March April 2016 Posten

POSTEN
The American Swedish Institute Newsletter

March | April 2016 Volume 35, Number 2
IN THIS ISSUE
4 The Watercolor Worlds
of Lars Lerin
Large scale retrospective of
works by Sweden's contemporary
watercolor master, Lars Lerin
Cocktails at the Castle:

Light Up the Night
American Swedish Institutes
ultimate bash Cocktails at the
Castle returns on May 6
9 Svenska Skolan
Spring Term Begins

Join Svenska Skolan as we explore
the seasons, geography and
customs of Sweden
ON VIEW
THROUGH
MAY 22
THE WATERCOLOR
WORLDS OF
LARS LERIN
THIS SPRING'S PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO DEEPEN AND ENRICH

YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF NORDIC ART AND CULTURE
This March and April, the American Swedish Institute offers experiences to melt away the last
vestiges of winter. In addition to finding refuge and inspiration in the exhibition, The Watercolor
Worlds of Lars Lerin that is stunningly displayed in the Turnblad Mansion and Osher Gallery, ASI
offers a variety of programmatic experiences this spring. Programs such as Don Luces lecture, Birds:
Artfully Dead or Alive, on Saturday, March 5 will give you a new perspective on the Lerin exhibition.
Guided tours of the exhibition are offered to the public twice a week as a way to dive deeper into
the exhibit content. Tours of The Watercolor Worlds of Lars Lerin are offered on Fridays, 1:30 p.m. and
Saturdays, 11 a.m., provide an expanded narrative about the art and artist. Group tours of the exhibit
can be arranged by calling (612) 871-4907.
Lars Lerin Tourist Attraction, 2013
THANK YOU
This activity is made possible

by voters of Minnesota through
a Minnesota State Arts Board
Operating Support grant, thanks
to a legislative appropriation from
the arts and cultural heritage fund,
and a grant from the Wells Fargo
Foundation Minnesota.
ASI is also pleased to be able to present some of the best Swedish artistic exports. Dont miss
the staged reading of Almost Equal To by award-winning author and playwright, Jonas Khemiri, on
Saturday, April 30. Take in Trespassing Bergman, a film that brings together some of the worlds
leading actors and directors to look at the work and life of legendary Swedish filmmaker Ingmar
Bergman. This documentary is part of our continuing Winter Film Series, sponsored by the Swedish
Film Institute and the Swedish Institute. The screening will take place on Wednesday, March 9 at
7 p.m. and is free with museum admission.
For people interested in current events in Sweden, we offer two engaging and informative programs:
Community Conversation: The Swedish Welfare Housing Dilemma by Lena Norrman, senior
lecturer in the Department of German, Scandinavian and Dutch at the University of Minnesota, on
Wednesday, March 23 at 6:30 p.m. And, On the Art of Prolonging Life in Smland: Lessons from
Methuselah by Dr. Jan Palmblad, Professor and Senior Physician for the Department of Medicine at
Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden, on Saturday, April 30 at 2 p.m. Both lectures are free with
museum admission.
Lars Lerin Light in the East, 2002-2012
2014 Lucia in the Mansion.
Message from the President & CEO

Two years ago while
vacationing in Sweden,
I was driving with
my good friend Jordi
through the Dalarna
countryside. Chugging
along in his trusty
Volvo wagon, we
explored some terrain unfamiliar to me. The day
before we had walked the forest near his house
picking mushrooms coming back with full baskets
of mostly chanterelles and Karl Johans. This day,
we wended our way through backroads north of
Rttvik, pausing in Boda and the beautiful church
at Ore, and then Jordi realized that we were close
to Styggforsen, a nature preserve with a dramatic
waterfall which was the location for one of Ingmar
Bergmans greatest films, The Virgin Spring.
We stopped here, of course, and hiked through
the preserve, soaking in its beauty, inspired by the
trees, the falling, rushing water and the sunlight
filtering through the dense trees. Its a mystical
place, and one can readily see its value to Bergman
as a film locale. Many associate Bergmans films
only with the Gotland landscape, but he spent
many childhood summers in Dalarna and as an
adult would return to Dalarna to flee the
pressures of life in order to write and renew
his creative spirit.
Every visit to Sweden that Ive ever taken,
irrespective of the season, has always included
moments like these: excursions into the natural
landscape when I more fully understand why my
Swedish friends so highly value their time outdoors
whether to relax and renew oneself, or to seek
creative inspiration or to harvest natures bounty.
These experiences also accentuate the importance
of nature to our creative expression. The physical
landscape we rely on for our survival also shapes
how we view and interpret the world around
us. Art (in its broadest sense, including paintings,
film, music, design) created from or influenced
by natures inspiration has an impact on our

personal identity and cultural heritage.
Our theme this year is rooted in the
relationship of nature and culture and at the
center of our programming is the remarkable
art of Lars Lerin, who starts each day with a
meditative walk through nature. His paintings
draw deeply from the natural and built-up
landscapes he finds in Sweden and other parts
of the world. He is a master of watercolor, and
through these works he shows us something
new about the world or inspires us to think
differently about it.
Lars Lerin is well-known in Sweden, not only
as a painter but as a writer and through his
public appearances. In 2014, his book Naturlra
(The Lesson of Nature) won one of Swedens
most important non-fiction literary awards,
the August Prize. His newest book, Axels tid,
is a memoir of his mentor, Axel Florin, and is
accompanied by music composed by former
ABBA-member Benny Andersson.
The spring 2016 season at the American
Swedish Institute is filled with many incredible
opportunities to take in great art, to learn, and
to be inspired by the natural world around
us. We appreciate our friends at the Nordic
Watercolour Museum in Skrhamn for their
partnership in this effort, and to our members
and donors whose gits make this possible.
Im grateful, as well, to my colleagues and our
volunteers for their work in serving our visitors
and community so well. I hope to see you
frequently at ASI during the coming months!
Or perhaps well bump into each other (not
literally) on one of this regions stellar bike paths
or nature trails. Vlkomna!
Table of Contents
NEWS
Message from the President/CEO
Host Your Wedding at ASI!
10
Lily Lornzen Scholarship to Award $1,000
10
Vffeldagen! 10
ASI Board Nominations Due March 15
10
ASI Annual Meeting to be Held June 8

Skl! A Toast to Uppsala
10
10
Save the Date! Mother's Day Smrgsbord 10

Giving & Receiving
15
EXHIBITS, CLASSES & EVENTS

The Watercolor Worlds of Lars Lerin
A Troll Family Adventure 4

Magnus Nilsson Exhibit Preview 5
A Staged Reading: Almost Equal To 5
Birds: Artfully Dead and Alive
Community Conversation: The Swedish

Welfare Social Housing Dilemma
Taking Care of Modern Swedish Textile

Legacies: Two Perspectives
On the Art of Prolonging Life in Smland
Trespassing Bergman Film Screening
Cocktails at the Castle: Light Up the Night
Swedish Genealogy Workshop
After Work Wednesdays
Easter at the Castle
Easter Feathers and Fun
Birthdays at ASI
Kids at the Castle
Summer Day Camps
Youth Sljd Workshop: Glass Fusing
In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and

Mask Theatre at ASI
P Gng
Svenska Skolan 9
Adult Language Classes & Workshops
16-19
FEATURES & INFORMATION

Visitor Information
Bruce Karstadt, ASI President & CEO
insert
Memorials & Tributes
20
Nordic Happenings
21
ASI Club Meetings & Rehearsals

Nordic American Bulletin Board
21
Sweden & Swedish
Cover: Lars Lerin Light in the East,

2002-2012
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POSTEN mar | apr 2016
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Magnus Nilsson
Exhibits
EXHIBIT PREVIEW
Magnus Nilsson's Nordic:
A Photographic Essay of
Landscapes, Food and People
June 2, 2016 August 14, 2016
Featuring original photography by
internationally lauded chef, Magnus Nilsson,
Magnus Nilsson's Nordic: A Photographic Essay
of Landscapes, Food and People, captures his
encounters with the people he met and the
places he visited during his travels through the
Nordic region while researching his popular
seminal text, The Nordic Cookbook.
His original photography is a place-based
illustration and examination of Nordic food
culture that unravels the mysteries of Nordic
ingredients and introduces the world to Nordic
culinary history and cooking techniques.
Lars Lerin Suburbs, 2009

