Manitoba Íslenska Félagið
EVENTS
September 3 – 5
Taylor Lake, ON: Norse Mythology: Creation to Ragnarok, storytellers from across the country will gather at the edge of Taylor Lake in Lanark Co, about one hour from Ottawa, for an epic weekend dedicated to telling fierce, compelling, and sometimes funny stories from Norse Mythology. Listeners who have been here for other epic weekends can attest to the richness of this intensive experience. Telling begins on Friday evening and with many pauses for food and conversation and a generally good time, continues until noon on Sunday. For information about tickets, accommodation, etc. please contact: Jennifer Cayley, jcayley@magma.ca or (613) 256-0353.
Sunday 5 September
Budd Lake, NJ: 26th anniversary Scandinavian Fest, in the fields and groves of NJ Vasa Park, 1 Wolfe Road. 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. rain or shine. For more info, entertainment & vendor lists, program updates, or to order advanced sale discounted tickets visit www.scanfest.org. Free admission in Authentic Nordic Regional Folkdress.
Sunday 12 September
Chicago, IL: Scandinavian Day Festival from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Vasa Park in South Elgin. www.icelandchicago.org
September 17 – 19
Winnipeg, MB: “Earthly and Cultural Metamorphoses”, the 7th Partnership Conference, presented by the University of Manitoba and University of Iceland. Icelandic Collection, 3rd floor Elizabeth Dafoe Library, University of Manitoba. Registration fee is $50, $15 for students. Banquet, on September 18 is $50. Additional information may be obtained through the Department of Icelandic, (204) 474-8487, email: um_icelandic@umanitoba.ca
September 25 & 26
Edmonton, AB: Come celebrate Leifur Eiriksson Days at the Dutch Canadian Centre and Home of the Scandinavians, 13312 - 142 Street.
Saturday 25 September
Winnipeg, MB: The Jon Sigurdsson Chapter IODE will hold its Fall Bridge and Whist Luncheon at Betelstaður, 1061 Sargent Avenue. Bake Sale starts at 11 a.m., lunch at 11:45 a.m., followed by card playing. Everyone is welcome. Admission is $12.
Saturday 2 October
Gimli, MB: Gimli Icelandic Canadian Society Tombola will be held at Minerva Hall, 7 p.m. Minerva Hall is 2 km south of Gimli on Hwy #8. Family fun for everyone. Items for the Tombola can be dropped off with Lynnette at 29 First Avenue, Gimli prior to the event.
Saturday 9 October
Ballard, WA: Celebrate Leif Eiriksson Day with the Icelandic Club of Greater Seattle at Leif Erikson Lodge, with participation by the Icelandic, Norwegian, Swedish, and Danish clubs. The evening will open with a social hour from 6 – 7 p.m. Flag Ceremony will begin at 7 p.m., followed by dinner and keynote speaker. The keynote speaker of the evening will be Elisabeth Ward, who is of Icelandic ancestry and anthropologist presently living in Iceland. Cost is $35, please RSVP by October 6 to (206) 783-1274.
Sunday 10 October
Chicago, IL: Nordic Spirit, a festival of new Nordic plays. Join us for a festival of script-in-hand staged readings of new Nordic plays from Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark in English translation. Icelandic play, Óhapp! (Mishap!) by Bjarni Jónsson will begin at 7 p.m. Held at the North Park University, 3225 W. Foster Ave. Admission is $10 per reading, $25 for series, students with ID are free. For more information email info@akvavittheatre.org
Thursday 21 October
Gimli, MB: The Gimli Icelandic Canadian Society and the New Iceland Heritage Museum invite you to the annual “Walk to the Rock” a commemorative walk along the shores of Lake Winnipeg to the site where the first Icelandic immigrants arrived. Starts at the museum, 94-1st Avenue. Return to the museum for refreshments.
Friday 22 October
Markerville, AB: To celebrate the renovations to the Markerville Lutheran Church, a dinner and concert will be held in Fensala Hall. Social hour begins at 6 p.m., dinner and show at 7 p.m. The Visions Country Gospel will entertain. Admission is $30, limited seating. Call Donna for tickets at (403) 728-3438.
