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AUSTIN

• Feb 18 The Nordic Film Fest is scheduled for February 18, 2012. BALTIMORE.

CALIFORNIA

The 2012 Nordic Spirit Symposium entitled After the Vikings - Before the Reformation: Scandinavia in Transition will be held February 10 and 11 in the Preus-Brandt Forum, California Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks. The Symposium (scandinaviancenter. org/nordic_spirit/) will explore life in the post-Viking era, from architecture to magic to politics, with a blend of music, dining and the free exchange of ideas.

On February 10 there will be presentations by Tracey Sands, who works for the Centre for the Study of the Cultural Heritage of Medieval Rituals at the University of Copenhagen, and clothing historian Michelle Nordtorp-Madsen of the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota. Ms Sands will speak about how saints were called upon in support of various political causes during the contentious period of the Kalmar Union while Ms Nordtorp-Madsen will share images of Scandinavian garments and accessories.

On February 11 Harvard University professor Stephen Mitchell will discuss word magic and its role as a survival tool for those living in early northern Europe.

Other presentations will cover wooden statues, the development of Christian kingdoms from pagan Viking principalities, and the evolution of the construction of Christian churches.

The event will be kicked off with a reception at the Scandi-navian Center at 5.30pm on February 10. The symposium will conclude with dinner and a performance of bassoon, accordion and piano music at Lundring Events Center on February 11 at 7pm. For prices, schedules and registration call 805-778-0162 or email seeallan@hotmail.com.

CHICAGO

• Mar 11 - Exhibit “Considering Flowers” at Swedish American Museum, 5211 N Clark St. (773) 728-8111.
• Feb 24 5-8pm - Special program to celebrate the 10th anniversary of The Brunk Children’s Museum of Immigration (see page 15) featuring games, activities and performances without parents or guardians. Adults will be entertained in the first-floor gallery with refreshments, games and a silent auction. $25, no charge for children. Swedish American Museum. Info 773-728-8111.

COLORADO

• Feb 18 noon - Swedish Heritage Society of Northern Colorado pea soup lunch at Evangelical Free Church, 1325 3rd St, Eaton. Info 970-207-4350.

DELAWARE

• Feb 28 - Lecture “"Iron Coffin: War, Technology, and Experience Aboard the USS Monitor" at Chase Center, Wilmington. Reception 6-7pm, lecture 7-8.30pm. 302-429-7447.

DETROIT

• Feb 5 1-2:30pm - Buffet dinner at Swedish Club, Farmington Hills. Info 734 459 0596.
• Mar 4 1-2:30pm - Buffet dinner at the Swedish Club, Farmington Hills. Info 734 459 0596.

FLORIDA

• Feb 25 7.30pm - Choral concert with conductor Gabriel Forss at The Congregational Church, 251 SW 4th Ave, Boca Raton. Info +1-954 374 9303

MINNEAPOLIS

• Apr 29 - Exhibition: Wit in Wood: Nordic Figure Carving at the American Swedish Institute, 2600 Park Ave. 612-871-4907.

NEW YORK

• Feb 1, 3, 8, 10, 15, 17, 22, 24, 29, Wednesdays @ 6pm and Fridays @ 6.30pm - Maria Waern series of Police on Gotland police feature films at Scandinavia House, 58 Park Ave. (212) 879-9779.
• Feb 3 8pm - Millennium Trilogy Producer Sören Staermose at Scandinavia House. Info (212) 879-9779
• Feb 7 - SACC CEO luncheon with Tom Johnstone, President & CEO, SKF at The 21 Club. www.saccny.org.
• Feb 11 9.30am-5.30pm - Symposium on Early Modern Nordic Art at Scandinavia House. 2 sessions: 9:30 am-1:30 pm & 2:30-5:30pm. $40, ($20/session); $24 ($12/session) for members & students with a valid ID. Scandinavia House. 212-879-9779.
• Feb 11 - Exhibit “Luminous Modernism: Scandinavian Art Comes to America, 1912” at Scandinavia House. Paintings by Prince Eugen, Carl Larsson, Anders Zorn etc., 58 Park Ave. (212) 879-9779.
• Feb 15 - Exhibit One and Many featuring Swedish photographer David Molander at Location One, 26 Greene St. 212-334-3347.
• Feb 23 8pm - Swedish pianist Per Tengstrand performs at Scandinavia House. $20, $15 members. 212-779-3587.
• May 3 - SACC 11th Swedish-American Executive Women’s Conference. www.saccny.org.