Through May 22, 2016
In this solo exhibition of contemporary Swedish
watercolor master Lars Lerin (b. 1954), 40+
large-scale, monumental works (194 original
watercolors assembled together) depict both
natural and social environments that span place
and time with a strong Nordic temperament.
Lerins watercolors, with their masterly play
of light, affect us almost like an invocation.
Our gaze wanders across the details house
facades, trunks of birch trees, patches of snow,
abandoned farms and industrial towns. His
pictures range from the chill of the Lofoten
islands to the heat of India, from the forests of
his childhood in Swedens Vrmland province
to unexplored stretches of Iran. Near and far,
nature and culture, brought together in one
place.
Widely celebrated in the Nordic art world,
Watercolor Worlds is Lerins first North American
exhibition in more than 30 years. The works are
displayed in ASIs contemporary Osher Gallery
and throughout the historic Turnblad Mansion
Galleries.
EXHIBIT PARTNER
This exhibition is organized in collaboration
with Bera Nordal, Nordiska Akvarellmuseet
(Nordic Watercolour Museum).
THANK YOU
The Watercolor Worlds of Lars Lerin is

presented with support from the Anne Ray
Charitable Trust, Barbro Osher Pro Suecia
Foundation, Karin Larson, and Delta Air Lines
together with the American-Scandinavian
Foundation, Joe Hognander and ASI
contributing members and donors.
This activity is made possible by voters of
Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts
Board Operating Support grant, thanks to a
legislative appropriation from the arts and
cultural heritage fund, and a grant from the
Wells Fargo Foundation Minnesota.
The exhibition also includes ten unique

portraits of Magnus Nilssons world-famous
A Troll Family Adventure

Through Summer 2016
As tall as trees and as ancient and rugged as
the Nordic landscape from which they come,
trolls are some of lore's most fascinating and
varied creatures. Some live under bridges,
others deep inside caves. They can carry their
heads under their arms or hide their hearts
inside wells. They can walk across oceans and
fly over mountains. Trees and shrubs may
grow from their heads, and their noses can be
long enough to stir soup. There are troll hags,
troll daughters, and elderly, shrunken trolls.
Old or young, they are quarrelsome, ugly, and
boastful, and they love to trick princesses and
children. To defeat them, children must rely
on the strengths of their humanity, persistence,
kindness, pluck, and willingness to heed
good advice.
Fviken restaurant, photographed on location

by Minnesota photographer, Cameron Wittig,
complemented by narratives written by placebased Swedish journalist, Po Tidholm.
Magnus Nilsson is the author of the Fviken
cookbook, also published by Phaidon. He is
featured in the Emmy-Award winning US PBSTV series, The Mind of a Chef, and the Netflix
docu-series, Chef's Table.
In 2015 he was awarded the White Guide
Global Gastronomy Award. His restaurant,
Fviken, is currently listed at number 19 on the
San Pellegrino Worlds Best Restaurants list.
STAGED READING by Jonas Khemiri

the Bors Tidning Award for Best Literary Debut
Novel and also became an enormous bestseller,
selling over 200,000 copies in paperback the
most of any book in Sweden in 2004.
Staged Reading [Almost Equal To]

Saturday, April 30 10:30 a.m.
After premiering to sold out audiences at the
Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm, Jonas
Hassen Khemiris play Almost Equal To has been
recently translated to English. ASI welcomes
Khemiri, an August Prize award winning writer,
to Minneapolis for a staged reading of the play.
Seven actors take to ASIs stage for a 30-40
minute reading from the play, followed by a
Q & A session with the writer and translator.
In Jonas Hassen Khemiris Almost Equal To we
encounter a number of people who are colliding
with the economy surrounding them. They all
invest money in postage and pine nuts, fake
bubbles and perfumes, strollers and utopias.
Almost Equal To is a funny and brutal play that
tries (and fails?) to give the audience a maximized
entertainment value for every dollar invested.
Support from the Swedish Arts Council and the
Martin E. Segal Theater Center/City University of
New York helped make this program possible.
Khemiris 2015 release, Everything I Dont

Remember, has been awarded the August Prize
in the category Best Swedish Fiction Book of
the Year The August Prize is Swedens biggest
and most important national literary award, given
by the Swedish Publishers Association. Khemiri
was nominated for the same prize in 2006 for his
novel Montecore: The Silence of the Tiger.
Free.
SPEAKER
Jonas Hassen Khemiri is one of the most
important writers of his generation in Sweden.
When his debut novel, One Eye Red (Ett ga rtt)
was published in 2003, Khemiris eccentric and
imaginative prose made a huge splash and reached
an audience far beyond traditional literary circles.
The book-turned-phenomenon was awarded
Registration is required. Register online at

ASImn.org or call (612) 871-4907.
Events
spring
Community Conversation:
The Swedish Welfare Social
Housing Dilemma
Wednesday, March 23 6:30 7:30 p.m.
Birds: Artfully Dead and Alive

Saturday, March 5 1 2 p.m.
A menagerie of birds plays a prominent role in
ASIs winter exhibition, The Watercolor Worlds of
Lars Lerin. As an artist, Lerin is not alone in his
appreciation and use of birds as a major motif.
Don Luce, Curator of Exhibits at the Bell
Museum of Natural History, University of
Minnesota, surveys the role that birds and bird
art have played in inspiring an interest in nature,
science and conservation.
SPEAKER
Don Luce has worked in the museum world for
more than three decades. He earned a degree
in Zoology and a masters degree in Medical
and Biological Illustration from the University of
Michigan.
TICKETS
Included in museum admission.
Free for ASI members.
Registration is recommended.
The Watercolor
Worlds of Lars Lerin
Exhibit Tours
PUBLIC TOURS
Fridays at 1:30 p.m. and Saturdays at 11 a.m.
Included with museum admission. Free for
ASI members. No registration needed.
With the emergence of the Peoples Home

(folkhemmet) and the welfare state, Swedes
all had the right to good living conditions.
Old apartment buildings in the city with small,
dark rooms and shared toilets in the hallway
or the courtyard were replaced with modern
housing with new facilities. This idea has
recently changed drastically. Who can afford
or even obtain housing in the larger cities?
With growth of the population in larger cities,
the housing situation is in crisis. The idea of
everyones right to affordable housing is still
present, but reality shows another picture.
gender, textiles, and text in the Scandinavian

Viking Age, as well as language, literature, and
Scandinavian history, culture, and folklore.
The author of Viking Women: The Narrative
in Woven Tapestries (Cambria Press, 2008),
Norrman received her Ph.D. from
Harvard University and her M.A. from
Uppsala University.
ASI is thrilled to host this joint presentation

by tapestry artist Helena Hernmarck and Frida
Lindberg, owner of Alice Lund Textilier AB.
Together, they will discuss their partnership in
extending the legacy of modern Swedish textile
designer Alice Lund and sustaining Alice Lund
Textilier in Dalarna, Sweden.
$10 ASI Members / $15 nonmembers.
SPONSORS
Trespassing Bergman
Wednesday, March 9 7 p.m.
Register online at ASImn.org or call

(612) 871-4907.
Ingmar Bergmans home on Fr Island

occupies something of a mythical status among
filmmakers. Some call it Mecca, others dread
the long, narrow house near the Persona
beach.
Please bring a bag lunch or plan to purchase one

from FIKA, ASIs cafe. The required textbook Your
Swedish Roots can be purchased through the
ASI Museum Store in person during museum
hours, by phone (612-870-3364), or online at
ShopSwedish.com please purchase the textbook prior to the day of the workshop, as the
Museum Store does not open until 12 p.m. on
Fridays.
In Trespassing Bergman some of the worlds

leading directors and actors, several on site at
Hammars, talk about their relationship with the
demon director and his films.
107 min. Directors: Jane Magnusson &
Hynek Pallas.
On the Art of Prolonging Life in Smland:

Lessons from Methuselah
Saturday, April 30 2 3 p.m.
Man's ambition to acquire eternal life, or at
least to prolong the present life, is ancient and
manifested in many ways.
This review will focus on a number of
approaches to prolong our maximal lives, and
put off the arrival of the Reaper. Professor
Jan Palmblad holds his MD, and PhD. He is a
Professor and Senior Physician for the
Department of Medicine at Karolinska Institutet
in Stockholm, Sweden.

Friday, May 6 7 11 p.m.
The American Swedish Institutes ultimate bash,
Cocktails at the Castle, returns on May 6!
In good Nordic tradition, well welcome the
return of light to our Minnesota skies with a
springtime bash. With The Watercolor Worlds
of Lars Lerin as our featured exhibit, guests can
expect to explore our campus for an evening of
Nordic-inspired nature and culture.
Swedish Genealogy Workshop

Friday, April 22 9 a.m. 4 p.m.
The world of genealogy is changing quickly and
new technologies have made it easier than ever
to build your Swedish family tree! Participants
will complete the workshop knowing the steps
needed for successful genealogical research, the
records used, how to access them, how to
analyze the data found and how to continue
with their research. Queries from attendees
may also be researched, as time allows, so bring
your questions.
All screenings are free.
Included in museum admission.

