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CHICAGO Swedish American Museum

5211 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL 60640 Tel: 773-728 8111 | info@samac.org www.swedishamericanmuseum.org Jul 3 – Wednesday 3 to 8 pm: The Museum will have a booth in the Andersonville Farmer’s Market at Clark Street and Berwyn Avenue. Jul 24 – Wednesday 7:30 to 10 am: Start with Art program related to the ongoing exhibit, “Eight Seasons in Sápmi: the Land of the Sámi People.” Jul 25 – Thursday 1 pm: Walking Tour of Andersonville starts at the Museum, guided or self-guided with tour books. Jul 26-28 – Friday through Sunday: The Museum will participate in the Andersonville Sidewalk Sale with deeply discounted items from the store, donated jewelry and collectibles. Jul 27 – Saturday 10 am: Nordic Family Genealogy Center program, a tentative tour of the Family History Center in Wilmette. Jul 27 – Saturday 11 am: Guided tour by curator Veronica Robinson of the permanent exhibit, “Dream of America – Swedish Immigration to Chicago,” for insights into the struggles and triumphs of immigrants. Aug 5-9 – Monday through Friday 9 am to 2 pm: Pioneer the World Day Camp for children of ages 7 to 10; campers visit four different countries, learn about customs and cultural identities, and hold a World’s Fair on Friday to display their handiwork. Aug 15 – Sunday 11 am: Guided tour by curator Veronica Robinson of the permanent exhibit, “Dream of America – Swedish Immigration to Chicago.” Aug 24 – Saturday 10 am: Nordic Family Genealogy Center program, “Brave-Hearted Viking Women,” with Dr. James Borg.

DETROIT Swedish Club of Southeast Mich.

22398 Ruth Street, Farmington Hills, MI 48336 | Info: 734-459 0596 www.swedishclub.net Jul 14 – Sunday 1 to 2:30 pm: Potluck Dinner Aug 11 – Sunday 1 to 2:30 pm: Potluck Dinner

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Gerry Rodeo Grounds, Gerry, NY Tel: 716-665 0883 | www.scandinavianjamestown.org Jul 19-21 – 12th Annual Scandinavian Folk Festival – one of the largest Scandinavian folk festivals in North America. Come and join the Lecture and Entertainment Program during the three-day event.

LOS ANGELES SACC-Los Angeles

The Lot 1041 N. Formosa Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90046 | Tel: 310-622 3616 info@sacc-la.org | www.sacc-la.org Continuing through July 7: Ernest Cole Photographer – an exhibition from the Hasselblad Foundation at the Fowler Museum.

MINNEAPOLIS American Swedish Institute

2600 Park Ave Minneapolis MN 55407 Tel: 612-871 4907 | info@ASImn.org Jul 25 – Thursday 7 to 11 pm: Cocktails At The Castle: Hot Shop Herring Glass Blow Out – guests are invited to share a meal prepared in an annealer (the oven in which finished glass pieces are cooled), listen to live music, and enjoy a glass-blowing demonstration. Jul 27 – Saturday: Pull, Twist, Blow – Family Afternoon, families are invited to play, explore and create while learning the science and art of glass. Aug 17 – Saturday 6:30 to 10 pm: ASI Crayfish Party in the outdoor courtyard. Enjoy live music and a traditional Swedish crayfish dinner of good breads, strong cheeses, salads, Swedish paj (similar to a quiche) and, of course, lots of crayfish!

NEW YORK Scandinavian House: The Nordic Center in North America

58 Park Ave @ 38th Street. New York, NY 10016 | Tel: 212 779 3587 www.scandinaviahouse.org Through July 27 – Munch|Warhol and the Multiple Image – the exhibition of two of the 20th century’s most prolific and inventive printmakers – Norwegian Edvard Munch and American Andy Warhol.

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PHILADEPHIA American Swedish Historical Museum

1900 Pattison Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19145 | Tel: 215-389 1776 info@americanswedish.org Continuing through Aug 25 – Art by Sigelle – an exhibition of multi-media artworks by Sigelle Oldenburg. Aug 23 – Friday 6:30 pm: Get a taste of Swedish summer at the annual Crayfish Party. Enjoy a platter of crayfish, along with bread, cheese, potato salad and snaps!

PORTLAND New Sweden Cultural Heritage Society

8740 SW Oleson Road, Portland, OR 97223 Tel: 503-617 6826 | info@newsweden.org Aug 19-24 – Trollbacken: Language and Culture Camp for children ages 7-13. For more info: www.trollbacken.org.

SEATTLE Swedish Cultural Center

1920 Dexter Ave N Seattle, WA 98109 Tel: 206-283 1090 info@swedishculturalcenter.org Jun 28 – Friday Talk: UW Visiting Scholar Susan Holmberg gives a talk on: “Almost Paradise? A look at life in contemporary Sweden from a citizen’s perspective.” Free. Jun 28 – Friday 7 pm: D.J. Jonasson spins contemporary Swedish music in the bar, starting at 8 pm. Jul 4 – Thursday: What better place to watch the fireworks over Lake Union? Reserve your tickets now for dinner plus music and fireworks to secure a better seat to watch the fireworks: rsvp@swedishculturalcenter.org or call 206-283 1090.

