Sofia Talvik plays a show at the Museum before Lollapalooza
Thursday, July 31st, the Swedish American Museum will be hosting a special performance by an incredible Swedish singer-songwriter Sofia Talvik. She’ll be playing at Lollapalooza the following day, so this is a special chance to catch her in a more intimate setting. There’s a bio on our site, but here are some quick highlights:
- She has a recent single out performing a duet with Bernard Butler of Suede called “It’s Just Love”
- On her latest album, which she put out on her own label, she collaborated with Tobias Fröberg, whose worked with several great musicians, including a favorite - Jose Gonzalez.
- She’s done everything herself - not just the songwriting, playing, and singing - but runs her own records label, does her own promotions, and consistently puts out incredibly beautiful music.
Please see our event page for all of the info!
And she has a new tour blog on Aftonbladet.se documenting this trip to the States!!
Sweden and Euro 2008
Euro 2008 is almost here! The first game for Sweden is coming up Tuesday, June 10th at 1:30 vs Greece. Then it’s against Spain on Saturday, June 16 at 10:50 a.m., where the Young Professionals Club of the Swedish American Chamber of Commerce of Chicago has reserved a spot for the Swedes to cheer on Zlatan and the bunch at Fado’s in downtown Chicago.
Here’s the Info
Sweden vs. Spain
Saturday, June 14, 2008
10am (match starts at 10:50am)
@ Fadó (upper floor)
100 West Grand Avenue (Grand/Clark)
First Round Schedule for Sweden
Tuesday 6/10
10:50 a.m.- Spain vs. Russia D (ESPN2)
1:30 p.m.- Greece vs. Sweden D (ESPN2)
Saturday 6/14
10:50 a.m.- Sweden vs. Spain D (ESPN2)
1:30 p.m.- Greece vs. Russia D (ESPN2)
Wednesday 6/18
1:30 p.m.- Greece vs. Spain D (ESPN)
1:30 p.m.- Russia vs. Sweden D (ESPN2)
Source: ESPN
It’s Spring! And that means…
…our Annual Scandinavian Champagne Brunch! And a new website! And a Kubb Tournament!
We just got this website up and running in time for the Annual Scandinavian Champagne Brunch. It’s still missing content, and I’m sure there are mistakes, etc., but we aimed to keep it light, clean and simple, so hopefully there won’t be too many. It’s a work in progress, so bear with us. But hopefully in the near future we’ll have updates not only for things we’re doing, but also Scandinavian cultural events going on in Chicago that we’d like to share with everyone.
For now, we have the brunch coming up on May 31, 2008. Do check out the event page and sign up if you’re interested. It always promises to be a great time. We also have a Kubb Tournament coming up on June 7, 2008 (the following weekend). We’ve never done this before but expect it to be lots of fun, plus it’s the day after the Swedish National Day so it’ll be a festive way to celebrate. More info on that event up soon!
Our group’s been around awhile, but we’ve evolved over time and are currently seeking new people. If you have any interest, drop us an email at lagom@chicagoswedes.org and let us know!
Thanks for taking the time to stop by. This website is obviously in its infancy, but hopefully it’ll grow (and adjust accordingly) over time. Feel free to contact us if you have any comments or suggestions, too.