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Washington Lodge 
  2009 Programs
Program Director: Frank Jones 

January 16

February 20

March 20

     

      

Songfest of Norwegian and
American  Folk Songs;
pianist Marguerite Kause,
accordionist Jo Storake

Lundehund, Norwegian Dogs
Speaker, Karon Plasha,
and her  Lundehunds

Tour of Lofoten Islands and
Northern  Norway
.

Photos and talk by 
Sophia and Norman Hammer

       

April 17

May 8

June 19

      
      

The Berntsons,”
Norwegian- American folk music group,
led by Eleanore Bernt, with  Loretta Kelley,  Karl Lundeberg , Andrea Hoag,
and Charlie Pilzer

Norway’s Global Peace Building
Humanitarian Assistance Projects
Speaker: Arild Strrmmen,
Editor, News of Norway.

Stave Churches of Norway
speaker,  Verlyn Anderson, 
 showing photos taken  on his
tours of Norway.

..         

September 18

October 16

November 20

      
   
      

 Ms. Jannicke Jaeger,  
Counselor, 
Royal  Norwegian Embassy;
The Secret Behind the Norwegian
Film Industry's Success.

Annual Norwegian Arts, Crafts &
Hobbies Exhibition ,    
Emily Pade, Organizer

Norwegian Authors and
examples of their works

presented by a panel from the Wash. Lodge Reading Circle, chaired by Christine Meloni. Authors include Sigrid Undset, Ole E. Rolvaag, Karin Fossum, and Per Petterson. Speakers include Lynn Juhl, Kristin Stone,
Tim Christenson, Marie Hansen,
 Karen Doty and Christine Meloni.

      

 

December 11

    
      

 Annual Christmas dinner
and party (Juletrefest) -
featuring the Nordic Dancers
of Washington DC