Welcome
Takk, thanks for visiting
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Storytelling while spinning and singing, blowing horns and playing flutes, moving and dancing with runes and nature, expressing my Nordic Root. ​My home is in Minneapolis Bdote, traditional sacred land of the Dakota Nation.
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Med beste helsignet - With best blessings
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INGEBRETSONS: Saturday May 23 - 10 am to Noon
Rune Discovery with Kari Tauring
Learn about the oldest known writing system in Scandinavia. A rune is a letter shape, a sound, and a word in of itself. Runes meaning Cow and Torch describe the culture living in the Northlands. Come learn about them, how they changed, and how they are being reclaimed.
Read More:
https://www.norwegianamerican.com/a-pandemic-journey-into-the-younger-futhark/
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RELISH: Tuesday May 26 - 7pm
Poetry, Food, and Wine celebrating the release of David de Young's poetry collection, "The Unbeatable Slow Machine." Kari joins in reading from her collection, "The Day Begins at Sunset" edited by de Young. Both collections from Nordic Moon Press. Free and open to all. Come early at 6pm for drinks and dinner. Free glass of wine for the first 20 people.​
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DUAFE HOUSE: Saturday May 30 - 3 pm
Kvann is Angelica: Plant Deva Class - Come and sit in circle with community as we immerse ourselves in the wisdom of Angelica with Kari Tauring.
In this 2 hour garden intensive, we will work closely with Kvann as both a physical plant and a living sovereign being, hearing about its folklore, medicinal, energetic, magical and culinary uses. This is a sensory immersive class where we will taste, touch, smell, observe and listen to tis powerful plant ally.
Kari in June 2026
KVANN at NORWAY HOUSE
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Saturday June 6 - 10:30 am to 12:30 pm - Nordic Plant Lore
Nordic Plant Lore Series - Kvann (Angelica archangelica)
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A plant so precious that you could pay your taxes with it. It was so special that saga kings gave it as a gift. So important, stiff fines were placed on anyone who steals another's kvann. That’s what this Arctic plant has meant to Norwegians into the late Middle Ages.
SAVE THE DATE - August 27 - Kvann Follow Up with Kari after her Arctic Adventure in July!
June 12 - 13 Duluth Stämman - Duluth, Minnesota
Kari will be performing and singing for dancing with her son, Jack. Nature instruments and voice with a little lap dulcimer added.
June 19 - 20 Scandinavian Festival - Moorehead, Minnesota
Kari performs twice each day on her Nordic Nature Instruments! She will also be available in-between to discuss the instruments along with the runes and mythology that give context to the bones, horns, and songs you will hear! (Made possible through a grant from the Lakes Regional Arts Council and the tax payers of Minnesota. Thank You!)
Kari in July 2026
Follow The Kvann Project!
Kari travels above the Arctic Circle to deepen her relationship with the special plant called kvann (Angelica archangelica). Kvann so important to Norwegian culture, you could pay your taxes with it. Nature Instrumentalist and teacher, Øistein Hanssen, has agreed to teach Kari about the fadnu, a flute made from the stem of the plant during the month of July that only lasts two hours.
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