October Cultural Meeting

Nordic Hall - Scandinavian Living Center 206 Waltham Street, West Newton, MA, United States

At the October meeting, we plan to watch a film entitled “The Lutefisk Wars”. One mysterious recipe, one confused cook, and two Norwegian Mafia families. “Before this is over, somebody’s gonna eat it.”  Check the lodge website or Facebook page … Continued

November Cultural Meeting

The Scandinavian Living Center

On Friday, November 5th, at 7:30 p.m., we will have our November cultural meeting which will feature a presentation by Gary Johnson on the Norwegian sculptor, Gustav Vigeland, and Vigelandsparken. At this meeting, we will also be electing Officers and … Continued

Yuletrefest

The lodge Christmas party will be held on Friday, December 3rd in the Nordic Hall at the Scandinavian Cultural Center, at 7:30 p.m. We’ll have our usual wonderful Christmas cookies baked by members (ALL OF US), a visit from the … Continued

January Cultural Meeting

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Note: Due to the current surge in Corona Virus cases this meeting will now be via Zoom only.  Sign back in to this website 30 minutes prior to the meeting.  The link to the Zoom meeting will appear in a … Continued

February Cultural Meeting

Nordic Hall - Scandinavian Living Center 206 Waltham Street, West Newton, MA, United States

February has Valentine’s Day, when we celebrate love. Let’s show our love, fraternalism, creativity, and generosity at the February cultural meeting on Sunday, February 6th, by having a fund-raiser to benefit the Sons of Norway Foundation, which provides much needed … Continued

March Cultural Meeting

Nordic Hall - Scandinavian Living Center 206 Waltham Street, West Newton, MA, United States

At the March cultural meeting on Sunday, March 6th, we will hear from Elsa Comiskey about the knitting tradition in Norway and look at how each county developed its own unique mitten pattern. Elsa Comiskey was born in Løten, a … Continued

April Cultural Meeting – Potluck Dinner

Nordic Hall - Scandinavian Living Center 206 Waltham Street, West Newton, MA, United States

NOTE; The April Cultural Meeting marks the return to our Friday evening schedule with a 6:30 start time for this particular meeting: The lodge’s annual potluck supper will be on Friday, April 1st (no joke), so it’s not too early … Continued

May Cultural Meeting

Nordic Hall - Scandinavian Living Center 206 Waltham Street, West Newton, MA, United States

At the May cultural meeting, Lodge member Mike Arnum, a Massachusetts Certified Horticulturist (MCH), will give a presentation about creating a garden space that is reminiscent of Norway. By using a variety of plants that are commonly grown there, or … Continued

June Cultural Meeting

The Scandinavian Living Center

At our June 3rd Cultural meeting, we will once again welcome members to join us on the lawn (weather permitting) to play some kubb. Kubb is a lawn game of Viking origin where the objective is to knock over wooden … Continued

Annual Welcome Back Dinner

Nordic Hall - Scandinavian Living Center 206 Waltham Street, West Newton, MA, United States

On Saturday, September 10th, at 6:00 p.m. Better Late than Never Because of our “pandemic hibernation”, we have been unable to welcome new members to the lodge or present certificates of appreciation for those who have served the lodge over … Continued