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 …
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 …
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 …
Arts + Literature Laboratory 111 S. Livingston Street #100 @ 6:00 pm CDT
CANCELED DUE TO WEATHER Join us for the culminating teaching artist showcase of the Wisconsin Culture, Community, and the Classroom workshop that began in August of 2025. Local educators and teaching artists will be on …
1418 Van Hise @ 9:00 am CDT - 12:30 pm CDT
Join us to hear from researchers, teachers, and culture workers from the College of Menominee Nation, institutions throughout Sápmi, and the University of Wisconsin for two panels on Indigenous education on both sides of the …
1418 Van Hise Hall @ 3:00 pm CDT
Join Dr. Anne Kirketerp, the author of Craft Psychology, as she discusses her work about the intersections of craft and health. This event is free and open to the public.
Chazen Museum of Art @ 2:30 pm CDT - 4:30 pm CDT
Join Tara Austin (MFA 2017), UW–Madison’s Center for the Study of Upper Midwestern Culture’s 2026 Folk-Artist-in-Residence for a live rosemaling demonstration accompanied by Nordic American old-time music from the Nordic Lights Dance Band. Rosemaling is …
