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 …
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, …
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 …
Albuquerque, New Mexico @ 8:00 am CST -
https://americanfolkloresociety.org/our-work/meeting/2024-annual-meeting/
Members of the Nordic Folklife team will be presenting at the annual conference of the American Folklore Society. If you’re in the area, stop by!
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 …
Allen Centennial Garden @ 12:00 pm CDT - 8:00 pm CDT
2024 Harvest Folk Festival
Join us on Saturday, September 28, 2024 between 12pm and 8pm to celebrate an abundant and diverse harvest! We’ll have live music, dancing, and storytelling alongside opportunities to learn about different harvest traditions from Dejope (Madison) and around the world. Free and open to the public!