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Upcoming Events in Austin:
The
American-Scandinavian Foundation hosts several events during the year including
Happy Hours, a Picnic, and the Scandinavian Film Fest
to join our
events e-mail list.
Also, see
below for a listing of Cultural, Business, Educational, Language, and
Athletic Scandinavian groups in Austin
About
the ASFTA
ASFTA events
are open to Scandinavians, Scandinavian-Americans, and people interested in
Scandinavia. The American
Scandinavian Foundation Texas Associates are the Texas branch of the national
American-Scandinavian Foundation ( www.amscan.org
).
To get on the e-mail list for events, e-mail: nik@triand.com
Scandinavian Organizations
and Related Activities in Austin:
Cultural, Business, Educational, Language, and
Athletic:
Cultural:
- Danish Rebild
Society – contact Marlys Tjossem
at 512-243-1843, Tutty Maixner
at 512-345-9630, or Joan Johnson at 512-327-1587
- Danish Club at UT: http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~danish/
- Friends of Finland
- Friends
of Iceland
- contact: Maja Nipper ; ammamaja78727@yahoo.com
- VASA (Swedish) – contact Donna Olson – donnaolson@austin.rr.com
- Sons of Norway
- www.clengpeerson.org
- Norwegian Society of Texas: www.norwegiansocietytexas.org
- Austin Scandinavian Club
Business:
Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce ( www.saccaustin.com ) ; contact Anders
Nilsson at 512-371-0584 or at ASwedishAmerican@aol.com
Educational:
-
Swedish Excellence Endowment – contact Carrin Patman at carrinmp@austin.rr.com
- UT Germanic Studies Department - Offering UT
students courses in Swedish, Norwegian, and Danish languages as well as
English-language courses in Scandinavian Studies. www.utexas.edu/depts/german/main.html
- SWEA-Austin
Chapter (Swedish Women’s Educational Association - www.swea.org/engbrief.htm) – contact kihlberg@mail.utexas.edu
Websites
- www.swexans.com –
a community web site for Swedes in Texas,
former Swedes that used to live in Texas and
Texans in Sweden
Language Courses:
Danish, Norwegian,
and Swedish Classes at UT:
Did you know that UT offers language instruction in
Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish as well as numerous courses each semester
(taught in English) on various aspects of Scandinavian culture and
literature? Please pass this along to any UT students you know!!
You can fulfill your language requirement with either
Danish, Norwegian, or Swedish in just one year by starting with the DAN 604,
NOR 60, or SWE 604 in fall and finishing with DAN 612, NOR 612, or SWE 612 in
the spring.
Check the web site of Germanic Studies for more
information about these and other Scandinavian (SCA) courses at: http://gmc.utexas.edu/courses.php
And http://www.utexas.edu/depts/german/langreq.html
For more information contact: Mr. James Gunter: jgunter@mail.utexas.edu
in Germanic Studies at the University
of Texas at Austin.
Informal Swedish
Language Classes - In addition to the Swedish Language Informal Classes
at UT, there is an independent study group. Please contact me at
657-5080 or e-mail me at sheenaqueena@yahoo.com
if you would like more information on this group. Cost is $45 per calendar
month. Välkommen!
Also, Just a reminder on the UT Informal Classes. If you
need more information on the courses occurring, call me at 657-5080 or e-mail
me at sheenaqueena@yahoo.com
Hope to see you at one of the classes!
Scandinavian
Dancing - Teaching focuses on basic skills and introductory dances, a
smooth polska from Bingsjö, Sweden,
and a lively pols from the dancehalls of Røros, Norway. Teaching will be followed
by an opportunity to practice the dances taught and open dancing including
regional polskor from Sweden,
springar and pols from Norway, and gammaldans (vals, schottis, snoa, and hambo).
Dancers of all levels are
welcome, though some dance experience is helpful. Remember to wear
slick-soled shoes to make turning easier. You do not need to bring a partner,
as we share partners throughout the evening.
When: Thursday evenings, teaching 7:30 – 8:15 pm, open
dancing 8:15 – 9:45 pm
Where: First Unitarian Universalist
Church's Howson
Hall, 4700 Grover (in central Austin,
near Lamar and 45th)
$3 suggested donation.
Check our website for upcoming parties and live music for
dancing.
For more information call 454-0598 or 453-9633 or visit:
www.austinscandi.org
Athletic:
We have a floorball club in Austin that I’m trying
to promote. I know floorball is popular in Scandinavia, if it’s possible to list our club in your
newsletter or website I’d appreciate it. Here are the details:
Austin Floorball Club - Floorball is a fast paced team sport that is simply
described as a safe version of floor hockey. It is played indoors on foot
using lightweight plastic sticks and a whiffle
ball. The rules are easy to learn and there is no physical contact. It's a
great coed game and it's very addictive. A basic floorball
stick is provided; all you need to bring is a pair of sneakers. Info at www.austinfloorball.com
, or email Jeff Morris at austin_floorball@yahoo.com
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