Norumbega Lodge #3-506, Sons of Norway presents a family picnic on the front lawn of the SCC in honor of Norway’s national independence day, Syttende Mai (officially observed on May 17). Sons of Norway invites you to join them for a parade and picnic to commemorate this festive occasion.
Join in the procession with flags and singing, feast on Scandinavian foods, have kids’ games and competitions, and a “tale for dagen” (speech of the day). Bring your family and friends – all ages are welcome! Gratulerer med dagen!
SCHEDULE of EVENTS:
12:30 Gather at SCC entrance for parade
*bring an instrument if you like
12:45 Parade begins
1pm Welcome and tale for dagen
1:30 Lunch
2:15 Games for children
This epic drama from Academy Award–winning director Bille August (Pelle the Conqueror) is gorgeously realized with dazzling cinematography, exceptional performances, sumptuous costume design, and period detail. In the 1880s, a gifted but self-destructive young man leaves his suffocating Lutheran upbringing in the country for metropolitan Copenhagen. An engineer with progressive ideas, he is welcomed by a wealthy Jewish family and ingratiates himself into their opulent milieu, embarking on a journey of personal and professional ambition that teeters on the razor’s edge between triumph and catastrophe. Told with a dramatic, romantic sweep on par with the great classics of cinema, A Fortunate Man is not to be missed. Adapted from Denmark’s canonical novel, Lykke-Per by Danish Nobel Prize–winning author Henrik Pontoppidan.
“August’s ensemble cast is splendid. The production is panoramic and glorious, filmed in Copenhagen, Jutland, Lolland, Funer, and parts of Austria. View it on the largest screen you can find.” —The Independent
Dir: Bille August | Denmark | 2018 | 162m | Danish & German w/ English subtitles
Friday, May 10, 12:00 pm
Coolidge Corner Theatre. Purchase here.
Saturday, May 18, 6:30 pm
Museum of Fine Arts (Remis) On Sale April 18th.
Artist Laura Tilus-Korhonen was born in Espoo, Finland. She studied at the Turku University, and at the Helsinki University of Art (Taideteollinen). She received a Master Degree in Education, and is a certified Art teacher. Laura lives and works in West Concord, MA, where she has a studio, and she teaches drawing and painting for adults, teens and kids (also in Finnish language).
This is Laura’s first solo exhibition. Under the title “Human Form”, Laura shows her drawings and painting; as she sees, feels and memorizes.
Artist Reception | Thursday, April 4th | 6:30-8:30 | Let us know you’re coming here.
Exhibit will be on display March 9th through April
Customs officer Tina is known for her extraordinary sense of smell. It’s almost as if she can sniff out the guilt on anyone hiding something. But when Vore, a suspicious-looking man, walks past her, her abilities are challenged for the first time ever. Tina can sense Vore is hiding something she can’t identify. Even worse, she feels a strange attraction to him. As Tina develops a special bond with Vore and discovers his true identity, she also realizes the truth about herself.
Saturday, April 20th | 1:30 | Free; $5 suggested donation
110 minutes. In Swedish 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.
Spring is almost here and with that comes Vappu. In Finland, Vappu is celebrated on May 1 and marks the end of a long winter. It is the Finnish version of the May Day, an international holiday honoring the workers in various countries. In Finland, people take to the streets and parks, celebrate spring and welcome the warmer weather. Student traditions including music, singing, and donning of the white graduation caps are an important part of the celebrations.
There will be Finnish music, good food, and various activities for the children: ‘fishing’, face painting, and balloons. Sima and drinks will be served along with salads, meatballs, hotdogs, munkki, and tippaleipä. We look forward to seeing you all at this event.
This class will be about painting on a curved surface of bowl, with rosemaling in the Telemark or Gubrandsdale style with master artist Linda Miller.
You will be using the colors used in the time period of 1750-1850. Suggested pattern will be available for the students. However, students are encouraged to paint their own design with teacher’s suggestion. Background paint will be supplied. Brushes and palette knives will be offered for sale. The project will be an 8” Nordic basswood bowl to be bought from teacher. A list of student’s supplies will be sent upon registration.
To register a $50.00 deposit is required to hold a place for you.
Send the deposit to:
Linda Miller
59 Nick Road
Middlebury, CT 06762
The Kaffestugan (Scandinavian Cafe) will be open Saturday, from 11-3, for open faced sandwiches and pastries, but please bring a lunch and water for other days.
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.
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.
Friday, April 12th – Sunday, April 14th | 9-5pm | $200
Class size is limited to 6. This workshop will sell out.
Class cost is $200 for the 3 day class. A $50.00 deposit is required to hold a place for you.
Send the deposit to:
Al Miller
59 Nick Road
Middlebury, Ct.
06762
The Kaffestugan (Scandinavian Cafe) will be open Saturday, from 11-3, for open faced sandwiches and pastries, but please bring a lunch and water for other days.
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.
Dance Currents Inc. and Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra of Boston are presenting a concert of dance and music as part of Pro Arte’s Salon Series. Dance Currents will be premiering a new piece entitled, “For the Children” at this performance and three others, two in Newton and two in Boston. The work is based on the separation of families, as immigrants try to cross the border into the United States. It has six sections: Loss, Love, Shadows, At Your Feet, Phantoms and March. The dancers are Kirsten Glaser, Avery Saulnier De Reyes, Alex Jimenez, and Taryn Scott-Kolbe. These dances are set to six of Edvard Grieg‘s “Lyric Pieces”, and will be played live by Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra in the June 9thand June 14thperformances. At these performances we will also present “Limon Etude”, danced by Li-Ann Lim and sung by soprano, Maire Clement , to Schubert’s “Gretchen at the Spinning Wheel”.
Pro Arte will also present “Piano Quintet in F# minor” by Amy Beach, and, on June 9th, “Vanishing Act for Narrator, Cello and Piano”, by Judith Lynn Stillman. The performers for Pro Arte are Liana Zaretsky and Colin Davis, violins, Jean Haig, viola, Steven Laven, cello and Judith Lynn Stillman, Piano. The narrator is Genie Ware.
Wicked Queer, The Boston LGBT Film Festival (formerly “the Boston LGBT Film Festival) was founded in 1984 by film programmer George Mansour. The Festival has been hosted by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston since 1992 and, as of 2012, is presented across the greater Boston Area. The festival screens films at the Institute of Contemporary Art, The Bright Family Screening Room at the Paramount Theatre, The Brattle Theatre in Harvard Square, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Join us for a special live children’s concert with Steinway artist Jenny Lin.
Follow Melody through her day: waking up, eating breakfast, playing, and visiting Grandma for a piano lesson and a sleepover. The enclosed CD from pianist Jenny Lin pairs a different song to accompany every page — from Tchaikovsky to Mozart to Gershwin. Melody’s Mostly Musical Day is written by Ben Finane and illustrated by Mikela Prevost.
Music for children aged 3-8 is brought to life by Jenny Lin, with accompanying artwork and story.
ABOUT JENNY:
Steinway Artist Jenny Lin is one of today’s most respected young pianists. Her exciting stage presence and ability to combine classical and contemporary music have brought her to the attention of international critics and audiences. Her concerts have taken her to such iconic stages as Carnegie Hall and Avery Fisher Hall, to venues throughout Europe and the Far East, and to festivals and competitions throughout the world.
Saturday, March 23rd | noon | tickets $10 | $5 for SCC Family Members
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.
