The Icelandic Club of Greater Seattle will host its annual Thorrablot on Saturday March 7, 2009 at the Nordic Heritage Museum in Ballard, from 5:00 to 11:30 p.m. The traditional feast will be prepared by a chef flown in from Iceland. The evening will feature a fully licensed bar, Icelandic music, and dancing to a live band. Raffle prizes will include two round trip flights to Keflavik on Icelandair. For information call Henry Bjornsson at (206) 363-8485 or email hbjornsson@comcast.net.
The Icelandic Canadian Club of Toronto will host their Thorrablot Saturday March 28th at 958 Broadway Avenue.
~Ólöf Sigvalðadóttir, Attaché, will be representing the Ambassador, Sigríður Anna Þórðardóttir,
~songs led by our Icelandic class; accompanied by Bob Davis on piano
~Live Jazz music
~Snorri presentation by the 2008 Snorri participants
~silent auction
~presentation of scholarships
~crafts for the kids
~fun and companionship for all the family.
~traditional Icelandic food you love (and Canadian food as well!)
Information at: http://icct.info
Vatnabyggd Thorrablot:
Everyone's invited.
Vatnabyggd's Thorrablot 2009 is slated for Saturday, March 28, at the Foam Lake Community Hall.
Cocktails at 6 p.m.
Dinner with both Canadian and Icelandic choices, 7 p.m.
Program at 8 p.m. followed by dancing to Bill and Edna's band, the Fiddling Farmers.
Late lunch included to replace calories lost dancing or visiting.
Door prizes, raffles, displays.
Advance tickets only.
Contact Joan - 306-272-4994, or Karen - 306-554-2927, or Audrey and Dave, 554-4131
Tickets available at the Foam Lake Review office, the Wynyard Pharmacy, and the Mozart Co-op.
We won't guarantee warm weather, but do promise a warm atmosphere.
The Ottawa Thorrablot was held on Saturday, February 7 at a Legion Hall on Kent Street in Ottawa. Ambassador Sigridur Thordardottir opened the evening with a welcome to the more than 80 participants, and later, with her husband Jon Thorsteinsson, sang a lovely duet. A group of Icelandic visitors to Canada and our members who spoke Icelandic formed a choir and sang a number of well-known Icelandic songs for the rest of us. We had a potluck dinner of outstanding Icelandic and Canadian food, and an arts and crafts display by 7 of our very talented members. We held a raffle of a number of Icelandic books. A good time was had by all.
Edmonton Chapter: Feb.21 at the Dutch-Scandinavian Centre in Edmonton beginning at 5:30 pm
Winnipeg Þorrablót
The Icelandic Canadian Frón hosted Þorrablót at the
Scandinavian Centre, 764 Erin St. Saturday February 28, 2009.
Cocktail and appetizer at 6pm. and Buffet dinner at 7pm. Entertainment followed
t was a wonderful chance to experience some excellent Icelandic and Canadian cuisine.
Mr. Atli Ásmundsson, Consul General of Iceland will be our guest speaker
This is also a special year for the Icelandic Canadian Frón, it is the 90th anniversary of the club Frón. Friends and family were invited to enjoy an evening to celebrate our anniversay and the end of a VERY LONG COLD winter and encouraged everyone to dress in thier Icelandic finest, be it costume, shawl, jewlerey or pin.
The Icelandic American Association of Minnesota has posted information on our website about the death of our Icelandic author, Bill Holm. One can visit the INL web site and go to our chapter for more information.
Bill was a big man that made an impression wherever he went. Everyone knew that he was Icelandic. His heritage was always referenced in his many writings.
We encourage people to write their memories of Bill and sending them to me or to IcelandMN@gmail.com. We will be gathering them and sharing them with Marcy, his wife.
If anyone is interested in sending memorials, there is information on the web site.
Additional questions, please let us know.
The Snorri Plus deadline has been extended to March 24th 2009.
Our program is for people who want to get more out of their experience than an ordinary tourist would.
Early bird applications (March 12) will receive a discount of 100 dollars + a Norden Voyager discount card - www.nordenvoyager.com
No other program/trip will offer all of the following in the same package, and remember that the Snorri Foundation is a non-profit organization:
*Accommodation for the whole period *
*Cultural program in Reykjavík, including all lecture documents*
*Welcome reception and gala dinner*
*Genealogy: family tree back to the Icelandic settlement and
contact with relatives (assistance in finding the farmstead(s) of
your ancestors and/or a short visit if possible.*
*Golden Circle Tour and Alþingi, the Blue Lagoon, Þingvellir, boat
tour to Drangey, horsback riding and more. *
*Visit to museums in Reykjavík and Akureyri, Hofsós’ museums, and
other outside the capital.*
*Information Package: maps, brochures, etc.*
*7 nights in Reykjavik, 1 night on Snæfellsnes, 1 night in
Akureyri, 1 night by Lake Mývatn, 1 night at Hofsós,2 nights in
Hafnarfjörður *
*Domestic traveling costs *
*14 breakfasts, 8 lunches, 7 Dinners*
*Visits to companies/organizations/institutions related to each
individuals’ line of work *
*Personal service throughout your stay (24/7 if needed) and
assistance related to your interests*
Please go to www.snorri.is check out our fantastic prices and fill in a form and email today!
There is no better time to travel to Iceland than 2009 and I will be there to take care of you!
Best,
Asta Sol
Please note that the 2009 Convention will be held in Gimli April 30th to May 3rd 2009 at the Gimli Lakeview Hotel and Resort. Information will be added to the INLofNA site as it becomes available.
Feb. Newsletter from the Icelandic Embassy in Washington, D.C.
New Website: Historic Markerville
The Dakota Icelanders Project website is back online
The 2009 INLofNA Calendar is still available.
Contact the INLofNA Office:
103-94 First Avenue Gimli, MB R0C 1B1
204-642-5897
inl@mts.net
or the INL chapter nearest you.
Bless, bless
Holly Ralph, Communications Director