Norway's most famous painter, Edvard Munch, also experimented with photography. Exploiting faulty camera practices like light leaks and double exposures, he created revealing self-portraits that documented his life while exploring the boundaries of this new art medium. Now, over a century later, the National Nordic Museum has partnered with four Seattle high schools in this […]
Benedikte has offered to help us through this long Covid winter by presenting a series of photo tours to help us dream of the days ahead when we can travel back to Denmark. We will present them on Zoom, live from her home in Denmark, and recordings will be available following each show. In each […]
The 26th Seattle Jewish Film Festival will feature 18 streaming films including the opener “Howie Mandel: But, Enough About Me,” March 4-18. There will be a discussion with Mandel and director Barry Avrich after the film. Purchase tickets online; $12-$20/single tickets, $60-$180/packages. seattlejewishfilmfestival.org Yasmeen Wafai: 206-464-2757 or ywafai@seattletimes.com; on Twitter: @Yasmeen_Wafai.
Due to the pandemic this year’s festival will be virtual.* As always, our festival includes a great selection of Nordic shorts. This year we are also thrilled to present a new partnership: NFFTY (National Film Festival for Talented Youth) will join the festival with a shorts program that includes emerging filmmakers from Denmark, Norway, and […]
THIS SUNDAY, MARCH 7, at 4 pm, anyone interested in the Irish language is invited to join a virtual Pop Up Gaeltacht. It's a unique online program with some of the best in Irish music and singing followed by ciorcal comhrá, (breakout rooms) based on whether participants are cainteoirí dúchais (fluent Irish-speaking) or have a […]
From Monday, March 8 through the end of March, go to IrishWeek.org at any time to enjoy our Virtual Taste of Irish Seattle. We will not be able in 2021 to have an in-person St. Patrick's Day Parade or Irish Festival, etc., like we did pre-Covid, but that doesn't mean we can't still properly celebrate […]
We are excited to announce several events for Heritage Day / Tastes of Norway 2021! Please join us for any or all of the fun. We will be selling food to go, which you can order online through Sunday March 14th at 4pm, pickup held on Saturday March 20th. Please visit Bidding Owl to make […]
We welcome all Iranian-Americans and their allies to join us for a memorable evening with our guest organizations and special guests Maz Jobrani, Comedian, Actor and Podcast Host Babak Rajabi, Musician Giti Najafi, Singer Pooneh Dance Group Local performance: Seattle Iranian Choir, Alefba Group Payam Khast Khodayi, Musician Elham Hakimi and Parmida Ziaei, Dance Choreographers […]
The entire world will turn Greek to mark Greece’s bicentennial, celebrated on March 25, 2021, commemorating 200 years since the declaration of its War of Independence. In every corner of the globe where members of the Greek Diaspora are present, the anniversary will be marked. Iconic landmarks in all of those countries will be illuminated […]