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Manitoba Icelandic Festival, Aug 4 2013

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Icelandic Landscape Panoramas for the Art Show Aug 4 2013

I made three digital photo landscapes for the Icelandic Festival of Manitoba’s Annual Fine Arts Show in Gimli. The photographs were mirrored and doubled horizontally to expand the…

Manitoba Icelandic Festival, Aug 3 2013

“The Icelandic Festival of Manitoba “Islendingadagurinn” as far as we have been able to determine, is the second oldest continuous ethnic festival in North America. Only an Irish…

Icelandic Independence Day, June 17 2013

In Winnipeg, join us at the steps of the Manitoba Legislature at 6:45 p.m. Wreath laying ceremony at Jon Sigurdsson statue on the Legislature grounds at 7:00 p.m….

Bolludagur in Gimli, Feb 10 2013

A trip to the Interlake on a cold Manitoba Day. Mom and I went to the Gimli Hotel Cafe and then found some vintage Bombardier Snow Buses. I…

Ljósanótt “Evening of Lights” Tribute Dinner, Jan 26 2013

An evening honouring Þrúður Helgadóttir and Atli Ásmundsson 26 January 2013 Cocktails: 6:00 p.m. (cash bar) Dinner and Program: 7 p.m. The Fort Garry Hotel | 222 Broadway…

Islendingadagurinn, Aug 6 2012

Parade, Choir, Helicopter!                                                  …

Islendingadagurinn, Aug 5 2012

More fun from the long weekend in Gimli.                                        …

Islendingadagurinn, Aug 4 2012

The 123rd Icelandic Festival in Gimli Manitoba Canada. Unfortunately it rained all morning. …and well into the afternoon. They did the IslendingaDunk at 2pm anyway. Only 4 people…

Islendingadagurinn, Aug 3 2012

Velkomin Welcome  The dates for the 123rd Annual Islendingadagurinn are August 3rd, 4th, 5th & 6th 2012. We hope you will have the opportunity to visit Gimli Manitoba Canada…

núna (now); Music at the First Lutheran Church, May 25 2012

núna (now) is a series of Icelandic / Canadian music, film, dance, visual art, book and theatre events curated and produced by a group of local artists with…

nuna (now) at Ace Art, May 17 2012

97 POSITIONS OF THE HEART Thursday, May 17, 2012 | 7pm Ace Art | Google Maps 290 McDermot Avenue Winnipeg, Manitoba http://nunanow.com/ núna (now) is pleased to present…

Icelandic National League of North America, 93rd Convention, May 4 2012

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Icelandic National League of North America, 93rd Convention, May 3 2012

93rd INL of NA Convention Hosted by the Icelandic Canadian Club of Western Manitoba in Brandon Manitoba Canada Visit the website HERE: http://www.inlofna.org/ WHAT IS THE ICELANDIC NATIONAL…

Lögberg Heimskringla 125th Birthday Open House, Oct 13 2011

The Lögberg Heimskringla Icelandic Community Newspaper in Manitoba celebrates its 125th Birthday in Winnipeg. Lögberg means Law Rock. Just like Ice Berg means Ice Rock. Yeah. Heimskringla means Circle…

Debbie Patterson promotional shoot for now (núna)

Sargent and Victor Avenue, Winnipeg. Premiering at the now (nuna) festival in Iceland in the Fall of 2011, Debbie is working on a Theatre Script about this neighbourhood…

Vefarinn Dance Group, Dansfélagið Vefarinn Kanada, Aug 1 2011

Dansfélagið Vefarinn NÚ VEFUM VIÐ MJÚKA, OG DÝRINDIS DÚKA The Vefarinn Folk Dance group from Akureyri was formed in 2004. This performance in Gimli Manitoba Canada was their…

Islendingadagurinn Icelandic Festival (day 4) 2011

Gimli Manitoba The McMahon Mile The Gimli Parade Family Sports Traditional Program Cute kids in viking hats. (Vikings never had horns on their helmets. Blame Wagner and Bugs…

Islendingadagurinn Icelandic Festival (day 3 evening) 2011

Gimli Manitoba Fris-Nok (that Gimli game with the frisbee and the beer bottles) Gimli Beach Time Tom Jackson concert The Alternative Folk Festival Lights of the Night Carnival…

Islendingadagurinn, Manitoba Icelandic Festival July 31 2011 (morning)

Gimli Manitoba Flag raising at Ray and Alma Sigurdson’s The Viking Village; http://www.vikingscanada.org/ The Fine Arts Display Cultural & Heritage Pavillion                …

Islendingadagurinn Icelandic Festival (day 2 evening) 2011

Gimli Manitoba   MTS Viking Village vikingscanada.org vinlandvikings.org vikingsonline.org.uk fjellborg.org I was told that this Viking Camp is the largest in all of Canada and possibly all of…

Islendingadagurinn Icelandic Festival (day 2 morning) 2011

Gimli Manitoba Canada The Pancake Breakfast at the New Horizons Centre. Pole Vaulting. Shot Put. Beach VolleyBall. Sandcastle Building contest.                …

Islendingadagurinn Icelandic Festival, July 29 2011

Leif Norman has been the official photographer for the Manitoba Icelandic Festival since 2010; so, that’s two years. Gimli Manitoba Canada Leif’s photo from last year’s Parade was…

Gimli Manitoba; long weekend, July 28 2011

The Icelandic Festival starts tomorrow. I prowled around looking for Skandahoovian influences.                                …

Three photographs for the Art Show in Gimli, July 2011

Each year the Icelandic Festival (Islendingadagurinn) in Gimli Manitoba has sandcastle building, music, carnival rides, viking battles and an art show. Since 2003 I have been entering three…