAIG DYKERS & ELAINE MOLINAR
DESCRIPTION:Join us on October 30 for a discussion with Craig Dykers and Elaine Molinar of Snøhetta! In this program\, Dykers and Molinar\, the recipients of the ASF Cultural Prize at the 2024 Spring Gala\, will discuss the work of their world-renowned integrated architecture\, landscape architecture and design company. Author and architecture critic Paul Goldberger will moderate. \nBased in New York City and Oslo\, Snøhetta have designed numerous landmark projects including the Oslo Opera House\, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art\, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina\, and the Times Square redesign. Their discussion will also explore recent and upcoming projects including the Blanton Museum of Art redesign and the La Nube El Paso Children’s Museum\, among others. \nPurchase Tickets
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/snohetta-design-talk-with-craig-dykers-elaine-molinar/
LOCATION:Scandinavia House\, 58 Park Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10016\, United States
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241102T160000
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SUMMARY:HEAVY TRIP & HEAVIER TRIP: DOUBLE FEATURE
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special double-feature screening of Heavy Trip and Heavier Trip! In advance of the Finnish cult classic Heavy Trip‘s highly anticipated sequel\, Heavier Trip (out in theaters on November 29)\, we’ll be screening both films on November 2\, with a black-metal inspired Fika specials in Björk Café available throughout the afternoon. Ticketholders who arrive in costume or with heavy-metal makeup will receive a free selection of Nordic treats. Note: For a double-feature ticket\, select either screening and choose the double-feature option at checkout.* \nReleased in 2018\, the Finnish absurdist comedy and heavy-metal rock-opera Heavy Trip (Heivi Reissu\, dir. Jukka Vidgren and Juuso Laatio) follows the members of “Impaled Rektum\,” an amateur metal band based in a small village in northern Finland. Twenty-five-year-old Turo and his band mates have been playing for 12 years without a single gig. But when they have a chance meeting with the organizer of a major Norwegian heavy metal festival\, they’ll stop at nothing to play their first festival — even if it means stealing a van\, a corpse\, a coffin\, and a mental-patient drummer to get there. Hailed as “wildly\, joyfully\, madly screeching” (THR)\, Heavy Trip is “one of the funniest buddy comedies of the year” (RogerEbert.com).  Watch trailer \nIn Heavier Trip\, Impaled Rektum are now incarcerated in Norway. But when guitarist Lotvonen discovers that his family’s slaughterhouse is in trouble\, they decide to break out of prison to perform at Wacken\, Germany’s iconic festival. Their wild and perilous adventure challenges the band’s integrity in a sequel that is “an absolute joy to behold” (Collider). \nHeavy Trip: 2 PM\nHeavier Trip: 4 PM \nPurchase Tickets — Heavy Trip\nPurchase Tickets — Heavier Trip \n*For double-feature ticket\, select the double-feature option at either screening checkout.*
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/heavy-trip-heavier-trip-double-feature/2024-11-02/1/
LOCATION:Scandinavia House\, 58 Park Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10016\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241102T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241102T180000
DTSTAMP:20260406T115556
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SUMMARY:HEAVY TRIP & HEAVIER TRIP: DOUBLE FEATURE
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special double-feature screening of Heavy Trip and Heavier Trip! In advance of the Finnish cult classic Heavy Trip‘s highly anticipated sequel\, Heavier Trip (out in theaters on November 29)\, we’ll be screening both films on November 2\, with a black-metal inspired Fika specials in Björk Café available throughout the afternoon. Ticketholders who arrive in costume or with heavy-metal makeup will receive a free selection of Nordic treats. Note: For a double-feature ticket\, select either screening and choose the double-feature option at checkout.* \nReleased in 2018\, the Finnish absurdist comedy and heavy-metal rock-opera Heavy Trip (Heivi Reissu\, dir. Jukka Vidgren and Juuso Laatio) follows the members of “Impaled Rektum\,” an amateur metal band based in a small village in northern Finland. Twenty-five-year-old Turo and his band mates have been playing for 12 years without a single gig. But when they have a chance meeting with the organizer of a major Norwegian heavy metal festival\, they’ll stop at nothing to play their first festival — even if it means stealing a van\, a corpse\, a coffin\, and a mental-patient drummer to get there. Hailed as “wildly\, joyfully\, madly screeching” (THR)\, Heavy Trip is “one of the funniest buddy comedies of the year” (RogerEbert.com).  Watch trailer \nIn Heavier Trip\, Impaled Rektum are now incarcerated in Norway. But when guitarist Lotvonen discovers that his family’s slaughterhouse is in trouble\, they decide to break out of prison to perform at Wacken\, Germany’s iconic festival. Their wild and perilous adventure challenges the band’s integrity in a sequel that is “an absolute joy to behold” (Collider). \nHeavy Trip: 2 PM\nHeavier Trip: 4 PM \nPurchase Tickets — Heavy Trip\nPurchase Tickets — Heavier Trip \n*For double-feature ticket\, select the double-feature option at either screening checkout.*
