The Nordic Heritage Museum has released some of its upcoming fall events and exhibitions. The museum is located at 3014 N.W. 67th St.

EXHIBITION
Maria Friberg
Sept. 18 to Nov. 15
The Nordic Heritage Museum is pleased to present the first solo exhibition in the northwestern United States of celebrated Swedish photographer and video artist Maria Friberg.

PERFORMANCE
Two Wheels North
Friday, Sept. 25, 7 p.m.
4Culture and Book-It Repertory Theatre are partnering to dramatize Two Wheels North, the captivating true story of the two young men who rode their bicycles from Santa Rosa, California, to the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in the fall of 1909. The premier performance will be hosted free to the public at the Nordic Heritage Museum and will be followed by a reception and Q & A with the performers.

LECTURE
An evening with Paul Norlen, translator of Selma Lagerlöf’s
The Saga of Gosta Berling
Tuesday, Oct. 6, 7 to 9 p.m.
Join us for a discussion and book signing with Paul Norlen, translator of The Saga of Gosta Berling (1891), Selma Lagerlöf’s beloved first novel. Set in rural Värmland during the 1820s, the novel tells the story of a young defrocked pastor and the province’s richest woman, a mesmerizing Italian countess. The book was adapted to cinema in 1924, starring a young Greta Garbo. The event is free.

TRIBUTE DINNER
The Nordic Heritage Museum will celebrate a landmark in its history on Saturday, Oct. 3, with a special fundraising dinner. Honoring the thirtieth anniversary of the Museum’s founding, we will pay tribute to those who worked diligently in creating the Museum. A gourmet dinner will be prepared by world-renowned special guest chef Ludger Szmania of Magnolia’s famous Szmania’s restaurant.

CONCERT
Wood’N’Flutes in Concert
Tuesday, Oct. 20, 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Can one hear the echoing hooves of Esbern Snare’s horse as it galloped across the Danish countryside 700 years ago? Does a piece written in the 21st century have the power to distract evil thoughts from a modern audience? Is the recorder truly one of the sweetest sounding instruments, as Johann Mattheson professed in the 1700s? Find out the answers to these questions and many others when the Danish-based trio Wood’N’Flutes performs at the Museum. Tickets are $15 for members of the Museum or the Northwest Danish Foundation, $17 for non-members.

YULEFEST
Saturday–Sunday, Nov. 21–22, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Celebrate the holiday season with the Nordic Heritage Museum’s 2009 Yulefest. Browse hand-crafted Scandinavian gifts, enjoy performances by a host of Scandinavian musical talent, dine on Nordic cuisine that will certainly inspire holiday cheer, and enjoy craft activities for children. Santa will also be attending Yulefest and hopes to visit all of the children who attend this year.
Suggested donation is $3 for adults and $1 for children under 12; children under 3 are admitted free.

EXHIBITION
Ennesbo
Dec. 4, 2009 to Feb. 7, 2010
Swedish-American multi-media artist Sandra Binion explores Ennesbo, Sweden, through video, photography, and painting. Ennesbo is a small farming settlement in rural southern Sweden, where Binion’s family has lived and worked for over 300 years and from which her great-grandmother emigrated to the U.S. in 1896. The exhibition explores themes of heritage, identity, and the immigrant experience from a contemporary and personal perspective.

ARCTIC CIRCLE
Christmas Hearts and Glögg
Thursday, Dec. 17, 7 p.m.
Celebrate the upcoming holiday the Scandinavian way! Learn to make paper Christmas hearts and advent wreaths as we celebrate yuletide with gingersnaps, glögg, and Christmas music.

NORDIC LIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL
SIFF Cinema at McCaw Hall, 321 Mercer Street
Oct. 23 to 25, 2009
The Nordic Heritage Museum is pleased to present the first annual Nordic Lights Film Festival, October 23, 24 and 25, 2009. The Festival will bring contemporary, award-winning films from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden to SIFF Cinema at McCaw Hall.

Tickets are available through the SIFF Cinema Box Office at www.siff.net or (206) 464-5830. SIFF Cinema at McCaw Hall is located at 321 Mercer Street in Seattle.

Admission is $7 for Members; $10 for non-members. Admission to the children’s feature (Saturday, 10:00 a.m.) is discounted: $8 for adults, $6 for adult Members, $4 for children. A festival pass is available for $50 for Members; $60 for non-members. All movies are subtitled.

Film Festival Schedule:

Fri, Oct. 23:
7 p.m. - Opening reception
7:30 p.m. - Everlasting Moments

Sat, Oct. 24:
10 a.m. - My Uncle Loved the Color Yellow, Mystery of the Wolf
1 p.m. - Misty Mountain, Herdswoman
3 p.m. - Lights in the Dusk
7:30 p.m. - When Elvis Came to Visit, Flame and Citron

Sun, Oct. 25:
2 p.m. - Family Reunion, The World in Denmark
3:30 p.m. - Little Man, Back Soon
7 p.m. - Black Ice
9 p.m. - Mr. Mustache, Dead Snow