Free for ASI members.
Register for events online at ASImn.org or call (612) 871-4907.
The 2016 Winter Film Series highlights the

work of three Swedish women film directors.
Seats are limited. Register at ASImn.org.
Lena Norrman is a senior lecturer in the

Department of German, Scandinavian and
Dutch at the University of Minnesota. She is
the recipient of a Swedish Women in
Education Association Fellowship. Norrmans
research and teaching consider questions of
Saturday, March 19 2 3 p.m.
2016 WINTER
FILM SERIES
TICKETS
SPEAKER
Taking Care of Modern Swedish Textile

Legacies: Two Perspectives
Events
spring
$55 ASI Members / $65 nonmembers.

Register by April 15.
The night will feature the Twin Cities debut

of musician and Swedish-Smi artist Sofia
Jannok, interactive watercolor stations, food
and specialty cocktails by FIKA and many
other surprises and pop-up performances!
TICKETS
On sale March 15.
After Work Wednesdays

Wednesdays 5 8 p.m.
Take a mid-week art break on Wednesday
nights! ASI is open late 'til 8 for After Work
Wednesdays (After Work in Sweden = Happy
Hour in the U.S.).
Explore The Watercolor Worlds of Lars Lerin
and the historic Turnblad Mansion, stop in to
the ASI Museum Store and enjoy cocktail and
happy hour menu specials at FIKA, ASIs
award-winning caf.
Included with museum admission.

Free for members.
GROUP TOURS
For groups of 10 or more, take a private exhibit
tour with an ASI Facilitator. Call (612) 871-4907
to book today.
Programs
youth & family

Saturday, March 19 9 10:30 a.m.
morning and traditional Swedish-style Easter

greeting cards to share with friends.
ASI celebrates Easter by hosting the Twin

Cities' only Easter egg hunt in a castle! The
whole family will have fun hunting high and
low for colorful eggs hidden throughout the
nooks and crannies of the 33-room Turnblad
Mansion. Across the campus, ASI will celebrate
other holiday favorite traditions including
Storytime with the Easter Witch, adding
feathers to the brightly decorated Easter tree,
make a craft to decorate your table on Easter
TICKETS
$10 ASI members / $13 nonmembers.
Free for children under age 2.
(Museum admission must be purchased
separately.)
Register at ASImn.org or call (612) 871-4907.
Programs
youth & family
Celebrate A Very Happy Birthday at ASI!
Summer Day Camps
Create a fun and memorable party your special

birthday child and friends will love! Let ASI
do the set-up, clean-up and organization of
all activities. Pick from Pippi, Vikings, or sljd
(craft) birthday party themes. All birthday
parties include studio craft activities and
playtime at the Castle. Perfect for kids
turning 5-12.
Join us for summer adventures at ASI! Through

story-telling, cooking, art and imaginative play,
have fun exploring Minneapolis only castle and
learning about Nordic history and culture! ASI
Summer Day Camp is held Thursdays in July and
August 2016 and is tailored for young minds
entering grades 1-5.
Registration required by March 11.
Nordic Cooking and Culture

(3 sessions offered)
Thursday, July 14 9 a.m. 3 p.m.
Thursday, August 11 9 a.m. 3 p.m.
Don your aprons and get ready to roll out tasty
new treats! Well explore Nordic cooking and
culture with Magnus Nilsson as our inspiration.
$200 members / $225 nonmembers. Group of

10 kids / 4 adults.
$225 members / $250 nonmembers. Group of
11-15 kids / 6 adults.
Length: 90 minutes.
Lena Granefelt/imagebank.sweden.se
Easter Feathers and Fun

Saturday, March 12 10:30 a.m. noon
through creative storytelling, music, handcraft,

and more.
Is there an Easter Bunny in Stockholm?

Why do Swedes put pictures of chickens
on Easter eggs? Join ASI's favorite springtime
troll, Trulle, and learn about celebrating
Easter in Sweden with your child or grandchild!
The session is tailored for kids preschool

grade 1 and their important adults.
Come dressed up as an Easter Witch, hunt

for Easter eggs in the Turnblad Mansion, make
Easter cards, and decorate an Easter tree with
feathers. Each Easter tradition will be explored
$10 ASI member child / $13 nonmember

child.
(Museum admission must be purchased
separately. Free for ASI members.)
Register online at ASImn.org or call
(612) 871-4907.
Registration required by March 4.
For more information or to register, email

brittaw@asimn.org.
Kids at the Castle
Friday, March 18 11 a.m. noon
Friday, April 15 11 a.m. noon
Friday, May 20 11 a.m. noon
Make your Friday morning playdates at the
Castle! Before the museum opens, join ASI for
visual play, storytelling, music, and movement
inspired by ASIs exhibits that will encourage
creative young minds.
Recommended for ages 25. $5 per family.
Registration not required; adults must attend
with their children.
Mar. 18 The Great Paper Caper
Apr. 15 April Showers Bring May Flowers
May 20 Muddy May
Pippi Longstocking
Youth Sljd Workshop: Glass Fusing Spring

Sun Catchers (2 sessions offered)
Sunday, March 20
1 3 p.m.
Sunday, April 17
1 3 p.m.
Create something special to catch the spring
sunshine! In this glass fusing workshop you will
create one spring inspired sun catcher. Ages
7-15 are welcome no experience needed.
Pieces will be available for pick-up one week
after class. Instructor: Greta Jaeger
Museum admission must be purchased
separately.
Register by March 16 for March 20 session;
April 13 for April 17 session.
The worlds favorite red-headed heroine is the

inspiration for this day of adventure! Campers
encouraged to dress like Pippi or Tommy!
P Gng
2016
P Gng is part Swedish class, part social club
for young people ages 1318 interested in
Sweden, learning and practicing Swedish and
having fun! P Gng meets one Sunday per
month at the American Swedish Institute and
includes a Swedish language class, fika and
activities. Meetings are supplemented with
e-mail updates, optional language homework
and service-learning volunteer opportunities.
$125 student for school year.
Register at ASImn.org, or by calling
(612) 871-4907.
2016 School Year Schedule
Sundays, 2 4:30 p.m.
March 13
April 10
May 8
Vikings!
Thursday, August 4 9 a.m. 3 p.m.
Sail away into the world of the Vikings! Well
build Viking ships, learn geography of the Nordic
region and discover the mysterious runestones.
REGISTRATION
Campers are asked to bring their lunch and
wear clothes suitable for outdoor play.
$50 per child per session.
Registration required one week before camp
date.
In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and

Mask Theatre at ASI
Wednesday, March 16 5 8 p.m.
The Phillips History Museum is a playful,
interactive art installation exploring the
history of the Phillips neighborhood. Created
by artists from In the Heart of the Beast
Puppet and Mask Theatre (HOBT) in
partnership with neighborhood youth from
the United Tribes of Little Earth, Waite
House, and the Collaborative Village
Initiative, this annual event comes to ASI for
the first time as part of HOBTs ongoing
Phillips Project.
Svenska Skolan
Spring 2016
Svenska Skolan is a Saturday morning language
and culture program for children ages 413
to learn Swedish in a fun and interactive
environment.
2016 Spring School Year Schedule
Saturdays, 9:30 11:30 a.m.
April 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
May 7, 14
$125 ASI members / $145 nonmembers
per student per term.
Register at ASImn.org, or call (612) 871-4907.
Free with museum admission.

