The Old Barn, 4796 Capitol View Road, Middleton, WI 53562 @ 6:30 pm CDT - 8:30 pm CDT
Mark your calendars for another great performance and dance featuring Foot-Notes of Decorah, Iowa, and the ScandiAm Jam of Madison, Wisconsin! Dance to the tunes of the Scandinavian-Americans who settled in the Driftless Area. Expect …
Lesley Darling
L150, Conrad A. Elvehjem Building, 800 University Ave., Madison, WI 53706 @ 3:00 pm CDT - 4:30 pm CDT
Join the Nordic Folklife project for a wide-ranging conversation with celebrated fiber artist Lesley Darling, current MA candidate in Material Culture and Textile Studies at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Darling will speak about the …
Hartland Public Library @ 6:00 pm CDT
In 1911, a sword was dug up in the prairie of Minnesota near the town of Ulen. Not long after, it was declared a Viking-Age sword. But in 2007, that all changed. No longer deemed …
Tara Austin
L150, Conrad A. Elvehjem Building, 800 University Ave., Madison, WI 53706 @ 3:00 pm CDT - 4:30 pm CDT
Join UW’s Nordic Folklife project for a conversation with celebrated artist Tara Austin as she shares her perspectives on traditional art, inspiration and innovation, identity, and place. Austin received her MFA from UW-Madison in 2017 and was the 2026 Artist-in-Residence at UW’s Center for the Study of Upper Midwestern Cultures. Co-sponsored by CSUMC, Nordic Folklife Project, GNS+, and the Folklore Program.
Kenosha County Association for Home and Community Education @ 6:30 pm CDT
This talk focuses on fall and winter holidays in the Nordic countries by giving a short history of the holidays, describing how they’ve changed over time, and discussing how they’re celebrated in the US. In …
Polk County Historical Society @ 7:00 pm CDT
Why do we eat the things we eat? And how do those things change over time? Dr. Marcus Cederström will be presenting about Nordic American food traditions in the Upper Midwest and what the foods …
Mandt Sons of Norway Lodge, Stoughton, WI @ 10:30 am CDT - 11:30 am CDT
https://norwegianstevner.com/stevner/
Anna Rue will be giving a talk entitled “Rosemaling in Place: What Stoughton, WI Can Teach Students About Traditional Arts and Placemaking in Community” as part of the 2026 7+ Lag Stevne. In Spring 2026, …
Online @ 10:00 am CDT
Join post-doc Chrissy Widmayer for her online workshop on archiving with our friends at the Norwegian American Genealogical Center. Participants will learn about how to start or build a personal archive and how to keep …
Madison Vasa Club @ 1:30 pm CDT
Dr. Marcus Cederström will be presenting about Swedish folk arts in the Upper Midwest to the Madison Vasa Club. This talk will focus on a few of the many wonderful art forms as living traditions …
Sons of Norway Racine Lodge, 1700 S. Green Bay Rd., Racine @ 6:00 pm CDT
Why do we eat the things we eat? And how do those things change over time? Dr. Marcus Cederström will be presenting about Nordic American food traditions in the Upper Midwest and what the foods …