Online @ 4:00 pm CST
The Folklife and Education Community of Practice will be joined by Silje Solheim Karlsen who will be discussing her work teaching teachers in Norway and how she uses her work as a literary scholar in …
Past Events Category: Virtual Presentation
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 …
Community Engaged Artistry: Spoon Carving, Kolrosing, and Educational Equity
@ 4:00 pm CDT - 5:00 pm CDT
Join us online for our first 2023 artist-in-residence talk with spoon carver Liesl Chatman who will be discussing her innovative approach to educational equity through spoon carving, kolrosing, and community engagement. While the event is …
Finnish American Folk Arts Series: Saijaleena Rantanen Presents Finnish North American Working-Class Women and Music in the Early 20th Century
@ 11:00 am CDT - 12:30 pm CDT
https://finnfest.us/pages/webinar-programs
This presentation will focus on working-class women of Finnish background and their musical activities in early 20th century North America. Women played an active role in organizing the cultural life of immigrants. They also wrote …
Finnish American Folk Arts Series: Lisa Wiitala Presents From Rags to Rugs: My Grandmother’s Loom
@ 11:00 am CDT - 12:30 pm CDT
https://finnfest.us/pages/webinar-programs
In 2014, Lisa Wiitala began an in-depth exploration of her Finnish American roots. Part of that journey involved rescuing her grandmother’s carpet loom from the abandoned family farm, learning to weave rag rugs with it …
Finnish American Folk Arts Series: Gloria Johnson and Erika Suo Present Preserving the Pulla Tradition in Oulu, Wisconsin
@ 11:00 am CDT - 12:30 pm CDT
https://finnfest.us/pages/webinar-programs
Gloria Johnson and Erika Suo will demonstrate how to make pulla, a Finnish cardamom bread, in Gloria’s kitchen in Oulu, Wisconsin. Gloria has held many classes in her home to teach this baking art. She …
Finnish American Folk Arts Series: Nathan Gibson Presents Fin-A-Billy: American Roots Music and Rebellion in Finland
@ 11:00 am CDT - 12:30 pm CDT
https://finnfest.us/pages/webinar-programs
During the 1970s, there was an enormous American roots music boom in Finland, spawning hundreds of Fin-A-Billy (Finnish rockabilly, country, bluegrass, blues, and related genres) bands with thousands of fans. Folklorist and ethnomusicologist Nathan Gibson …
Finnish American Music Series: Carl Rahkonen and Finnish American Dance Music Through the Ages
@ 11:00 am CST - 12:30 pm CST
https://finnfest.us/pages/virtual-event
Whenever Finnish immigrants got together to have a good time, they almost always had dance music as part of the celebration. They held dances year-round not only during American and international holidays, but also Finnish …
Finnish American Music Series: Michael Loukinen and Filming Finnish American Folk Dance Music in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula
@ 11:00 am CDT - 12:30 pm CDT
https://finnfest.us/pages/virtual-event
Michael Loukinen offers clips and insights from his forthcoming film. Commencing with a portrait of the UP’s diverse ethnic music, the film focuses on the cultural history of Finnish American folk dance music in the …
Finnish American Music Series: Eric Peltoniemi and My Finnish American Musical Life
@ 11:00 am CDT - 12:30 pm CDT
https://finnfest.us/pages/virtual-event
Eric Peltoniemi sings in Finnish, “Finnglish” and English, while accompanying himself on the guitar. Combining live performances with video clips, Peltoniemi’s program includes traditional Finnish folk songs (some interpreted true to tradition, others with reimagined …
