MI: Jews in Finland during World War II
Did you know that Finland mostly protected its Jewish population from the Holocaust, despite its alliance with Nazi Germany? Learn about Jews in in Finland before and during World War […]
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Holocaust Memorial Center Farmington Hills, MI, United States
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MN: Laskiainen!
International Institute of Minnesota St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe Twin Cities celebrate聽Laskiainen,聽Finland's celebration marking seven weeks before Easter, the coming of spring and increasing day length. Pea soup is traditionally eaten as Finns believed eating heavy foods would […]
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MI: Kalevala Day Brunch & Lecture
Finnish Cultural Center Farmington Hills, MI, United StatesThe Finnish Center in Farmington Hills will commemorate the Kalevala, the national epic for the Finns, with a very interesting presentation by one of the nation鈥檚 experts on Finland, Finnish […]
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CA: Kalevala Day
Pasadena Museum of History Pasadena, CA, United StatesThe Los Angeles Chapter celebrates Kalevala Day with a program and potluck luncheon at the Curtin House.
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OR: The Eternal Road
Cinema 21 Portland, OR, United StatesAt the Portland International Film Festival: Based on Antti Tuuri鈥檚 bestselling novel,聽The Eternal Road tells the untold story of the many thousands of Communist Americans who answered Stalin鈥檚 call in […]
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AZ: Arizona Musicfest
La Casa de Cristo Church Scottsdale, AZ, United StatesRussian pianist Olga Kern will be performing Rachmaninoff鈥檚 Piano Concerto No. 3 at the Arizona Musicfest. Maestro Robert Moody and the Festival Orchestra begin the evening with Copland鈥檚 Fanfare for the Common Man, followed by the Symphony No. 5 by Finnish composer Jean Sibelius.
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OR: Fisher Poets Gathering
Second printing of 鈥淭his Side of Sand Island: Reflections on Fish, Finns and Finding out about Family on the Lower Columbia鈥� will be available at Astoria鈥檚 Fisher Poets Gathering, and directly from the author, Victoria Pitkanen Stoppiello. She is a past recipient of a Finlandia Foundation grant. This illustrated essay collection looks, sometimes with a […]
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OR: Pianist Janne Oksanen
Portland Piano Company Portland, OR, United StatesIn Portland, Finnish pianist Janne Oksanen will play works by a Finnish composer relatively unknown outside Finland and a contemporary of Sibelius, Toivo Kuula, in a free concert, 鈥淓choes from the North." The program will include Beethoven and Chopin, as well as Kuula: Beethoven鈥檚 Piano Sonata no. 31 in A Flat op. 110; Kuula鈥檚 Satukuvia […]
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NY: Book Event: They Know Not What They Do
Scandinavia House New York, NY, United StatesRead and discuss Scandinavian literature in translation as part of our Nordic Book Club. They Know Not What They Do, a psychological novel set in the near future by Jussi Valtonen, grapples with the role technology plays in our relationships, for better and worse.聽Jussi Valtonen is an author and psychologist from Helsinki, Finland, who now […]
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OR: The Eternal Road
Emperical Theater at OMSI Portland, OR, United StatesAt the Portland International Film Festival: Based on Antti Tuuri鈥檚 bestselling novel,聽The Eternal Road tells the untold story of the many thousands of Communist Americans who answered Stalin鈥檚 call in […]