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Hot Chocolate for Grown Ups with Vikre Distillery
Learn to mix hot chocolate drinks that are guaranteed to keep you toasty. Plenty of samples and recipes. 2 for 1 registration for early birds
Let’s get Hygge-With-It during the deep winter by exploring fun ways to jazz up our hot cocoa!
Ellen from Vikre Distillery returns to show us three different spirits and liqueurs to add to hot cocoa for an exciting way to keep warm and cozy this winter.
Guests will be invited to sample Vikre’s Ovrevann Aquavit, Herbal Liqueur, and Amaro Superiore and mix them with hot cocoa to explore different versions of the spiked hot cocktail.
Guest will be offered an opportunity to purchase discounted bottles from nearby Zipp’s liquor store following the class.
Skål!
Bergen Fish Soup with Teena Anderson
January's cold calls for the soup that keeps Norwegian fisherman warm. Teena Anderson shows you how to make this rich and sustaining dish.
Bergen, Norway is a coastal town with a rich tradition of seafood dishes. Bergen Fish Soup (Bergen fiskesuppe) is one of the most famous. Teena Anderson will show you how to extract the most flavor for the broth and what are some of the most popular fish and vegetables to include in the soup.
Cooking with fish requires a light hand and a watchful eye. Teena will coach you through both skills. The owner of Anoka Meat and Sausage, she will also teach you what to look for when buying fish so you can bring home only the best.
Kari's Barnehage - 15 weeks of language learning for 2-4-year-olds
Give your preschooler the gift of a second language. They will learn Norwegian through music and play.
Crowning the North: A tour of the Mia exhibit for Norway House members
Norway House members are invited for a reception and docent-led tour of the new Mia exhibit: Crowning the North. Free to members. RSVP
Norway House members are invited to join the Friends of Mia (the Minneapolis Institute of Art) for a private tour of Crowning the North: SilverTreasures from Bergen, Norway on Friday, February 6th.
We will meet at the reception desk in Mia’s foyer at 10am and proceed to the Friends
office for coffee, tea and conversation. A staff person from Norway House will be there to greet you.
At 11am, participants will be given a private tour of the Crowning the North
exhibit. The exhibition explores the art of the Bergen silversmiths from the
16th to the early 20th century. Approximately 150 objects ranging from
spoons to wedding crowns are on loan from public and private Norwegian
collections.
This event is free to Norway House members. The group is limited to 15 people, so please rsvp quickly if you would like to be part of this exceptional tour.
Not a member of Norway House, but you would like to be? Click here.
Giving old family journals, letters, and photos a new, creative life
Chris Fischbach, a former publisher, leads a creative workshop that explores activities you can do with your family archive. 3-session class
This class meets for three sessions: Saturdays, February 7, 14, and 21 from 10:30 - 12:30.
If you’re like most of us, you might have boxes of old family journals, letters, photographs, records, receipts from multiple generations of your relatives. And, if you’re like most of us, we don’t know what to do with them: it doesn't feel right to throw it all out, nor does it feel right to just let it sit.
Finally, we have a solution! Bring yourself or multiple generations of your family! Why not use these “family archives” as inspiration, material, and jumping off points for creativity?
Don’t you think that your ancestors would like the physical remnants of their lives to see the light of day? To inspire you to create, to tell their story, or to tell it slant, or to create a different world with them as characters. In a very real way, it brings the past alive!
Join former Coffee House Press publisher and current literary agent Chris Fischbach as he leads a two-hour laid-back workshop that explores different creative activities you can do with your family archives. Don’t worry! This about ideas and fun, not about anyone judging anyone else’s work!
Please bring with you a fresh notebook, writing implements, erasers, highlighters, any art materials, really—along with any or all old written family materials. Prior to class, please come with a general idea about what your material contains, and pull 3-4 sentences or paragraphs that you might use as starting-off points during class.
Examples of what to bring: Old family journals, letters, photos, maps, documents such as marriage licenses, birth certificates, shopping lists, keepsakes, ticket stubs, travel documents, passports…you get the idea.
You’ll leave the class with new ways to discover and create, to make something new out of something old, and something you and your family can cherish for years to come. Families are welcome! Ages 12 - 120.
Still have questions? Please check out the FAQ section below where the instructor helps you understand what to expect in the class.
Please note: All sales for class seats are final. If you can't attend, you can transfer your place in class without any fees to another person.
Hygge Happy Hour with Peter and the Jazztronauts
It’s Hygge Happy Hour from 4-8 pm at Norway House. Peter and the Jazztronauts will play from 5:00 - 6:30. BOGO glass of beer or wine. Dinner menu served.