No registration required.
Photo: Bruce Silcox
ASI News
Host Your Wedding

at ASI!
With the grandeur of the historic Turnblad

Mansion and the clean, sophisticated style of
the Nelson Cultural Center, ASI is a stunning
setting for your wedding ceremony and
reception. Our memorable location can
accommodate wedding parties of any sizes.
Let ASIs own Slate & Stone Catering create

an unforgettable dining experience for your
guests. We use the finest ingredients and
incorporate highly imaginative presentations
to capture the unique flare for your event and
the particular season you are considering.
Limited 2016 dates still available. Contact
Lisa Krueger, Director of Catering, at
lkrueger@ciemail.com for more information.
Vffeldagen!
Friday, March 25, 2016 8:30 a.m. 5 p.m.
In Sweden, March 25 is Vffeldagen (Waffle
Day), a day when Swedes eat tasty heartshaped waffles with whipped cream and jam
or fresh berries.
Stop by FIKA at ASI between 8:30 a.m. and
5 p.m. for a waffle to celebrate Vffeldagen!
March
April 2016
calendar
of EVENTS
The Watercolor Worlds

of Lars Lerin
On View Through
May 22
Mikaela Vzquez Rico/imagebank.sweden.se

Tandem Tree Photography
Lily Lornzen
Scholarship to
Award $1,000
The Lily Lornzen Scholarship Committee will
award $1,000 to the best qualified applicant
who plans to study in Sweden during the
20162017 school year. For more information
and the application, visit http://www.asimn.org/
programs-education/scholarships. Application
deadline is May 1, 2016.
ASI Annual Meeting to

be Held June 8
The 2016 membership meeting of the
American Swedish Institute will be held on
Wednesday, June 8 at 6 pm. All ASI members
are welcome and encouraged to attend. ASI
members will receive reports about last years
accomplishments and elect a new class to the
ASI Board of Trustees for a term beginning
July 2016.
Light refreshments will be served.
ASI Board Nominations

Due March 15
The ASI Board of Trustees invites all ASI
members to submit nominations for ASI
members who would be interested and willing to
serve as active Board members. The consent of
the proposed candidate must be obtained before
submitting the name. Please submit names and
brief biographies of proposed candidates in
writing by March 15 to: ASI Nominating
Committee, 2600 Park Avenue, Minneapolis, MN
55407.
Information should include: candidates past
involvement at ASI and contribution that he
or she could make to the ASI community as a
Board member.
Save the Date!
Mother's Day
Smrgsbord
Sunday, May 8 4:30 7 p.m.
Join ASI for a delicious Mothers Day
Smrgsbord at ASI! Stay tuned to ASImn.org
for more details.

Tuesday, March 22 4:30 7 p.m.
Celebrate ASIs friendship with Uppsala,
Sweden, at the 11th annual Skl! A Toast to
Uppsala benefit and reception to support the
exchange activities of the Minneapolis-Uppsala
Friendship Committee. Bid on silent auction
items and enjoy the complimentary buffet
snacks and cash bar. Win an Icelandair roundtrip ticket to Scandinavia with your $25
investment in a raffle ticket. New this year will
be a second raffle: Some lucky person will win
the Wall-of-Wine!
Lars Lerin Rear Window, 2009
TICKETS
Free.
Reservations are required. Call (612) 871-4907
or visit ASImn.org by Tuesday, March 15 to
register.
For more information or to donate an item
for the silent auction, call Katie Fournier
at (612) 331-5615 or Cheryl Paschke at
(612) 871-6386. In spring 2016, the 11th
Educator Exchange delegation from
Minneapolis Public Schools will visit Uppsala
schools. Learn more about our Sister City
relationship at facebook.com/minneapolis.
uppsala.

Saturday, Mar. 19
Adult Sljd Workshop:

Winter in Watercolors
Friday, Mar. 18
Swedish Genealogy
Workshop
Friday, Apr. 22
ASI mar | apr | calendar 2016
march

2
After Work Wednesday

Wednesday
3 8 p.m.

19
Taking Care of Modern Swedish Textile Legacies: Two Perspectives

Saturday
2 3 p.m.

Wednesday
3 8 p.m.
30
Staged Reading [Almost Equal To]

Saturday
10:30 a.m.
The Watercolor Worlds of Lars Lerin Public Exhibit Tours

Friday
1:30 p.m.

20
Youth Sljd Workshop: Glass Fusing Spring Sun Catchers

Sunday
1 3 p.m.

Friday
1:30 p.m.

30

Saturday
11 a.m.
Adult Sljd Workshop Watercolor Basics**

Saturday
9 a.m. 4 p.m.

22

Tuesday
4:30 7 p.m.
Adult Sljd Workshop Luffarsljd**

Saturday
9 a.m. 4 p.m.

30
Saturday
Birds: Artfully Dead and Alive*

Saturday
1 2 p.m.

23

Wednesday
3 8 p.m.

Saturday
11 a.m.

Saturday
11 a.m.

Wednesday
3 8 p.m.

Wednesday
3 8 p.m.
Community Conversation: The Swedish Welfare Social

Housing Dilemma*
Wednesday
6:30 p.m.

13

23
Lily Lorenzen Scholarship Applications Due

Monday
Kids at the Castle: April Showers Bring May Flowers

Friday
11 a.m. noon

Friday
7 11 p.m.
2016 Winter Film Series: Trespassing Bergman*

Wednesday
7 p.m.
Vffeldagen
Friday

15

25

Friday
1:30 p.m.
Mother's Day Smrgsbord

Sunday
4:30 7 p.m.

Friday
1:30 p.m.

Friday
1:30 p.m.

15

11

25
Kids at the Castle: Muddy May

Friday
11 a.m. noon
Easter Feathers & Fun**

Saturday
10:30 a.m.

Saturday
11 a.m.
Adult Sljd Workshop Pocket Journal: Exploring with

Watercolor and Ink**
Saturday
9 a.m. 4 p.m.

20

12

26

16

Saturday
11 a.m.
Easter ASI Closed

Sunday

16

Saturday
11 a.m.
Exhibit Closing

12

27

22

Wednesday
3 8 p.m.
Spring 2016 Language Classes Begin**

Monday
Youth Sljd Workshop: Glass Fusing Spring Sun Catchers

17 Sunday
1 3 p.m.
Memorial Day ASI Closed

Monday

16

28

30

16
In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre at ASI

Wednesday
5 8 p.m.

Wednesday
3 8 p.m

20

Wednesday
3 8 p.m.

18
Adult Sljd Workshop Winter in Watercolors**

Friday
9 a.m. 4 p.m.

22
Swedish Genealogy Workshop**

Friday
9 a.m. 4 p.m

18
Kids at the Castle: The Great Paper Caper

Friday
11 a.m. noon

22

Friday
1:30 p.m.

18

Friday
1:30 p.m.

23

Saturday
11 a.m.

19
Easter at the Castle**

Saturday
9 a.m.

27

Wednesday
3 8 p.m.

19

Saturday
11 a.m.

29

Friday
1:30 p.m.
Nordic Table Workshop:

Semlor Cooking Class
Saturday, April 16
2 4:30 p.m.
Susanne Walstrm/imagebank.sweden.se

30
8:30 a.m. 5 p.m.
april
Friday
1:30 p.m.

Svenska Skolan Spring Session begins**
2 Saturday

2
Adult Sljd Workshop Watercolor Basics**

Saturday
9 a.m. 4 p.m.

Saturday
11 a.m.
Cocktails at the Castle:

Light Up the Night
Friday, May 6
7 11 p.m.
On the Art of Prolonging Life in Smland: Lessons from Methuselah

2 3 p.m.
may (key dates)
june (key dates)
Exhibit Preview Party

Magnus Nilsson's Nordic: A Photographic Essay of Landscapes,
Food and People
Wednesday
7 p.m.
ASI Annual Meeting

Wednesday

25
Midsommar Celebration 2016

Saturday
10 a.m. 5 p.m.
6 p.m.
Youth Sljd Workshop: Glass

Fusing Spring Sun Catchers
(2 sessions offered)
Sunday, March 20 and
Sunday, April 17
1 3 p.m.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
*registration recommended; **registration required
Register for all programs,
classes, workshops & events
online: ASImn.org
call: (612) 871-4907
in person: ASI Information Desk
exhibitions
Lars Lerin Mosque, 2010
exhibits
on view
The Watercolor Worlds of Lars Lerin Through May 22, 2016

Large scale retrospective of works by Sweden's contemporary watercolor master, Lars Lerin.
Watercolor Worlds is Lerins first North American exhibition in more than 30 years. The works
are displayed in ASIs contemporary Osher Gallery and throughout the historic Turnblad
Mansion galleries.
A Troll Family Adventure Through Summer 2016

Look out for trolls! A family of trolls moved into the Turnblad Mansion! Trolls love nature.
Do you love nature too? Be brave, cross the troll bridge, and come play in a
Troll Family Adventure!
exhibits
upcoming
Magnus Nilsson's Nordic: A Photographic Essay of Landscapes, Food and People

June 2, 2016 August 14, 2016
The Watercolor Worlds
of Lars Lerin
Jan. 23 May 22, 2016
visitor information
Museum Hours (Mansion & Galleries)
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday noon5 p.m.
Wednesday noon8 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m.5 p.m.
Sunday noon5 p.m.
Featuring original photography by internationally lauded chef, Magnus Nilsson, Magnus Nilsson's Nordic:
A Photographic Essay of Landscapes, Food and People, captures his encounters with the people he met and
the places he visited during his travels through the Nordic region while researching his popular seminal
text, The Nordic Cookbook.
American Swedish Institute | 2600 Park Avenue | Minneapolis, MN 55407
Giving
& receiving
FIKA, the caf at ASI

Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 8:30 a.m.5 p.m.
Wednesday 8:30 a.m.8 p.m.
Saturday 8:30 a.m.5 p.m.
Sunday 11 a.m.5 p.m.
Monday Closed
Become an ASI Member
Wallenberg Library & Archives

Wednesday 48 p.m.
Friday noon4 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m.2 p.m.
Museum Admission
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Source of Funds that Serve
Our Mission!
ASI Museum Store
Free Parking
Mission
As families and friends gather at the

American Swedish Institute, we are
reminded of the generosity of our
contributing members and donors
that allow for the preservation of our
beautiful home the Turnblad Mansion and
Closed Mondays and most holidays.
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sat. 10 a.m.5 p.m.

