Meetings, Events
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Lutefisk Dinner, March 1
Very enjoyable! Looking forward to the next lutefisk dinner. Thank you to all the volunteers who made it happen.
Regular lodge meetings:
Monday May 5th, 7:30 p.m. Memorial service. Friends and family of lodge members who have passed on in the last couple of years are invited to attend. Please let secretary@sofn.com know if you are able to come.
Monday June 2nd, 7:30 p.m.
Syttende Mai 2025
Celebrate with a parade, games, hot dogs, and ice cream treats on May 17th, from 1:30-4:30 p.m. in the upstairs hall of the Scandinavian Centre. This year “Crossings 200” acknowledges the start of organized Norwegian migration to America. What is your Norwegian connection? What is your or your ancestor’s story?
Use the link below to say you’re coming.
Tusen takk!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/508084CA9AA23AAFD0-syttende#/
STARS Tour
On Sunday, May 25th, at 2 p.m., a private tour will be given to Scandinavian Centre members and families to see, up close, the Link (dispatch) Centre, flight operations and medical facilities.
Tour group is limited to 20 persons. Children over 12 can attend but must be accompanied by an adult. No open-toe footwear will be permitted. Please park in stalls labeled “STARS” or “Visitor Parking”. Please arrive 10 minutes before start time.
Reservations Only, No Walk-Ins Please.
To reserve, please contact:
Donna Englund – Building Manager
Phone: 403-284-2610
Email: scanctr@telus.net
Sports Weekend, June 13-15
SCW Registration Form Click on this form for more details about what the Sports & Cultural Weekend offers. In addition to the Laft Hus Festival events, there is a talk Friday evening about ‘Crossings 200’, a celebration of the arrival of the first organized group of Norwegian settlers. And on Sunday a bus will take you on the ‘Scandinavian Trail’ with stops at several places rich in the history of Scandinavian settlement.
Save money by registering early! $125 until end of April. Then $150.
Goats on the roof, lundehund dogs, fjord horse, Viking
re-enactment, Scandinavian dancers, kubbe game, mobile
axe-throwing truck, demonstrations in wood carving,
rosemaling painting, hardanger embroidery & lefse
making, Crossing 200 exhibit, Norwegian items for sale,
food trucks and other vendors.
Norwegian treasures
The sweater and Rondastakk (Gudbransdal) bunad are available from Cathy Coulson, whose mother traveled to Norway as a young woman and received these Norwegian treasures. Too special to give to a thrift store! About medium size (12). Available end of August.
Contact secretary @sofncalgary.ca for Cathy’s contact info.
Folk Dance Workshop in Red Deer
Mikkel Thompson and Ginny Lee, who have led many workshops in Calgary (and around the world) were the instructors at Fanatullen’s folk dance workshop in Red Deer last year. A great way to celebrate Fanatullen’s 40 years! Mikkel and Ginny will be back in Red Deer for this year’s workshop, October 3-5, 2025.
District IV Convention, 2024
In Bismarck, North Dakota, from June 27-29. Delegates were Ron Reine and Alison Wiigs. Russ Wiigs attended as Zone 4 director. His term was over, and Karen Larson of Red Deer is the new zone director. Congratulations, Karen!
Calgary European Film Festival (CEFF)
Songs of Earth, the film we most hoped to get, was shown on Monday November 4th, 8:15 p.m., at the Globe Cinema, 617 8th Ave SW. Scenic beauty worthy of the big screen!
Recommendations of recent Norwegian films to consider for the future are most welcome. They should be award-winning and not available for streaming.