Norsk Språkklubben
Practice your Norwegian conversational skills on the second Saturday of each month at Norway House.
Nordic Pop-up Music and Dance with Kari Tauring, Art Bjorngjeld, and Carol Sersland
Kari and Carol lead the dances and Art and his fellow button accordionists supply the music. Paced so you can talk and dance simultaneously.
Nordic Music and Pop-up Dance for Hygge Happy Hour
Nature Instrument specialist Kari Tauring hosts a variety of Nordic musicians who inspire dancing within the community. She kicks off the evening with a song for schottische! Folk dancer and dance educator Carol Sersland will lead dances and join in so you will move with confidence. This is about having fun and Carol and Kari will set the tone.
Art Bjorngjeld and friends supply the songs. This music was passed down through Art's family and he shares it broadly throughout the Midwest and Scandinavia. You may have seen him on Prairie PBS when they visited the Norwegian dance group Det Norske Folkedanslaget in 2019. Art leads the dance band Button Boxers, favorites at Nordic Dance evenings at Tapestry Folkdance Center and the Nordic Ball.
Come dance or just enjoy the music. Either way, please join us. This dance is during the Norway House Hygge Happy Hour. Enjoy a BOGO glass of beer or wine with your dancing.
Paint & Sip
Connect with your creative side and join us for our no-experience-required art class-all supplies included-directed by trained, local artists, who will guide you through “Foggy Blue Woods” acrylic on canvas.
Saturday Barnehage with Kari Stern
Norwegian children's language teacher Kari Stern has a special class where students read, sing, dance, and do crafts in Norwegian.
Kari Stern leads a special session of Barnehage, a Norwegian language program for pre-schoolers. Two-to-four year olds and their parents or guardians read, sing, and play in Norwegian. Kari uses a children's book to set the theme and children get to hear, speak, read, and create art using the language. This month's book features ducklings having an adventure - who can resist?!
The price is per family, so if you have more than one two-to-four-year-old in the family, you may all attend for one price.
Kari teaches Barnehage, children's language class in Norwegian, each semester for 12 weeks at Norway House. Her special Saturday classes are an opportunity for children in Barnehage to have greater exposture to the language.
If you want your child to learn Norwegian, but were uncertain about classes, the Saturday Barnehage is wonderful opportunity to see how fun learning a language can be.
Please note, Norway House does not offer refunds. Please be sure you can attend on the day for which you registered.
Cabbage Classics: Ireland Meets Norway
Join us for a delicious cross-cultural cooking experience where two iconic cabbage dishes take center stage! In this semi-hands-on class, we’ll pair Ireland’s traditional bacon and cabbage—tender cabbage, savory bacon, and delicious parsley sauce—with Norway’s creamy cabbage rolls filled with hearty flavors. At the end of class, students will eat hearty samples of both dishes and will get suggestions for side dishes and accompaniments.
We’ll explore the history, comfort, and clever simplicity behind each recipe, learning how different cultures transform the same humble ingredient into something uniquely satisfying.
Come for the food, stay for the stories, and leave with two new cozy favorites to bring to your own kitchen table! Adults only, please. Student maximum is 10.
150th Anniversary of the Premiere of Ibsen's Peer Gynt with Music by Edvard Grieg
Location: MetroNOME Brewery
Grieg’s music paired with words from Ibsen’s Landmark play in a condensed presentation with piano, singers, and actors celebrating the 150th anniversary of the world premiere of the play and music.
Hygge Happy Hour with Peter and the Jazztronauts
It’s Hygge Happy Hour from 4-8 pm at Norway House. Peter and the Jazztronauts will play from 5:00 - 6:30. BOGO glass of beer or wine. Dinner menu served.
Tablet Woven Wool Bracelets with Alla Hale
Learn tablet weaving, a low-tech technique that allows you create intricate woven bands. Weave a bracelet that is worthy of being a gift.
This workshop offers participants an opportunity to learn how to use the cards of tablet weaving to make intricate bands. Create a woven bracelet and finish it with copper findings.
Participants will begin by learning how to warp their tablet weaving patterns and practice weaving a short band. Once they understand the basics and have worked out the muscle memory of weaving, they will weave a bracelet-length of band in their chosen pattern. At the end of the workshop, participants will complete their bracelets with copper findings. With these new skills, participants will be able to create woven bands for a variety of uses, including additional bracelets.
This workshop is aimed at adventurous beginners, or experienced crafters. Alla will support students at whatever level of weaving they bring to the workshop.
A materials fee of $30 is paid directly to the instructor.
Please note: Norway House does not refund tickets. If you can't attend, please consider giving your seat in class to a friend. There is no charge for ticket transfers.
True North Mittens - A knitting class with Alla Hale
Learn to knit mittens incorporating Norwegian and Latvian design and knitting techniques. The end result is warm and beautiful.
True North Mittens - A Mitten Knitting Workshop
Learn tips and tricks for knitting mittens in the round. We will cast on the True North Mittens, a true melting pot of a mitten, representing some of the amazing fiber artists in Minnesota. Designed by local fiber artist, Alla Hale, these mittens are knit in locally grown and milled Icelandic yarn from Badgerface Fiber in Northfield, MN.
The stitch patterns are inspired by traditional Norwegian sweaters, and the finishes inspired by Latvian and Norwegian mitten designs. Together, we will work through the Latvian Braid cast on, and then we will learn how to hold yarn in both hands for two-color colorwork.
In the three-hour class you can expect to have completed the decorative cuff of one mitten. You will leave with all the knowledge and materials to finish your own pair of beautiful mittens.
Materials
For the mitten class, students should have the following materials:
1. Circular or double pointed knitting needles in a US 1.5, 2, or 3, depending on their gauge. Pattern calls for US2.
2. Snips or other way of cutting the yarn
3. Tapestry needle for weaving in ends
4. Any eyewear needed to work knitting at the assigned gauge
Yarn
The instructor will provide the following materials for a $50 materials fee:
1. Three mini-skeins of icelandic wool from Badgerface Fiber, 100 yds each ($50 value)
2. A printed copy of the mitten pattern ($6 value)
You pay the instructor directly for the materials.
Questions? Email classes@norwayhouse.org
Please note: Norway House does not provide refunds. If you can't attend the class, consider giving your place to a friend. There are no tranfer fees.
The 9 Herbs Charm with Kari Tauring
Join Kari Tauring for an introduction to the Old Anglo-Saxon healing charm from the Lacnunga (Remedies). Written around the year 900, the remedy book contains both Christian and Pagan prayers and imagery and is in both Germanic, Celtic, and Latin languages.
The Nine Herbs Charm is perhaps the most famous portion of the book. Here the healer sings to each of the plants, a recipe a powerful salve, and a prayer for blowing poison away from the afflicted.
Kari deeply engaged with this poem and these plants during the global pandemic and uprisings. She continues to call on these plants for their power against “poison and infection and the loathsome things that fare through the land." Part of her “Nordic Plant Lore” series.
Hygge Happy Hour with Peter and the Jazztronauts
It’s Hygge Happy Hour from 4-8 pm at Norway House. Peter and the Jazztronauts will play from 5:00 - 6:30. BOGO glass of beer or wine. Dinner menu served.
Norsk Språkklubben
Practice your Norwegian conversational skills on the second Saturday of each month at Norway House.
Uff da! I just discovered I'm Norwegian. Now what?
This is an absolute beginner's genealogy class. Learn basic vocabulary, resources, principles, and how to build a chart.
This 90-minute class is for people who are absolutely new to genealogy. If you have just discovered your ancestry with a DNA test or are not certain who your grandparents are but would like to research your family history, this is for you.
Genealogists and archivists Jeff Huset will carefully take you through the basic steps necessary to build a family tree . It's important to be grounded in your American ancestry before trying to research your Norwegian family.
It is helpful, but not required, to decide on one person in your family to be the starting point for your search. This focus make it easier for you to find your way through the information you will find.
You will learn basic geneaology vocabulary in English and the Norwegian terms you will find in records. By the end of class you will know how to look for information, how to record the information you find, and what steps to take next.
At the end of class, you are invited to join the instructor for a cup of coffe at the Norway House Kaffebar and share family stories along with your classmates.
You will leave with a rich compilation of resources and knowledge how to reach further into the past accurately.
Paint & Sip
Connect with your creative side and join us for our no-experience-required art class-all supplies included-directed by trained, local artists, who will guide you through “Bouquet of Flowers” acrylic on canvas.
Hygge Happy Hour with Peter and the Jazztronauts
It’s Hygge Happy Hour from 4-8 pm at Norway House. Peter and the Jazztronauts will play from 5:00 - 6:30. BOGO glass of beer or wine. Dinner menu served.
Pysanky with a Nordic flair
Make bright and colorful pysanky for Easter, with traditional and Nordic-influenced designs.
Learn to make pysanky, the ornate decorated eggs from Eastern Europe and the Baltic countries, with Nordic-inspired designs. The artwork is created by repeatedly outlining designs in beeswax and dying the eggs. Renata Fossett will walk you through the steps so you will end the class with a completed egg.
In this class you will choose from a selection of designs, then learn to do the following:
· Use a kistka, the tool for holding melted beeswax and writing on the egg.
· Dye in a sequence of colors as you build the design.
· Build up designs with repeated use of beeswax and color.
You can take your completed egg home with you, along with a hanger for display, or you can leave your egg with the teacher. She will varnish the egg for you and you can pick it up at Norway House later that week.
All supplies are provided in class. Cat not included,
Renata was introduced to the art of pysanky in 1981 by Ukrainian artist Luba Perchyshyn, who lived in Northeast Minneapolis. She has been writing pysanky ever since.
Please note: Norway House does not provide refunds. If you are unable to attend, consider giving your tickets to a friend. There is no fee for transfering tickets.
Decorate Påskris (Easter Switches) with Kari Tauring
Learn about the Nordic Easter tradition of decorating pussy willow switches. Create colorful switches to take a brighten your home.
Påskris - Pussy Willow Switches and Feather Branches at Easter
Learn about the Nordic Easter tradition of decorating pussy willow switches. When Christianity came to rural Norway, Finland, and Sweden around 1200 A.D., the ancient land-based traditions were kept in families and blended with the new church practices.
Påskris, or Passover Switch/Tree, is one such tradition. In this class, which is a combination of lecture and hands-on crafts, you will make a påskris and learn about the meaning of symbols of this tradition. You will also learn the folk songs, charms, and practices for each day of Holy Week as you decorate your switch.
Christians in warmer climates used palm tree fronds for their celebrations. People of the northlands didn’t have access to palms, so they used pussy willows. However, when Easter comes early, as it does this year, pussy willows aren’t ready yet. So, switches from the base of lindens or river birch can also be used.
For the crafting portion of the class, switches will be decorated with bits of wool or cotton fluff. Feathers, seed pods, and other decorations of colorful string, yarn, or ribbon create a lovely sight to brighten your home during this gray portion of spring. Kari likes to use curbside switches cut from the base of Linden or river birch.
Some craft materials will be provided, and you are encouraged to bring some along for yourself and to share. Cute decorating supplies are available through Ingebretsen’s: Easter Tree (ingebretsens.com)
This class is suitable for children aged 7 and above. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Norway House does not offer refunds. Please be sure you can attend on the day for which you registered.
Hygge Happy Hour with Peter and the Jazztronauts
It’s Hygge Happy Hour from 4-8 pm at Norway House. Peter and the Jazztronauts will play from 5:00 - 6:30. BOGO glass of beer or wine. Dinner menu served.
2026 Peace Scholars Conference
The 2026 Peace Scholars Conference will highlight the impact of peace scholars both past and present. The evening will begin with a poster session sharing the 2025 cohort's research from their time in Oslo, followed by a panel of alumni speaking on their varied and significant work since their time with the program.
More information about Peace Scholars: https://peacescholars.wordpress.com/
Questions about the program and application process should be directed to Michelle Fredrickson at iss@stolaf.edu
+1 (507) 786 3269
Hygge Happy Hour with Peter and the Jazztronauts
It’s Hygge Happy Hour from 4-8 pm at Norway House. Peter and the Jazztronauts will play from 5:00 - 6:30. BOGO glass of beer or wine. Dinner menu served.
Hygge Happy Hour with Peter and the Jazztronauts
It’s Hygge Happy Hour from 4-8 pm at Norway House. Peter and the Jazztronauts will play from 5:00 - 6:30. BOGO glass of beer or wine. Dinner menu served.
Hygge Happy Hour with Peter and the Jazztronauts
It’s Hygge Happy Hour from 4-8 pm at Norway House. Peter and the Jazztronauts will play from 5:00 - 6:30. BOGO glass of beer or wine. Dinner menu served.
Uff da! I just discovered I'm Norwegian. Now what?
This is an absolute beginner's genealogy class. Learn basic vocabulary, resources, principles, and how to build a chart.
This 90-minute class is for people who are absolutely new to genealogy. If you have just discovered your ancestry with a DNA test or are not certain who your grandparents are but would like to research your family history, this is for you.
Genealogists and archivists Jeff Huset will carefully take you through the basic steps necessary to build a family tree . It's important to be grounded in your American ancestry before trying to research your Norwegian family.
It is helpful, but not required, to decide on one person in your family to be the starting point for your search. This focus make it easier for you to find your way through the information you will find.
