Scandinavian Themed Dinner Meetings - March 23rd, 2024

Scandinavian Society holds dinner meetings themed for each Nordic country. We start each dinner meeting with presentations and entertainment pertaining to the country for that meeting. We learn about the culture and traditions of Scandinavia, about current events, art, sustainability, history etc. We have guest speakers, member presentations, entertainment, artists...

The dinners are fun, educational and entertaining. The chef usually prepares a few traditional Scandinavian dishes to go along with the main menu.

Danish themed program and dinner

Saturday March 23rd, 2024
Maple Knoll Village, Auditorium
11000 Springfield Pike
Cincinnati, OH
We are inviting members, family and friends to our annual Danish themed program and dinner.
Doors open at 3:30 and the program begins at 4 p.m.

Esther Charlton will talk to us about Danish hygge, what it is, how it affects the Danish culture and more. Hint: there is more to hygge than burning candles!

Stacy Hofsommer Koffel will then update us on the recent changes in the Danish royal family. In a historic move, in her New Year's speech, Queen Margrethe II announced that she is stepping down and passing the throne to her son and his wife, now King Frederik X and Queen Mary.

After the program, we are again asking everyone to bring their dishes for our immensely popular potluck. Salmon will be provided by the society, as well as water, soft drinks and coffee. Beer is available for a donation.

RSVP to Esther Charlton at esthersofn@aol.com. Also let Esther know what you will bring to the potluck.

Directions to the auditorium: Go to 11100 Springfield Pike. Enter the Maple Knoll property at the light from Springfield Pike onto Maple Trace. At the second stop sign turn right on Rock Maple and drive about 1/2 block to 11100 Maple Rock. The entrance has a green awning and a circular drive in front of it. Parking is just south of the entrance.

Rock Maple is not a dedicated street and will NOT show on GPS.


2024:
Danish Dinner
Swedish Dinner and Annual Meeting

Dinner Events 2023:

Finnish Dinner (September)
Norwegian Dinner (May)
Swedish Themed Dinner and SSOC Annual Meeting (January)
Danish Dinner (March)
Norwegian Dinner (May)
Finnish Dinner (September)

Dinner Events 2022
Finnish & Icelandic dinner 9/17/2022
Kokko Fall Festival 10/22/2022
Lucia Fest 12/11/2022
Annual Meeting, Swedish Dinner 1/21/2023

Examples of presentations we have had:

-Danish Queen Margrethe II - The Artist
-The Kalevala: The national epic of Finland tells the story of the creation of the world, and the feuds between the people of Kaleva and Väinölä, not to mention Pohjola, a land in the far north.
-Growing up in Nazi occupied Denmark by Johannes Bjørner
-Finnish fashion and textiles by Miti von Weissenberg
-Presentation on "Norwegian Celebrations" by Elisabeth Pettersen Sonoff
-Danish Easter traditions by Hans Tandrup
-Scandinavian furniture design by Skip Wicklund
-Swedish sculptor Carl Milles by Erin Rykhus
-Danish architect Henning Larsen by Lone Soto
-Presentation Rebild National Park Society of Danish National Performance Team by Sune Frederiksen
-Queen Margrethe, the Artist by Lone Soto

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