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Week of Events
Monday, September 13, 2021
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Tuesday, September 14, 2021
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September 14, 2021 –The Viking Heart — Virtual Book Talk
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September 14, 2021 –National Danish Book Club — This Should Be Written in the Present Tense
The Viking Heart — Virtual Book Talk
This September, join us for a virtual book talk on The Viking Heart: How Scandinavians Conquered the World with Arthur Herman, out on August 3 from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. For millennia Norwegians, Danes, Finns, and Swedes lived a remote and rugged existence among the fjords and peaks of the land of the midnight sun. But when they finally left their homeland in […]
National Danish Book Club — This Should Be Written in the Present Tense
Explore a selection of Danish literature in English translation with a new nationwide virtual book club! Organized as part of the new National Danish Book Club and Literary Event Series on September 14th, we will discuss our first selection over Zoom, Helle Helle’s This Should Be Written in the Present Tense translated by Martin Aitken. Helle Helle […]
Wednesday, September 15, 2021
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Thursday, September 16, 2021
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Friday, September 17, 2021
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September 17, 2021 –Wild Swims by Dorthe Nors – Online Nordic Book Club
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September 17, 2021 –Architecture and Design Learning on Both Sides of The Atlantic
Wild Swims by Dorthe Nors – Online Nordic Book Club
Read and discuss Scandinavian literature in translation as part of our Nordic Book Club, now online! Each month we select a novel from some of the best Nordic literary voices. Discussions have typically taken place the last Tuesday of the month at Scandinavia House but will now be taking place bi-weekly as an online meeting. […]
Architecture and Design Learning on Both Sides of The Atlantic
Join us for a panel discussion on the current prospects of architecture and design learning in K-12 education and hear compelling case examples from Finland and the U.S. How do you build a better world? How can your creativity improve your community? What does it take to bring bold ideas to life? These are just […]
Saturday, September 18, 2021
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September 18, 2021 –Troll Marionette Workshop with Marte Ekhougen – Virtual Program
Troll Marionette Workshop with Marte Ekhougen – Virtual Program
In Scandinavian folklore, the forests are full of trolls and little gnomes, and in Norwegian puppeteer and sculptor Marte Ekhougen a.k.a. Doctor Superhelga’s home in Norway, they abound in puppet and marionette form! In this online workshop for families and adults, we’ll learn how to make whimsical expressionistic troll "stuffies" using found and recycled materials. […]
Sunday, September 19, 2021
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