Set against the backdrop of WWII, The Last Sentence is based on the life of crusading journalist Torgny Segerstedt, editor-in-chief of one of Sweden’s leading newspapers, highlighting his one-man battle against Nazism and his country’s policy of appeasement to Hitler. 126 minutes. In Swedish with English subtitles. Presented as part of The Scandinavian Library’s Nordic Film Series.
Free; donations accepted.
Films start at 1:30pm. Refreshments for attendees are served at 1pm. Lunch (not included) is available in the Kaffestugan, which is open 11am to 3pm every Saturday.
After their public showing movies in our film series become part of the Scandinavian Library’s collection of DVDs available for borrowing by Library members.
A talk by Lo Dagerman about Swedish writer Stig Dagerman (1923-1954), and the project to re-introduce her father’s writing to an American readership. Lo will read from the short story collection SLEET published by Godine in 2013.
Reception with refreshments to follow talk.
Stig Dagerman was a leading existentialist Swedish writer
whose body of work has been compared to that of Albert
Camus, William Faulkner and Franz Kafka. While writing
of angst, sorrow, and all sorts of dilemmas of the human
condition, he also expressed and inspired compassion and
warmth. An annual prize in his name is given in Sweden
to authors who evidence the same qualities today.
Lo Dagerman is the daughter of Stig Dagerman and actress Anita Björk. Lo has lived in the United States for more than thirty years. She holds Master Degrees from MIT and JHU, and has most recently worked as a school counselor in the Washington D.C. area where she lives with her husband Brian Levy. Lo is a driving force in a project to re-introduce Stig Dagerman’s writing in the United States.
Join us for the first installment in the continuation of our Young Artists Series in our 2014-2015 season with pianist Pauline Yang who will perform works by Mendelssohn, Scarlatti, Tchaikovsky, Brahms and others.
ABOUT PAULINE
Pianist Pauline Yang began her piano studies at the age of five and won her first international competition at the age of seven in Washington, DC. In March of 1998, at the age of eleven, Ms. Yang made both her Philadelphia Orchestra debut as well as her solo recital debut at Carnegie Hall.
In the same year, Ms. Yang entered The Juilliard School, where she won both the Pre-College’s concerto and scholarship competitions in her first year. She has since studied with Lee Kum-Sing in Vancouver, Susan Starr in Philadelphia, and John Perry in Los Angeles. She has also studied and performed at a number of international music festivals, including the Warsaw Piano Workshop in Poland, International Holland Music Sessions in The Netherlands, Casalmaggiore Music Festival in Italy, Klaviersommerfest in Germany, Sarasota Music Festival in Florida, the Orford International Academy in Canada, and several others. Ms. Yang is on the faculty of Toby and Itzhak Perlman’s Perlman Music Program on Shelter Island, New York.
Her solo and chamber music appearances have taken her throughout North and South America, Europe, and Asia. Highlights have included an invitation by the Gina Bachauer International Piano Foundation to represent the U.S. at the 22nd European Piano Teachers Association International Conference at the Franz Liszt Music Academy’s Grand Concert Hall in Budapest, performances with Lynn Harrell and Itzhak Perlman, the selection of her trio to perform in a series of master classes with Leon Fleisher, Pamela Frank and Yo-Yo Ma at the Professional Training Workshop at Carnegie Hall on the Chamber Music of Brahms, and appearances at the Casals Festival in Puerto Rico.
She has served as an Ambassador of Music for “Music in ME,” a non-profit organization that works with the United Nations to bring music to children in the Middle East and continues to serve as a Volunteer Artist at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Music for Food. Other appointments have included positions on the USC Alumni Association Board of Governors and the National Women’s Political Caucus’ Los Angeles Board of Directors.
During her undergraduate studies at the University of Southern California (USC), she was a double-major in piano performance and political science, graduating Phi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude and as a Renaissance Scholar. She received her masters in piano performance from USC and is currently pursuing a masters in international relations at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University where she is focusing on transatlantic cultural diplomacy. She has interned for Hillary Clinton in New York, for U.S. Representative Rush Holt on Capitol Hill, and at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Government Information Office in Taiwan where she researched Taiwan’s cultural diplomacy efforts. Her work with Olympic athletes, along with her obsession with ballet, have also contributed to her passion for cultural diplomacy.