Saturday 23 October
Gimli, MB: New Iceland Heritage Museum’s annual gala fundraising dinner in the magnificent Johnson Hall overlooking Lake Winnipeg with musical entertainment, great silent auction prizes!
GENEALOGY
Sundays
Victoria, BC: The first Sunday of each month the Icelanders of Victoria are offering a genealogy night open-house style at Fred Bjarnason’s. You will have the opportunity to use his collection of genealogy books, use his password to a variety of databases and have an experienced hand to guide you in your quest to find your Icelandic ancestors. Please come out and join us from 6 – 9 p.m. on Sunday evening. Fred Bjarnason (250) 477-3535.
ICELANDIC CLASSES
Tuesday 21 September
Winnipeg, MB: The Icelandic Canadian Frón is offering three levels of Icelandic language classes at the Scandinavian Cultural Centre, 764 Erin St. Registration signup at 6:30 p.m. Fee for 10 week session will be $40 for members, $45 for non-members. For more information, call Gunnvör at (204) 284-1535.
Wednesdays
Gimli, MB: Kaffitími (coffee time) in Gimli takes place at 3 p.m. each Wednesday, meeting at Amma’s Tea Room at the Gimli Waterfront Centre. There is no signup and no teacher. Anyone is welcome to drop in; the only fee is the price of your cup of coffee. There is only one rule – you need to talk Icelandic in order to participate in the chat around the table. If you just want to listen at first that’s fine too!
LECTURES
Kristinn Guðjónsson Tour Schedule:
As part of the International Visits Program of the INL, Kristinn A. Guðjónsson, geologist, will be speaking about Iceland’s unique geology and volcanic activity.
October 3: Toronto, ON, 2 p.m., George Ignatieff Theatre, Trinity College, Univ. of Toronto, 15 Devonshire Place. Brenda duschene@utoronto.ca or (416) 946-3346, Info: Heather dhprinsloo@rogers.com
October 4: Ottawa, ON, 7:30 p.m., Embassy of Iceland Residence, 390 Cloverdale Rd. Info:allanmiller@pobox.comOctober 5: Winnipeg, MB, 7:30 p.m., Scandinavian Cultural Centre, 764 Erin St., Info: Garry (204) 255-1422
October 6: Arborg, MB, 7 p.m., Ardal-Geysir Lutheran Church, Info: David dgisla@mts.net
October 8: Mountain, ND, 7:30 p.m., Heritage Centre, Icelandic State Park, Info: Curtis Olafson colafson@polarcomm.com
October 9: Minneapolis, MN, 5:30 p.m., Leif Eiriksson dinner $30, short lecture, Info/tickets: Steingrimur Steinolfson (952) 881-3326
October 10: Minneapolis, MN, lecture, details TBA, Info: Claire cgeckley@juno.com
October 12: Vatnabyggð (Wynyard, SK) time and location TBA, Info: Joan cadh@sasktel.net
October 15: Calgary, AB, 7:30 p.m., Calgary Scandinavian Centre, 730 20th Ave. N.W., Info: Ron goodmanr@cia.com (403) 932-4331
October 17: Edmonton, AB, 2 p.m., Nordic Room, Dutch Canadian Centre, 13312 – 142 St.,
Info: Eric (780) 459-7553
October 19: Vancouver, BC, 7:30 p.m., Scandinavian Community Center, 6540 Thomas St. Burnaby,
Info: Jana (604) 590-3898, ohelgason@shaw.ca
October 21: Seattle, WA, 3:30 p.m., University of Washington, Info: Henry (206) 363-8485
October 22: Blaine, WA, 2 p.m., University of Western Washington, Info: www.blaineicelanders.org
November 8 – 9
Victoria, BC: The next Beck lectures will be delivered by Ástráður Eysteinsson, Dean, School of Humanities, Professor of Comparative Literature, University of Iceland. Ástráður is coming to participate in the Modernist Studies Association Conference at UVic. His Beck lectures will be on Monday November 8th in the evening and on Tuesday November 9th during the day.
