MEMBERS NEWS
❤️ Happy National Volunteer week ❤️ to our team of dedicated Volunteers and Members who all continue to contribute and devote their time to the Scandinavian Cultural Centre.
Without these combined efforts, we would cease to exist.
We thank you!
MURAL OF THE YEAR AWARD
June 22, 2022: Winnipeg, Manitoba - The Murals of Winnipeg website has selected a mural entitled ‘Viking Spirit’ at 764 Erin Street Avenue as its 2021 Mural of the Year. The awards will be presented to the Scandinavian Cultural Centre (the client) and to Muralist Charlie Johnston.
“Winning the mural of the year Award has us dancing around the Maypole!” said Sonja Lundström, Chair of the SCC Mural Committee who worked closely on mural details with Johnston, whom they were quite happy with. “Charlie Johnston is an artist both in his art and his person, who passionately bonded with our ideas to create this masterpiece of our rich cultural heritage. We were a winning team together! We will cherish this experience forever!”
The ‘Viking Spirit’ mural was the leading vote-getter from 32 independent judges who scrutinized the field of 43 new outdoor murals from 2021 during the month of May. “Once again our judges have done a wonderful job in making such a worthy selection for this award,” said Bob Buchanan, who created themuralsofwinnipeg.com as well as coordinating judging for the yearly honour.
Buchanan also said that the mural has resonated with many, and generated an abundance and wide range of enthusiastic remarks from the judges. “This is a truly stunning and colourful mural that has helped brighten the commercial zoning area it’s located in,” he said. “The mural has certainly raised the profile of the Centre, what it’s about and what goes on inside it. It is both a beacon and a gorgeous mirror of the Scandinavian cultures it presents and represents.”
Website link: http://www.themuralsofwinnipeg.com/Mpages/muraloftheyear.php?action=search&year=41
Mural Artist: Charlie Johnston; (204) 785-1393(C); charlie.vault@shaw.ca
Scandinavian Cultural Centre: Sonja Lundström; Chair, Mural Committee; svenskclub17@gmail.com
Mural of the Year Award; Bob Buchanan, The Murals of Winnipeg website; (204) 255-5137; bob.buchanan@themuralsofwinnipeg.com
COVID-19 UPDATE
JUNE 2022 : For the health and safety to all our members, MASKS are highly recommended at the Scandinavian Centre to prevent the spread of Covid-19.
APRIL 2022 : The Board has elected to maintain mask and vaccination protocols at the centre to ease the comfort for our members who are returning in person to our events and to protect those who are vulnerable. The decision is continually reviewed at each Board meeting,to determine the needs of our members.
JANUARY 2022: Good Evening, it has been decided out of abundance of caution, limiting contacts with others and rising numbers of covid-19 cases that there will no in person brunches and TGIF dinner for the month of January. Our priority is to keep our members, guest, volunteers, safe and healthy. We will revisit in person dining for February and advise our members of any changes.
Joanne Gehman, on behalf of the Scandinavian Cultural Centre.
“THIS IS US”
⭐Mark your calendars and update your holiday shopping lists. The Scandinavian Cultural Centre is pleased to release a book honouring 60 years of activity and community.
"This Is Us" is part memoires, part history, part recipe book, and all good things.
Pick up your copies during your next visit to the Scandinavian Centre and support this wonderful fundraiser for $25.
SCANDINAVIAN CENTRE MURAL 2021
The Scandinavian Centre before the mural was created
*COOK LIKE A VIKING*
Cathy Dyck is a member of the 'Sons of Lugh' https://manitobafibrefestival.com/2017/08/22/sons-of-lugh-living-history/ including narrator and cook of the *COOK LIKE A VIKING website. Her husband, Shel, has been part of the Viking school program at the Scandinavian Cultural Centre in years past. Check out: www.cooklikeaviking.com
They also have a monthly contest under the heading "Mugs Promotion"!