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SUMMARY:NORDIC BOOK CLUB ONLINE | GIRL\, 1983 BY LINN ULLMANN
DESCRIPTION:Read and discuss literature with our Nordic Book Club Online! Nordic Book Club meets monthly via Zoom to discuss contemporary literature in translation. On October 7\, we’ll be discussing the novel Girl\, 1983 by Norwegian author Linn Ullman. \nDescribed as “a mesmerizing act of recollection and reconstitution” by Publishers Weekly\, Girl\, 1983 delves into Ullman’s unflinching recount of a fateful encounter nearly 40 years on: one between her 16-year-old self and a 40-something fashion photographer in the elevator of her apartment building in New York City. She accepts his invitation to a photo shoot in Paris\, despite her mother’s objections. Looking back\, she cautiously approaches describing what is clearly a traumatic episode\, the details of which she gradually untangles through the confessional writings of women who she finds share her experience. Set in Oslo\, New York\, and Paris\, Girl\, 1983 is a genre-defying and bravura quest through layers of memory and oblivion. As in her landmark previous work\, Unquiet\, Linn Ullmann’s narrator continues to probe the elegiac sway of memory as she looks for ways to disclose a long-guarded secret. A delineation of time and place over the course of a life\, this remarkable novel insistently crisscrosses the path of a wayward sixteen-year-old girl lost in Paris. \nGirl\, 1983 is available in hardcover and eBook from W.W. Norton and other retailers. \n“While Ullmann is describing her exploitation as a young woman\, she brings such precision and honesty to the telling\, the book transcends the familiar #MeToo outline. An accomplished author… Ullmann captures the splintered\, slippery nature of memory itself — a far more faithful rendering of how the mind works…” —Clare McHugh\, Washington Post \nRegister
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/nordic-book-club-online-girl-1983-by-linn-ullmann/
LOCATION:Scandinavia House\, 58 Park Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10016\, United States
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SUMMARY:NORWEGIAN 1 — ENROLLMENT OPEN
DESCRIPTION:Learn the Nordic languages in classes offered at Scandinavia House\, held in-persona and virtually. This course is for absolute beginners. Classes take place on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 6–7 PM beginning October 7 through December 8; enrollment is open through October 14\, 2025. \nIn this beginner’s course\, you will build your Norwegian vocabulary\, pronunciation\, and grammar skills\, while also learning about Norwegian culture and life. By the course’s end\, you should be able to conduct simple conversations in Norwegian. Students are welcome to bring facts they know about Norway into class discussions. \nYou will get to practice small conversations and reading in class\, and there will be a focus on pronunciation and certain Norwegian vowels and sounds which may be new to your ear. There will also be at-home assignments focusing on reading\, writing\, and grammar\, as well as an optional end-of-semester presentation. Outside of class\, students are encouraged to watch Norwegian shows/movies\, read children’s books\, and have podcasts on in the background. \nThis hybrid class will be held both in-person and via Zoom; in-person attendance for the first four classes is highly recommended. \n*Please note that there will be no classes on November 26. Thanksgiving week classes will be held online only and will take place Monday\, November 24 and Tuesday\, November 25. Celebration and last week of class will be on Monday Dec 8\, only.* \nRegister
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/norwegian-1-enrollment-open/2025-10-07/
LOCATION:Scandinavia House\, 58 Park Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10016\, United States
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SUMMARY:ADVANCED NORWEGIAN — ENROLLMENT OPEN
DESCRIPTION:Learn the Nordic languages in classes offered at Scandinavia House! \nContinuing from Norwegian 4 or 5\, this course will expand and refine your speaking\, listening\, reading\, and writing skills as you deepen your knowledge of Norwegian culture. Hone in on your comprehension\, fluency\, and accuracy as you engage more confidently in conversations and discussions with your classmates and teacher\, further expanding your vocabulary and mastering more complex grammatical structures. Through the study of themes related to daily life\, students are encouraged to talk about their own experiences in Norwegian. In-depth focus will be given to pronunciation\, Norwegian structure\, tone\, and flow. There will also be weekly at-home exercises\, a film\, and more\, focusing on listening\, reading\, writing\, and grammar\, as well as an end-of-semester presentation which focuses on creativity\, content\, and delivery. \nStudents are strongly encouraged to watch and read Norwegian news and books\, shows and movies\, and to listen to podcasts/audio books\, several times a week\, to be as immersed as possible in the Norwegian language\, thus advancing their fluency and listening skills. \nStudents should be comfortable leading conversations in Norwegian\, using the simple past tense and present perfect. They should have knowledge of regular and irregular verbs\, as well as their irregularities and rules. They should also be able to use indefinite\, definite\, and plural forms of masculine\, feminine\, and neuter nouns; conjugate adjectives; and apply intermediate Norwegian sentence structure\, including “inversion.”  \nThis hybrid class will be held both in-person and via Zoom; in-person attendance for the first four classes is highly recommended. Classes take place on Tuesdays from 7:15-9:15 PM beginning October 7 and ending December 9. \nClasses take place on Tuesdays from 7:15-9:15 PM beginning October 7 and ending December 9; enrollment is open through October 7. \nThis hybrid class will be held both in-person and via Zoom; in-person attendance for the first four classes is highly recommended. \n*Please note that the class on November 25 will be online only.* \nRegister
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/norwegian-advanced-enrollment-open/2025-10-07/
LOCATION:Scandinavia House\, 58 Park Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10016\, United States
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SUMMARY:NORWEGIAN 1 — ENROLLMENT OPEN
DESCRIPTION:Learn the Nordic languages in classes offered at Scandinavia House\, held in-persona and virtually. This course is for absolute beginners. Classes take place on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 6–7 PM beginning October 7 through December 8; enrollment is open through October 14\, 2025. \nIn this beginner’s course\, you will build your Norwegian vocabulary\, pronunciation\, and grammar skills\, while also learning about Norwegian culture and life. By the course’s end\, you should be able to conduct simple conversations in Norwegian. Students are welcome to bring facts they know about Norway into class discussions. \nYou will get to practice small conversations and reading in class\, and there will be a focus on pronunciation and certain Norwegian vowels and sounds which may be new to your ear. There will also be at-home assignments focusing on reading\, writing\, and grammar\, as well as an optional end-of-semester presentation. Outside of class\, students are encouraged to watch Norwegian shows/movies\, read children’s books\, and have podcasts on in the background. \nThis hybrid class will be held both in-person and via Zoom; in-person attendance for the first four classes is highly recommended. \n*Please note that there will be no classes on November 26. Thanksgiving week classes will be held online only and will take place Monday\, November 24 and Tuesday\, November 25. Celebration and last week of class will be on Monday Dec 8\, only.* \nRegister
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/norwegian-1-enrollment-open/2025-10-08/
LOCATION:Scandinavia House\, 58 Park Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10016\, United States
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SUMMARY:NORTH STAR RISING
DESCRIPTION:On October 8\, join us for a joyous\, musical homage to Norwegian immigration to the United States. “North Star Rising: New York Opera Society (NYOS) and Opera Nordfjord celebrate Crossings 200” explores two centuries of rich transnational exchange through musical selections that honor the past while looking to imagine the future.  \nASF Fellow Alisa Jordheim and NYOS will present Norwegian art songs and excerpts of an acclaimed new musical by NYOS’ Norwegian composer-librettist duo Gisle Kverndokk and Øystein Wiik. They will be joined by tenor Allan Palacios Chan\, repetiteur Jason Wirth\, and narrated by Øystein Wiik. \nTickets to this event must be reserved in advance online. \nRegister
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/north-star-rising/
LOCATION:Scandinavia House\, 58 Park Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10016\, United States
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SUMMARY:NORWEGIAN 3/4 — ENROLLMENT OPEN
DESCRIPTION:Learn the Nordic languages in classes offered in-person and virtually at Scandinavia House! Classes take place on Wednesdays from 7:15–9:15 PM beginning October 8 and ending on December 10; enrollment is open through October 15. \nNorwegian 3/4 is a combined advanced beginner-level course that builds upon Norwegian 2 or its equivalent. All four core skill areas (listening\, speaking\, reading\, and writing) are covered with an emphasis on conversational Norwegian. Continue to expand your vocabulary and master grammatical structures\, while enhancing your conversational abilities\, and deepening your cultural knowledge of all things Norwegian\, through study of themes related to daily life. Students are encouraged to bring Norwegian topics of interest\, into class\, for discussion as well as talk about their own experiences in Norwegian. They will get to practice more in-depth conversations in class which will put grammatical structures to the test\, all the while building on listening\, and speaking skills. Focus will be given to pronunciation\, Norwegian structure\, tone\, and flow. \nThere will also be weekly at-home assignments\, and more\, focusing on reading\, writing\, and grammar\, as well as a recommended end-of-semester presentation. Students are strongly encouraged to watch and read Norwegian news\, watch Norwegian shows and listen to podcasts/audio books\, as often as possible\, on a weekly basis at a minimum.  \nThis hybrid class will be held both in-person and via Zoom; in-person attendance for the first four classes is highly recommended.  Please note that there will be no class on November 26. \nRegister
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/norwegian-3-4-enrollment-open/2025-10-08/
LOCATION:Scandinavia House\, 58 Park Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10016\, United States
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SUMMARY:KNITTING THURSDAYS! | LEARN TO KNIT WITH HILARY SNELL
DESCRIPTION:Learn to knit at Scandinavia House this fall in classes in October and November! \nWhen one thinks of Scandinavia\, one of the first things that comes to mind is the distinctive patterns of knitted sweaters. Knitting has been an essential part of Nordic culture since the early 1500s and people\, sheep and knitting have always been inextricably linked. The craft has been a source of artistic expression while also keeping generations warm during the long\, cold winters. \nKnitting is a symbol of self-sufficiency. Families tended the sheep\, spun the wool from those sheep and used yarn to clothe themselves and their loved ones. They would also sell their work to support their families. Denmark\, the Faroe Islands\, Finland\, Iceland\, Norway\, Sweden and Finland all have rich and varied knitting traditions and continue to express themselves through stunning design and wool work. \nJoin us for small\, two-hour workshops to learn the basics of knitting. In a casual and supportive setting\, you’ll learn how to cast on\, knit\, purl\, and cast off. You’ll leave with your own knitted piece to continue your work at home. Scandinavia House will supply the needles and the yarn. \nDID YOU KNOW? Repetitive motions like knitting\, where your mind becomes fully absorbed in the task\, can lead to increased happiness and decreased stress. \nABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR: \nHilary Snell\, a longtime visitor services staff member of Scandinavia House\, is of English\, Scottish\, and Irish descent\, and loves everything about Nordic culture. She was taught to knit by her grandmother and mother when she was eight years old and took it up again in her late 20s\, and has been knitting ever since. She enjoys sharing her love of the craft and of fiber arts in general. See her work at: https://www.instagram.com/lockwoodknits/ \nRegister
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/knitting-thursdays-learn-to-knit-with-hilary-snell/2025-10-09/
LOCATION:Scandinavia House\, 58 Park Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10016\, United States
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SUMMARY:ON HIGH HEELS IN AMERICA
DESCRIPTION:On October 11\, see the American premiere of a documentary following six women whose daring transatlantic crossings helped to revolutionize Norway\, followed by a film talk by director Gunhild Westhagen Magnor and bestselling author Siv Ringdal! Based on Ringdal’s bestselling book of the same name\, “On High Heels in America” reveals a cross-cultural journey of independence for Norwegian women who emigrated to NYC following WWII. \nIn the turbulent post-war period from 1946 to 1965\, a lot of young\, unmarried women left their pietistic home of Agder in the south of Norway— known as the “Nordic bible belt” —and emigrated to New York to find work. What awaited them was a completely new world: an American consumer society which gave them the opportunity to form a new identity and flourish in personal freedom. Many later returned to Norway\, taking home with them customs and ways of life that helped shape Norwegian social development in the late 20th century. \nThrough intimate and heartfelt retellings from six of the women in this small but mighty movement\, combined with unique archive footage\, we get an intimate insight into their lives\, shifting attitudes\, and ever-present notions of home. They each tell the story of their grand journey with humor and wit\, shedding light on timeless topics like social control\, women’s liberation\, migration\, and the glitz of the American dream.
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/on-high-heels-in-america/
LOCATION:Scandinavia House\, 58 Park Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10016\, United States
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