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/heavy-trip-heavier-trip-double-feature/2024-11-02/2/
LOCATION:Scandinavia House\, 58 Park Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10016\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241105T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241105T190000
DTSTAMP:20260406T115556
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SUMMARY:THE MOOSE PARADOX & THE BEAVER THEORY | NORDIC BOOK CLUB ONLINE
DESCRIPTION:Read and discuss literature with our Nordic Book Club Online! On November 5\, we’ll be discussing the two final books of Finnish author Antti Tuomainen’s Rabbit Factor Trilogy\, The Moose Paradox and The Beaver Theory. \nAntti Tuomainen’s The Rabbit Factor first introduced us to Henri Koskinen\, an order-obsessed insurance mathematician whose inheritance of YouMeFun park led him inadvertently into a life of crime. In The Moose Paradox\, Henri has finally settled things down at the adventure park\, when a man from the past appears – and turns everything upside down again. More problems arise when the park’s equipment supplier is taken over by a shady trio\, with confusing demands. Why won’t Toy of Finland Ltd sell the new Moose Chute to Henri? \nIn The Beaver Theory\, Henri’s romance with painter Laura Helanto has now blossomed into blended family life. As he joins a group of local dads\, a competing adventure park expands its operations—and isn’t sticking to the law. Is it possible to combine the dangerous world of adventure-park business with the unpredictability of life in a blended family? In order to solve this seemingly impossible conundrum\, Henri must step far beyond the mathematical precision of his comfort zone\, with hair-raising results. \nWarmly funny\, quirky\, and alternately touching and nail-biting\, The Rabbit Factor Trilogy has been hailed as “a triumph\, a joyous\, feel-good antidote to troubled times” (Kevin Wignall) and “Finland’s greatest export” (M.J. Arlidge). \nRegister
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/the-moose-paradox-the-beaver-theory-nordic-book-club-online/
LOCATION:NY
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241106T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241117T235900
DTSTAMP:20260406T115556
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SUMMARY:NEW YORK BALTIC FILM FESTIVAL 2024
DESCRIPTION:The 7th Annual New York Baltic Film Festival (NYBFF) presented by Scandinavia House: The Nordic Center in America returns this November continuing its tradition of bringing the best new films from the Baltic region to New York audiences. The leading Baltic film festival in the U.S. will take place November 6-17\, 2024\, offering both in-person and virtual screenings. In-person screenings and events will take place November 6-10 at Scandinavia House in New York. The online version will once again be available to viewers across the U.S. via the Elevent streaming platform from November 8–17. \nThe full festival lineup will be announced in late September. Early Bird Passes are on sale beginning June 15 through August 31\, 2024; discounts are offered for in-person passes ($100/$70 ASF Members; regular $125/$95 ASF Members); VIP packages ($350\, regular $425); and 5-Film Packages ($50/$30 ASF Members; regular $60/$40 ASF Members). \nThis year’s festival will feature films exploring Baltic connections to other cultures\, as well as the many worlds that exist within Baltic societies. ASF Program Manager & NYBFF Co-Curator Kyle Reinhart states\, “While we do not always know what tomorrow will bring\, cinema’s ability to show the humanity and passion of our fellow man — whether through the hopes and dreams of individuals and communities\, or the shared struggles of our neighbors — introduces us to new ideas and perspectives\, and ignites our imaginations.” \nAs we celebrate the continued global success of Baltic films at major international film festivals\, we invite you to join us at Scandinavia House and see the world through Baltic eyes. \n\n\nFor program announcements\, please subscribe to the festival newsletter and Scandinavia House newsletter. For more immediate updates\, follow NYBFF on Instagram and Facebook.