Ms. Yang was one of Glamour Magazine’s 2008 Top Ten College Women of the Year.
Latvian sculptor Gints Grinbergs works with a variety of metals, including copper, bronze and stainless steel, to create open forms. Welding metal spheres and partial spheres, he creates modern structures, for placement indoors or out. His sculptures have featured at the DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park, Michael Beauchemin Gallery, Boston and Lever House Gallery, New York, NY.
Join us for this special concert, presented during the Scandinavian Cultural Center’s weekly Kaffestugan. Enjoy Swedish pastries from Crown Bakery in Worcester, waffles and open-faced sandwiches – and bring your brunch into the Nordic Hall to hear Scandinavian vocal ensemble Stämbandet!
Journey through space and time as Stämbandet weaves Scandinavian life and lore into a tapestry of sounds. Experience voices echoing in the mountains and fjords of Norway, ride through the enchanted desert of Iceland, wander through the magical summer forests of Sweden and dance in the villages of Finland and Denmark. Stämbandet will take you on a musical odyssey you will never forget!
Founded in 1978, Stämbandet has a reputation for excellence both as an a cappella ensemble and a World Music vocal group. Presenting songs rarely heard outside of Iceland, Norway, Finland, Denmark, and Sweden, this captivating vocal band often breaks into six- and seven- part harmonies sung in six languages.
Presented with support from the Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation
Local chefs go Nordic! Drawing upon influences from traditional and “new Nordic” cuisine, local chefs will try their hand at Nordic cooking, and you’ll be the judge! Join us for tasting stations, Nordic vendors, music and fun for all ages, including a kids’ station. Renowned Finnish chef and cookbook author Sami Tallberg discusses his books on foraging and the use of wild herbs, and the Norwegian Seafood Council presents a Norwegian salmon cooking duel. Scroll for more information!
GENERAL ADMISSION grants its ticket holders access to each of the tasting and sample stations SOLD OUT!
NORDIC FOODIE – SOLD OUT!
Tickets include admission into Sami Tallberg’s talk and the livestream viewing of a Norwegian salmon cooking duel
KIDSTICKETS are $5 (sold at door only), and grant access to the kids’ station (see below for details).
TASTING STATION DISHES – Visit these five tasting stations and vote for your favorite!
Foraged Herb Cured Salmon, Ember Butter, Malt Bread, Lactic Fermented Onion, Cucumber
Birch Smoked Norwegian Cod with a Cauliflower Puree, finished with a Smokey Barley-Dulse-Mussel Sauce
Norwegian Salmon Two Ways:
A Hot Smoked Norwegian Salmon with Pickled Beets and Mustard Glaze
A Juniper and Peppercorn Cured Norwegian Salmon Belly on a Potato Pancake with Horseradish Cream and Caramelized Apple
Smoked Blinis with Cured/Smoked Norwegian Salmon and a Pickled Vegetable Mayo topped with Dill-Scallion Oil and Chives
Plus! A Very Special Swedish Split Pea Soup (by a very special chef)
OTHER FOOD STATIONS WILL INCLUDE
Swedish meatballs, hot dogs with Swedish prinskorv, open-faced sandwich samples, pastries from Danish Pastry House and Crown Bakery and a coffee station.
WHAT IS “NEW NORDIC”?
“New Nordic” is a term coined by Noma co-founder Claus Meyer. It refers to a movement whose principles stem from using in-season ingredients which are native to the region in which they are being cooked. In more artful terms, “it is earthy and refined, ancient and modern, both playful and deeply serious. Instead of the new (techniques, stabilizers, ingredients), it emphasizes the old (drying, smoking, pickling, curing, smoking) with a larger goal of returning balance to the earth itself,” says Julia Moskin of the New York Times. Read more about the philosophy behind the movement here.
