11: MOSTLY NORDIC CONCERT ... 4pm, Nordic Heritage Museum, 3014 NW 67th Street, Seattle, Washington. Featuring Jussi Makkonen (cellist) and Rait Karm (pianist) presenting music from Finland and Estonia. Tickets ($37 for members and $41 for non-members includes smögåbord the evening of the performance). Reservations required by contacting the museum at (206) 789-5707, ex. 10.

13: GALLERY TALK – MARIA CORYELL-MARTIN ... 7pm, Nordic Heritage Museum, 3014 NW 67th Street, Seattle, Washington. Seattle’s expeditionary artist presents her Greenland work, explaining the why she went there, the what she did, and how she completed her work that is exhibited at the Museum May 2 to June 1st.

15: LECTURE ON RESETTLEMENT OF NORWEGIAN JEWS AFTER WWII ... 7pm at the Nordic Heritage Museum, 3014 NW 67th Street, Seattle, Washington. Seattle’s Dr. Eugene Normand will speak about this little known historical event which describes the resettlement of close to 600 Jewish refugees from war-torn Europe in Norway in 1946. This lecture is closely connected to the panel exhibit of the same name that will be on display at the Museum from May 6 through June 29, 2008. Tickets can be reserved by contacting Sharmon Cooper at 206-789-5707 ext 10 from April 8 to May 23, 2008. A suggested donation for individual films and lectures: $5 for members, $10 for non-members.

17: SYTTENDE MAI AT THE NORDIC HERITAGE MUSEUM … 10am-5:30pm (special hours). Nordic food and drinks are for sale in the Nordic Café in addition to free hands-on craft activities for kids on each of the three floors of the Museum. Also, join in the parade that begins at 3pm in downtown Ballard. Museum admission is free on May 17. Nordic Heritage Museum located at 3014 NW 67th Street, Seattle, Washington.

17: SYTTENDE MAI PARADE SAN FRANCISCO ... 11:15am at Crissy Fields, San Francscio, California parade begins. There will be games for children, youth and adult as well as sales of ice cream, soda, and hot dogs.

17: NORWEGIAN NATIONAL PARTY ... 6pm at the Seamen's Church, 2454 Hyde Street, San Francscio, California. The party includes a speech by General Consul Are-Jostein Norheim and a piano concert by Lawerence Holmefjord-Sarabi. Coffee, cookies and ice cream available. $5.00 entrance fee.

17: BALLARD'S SYTTENDE MAI PARADE ... 3 - 5pm parade begins near Adams School in Ballard at the northwest correner of 62nd and 24th Avenue NW. The route follows south to Market Street and eastward to Bergen Place. This year's parade is lead by eight Daughters of Norway members with flags in honor of the 100 year birthday for both the Daughters of Norway's and Thelma Lodge (Daughters of Norway). A luncheon will also be held that day at noon to 2pm, Leif Erikson Hall, 2245 NW 57th Street, Seattle, Washington. (Lunch costs #$25/person and tickets available at Viking Bank or by mail to Viking Bank, Attn: Elizabeth, P. O. Box 70546, Seattle WA 98107. Come join the fun, help celebrate Norway's Constitution Day!

17: SYTTENDE MAI DINNER ... 6pm: Nordic Heritage Museum, 3014 NW 67th Street, Seattle, Washington. Norwegian Constitution Day or grunnlovsdag, commonly known as Syttende Mai (the 17th of May) and is a celebration of the day in 1814 when Norway ’s constitution was signed in the town of Eidsvoll, Norway. The Norwegian American Chamber of Commerce and Nordic Heritage Museum will host a dinner at the Museum. Come welcome Parade Grand Marshal Hanne Krogh, a popular Norwegian recording artist at the Museum! The Museum exhibits will be open and included in the price. Cost: $45 (purchased ahead of time) and $50 at the door. Free for children under 10. Tickets can be purchased at Viking Bank (M-F; 9am – 5:30pm). Call (206) 784-2200 for more information.

19: FRIGG CONCERT ...8pm at the McEachern Auditorium, Museum of History and Industry, McCurdy Park, 2700 24th Avenue East, Seattle,Washington. Frigg is a multitalented Finnish-Norwegian group of seven musicans who offer fresh Scandinavian folk fiddling accompanied by fretted instruments, upright bass and endless energy. The style they represent is a mixture of Kaustinen (Finland) and Nord-Trondelag (Norway) – traditions flavoured with a taste of Americana and Irish folk music. Samples of their music are available on their MySpace site. Advance tickets are on sale at Dusty Strings,3406 Fremont Avenue North, Seattle. All proceeds from this concert benefit KBCS 91.3FM, Community Radio.

22: FILM AND LECTURE: THE RESCUE OF THE DANISH JEWS … 7 pm: Nordic Heritage Museum, 3014 NW 67th Street, Seattle, Washington. University of Washington’s Professor Marianne Stecher Hansen’s lecture entitled A Moment in History, The Rescue of the Danish Jews in 1943 will precede a screening of the film The Danish Solution – The Rescue of the Jews in Denmark. In October 1943 during the Nazi occupation of Denmark nearly all Jewish citizens, numbering over 7,000, were ferried at night to neutral Sweden with the widespread cooperation of ordinary Danish citizens, local fishermen, and Resistance members. Professor Stecher Hansen will tell this well documented story interwoven with memories of her father who took part in the rescue operation. Tickets can be reserved by contacting Sharmon Cooper at 206-789-5707 ext 10 from April 8 to May 23, 2008. A suggested donation for individual films and lectures: $5 for members, $10 for non-members.