LITERATURE
Thursday 30 September
Winnipeg, MB: Lestrarfélagið Gleymmér-ei, the Icelandic Reading Society, an affiliate of the INL, meets at 7 p.m. at the Icelandic Collection Seminar Room, 3rd floor, Elizabeth Dafoe Library, University of Manitoba. The group will be discussing the book Passion by Neil Bardal and Fay Cassidy. Co-author Fay Cassidy will be the special guest. Everyone welcome! Contact Linda Sigurdson Collette at (204) 786-2190 or silverflash@shaw.ca.
Thursday 28 October
Winnipeg, MB: Lestrarfélagið Gleymmér-ei, the Icelandic Reading Society, an affiliate of the INL, meets at 7 p.m. at the Icelandic Collection Seminar Room, 3rd floor, Elizabeth Dafoe Library, University of Manitoba. The group will be discussing the book The Young Icelander with author Borga Jakobson. Everyone welcome! Contact Linda Sigurdson Collette at (204) 786-2190 or silverflash@shaw.ca.
MEETINGS
Tuesday 14 September
Toronto, ON: The ICCT wants to hear your ideas! The Annual General Meeting is happening 7 p.m. at the Spring Garden Church, 112 Spring Garden Avenue. Everyone is welcome to attend and share your ideas for the upcoming year. Kindly email karenwallington@gmail.com to confirm your attendance.
Tuesday 21 September
Winnipeg, MB: The Icelandic Canadian Frón annual general meeting will begin at 7 p.m. Language class signup will precede the meeting at 6:30 p.m.
Friday 24 September
Victoria, BC: The Icelanders of Victoria AGM will be held 6 p.m. at the home of Vorna and Ted Butler, 4085 Tyndall Place, tel. (250) 721-3299. This is a potluck meeting so please bring a dish to share. The year’s activities will be reviewed and the state of the club’s finances, vote on the budget for next year and new board members. This is a good chance to socialize with other members and to consider participating as a board member.
Sunday 24 October
Edmonton, AB: The Icelandic Canadian Club of Edmonton will be holding their annual general meeting, 8:15 p.m. in the Nordic Room of the Dutch Canadian Centre, 13312-142 Street. Open to all.
MUSIC
jónsi tour dates:
October 15: San Diego, CA, 4th & b
October 17: Los Angeles, CA, The Wiltern
October 19: Oakland, CA, Fox Theater
October 21: Las Vegas, NV, house of blues
October 22: Salt Lake City, UT, The Complex
October 23: Tempe, AZ, The Marquee
October 25: Grand Prairie, TX, Verizon Theatre
October 26: Austin, TX, Austin Music Hall
October 27: Houston, TX, Verizon Theatre
October 29: New Orleans, LA, Voodoo Festival
October 30: Asheville, NC, Moogfest
October 31: Atlanta, GA, The Tabernacle
November 2: St. Louis, MO, The Pageant
November 3: Chicago, IL, Vic Theatre
November 5: Detroit, MI, The Filmore
November 6: Columbus, OH, Newport Music Hall
November 8: Washington, DC, 9:30 club
November 10: New York, NY, Hammerstein Ballroom
Lay Low tour dates:
September 1: New York, NY, Mercury Lounge, 7 p.m.
September 6: Seattle, WA, Bumbershoot Festival, 4:30 p.m.
September 7: Portland, OR, Doug Fir, 8:30 p.m.
September 9: Oakland, CA, New Parish, 8 p.m.
September 10: San Francisco, CA, New Parish, 8:30 p.m.
September 11: Los Angeles, CA, Echoplex, 8:30 p.m.
September 12: San Diego, CA, The Casbah, 7 p.m.
SPORTS
Sunday 19 September
Seattle, WA: Icelandic Club Golf Tournament, 11 a.m., Jackson Park, 1000 NE 135th. $55 per player, no cart included. If you have any questions, please feel free to call Sibbie at (206) 719-1380 or Stan (206) 949-4920. All funds benefit the Icelandic Club Scholarship Fund.
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