Scandinavian Cultural Center
The Scandinavian Cultural Center presents A Book Launch Event
Scandinavian Cultural Center 206 Waltham St, Newton, MA, United StatesBOOK TALK – LAUNCH THING WITH AUTHOR ROWDY GEIRSSON AND FRIENDS Join the Scandinavian Cultural Center on June 11th for the launch-thing of Rowdy Geirsson’s new book, The Scandinavian Aggressors. The event will feature a reading by Geirsson from the book, book signings by him along with Matt Smith and Corwin Ericson, hand-made natural Norse products…
Scandi Cultural Center presents an exhibit with Ann Bausman
Scandinavian Cultural Center 206 Waltham St, Newton, MA, United StatesEXHIBIT: ANN BAUSMAN Ann attributes her love of textiles to her mother who grew up in Finland, a country where beautiful design is greatly revered. She always had a project — an embroidered pillow, a cross-stitch wall-hanging, a traditional Rya rug or a patch on Ann’s favorite pants. When her sons were little she focused…
SCC presents Eeppi Ursin in concert
Join us in welcoming Finlandia Foundation National Performer of the year, Eeppi Ursin, for a special concert presented by Finlandia Foundation of Boston. Eeppi Ursin is a New York -based platinum-selling, award-winning singer, songwriter and pianist originally from Finland. Ursin is known for her angelic-strong voice and exceptional skill set ranging from top-class performance to writing music for various groups. Eeppi…
Scandi Center presents Writing the Finnish- American Story
LECTURE: WRITING THE FINNISH-AMERICAN STORY WITH SUZANNE MATSON Finlandia Foundation National’s Lecturer of the Year (LOY), Suzanne Matson, will be Finlandia Foundation Boston‘s guest speaker in March. Suzanne Matson is a poet, author and English Professor at Boston College. She holds an MA in Creative Writing and a PhD in English from the University of Washington. The lecture…
The Scandi Center presents Timothy Johnson in Concert
Scandinavian Cultural Center 206 Waltham St, Newton, MA, United StatesTIMOTHY JOHNSON IN CONCERT Norwegian guitarist and composer Timothy Johnson returns! Tim will play set a of brand new compositions written for the piano/guitar duo format, with the acclaimed Japanese Boston based pianist Hidemi Akaiwa. Saturday, April 1st, 2023 | 1pm | $15; $7 for SCC members | tickets Timothy Johnson is a Norwegian guitarist, composer, and educator, based…
Scandinavian Cultural Center presents Lecture on Anders Zorn
Lecture on Anders Zorn Tuesday, April 11, 7:00 pm The Scandinavian Cultural Center will host a lecture with Dr. Johan Cederlund, Museum Director at the Zorn Museum. His presentation will focus on the works, life, and legacy of Anders Zorn, a Swedish master painter who attained international success as a painter, sculptor, and etching artist.
Scandinavian Cultural Center presents The New England Mosaic Society Exhibit
Scandinavian Cultural Center 206 Waltham St, Newton, MA, United StatesTHE NEW ENGLAND MOSAIC SOCIETY EXHIBIT The New England Mosaic Society is holding an exhibit of mosaics created by the members participating in the 2023 and 2020 Collaborative Projects. The final mosaic is the result of a collaboration between two artists. One artist starts the mosaic, the other artist finishes it. All the mosaics will be…
The SCC presents The New England Mosaic Society Exhibit
Scandinavian Cultural Center 206 Waltham St, Newton, MA, United StatesCOMING SOON: THE NEW ENGLAND MOSAIC SOCIETY EXHIBIT The New England Mosaic Society is holding an exhibit of mosaics created by the members participating in the 2023 and 2020 Collaborative Projects. The final mosaic is the result of a collaboration between two artists. One artist starts the mosaic, the other artist finishes it. All the mosaics…
Scandinavian Cultural Center presents The Aurora Ensemble Midnight Sun
Scandinavian Cultural Center 206 Waltham St, Newton, MA, United StatesTHE AURORA ENSEMBLE: MIDNIGHT SUN The Aurora Ensemble brings a world premiere performance to our Nordic Hall titled Midnight Sun with Arias and Dance Music from Old Scandinavia! Join the SCC for a magical and fantastical mid-summer themed program of Scandinavian music performed on historical instruments from the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries. The program will feature a…
Scandinavian Cultural Center presents Vidar Skrede
Scandinavian Cultural Center 206 Waltham St, Newton, MA, United StatesJoin the Scandinavian Cultural Center for an evening of fiddle music from Norway and Scandinavia with Vidar Skrede. Vidar is a performer, composer, producer, and teacher of Nordic folk music. He is originally from western Norway and has been a US resident since 2016, currently living in Milwaukee, WI. On September 7th he will present…