Author Archives: BrittBenson
Gangspil Traditional Danish Folk Band
Live in St. Louis Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018, 7:30 pm Suggested donation $15 Bethany (Danish) Lutheran Church 407 Fairview Avenue, Webster Groves, MO 63119 South of Manchester, near S. Brentwood Blvd. Two of Denmark’s leading folk musicians take you along on a tour around the music traditions of their home country. An unforgettable live experience […]
Read MoreMeet Our Lucia 2017
Linnea Turner is 15 years old and a freshman at Edwardsville High School in Illinois. She takes some honors classes and participates in Freshman Council, Animal Rescue Club and Photography Club. Linnea plays the violin in Symphonic Orchestra at school, and also takes classes with the Suzuki program at SIUE. Linnea speaks Swedish, and has […]
Read MoreViking Workshop News from Dave Peterson
VIKINGS: For our October program Jim and Aleda Littlefield will show us a 15 to 20 min. power point program on: “Factors That Led to the Rise of the Vikings and the fall of the Viking Era”. They want us to critique their presentation. After that we will have vocal presentations by the rest […]
Read MoreLucia Rehearsals
CALLING ALL tärnor, sjärngosser, peppakakor och tomtar! Swedish Council members, sign up your children and grandchildren to participate in our Lucia celebration on Saturday, December 9th. Our 1st rehearsal is Sunday, November 12th. Please remember that in order to participate, your dues must be up-to-date. This year we will continue to hold rehearsals at Community […]
Read MoreTO ALL VIKINGS
Summer is almost over and it is time to haul the long boats ashore, oil our weapons so they don’t rust during the long Scandinavian winter, and prepare for 8 months of Viking Workshops. The next workshop will be on Sept. 26 (the fourth Tuesday as always) at 1:00 PM at the Kirkwood Commerce Bank […]
Read MoreNordic Summer Concert
Authority on Nordic Music to present Organ ConcertThird Baptist Church – 620 North Grand, St. Louis, MOJune 14, 2017 – 6:00 pm Third Baptist Church of St. Louis is happy to host James D. Hicks of Bernardsville, New Jersey as the first performer in the summer organ concert series. Hicks is recognized as the leading […]
Read MoreLast Viking Workshop until September
Alla Vikingar! At the April Workshop we had a smaller attendance than usual but had a good discussion about where the Vikings settled (which was about anywhere they wanted to!). The May workshop, which will be at 1:00 PM on May 23 (the 4th Tuesday) at the Kirkwood Commerce Bank, will be the last workshop […]
Read MoreSwedish Film opening April 28
The acclaimed Swedish feature documentary film I CALLED HIM MORGAN will open in St. Louis on April 28 at the Landmark Tivoli Theatre (6350 Delmar Blvd., in the Loop) and will continue there until at least May 4. Recent screenings in NYC, LA and San Francisco were sold out, and the film has been held […]
Read MoreMember Stephen Kling to introduce new book at Missouri History Museum
See attached flyer and come support fellow member Stephen Kling at the Missouri History Museum on May 21. See Events Tab or flyer below to learn more. This event is free. InvitationBOS.pdfSteve Kling
Read MoreNext Viking Workshop April 25
Heysan,Vikingar! Today (Mar. 28) the workshop talked about “Why and How the Vikings Became Vikings”. We had a lively and interesting discussion with everyone participating. There is no simple answer; it seems to be a complicated combination of things. We chose “Where Vikings Settled” as the subject for next month’s workshop on April 25. Hope […]
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