Al Miller will teach first time beginner students how to carve and decorate wooden spoons that can be used as an eating or cooking utensil. The class instruction will focus on the safe way to use hand and machine tools. The decorating and finishing of the spoons will be included.
Teaching methods include; showing samples of different types of spoons and butter/jam spreaders (wood knives), group instruction, individual help and how to sharpen tools.
All tools and equipment are provided for student use by the teacher. 2 spoon blanks and 1 butter/jam spreader are also included, as is a pack of 1/4 sheets of sandpaper. Extra wood blanks and power carving sand paper can be purchased from the teacher.
Saturday, April 9th – Sunday, April 10th | 9-5pm | $200
Class size is limited to 6. This workshop will sell out.
Class cost is $200 for the 2 day class. A $50.00 deposit is required to hold a place for you. Please reach out to Kerry to register.
**Please note proof of vaccination is required to participate**
Biography
Al Miller is a retired Industrial Arts teacher who specialized in woodworking and furniture construction. He received Connecticut’s Celebration of Excellence award for his innovative teaching style and has been teaching carving to adults for the past 14 years at the Woodworkers Club, Norwalk, CT. Al started carving in 1989 and has studied in Norway and in the United States at Fletcher Farms and at “Vesterheim” (the Norwegian-American Museum in Decorah, Iowa) under numerous old world masters (Hans Sandom, Rolf Sogge, Knut Arnensen, Arve Mosand, kuut Arnesen, Alf Stronen, Otar Flaton, Rolf Taraldset and others). Al has won competition ribbons with his carvings in local and national competitions. He received his BS teaching degree from Oswego (NYSUCO), his MS from Central Connecticut State University and has taken 33 credits on the post gradate level.
Finlandia Foundation National has declared the last week of February ”National Sauna
Week” to build awareness and appreciation of this aspect of Finnish and
Finnish-American culture. This event is made possible with the support of a grant
from Finlandia Foundation National.
Boston Chapter is bringing a mobile sauna to Scandinavian Cultural Center, 206
Waltham St, West Newton, MA 02465 on Saturday February 26th. It will be parked
outside the SCC building from 10 am to 6pm.
Abundance Sauna is a traditional, wood fired sauna. The sauna has a private dressing
room, hot room large enough for three, buckets of water for rinsing and an outdoor
shower (with a privacy screen). There will be birch whisks to try – wonderful for blood
circulation! Or perhaps you choose to just enjoy the aroma.
Your total sauna time will be 45 minutes. One long session or several shorter ones your
choice. You can try the cold water dunk pool if feeling brave- alternating hot and
cold will leave you refreshed and relaxed.
After sauna you might feel hungry. We will have a grill with complimentary sausages.
You are also welcome to bring your own favorite snacks. Take your time to recover
and mingle around the fire pit or in the tent sharing your sauna experience.
Questions about the sauna? Go to abundancesauna.com and check Frequently Asked
Questions.
What you need to bring:
● A towel or two
● Swimsuit or shorts (no nudity please)
● Proof of vaccinations
● Your sense of adventure!
TICKETS: there will be an hourly rotation. Send an email to Mark to check availability for your preferred time. There will be only eight slots available so they will go fast! After booking with Mark go to finlandiafoundationboston.com to pay the $60 sauna fee. Click the ”Become a member” to find the “Donate” button. After payment make sure to add to the notes ”SAUNA” and your name. After a confirmed booking you will receive a Welcome to Sauna info packet.
COVID SAFETY:
Please note that all participants are required to show proof of vaccinations. If using SCC restroom, mask is required. Sauna master Mark Babson will provide a safety waiver for all guests to sign. Sauna will be cleaned between each group.
Oskar Stenmark and Bruno Råberg found each other back in 2017, both working on the East Coast and crossing paths in the jazz world. This concert invites you to listen to an intimate conversation where Bruno’s bass pairs with Oskar’s horn. The duo uses the small orchestration to create a large canvas where improvisation has an important role, the program consists of compositions by some of Sweden’s greatest jazz artists (Jan Johansson, Lars Gullin and Georg Riedel to name a few). The performance will also include some of Bruno’s compositions as well as the music Oskar represents from Rättvik, Dalecarlia.
*advanced registration, proof of vaccination and masks required*
BRUNO RÅBERG is an internationally renowned bass player and composer. Since coming to the US from his native Sweden in 1981, he has made 12 recordings as a leader, about 30 as a sideman, and has performed with numerous world-class artists.
OSKAR STENMARK was born and raised in Gothenburg, Sweden. Oskar, tenth generation musician, has a Master’s degree in Jazz Arts from the Manhattan School of Music and continues to develop his playing and artistic vision while being based in New York and Sweden.
