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The Nordic Heritage Club’s

Mark Olson — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 11:22:51 -0600

The Nordic Heritage Club’s next meeting is at 7:30 p.m., Friday, March 14, at the Acorn House in Victoria.

This month a film will be shown, “The Falun-Roros Exhibition: A Historic Journey with Horse and Sled,” by Stefan Quinth.

This movie highlights a trade route between Sweden and Norway, used over 100 years ago, and reenacted by a Swedish society. The movie is filled with scenery and music. Refreshments will be served.

For more information about

Mark Olson — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 08:21:50 -0600

For more information about the nyckelharpa, visit: http://www.nyckelharpa.org/resources/index.html

Or for some sound clips, visit this German site: http://www.nyckelharpa.ch/download.htm

The Nordic Heritage Club

Mark Olson — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 20:27:24 -0600

The Nordic Heritage Club also has a new Web site at http://nordicheritageclub.googlepages.com.

The music of the nyckelharpa

Mark Olson — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 16:21:36 -0600

The Nordic Heritage Club’s next meeting is 7:30 p.m., Friday, Feb. 8 at the Acorn House in Victoria, at 8475 Kochia Lane, next to the Victoria Field House.

The meeting features Elise Peters, executive director of the Swedish Council of America, based in Minneapolis.