February 2026 Event
Dr. Jason Bartos - Associate Medical Director of the Center for Resuscitation Medicine at the University of Minnesota
March 2026 Event
Charly Frisk Svalbard Seed Bank (speaker may change to due availability)
April 2026 Event
Kirk Jensen 612 Sauna Society (speaker may change due to availability)
November 2025 Event
Amy Boxrud- Norwegian American Historical Association (speaker may change due to speaker availability)
October 2025 Event
Mike Snee - Vice President of the Minnesota Wild Foundation and Community Relations.
September 2025 Kickoff
We start this year’s Torsk Season with Ken Kwarta who is a Linie Aquavit rep and he will be discussing our favorite beverage, Aquavit!
May Event (Syttende Mai!)
Please note the time change for this meeting only!
Twin Cities Hardingfelelag
April Event
MSgt Dan Kennedy will talk about Norwegian Reciprocal Troop Exchange (NOREX)
https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article/3307229/minnesota-norway-partner-for-50th-troop-exchange/
November Event (Sweater Month!)
Arne Selbyg
Member of the Norwegian Glee Club of Minneapolis
February Event
Don Larson - One of our own! He’ll be talking about his book about Bald Eagles
*January Event
Mary Kosir, Executive Director from Concordia Language Camps. Also, this is outside our traditional 3rd Saturday of the month cadance.
October Event
October’s event is Niles Deneen, CEO Deneen Pottery.... He’ll be talking about our new NTK mugs, and the whole process.
September Event
Our speaker for September is John Schwietz of Minnesota Masonic Charities
April 18th, 2023
Our April’s guest will be Dr Harry Orr, Neuroscientist at the University of Minnesota.
March 18th, 2023
March’s guest speaker will be Gunnar Kristiansen, the Pastor at the Mindekirken-Norwegian Lutheran Memorial Church
February 18th, 2023
Our guest speaker for this month will be Gus Ingebretsen, a 5th generation owner of Ingebretsen’s on Lake St
Please remember that it’s also sweater month! Let’s see all those Norwegian Sweaters!
