Scandinavian Themed Dinner Meetings - May 18th, 2024

Scandinavian Society holds dinner meetings themed for each Nordic country. We start each dinner meeting with presentations and entertainment pertaining to the country for that meeting. We learn about the culture and traditions of Scandinavia, about current events, art, sustainability, history etc. We have guest speakers, member presentations, entertainment, artists...

The dinners are fun, educational and entertaining. The chef usually prepares a few traditional Scandinavian dishes to go along with the main menu.

Norwegian Themed Dinner Meeting

We will meet for our annual Norwegian themed dinner on Saturday May 18th and we have an excellent program planned.

Doors open at 3:30 and the program begins at 4 p.m. Potluck Dinner Cost per person - $10.

We will hear about a special and unusual library in Norway that was established in 2014 and is
known as the Future Library. For 100 years prominent authors will place unread manuscripts in
time capsules, and they will not be read by anyone for 100 years. This may sound like a wild idea,
so come and learn more about it!

Right now it is the time of year when students graduate high school. In Norway students have
very unique traditions of very special festivities called "russefeiring". It may be a little different
from what we are used to seeing.

After the program, we are again asking everyone to bring their dishes for our immensely popular
potluck. Salmon will be provided by the society, as well as water, soft drinks and coffee.

Directions to the auditorium: Go to 11100 Springfield Pike. Enter the Maple Knoll property at the light from Springfield Pike onto Maple Trace. At the second stop sign turn right on Rock Maple and drive about 1/2 block to 11100 Maple Rock. The entrance has a green awning and a circular drive in front of it. Parking is just south
of the entrance.Rock Maple is not a dedicated street and will NOT show on GPS.

We look forward to seeing you!

RSVP to Esther Charlton at esthersofn@aol.com. Also let Esther know what you will bring to the potluck.

Directions to the auditorium: Go to 11100 Springfield Pike. Enter the Maple Knoll property at the light from Springfield Pike onto Maple Trace. At the second stop sign turn right on Rock Maple and drive about 1/2 block to 11100 Maple Rock. The entrance has a green awning and a circular drive in front of it. Parking is just south of the entrance.

Rock Maple is not a dedicated street and will NOT show on GPS.

Examples of presentations we have had:

-Danish Queen Margrethe II - The Artist
-The Kalevala: The national epic of Finland tells the story of the creation of the world, and the feuds between the people of Kaleva and Väinölä, not to mention Pohjola, a land in the far north.
-Growing up in Nazi occupied Denmark by Johannes Bjørner
-Finnish fashion and textiles by Miti von Weissenberg
-Presentation on "Norwegian Celebrations" by Elisabeth Pettersen Sonoff
-Danish Easter traditions by Hans Tandrup
-Scandinavian furniture design by Skip Wicklund
-Swedish sculptor Carl Milles by Erin Rykhus
-Danish architect Henning Larsen by Lone Soto
-Presentation Rebild National Park Society of Danish National Performance Team by Sune Frederiksen
-Queen Margrethe, the Artist by Lone Soto

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