The Danish Universal Child Care Model: Child Care for Every Child!

1418 Van Hise
@ 6:00 pm CDT - 7:30 pm CDT

As part of our work in folklife and education in Nordic and Nordic American contexts, we’re excited to announce that Dr. Kate MacCrimmon will be hosting a panel on the Danish child care model. Dr. …

Midsommar på Åland: Continuity and Change

Sons of Norway Mandt Lodge, Stoughton, Wisconsin
@ 7:00 pm CDT - 8:00 pm CDT

Dr. Jason Schroeder will be presenting “Midsommar på Åland: Continuity and Change” at the Sons of Norway Mandt Lodge. The event is free and open to the public.

(Im)migration and the Search for Home

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 …

Midwinter Folk Fest at the American Swedish Institute

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 …

Anishinaabe Music: More than Pow-wow with Lyz Jaakola

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 …

Badger Talks: Nordic Food and Fun during the Holiday Season

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 …

Badger Talks: Swedish Pancakes for Breakfast?

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 …

Nordic Food and Fun during the Holiday Season

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 …