BOOK TALK WITH FINNISH CHEF/AUTHOR SAMI TALLBERG
co-presented with Finlandia Foundation Boston 1pm in the Nordic Hall
Sami Tallberg is a chef, wild food guru and present-day hunter-gatherer. He has worked in acclaimed restaurants around the globe for over a decade, gathering experience on the culinary use of wild plants. In his work he relies extensively on wild flora and runs his own business that sells wild plants to Finland’s leading restaurants. He is the author of four cookbooks and winner of the 2012 Finland Prize for his incorporation of wild nature into his recipes. An avid forager, Sami applies New Nordic principles in his approach to cooking by starting with wild ingredients he harvests right from his own backyard. Purchase a “Nordic Foodie” ticket and you can join Sami in the Nordic Hall as he discusses his use of these unique ingredients in his cooking. Nordic Foodie ticket holders only.
THE NORWEGIAN SEAFOOD COUNCIL PRESENTS A NORWEGIAN SALMON COOKING DUEL
2pm in the Nordic Hall
View a NewTV live stream of a Norwegian salmon cooking duel featuring two of the festival chefs! Each chef will cook salmon two ways and present it to a panel of judges including Chef Tallberg, Egil Sundheim, representative of The Norwegian Seafood Council and Terje Korsnes, Honorary Norwegian Consul. The duel will be hosted by former Top Chef contestant Tony Carbone. Nordic Foodie ticket holders only.
TASTING STATION CHEFS
PETER HANSEN, CHEF AT THE COTTAGE
Peter Hansen started working in professional kitchens at the age of 15. He immediately fell in love with the fast paced environment and appreciated the discipline that was required to survive. Starting with schooling at renowned Johnson & Wales University, Peter not only graduated at the top of his class but was also selected by the school board to work directly with Paul Bocuse for a distinguished visiting chef program. From there, Peter worked as executive chef at world class restaurants in New England, the Caribbean and Europe, earning rave reviews before returning to Boston to cook at Todd English’s Olives and then to Miami to open Pescado Restaurant, and on to New York to cook under Chef Michael White at Fiamma Osteria, eventually opening Vento Trattoria with Chef White in the meatpacking district. Peter then joined Bobby Flay in the opening of Bar Americain where he took the role of Chef de Cuisine and participated in multiple Iron Chef episodes as Flay’s sous chef. He is currently chef at The Cottage in Chestnut Hill and plans to open his own establishment with cuisine that will both intrigue and comfort guests.
JITTI CHAITHIRAPHANT, KITCHENSURFING CHEF
I am a humble and passionate chef/farmer with experience as Sous chef at West Bridge, Sous chef at Franklin Café, and Aquitaine as Chef de Cuisine. I spent time with several James Beard chefs and Michelln starred restaurants around the country as well as apprenticed in an organic farm. I also cooked at Radius, Lumiere, Bistro du Midi, Sel de la Terre, Aquitaine, Metropolis, and Union. Farming and foraging are my interests as is as vinegar making. I am starting a vinegar company called “Heritage Vinegar” focusing on farmstead and natural fermentation. It will be exclusively sold to local restaurants, hopefully in farmers markets and nationwide in the near future. Food is love.
TIM FAHY, KITCHENSURFING CHEF
I have been cooking since I was about 10 years old. My mother was born and raised in Messina, Sicily, so from an early age she and my Nona (grandmother) made sure I knew the importance of being efficient in the kitchen. They taught me the patience and organizational skills that I use to this day. I always wanted to be a lawyer, but in law you cannot innovate. So instead I began a career in restaurants and later completed the Culinary Arts program at Boston University. I also became a certified sake professional three years ago because of my ever-inquisitive nature. I have over 15 years of experience in the restaurant industry working every conceivable position. I currently work at O Ya Boston and have been for the last seven years.
