Nordic Heritage Museum
If you are looking to whet your appetite for Scandinavian cuisine, culture and chamber music, look no further than the Nordic Heritage Museum’s Mostly Nordic Chamber Music Series and Smörgåsbord. For those unfamiliar with fine Scandinavian fare, a smörgåsbord is a delicious feast of open faced sandwiches and other culinary delights beautifully displayed and served buffet style. The Chamber Music Series consists of five Sunday afternoon chamber music concerts featuring the music of Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Finland & Sweden. A smörgåsbord follows the performance and will feature gourmet delicacies from the featured country’s traditional menu. The series launches this Sunday February 13, with the music of Norway, featuring Norwegian pianist Knut Erik Jensen, violinist Svend Rønning, and soprano Laura Loge. For tickets and more info on the music series, visit the link above.
FESTIVAL BRINGS A TASTE OF ICELAND TO SEATTLE
Seattle Times
Seattle’s summer swelter seems to be simmering down some. But if you really want to get a chill on, consider attending “A Taste of Iceland.” The four-day festival, running today through Sunday, celebrates our new direct-air link to Reykjavik and will give Seattleites a chance to sample Icelandic food, folk music, film and more. Tonight, head over to the Varsity Theater for a free double bill of the film White Night Wedding (which screened at SIFF earlier this year) and Rafskinna #3, a collection of shorts. Also part of the festival is tomorrow night’s performance by singer-songwriter Olof Arnalds at the Crocodile. For more information on the festivities, click the above link.
