Meetings, Events
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COMING EVENTS
Soccer Watch Party
Watch party for the Norway/England soccer match, Elephant & Castle pub. Bravo Norway for getting to the quarter-finals. And bringing rø rø to the world.
Next lodge meeting:
- September 14th, 7:30 p.m.
Taste of Scandinavia
September 26th, 1-5 p.m. at the Scan Centre. Buy your tasting tickets at the door and sample food and beverages from the Nordic countries. Other items may also be available for purchase at the various tables.Solsyd – 40th anniversary
Solsyd Lodge in Lethbridge is planning a celebratory lunch on November 18th. SofN Invitation for 40th Anniversary Use this link to sign up.PAST EVENTS
District Convention May 29-30, Port Alberni
Each Biennial District Convention provides an opportunity for the talented members of District 7 to exhibit the great pieces of folk art for other members to see. You may enter your pieces such as rosemaling, weaving, needlework, knitting, crocheting, carving, photography, painting or other crafts as part of the judged competition or display only. See the Cultural Info below. Start now for the 2028 convention in DAWSON CREEK.Syttende Mai 2026 2:30-5 p.m., Sunday May 17, 2026
Click HERE for Ron’s photos.
LUTEFISK DINNER, FEBRUARY 7TH
Their side dishes selected, Wagner family members move on to melted butter, lutefisk, and flatbread being dished up by John, Rosemary and Thordis.
Valhalla lodge hosted lutefisk dinner at the Scan Centre, Valhalla room, on Saturday February 7th with appetizers, potatoes, meatballs, traditional side dishes, flatbread, and dessert. It was delicious! And entertaining, with Art Vesterdal’s stories and original songs about his Norwegian forefathers.
Here’s one: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1916309125636287
Ski for Light Jan. 26-Feb. 1, 2026
At William Watson Lodge in Kananaskis. Ski for Light Canada brings blind and visually impaired adults together with trained volunteer guides for cross-country skiing, connection, and community. It’s more than a ski trip – it’s a celebration of inclusion and possibility. The lodge helped by rounding up skiers at the airport on January 26th and providing lunch there. The airport again generously provided a rent-free room. Huge snowfall in the east meant some skiers arrived on Tuesday and Wednesday after weathering flight cancellations and rebooking. If you want to learn what Ski for Light is all about, check out these stories from the 2026 event at the beautiful William Watson Lodge: https://www.rmoutlook.com/- Details: www.skiforlight.ca
- Email: info@skiforlight.ca
A new kind of wilderness
It’s worth watching if becomes available on a streaming service. Official trailer https://www.imdb.com/video/vi223200793/ Recommendations of recent Norwegian films to consider for CEFF 2026 are most welcome. They should be award-winning and not available for streaming.On Nov. 3rd the lodge sponsored this movie as part of the Calgary European Film Festival, about a family who carved out a simple life and then are suddenly thrown back into more complex one.A thought-provoking movie about keeping true to ideals in modern life. Great depiction of family life. Sundance film festival award.
Lefse Day
- Saturday November 1st. The lefse sold quickly at the Scan Centre’s Nov. 9th Christmas market.
Folk Dance Workshop in Red Deer
Sports Weekend, June 13-15, 2025 what a great time it was!
In addition to the Laft Hus Festival events, there was a talk Friday evening about ‘Crossings 200’, a celebration of the arrival of the first organized group of Norwegian settlers. And on Sunday a bus tour on the ‘Scandinavian Trail’ stopped at several places rich in the history of Scandinavian settlement.Goats on the roof, lundehund dogs, fjord horse, Viking re-enactment, Scandinavian dancers, kubbe game, mobile axe-throwing truck, demonstrations in wood carving, rosemaling painting, hardanger embroidery & lefse making, Crossing 200 exhibit, Norwegian items for sale, food trucks and other vendors.