Wednesday 10 a.m.8 p.m.
Sunday noon5 p.m.
Monday Closed
$10 adults; $7 seniors (62+); $5 ages 618

and students with ID; free for children
under 6 and ASI members.
Available in our surface lot on the south half of
the 2600 block of Park Avenue. Handicapped
parking is available.
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gathering place for all people to share
experiences around themes of culture,
migration, the environment and the arts,
informed by enduring links to Sweden.
Did You Know?

support for Nordic-inspired exhibitions
and exciting programs. Donations from
our ASI supporters provide over 50%
of the revenue needed in our annual
operating budget to serve you and our
mission thank you!
There is more work wed like to do. ASI
strives to continue to preserve and share
Scandinavian heritage and traditions and
celebrate new Nordic perspectives and

we welcome your help. For not-for-profit
cultural organizations like ASI, annual
gifts of every size have a lasting impact.
Please consider what your gifts can bring
to ASI. Christy Stolpestad, Director of
Development, is happy to speak with you
regarding your giving interests. Please call
(612) 871-4907 or visit www.ASImn.org.
These activities are made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts
Board Operating Support grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural
heritage fund, and a grant from the Wells Fargo Foundation Minnesota.
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spring 2016
adult language
class schedule
To register for ASI classes and workshops, call (612) 871-4907 or register online at ASImn.org.
Talar du svenska?
Learn to speak Swedish in our adult language learning community at ASI!
Classes start the week of March 28, and meet once per week for 90
minutes over the course of nine weeks. ASI offers small class sizes with
a minimum of 5 participants, and a maximum of 15 students per class.
Courses are geared for participants 18 years and older. Detailed
descriptions of each course level are available online at http://www.
asimn.org/programs-education/adult-classes-workshops/classes.
Class Day & Time
Instructor
Text, starting page
BEGINNING SWEDISH COURSES

Swedish A101
Thurs. 1:15 p.m.
Haaland
Thurs. 8:00 p.m.
White
(textbok & vningsbok)

Rivstart A1+A2, ed.2
Swedish A102
Mon. 8:00 p.m.
Haaland
Wed. 11:15 a.m.
Hanslin


From English to
Swedish 1**
Swedish A103
Mon. 6:15 p.m.
Haaland
Mon. 8:00 p.m.
Hanslin
Tues. 8:00 p.m.
White
Wed. 1:15 p.m.
Haaland

Swedish A104
Mon. 4:15 p.m.
Hanslin
Tues. 6:15 p.m.
White

INTERMEDIATE SWEDISH COURSES

Swedish A201
Tues. 2:00 p.m.
Bowen
Tues. 8:00 p.m.
Haaland
Wed. 4:15 p.m.
Hanslin
Thurs. 6:15 p.m.
White

Nybrjarsvenska*
Swedish A202
Wed. 11:15 a.m.
Haaland
Thurs. 8:00 p.m.
Bowen

UPPER INTERMEDIATE SWEDISH COURSES

Swedish B102
(lrobok, vningsbok

& CD)
Tues. 11:15 a.m.
Haaland
P svenska! 2, ed.1
Tuition: $99 ASI members, $119 nonmembers. Please register by March 21

after this date, registrants will be charged an additional $10 late fee.
Course Materials: Purchase textbooks through the ASI Museum Store
pick up your book during museum hours or order over the phone
(612-870-3364). Class participants are responsible for having their textbook
and workbook on the first day of class, and each student must have his or
her own set of books.
Class Day & Time
Instructor
Swedish B104

Tues. 9:30 a.m.
Haaland
Wed. 6:15 p.m.
Hanslin
Text, starting page

(textbok, vningsbok
& CD)
P svenska! 2, ed.1
Nybrjarsvenska*
ADVANCED SWEDISH COURSES

Swedish B202
Mon. 6:15 p.m.
Hanslin

Rivstart B1+B2, ed.1
LITERATURE-BASED INTERMEDIATE TO ADVANCED

SWEDISH COURSES
Tues. 6:15 p.m.
Wed. 9:30 a.m.
Wed. 8:00 p.m.
Thurs. 9:30 a.m.
Thurs. 11:15 a.m.
Sat. 1:00 p.m.
Haaland
Hanslin
Hanslin
Haaland
Haaland
Bowen
Den grekiska hjlmen*

Hundraringen*
Tills hon hittar ngot eget**
Nattfk*
Nattfk*
Tills hon hittar ngot eget**
ACCELERATED ADVANCED SWEDISH

Wed. 9:00 a.m.
Haaland
I detta tecken**
FINNISH COURSES
Finnish 103
Thurs. 8:00 p.m.
Karvonen
Suomen mestari 1
Finnish 203
Thurs. 6:15 p.m.
Karvonen
Suomen mestari 2
spring 2016
Introduction to Swedish
Sunday, Feb. 28
Sunday, May 15
adult language
class schedule
12:30 2:30 p.m.

3 5 p.m.
Is it fee-kuh or fy-kuh? Gain an overview of the Swedish language with a bit of

grammar and pronunciation before serious study or further review begins.
Instructor: Jean Hanslin.
Tuition: $15 ASI members / $18 nonmembers. Please register at least one week in
advance.
Accelerated Advanced Swedish
Wednesdays, March 30 May 25
9 11 a.m.
This class, held entirely in Swedish, is for students with advanced language
skills to increase proficiency. We will read the novel I detta tecken by Joanne
Greenberg. We will develop vocabulary, work on advanced grammar, and discuss
Swedish media events. Additionally, short media clips or radio programs will be
shared to facilitate listening comprehension.
I detta tecken (translation of the novel In this Sign by Joanne Greenberg): Abel
and Janice Ryder begin their married life together with all the hopes and dreams
of a young couple deeply in love. But before long they realize that their deafness
stands as an immense barrier between them and a society that seems to work
only for those who can hear. Inexperienced, ignorant, and bewildered, they leave
the harsh environment of a school for the handicapped and enter the insensitive
world of the hearing. Through years of debt and misunderstanding, hard and
degrading work, the raising of a hearing daughter, common tragedies and joys,
they learn that the remarkable tool of sign language enables them to survive, and
indeed, to forge a love too powerful to be broken by the painful, extraordinary
world into which they were born. Instructor: Ingela Haaland.
Course Materials: I detta tecken, available through instructor.
Tuition: $135 ASI members / $155 nonmembers. Register by March 21 after
this date, registrants will be charged an additional $10 late fee.
Finnish 203
Thursdays, March 31 May 26
6:15 7:45 p.m.
Three Thoroughly Exhausting Days in Stockholm

Saturday, April 2
1 3:30 p.m.
ASI instructor Gregg White thinks of Stockholm as his second home town and will
help you plan the perfect visit! Hell share an insiders perspective on where to go,
what to do, see, and eat in three short, but glorious, days in the Swedish capital.
Bring any travel guides or maps of Stockholm that you already own to class.
This course is in English. Instructor: Gregg White.
advance.
Languages of Sweden, Past and Present

Tuesdays, April 19 and 26
1:15 2:45 p.m.
What languages have historically belonged to Sweden? Which are the official
minority languages of Sweden? Well look at Finnish, Sami, Romany and Yiddish.
How has the body of languages in Sweden changed over time, and which languages
exist in today's Sweden? This class, conducted in English, offers an overview of the
official and unofficial minority languages of Sweden. We will listen to a variety of
Swedish dialects, learn where and why Swedish has existed in small isolated
pockets of the world, and look at the etymology of Swedish names of places
today and what they mean. Instructor: Ingela Haaland
advance, or call for availability.
A Man Called Ove Book Discussion

