Great Stocking Stuffers
(Continued from home page)
Dear
Members and Friends of ASFLA,
It's
that incredible time of year when we're all lit up – and glowing – and
it's not just the glögg! Christmas lights and
candles reflect the warmth of the season. The Finns celebrate Finnish
independence. Lucias are adjusting their crowns and carols in Danish,
Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian, Swedish – and English – resonate throughout
our celebrations. Our Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish and other
churches are gearing up for Christmas services. We're all texting and calling
away on our Nokia and Erikson phones. Holiday shoppers are bringing home
Bang and Olafson, Iitala, Georg Jensen, Porsgrund and Orefors! And, of
course, some of the best holiday rites and rituals are the edible kind
– be it baked, roasted, sliced thin, cured, or reconstituted! Ah, yes, even
the cat wakes from a long winter's nap and notices the aroma of lutefisk.
Come
January, we'll light up some more! But this time the light comes
from a projector casting images on the big screen at the Writers
Guild Theater in Beverly Hills for the NINTH ANNUAL SCANDINAVIAN FILM
FESTIVAL L.A. We'll screen masterful films from Denmark, Finland,
Iceland, Norway and Sweden – giving Nordic film its annual residency in
Southern California, and Los Angeles film-festival audiences a chance to enjoy our
annual immersion into Nordic film culture. There will be Oscar
contenders and many other superb current Scandinavian films.
Yes,
the ASFLA elves are working away – even through this fun season – so we can
see you at the movies for an Epiphany opening of Scandinavian Film Festival
L.A. on Saturday
and Sunday, 5-6 January,
and finishing the following weekend on Saturday
and Sunday, 12-13 January, 2008.
Contact
ASFLA if you'd like to give someone on your shopping list tickets to the film
festival for Christmas! They make great stocking stuffers.
So,
skol and Merry Christmas ... and YOU may provide your own subtitle to
translate
into a wonderful holiday
Sincerely,
James Koenig,
President
and the ASFLA Board of Directors
Winter 2007
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