Wood Flower Carving Workshop with Derek Brabender

The Link in Nancy Nicholas Hall
@ 3:00 pm CDT - 4:30 pm CDT

We’re excited to be partnering with the Center for Design and Material Culture to host a drop-in wood carving workshop in The Link in Nancy Nicholas Hall led by Derek Brabender. In this all-levels workshop, you’ll learn …

2025 Wahlstrom Workshop

Beaver Creek Preserve, Fall Creek, Wisconsin
@ 5:00 pm CST - @ 1:00 pm CST

The Wahlstrom Workshop is February 21–23, 2025, at the Beaver Creek Reserve in Fall Creek, Wisconsin. Gustavus College is hosting this year and we’ll be collaborating ot bring a couple of folk artists! As always, …

Celebrating Young People in Scandinavian American Folk Music and Dance

Folklore Village, Dodgeville, WI
@ 6:30 pm CDT - 9:30 pm CDT

This day of workshops, performances, and exchange brings together youth Scandinavian music and dance groups from Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin to learn from each other and from expert instructors in the area. Following the workshops, …

Nyckelharpa Pop-Up Shop

Library Mall (outside of Memorial Library), Madison, Wisconsin
@ 12:00 pm CDT

It’s time for our musician-in-residence Renee Vaughan to start offering pop-up nyckelharpa workshops on campus! If you have ever wished to try out a nyckelharpa (or just see one up close), now is your chance! …

Hairwork with Karen Keenan

Schar Hall (Fifth Floor) in Nancy Nicholas Hall, Madison, Wisconsin
@ 1:30 pm CDT - 3:00 pm CDT

We’re excited to be co-hosting with the Center for Design and Material Culture a demonstration by hairwork artist, Karen Keenan of Hemslöjd Studios. Karen has apprenticed with master hairworkers in Våmhus, Sweden, the community known for its …

Swedish Allspel Session at 2024 String Gathering

Renee Vaughan
Clarion Hotel and Convention Center, Baraboo, Wisconsin
@ 1:00 pm CDT - 3:00 pm CDT
https://stringgathering.com/

Folk musician-in-residence, Renee Vaughan, plays new traditional Scandinavian music on nyckelharpa, the national folk instrument of Sweden. She will be at the 2024 Strong Gathering as part of the Swedish Allspel Session. This workshop/session will …

Wahlstrom Workshop

Beaver Creek Preserve, Fall Creek, Wisconsin
@ 5:00 pm CST - @ 1:00 pm CST

The Wahlstrom Workshop is February 23–25, 2024, at the Beaver Creek Reserve in Fall Creek, Wisconsin. St. Olaf College is hosting this year and the theme is “Nordic Food Traditions in Dialogue.” As always, this …