Sunday, May 15
12:30 2:30 p.m.
Join us for a book discussion of A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman! The times
are a'changin' for cantankerous old Ove - new status, no job, new neighbors, no
purpose. Full of dry humor and sensitivity, the reader joins Ove in transitioning to
contemporary Swedish life. Instructor: Jean Hanslin
Tuition: $15 ASI members / $18 nonmembers. Please register at least one week
in advance.
This course picks up where the summer 2015 Finnish Beginning V left off. We'll
continue on with the book Suomen mestari 2, covering grammatical topics such
as the perfect and pluperfect tenses and possessive suffixes, and themes such as
holidays and customs, and education and work. Instructor: Daniel Karvonen.
Course Materials: Suomi mestari 2
Tuition: $99 ASI members / $119 nonmembers. Please register by March 21
Finnish 103
Thursdays, March 31 May 26
8 9:30 p.m.
* These books are not available through the ASI Museum Store. If you
are a new student joining at this level, please contact Chelsea Bowen,
Educational Programs Coordinator, in advance of class to make
arrangements at chelseab@asimn.org.
This course is a continuation of the winter term Finnish 102 course. We will
continue to work our way through the book Suomen mestari 1, covering
grammatical topics such as the partitive plural and the object, and cultural themes
such as food and holidays. The primary focus of the course will be on speaking
Finnish, but reading, writing and listening will be emphasized as well.
Instructor: Daniel Karvonen.
** These materials will be provided by the course instructor.
Course Materials: Suomi mestari 1
See back of page for course descriptions.
Tuition: $99 ASI members / $119 nonmembers. Please register by March 21

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adult craft (sljd) & food
spring 2016
adult craft (sljd) & food
workshops
spring 2016
workshops
Watercolor Basics:
Winter in Watercolors
making several
Glad Vffeldagen!
Favorite Objects From the ASI Collection
Friday, March 18 9 a.m. 4 p.m.
beautiful and
Instructor: Patrice Johnson is a Nordic Food
Saturday, March 5 9 a.m. 4 p.m. OR
Learn to paint a
Saturday, April 2 9 a.m. 4 p.m.
simple winter
Swedish illustrator and artist Carl Larssons
landscape in
enchanted watercolors were inspired by
watercolor in just
everyday domestic life. In this workshop,
three simple steps!
beginners learn to see, draw, and paint
We will work on
watercolors inspired
value studies, paint
by favorite objects
selected from the
ASI collection.
Pocket Journal:
Exploring with Watercolor and Ink
Saturdays, April 16 & 23
useful objects,
including hooks,
candlesticks and
bowls. Ideas
for further
exploration will
be shared.

Includes one drink. The class is participatory
and is held in ASIs Paulson Hall kitchen.
University of Minnesota where she taught
while becoming
art education and introduced her students
familiar with the
to Swedish handcrafts. While leading a study
Semlor Cooking Class

Saturday, April 16 2 4:30 p.m.
Learn to paint like Lars Lerin or fine tune your
medium. Photo references and inspirations will
shapes, light and
abroad trip to Sweden and Sterglntan, she
watercolor skills in this two session workshop.
be provided.
shadow as you use
took classes in this relatively unknown craft and
Artists of all levels of ability can learn the basics
contour drawing,
of combining watercolor and ink to mingle art
value studies, basic
and writing in a portable journal format.
things. Instructor: Tara Sweeney.
and lutfisk visionary.
creating texture
looking for edges,
art that celebrates the beauty of everyday
a food and culture writer, cooking class teacher,
Instructor: Faith Clover retired from the
Youll practice
mixing to create an original work of watercolor
old Scandinavian recipes a modern spin. She is
application and
9 a.m. 4 p.m. each day
watercolor techniques, and primary color
Geek and meatball historian who loves to give
Instructor: Catherine Hearding has been
hopes to interest a new group of crafters to
Register by March 5.
cardamom buns served with almond paste and
Practice keen observation as you use contour
She currently teaches watercolor classes at
$15 materials fee is payable to the instructor.
cream so much that when Protestant Reform
ink drawing, basic watercolor techniques, and
Minnetonka Center for the Arts, White
guided writing prompts to explore the outside
Bear Center for the Arts. She also teaches
freed them from Lenten dietary restrictions,

semlor became common fare for the entire
workshops for Grand Marais Art Colony and
an accordion-fold, postcard-sized keepsake
watercolor organizations such as Minnesota
$45 materials fee is payable to the instructor
responsible for at least one death when in 1771
journal. Dress appropriately, as well go outside
watercolor Society, and Northstar Waterme-
for a watercolor kit which includes: 9 x 12 inch
Waffle Day Cooking Class
King Adolf Fredrick consumed fourteen buns
if we can. Instructor: Tara Sweeney.
dia Society and taught a 5-day workshop for
Sunday, March 13 11:30 a.m. 1:30 p.m.
after a rich meal. What a way to go.
March 25 is Vffeldagen (Waffle Day) in
Now, hungry Swedes begin reaching for the
$35 materials fee is payable to the instructor for
This class will break for lunch where student
a watercolor kit which includes: a
may dine at our FIKA caf, or bring their own
watercolor accordion-style, postcard-sized
lunch. Students will have the opportunity to visit
Students will have an hour-long lunch break.
blank journal, a professional quality watercolor
The Watercolor Worlds of Lars Lerin exhibit. Mu-
At this time, students will have the opportunity
palette of 6 colors, a Medium Koi water brush, a
seum admission is included in registration fee.
to visit The Watercolor Worlds of Lars Lerin
Staedler fine liner permanent black ink
exhibit. Museum admission is included in your
pen, 0.3.
brush, #10 Silver Black Velvet Jumbo round

mop brush.
registration fee.
Explore ASIs winter exhibition, The Watercolor
Register for March 5 class by February 27.
Worlds of Lars Lerin, during an hour lunch break.
Register for April 2 class by March 26.
Museum admission is included in registration fee.


$30 materials fee is payable to the instructor.
Register by March 11.
Luffarsljd: Using Wire in New Ways
Saturday, April 9 9 a.m. 4 p.m.
With simple tools and wore of various gauges,
learn basic techniques of wire work while
Scandinavian recipes a modern spin. She is a food
a final feast before fasting. Swedes loved their
classes in watercolor for the past 11 years.
Danebo in 2012.
and meatball historian who loves to give old
lutfisk visionary.
painting in watercolor for 40 years, and teaching
Instructor: Patrice Johnson is a Nordic Food Geek
Shrove Tuesday, the day before Lent begins, as
views and inside spaces of ASI. Youll leave with
watercolor palette of 6 colors, synthetic round
provided.
and culture writer, cooking class teacher, and
watercolor paper, professional quality
for alternative versions of semlor will also be
Semlor in Sweden used to be reserved for
luffarsljd.
Susanne Walstrm/imagebank.sweden.se
The class is participatory and is held in ASIs

Paulson Hall kitchen.
Easter season. The rich pastry has even been
Sweden. Observed nine months before Christs

birthday, Waffle Day commemorates
Annunciation. Learn how a simple dialect
mix-up forever linked Mary's conception with
pastry as soon as Christmas is over. Last year

an enterprising Swedish baker reinvented
semlor with a street version of the buns:
semlor wraps. The wraps were a hit and have us
waffles, and celebrate all things vffel. In the
rethinking the Legend of the Semla.
kitchen well prepare both savory and sweet
Well learn about how the treats vary across
waffles, lingonberries and cream, ginger peach

compote, and pyttipanna (Swedish hash).
Mikaela Vzquez Rico/imagebank.sweden.se
Scandinavia and Finland, and well create a

fika honoring King Adolf Fredriks final meal,
without the death by cardamom buns. Menu to
include: gravlax and egg salad with roe, spring
greens with quick pickled vegetables, roasted
baby potatoes, and semlor. Additional recipes
REGISTER NOW FOR

