**This program will be presented in Estonian as part of the Boston Estonian School **
Vanemuine Theater from Tartu, Estonia will present a concert performance for children Help! Opera!? Estonian stage music. The performance will teach us about the history of Estonian stage music. We have a chance to listen to many hits from various Estonian operas, operettas, and musicals.
Sunday, September 8th | 3pm | admission $20 adults, $10 children (16 and under).
The students of the Boston Estonian School free admission.
**This program will be presented in Estonian by the Boston Estonian School**
The Vanemuine Theater will be “Estonian Operetta at Vanemuine”. The performance was premiered in August in Tartu at the 150th anniversary of the Vanemuine Theater.
The most fruitful years in the Estonian operetta history were the years between 1955 and 1970. We don’t talk much about that period now but the operetta music that was composed during these years is very expressive and charming. Merle Jalakas and Jaan Willem Sibul will sing a colorful selection of operetta songs that have been performed at Vanemuine Theater over the years. The pianist is Ele Sonn. We will have a chance to listen to greatest hits – duets and potpourris – from operettas such as “Only a Dream” and “Golden Veal” by Boris Kõrver, “Lights at Home Harbor” and “Jüri from Rummu” by Edgar Arro, “Vacation in Viljandi” and “Following Hermes” by Leo Normet.
Sunday, September 8th | 5:30 | admission $20, $10 children (16 and under)
Join us for for our all new festival– BERSERK – A Viking Festival for All Ages
Visit the two rival Viking encampments on our front lawn. See them work on traditional Viking-era craft, Viking games, combat demonstrations– and don’t miss these rivals as the fight to the “death”
Browse our Nordic vendors, play Kubb and Molkky and even take a traditional Finnish sauna by Abundance Sauna (extra fee). More participants to be announced!
Saturday, September 21st | 11am – 3pm | Tickets: Adults $15 ($20 day of), kids (12 and under) $7 ($10 day of)
in the NORDIC HALL:
12:30 Screening of VINTER RAVN – a short film, set in the Middle Ages, centered on a female Viking warrior. It depicts her struggle for redemption as she is hunted by Christian assassins who seek to wipe out her and her clan. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the film maker. Pose with the leather and chain-mail costumes from the set!
1:30 Author Nancy Marie Brown talks about her latest book Ivory Vikings: The Mystery of the Most Famous Chessmen in the World and the Woman Who Made Them. The talk will be followed by a brief Q&A and book signing.
ABOUT RACHEL Korean-American violinist who studied with Dorothy DeLay and later Itzhak Perlman at the Juilliard School Pre-college Division. She has performed as a soloist with the Chicago, St. Louis, Houston and Seattle symphonies; the National Symphony in Washington; the Staatskapelle Berlin; and the Boston Pops.
The Nordic Hall will once again host the Newton Art Association‘s New Member Show during the month of June. Come on out to view the show any day during business hours!
The opening reception will be on Saturday, June 1st from 3-4:30pm. Refreshments will be available and the artists will be in attendance to discuss their work. Admission is free.
About the Newton Art Association:
“The Newton Art Association seeks to encourage the appreciation and expression of fine arts to our membership and the Newton community. We are an organization of over 200 active artists and art enthusiasts, representing all branches of the visual arts, from drawing to sculpture. The majority of members live in Newton, nearby cities, and elsewhere in New England. The Newton Art Association, was founded in 1949 by the late James King Bonnar and a small group of artists who felt that artists needed the support of each other to share ideas, techniques and opportunities to paint together.”
Did you know the name ‘LEGO’ is an abbreviation of the two Danish words “leg godt”, meaning “play well”. It’s true! Although LEGO seems completely American to many the LEGO Group was founded in Denmark in 1932 by Ole Kirk Kristiansen!
