BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Valdres Samband - ECPv6.15.18//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://valdressamband.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Valdres Samband REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20230101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Karachi BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0500 TZOFFSETTO:+0500 TZNAME:PKT DTSTART:20250101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240621 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240623 DTSTAMP:20260403T210706 CREATED:20240308T194408Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240614T132727Z UID:2274-1718928000-1719100799@valdressamband.org SUMMARY:2024 Stevne - Minneapolis\, MN DESCRIPTION:The Valdres Samband 2024 Annual Stevne will be held in Minneapolis. We are celebrating our 125th anniversary of the first Stevne. We have a great lineup of speakers on both days. On Saturday\, we will gather at  Minnehaha Falls Park to take our group photo – where the first Stevne was held in 1899. \nOur meetings will take place at the Danish American Center in Minneapolis. Danish American Center located at 3030 West River Parkway\, Minneapolis\, MN 55406. The cost per person to attend is less than $100 per person including meals on Friday and Saturday. \nVolunteers will be needed to help setup\, teardown and assist the board members on both days of the event. Please contact Becky Wood to offer your help (norsjenta@gmail.com). \nRegister Now \nSchedule of Events \nFriday\, June 21\, 2024:\n8:30: Registration\n8:30: Genealogy Room opens\n9:00: Welcome/Memorial\n9:15: Speaker: Lisa Torvik/Mary Hegge\n10:30 Speaker: Robbie Lefleur\n12:00: Lunch: Taste of Scandinavia\n1:30: Speaker:  Lars Walker\n3:00: Speaker: Lorna Lanvik\n5:30: Dinner: Taste of Scandinavia \nSaturday\, June 22\, 2024:\n8:30: Registration\n8:30: Genealogy open\n9:00: Speaker: Maren Ellingboe King\n10:30: Speaker: Odd Lovoll\n12:00: Lunch\n1:00: Group photo\, Minnehaha Falls\n3:00 Speaker: Linda Heen\n4:00: Samband Annual Meeting \nLodging Options \nWe have reserved a block of rooms at the Fairfield Inn & Suites at Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport for $169 for the nights of June 20 to June 22.  Book a room at our group rate \nThe Danish American Center also has rooms available. All of the rooms include twin beds (1\, 2 or 3) and a half bath. There are shared shower rooms for guests to use. Room rates range from $63 to $110 per night and include tax. If you would like to book rooms at the Danish American Center\, you can select and pay for your rooms when you register for the Stevne. All reservations will be made through the Samband. To see room descriptions and pictures\, visit www.danishamericancenter.org/room-rentals.  \nAbout Our Speakers \nLorna Landvik is the bestselling author of thirteen novels\, including PATTY JANE’S HOUSE OF CURL\, ANGRY HOUSEWIVES EATING BON BONS\, and her most recent\, LAST CIRCLE OF LOVE. Also an actor\, comedian and public speaker\, Landvik has performed on stages across the country. She strives to incorporate hygge in her daily life. \nOdd S. Lovoll Dr. Odd Lovoll will discuss his latest book about Col Heg and the 15th WI Infantry Company F aka Valdres Company. Dr Lovoll earned his doctorate in U.S. History\, specializing in immigration history\, at the Universiy of Minnesota in June 1973. From 1971 and for thirty years he served on the faculty of St. Olaf College. He retired from the King Olav V Chair in Scandinavian-American Studies at St. Olaf College in December 2000. Lovoll served as Adjunct Professor (Professor II) in U.S. History at the University of Oslo\, Norway\, for nine years\, retiring in 2005. From 1980 until the spring of 2001\, Dr. Lovoll served as publication editor for The Norwegian-American Historical Association. In that capacity he edited and supervised publication of thirty-two publications on Norwegian American immigration and Norwegian American history. The number constituted about one third of all book-length publications up to the present time. \nHe has published in both Norway and the United States. His published works include A Folk Epic: The Bygdelag\nin America (1975)\, The Promise of America: A History of the Norwegian American People (1983\, rev. ed. 1999)\, A\nCentury of Urban ife: The Norwegians in Chicago before 1930 (1988)\, The Promise Fulfilled: A Portrait of Norwegian\nAmericans Today (1998)\, Norwegians on the Prairie: Ethnicity and the Development of the Country Town (2006)\,\nNorwegian Newspapers in America (2010)\, Across the Deep Blue Sea (2015)\, Two Homelands::A Historian Considers\nHis Life and Work (2018)\, addition to a large number of articles dealing with Scandinavian-American topics\, In 1986 Lovoll was decorated by H.M. King Olav V with the Knight’s Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit\nand in 1989 he was invited to occupy a seat in the history section of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. He was inducted into the Scandinavian Hall of Fame at the 2001 Norsk Høstfest. In September 2011 he was awarded the prestigious Freedom of Expression Tribute (Fritt Ords Honnør) for his extensive publications\, most specifically for Norwegian Newspapers in America. \nLars Walker is a native of Kenyon\, Minnesota. He took his BA in English from Augsburg University in Minneapolis\, and his Master’s in Library and Information Science from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Over his career he has been a radio announcer\, an administrative assistant\, and an academic librarian. He is the author of ten novels to date\, several of them historical fantasies starring the real-life figure Erling Skjalgsson of Sola\, a powerful Norwegian chieftain in the time of\nOlaf Trygvesson and Saint Olaf. \nLars is also a professional Norwegian translator. He has participated in production script translation for a number of high-profile television and film projects\, including the miniseries Atlantic Crossing\, Wisting\, and War Sailor\, and the film Narvik. He is the translator of Viking Legacy\, a study of Norse democracy by Prof. Torgrim Titlestad of the Saga Heritage Foundation in Stavanger. Lars is an active Viking reenactor\, with the Viking Age Club and Society of the Sons of Norway. He is the current editor of Budstikken. He also edits the journal of the Georg Sverdrup Society. \nMaren Ellingboe King is the author of Midwest Fresh\,a cookbook that was on the Epicurious best cookbooks of 2022.  