MARK HARDIN, KITCHENSURFING CHEF
I started like most who enter the industry at an early age, washing dishes, I made it as far as Sandwich Prep Cook and busboy before I found myself in the United States Navy, where I was assigned to cook for the officers aboard my ship for six months. Traveling the world and being introduced to new cultures and cuisines became an addiction. Upon leaving the Navy, I found myself back at home in Marblehead and enrolled in the Culinary School at Newbury College in Brookline. I spend many years working on the West Coast and later came back to Boston to work at a historic hotel as a sous chef. Off and on during this time I tried to travel as much as possible and embrace the culture and cuisine of very place I visited. I then worked for a couple of years in the front of the house at various locations to gain more experience. Then I went back to cooking at a gluten-free bakery and became a personal/private chef.
The SCC is excited to partner with Kitchensurfing who will showcase three of their top chefs at the festival! Kitchensurfing delivers the experience and convenience of a private chef at an accessible price through its online marketplace of outstanding local cooks. With a variety of cuisines, price points, and chefs, Kitchensurfing invites users to explore the world through food in their very own kitchen.
Featuring prinskorv, Swedish sausages, from Karl’s Sausage Kitchen, Siggi’s Icelandic yogurt, plus some healthy snacks from Whole Foods and Wegman’s juice boxes!
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
Dr. & Mrs. Claes E. Dohlman
Mrs. Barbara Shingleton
J. Leo Barry
Presented as part of the City of Newton’s Heritage Festival series reflecting the rich diverse heritage of Newton’s population, bring lawn chairs and blankets to the Newton Centre Green and enjoy the end of a weekend on a high note. Featuring Scandinavian vocal ensemble Stämbandet, Estonian food samples from EstoFoods, and Scandinavian crafts for kids and kids-at-heart. Free!
An exhibition featuring works by three artists inspired by the arctic landscapes of Iceland: painters Rena Shear and Lisa Goren, and photographer David Mangels. On display in the Nordic Hall Gallery May 2nd through August 30th.
“Being in nature is one of the most inspiring experiences to influence my work. My visit to Iceland was a constant source of input: the wide open spaces, the colors of the earth, the texture of the rocks, and the size of the mountains were some of the many impressions I took home with me. This tranquil “other-wordly” landscape now resides in my heart forever, as I look forward to my next journey to the parts I haven’t seen.”
– Rena Shear
“The landscapes of Iceland show the earth stripped to its essentials. It reminds us of a time when the earth was new, and of the fact that geologic processes can be seen unfolding before our eyes. These four images owe their existence to the simple act of melting water. Glaciation, and the attendant melt caused by climate change, have fueled the stunning concentration of waterfalls that rival any others in the world, and have created the majestic glacial lagoon of Jokulsarlon. So, in short, revel in the beauty of melting water.” – David Mangels
From Iceland to Svalbard, I am inspired by the landscape near and above the Arctic Circle. My works are based (for the most part) on photos from my voyages. Working exclusively in watercolors, I am focused on bringing the colors of the “barren” Polar regions to new audiences through painting ice and rocks in a way that conjures a seemingly abstract reality. – Lisa Goren
The lives of two Danish families cross each other as part of an extraordinary friendship. Anton is a doctor who commutes between Denmark and an African refugee camp. Anton and his wife are separated and contemplating divorce. The children are getting involved in a risky act of revenge with serious potential consequences. The parents must help the children come to terms with the complexity of human emotion. Directed by Susanne Bier. 119 minutes. In Danish with English subtitles. 2010.
Films are shown in the Nordic Hall at the Scandinavian Living Center (SLC). Admission, refreshments, and parking are free, although donations are welcome. The SLC is handicapped accessible.
Films start at 1:30 p.m. Refreshments for attendees are served at 1 p.m. Lunch (not included) is available in the Kaffestuga, which is open until 3 p.m. every Saturday.
For more information, contact Suzanne Clowes, director of the film program, at 508-545-2386 or by e-mail.