You will learn basic geneaology vocabulary in English and the Norwegian terms you will find in records. By the end of class you will know how to look for information, how to record the information you find, and what steps to take next.
At the end of class, you are invited to join the instructor for a cup of coffe at the Norway House Kaffebar and share family stories along with your classmates.
You will leave with a rich compilation of resources and knowledge how to reach further into the past accurately.
Hygge Happy Hour with Peter and the Jazztronauts
It’s Hygge Happy Hour from 4-8 pm at Norway House. Peter and the Jazztronauts will play from 5:00 - 6:30. BOGO glass of beer or wine. Dinner menu served.
Hygge Happy Hour with Peter and the Jazztronauts
It’s Hygge Happy Hour from 4-8 pm at Norway House. Peter and the Jazztronauts will play from 5:00 - 6:30. BOGO glass of beer or wine. Dinner menu served.
Saturday Barnehage with Kari Stern
Norwegian children's language teacher Kari Stern has a special class where students read, sing, dance, and do crafts in Norwegian.
Kari Stern leads a special session of Barnehage, a Norwegian language program for pre-schoolers. Two-to-four year olds and their parents or guardians read, sing, and play in Norwegian. Kari uses a children's book to set the theme and children get to hear, speak, read, and create art using the language. This month's book features ducklings having an adventure - who can resist?!
The price is per family, so if you have more than one two-to-four-year-old in the family, you may all attend for one price.
Kari teaches Barnehage, children's language class in Norwegian, each semester for 12 weeks at Norway House. Her special Saturday classes are an opportunity for children in Barnehage to have greater exposture to the language.
If you want your child to learn Norwegian, but were uncertain about classes, the Saturday Barnehage is wonderful opportunity to see how fun learning a language can be.
Please note, Norway House does not offer refunds. Please be sure you can attend on the day for which you registered.
Paint & Sip - Paint Your Pet Project
Connect with your creative side and join us for our no-experience-required art class-all supplies included-directed by trained, local artists, who will guide you through painting a portrait of your pet, acrylic on canvas. Email your photo(s) after purchase: info@paintandsipmn.com
Please note: Sales end on January 18th
(Canceled) Finnish Sauna 101
Elizabeth "Helvi" Brauer introduces you to the culture of Finnish sauna. Learn guidelines of what to do and make the best of your time there
FINNISH SAUNA 101
Elizabeth "Helvi" Brauer teaches Finnish language and culture. She shares one of her favorite aspects of Finnish culture - the sauna - with participants. This class is part lecture, part sauna-time, and part relaxed question-and-answer.
In this hands-on workshop, you will learn some of the vast history of sauna as a part of Finnish culture and its role on the United Nations' list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
Class participants will also come to know some of the “unwritten rules” of sauna best practice in relation to sauna traditions, as well as, sauna safety.
You will learn how to identify quality sauna experiences among the sea of options that are available to us in Minnesota in 2026. Some of this class will be spent in the woodburning sauna that Norway House is hosting.
After the class, you can book a future sauna session at Norway House for a 50% discount to be used through March 21st, 2026.
Please bring a swimsuit, a towel, and flip flops.
Note: Norway House does not provide refunds. If you cannot attend the class, please consider giving a friend your seat in class. There is no fee for transferring tickets.
To learn more about your instructor and to link to her blog on saunas and Finnish lifestyle, please see below:
Elizabeth “Helvi” Brauer
Elizabeth “Helvi” Brauer is a founding member of the 612 Sauna Cooperative in Minneapolis and a Finnish cultural and language specialist. Her original role following the coop’s formation was Chief Sustenance Officer (CSO). Elizabeth spent the summers of her youth and early adulthood learning and then teaching Finnish language at Salolampi Finnish Language Village in Bemidji, MN, where she is known as Helvi.
Elizabeth graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College with a double-major in Scandinavian Studies and Sociology & Anthropology. While a student at Gustavus, she reignited interest in the Sauna Society there, bringing the organization up to newly enacted risk management standards. She has also lived and studied in both Tampere and Oulu, Finland and continues to teach about Finnish language and culture through her business, Luumu - Finnish Living. Elizabeth has written extensively about Finnish sauna practice on her blog Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic.
She is involved in the promotion of Finnish sauna practice in North America and has forged relationships across sauna business and cultural practice communities. In addition to her writing on the topic of sauna, Elizabeth was a guest on The Upper Bench podcast in 2024, sharing her experiences and theories about the Finnish vs American conception of nakedness in the sauna. Her favorite sauna is Rauhaniemen kansankylpylä located in Tampere, Finland.