ASI SPRING WORKSHOPS!
To register for ASI spring workshops,
call (612) 871-4907 or register online
at ASImn.org.
Please register at least one week in
advance, or call after that date for
availability.
Please visit ASImn.org for complete
registration policies and information.
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NORDIC happenings
memorials
& tributes
IN MEMORY OF*
Carl and June Ahlgren
Steve Ahlgren
Gordon T. Brandness
Stephen Crofton
Cordelia M. (Johnson)
Brandt
Gaylon H. Brandt
Bert Carlson
Glen Lindberg
Svenska Sllskapet
LeRoy Carlson
Darrell Carlson
Rod Chelberg, Sr.
Kirsten Ingerson
Cheryl Olson
Dorothy Cina
Richard Gunderson
Jeannine Erickson
Dennis Erickson
Lorraine D. Erickson
Marsha and Dick
Servetnick
Sally Erickson
Gerry Anderson
William Hagans
William and Margareta
Beyer
Vera Hattstrom
Daisy Carlson
John and Augusta Hedner
Neskt
Marta Kurak
Jean Hustad
Vstergtland Society
Signar and Leota Greene
Donna Greene
Margit Gustafson Jacobi
Laurie Jacobi and Cotty
Lowry
Phyllis Johnson
Laurence and Patricia
Jocelyn
Patty Karstadt
Steven Hunegs and Jenifer
Robins
Myrna and Charles Smith
Christy and Dave
Stolpestad
John N. Krohn
John and Shirley Krohn
Loren Larson
Judith and David Adolfson
Charles and Martha Wick
Birgitta Linnert
Pete Linnert
Nina Mahlke
Sandra Tschida
David Monson
Philip Fy
Fern Viola Nelson
Lynn M. Anderson
Brooke Anthony
Karen Bohn and Gary
Surdel
Hildy Bowbeer
Nina Clark
Katherine Constantine
and Michael Bono
Bruce Karstadt
Jeffrey and Margaret
Keyes
Peggy Korsmo-Kennon
Robert Moilanen and
Marlene Senechal
Russell Nelson
Faye and Wally Olson
Ruby Perkins
Christy and Dave
Stolpestad
JoAnn Swanson
JoAnn Thoreen
Becky Thorson
Judges and Magistrate
Judges of the United
States District Court
District of Minnesota
Kenneth and Esther
Nelson
David and Doris Nelson
Lila Nelson
Robert Silberman
In memory of my Nelson
ancestors
Carol Hassemer
Herbert Nyberg
Sonia A. Schulz
Gerri Stalberger
Betty A. Peterson
Donna Pitcher
Curt Pederson
Reino and Liisa Ojala
Barbro Roehrdanz
Dennis D. Magnuson
Philip Fy
Jerry Sjogren
Maribelle and Douglas
Appleby
Joyce Rudquist
Mary Rudquist and Scott
Beekman
*Gifts received
12/1/151/31/16
Bonnie Snater
Colleen Hartman
Richard Strasburg
JoAnn Thoreen
Britt-Marie and John
Wood
Melvin and Linnea
(Osman) Swanson
JoAnn Thoreen
Richard and Martha
Thomson
Betty Battista
Dorothy Westling
Jean Camfield
Ted Zipf
Vstergtland Society
IN HONOR OF*
Frances Carlson
Jeanell Carlson-Bjorkman
Ken Hjelm
Lee and Jane Carlson
Bruce Karstadts 25th
Anniversary
Philip L. Anderson
ASI Male Chorus
ASI Male Chorus Auxiliary
Duane and Marlene
Engstrom
Flickorna Fem
Joan A. Growe
Faye and Wally Olson
JoAnn Thoreen
Allen Johnson
Herbert (Ted) Johnson
Anne Olmon
Nina Clark
Maurice V. Johnson
Richard and Judy Sandeen
Everett Olson
Bette Olson
Derek, Gretchen, and

Heidi Nelson
Diane Nelson
Mr. and Mrs. Jerome

Patalonis
Jason Patalonis
Mike and Barb Nelson

Sharon Quittner
ASI Clubs
ASI Cloudberries
Thursdays 7 8:30 p.m.
Rehearses weekly in the Stuga at ASI on March 3, 10,
17, 24 & 31 and April 7, 14, 21 and 28.
ASI Cloudberries will hold their Spring Concert on
Saturday, May 14 at 7 pm at Pilgrim Lutheran Church,
1935 Saint Clair Ave, Saint Paul, MN 55105. For more
details please contact Gloria Rosen at
(952) 240-7523.
ASI Male Chorus
Tuesdays 7 9:30 p.m.
Rehearses March 1, 8, 15, 22, & 29 and April 5, 12,
19, & 26 in Paulson Hall at ASI. For more information
please contact Richard Grabow at
savethebestforlast4@gmail.com.
ASI Male Chorus Auxiliary
Tuesday, April 12 7 9:30 p.m.
Meets in the Stuga at ASI, for more information
please contact Marilyn Hultgren at (763) 544-6816
or mhultgren430@gmail.com.
ASI Spelmanslag
Thursdays 7 p.m.
Rehearses on March 10, 17 & 31 and April 14 & 21 in
Paulson Hall at ASI.
Will be performing at the IKEA Dinner on Friday,
March 18th at 4:30 pm and at the Amery High School
Auditorium, 555 Minneapolis Ave, Amery WI 54001,
on Sunday, April 24th at 2 pm. For additional
information please contact Suzanne Walters at
(651) 633-1607 or visit our website at
www.asispelmanslag.org.
Minneapolis-Uppsala Friendship Committee
Tuesday, March 27 5 p.m.
Meet in Folke Bernadotte Conference room at ASI.
For more details please contact Miranda Striegel at
(612) 735-7841or Katie Fournier at (612) 331-5615.
Scandinavian Friends
Friday, March 11 & April 8 noon
Meet in Larson Hall at ASI. For more information
please contact Muriel Johnson at (952) 831-4180.
SVEA Club
Wednesday, March 9 noon
Will meet at ASI in the Kaffestuga, for a light lunch and
Semlor. The cost will be $5. For reservations, please
leave a message at (651) 644-5116 or email
Margareta Beyer at mjbeyer@mac.com by
Monday, March 7.
Svenskarnas Dag Girls Choir
Mondays 7 8:30 p.m.
Rehearses in Paulson Hall at ASI on March 7, 14 &
21 and April 4, 11, 18 & 25. For more info regarding
scheduling a performance or a girl joining the choir,
please contact Diane Noble at (612) 825-8808 or
teddiane@mac.com.
Twin Cities Dalafrening
Saturday, March 5 & April 2 1 p.m.
Meets at the Danish American Center. For the March
5 meeting, the Larsons will present a recap of their
holiday trip to Egypt, well serve a homemade lunch,
and conduct a short business meeting. On April 2 we
will celebrate the PSK season, which has become
a club tradition with a special lunch followed by
program planning. Both meetings will include singing,
birthdays, and a lottery. Everyone is welcome to
attend. For more details, please contact Arne Larson
(763) 544-7494.
Twin Cities Nyckelharpalag
Wednesdays 7 p.m.
Rehearses on March 9 & 23 and April 13 & 27 in the
Stuga at ASI.
Tuesdays 7 p.m.
Rehearses on March 15 and April 19 at member
homes. For more information please contact Cheryl
Paschke at (612) 871-6386.
Twin Cities Swedish Folk Dancers
Mondays 7 9 p.m.
Rehearses March 14 & 28 and April 11 & 25 in Larson
Hall at ASI, for more information please contact
Beverly Johnson at TCSFDMN@gmail.com.
Vasa Jr. Folk Dancers
Saturdays 1 2:30 p.m.
Rehearses at ASI on March 12 & 26 and April 9 &
23. We are always looking for new dancers, all are
welcome between the ages of 3-18 (12th grade).
For more info call Janice at (612) 729-0334 or
Joann at (612) 238-5873.
Vasa Order John Morton Lodge