Pianists Suzanne Cartreine and Michael Tsalka perform an eclectic program of duets and solos drawn from the past 5 centuries. This blend of familiar and new, well-loved and little-known, contemplative and playful, turbulent and serene, promises a delightful evening of live music. Featured composers include J. C. Bach, J. S. Bach, D. Scarlatti, W. A. Mozart, P. Viardot Garcia, F. Poulenc, P. SanGregory, and G. Toia. They will also play a set of variations on “Gubben Noak”, a famous Swedish folk song, and a polonaise by little-known Swedish composer Jacob Bernhardt Struve.
ABOUT SUZANNE
A native of Boston, Suzanne Cartreine performs regularly on harpsichord and piano. She most recently served as organist and Director of Music at the First Parish Church of Stow and Acton, where she conducted three choirs and led a thriving music program which engaged more than 100 volunteer musicians each year. She has played continuo with Musica Nuova (founding member), Canzonare, Walden Chamber Players, and the Discovery Ensemble. She has appeared as a soloist with the Boston University Baroque Orchestra under direction of Martin Pearlman, the Sounds of Stow Orchestra, and the Macalester College Symphony Orchestra. Solo and chamber recital venues include Bach Around the Clock and Trinity Artist Series (New Orleans), the Boston Early Music Festival Fringe Series, Bates College, MIT, Lincoln Laboratories, and SoHIP.
Suzanne holds a DMA in Historical Performance/Harpsichord from Boston University, a MMus in Piano Performance from Temple University (Pi Kappa Lambda), and a BA in physics from Macalester College (Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude). She plays a Blanchet French double harpsichord by Allan Winkler. Suzanne lives on top of Mission Hill with her husband Jim and sons Paul and Samuel.
ABOUT MICHAEL TSALKA
Pianist and early keyboard performer Tsalka was born in Tel-Aviv, Israel, and is a Dutch/Israeli artist. After obtaining a bachelor’s degree from Tel-Aviv University, he continued studies in Germany and Italy. In 2001, he received a piano solo diploma from the Scuola Superiore Internazionale del Trio di Trieste, where he studied with Dario di Rosa. From 2002 to 2008, he resided in Philadelphia and studied at Temple University fortepiano and chamber music with Lambert Orkis, modern piano and piano duo with Harvey Wedeen, and harpsichord, clavichord and positive organ with Joyce Lindorff. Tsalka holds three degrees from that institution: a master’s degree in chamber music/accompanying, a master’s degree in harpsichord performance and a doctorate in piano performance. Other teachers include Klaus Schilde, Sandra Mangsen, and Malcolm Bilson.
Tsalka has won numerous prizes, awards and fellowships in Rome, Bayreuth, Bonn, Paris, Genoa, Calabria, Sardinia, Tel-Aviv, Chicago, Red Wing in MN, Berlin, Mexico City, Kuopio and Philadelphia. A versatile musician, he performs solo and chamber music repertoire from the Baroque to the Contemporary periods on the modern piano, harpsichord, fortepiano, clavichord, square piano and chamber organ.
Latvian sculptor Gints Grinbergs works with a variety of metals, including copper, bronze and stainless steel, to create open forms. Welding metal spheres and partial spheres, he creates modern structures, for placement indoors or out. His sculptures have featured at the DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park, Michael Beauchemin Gallery, Boston and Lever House Gallery, New York, NY.
RDIN, KITCHENSURFING CHEF
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Pianist and early keyboard performer Tsalka was born in Tel-Aviv, Israel, and is a Dutch/Israeli artist. After obtaining a bachelor’s degree from Tel-Aviv University, he continued studies in Germany and Italy. In 2001, he received a piano solo diploma from the Scuola Superiore Internazionale del Trio di Trieste, where he studied with Dario di Rosa. From 2002 to 2008, he resided in Philadelphia and studied at Temple University fortepiano and chamber music with Lambert Orkis, modern piano and piano duo with Harvey Wedeen, and harpsichord, clavichord and positive organ with Joyce Lindorff. Tsalka holds three degrees from that institution: a master’s degree in chamber music/accompanying, a master’s degree in harpsichord performance and a doctorate in piano performance. Other teachers include Klaus Schilde, Sandra Mangsen, and Malcolm Bilson.