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Swedish/American folk sextet Night Tree releases their sophomore album in the autumn of 2018 and will be touring throughout the autumn. Come and experience their new material – intricate arrangements and compositions, intimate songs and foot stomping, exhilarating tunes.
For more info about Night Tree, see www.nighttreemusic.com
Friday, November 30th | 7pm | $15; $7 for SCC Members
An elderly woman hangs herself in a church. A grieving father searches for the truth about what happened to his missing son. And a trio of young city dwellers unleash a sinister force when they begin renovating a cursed home on a remote island. They don’t know it yet, but each of these strangers is connected by a disturbing, decades-old secret–a mystery that holds the key to a series of terrifying supernatural events. Based on the acclaimed novel by the “Queen of Icelandic Crime,” this atmospheric chiller is both a hair-raising ghost story and a powerful tale of life beyond death.
Saturday, November 17th | 1:30 | $5 suggested donation
105 minutes. In Icelandic 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.
Join us for our third Chamber Music Exchange between Harvard and Uppsala Universities initiated by Paul-André Bempéchat, Artist-In-Recidence at Leverett House, Harvard University and Director musices Stefan Karpe. The result is an exchange between students from Harvard and members from the Royal Academic Orchestra.
Saturday, November 10th | 7:30pm | $10; free for SCC members and Uppsala Alumni
Program:
Summer Song, from Frösöblomster, for piano Wilhelm Peterson-Berger
Sonatina for cello and piano, opus 1 Dag Wirén
Allegro energico
Adagio
Molto vivace
L’abominable fagott des neiges André Chini
(The Abominable Snow-Bassoon)
Applikatur for flute and bassoon Christer Hermansson
Sonatina for violin and piano Dag Wirén
– Dedicated to Professor Sven Karpe
Allegro
Andantino
Vivace
Pastoral Svit (arrangement) Gunnar de Frumerie
Andante grazioso
Allegro moderato
Andante tranquillo
Andante grazioso
Allegro vivace
The performers, Sanna Johansson (flute), Gabriella Varga Karlsson (bassoon), Helga Löfvenius (viola), Daniel Rosenholm (cello) and Elena Sierra (violin), are members of the Royal Academic Orchestra at Uppsala University, the Uppsala University Chamber Players. This is their third tour in the U.S. and second appearance at the Scandinavian Cultural Center with Paul-André Bempéchat.
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:
STEM Challenge with LEGO: Power on your engineering skills with Play-Well TEKnologies and tens of thousands of LEGO®! Apply real-world concepts in physics, engineering, and architecture through engineer-designed projects such as Catapults, Pneumatic Cranes, Arch Bridges, and Battletracks! Design and build as never before, and explore your craziest ideas in a supportive environment. An experienced instructor will challenge new and returning students to engineer at the next level. (ages 7-12)
Monday, July 23rd – Friday, July 27th | 1pm-4pm
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Fee for either program: $230 per week
Frequently asked questions about Play-Well Summer Camps answered here.
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 2nd 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.”
Images of Iceland by photographer Liza Voll are on display to coincide with the launch of Jenn Falk’s new book, Lunar Love Flow. This book is a celebration of the beauty of Iceland, a place where both Jenn and Liza have experienced profound spiritual shifts. It is also an offering on practicing yoga with the lunar cycles and with nature’s rhythms which then connects us to our own personal rhythms. This exhibition features landscape and nature shot in Iceland on the Snaefellsnes Peninsula during the fall of 2015 by Liza while on a yoga retreat led by Jenn.
This is exhibit will by on display through May. All prints are for sale. A portion of sales will benefit the programming at the SCC.About the creators:
Jenn Falk’s teaching is an expression of her artistic spirit and creative energy. She guides classes using intuition, energy awareness, and the cycles of the moon along with the variety of yoga styles/teachers she’s learned from over the years (hatha, vinyasa, yin and restorative). She calls her style of yoga Lunar Love Flow.
Liza Voll is a commercial photographer specializing in portraits, performances, and documentary media shot on location. Her work has been published in the New York Times and Dance Magazine. She has shot in venues from New York’s Lincoln Center to Boston’s Symphony Hall and Opera House, created work abroad in Iceland and France, and current clients include the Boston Ballet, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston Lyric Opera, Google, and Harvard University.
With big plans for the future, city boy Tommi chases his girlfriend to the Wild West-fjords. This summer is not going to be like he expected.
Saturday, June 16th | 1:30 | Free; donations accepted
89 minutes. In Icelandic 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.
Chances are you have seen (or visited) the iconic townhouses of the old commercial port area of Nyhavn in Copenhagen, Denmark. In this installment of our Nordic Kids series kids, of all ages, will get two wooden block houses to paint in the colors fashion of the classic houses.
*advance registration requested*
Saturday, May 19th | 10:30 – noon | $10 per painter; $5 for SCC Family Members
*This film will be screened at The Studio Cinema in Belmont*
The SCC is proud to co-present Icelandic film Under the Tree (Undir trénu) as part of the 2018 Belmont World Film Festival.
When Baldwin and Inga’s next door neighbors complain that a tree in their backyard casts a shadow over their sundeck, what starts off as a typical spat between neighbors in the suburbs unexpectedly and violently spirals out of control. Iceland’s submission for the Academy Awards’ Best Foreign Language Film.
Monday, May 7th | 7:30 | Admission $9 – $12 | SCC Members save $2 on advanced tickets
purchase tickets here.
89 minutes. In Icelandic with English subtitles.
