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Monday, June 6, 2022
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Tuesday, June 7, 2022
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June 7, 2022 –The Border
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June 7, 2022 –Quake: A Novel by Auður Jónsdóttir
The Border
On June 7, attend a virtual talk with acclaimed Norwegian author Erika Fatland (Sovietland) on her new book The Border: A Journey Around Russia Through North Korea, China, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Ukraine, Belorussia, Lithuania, Foland, Latvia, Estonia, Finland, Norway, and the Northeast Passage, out now from Pegasus Books! Imperial, communist, or autocratic, Russia has been — and remains […]
Quake: A Novel by Auður Jónsdóttir
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. On June 7, we'll be discussing Quake by Icelandic author Auður Jónsdóttir. Nominated for the Icelandic Literary Prize, Quake: A Novel is a haunting novel-in-translation about Saga, a woman who […]
Wednesday, June 8, 2022
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June 8, 2022 –The Pact
The Pact
"A riveting homage to a unique literary sensation" (Observer) — On June 8, see the engrossing new Karen Blixen biopic The Pact/Pagten (dir. Bille August, Denmark, 2021) at Scandinavia House! In 1948, 63-year-old Out of Africa author Karen Blixen (also known by her pen name, Isak Dinesen) is a lonely literary sensation, devastated by syphilis and mourning her lost love, until she […]
Thursday, June 9, 2022
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June 9, 2022 –Elsa Nilsson: Thyme
Elsa Nilsson: Thyme
Our popular Summer Jazz Series returns to Scandinavia House, with live concerts! This summer we’re presenting performances from some of Scandinavia’s most talented jazz musicians, composers, and singers on Thursday evenings in June. On June 9, see flute player, composer and educator Elsa Nilsson perform her work Thyme in a celebration of our ecosystem with fellow musicians Santiago Leibson (piano), Marty Kenney (bass), […]
Friday, June 10, 2022
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Saturday, June 11, 2022
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Sunday, June 12, 2022
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June 12, 2022 –The Fantastic Art of Paper Cutting
The Fantastic Art of Paper Cutting
Learn to create wonderful paper-cut beings with celebrated Danish paper-cutting artist Torben Jarlstrøm Clausen in a class held via Zoom! Clausen, who has held paper-cutting workshops in Denmark, Japan and the U.S., has created a magical paper-cut universe inhabited by beings previously confined inside the paper. "I can sense that the beings are in the […]