MAPLE & SPRUCE, BIRCH & PINE: Described as displaying “brilliance of sound, technical mastery, and stunning expressivity” by I CARE IF YOU LISTEN, violin duo Miolina (Mioi Takeda & Lynn Bechtold) is excited to make their Boston debut. In a program of premieres for violin duo, the concert features new works written for Miolina by Finnish composer Tomi Räisänen, Swedish composer and sound artist Ann Rosén, and Ms. Bechtold. Other featured works, all being performed for the first time in the US by Miolina, are by Norwegian composer Ketil Hvoslef, and Swedish composers Cecilia Franke, Mauro Godoy Villalobos, and Katarina Leyman.
Saturday, April 30th | 1pm | $15; FREE for members | Tickets here
Viking society revolved around violence, as seen in their myths, poetry, law codes, pictures, and even in their house architecture. One Viking, a man named Fraði, was memorialized on a runestone raised 1000 years ago and praised for being a “man of terror”. Who were these people who praised this violence, and what made violence such an integral part of their society?
Join author Dr. William R. Short for an afternoon of surprising research results and fascinating insights into the lives and society of these people we call Vikings: these men of terror. This material, based on a 20+ year-long scientific study of the combative methods of the Vikings, is taken from the book, Men of Terror: A Comprehensive Analysis of Viking Combat, co-authored with Reynir A. Óskarson. The book presents, for the first time, a holistic picture of Viking combat, created by combining and overlaying many different sources.
Saturday, January 22nd | 1pm | register here**advanced registration, and proof of vaccination required**
Purchase the book here and pick up at the event to be signed.
William R. Short is an author, filmmaker, lecturer, and independent scholar specializing in Viking-age topics, notably medieval Icelandic literature, Viking-age material culture, Viking-age weapons, and Viking-age combat techniques.
PUSH is a new documentary from award-winning Swedish director Fredrik Gertten, investigating why we can’t afford to live in our own cities anymore. Housing is a fundamental human right, a precondition to a safe and healthy life. But in cities all around the world, having a place to live is becoming more and more difficult. Who are the players and what are the factors that make housing one of today’s most pressing world issues?
Saturday, January 8th | 1pm | $7; free for members | Tickets here | **proof of vaccination and masks required**
In 1936, a renowned Norwegian figure skater decides to leave her career and become a Hollywood star. Her first film breaks sells the most tickets in the world in 1937, but as she gets older and the spotlight fades, she refuses to quit.
Former architect, and Scandinavian Charitable Society board member, Marty Lehman, paints buildings, cityscapes, landscapes and “all things Swedish.” In his fourth exhibition at the SCC he will feature recent watercolors.
On view November 14th through December. Gallery hours vary.
Opening reception Sunday, November 14th | 3-5pm | please register here**advanced registration, masks, and proof of vaccination required**
Marty graduated from Cornell University’s College of Architecture in 1960, and had a professional career in architecture for nearly 50 years, working in Stockholm, Sweden, Boston ,Cambridge and for 22 years as one of DIGITAL’s corporate architects.
Marty “re-discovered” the joy of watercolor painting. This show represents work done in the past ten years, featuring his favorite themes… buildings, cityscapes, landscapes, and all things Swedish.
A wonderful Norwegian male choir is getting ready to warm up for Black Sabbath and to sing the last verse for their conductor.
Every Tuesday, 25 men in their prime get together in a bar in Oslo to sing in a choir and drink beers. They have joked that they have promised to sing at each other’s funerals and now it looks like the choir’s conductor will be the first to be sung out. The doctor has given him just a few months to live. Which is roughly the time that the male choir has to prepare for its biggest gig to date: a warm-up job for Black Sabbath. The countdown has started, while both the cancer-stricken conductor and the wonderful lads in the choir try to keep their spirits high with songs about the hardships of middle-aged men, while they also prepare to say farewell to each other. The joy of singing and community help them to open up to each other and their feelings. Rarely has a film been so funny and touching, and you are both warmed on the inside and reduced to tears at the same time. ‘The Men’s Room’ is a film that goes straight to the heart and stays there.
in Norwegian with English subtitles | 75 minutes
Saturday, December 11th | 1pm | $5; free for SCC members | Tickets here
**advanced registration; masks, and proof of vaccination REQUIRED**
Viking society revolved around violence, as seen in their myths, poetry, law codes, pictures, and even in their house architecture. One Viking, a man named Fraði, was memorialized on a runestone raised 1000 years ago and praised for being a “man of terror”. Who were these people who praised this violence, and what made violence such an integral part of their society?
William R. Short is an author, filmmaker, lecturer, and independent scholar specializing in Viking-age topics, notably medieval Icelandic literature, Viking-age material culture, Viking-age weapons, and Viking-age combat techniques.