@ 2:00 pm CDT - 3:30 pm CDT
In collaboration with the Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study, the Sustaining Scandinavian Folk Arts in the Upper Midwest Project is excited to host an online concert featuring Maja Heurling and Ola Sandström on Friday, …
@ 11:00 am CDT - 12:30 pm CDT
https://finnfest.us/pages/virtual-event
Elizabeth “Lyz” Jaakola performs and discusses original compositions in a range of musical genres encompassing her dual Anishinaabe and Finnish American experiences. Jaakola is an Anishinaabe/Finnish American and Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior …
@ 11:00 am CST - 12:30 pm CST
Ralph and Jaana Tuttila discuss Finnish-American music and dance in the Upper Midwest and perform songs from the Songs of the Finnish Migration: A Bilingual Anthology (https://uwpress.wisc.edu/books/5661.htm). Tom DuBois and Marcus Cederström, the book’s editors, …
Memorial Union @ 7:00 pm CDT - 8:30 pm CDT
A lecture and musical performance featuring Jimmy Träskelin and Tallari of the Finnish Folk Music Institute, to mark the publication of the new book Songs of the Finnish Migration (by Thomas DuBois and B. Marcus …
University Club @ 5:00 pm CDT - 6:00 pm CDT
The theme of masculinity was a key element in the old Finnish narrative culture. Historically, marriage was a foundation for production and reproduction in rural cultures. Husband and wife formed a team in which the …
Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center @ 8:00 am CDT - @ 3:00 pm CDT
https://folklife.wisc.edu/projects/2019-folk-arts-symposium/
From May 2–4, 2019 the Sustaining Scandinavian Folk Arts in the Upper Midwest project will be bringing Scandinavian and Scandinavian-American folk artists, scholars, and community members together for a symposium on Scandinavian traditional arts. Following …