PHILADELPHIA

• Feb 18 11am - Semlor and a Swedish film at American Swedish Historical Museum, 1900 Pattison Ave. $15. 215.389.1776.

PORTLAND

• Feb 26 3pm - New Sweden Cultural Heritage Society annual meeting at Fogelbo, 8740SW Oleson Rd. Info 503-737-9458.

ROCKFORD

• May 19 - Kubb tournament. swedishhistorical.org/kubb

SEATTLE

• Feb 19 - Exhibition: The Enduring Designs of Josef Frank at Nordic Heritage Museum, 3104 NW 67th St. Info 206-789-5707.

  Wednesday, Jan. 25. Finnish Film. “The Cockoo” is a Russian film that takes place in Finland during the last days of WWII. 7:30 pm. Donation $5.

  Jan. 27 - Scandinavian Folkdance and Polka Lesson. Pat McMonagle teaches you how to dance the polka at 7:30 pm, followed by dancing to live Scandinavian music by Seattle’s Skanda Spelmanslag from 8 to 10:30 pm. Lesson: $5 members, $7 guests. Dance: $8 members, $10 guests. For information, contact pat@folkdancing.com.

• Feb 1 -Members & Friends Dinner Meeting. Naturalist photographs of Greenland and Finland by a local researcher couple. RSVP by Tuesday, Jan 31. $20. Late RSVPs and walk-ins $23. RSVP to rsvp@swedishculturalcenter.org or 206-283-1090. Social hour 5:30, dinner 6:30.

• Feb 3. - Happy Hour with Tim Kennedy. Jazz musician we’ve enjoyed in the past comes to Happy Hour to entertain you from 6:30 to 8:30. Eat a delicious Swedish dinner and relax with his repertoire of great jazz.
• Feb 5. - Swedish Pancake Breakfast. Music by MetroGnomes, Katrilli & Folk Voice Band, and Smilin’ Scandinavians. Authentic Swedish pancakes, ham, lingonberries, and all the right fix’ins. $9 guests, $7 SCC members, children 5-12 $5. 8 am until 1:30 pm. Stay for genealogy help afterward in the SFHS offices. Also March 4, April 1.
• Feb 7. - Ladies Auxiliary: Support the club and enjoy company of other women. Every first Tuesday of the month at 10 am. Also March 6, April 3, etc.
• Feb 10. - Book Launch. SCC Board member, Swedish Language Instructor, and award-winning book translator Laura Wideburg launches “Night Rounds,” book four in the Inspector Huss series by Helen Tursten. Secret Garden Book Store will be here to sell copies and you can get Laura’s autograph. She’ll tell us the ups and downs of translating the book. 7 pm.
• Feb 13. - Accordion Evening. Join the Northwest Accordion Society for their monthly accordion social at the Swedish club. Visitors welcome! Come to listen and/or dance: $5. 7:30. Also April 9, June 11 and Nov 12.
• Feb 15. - Swedish Film. Flickan (The Girl). Swedish film from 2009. English subtitles. 7:30 pm. Donation $5.

• Feb 18. - Hat and Fur Luncheon. Sponsored by the Ladies Auxiliary of the club. It’s a chance to wear your hats and/or furs. Four local milliners will join us to show and sell their latest hat creations. 12 noon. Cost: $25. We need your RSVP in advance! rsvp@swedishculturalcenter.org or 206-283-1090

  Feb. 19. - Swedish Car Cruise-In to Issaquah. Car show open to all Swedish cars and everyone is welcome to come view them! 10 am to 3 pm at the XXX Root Beer Drive-In, 98 NE Gilman Boulevard, Issaquah. For more information about this 6th annual car event put on by the Puget Sound Volvo Sports America club: contact Gary at famslfp@hotmail.com or 206-365-6913, www.psvsa.org.

• Feb 22. - Finnish Film. “The Finnish Phenomenon” is a documentary on what makes the Finnish model so exceptional. Panel discussion will follow. 7:30 pm. Donation$5. Repeats Friday, Feb 24.

