American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota @ 10:15 am CST
In 1913, Signe Aurell moved from Sweden to Minneapolis. She stayed for seven years before moving back to Sweden. While in the US, she published poetry, essays, and translations, all the while joining a thriving …
American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota @ 10:00 am CST - @ 4:00 pm CST
We’re excited to be partnering with the American Swedish Institute for their annual Midwinter Folk Fest. We’ll be helping host the Nordic folkways presentations with presentations by our musician-in-residence Lyz Jaakola, as well as Sara …
Play Circle Theater at Memorial Union @ 4:00 pm CST - 5:30 pm CST
Join Lyz Jaakola for a live informance at the Play Circle Theater at Memorial Union! Lyz Jaakola, Nitaa-Nagamokwe (The lady who knows how to sing) is the 2025 folk-musician-in-residence. Jaakola is a tribally enrolled Fond …
Edgerton Public Library @ 6:00 pm CST
Why do celebrate the holidays we celebrate? And how do those things change over time? Dr. Marcus Cederström will be presenting at the Edgerton Public Library about two Nordic and Nordic American holiday traditions in …
Janesville Senior Activity Center @ 10:30 am CST
Why do we eat the things we eat? And how do those things change over time? Dr. Marcus Cederström will be presenting at the Janesville Senior Activity Center about Nordic American food traditions in the …
Livsreise, Stoughton, Wisconsin @ 1:00 pm CST
Why do celebrate the holidays we celebrate? And how do those things change over time? Dr. Marcus Cederström will be presenting at the Edgerton Public Library about two Nordic and Nordic American holiday traditions in …
Dr. Silje Solheim Karlsen
1418 Van Hise Hall, Madison, Wisconsin @ 1:00 pm CDT
Sápmi crosses four national borders, encompasses several Sámi languages, four national languages, and minority languages such as Kven and Meänkieli. Although the national borders are relatively modern, the cultures, kinships, the Sámi verdde tradition, and …
1312 Van Hise Hall, Madison, Wisconsin @ 12:00 pm CDT
We’re excited to welcome back to campus Liesl Chatman, our 2023 artist-in-residence. Liesl has been teaching some basic kolrosing to a few classes on campus this past week and will be talking about her recent kolrosing-research trip to Norway …
Prof. Annika Pasanen and Prof. Rauni Äärelä-Vihriälä
1312 Van Hise Hall, Madison, Wisconsin @ 11:30 am CDT
Co-sponsored by the Center for European Studies, German, Nordic & Slavic+, the Language Institute, Enwejig Indigenous Language Advocates, and the Reilly Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment Learn about ongoing language revitalization work through language nests in …
Stoney Creek Adult Community, Muskego, Wisconsin @ 1:00 pm CDT
Why do we eat the things we eat? And how do those things change over time? Dr. Marcus Cederström will be presenting at Stoney Creek Adult Community about Nordic American food traditions in the Upper …