Category Archives: 2018

Nordic Lodge Celebrates!

Posted on May 17, 2018 | Comments Off on Nordic Lodge Celebrates!

5 nordic flags

The celebration on Saturday May 19th is a special one for Whidbey Nordic Lodge members! Along with celebrating Syttende Mai (17th of May), Norway’s Constitution Day, it will be celebrating its own 17th birthday and the opening of the new Nordic Museum in Ballard.

Festivities will begin at Noon with a lunch and highlighted by Erik Pihl, Community Engagement Coordinator for the Museum.   Erik will tell us all about their grand opening on May 5th – and more!  

A donation of $10 for lunch will be appreciated. RSVP to  the Nordic Lodge at: whidbeyislandnordiclodge@gmail.com

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Posted in 2018, Lodge Anniversary, Nordic Heritage Museum, Syttende Mai

Danish Troubadour to perform at Nordic Hall March 17th

Posted on March 3, 2018 | Comments Off on Danish Troubadour to perform at Nordic Hall March 17th
Danish troubadour

 DONATION OF $10 REQUESTED FOR THE PROGRAM.   LUNCH TICKETS ARE $7.                                                                                                          

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Posted in 2018, Concerts, Danish Culture, Events, Programs

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JAZZ BAND CONCERT FRIDAY MARCH 2nd

Vinter Jazz 2018 flyer

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Posted on February 27, 2018 in 2018, Events, Programs, School Programs

The Nordiska Folkdancers of Seattle to perform at Whidbey’s Nordic Hall

Posted on February 7, 2018 | Comments Off on The Nordiska Folkdancers of Seattle to perform at Whidbey’s Nordic Hall

Norkiska imageThe Nordiska Folkdancers of Seattle will present a performance of traditional dances and music of Scandinavia – Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland –  at the monthly Nordic Lodge Meeting on February 17th.  Included will be gammaldans (dances common to many regions, such as waltz, polka, etc.) and bygdedans (regional dances, specific to an area or even a single community), all expressions of living traditions which have been evolving for centuries.

Over Nordiska’s 60 years, the group has performed for visiting Swedish, Norwegian and Danish royalty; in concert with illustrious musicians from Scandinavia, such as Gunnar Hahn and Sigbjørn Bernhoft Osa; at special events such as Skandia Midsommarfest, Vasa Park’s Midsommarfest, Ethnic Heritage Council’s Worldfest and Winterfest, Northwest Folklife Festival, UW’s Lucia Fest, Nordic Heritage Museum’s Yulefest and Tivoli festival, Swedish Sesquincentennial programs, Gordon Tracie Music Library events, the Greig Festival, Son’s of Norway, Swedish Club, and Danish Community events; as part of SeaFair’s “Peer Gynt,” Mountaineers’ plays and local orchestra and folk music programs; in community outreach performances at churches, retirement homes, parades.

For more information about this group, visit their website at https://nordiska.weebly.com/.   Photo above has been made available  courtesy of the Nordiska Folkdancers.

A brief business meeting will precede the performance, which will begin at 12:00 noon.  A $10 donation is requested.

 

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Posted in 2018, Cultural activities, Events, Programs, Scandinavian Folk Dancing & Singing

Nordic Book Discussion Group selects its reading adventures for 2018

Posted on January 21, 2018 | Comments Off on Nordic Book Discussion Group selects its reading adventures for 2018

The 2018 reading list for the Nordic Lodge’s Bok Klub has been selected!  It’s a diverse and interesting list, with something to appeal to just about everyone’s taste. This year’s selections span varied genres – fiction and non-fiction; historical, current day and futuristic stories; crime mysteries and lighter fiction; Vikingtales and history. Through these stories participants will travel the globe from occupied Norway during WWII, Sweden, England, China, Africa, even Minnesota!

moon is down history of bees land of dreams
girl who saved the kingfar travelerunit
beartown i-m-travelling-alone ship in the hill

Bok Klub meets the second Thursday of the month, ten times a year (taking off the months of July and August), at 1:30 p.m. All members and guests are welcome. The Bok Klub’s goal is to expose participants to a variety of books which are either written by Nordic authors or which pertain in some way to Nordic culture. Books are discussed in a casual manner. The discussions are informal, lively and always friendly! Consider joining us to discuss this year’s titles!

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Posted in 2018, Books with Nordic themes

Newly-elected Lodge officers to be installed at January 2018 meeting

Posted on January 16, 2018 | Comments Off on Newly-elected Lodge officers to be installed at January 2018 meeting

Newly-elected Lodge officers will be installed at the upcoming General Lodge meeting on January 20th.  Doing the honors will be Doug Warne, former president of Leif Erikson Lodge, host of the weekly Scandinavian Hour for 58 years and the recent recipient of the St. Olav Medal awarded by King Harald V of Norway for Doug’s distinguished service to Norway.

In addition to the installation of new officers, Camille Richey, a second-year PhD student in the Scandinavian Studies at the University of Washington  will give a presentation about Finnish painter, Aksell Gallen-Kallela and his important contribution to the construction of the Finnish identity.

A lunch of “frikadeller” red cabbage and potatoes will be served following the program. A $7.00 donation will be appreciated from those wishing to stay for the lunch.

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Posted in 2018, Finland, Lodge governance