(Canceled) Hygge Happy Hour with Peter and the Jazztronauts
It’s Hygge Happy Hour from 4-8 pm at Norway House. Peter and the Jazztronauts will play from 5:00 - 6:30. BOGO glass of beer or wine. Dinner menu served.
The Fresh Flavors of Juniper: Meals, medicine, and drink
Learn to use juniper in your meals, drinks, and as medicine. Maria Wesserle of Four Season Foraging leads this hands-on class that starts with extensive information on how to recognize juniper, You will make and sample foods with juniper, take home a 350 ml jar of gin that you have flavored, and learn how to use juniper for better health.
A Deep Winter Dive into Runes with Kari Tauring
Study the runes Beorc, Man, and Laug from the Younger Futhark with Kari Tauring. You will be moving, studying, and discussing the runes.
Join Kari Tauring, author of The Runes: A Pandemic Journey for 6 sessions of rune postures plus reading and discussion of each chapter from the book. We will take three runes each session and repeat the first two on the last day. Come to all or drop in when you can! Dress to move.
This week's session focuses on the runes Beorc, Man, and Laug.
Copies of Kari's book will be available for purchase.
November 22 (Fe, Ur, and Thurs) December 6 (As, Rad, and Kaun) December 20 (Hagl, Nod, and Is), January 3 (Ar, Sol, and Tyr)January 17 (Beorc, Man, and Laug)January 31 (Yr, and Fe and Ur to bring us full circle).
Paint & Sip - SOLD OUT
Connect with your creative side and join us for our no-experience-required art class-all supplies included-directed by trained, local artists, who will guide you through “Bright Winter's Night” acrylic on canvas.
Knit with Britt: A beginning knitting class
Join Britt Ardakani, lifelong knitter with a relaxed teaching style will guide you through making a triangular scarf.
This class is for absolute beginners and people who haven't knitted for years and want a refresher. You will meet two times, Thursday, January 15 and Thursday, January 22. You will learn the following essential knitting skills:
1. Cast on
2. Cast off
3. Increasing
4. Decreasing
5. Garter stitch
6. I-cord edging
7. Reading a simple pattern
8. Knitting on circular needles
Britt will supply a skein of a soft wool yarn for each knitter in your choice of neutral colors. Your needles will also be supplied. Britt follows the advice of knitting designer and teacher Elizabeth Zimmerman and uses circulars so one does not drop a needle in one's drink. This is particularly relevant as Norway House will be hosting its Hygge Happy Hour with BOGO glass of beer or wine at the same time as class.
Please order the downloadable pattern from Petite Knit: https://www.petiteknit.com/en/collections/digitale-opskrifter/products/sophie-scarf?variant=39839447777335
We will be happy to print your pattern out for you if needed.
Gingerbread Wonderland Smash Party
Come have fun while helping us "clean up" the exhibit by smashing this year's gingerbread creations! Spots are limited, so make sure to RSVP today!
Juniper Lore with Kari Tauring
Learn the ancient Scandinavian rituals, and stories associated with juniper.
Giving old family journals, letters, and photos a new, creative life
Chris Fischbach, a former publisher, leads a creative workshop that explores creative activities you can do with your family archive.
If you’re like most of us, you might have boxes of old family journals, letters, photographs, records, receipts from multiple generations of your relatives. And, if you’re like most of us, we don’t know what to do with them: it doesn't feel right to throw it all out, nor does it feel right to just let it sit.
Finally, we have a solution! Bring yourself or multiple generations of your family! Why not use these “family archives” as inspiration, material, and jumping off points for creativity?
Don’t you think that your ancestors would like the physical remnants of their lives to see the light of day? To inspire you to create, to tell their story, or to tell it slant, or to create a different world with them as characters. In a very real way, it brings the past alive!
Join former Coffee House Press publisher and current literary agent Chris Fischbach as he leads a two-hour laid-back workshop that explores different creative activities you can do with your family archives. Don’t worry! This about ideas and fun, not about anyone judging anyone else’s work!
Please bring with you a fresh notebook, writing implements, erasers, highlighters, any art materials, really—along with any or all old written family materials. Prior to class, please come with a general idea about what your material contains, and pull 3-4 sentences or paragraphs that you might use as starting-off points during class.
Examples of what to bring: Old family journals, letters, photos, maps, documents such as marriage licenses, birth certificates, shopping lists, keepsakes, ticket stubs, travel documents, passports…you get the idea.
You’ll leave the class with new ways to discover and create, to make something new out of something old, and something you and your family can cherish for years to come. Families are welcome! Ages 12 - 120.
