19 Apr, 2019
Plein air sketching in the north Victoria Hofmo Brooklyn, N.Y. What could be more wonderful than immersing yourself in the landscape you are sketching? Many artists from Scandinavia and Germany headed south, beginning in...
18 Apr, 2019
Innovative sign-language play from Norway’s Teater Manu tells story of deaf persecution Christine Foster Meloni Washington, D.C. Teater Manu, Norway’s award-winning National Deaf Theater based in Oslo, staged its American premiere of Crying Hands:...
3 Apr, 2019
TV review Christine Foster MeloniWashington, D.C. The Norwegian TV series Frikjent debuted in March 2015 in its home country and was a resounding success. It then became very popular worldwide, including in the United...
1 Apr, 2019
Lords of Chaos mockumentary misses the mark yet leaves the viewer food for thought Lori Ann Reinhall The Norwegian American Rolling Stone maintained that it “should be burned at the stake,” and the Seattle...
22 Mar, 2019
Piano album brings artists from across the Earth together to celebrate and support it Becky Billock Pittsburgh, Penn. Meet Kaja Bjørntvedt, the composer of the new commission “Sounds of a Fjord” that I’m including...
4 Mar, 2019
Love was in the air as Norwegian sensation AURORA played Seattle’s Showbox Theater Lori Ann Reinhall The Norwegian American From the time of Ole Bull and Edvard Grieg in the second half of the...
Arts & Entertainment / Norway Near You
6 Feb, 2019
The Bird Catcher Garden State Film Festival Asbury Park, N.J. The 17th Annual Garden State Film Festival (GSFF) will kick off this year’s screenings of over 240 independent films from around the globe with...
4 Feb, 2019
The evocative work of Morten Golimo Victoria Hofmo Brooklyn, N.Y. Gorgeous, romantic, awe inspiring. These words fit the evocative work of photographer Morten Golimo, who recently had an exhibit at the Norwegian Seamen’s Church’s...
21 Jan, 2019
Grieg Societies promote international appreciation of Norway’s No. 1 composer Lori Ann Reinhall The Norwegian American Four years ago, Sylvia Reynolds Eckes, professor emerita of piano from Ohio University of Athens, attended the Grieg...
Arts & Entertainment / Norwegian Heritage
7 Jan, 2019
Daughters of Norway members create an updated collection of Norwegian songs Beth Kollé Seattle, Wash. As a musician and speaker of Norwegian, Janet Ruud of the Daughters of Norway Embla Lodge #2 in Tacoma,...
Lindesnes to North Cape in 6 days—by bike
9 Aug, 2019
Scandinavian Roots exhibit at Belskie Museum
8 Aug, 2019
Changing vulgarity: hengerumpe
8 Aug, 2019
8 Aug, 2019
8 Aug, 2019
Lindesnes to North Cape in 6 days—by bike
9 Aug, 2019
American Independence Day in Oslo
23 Jul, 2019
23 Jul, 2019
The moon landing and big science
23 Jul, 2019
Disappointing bronze for beach volleyball duo
23 Jul, 2019
