Are you interested in Norway? Do you live in the NYC area? Welcome to Lillehammer Lodge Manhattan!
Lillehammer Lodge Manhattan (LLM) invites you to become a member of our Lodge. Join us in learning about Norwegian culture and have fun doing it!
LLM is the newest chapter of the Sons of Norway (District 3, Zone 1, Lodge 636) in the New York metropolitan area. Founded in 1995, Lillehammer Lodge attracts its members from throughout the tri-state area.
Lillehammer Lodge Manhattan (LLM) invites you to become a member of our Lodge. Join us in learning about Norwegian culture and have fun doing it!
LLM is the newest chapter of the Sons of Norway (District 3, Zone 1, Lodge 636) in the New York metropolitan area. Founded in 1995, Lillehammer Lodge attracts its members from throughout the tri-state area.
Drop us a line at llm_nyc@yahoo.com if you would like to learn how to get involved.
See our upcoming and some past events below:
Lillehammer Lodge Calendar of Events- September 2015
Zone Memorial Service on Sunday afternoon, Sept 27. Our member and dear friend Friede Costigan, who passed away on May 4, 2014, will be honored at this service of remembrance for members of the Brooklyn Lodge and Lillehammer Lodge..
The service will take place at Our Savior Lutheran Church, Fourth Ave. at 80th Street, Brooklyn. Exact time and other details will be forthcoming. We hope you will plan to attend.
Other Programs:
It's been difficult to plan our "own" LLM events during September as so many people are away. Therefore we are “piggy-backing” on the American Scandinavian Foundation's (ASF) September programs at Scandinavia House, 38th and Park Ave.
The Book Talks and Lecture are extremely interesting.
Please make your own reservations with ASF if you plan to attend:
*** LLM members wishing to have dinner together at Smorgas Chef after the 9/23 Lecture by Norwegian Polar expert Olav Orheim [see program description below] should inform Sandra Fisher, who will make the dinner reservations for our group. Sfisher535@aol.com or 646-675-3608. To attend the lecture RSVP to ASF, 212-847-9740, or event_reservation@amscan.org
Scandinavia House Upcoming Lectures & Literary Programs
Rock, Paper, Scissors
Book Talk with Naja Marie Aidt
Book Talk with Naja Marie Aidt
Thursday, September 10, 6:30 pm
Free | RSVP strongly encouraged
Free | RSVP strongly encouraged
Acclaimed Danish poet and writer Naja Marie Aidt discusses her long-awaited first novel Rock, Paper, Scissors (Open Letter Books, 2015) – a breathtaking page-turner and complex portrait of a man whose life slowly devolves into one of paranoia and jealousy – withATLAS magazine editor Maria Marqvard Jensen.
Rock, Paper, Scissors opens shortly after the death of Thomas and Jenny’s criminal father. While trying to fix a toaster that he left behind, Thomas discovers a secret, setting into motion a series of events leading to the dissolution of his life, and plunging him into a dark, shadowy underworld of violence and betrayal. A gripping story written with a poet’s sensibility and attention to language, Rock, Paper, Scissors showcases all of Aidt’s gifts and introduces a whole new audience to one of Denmark’s most decorated and beloved writers.
About the author Naja Marie Aidt was born in Greenland and raised in Copenhagen. She is the author of ten collections of poetry and three short story collections, including Baboon (Two Lines Press, 2006), which received the Nordic Council’s Literature Prize (2008) and the Danish Critics’ Prize for Literature (2007). Her books have been translated into nine languages. Rock, Paper, Scissorsis her first novel.
The Girl in the Spider’s Web Book Talk with David Lagercrantz
Tuesday, September 15, 6:30 PM Free
Hear Swedish journalist and best-selling author David Lagercrantz discuss the highly-anticipated The Girl in the Spider’s Web (Knopf Doubleday, 2015) – book four in the worldwide bestselling Millennium series of novels, which launched in the U.S. in 2008 – with Stieg Larsson’s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Knopf Doubleday).
In this adrenaline-charged thriller, genius-hacker Lisbeth Salander and journalist Mikael Blomkvist face a dangerous new threat and must again join forces. Late one night, Blomkvist receives a phone call from a trusted source claiming to have information vital to the United States. The source has been in contact with a young female super hacker–a hacker resembling someone Blomkvist knows all too well. The implications are staggering. Blomkvist, in desperate need of a scoop for Millennium, turns to Lisbeth for help. She, as usual, has her own agenda. In The Girl in the Spider's Web, the duo who thrilled 80 million readers in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire (Knopf Doubleday, 2009), and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest (Knopf Doubleday, 2010) meet again in an extraordinary and uniquely of-the-moment thriller.
About the author: David Lagercrantz studied philosophy and religion at university and subsequently attended the School of Journalism in Göteborg. After graduating, he worked as a crime reporter for Expressen, a national daily paper. He is now head of news and current affairs on Swedish Public Radio. Lagercrantz made his debut as an author in 1997 with the publication ofUltimate High (Discovery Books, 1999), the story of Göran Kropp, the Swedish adventurer who climbed Mount Everest using his own physical means and without any outside assistance.
Ivory Vikings: The Mystery of the Lewis Chessmen Book Talk
with Nancy Marie Brown
Monday, September 21, 6:30 PM Free
Monday, September 21, 6:30 PM Free
Join award-winning author and former ASF Fellow Nancy Marie Brown as she discusses her new book (St. Martin’s Press, 2015) that delves deeper into the provenance of the Lewis chessmen – one of the most important Viking treasures ever found.
