Barrie Concerts lineup building
Barrie Concerts lineup buildingThe Barrie ExaminerIt starts and ends on a fun note and, in between, will feature everything from baroque to tango and Scandinavian music. Opening the season Oct. 13 is Britain's Swingle Singers. The eight singers are a generation and a country away from the founding ...
Syria, why a Scandinavian general?
Syria, why a Scandinavian general?MENAFN.COMMaybe they have them stationed at Santa Claus' village in Rovaniemi for last minute supersonic Christmas delivery of presents! Let's be honest, Can you imagine a Finnish F-18 bombing a wedding ceremony in an Afghan village in a miscalculated air raid?
Ingrid Bergstrom, 91, brought Chicago Swedes together
Ingrid Bergstrom, 91, brought Chicago Swedes togetherChicago Sun-TimesBY KATIE DREWS April 29, 2012 11:00PM Ingrid E. Bergstrom's Verdandi Club was the epicenter of Swedish-American life in Chicago during the 1960s. With a huge painting of Stockholm behind the bar and a jukebox that played “Halsa dem da rhemma” and other ...
This Mother's Day, pull out old photographs
This Mother's Day, pull out old photographsAiken StandardShe has the most striking eyes, and I have thought that no one in our family has eyes like hers, with a Scandinavian-type of look, I attributed her beauty to the postman. As a Christmas gift, my uncle found an old photo of my grandparents, ...
Syttende Mai taking shape in Hendricks
Syttende Mai taking shape in HendricksBrookings RegisterChristmas may stay on schedule, but May 17 is coming a little early in Hendricks this year. The community's annual celebration of Syttende Mai (Constitution Day in Norway) will take place the weekend of May 11. The earlier-than-usual schedule was ...