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/new-york-baltic-film-festival-2024/
LOCATION:Scandinavia House\, 58 Park Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10016\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241106T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241106T203000
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SUMMARY:OPENING NIGHT: LIFE AND LOVE | NYBFF
DESCRIPTION:The 7th Annual New York Baltic Film Festival (NYBFF) presented by Scandinavia House: The Nordic Center in America returns this November with the best new films from the Baltic region! The festival kicks off on Wednesday\, November 6\, with the U.S. premiere of Life and Love /  Elu ja armastus (dir. Helen Takkin\, Estonia\, 2024). \nSet during the Great Depression in 1933\, this compelling drama follows Irma\, a young woman who leaves her rural home to pursue a writing career in the city. There\, she becomes entangled with her boss at a local print shop\, who convinces her to become a live-in maid while pursuing her romantically. Though Irma is at first captivated by his charm and lavish lifestyle\, his toxic behavior and power games soon draw her into a web of manipulation. Meanwhile\, as political tensions rise within the city around them\, Irma and her loved ones soon learn that romantic illusions come with a very high price. \nThe film will rescreen in NYBFF on Saturday\, November 9. It will also screen virtually from November 10-17. \nPurchase Tickets
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/opening-night-life-and-love-nybff/
LOCATION:Scandinavia House\, 58 Park Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10016\, United States
CATEGORIES:Films
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241107T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241107T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T115556
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SUMMARY:THE MAMMOTH HUNT | NYBFF
DESCRIPTION:The 7th Annual New York Baltic Film Festival (NYBFF) presented by Scandinavia House: The Nordic Center in America returns this November with the best new films from the Baltic region! On November 7\, see an incredible story of creativity\, bravery\, and resistance in the documentary The Mammoth Hunt (dir. Aistė Stonytė\, Lithuania\, 2024). \nIn 1968 Lithuania\, the collapse of the communist regime is still 21 years away — but dissent is already growing. That year\, theater director Jonas Jurasas directs a scandalous\, avant-garde\, allegorical and thinly-veiled anti-Soviet production entitled “The Mammoth Hunt.” The performances play to packed houses\, until word gets back to Moscow. Soon the play is condemned as anti-Soviet and abolished from the repertoire\, leading Jarasas and his family to leave the country for Americato continue his career. But within its cancellation is another act of defiance — two months after its final performance\, a closed cast locks themselves within the theater to film the play. Filmmaker Aistė Stonytė’s The Mammoth Huntrevisits the history of the production\, gathering recollections from its surviving participants and attempting to track down the secretly recorded film. The documentary also following Jurasas’ new life in Sarasota\, FL and his return to Lithuania in a post-Soviet world. In doing so\, Stonytė tells an incredible story of creativity\, bravery\, and the life of a talented theater director. \nThis film will also screen virtually from November 10-17. \nPurchase Tickets
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/mammoth-hunt-nybff/
LOCATION:Scandinavia House\, 58 Park Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10016\, United States
CATEGORIES:Films
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241108T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241108T200000
DTSTAMP:20260406T115556
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SUMMARY:A POSTCARD FROM ROME | NYBFF
DESCRIPTION:The 7th Annual New York Baltic Film Festival (NYBFF) presented by Scandinavia House: The Nordic Center in America returns this November with the best new films from the Baltic region! On November 8\, see the gentle love story A Postcard From Rome (dir. Elza Gauja\, Latvia\, 2024). Latvian couple Ernests and Alvīne discover they can take advantage of a lottery scheme to fulfill their lifelong dream of traveling to Rome. As they embark on their international holiday\, it becomes clear that Alvīne’s Alzheimer’s disease is rapidly progressing – a reality that neither party is ready to face.  \n“A poignant story… a magical micro-reality where one can actually win the lottery” (Cineuropa). \nThis film will screen virtually from November 9-17. \nPurchase Tickets
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/a-postcard-from-rome-nybff/
LOCATION:Scandinavia House\, 58 Park Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10016\, United States