If you enjoyed this class, please join us in February for a 3-session version of thi class lets you work on your texts and photos in depth.
Still have questions? Please check out the FAQ section below where the instructor helps you understand what to expect in the class.
Please note: All sales for class seats are final. If you can't attend, you can transfer your place in class without any fees to another person.
Norsk Språkklubben
Practice your Norwegian conversational skills on the second Saturday of each month at Norway House.
Hygge Happy Hour (Last day of Gingerbread Wonderland)
Come to Norway House for the Hygge Happy Hour, live Hardanger fiddle music from 5:30 to 6:30, and warm, companiable atmosphere.
Bake Lefse with Heidi Eger
Learn to make potato lefse, a traditional Nordic food. This is a hands-on class with plenty of sampling.
Learn to make potato lefse, a lovely soft flatbread. It's a traditional part of Norwegian Advent and Christmas, but is delicious all year round. Heidi Eger will share her grandmother's recipe, along with a wealth of information on best practices - including insights on what potatoes to use for what end result - and help for when a sheet of lefse is less-than-perfect. Making lefse, whether alone or as a family project, can be fun. With Heidi's recipe and techniques, it will be.
This is a hands-on class and people will be sharing the lefse they've made. If you have long hair, please bring something with which you can tie it back.
Please note: Norway House does not offer refunds. If you aren't able to attend on the day for which you bought a ticket, you may give your place in class to another person.
Bake Lefse with Heidi Eger
Learn to make potato lefse, a traditional Nordic food. This is a hands-on class with plenty of sampling.
Learn to make potato lefse, a lovely soft flatbread. It's a traditional part of Norwegian Advent and Christmas, but is delicious all year round. Heidi Eger will share her grandmother's recipe, along with a wealth of information on best practices - including insights on what potatoes to use for what end result - and help for when a sheet of lefse is less-than-perfect. Making lefse, whether alone or as a family project, can be fun. With Heidi's recipe and techniques, it will be.
This is a hands-on class and people will be sharing the lefse they've made. If you have long hair, please bring something with which you can tie it back.
Please note: Norway House does not offer refunds. If you aren't able to attend on the day for which you bought a ticket, you may give your place in class to another person.
Bake Lefse with Heidi Eger
Learn to make potato lefse, a traditional Nordic food. This is a hands-on class with plenty of sampling.
Learn to make potato lefse, a lovely soft flatbread. It's a traditional part of Norwegian Advent and Christmas, but is delicious all year round. Heidi Eger will share her grandmother's recipe, along with a wealth of information on best practices - including insights on what potatoes to use for what end result - and help for when a sheet of lefse is less-than-perfect. Making lefse, whether alone or as a family project, can be fun. With Heidi's recipe and techniques, it will be.
This is a hands-on class and people will be sharing the lefse they've made. If you have long hair, please bring something with which you can tie it back.
Please note: Norway House does not offer refunds. If you aren't able to attend on the day for which you bought a ticket, you may give your place in class to another person.
Drop-in Christmas Ornaments with Jordan Dye -We’re sorry. Today’s drop-in is cancelled due to illness. Please visit the children’s area by the Kaffebar.
The cookies are baked. All you have to do is decorate! This make-and-take activity is perfet for the whole family. Visit Gingerbread Wonderland, then make an ornament to take home.
Bake Lefse with Heidi Eger
Learn to make potato lefse, a traditional Nordic food. This is a hands-on class with plenty of sampling.
Learn to make potato lefse, a lovely soft flatbread. It's a traditional part of Norwegian Advent and Christmas, but is delicious all year round. Heidi Eger will share her grandmother's recipe, along with a wealth of information on best practices - including insights on what potatoes to use for what end result - and help for when a sheet of lefse is less-than-perfect. Making lefse, whether alone or as a family project, can be fun. With Heidi's recipe and techniques, it will be.
This is a hands-on class and people will be sharing the lefse they've made. If you have long hair, please bring something with which you can tie it back.
Please note: Norway House does not offer refunds. If you aren't able to attend on the day for which you bought a ticket, you may give your place in class to another person.
Bake Lefse with Heidi Eger
Learn to make potato lefse, a traditional Nordic food. This is a hands-on class with plenty of sampling.
Learn to make potato lefse, a lovely soft flatbread. It's a traditional part of Norwegian Advent and Christmas, but is delicious all year round. Heidi Eger will share her grandmother's recipe, along with a wealth of information on best practices - including insights on what potatoes to use for what end result - and help for when a sheet of lefse is less-than-perfect. Making lefse, whether alone or as a family project, can be fun. With Heidi's recipe and techniques, it will be.
