Dad’s War Experiences
Inga Bjornson
Brandon, Manitoba

All Icelandic

Our edge is the collection
of Icelandic designers & producers presenting the best of Icelandic design.

Issue 10

May 01 2011

Sounding Icelandic:

11 year-old Bjornson steals the show at

Burton Cummins Theatre

Issue 07

April 01 2011

 

Issue 07

April 01 2011

Issue 06

March 15 2011

Issue 5

March 01 2011

 

 

David Gutnick

David Ingvar Gutnick has been a
CBC radio reporter and host for
25 years.

 

 

Nice guys finish first

Donald Gíslason

 

Andri Snær Magnason on Iceland today

Donald Gíslason

 

A conversation with Ólafur Arnalds

Donald Gislason


Ólafur Arnalds is a 22-year-old
native of Mossfellsbaer, outside
Reykjavík, with a career that
would be the envy of most musicians of
his age.

A chat with Valgeir Sigurðsson

Behind the board with one of Iceland’s premiere music producers

Donald Gislason

Composer and sound engineer Valgeir Sigurðsson is perhaps best
known for his studio collaborations with Björk, with whom he worked on the soundtrack for Lars von Trier’s 1998 film Dancer in the Dark, and on her subsequent albums Vespertine and Medúlla.

A fine Mystery

California-based author Christina
Sunley has recently released her first novel, The Tricking of Freya, which is set largely in Gimli and explores many of the issues associated with Icelandic
heritage. She took time out from her busy book tour to speak with L-H.

Video Interview

Another triumphant “Evening of Lights

The 2009 Ljósanótt was good times for all

Another Ljósanótt has come and
gone. The annual celebration
has now marked its sophomore
year, and the tribute dinner this year, held at Winnipeg’s Hotel Fort Garry on the evening of January 31, was by most accounts an unqualified success.

IODE Scholarship Presentations

2009

Betelstaður was the site for the
annual presentation of scholarships awarded by the
Jon SigurdssonChapter IODE

on Saturday, November 14, 2009.

 
The scholarship winners and
how they got that way!
The Jon Sigurdsson Chapter of the IODE presented fifteen scholarships this year to sixteen recipients at a program held November 8, at the Betelstadur Housing Co-op in Winnipeg. Approximately 90 people attended.

89th Annual Convention

 

The Leif Eiriksson Icelandic Club of Calgary gratefully acknowledges the
donations received to ensure a very successful convention.

A Núna (Now) diary

Day-by-day with the Icelandic-Canadian arts event

This year’s Núna (now) festival, the second annual convergence of Icelandic and Canadian art events, looked good on paper. Here, in diary form, are the answers, day by day and event by event. Hopefully it will give those who were unable to attend the events a good idea of what went on.

 

The Núna (Now) Collage Party:

A feast for the eyes

 

The Núna (Now) festival of Icelandic and Canadian art found its purest expression in the Collage Party, a four-day event in which artists gather to make collages, or else to paint, draw, sculpt or what-have-you, without any thought of exhibition or evaluation at the end. This frees the artists up to do whatever they might like.

INL 2008 Convention

Carol Guriur Blyth, Program Chair

The  2008 INL convention will be a highlight of Icelandic Week in Calgary!

You are invited to join us, to participate in an exciting program and to enjoy our famous Calgary hospitality! The Westin Hotel offers fine, affordable facilities and has been extremely cooperative with us as we plan our convention.

 

 

 

Jón Sigurdson Chapter IODE awards 19 scholorships

Deanna Isliefson

WINNIPEG, MB — The Jon Sigurdson Chapter IODE presented 16 scholarships this year to 19 recipients at its annual scholarship presentation program
held November 3 at Betelstadur Housing Co-op in Winnipeg. About 100 people attended.

 

 

Íslendingadagurinn 2007

The 118th Íslendingadagurinn in Gimli, MB was another success. From Fris-Nok to Íslendingadunk, musical concerts or traditional Icelandic food, the festival had something for everyone.

 

Families, friends come
together at the Deuce

David Jón Fuller

Visitors from all corners of the United States, Canada, and Iceland took part in the fun and heritage filled weekend in Mountain, ND.

 

 

INL Convention 2007

Many aspects of Icelandic culture came to fore at the 88th Annual INL Convention in Winnipeg.

 

 

Book lovers pack
A-Spire Theatre

Gimli, MB: Theatre filled for the quadruple book launch featuring Marjorie Anderson, Birna Bjarnadóttir, Martha Brooks, and Gillian Johnson.

 

 

Núna (now) opens with
triple-threat art show

Find out how the younger generation of Icelandic-North Americans are getting involved in the arts.

 

Víkingur and Karen:
an exciting evening of classics

Steingrimur Steinolfson

In St. Paul, MN, a viking from Iceland teamed up with a Toronto-born cellist, kicks off a two week tour of North America.

 

 

Núna (now) opens with a bang

Núna (now), the series of cultural events featuring Icelandic and Canadian artists, officially kicked off at the Plug-In ICA on April 5.

 

 

 

Jón Sigurdson Chapter IODE caps off historic year

Gunner Isfeld

The Jón Sigurdson Chapter IODE held its Christmas meeting at the Nordic House in Winnipeg. The meeting was followed by a luncheon and entertainment.

 

 

Jón Sigurdson Chapter IODE awards 18 scholorships

Deanna Isliefson

18 scholorships were presented this year to 19 recipients at its annual scholarship presentation program in Winnipeg.

 

A visit to Kaldakinn and Ölvaldsstaðir: May 1945

Carl J. Freeman

Find out how a U.S. Navy Communications Officer reconnects with Iceland during the Second World War.

 

 

IODE presents 3 new scholorships

David Jón Fuller

The Jón Sigurdson Chapter of the IODE presented 16 scholarships this year to 17 recipients. Three of the scholarships were new this year.

 

 

The path to Gimli

Part 2 : Ontario

 

 

Canada-Iceland Foundation awards scholarships for 2004

The Canada-Iceland Foundation awarded its annual scholarships. There were 12 in all, going to 13 students.

 

 

Carol ‘Cully’ Wilson

an Icelandic pioneer

Icelandic immigrants in North America had to fight for acceptance in many walks of life. Find out how professional hockey player Cully Wilson was no exception.

 

Norðurljós celebrates
Christmas in style

Del Sveinsson

In Edmonton, AB, the annual Norðurljós Icelandic Canadian Club Christmas party was a huge success. It was very well attended and included a variety of crafts and activities.

 

LEIC makes spirits rise at
annual Christmas party

Linda Bjarnason

The Leif Eiriksson Icelandic Club of Calgary held their annual family Christmas party on Saturday, November 207, at the Hungarian Cultural Club. Approximately 225 people gathered to celebrate the beginning of the Christmas season