VANCOUVER Scandinavian Community Centre

6540 Thomas Street, Burnaby, BC V5B 4P9 Tel: 604-294 2777 info@scandinaviancentre.org Sept 23 – Monday: Scandinavian Centre 1st Annual Golf Tournament at Meadow Gardens Golf and Country Club in Pitt Meadows. A fundraiser to promote and preserve Nordic Cultural Activities. Hole and table sponsorships available. Register at www.scandinaviancentre.org/golftournament or call 604-460 6637.

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Calgary Organizations

Svenska Skolan i Calgary bedriver undervisning för barn 3-15 år gamla på lördagar kl 9:30-12. Alla barn är välkomna. Undervisningen sker på svenska. Kontakta Svenska Skolan genom Scandinavian center 403-284 2610 eller skicka epost till contact@swedishschool.com. Läs merom vår skola på www.swedishschool.com

BC Organizations Consulate of Sweden

Tuesday 1-5 pm, Friday 10 am-2 pm or by appointment. #1480-1188 West Georgia Street. 604-683 5838

Scandinavian Business Club

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Ordförande Monica Olofsson, 604-987 6086. Kassör är Linda Olofsson, 604418 7703 www.swedishculturalsociety.ca Email:swedishculturalsociety. ca@gmail.com

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Sweden House Society

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SWEA – Swedish Womens Educational Association. Du, svensktalande kvinna. Kom med i SWEA. Vi träffas en gång i månaden för att ha kul, lära nytt och prata svenska. “Kontakta Alexandra Roos tel:778990 9130, email: vancouver@swea. org eller Pia Hilton tel:604-261 2484 email:sweavanmemb@gmail.com. Besök oss på www.sweavancouver.org

Swedish Canadian Village

Swedish Canadian Manor and Gustav Vasa Place at 1800 Duthie Avenue in Burnaby, B.C. V5A 2R4 604-420 3222, provides retirement apartments, beautiful grounds. Just steps from the bus. Swedish Canadian Resthome Association President Erik Nordholm.

Victoria BC Organizations Swedish Club of Victoria Meetings held third Wednesday of each month at 1110 Hillside Ave. Contact Annabelle Beresford 250-656 9586.

Washington Organizations Nordic Heritage Museum

in Seattle, 3104 N.W. 67th St., Ballard 206-789 5707 Open Tuesday – Saturday 10 am - 4 pm, Monday closed.

Swedish Cultural Center

1920 Dexter Ave., N, Seattle, WA 98109; Tel: 206-283 1090. Open MonSat. Catering available for all events.

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Leif Nilsson – An Artist’s Life

By Caryn B. Davis

While most people start their day by driving to some distant office, Leif Nilsson makes his daily commute by boat to paint impressionist landscapes of the Connecticut River.

“There is something about finding the magic in a place I want to paint, being there at the right time to see it and to capture it. That is the reason for returning to a place time and again,” Nilsson says. “I don’t always find it. But it’s important to seek it. To be there everyday ready for the moment when it comes, and it does.”

Nilsson purchased his 19-foot Angler, Anna Lovisa, named after his Swedish grandmother, four seasons ago to access waterways that were unreachable on foot. A nine-panel corner painting depicting the majesty of the river on a steamy August morning wraps around two walls at the Leif Nilsson Spring Street Studio and Gallery in Chester, Connecticut. It is just one in a growing collection of over 3300 he has prolifically crafted over his 25 year career as a successful artist.

“I start a painting with a few lines to locate the horizon, tree masses, or perspective guides such as river edges, pathways or architectural elements. Then I approximate the color of each area and fill them in with my palette knife. Then it is a series of responses to what I see. A flick here and a swipe there, pushing and pulling the oil paint until a balanced harmony is achieved,” explains Nilsson.

Nilsson has always had a penchant for art. As a child, he remembers drawing on brown paper bags while visiting his Swedish grandparents on their forty-acre farm in East Lyme, Connecticut. Later, he explored the Florence Griswold Museum in Old Lyme to learn about early American impressionist art. When he turned 18, he enrolled in the Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts to study art formally.

Nilsson works in all weather conditions and seasons representing the varied scenes that make up his world including his studio, gallery and gardens, which are reoccurring themes in his paintings. He never paints from photographs and prefers the plein air style (painting directly from life “in the open air”).

At age 50, Nilsson has been painting successfully for half his life and is living the American Dream. For him there is no separation between who he is and what he does. His life is his art and his art is his life. And while some collectors have compared him to Monet and Van Gogh noting his appealing use of color, subject and light, all of his works are decidedly Nilsson.

Far Left: Leif painting from his boat near Deep River Landing in Deep Ricer, CT on the Connecticut River. Photo © Caryn B. Davis www.carynbdavis.com. Painting above: CAT# 3197 – oil 36 x 54 Chester Center – The Blizzard of 2013 Leif Nilsson Spring 2012 © Painting Below: CAT# 3177 – oil – 36 x 54 Studio Garden Path Leif Nilsson Spring 2012 ©

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