Welcome to the Leif Eriksson International Festival!
Preview the 2024 Leif Eriksson International Festival (LEIFmn), a vibrant celebration of Minnesota’s Nordic-American community.
Category: Arts & Entertainment
Being Ola opens up a new world of compassion and hope
Being Ola is a heartwarming documentary film that celebrates the significance of belonging as a basis for daring to embrace who you really are.
The sounds of Norway
Did you know that Norway is home to more than 120 music festivals each year? Here are highlights from a three of them, with more to come.
Once upon a crime …
Jerry Holt’s Crime Corner explores crime motifs in old folktales, contemporary crime fiction, and young adult reading.
Rosemaling in a modern narrative
“Boreal Ornament V” by Tara Austin is a new exhibit at Vesterheim Museum that presents the traditional art of rosemaling in a modern narrative.
A chilling past in Betrayed
Film critic John Smistad reviews the Norwegian film Betrayed, that tells of a dark chapter of World War II history.
Norway goes to the Summer Olympics
Who to watch for: Sports Editor Michael Kleiner introduces you to Team Norway at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
This summer’s series sleuths from northern climes
For this summer’s crime reading fare, Jerry Holt looks at three serial sleuths from authors Jørn Lier, Heine Bakkeid, and Robbie Morrison.
Good Boy: Rank role-playing
The Quick Flick Critic, John Smistad, reviews the 2022 Norwegian horror/comedy film “Good Boy” and talks to its writer and director, Viljar Bøe.
On the Mad River
Jerry Holt reviews a new novel by Lucrecia Guerrero, his “partner in crime” and partner in life.
New Viking film underway
Norwegian film couple Veslemøy and Harald Zwart start work on a new animated film about two Viking girls expected to be released in 2027.
The 12th Man remains unforgotten
Norwegian World War II hero Jan Baalsrud, the 12th man, has not been forgotten. Christine Foster Meloni reviews the book about his amazing bravery.