The SCC is pleased to offer another week of Play-Well TEKnologies summer camp that will:
Develop and enhance students’ problem solving and critical thinking skills
Expose children to concepts and vocabulary of Engineering, Architecture and Physics
Provide an opportunity to have a great time with a terrific and versatile building system
The Pre-Engineering summer camps are primarily focused on BUILDING techniques
Prepare for a full-day LEGO® camp packed with hands-on and minds-on STEM fun! Build projects inspired by cool machines close to home, such as Trains, Helicopters, Treehouses, and Beam Bridges. Then find Platform 9 ¾, build Hogwarts Express Train, and soar on the wings of a Norwegian Ridgeback Dragon! Engineering and Wizardry are the focus of this new full-day themed camp for LEGO® fanatics! (ages 5-10)
Monday, July 22nd – Friday, July 26th | 9pm-4pm
Fee: $400 per week
Frequently asked questions about Play-Well Summer Camps answered here.
Join us in the Nordic Hall while we celebrate Astrid Lindgren’s creation, Pippi Longstocking. We will decorate cookies to look like Pippi while a movie plays on the big screen.
Saturday, September 28th | 11am | $7 admission; free for members
Teenaged Astrid Lindren (Alba August), who later went on to write the Pippi Longstocking series, leads a carefree life with her family in the forests and fields of rural Sweden. Restless and eager to break free from the confines of her conservative upbringing, she accepts an internship at a local newspaper where she attracts the attention of its married editor, Blomberg (Henrik Rafaelsen). After Astrid becomes pregnant, she leaves her childhood home and goes to Copenhagen to secretly give birth to a son, Lasse, whom she reluctantly leaves in the care of a foster mother, Marie (Trine Dyrholm). Astrid goes into self-imposed exile in Stockholm, refusing Blomberg’s offer of marriage and saving up her paltry salary for visits to see Lasse. When Marie falls ill, Astrid uses her imagination and flair for storytelling to reconnect with her son. In spite of her struggles, Astrid emerges with a newfound courage that will later form the foundation of a vast and beloved body of work.
Saturday, September 28th | 1:30 | Free; $5 suggested donation
123 minutes. In Swedish and Danish with English subtitles.
Films start at 1:30pm. Refreshments for attendees are served at 1pm. Lunch (not included) is available in the Kaffestugan, which is open until 3pm every Saturday.
Chapter House weaves together stories and music to create unique concert experiences. In this program, Peter and Sarah Walker explore the rich lore of the medieval Norse world, including the saga of the legendary viking Ragnar Loðbrok, tales from the Eddas featuring mythical gods and giants, and the Vinland sagas, which describe Leif Eriksson’s discovery of the New World centuries before Columbus. Music is drawn from medieval and traditional sources, and performed on a variety of instruments including Swedish bagpipe, Norwegian medieval lyre, overtone flute, tagelharpa, and kantele.
Friday, October 18th | 7pm | tickets $25; $15 for members
ABOUT: Chapter House was formed in 2018 by Peter and Sarah Walker, in order to bring old tales to new audiences. Firmly grounded in scholarship and tradition, the duo is dedicated to rediscovering and reinvigorating the connection between song and story. Chapter House has been featured on concert series presented by Gotham Early Music, the Society for Historically Informed Performance, and the GRAMMY-nominated Skylark Vocal Ensemble. Peter Walker is a critically acclaimed singer and award winning piper who performs with ensembles in the US and abroad, and has lectured on early music at Vassar College and the University of Virginia. Sarah grew up in the Appalachian storytelling tradition, and has performed extensively in her home state of West Virginia and throughout New England. She holds degrees in Medieval Studies, Art History, and Library Science, and is a children’s librarian in Connecticut.
Unknown Soldier by AKU LOUHIMIES is the story of an infantry unit’s tour of duty that lasts for more than three years during the Finnish Continuation War. The film is based on the classic novel by VÄINÖ LINNA. The film is the story of Rokka, Kariluoto, Koskela, Hietanen, and their brothers-in-arms. It shows how friendship, humour, and the will to live unite these men on their way there and back. The war changes the lives of each of the soldiers as well as the lives of those on the home front, and also leaves its mark on the entire nation.
Saturday, October 19th | 1:30 | Free; $5 suggested donation
133 minutes. In Finnish with English subtitles.
Films start at 1:30pm. Refreshments for attendees are served at 1pm. Lunch (not included) is available in the Kaffestugan, which is open until 3pm every Saturday.