CATEGORIES:Films
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241108T201500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241108T220000
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SUMMARY:8 VIEWS OF LAKE BIWA | NYBFF
DESCRIPTION:The 7th Annual New York Baltic Film Festival (NYBFF) presented by Scandinavia House: The Nordic Center in America returns this November with the best new films from the Baltic region! On November 8 see 8 Views ofLake Biwa (dir. Marko Raat\, Estonia\, 2024)\, a poetic fairy tale set in an isolated Estonian fishing village. On the shores of a shimmering lake\, two teenage girls discuss their love interests\, whispering prayers and poems while watching yachts sail to Kyoto. But magic is fading around them in the wake of a recent disaster\, as villagers indulge in erotic art and spiritual spells; and it soon becomes clear that intimacy won’t help them process their loss. Estonia’s contender for Best International Feature Film at this year’s Academy Awards\, 8 Views of Lake Biwa is a deeply visceral tale exploring a community that still believes in their connection to the universe. \n“A peculiar and spiritual world…One of the most unique films of the year and maybe even a bona-fide masterpiece” (Cineuropa) \nThis film will also screen virtually from November 9-17. \nPurchase Tickets
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/8-views-of-lake-biwa-nybff/
LOCATION:Scandinavia House\, 58 Park Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10016\, United States
CATEGORIES:Films
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241109T000100
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241117T235900
DTSTAMP:20260406T115556
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SUMMARY:Virtual Screenings — NYBFF 2024
DESCRIPTION:The 7th Annual New York Baltic Film Festival (NYBFF) presented by Scandinavia House: The Nordic Center in America returns this November continuing its tradition of bringing the best new films from the Baltic region to New York audiences. The festival will once again take place in a hybrid festival with both in-person and virtual screenings. Virtual films in the festival will once again be available to viewers all across the U.S. via the Elevent streaming platform November 9-17. \nSix films from this year’s film will be available following their premieres at Scandinavia House\, and will remain available to stream through November 17. \nVIRTUAL SCHEDULE\nBeginning Saturday\, November 9 \n8 Views of Lake Biwa (dir. Marko Raat\, Estonia\, 2024) *Academy Awards Contender*\nEstonia’s contender for Best International Feature at this year’s Academy Awards is a poetic fairy tale set in an Estonian fishing village. In the wake of a recent tragedy\, two teenage girls watch ships sail to Kyoto\, while villagers create erotic art and engage in spiritual spells; hailed as “one of the most unique films of the year” (Cineuropa). \nA Postcard From Rome (dir. Elza Gauja\, Latvia\, 2024)\nIn the gentle love story Latvian couple Ernests and Alvīne use a lottery scheme to fulfill their lifelong dream of traveling to Rome. As they embark on their holiday\, it becomes clear that Alvīne’s Alzheimer’s disease is rapidly progressing — something with which neither is ready to cope. \nThe Mammoth Hunt(dir. Aistė Stonytė\, Lithuania\, 2024)\nThe documentary revisits 1968 Lithuania\, where theater director Jonas Jurasas directs a popular and thinly veiled anti-Soviet production titled “The Mammoth Hunt.” When word gets back to Moscow\, he flees to the U.S.\, while the play’s cast stages a final act of defiance. Director Aistė Stonytė tracks down recollections from its surviving participants. \nBeginning Sunday\, November 10 \nLife and Love (Elu ja armastus\, dir. Helen Takkin\, Estonia\, 2024)\nSet during the Great Depression in 1933\, Life and Love follows Irma\, a young woman who leaves her rural home to pursue a writing career in the city. There\, she is pulled into a toxic relationship with her boss at a local print shop\, and as political tensions rise\, Irma realizes that love and ambition come at a steep cost. \nMaria’s Silence (dir. Davis Simanis\, Latvia\, 2024) *North American Premiere*\nThis powerful historical drama about Maria Leiko\, a famous silent-film actress\, follows her as she forced to abandon her career to join Skatuve\, the Latvian State Theater in Moscow\, where she is manipulated amid purges of political enemies; a film “rich in historical references and complex visual poeticism” (Cineuropa). \nBeginning Monday\, November 11 \nParade (dir. Titas Laucius\, Lithuania\, 2022)\nA dramedy following a former couple’s decision to finalize their divorce through Catholic Court — with unexpected consequences; Parade is “a cracking comedy that bounces its sharply observed characters against the immovable absurdity of Catholic dogma” (Screen International).
