{"status":"ok","records":[{"title":"Sauna is Life: Sauna Culture in Finland","text":"Sauna is Life: Sauna Culture in Finland exhibition, October 18, 2024 \u0096 March 9, 2025\r\nStep into the steam-filled world of Finnish Sauna when Sauna is Life: Sauna Culture in Finland opens at the American Swedish Historical Museum in FDR Park this Fall.\r\n\r\nFrom the start of one\u0092s life to one\u0092s final days, the act of taking a sauna is an inherent part of the Finnish culture. The sauna is a sacred space that brings families, friends, and even diplomats together. Finns bring sauna wherever they go, including the United States, and the tradition still thrives in certain regions of America where many Finnish people have settled. Sauna is Life: Sauna Culture in Finland explores the Finnish sauna tradition with a model sauna and sauna objects as well as stories, photos, and videos shared with us from home and abroad. In addition to Finnish sauna, the exhibition presents related sweating practices from cultural groups around the world, including the Japanese and the Lakota in the United States, highlighting their similarities and differences to Finnish sauna. Visit Sauna is Life: Sauna Culture in Finland to experience this special cultural practice and create your own sauna memories.\r\n\r\nSauna is Life: Sauna Culture in Finland will be on view at ASHM from October 18, 2024 to March 9, 2025. Admission is included with ASHM general tickets. 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Now in its 7th year, the festival presents a variety of newly released and classic S\u00e1mi features, documentaries, and short films, sharing S\u00e1mi film with a global audience.\r\n\r\nThe 2025 Festival is curated by acclaimed visual artist Matti Aikio, whose work in sound and video art has captivated audiences across the globe.","start_date":"2025-02-07 19:00:00","end_date":"2025-02-08 22:00:00","name":"National Nordic Museum","email":"marketing@nordicmuseum.org","phone":"2067895707","url":"https:\/\/nordicmuseum.org\/events\/sami-film-festival","city":"Seattle","state":"WA","street":"2655 NW Market St.","organizer":"National Nordic Museum","country":"US","status":"approved","insert_date":"2025-01-10 14:07:38","last_updated":"2025-01-10 14:07:38","publish":"all","id_events_categories":"92","id_events":"36565"},{"title":"Thorrablot 2025","text":"Join us for Seattle's very own \u00deorrabl\u00f3t (pronounced thaw-rah-blow-t), the traditional Icelandic feast! 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The book tells the deep and personal story\u0097told through history, poetry, and images\u0097of the forced displacement of the S\u00e1mi people from their homeland in northern Norway and Sweden and its reverberations today. \r\n\r\nThis VIRTUAL conversation will be led by Mathilde Magga, PhD Candidate at the University of Washington.","start_date":"2025-02-25 11:00:00","end_date":"2025-02-25 12:00:00","name":"National Nordic Museum","email":"marketing@nordicmuseum.org","phone":"2067895707","url":"https:\/\/nordicmuseum.org\/events\/meet-the-author-elin-anna-labba","city":"Seattle","state":"WA","street":"2655 NW Market St.","organizer":"National Nordic Museum","country":"US","status":"approved","insert_date":"2025-01-21 13:59:46","last_updated":"2025-01-21 13:59:46","publish":"all","id_events_categories":"94","id_events":"36568"},{"title":"Semlor","text":"Fresh out of the kitchen: Semlor \u0096 fluffy brioche buns with a hint of cardamom, filled with whipped cream and almond paste, then dusted with powdered sugar \u0096 are traditionally served for Shrove Tuesday (Swedish fettisdag, French Mardi Gras).","start_date":"2025-03-02 14:00:00","end_date":"2025-03-02 16:00:00","name":"Peter Bjorknas","email":"news@thescandinavianclub.com","phone":"203.512.5229","url":"https:\/\/thescandinavianclub.com\/upcoming-events\/","city":"Fairfield","state":"CT","street":"1351 S Pine Creek Rd","organizer":"Scandinavian Club","country":"US","status":"approved","insert_date":"2025-01-28 22:08:50","last_updated":"2025-01-28 22:08:50","publish":"all","id_events_categories":"79","id_events":"36576"},{"title":"Suncoast Scandinavian Club","text":"Luncheon Meeting & Social.  Celebrating St. Urho.  Wear green & purple.  Scandinavian Twenty Questions (Part 2).  LUNCH Cost $21.00 per visitor.  RSVP Required to Cherstin Peterson 732-546-7756","start_date":"2025-03-07 11:45:00","end_date":"2025-03-07 15:00:00","name":"Cherstin Peterson","email":"SunScanClub1965@gmail.com","phone":"732.546.7756","url":"SunScanClub1965@gmail.com","city":"Clearwater","state":"FL","street":"13355 49th Street  & Ulmerton Road","organizer":"Suncoast Scandinavian Club","country":"US","status":"approved","insert_date":"2024-09-16 14:44:51","last_updated":"2024-09-16 14:44:51","publish":"all","id_events_categories":"88","id_events":"36457"},{"title":"Swedish Waffle Day","text":"We\u0092ll have an array of the traditional Swedish waffle irons that make thin, crispy, heart-shaped waffles. 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RSVP required to Cherstin Peterson, 732-546-7756","start_date":"2025-04-04 11:45:00","end_date":"2025-04-04 15:59:00","name":"Cherstin Peterson","email":"SunScanClub1965@gmail.com","phone":"732.546.7756","url":"www.facebook.com\/p\/Suncoast-Scandinavian-Club-Inc-100069137319198\/","city":"Clearwater","state":"FL","street":"13355 49th Street  & Ulmerton Road","organizer":"Suncoast Scandinavian Club","country":"US","status":"approved","insert_date":"2024-09-16 14:51:06","last_updated":"2024-09-16 14:51:06","publish":"all","id_events_categories":"88","id_events":"36458"},{"title":"Annual Nordic Gala","text":"Nordic Culture Clubs ANNUAL NORDIC GALA \r\nSaturday April 5, 2025 5pm-8pm @ Sons of Norway , 722 2nd Ave N Fargo ND 58102. The Gala has a Norwegian theme this year , with food ,entertainment, and a silent auction.Procceeds support the Annual Scandinavian Festival June 20,21 2025 @the Hjemkomst , Moorhead MN. 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We\u0092ll stream the broadcast live on the Club\u0092s 85-inch flatscreen in the Members Lounge.","start_date":"2025-05-17 15:00:00","end_date":"2025-05-17 18:00:00","name":"Peter Bjorknas","email":"news@thescandinavianclub.com","phone":"203.512.5229","url":"https:\/\/thescandinavianclub.com\/upcoming-events\/","city":"Fairfield","state":"CT","street":"1351 S Pine Creek Rd","organizer":"Scandinavian Club","country":"US","status":"approved","insert_date":"2025-01-28 22:12:42","last_updated":"2025-01-28 22:12:42","publish":"all","id_events_categories":"88","id_events":"36578"}]}