Sweden’s National Day is approaching and although celebrations are a little different this year the Swedish Institute will on June 6 host a 24 hour broadcast streaming. The stream will be in English and can be adapted to different social media channels. The live stream will begin with a video message from the Ambassador. The […]
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Hilma af Klint documentary at MFAH
BEYOND THE VISIBLE A Documentary featuring the Swedish Artist – HILMA AF KLINT This film is included in MFAH Film virtual series This film will run May 6 – 12, 2020 Please follow the link for ticket ($12) and screening of the film: https://www.mfah.org/visit/movie-night-at-mfah-films/ Follow the link for a short introduction: https://youtu.be/bUoe3ySukwU Her conventional painting […]
Lucia in Texas
Lucia Swea Austin Sunday December 8, 2019 from 3.00 pm — 5.00 pm. Christmas bazaar and lucia concert at the Gethsemane Lutheran Church. Contact SWEA Austin for more information. Lucia Swea Houston Friday December 13, 2019 from 6.00 pm – 8.00 pm. Traditional Christmas dinner , dance and Lucia procession at Ikea Houston. Read more […]
Norwegian Christmas Bazaar
Norwegian Seaman Church has a Christmas bazaar on November 8th – 10th. Bakery with homemade bread and Christmas cookies. Norwegian store filled with Scandinavian foods. Cafeteria with “open-faced sandwiches”, waffles and cream cakes. A unique Scandinavian Christmas shop. Scandinavian Folk Dance, silent auction and great raffle-prizes.
Stockholm Brass Ensemble in Houston
Stockholm Chamber Brass team up with brass students of The Shepherd School of Music at Rice University to give a joint concert of works for large brass ensemble and quintet. October 3rd from 7:30pm – 9:00pm at Hirsch Orchestra Rehearsal Hall. Programme Richard Strauss (1864-1949) Overture Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643) – Suite from L’Orfeo and L’incoronazione […]
Welcome to celebrate Sweden’s National Day!
Sunday June 2, 2019 3.00 – 6.00 pm We serve: Meatballs, herring, knäckebröd (crisp bread), potatoes, lemonade, wine and beer. Strawberry cake and coffee. Program: Live music by David’s Jazz Trio, Swedish songs, quiz, fiskdam (candy) for the children. Price: $25 for adults, children 16 and below $1 (to keep count).If space available, limited number […]
EU-Election
Election to the EU parliament will take place on Sunday, May 26, 2019 in Sweden. The Consulate of Sweden in Houston will be open for election during the period May 4, 2019 – May 17, 2019 during regular office hours. Monday, Wednesday & Friday, 9.00 am – 2.00 pm As well as: Saturday May 4, […]
Gaby Berglund Opening Reception, February
The exhibition “The Quiet Thread” by Gaby Berglund On view February 2-27, 2019 Opening reception February 2, 5-7 pm at the Jung Center. Entré: free Swedish-Ecuadorian artist Gaby Berglund left Ecuador at a young age to study in USA to later move to Norway, Sweden and South Korea. Gaby Berglund moved to Houston at the end […]
SWEA Austin Lucia and Bazar
A warm welcome to SWEA Austin’s annual Christmas Bazaar and Lucia Choir Concert! On December 9th we’ll have Swedish coffee bread for sale in our café, a raffle, and other fun stuff! Just like previous years we’ll be at Gethsemane Lutheran Church, 200 W. Anderson Lane, Austin, TX 78752. Christmas Bazaar opens at 3.00 PM. Dance […]
SWEA Houston Lucia Celebration
SWEA Houston invites you to this year’s Lucia Celebration in the Norwegian Seamen’s Church. There will be a lucia procession, Swedish Christmas food, candy bag for the kids, dancing around the tree and a raffle with great prices. Come and enjoy a truly Swedish Christmas atmosphere with us. Only a limited amount of tickets will […]