• Feb 24. - Scandinavian Folkdance and Waltz Lesson. Learn to dance the waltz. Taught by Pat McMonagle at 7:30 pm, followed by dancing to live music from 8 to 10:30 pm. Lesson: $5 members, $7 guests. Dance: $8 members, $10 guests. For information, contact pat@folkdancing.com.
• March 7. - Members & Friends Dinner Meeting. The evening starts with a viewing of “Mostly Sweden” original art work in our lobby. Our program will be: “State of the Club.” Bring your questions for the Board or e-mail them to board@swedishculturalcenter.org. RSVP by Tuesday, March 6. $20. Late RSVPs and walk-ins $23. RSVP to rsvp@swedishculturalcenter.org or 206-283-1090. Social hour 5:30, dinner 6:30.
• March 9. - Happy Hour with Jazz. Jazz duo Trevor Rasmussen joins us to provide his versatile style of jazz from 6:30 to 8:30. Swedish food and jazz music go beautifully together!
• March 18. - Påskris och Semlor. Join us to make Easter decorations of a påskris (feathers and twigs) bouquet for your home. Enjoy home-made semlor (the most delicious buns ever!). Bring colored feathers if you have them. $5 suggested donation. Kaffee, varmt choklad and semlor. 1–3 pm. Please RSVP to 206-283-1090 or rsvp@swedishculturalcenter.org.
• March 21. - Swedish Film. “Miss Kicki”. Swedish film from 2009 with English subtitles. 7:30 pm. Donation $5.
• March 23. - Våffeldagen at Friday Kafé. When Vårfrudagen (Feast of the Annunciation) rolls around, Swedes enjoy waffles. (If you don’t know why, come to Friday Kafé to learn about the tradition!) We’ll be making waffles for you on this day from 12 noon to 2 pm.
• March 28. - Finnish Film. “Under the North Star” (Täälä pohjan tähden alla). This 3-hour film limns the conflict between rural poor and landed gentry in early 20th century. 7:30 pm. Donation $5. Repeats Friday, Feb 24.

• March 31 & April 1. - Antiques & Great Finds Sale. Got stuff? Do you like antiques and undiscovered treasures? You can be a buyer or a seller (or both!) at our Great Finds sale. Contact kristine@swedishculturalcenter.org for information on becoming a vendor.

  Every Friday. Swedish Kafé & Happy Hour! Smörgås sandwiches, Swedish meatballs, and home-made pastries. Kafé starts 12 noon. Evening food by Chefs Ann-Margret and Malin starts at 6 pm. Check the menu: www.swedishculturalcenter.org.

  Every Friday. Matinee. Films with English subtitles. $5 donation. 2 pm. Come early for lunch in our Kafé. We aree bringing in more modern films. Check www.swedishculturalcenter.org or call the office to learn the titles for the month.

  Every Friday. Library & Genealogy. Our Friday librarian and genealogist Alan McCool will guide your genealogy or help you find a book. 1:30 to 3:30 pm.

  Every Friday Viking Series. Our Viking DVD series is shown at 6 pm in the library. Start anywhere in the series.

  Every Friday. Madmen. Our building is from the 60s so we’re showing the TV series Madmen in the library. We started the third season in late November. You can still catch up! 7:30.

• June 9: - Our annual Swedish National Day celebration with car show during the day and dinner in the evening and our announcement of Swede of the Year.

• October 13: - Annual Auction: Swedes Go Abroad! This is our largest fundraising event of the year and it takes a year to pull it off. Join the fun now by volunteering to help plan. RSVP: kristine@swedishculturalcenter.org.
• Nov 3 & 4. - Holiday Bazaar.

TACOMA

• Feb 26 2-4pm - Scandinavian Social Hour at Scandinavian Cultural Center. Free. 253-535-7322.
• Mar 10 7pm - Multimedia presentation on “The Swedish Colony in North America 1638-1655: Excavations at the Printzhof and What They Tell Us” at Scandinavian Cultural Center. Free. Info 253-535-7322.
• Apr 22 2pm - Swedish movie Autumn So-nata at Scandinavian Cultural Center, PLU, 12180 Park Ave S. Free. 253-535-7322.