Thursday, March 3 & April 7 noon 3 p.m.
Will meet at ASI in the Kaffestuga. On March 3 our
program will be about trolls and on April 7 John
White will share some family Swedish artifacts. Bring
your own lunch. Dessert and coffee will be provided.
For more information contact Sharon at
(952) 443-2092.
Vrmlandsfrbundet
Friday, March 18 & April 15 noon 2:30 p.m.
Meets in Paulson Hall at ASI. For our March 18
meeting we will have the Immigrant Trunk program
offered through ASI and for the April 15 meeting
we will have comic Eric Dregni share his thoughts on
Scandinavian humor. For more information please
contact Chuck or Judy Gustafson at (952) 236-9578.
Vstergtland Society
Saturday, April 9 1 p.m.
Meets in Paulson Hall at ASI. Jan Nyholm will present
her Swedish Doll Collection. All are welcome. For
more information, please contact Gordon Anderson
at (763) 788-8532.
ASI Affiliates
ASI Bemidji Affiliate
Sunday, April 24 4:00 p.m.
Will hold their annual meeting at the Concordia
Language Village at the Swedish Camp. Potluck
Dinner will follow the business meeting with a
Swedish Program and Music. Please plan to attend.
For more information please contact Al Paulson at
(218) 785-2368.
Dala Heritage Society
Saturday, March 19 noon
Will host their annual meeting with a salad luncheon
at Mora Methodist Church in Mora, MN. Anyone
living in east central Minneosta and are interested in
joining our Swedish group please contact Gordon
Hallstrom at (320) 679-3869.
Sons of Norway, Vonheim Lodge
Saturday, March 20 2 p.m.
Meets in Paulson Hall at ASI. For more details please
contact Merle Tingelstad at (763) 422-0202 or by
email at mctingels@aol.com.
Swedish Cultural Society of Duluth
March 20 & April 17 2:30 p.m.
Meets in Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 219 N 6th
Ave E, Duluth, MN 55805. On March 20 Betty
Selnes, Donna Forbes, and Karen Pearson will present
a power point program on their trip to northern
Sweden in 2015. On April 17 Marlene Wisuri will
discuss "The North American Sami Reawakening:
from 1991-2016 and Beyond." These meetings are
open to the public. For more information please

contact Donna Forbes at (218) 525-5402.
Swedish Genealogical Society of Minnesota
Saturday, March 19 1 p.m.
Will meet at Colonial Church in Edina. Kathy Meade
will present the many new research avenues offered
by ArkivDigital. For more details please contact
sgsm1983@gmail.com.
Swedish Hospital Alumni Association (SHAA)
Tuesday, March 15 9:30 a.m.
Will have a board meeting in Paulson Hall at ASI.
Three Crowns Swedish American Association
of Bismark-Mandan, ND
Sunday, April 10 2:30 p.m.
Meets in the visiting room at Dans Supermarket
in the East Bismark Sunrise Town Center, 3103
Yorktown Dr, Bismark, ND 58503. The program
will be about healthy eating and organic foods.
For more information please contact Sharon Sonneson at (701) 663-0569.
Kaffestuga Friends
Wednesdays, March 30 & April 27 noon
Meets on the last Wednesday of the month (except
November and December) in the Stuga at ASI. For
additional details please contact Margareta Beyer at
(651) 644-5116.
NORDIC AMERICAN
BULLETIN BOARD
The Edvard Grieg Societys 201516
10th anniversary Season:
Diane Jarvi and Dan Newton Concert
Saturday, April 2 7:30 pm 9:00 pm
Singer, guitarist and kantele player (Finnish
folk harp) with Accordion.
Tickets: $20. Students free with ID.
Location: Mindekirken The Norwegian
Lutheran Memorial Church
924 E 21st Street
Minneapolis, MN 55404
United States
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the museum store
News from Sweden

Lars Lerin TV Series Debuts
Adding to the growing list of creative pursuits
from Swedish watercolor master Lars Lerin
is a new reality TV series starring none other
than the man himself.
The series chronicles Lars Lerin's quest to
seek out and befriend other well-known
Check out the episode here!
Easter Feathers
https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=8elmhkgCvnw
list
Eggwhite Soap with Chamomile

Flowers & Lecithin
mlarpensel :: paintbrush
Used by European women for

centuries, Eggwhite Facial Soaps
are produced with pure eggwhite,
chamomile, and lecithin. When pressed,
Chamomile flowers (anthemis nobilis)
create a totally natural softening agent
used since ancient times for calming
and conditioning the skin.
smlter :: to melt
kvittrande fglar :: chirping birds
rdhake :: robin
To listen to the pronunciation of these
Swedish words, visit The Peoples Dictionary:
folkets-lexikon.csc.kth.se/folkets/folkets.
en.html
@ ASI
artists, beginning with Lerin taking a trip to

visit and interview Anni-Frid Lyngstad, singer
of Swedish pop quartet ABBA.
A l l A S I M e m b e r s S ave 10 %
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We d . 10 a . m . 8 p . m . | S u n . n o o n 5 p . m .
O rd e r o n l i n e a t S h o p Swe d i s h .co m
o r c a l l (612) 8 70 - 3378 .
Photo (below): Simon Paulin/imagebank.sweden.se
A few weeks before Easter, branches

are adorned with feathers. The
tradition emulates the "palms" which
are used to celebrate Palm Sunday.
Three feathers attached to an extra
fine wire.
One bunch of 8 assorted colors.
$7
Paint-By-Number Tea Towel

Nostalgic theme, featuring a
woodland scene complete with a
moose in the forest.
100% cotton, measures 28 x 20.
$16.50
Package of 6 2.25 ounce beauty bars.

$22.50
Lars Lerin: Kulisser/Sceneries

Lars Lerin is a master of watercolor.
He knows everything there is
to know about the temper and
movement of this media, along with
its strengths and weaknesses. His
images bear the imprint of his hands
but also of his heart and mind. This
extensive exhibition embraces both
sadness and warmth, melancholia and
hope.
Lars Lerin has also begun to
reinterpret works by other artists
and paint stills from films that have moved him, reproducing key
scenes from classics by both Alfred Hitchcock and Werner Herzog.
The result is paintings with the characteristic suspense of the film
medium.
Hardcover, in Swedish and English, 103 pages.
$85
Nature Medley Tray

Featuring Charley
Harper's illustrations,
this durable tray is great
for outdoor dining.
Dishwasher safe, 9
diameter.
$28.95
Great Outdoors Glasses

These glasses are generously proportioned, great for
juice, water, or a tasty cocktail.
Set of four, 2 deer
& fox and 2 bear
glasses, dishwasher
safe, holds
10 ounces, 4.75 tall.
$38
All proceeds benefit heritage programming at the American Swedish Institute.
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THE WATERCOLOR WORLDS OF LARS LERIN
THROUGH MAY 22, 2016
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Museum Hours
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday noon5 p.m.

Wednesday noon8 p.m. | Saturday 10 a.m.5 p.m.
Museum opens at 10 a.m. Tuesday Saturday through Jan. 10
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Wednesday 8:30 a.m.8 p.m. | Sunday 11 a.m.5 p.m.
Monday Closed
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Wednesday 10 a.m.8 p.m.
Sunday noon5 p.m.
Closed Mondays and most holidays.
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This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support
grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund, and a grant from the Wells Fargo
Foundation Minnesota.

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The American Swedish Institute Newsletter

Cocktails at the Castle:

Spring Term Begins

THIS SPRING'S PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO DEEPEN AND ENRICH

Lars Lerin Tourist Attraction, 2013

This activity is made possible

Lars Lerin Light in the East, 2002-2012

2014 Lucia in the Mansion.

Message from the President & CEO

by natures inspiration has an impact on our

Host Your Wedding at ASI!

Lily Lornzen Scholarship to Award $1,000

ASI Annual Meeting to be Held June 8

Save the Date! Mother's Day Smrgsbord 10

EXHIBITS, CLASSES & EVENTS

A Troll Family Adventure 4

Community Conversation: The Swedish

Taking Care of Modern Swedish Textile

On the Art of Prolonging Life in Smland

Trespassing Bergman Film Screening

Cocktails at the Castle: Light Up the Night

Swedish Genealogy Workshop

After Work Wednesdays

Easter at the Castle

Easter Feathers and Fun

Kids at the Castle

Summer Day Camps

Youth Sljd Workshop: Glass Fusing

In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and

FEATURES & INFORMATION

Bruce Karstadt, ASI President & CEO

Memorials & Tributes

ASI Club Meetings & Rehearsals

Sweden & Swedish

Cover: Lars Lerin Light in the East,

2 American Swedish Institute

The ASI Museum Store

POSTEN mar | apr 2016

Lars Lerin Suburbs, 2009

The Watercolor Worlds of Lars Lerin

4 American Swedish Institute

The Watercolor Worlds of Lars Lerin is

The exhibition also includes ten unique

A Troll Family Adventure

Fviken restaurant, photographed on location

STAGED READING by Jonas Khemiri

Staged Reading [Almost Equal To]

Khemiris 2015 release, Everything I Dont

Registration is required. Register online at

POSTEN mar | apr 2016

Birds: Artfully Dead and Alive

With the emergence of the Peoples Home

gender, textiles, and text in the Scandinavian

ASI is thrilled to host this joint presentation

Register online at ASImn.org or call

Ingmar Bergmans home on Fr Island

Please bring a bag lunch or plan to purchase one

In Trespassing Bergman some of the worlds

On the Art of Prolonging Life in Smland:

Cocktails at the Castle: Light Up the Night

Swedish Genealogy Workshop

All screenings are free.

Included in museum admission.