This is a hands-on class and people will be sharing the lefse they've made. If you have long hair, please bring something with which you can tie it back.
Please note: Norway House does not offer refunds. If you aren't able to attend on the day for which you bought a ticket, you may give your place in class to another person.
Like skiing? Thank a Norwegian!
Like skiing? Thank a Norwegian!
A long, long time ago, some Norwegians put two boards on their feet, and created the groundwork for a multi-billion dollar, worldwide, winter-blessed phenomenon. Life-long skier Roger Wangan will give the history of this remarkable gift from Norwegians. Skiing itself, from winter transportation to winter sport, has benefited the world. But there are also the innovations and innovations that grew from the sport.
Roger will give an entertaining overview of Norwegian determination and to their contributions to skiing. If you aren’t a skier already, he can also tell you about “Soft Skiing,” skiing instruction for older adults who really want to take part in this Norwegian tradition.
This talk is free and is Roger’s gift to the Norwegian, skiing, and history-loving community. Reservations are appreciated.
Bake Lefse with Heidi Eger
Learn to make potato lefse, a traditional Nordic food. This is a hands-on class with plenty of sampling.
Learn to make potato lefse, a lovely soft flatbread. It's a traditional part of Norwegian Advent and Christmas, but is delicious all year round. Heidi Eger will share her grandmother's recipe, along with a wealth of information on best practices - including insights on what potatoes to use for what end result - and help for when a sheet of lefse is less-than-perfect. Making lefse, whether alone or as a family project, can be fun. With Heidi's recipe and techniques, it will be.
This is a hands-on class and people will be sharing the lefse they've made. If you have long hair, please bring something with which you can tie it back.
Please note: Norway House does not offer refunds. If you aren't able to attend on the day for which you bought a ticket, you may give your place in class to another person.
Lefse class with Heidi Eger
Learn to make lefse, the Norwegian potato flat bread that makes the Christmas season special. Heidi Eger will teach you best practices and some easy tips to repair lefse that didn’t roll out just right.
Winter Solstice Weekend with ‘Mini Popup Market’ at Norway House
Celebrate the Winter Solstice at Norway House:
Come for delicious food and beverages in our cozy Kaffebar, enjoy the sounds of the Yuletide season with whimsical Norwegian holiday music, the smell of gingerbread in the air, and a mini popup market with local artisans.
Lefse class with Heidi Eger
Learn to make lefse, the Norwegian potato flat bread that makes the Christmas season special. Heidi Eger will teach you best practices and some easy tips to repair lefse that didn’t roll out just right.
Cancelled: Meet "The Christmas Wish" Creators
Sadly, we have had to cancel the appearance of Lori Evert and Per Breiehagen, creators of The Christmas Wish series, featuring their daughter, Anja. Lori and Per will be presenting events later in 2026, with a definite appearance with Anja next December. Please join us then.
Winter Solstice Weekend with ‘Mini Popup Market’ at Norway House
Celebrate the Winter Solstice at Norway House:
Come for delicious food and beverages in our cozy Kaffebar, enjoy the sounds of the Yuletide season with whimsical Norwegian holiday music, the smell of gingerbread in the air, and a mini popup market with local artisans.
Lefse class with Heidi Eger
Learn to make lefse, the Norwegian potato flat bread that makes the Christmas season special. Heidi Eger will teach you best practices and some easy tips to repair lefse that didn’t roll out just right.
A Deep Winter Dive into Runes with Kari Tauring - Stretching with the runes for inspiration
Study the runes Hagl, Nad, and Is from the Younger Futhark with Kari Tauring. You will be moving, studying, and discussing the runes.
Join Kari Tauring, author of The Runes: A Pandemic Journey for 6 sessions of rune postures plus reading and discussion of each chapter from the book. We will take three runes each session and repeat the first two on the last day. Come to all or drop in when you can! Dress to move.
This week's session focuses on the runes Hagl, Nod, and Is.
Copies of Kari's book will be available for purchase.
November 22 (Fe, Ur, and Thurs) December 6 (As, Rad, and Kaun) December 20 (Hagl, Nod, and Is), January 3 (Ar, Sol, and Tyr)January 17 (Beorc, Man, and Laug)January 31 (Yr, and Fe and Ur to bring us full circle).
Drop-in Christmas Ornaments with Jordan Dye
The cookies are baked. All you have to do is decorate! This make-and-take activity is perfet for the whole family. Visit Gingerbread Wonderland, then make an ornament to take home.