In the 1830s on a remote Hebridean beach on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland, 92 chessmen carved from walrus ivory were uncovered. Their unearthing is Scotland’s best-known archaeological find.
Among the most viewed and beloved objects at the British Museum in London and the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh, these mysterious figurines have inspired numerous songs, fantasies, thrillers, and films.
Yet so little about them is known: Where did the ivory come from? Were the chessmen meant for the king of Norway? Who carved them, and when? Were they made in Trondheim between 1150 and 1200, as art historians have long presumed? Or in Lund, where a bit of ivory looking like the front feet of a Lewis knight’s horse was found in an archaeological dig? Or, as a new theory proposes, were these masterpieces of Romanesque art carved from Greenlandic walrus ivory for Bishop Pall of Iceland? And how did they end up in far-western Scotland?
Drawing from medieval Icelandic sagas, modern archaeology, art history, forensics, and the history of board games, Ivory Vikingslinks the Lewis chessmen to the Vikings’ luxury trade in walrus ivory and to a Norwegian king’s fondness for wearing kilts. It presents a vivid history of the 400 years when Norsemen ruled the North Atlantic and the sea road connected places thought of as culturally distinct: Norway and Scotland, Ireland and
Nancy Marie Brown writes about Iceland and Vikings, science and sagas. Her books combine extremes: medieval literature and modern archaeology, myths and facts. They ask: What have we overlooked? What have we forgotten? Whose history must not be lost? She is the author of six general interest books and one young adult novel. She holds a Master's Degree in Comparative Literature from Penn State University, where she specialized in Old Icelandic and Old French, and enjoyed a 20-year career as a science writer and editor for Penn State's Research Publications before turning freelance in 2003.
THE CHANGING ARTIC UNDER U.S. LEADERSHIP Lecture by Dr. Olav Orheim
Wednesday, September 23, 6:30 pm
Free | Reservations required. 212-847-9740; event_reservation@amscan.org
Free | Reservations required. 212-847-9740; event_reservation@amscan.org
The Arctic continues to change at an accelerating rate. Distinguished polar expert Dr. Olav Orheim examines several new developments – politics, territory, climate, and transportation – occurring in the far north: In May 2015 the United States assumed the Chairmanship of the Artic Council, ushering in increased expectations of leadership; nations bordering the Arctic Ocean make extensive territorial claims northwards; attention and interest from Asia and continental Europe is on the uptick; and access to the region and transportation shift as global warming escalates.
About Dr. Olav Orheim
Dr. Olav Orheim is a renowned Norwegian polar expert, who has been deeply involved in Arctic affairs from the Cold War period to the present. His career includes Professor at University of Bergen and Director of the Norwegian Polar Institute from 1993 to 2005. From 2005 to 2012, Orheim was in charge of International Polar Year activities at the Research Council of Norway.
SOME PAST EVENTS:
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Dear Members and Friends of Lillehammer Lodge,
Please come to our 2013 kickoff Lodge meeting and program:
SKǺL TIL NORGE (A Toast to Norway)
Socializing and eating de gode norske mat og drikker (delicious Norwegian food and drinks: herring, gravlaks, beer, aquavit, and more), followed by planning together our events for the next few months (see below for some ideas). Then, for fun, each one of us is encouraged to come prepared to teach the rest of us a favorite Norwegian expression, phrase or song (pȧ norsk, of course); or maybe there is something you would like to learn to say in Norwegian, such as how to make a toast, an introduction, ask directions, etc. It should be great fun—and even educational! You may also recommend one of your favorite places or experiences in Norway, or ask for suggestions. Wear something Norwegian, for example your lusekøfte, slips, or sølje) Bring your friends who are interested in Norway!
When: Friday, February 8, from 6:00 pm
Where: Sandra Fisher’s home
535 East 86th Street, Apt. 21A (Betw. York and East End Aves.)
212 744-5900
Cost: $10/pp
RSVP: 212 787-6043 or by return email by Thurs., Feb. 7
Looking ahead, Lillehammer Lodge will host the Zone One Bowling Tournament in March (date TBD); a Lecture on Fri., April 5 by Erik Dregni, author of “Vikings in the Attic” and “In Cod We Trust”; a visit to Scandinavia House to see the “Munch – Warhol” exjhibition starting on April 27; and on May 19 we will be marching in the Syttende Mai parade in Brooklyn.
We have several other ideas for events, including:
- a daytime visit to MOMA to see Munch’s “Scream,” and possibly a private guided gallery tour;
- a bowling night (to practice for the Zone tournament);
- a movie night (“Kon Tiki” for example);
- a lunch or dinner get-together at Aamman-Copenhagen (a casual new authentic Danish restaurant in Tribeca);
- a book discussion night (Per Pettersen’s newest novel has been suggested);
- lunch in 2nd week of April with Unni Holm, Sandra’s good friend who will be visiting from Norway. Unni teaches at Rosenhof in Oslo, where immigrants learn Norwegian, and how to become integrated into Norwegian life and society.
This is your lodge—where do your interests in Norway lie? What kinds of activities would you be most interested in? What programs are you willing to organize and host? Would you like to have programs during the day, evening, or both? All suggestions are welcome!
Friede and Martina are no longer able to serve as our Social/Program Directors. Consider stepping up and making this important contribution to the Lodge.
Med vennlig hilsen
Winnie Olsen (president) and Sandra Fisher (vp)