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/virtual-screenings-nybff-2024/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Films
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241109T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241109T130000
DTSTAMP:20260406T115556
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SUMMARY:TRASH TO TREND: ADULT ART WORKSHOP
DESCRIPTION:In this workshop\, led by Estonian designer Reet Aus\, participants will examine how old jeans can be given a new life through different uses\, discuss what local upcycling means\, and learn about the problems facing the fashion industry in the age of consumerism\, given that textile waste has become one of its biggest problems. They will also make a bag out of used jeans. This workshop is about hands-on participation\, so participants are encouraged to bring their used jeans to personalize their upcycling project. Remember to bring your old pants and your creativity! Please note that some prior sewing experience is required. \nABOUT REET AUS\nReet Aus is a PhD-qualified fashion designer and environmental activist\, a natural rebel who founded REET AUS COLLECTION®. She is a pioneer in the field of industrial upcycling for fashion\, and has developed the UPMADE® certification\, in order to pass on her knowledge to brands and factories. Reet’s guiding mission in life is to save the fashion industry from itself\, and to show that there is a way of ending the throwaway culture that causes so much waste and destruction around the world. Reet is reducing the environmental footprint of the industry she loves. \nPurchase Tickets
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/trash-to-trend-with-reet-aus/
LOCATION:Scandinavia House\, 58 Park Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10016\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241109T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241109T140000
DTSTAMP:20260406T115556
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SUMMARY:LIFE AND LOVE | NYBFF
DESCRIPTION:The 7th Annual New York Baltic Film Festival (NYBFF) presented by Scandinavia House: The Nordic Center in America returns this November with the best new films from the Baltic region! On Saturday\, November 9\, see Life and Love /  Elu ja armastus (dir. Helen Takkin\, Estonia\, 2024)\, which also screens opening night of the festival and virtually from November 10-17. Set during the Great Depression in 1933\, this compelling drama follows Irma\, a young woman who leaves her rural home to pursue a writing career in the city. There\, she becomes entangled with her boss at a local print shop. As manipulation and toxic power dynamics take hold\, Irma and those around her begin to realize that love and ambition come at a steep cost—especially as political tensions rise. \nIn 1933\, a young woman leaves her rural home to chase her dream of becoming a writer in the city. She takes a job as a maid for a middle-aged printing house owner who quickly starts pursuing her romantically. They marry\, but his passionate declarations of love soon turn cold. As political tensions rise in the country\, their love story unfolds in a divided society\, revealing toxic behaviors and power games that start innocently but lead to dire consequences. \nThis film will also screen virtually from November 10-17. \nPurchase Tickets
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/life-and-love-nybff-2/
LOCATION:Scandinavia House\, 58 Park Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10016\, United States
CATEGORIES:Films
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241109T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241109T180000
DTSTAMP:20260406T115556
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SUMMARY:SUSTAINABLE DESIGNER SHOWCASE WITH REET AUS
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Saturday\, November 9 for a Sustainable Designer Showcase highlighting and exploring work from Baltic and Nordic designers focusing on upcycling\, recycling and sustainability. In coordination with Sustainable Design Showcase events at Scandinavia House throughout the day\, including the workshop “Trash to Trend” with Estonian designer Reet Aus in the morning\, visitors will have the opportunity to meet and speak with Nordic and Baltic designers working with recycling\, sustainability and upcycling\, and purchase select items on display. More details and new participants will be added shortly so please check back. \nRegister
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/sustainable-designer-showcase-with-reet-aus/
LOCATION:NY
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241109T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241109T163000
DTSTAMP:20260406T115556
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SUMMARY:SHORT FILMS | NYBFF
DESCRIPTION:The 7th Annual New York Baltic Film Festival (NYBFF) presented by Scandinavia House: The Nordic Center in America returns this November with the best new films from the Baltic region! This year’s lineup includes a Short Films Session with screenings of nine short films\, three from each of the Baltic countries. Read the full lineup here. \nPurchase Tickets
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/short-films-nybff/
LOCATION:Scandinavia House\, 58 Park Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10016\, United States
CATEGORIES:Films
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