TORONTO

• Feb 7 - Exhibit “Innovative Sweden” with seminars, keynotes, panel discussions highlighting groundbreaking products from promising Swedish startups in the fields of IT and Communications, Clean Technology, Gaming and Life Sciences at MaRS Centre, 101 College St. Info at www.marsdd.com/ events/details/innovative-sweden/
• Feb 7 8-9.30am, 9.30-11am - Building the next generation of entrepreneurs in Sweden and Canada at MaRS Auditorium.
• Feb 7 11.15am-12.30pm - Canada-Sweden tech venture exchange at MaRS Auditorium
• Feb 7 2-3.15pm - The future of mobile and networked communities at MaRS Auditorium.
• Feb 7 3.30-5pm - Smart grid – building the sustainable city at MaRS Auditorium.Feb 5 4pm - Ljusmässa under Kyndelsmässo-dagen i Agricolakyrkan, 25 Old York Mills Rd. Upplysningar 416-486-0466.
• Feb 19 4pm - Fastlagssöndagen gudstjänst och semlor i Agricolakyrkan. Info 416-486-0466.
• Feb 24 6pm - Filmkväll med Ingmar Bergmans Det sjunde inseglet i Agricola-kyrkan. 416-486-0466.
• Mar 3 noon-3pm - Påskbasar i Agricola-kyrkan. Alla välkomna. 416-486-0466.

VANCOUVER

• Mar 6 - Traditional Swedish food - 6 cooking classes with a different Swedish chef every class on Tuesdays 7-9pm at Scandinavian Centre. $85, $60 members. Info 604-987-6086.
• Feb 8 7pm - Scandinavian Business Club’s Dinner at Scandinavian Centre. Bar opens at 6 pm. $30, members $25. 604 528 9290.
• Feb 10 noon - Scandinavian Seniors Lunch 55+ at Scandinavian Centre. $5 if you bring a plate of sandwiches, cakes or cookies to share or $8 if you prefer not to bring food. 604-294-0749.
• Feb 14 7pm - Svenska Kulturföreningens årsmöte på Scandinavian Centre, 6540 Thomas St. Upplysningar 604-987-6086.
• Feb 18 1pm - Genealogy meeting at Scandinavian Centre. www.scandinavianculturalsociety.org for details.
• Feb 25, 26 11am-4pm - Nordic Art Photography Exhibit and Sale at Scandin-avian Centre. Over 100 works of non-juried art and photography. Opening reception 11.30am Saturday. Info 604-522-4567.
• Feb 26 7pm - Movie Night featuring “The Vulture” with Martin Beck (in Swedish with English subtitles) at Scandinavian Centre, 6540 Thomas St. Info 604-987-6086.
• Mar 9 noon - Scandinavian Seniors Lunch 55+ at Scandinavian Centre. $5 (or $8 if you prefer not to bring food). 604-294-0749.
• Mar 31-Apr 1 - Nordic Spirit 2012: The Lives They Left Behind - Illustrating life in the Nordic countries! 1850-1950. Exhibit at Scandinavian Centre. Info 778-329-6964.
• Apr 1 - Svenska Kulturföreningens filmkväll på Scandinavian Centre. 604-987-6086.
• Apr 15 2pm - Svensk gudstjänst med Pastor Anna Runesson från Toronto. Möjlighet till dop och vigsel. Info 604-980-8866.
• Apr 19 7pm - Scandinavian Community Centre Society AGM at 6540 Thomas St. Info 604-294-2777.
• Apr 29 - Fleamarket at Scandinavian Centre. Info 604-294-2777.
• Apr 29 - Valborg på Ambleside Park, W Vancouver. 604-987-6086.
• June 23 10am-11pm, 24 10am-4pm - Midsummer Festival at Scandinavian Centre. www.scandinaviancentre.org.

VICTORIA

• Feb 15 6pm - Learn how to make a perfect Janssons frestelse with Christina at Norway House. Dinner served at around 7pm. $10. 250-656-6040.
• Mar 21 7pm - Swedish Club Annual General Meeting at Norway House. Semlor and coffee. 250-213-5197.

WISCONSIN

• Mar 10 1:30pm - Swedish Immigrant Experiences - Pathways to America, Stories and treasures of immigration arrival at Redemption Lutheran Church, 4057 N. Mayfair Rd., Wauwatosa. 262-781-6113.
• Jun 24 - Midsommar at Old World Wisconsin, Eagle. 414-352-7890.