She was inspired by her grandmothers and great grandmothers recipe cards.  She is a recipe developer\, food stylist.  Some of her clients are Food Network\, Target\, and Macy’s.  She formally worked as an editor for Food and Wine magazine and Sunset magazine. \nRobbie LeFleur is a weaver and editor of the Norwegian Textile Letter.  Her topic will be Frida Hansen\, a well-known Norwegian textile artist. \nLisa Torvik and Mary Hegge. They will discuss and perform traditional Valdres folk music. Mary is a langeleik player.  Lisa has lived in Valdres and speaks Valdres dialect. \n  URL:https://valdressamband.org/event/stevne2024/ LOCATION:Danish American Center\, Minneapolis MN\, 3030 W River Pkwy\,\, Minneapolis\, 55406-2361\, United States ORGANIZER;CN="Rebecca Wood":MAILTO:valdressambandstevne@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250627 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250629 DTSTAMP:20260403T210706 CREATED:20250321T215814Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250616T150228Z UID:3370-1750982400-1751155199@valdressamband.org SUMMARY:2025 Stevne - Superior\, WI DESCRIPTION:The Valdres Samband 2025 Annual Stevne will be held in Superior\, Wisconsin. We have a great lineup of speakers on both days. \n\nOur meetings will take place at Concordia Lutheran Church located at 1708 John Avenue\, Superior\, WI 54880. The cost per person to is less than $100 per person including all meals on Friday and Saturday. \nVolunteers will be needed to help setup\, teardown and assist the board members on both days of the event. Please contact Becky Wood to offer your help (norsejenta@gmail.com). \nRegister Now Online \nRegister by Mail \nActivities:\nFriday\, June 27 \n\n9:00 AM – “Call of the Lur” followed by Valdres Samband “Show and Tell”\n10:00 AM – Sami Culture & The Sami Cultural Center of North America. Presented by Chelsey Miller (https://www.samiculturalcenter.org/)\n11:00 AM – Annual Business Meeting and Memorial Tribute to Those We Have Lost\n12:00 PM – Lunch Break\n1:00 PM – Fascinating Valdres Textiles. Presented by Carol Colburn (https://www.carolcolburn.net/about). Traditional Valdres bunad Presented by Mary Hendrickson\n\n6:00 PM – Annual Stevne Banquet\n7:00 PM – A local hardanger fiddle player will tell us more about the instrument and play a few tunes\n\nSaturday\, June 28 \n\n9:00 AM – “Save Our Ship”: discussion about saving the Viking boat which arrived in Duluth in 1927. Presented by Neil Adkins (http://leiferiksonvikingship.com/)\n10:30 AM – Religious Movements in Valdres During the 1800’s. Presented by Liv Marit Haakenstad (https://www.livmarithaakenstad.com/)\n12:00 PM – Lunch Break\n1:00 PM – Sorting your DNA Map. Presented by Patricia Coleman (https://patriciacolemangenealogy.com/)\n\nLodging Options\nWe have reserved a block of rooms at the Quality Inn at 1405 Susquehanna Avenue in Superior\, WI. Call (715) 392-7600 for reservations by May 26th and mention VALDRES to get our special rate. URL:https://valdressamband.org/event/2025-stevne-superior-wi/ LOCATION:Concordia Lutheran Church\, 1708 John Avenue\, Superior\, Wisconsin\, 54880 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260612 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260614 DTSTAMP:20260403T210706 CREATED:20260331T222222Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T231920Z UID:3674-1781222400-1781395199@valdressamband.org SUMMARY:2026 Stevne - Eau Claire\, WI DESCRIPTION:The Valdres Samband Annual Stevne will be held in Eau Claire\, Wisconsin on June 12 & 13\, 2026. We have a great lineup of speakers\, programs\, and activities on both days. \n\nOur meetings will take place at Saving Grace Lutheran Church located at 3735 Jeffers Road\, Eau Claire\, WI 54701. \nVolunteers will be needed to help setup\, teardown\, and assist the board members on both days of the event. Please contact Becky Wood to offer your help (norsejenta@gmail.com). \nRegister Now Online \nRegister by Mail \nActivity Summary:\nCheck back for detailed schedule. \n\nTour of Carson Park featuring the Paul Bunyan Logging Camp Museum and the Chippewa Valley Museum\nTour of the Ager House Museum\nPresentations on Waldemar Ager and Norwegian history in Eau Claire\nGenealogy tips and cultural demonstrations\, including krumkake baking\nFriday evening banquet and entertainment\n\nLodging Options\nWe have reserved blocks of rooms at two local hotels: \nAmericInn by Wyndham Eau Claire\n620 Texaco Dr.\, Eau Claire\, WI 54703\nCall 715-879-7007 x0 or email Americinneauclairewi@gmail.com\nUse Group Code: KLUBB; Room block expires May 22\, 2026\n$119-$129 (Thurs.)\, $179-$199 (Fri.)+tax \nHoliday Inn Express & Suites Eau Claire West I-94\n2703 Craig Road\, Eau Claire\, WI 54701\nCall 715-839-7852\nRoom block expires May 11\, 2026\n$154.95+tax/night URL:https://valdressamband.org/event/2026-stevne-eauclaire-wi/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR