When a-ha’s breakthrough hit “Take on Me” shot to #1 on the Billboard charts in 1985, it turned its three young band members into global superstars overnight. While the iconic song and its groundbreaking music video remain ubiquitous to this day, the story of a-ha didn’t end there. After 35 years, a deep catalog of 11 studio albums and 55 million units sold – despite controversies and disagreements – a-ha continues to record music and play to packed arenas around the world.
Following Mags, Morten and Pål over a period of four years, a-ha: The Movie provides unprecedented access to the inner workings of the band as well as a career spanning look at one of the most enduring and beloved acts in pop music history.
We welcome back master artist Linda Miller for a two-day spring 2022 workshop dedicated to rosemaling.
This 2-day class will focus on centuries old art of Rosemaling; flora rose painting and acanthus ornament. Linda will have projects for sale however special projects are welcome provided by students and approved by instructor.
All projects will be in the period colors using a vast array of motifs and techniques which have evolved down through the ages. Oil paint is highly advised.
Saturday, April 9th – Sunday, April 10th | 9am – 5pm | tuition $225 (plus supplies)
To register a $50.00 deposit is required to hold a place for you. Please contact Kerry for details.
*Please note that due to the COVID-19 Delta variant, and the at risk population that shares the space at the SCC, we will be requiring all registrants to provide proof of vaccination in order to attend*
*please bring a lunch and water*
ABOUT LINDA: Linda Miller has taught rosemaling at Fletcher Farm in Vermont, John Campbell School in North Carolina, Vesterheim Museum in Iowa and several different Sons of Norway lodges on the east coast, and adult education classes in her area.
The Scandinavian Library presents Helene (2020 – Finland).
Year 1915. Helene Schjerfbeck is a forgotten artist living in the countryside with her elderly mother. Years have passed since her last exhibition, and Helene has continued to paint only for her own passion. Everything changes when an art dealer discovers Helene and her 159 amazing paintings and wants to organize a large solo exhibition. However, the most important moment in Helene’s life is brought on by her encounter with amateur painter Einar Reuter, who is a passionate admirer of Helene’s art. He becomes Helene’s confidante and the unfulfilled love of her life.
Inspired by true events, HELENE describes the life of Finland’s most acclaimed painter Helene Schjerfbeck between 1915-1923.
Saturday, March 19th | 1:30 | $10; $8 for SCC and Library Members | Get tickets here
Chelsea E. Dill works in acrylic paint. She enjoys painting maritime scenes and finds inspiration in the incredible places from her travels. Chelsea speaks Norwegian and has studied French and Swedish.
You can follow her on Twitter @ce_dill and Instagram ce_dill
#cedillart
Email Kerry at kerry@scandicenter.org to schedule a time to visit the exhibit.
It’s 1948 and sixty-three year-old OUT OF AFRICA author Karen Blixen (pen name: Isak Dinesen) is a lonely literary sensation devastated by syphilis and mourning her lost love, until she meets talented thirty year-old poet Thorkild Bjørnvig. She offers him a Faustian bargain and promises him stardom if he will obey her unconditionally. As her demands become more and more pernicious, Thorkild much choose between Blixen’s promise of fame or his wife and young son.
From director Bille August (PELLE THE CONQUEROR) comes this sterling adaptation of Bjørnvig’s bestselling memoir.
Saturday, February 19th | 1:30pm | $10; $8 for SCC and Library members | tickets here
*advanced tickets, proof of vaccination, and masks required*
Director: Bille August. Denmark, 2021, 115 min. In Danish with English subtitles presented in conjunction with the Scandinavian Library.
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.
ABOUT LINDA: Linda Miller has taught rosemaling at Fletcher Farm in Vermont, John Campbell School in North Carolina, Vesterheim Museum in Iowa and several different Sons of Norway lodges on the east coast, and adult education classes in her area.
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.