Primstav: Deep Dive and Studio Session
October 25 - 10:30 - 12:30 Lecture Class
1:30 - 3:00 Studio Session

New to this perpetual calendar of Scandinavia? You will absorb a lot in the first session about how our ancestors in Norway thought about time from the Iron Ages through Christianity. Learn about Mundilfari, the mandala maker, father of Sun and Her brother Moon! Sing a song about the seven-day week.

Studio Session:
Want to make your own Primstav? Have one you want to finish?
This second part is crafting time. Bring pencils and paper or wooden blanks for creating your own perpetual calendar. Kari will provide several samples and extra paper and pencils.

_________November and December_________
The Runes: A Pandemic Journey - Eventbrite Link
Stretch into the Younger Futhark - 6 Sessions for 16 Runes
10:00 - 11:30 am
Kari Tauring leads runic stretches that can be vigorous or simple. Following her work book, “The Runes: A Pandemic Journey: Moving into the Younger Futhark," Kari will lead breathing and stretching to the rune shape, name, and poetic lines from both Icelandic and Norwegian medieval poetry.

​Begins November 22 (Fe, Ur, and Thurs) - All 6 sessions discount
December 6 (As, Rad, and Kaun)
December 20 (Hagl, Nod, and Is)
January 3 (Ar, Sol, and Tyr)
January 17 (Beorc, Man, and Laug)
January 31 (Yr, and Fe and Ur to bring us full circle).

_________January Dreaming_________
Save the Date January 5
Jul ball on 12th Night at the American Swedish Institute!

Juniper lore - Saturday January 10, 2026 11 am to 12:30
Juniper is called Enebærbusk, literally translating to one berry bush. Along with Mugwort, it was among the first green things to surface after the ice sheets receded, uncovering Norway, Sweden, and Finland. You will learn stories, songs, and rituals for both winter and spring. Juniper is sacred, special, and healing. Our relationship to this beloved plant is preserved in Norwegian folklore. Join the funQ
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North House Folk School - Register!
Cosmic Sound Saturday January 24 through Sunday January 25.
Any tube or pipe such as a swan bone, cow horn, or hollowed out branch will give anyone, anywhere in the world, three special Nature tones. These three tones bind life on earth. Edda poems name them as giants of creation. Cow calls and ritual songs preserve them. Kari learned the techniques, rituals, and lore of the Elderberry Branch flute from Aksel Striim in Denmark and seljefløyte (willow bark flute), from Hans Frederik Jacobsen in Norway in 2023. Every student will make an overtone flute to take home with them.