Network with other Nordic-interested professionals in the Twin Cities metro.
The Honorable Hårek Elvenes, a member of the Storting (Norwegian Parliament), and StartUSA will be in attendance.
For 42 years, the Norwegian community in Minnesota has met on Constitution Day, May 17, to celebrate with great food, colorful flags, national songs, and captivating speakers. Norway House is proud to host the gathering again in our Sundet Aula.
This year, we’re proud to welcome The Honorable Hårek Elvenes, a distinguished member of the Norwegian Parliament (“Storting”), and Lori Ann Reinhall, Editor-in-Chief of The Norwegian American. They will discuss the role of the media in protecting freedom of speech and the press—an essential element of a vibrant democracy.
We will explore the traditional techniques of triple braiding coiled pewter wire and sewing the finished braid to softened reindeer hide.
Peter Geye is the author of the award-winning novels Safe from the Sea, The Lighthouse Road, and Wintering, winner of the Minnesota Book Award, Northernmost, and, most recently, The Ski Jumpers.
Geye received his MFA from the University of New Orleans and his PhD from Western Michigan University, where he was editor of Third Coast. He currently teaches the year-long Novel Writing Project at the Loft Literary Center. Born and raised in Minneapolis, he continues to live there with his family.
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.
Norway House’s book club meets monthly. This is a great way to get to know others in our community and get in on some really great reads! Books are available for sale at ALSO Ingebretsen’s Gavebutikk at Norway House. There is no fee to attend.
Norway House members are invited for a special breakfast series in the Kaffebar every month!
Save the date for a group trip to Spring Grove and nearby communities like Decorah, IA! Details to be announcedat the Spring Dinner at Norway House on April 23, 2024.
Explore your memories and reflections of food and use sensory details to create vivid and evocative descriptions of your experiences with simple and fun writing prompts.
Norway House members are invited for a special breakfast series in the Kaffebar every month!
The inaugural Twin Cities Lutefisk Festival—hosted at Norway House—will welcome award-winning Norwegian chef, Rune Veslum, and his team to prepare lutefisk the “Norwegian way,” with traditional sides. Beer, aquavit, and other alcoholic/non-alcoholic beverages will be available.
Doors open at 6:00pm. Entertainment and cash bar. Dinner service will begin at 7:00pm.
Free parking available.
Refunds available only if event is cancelled.
Norway House members are invited for a special breakfast series in the Kaffebar every month!