Public Offerings - April 2010

Wednesday, April 7 at 6:45p.m.
Singer Marti Sawyer Presents: "Girl Singers"

Sunday, April 11 at 2:00p.m.
"Storm Weather Shanty Choir" Performance
Everyone is welcome. We will try to make the Nordic Hall into a Pub for just this afternoon. We will serve free beer (alcohol free) and snacks. The group is getting rave reviews from those that have seen and heard them. They will perform in English. The group says about themselves: “Our name is supposed to reflect our way of singing, and we sing with all the power and soul as we think they did in the old days onboard the sailing ships. Many have said that our interpretations sound like the “real thing”. Although we sing with all the power we can give, we also do many of the salty, melancholic, fore bitters, and we do it with all the respect we can give to the old sea dogs! Most of our stuff we do a cappella, but we also include mandolin, flute, and guitar on some of our songs. As far as it is possible, we do our concerts without any microphones. They did not use microphones while rounding the salty Cape Horn, so we should be able to do the same in a pub!!”

Read more about the group at http://www.shantychoir.com/english/ and see information about the choir members.
Event is sponsored by the Scandinavian Charitable Society and Norwegian Consul Terje Korsnes

On Saturday April 10, Storm Weather Shanty Choir is performing at the USS Constitution Museum in Charlestown, time TBA.

Wednesday, April 14 at 2:00p.m.
Silent Movie Feature with live piano accompaniment by Richard Hughes

Friday, April 16 at 2:00p.m.
"Origins of Modern Art" Presented by Michael Marlow
Constructivism; An Inversion of the Traditional Sculptural Object.
Playing creatively with the recently acquired formal principles and vocabulary of Cubism the Constructivist sculptor accelerated the momentum of invention and the spirit of Modernism within the three dimensions of sculpture. Throughout the slide presentation the creative work of sculptors and painters will augment the approach of Constructivism or express themselves contrary to the approach of constructivism.

Saturday, April 17 at 1:30p.m. Nordic Film Series:
"Cries and Whispers" (Viskningar och rop) Sweden - 1972
Directed by Ingmar Bergman and starring Liv Ullman. A family drama unfolds in a turn-of– the-century (1800s) Swedish mansion as two sister arrive to watch over their dying sister, Agnes. The dying sister’s only comfort comes from her maid. 91 minutes.

The library and the Kaffastugen (for lunch) will be open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. each Saturday. Refreshments for the film will be served at 1:00 pm. Movie starts at 1:30 p.m. Admission, refreshments, and parking are free. Donations are accepted. The SLC is handicapped accessible. For more information, contact Suzanne Clowes, Director of the Film Program at 781-893-3794 or by e-mail at . The Scandinavian Living Center, 206 Waltham St., West Newton, MA 02465 http://www.slcenter.org

Tuesday, April 20 at 7:00p.m.
"Basically Broadway" Performance

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