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Norskeklubben — Mindekirken Norwegian Language + Culture Program
May
19

Norskeklubben — Mindekirken Norwegian Language + Culture Program

  • Mindekirken, the Norwegian Lutheran Memorial Church (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Mindekirken norskeklubben is a Norwegian language and culture group for kids around ages 5 to 12 that explores the theme sanger og fortellinger (songs and stories). With an informal structure, activities may include games, songs, art projects, and dramatic play.

Registration is required, but it is FREE to attend.

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Norskeklubben — Mindekirken Norwegian Language + Culture Program
May
5

Norskeklubben — Mindekirken Norwegian Language + Culture Program

  • Mindekirken, the Norwegian Lutheran Memorial Church (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Mindekirken norskeklubben is a Norwegian language and culture group for kids around ages 5 to 12 that explores the theme sanger og fortellinger (songs and stories). With an informal structure, activities may include games, songs, art projects, and dramatic play.

Registration is required, but it is FREE to attend.

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Mindekirken Tuesday Open House: Cookbooks and Quilts Can Be Family History Too
Apr
23

Mindekirken Tuesday Open House: Cookbooks and Quilts Can Be Family History Too

Our Spring Grove friends join the community at our neighbor Mindeirken for a tour of the historic church and to stay for lunch and the program of the week:
Mary Rosendahl—food scientist, quilter, and certified autobiography instructor. Mary enjoys marrying her interests in food and quilting with family history to help others create family keepsakes.

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Krumkake with the Flavors of Spring
Apr
23

Krumkake with the Flavors of Spring

Crispy, delicate krumkake cookies are usually associated with Christmas. However, you can enjoy krumkake all year long! By switching up the flavors, we can make krumkake for any occasion. In this spring-themed class, we'll make strawberry cardamom krumkake and lemon lavender krumkake. We'll cover the basics in this hands-on class, but most of our time will be spent making cookies, so all skill levels are welcome! Bring an apron and a container so you can take home cookies.

Heidi Eger is perhaps best known as our “Lefse Guru” and also runs a lamb farm near Spring Grove which will provide the meat for the fårikål (lamb in cabbage) at our Spring Dinner: An Evening to Celebrate Spring Grove.

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Norskeklubben — Mindekirken Norwegian Language + Culture Program
Apr
21

Norskeklubben — Mindekirken Norwegian Language + Culture Program

  • Mindekirken, the Norwegian Lutheran Memorial Church (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Mindekirken norskeklubben is a Norwegian language and culture group for kids around ages 5 to 12 that explores the theme sanger og fortellinger (songs and stories). With an informal structure, activities may include games, songs, art projects, and dramatic play.

Registration is required, but it is FREE to attend.

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Mindekirken Tuesday Open House: 7th Inning Stretch
Apr
16

Mindekirken Tuesday Open House: 7th Inning Stretch

Join our dear friends at Mindekirken for their weekly lunch and lecture program, featuring Steve Larson—a public speaker and entertainer who grew up in Thief River Falls, MN, graduated from Bemidji State University, and currently lives in Tonka Bay on Lake Minnetonka. He was a sportscaster for 10 years, owned a photography studio for 33 years in Grafton, ND, and portrayed Buddy Holly in the group Rock ’N Roll Heaven. Steve has been married to his high school sweetheart for 49 years and has three children along with eight grandchildren.

Steve will give a unique, nostalgic audio/visual presentation where “cardboard comes to life” through stories and songs, utilizing Steve’s extensive sports card collection. Join us for an entertaining trip down “memory lane” emphasizing baseball, while embracing many facets of life. Wear your favorite team’s baseball gear for TOH!!!

Take me out to the ballgame!

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ONLINE: Unraveling the Knot: Shared and Divergent Designs in Celtic and Viking Knotwork
Apr
15

ONLINE: Unraveling the Knot: Shared and Divergent Designs in Celtic and Viking Knotwork

In this seminar and discussion, teaching artist Jeanine Malec will highlight the overlapping motifs as well as unique characteristics that unite and define these two fascinating historical traditions in knotwork and design. Rounding out our panel, Carstens Smith, Director of Education at Norway House and Steve Griffith, Education Chair and history instructor at Celtic Junction will share their insights on the overlapping histories between Norway and Ireland and how they intersect in America.

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Norskeklubben — Mindekirken Norwegian Language + Culture Program
Apr
7

Norskeklubben — Mindekirken Norwegian Language + Culture Program

  • Mindekirken, the Norwegian Lutheran Memorial Church (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Mindekirken norskeklubben is a Norwegian language and culture group for kids around ages 5 to 12 that explores the theme sanger og fortellinger (songs and stories). With an informal structure, activities may include games, songs, art projects, and dramatic play.

Registration is required, but it is FREE to attend.

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Norskeklubben — Mindekirken Norwegian Language + Culture Program
Mar
24

Norskeklubben — Mindekirken Norwegian Language + Culture Program

  • Mindekirken, the Norwegian Lutheran Memorial Church (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Mindekirken norskeklubben is a Norwegian language and culture group for kids around ages 5 to 12 that explores the theme sanger og fortellinger (songs and stories). With an informal structure, activities may include games, songs, art projects, and dramatic play.

Registration is required, but it is FREE to attend.

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Santa Lucia Rehearsals Begin
Nov
5

Santa Lucia Rehearsals Begin

  • Mindekirken, the Norwegian Lutheran Memorial Church (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Mindekirken invites children of all ages - pre-K through high school - to participate in our annual Santa Lucia Pageant.

Children will participate in a Scandinavian tradition that goes back hundreds of years, while learning how to sing and perform as an ensemble with other children. Santa Lucia is a great way of introducing another language to children, with songs and texts in both Norwegian and English. No Norwegian experience is necessary.

Rehearsals begin on Sunday, November 5 from 1:00-2:45 pm, and continue each Sunday until the pageant on December 10 during the 11am service.

Participation is free.

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