Name: Heikinpäivä: Knit a Neckwarmer
Start: 2023-01-24T17:30:00-05:00
End: 2023-01-24T19:30:00-05:00
Location: Jutila Center

December 2022

Sun 11

December 11, 2022 11:00 am - 1:00 pm EST

Folk School: Rekilaulu – Singing Workshop [ONLINE]

Instructor: Charlotta Hagfors Saturday + Sunday, December 10-11, 2022 11am-1pm Eastern Time (Please check your own local timezone.) Class fee: $50 Online – video link provided to students after registration. Students should have a reliable internet connection and a device that can support Zoom. Click here to register. Questions? Email clare.zuraw@finlandia.edu Rekisongs are a beautiful, hilarious kind of Finnish folk song. They were popular all over Finland, especially in the 19th century Ostrobothnia. They were a creative outlet for the youth in particular. Rekisong is all about singing beautiful melodies and discovering rhymes. Often, the theme is love: from bitter heartbreak to...
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Mon 12

December 12, 2022 7:15 pm - 8:00 pm EST

Community Meals

Chapel of St. Matthew 601 Quincy Street, Hancock

Community Meals (every Monday 7:15 – 8 p.m.) Always homemade, always free. Served out of the Chapel lower level. Follow @FinnU_Faithlife to know what’s cooking each Monday. Want to Volunteer? Sign up to help prep the meal at the link below (or just show up at 6 pm any given week). https://www.signupgenius.com/go/904094baca92aa5fb6-finnu

Tue 13

December 13, 2022 12:10 pm - 12:30 pm EST

Midday Mindfulness

Chapel of St. Matthew 601 Quincy Street, Hancock

Midday Mindfulness (Tuesdays, 12:10 – 12:30 p.m.) Move from scattered to centered with mindfulness practices geared to add focus, balance and peace to your week. In person at the Chapel and also on Instagram Live @FinnU_Faithlife.

January 2023

Wed 11

January 11 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm EST

Heikinpäivä: Inkle Band Weaving

Jutila Center 200 Michigan Street, Hancock, MI

Inkle Band Weaving Instructor: Phyllis Fredendall 2 sessions: Wednesdays, January 11 5:30-8:30pm + January 18, 5:30-7pm Jutila Center Fiber Studio room 105 (Masks are required in the fiber studio) Class fee: $60 Optional pick up project fee: $40 (paid directly to instructor) Advanced registration required: register online or by phone 906-487-7549 Last day to register: 1/6/23 or when sold out Design and weave a colorful strap using an inkle loom. Class one includes design work, loom dressing and how to weave. In the second class students will take their bands off the loom and finish them for the end use: belt, hat...
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Mon 16

January 16 7:15 pm - 8:00 pm EST

Community Meals

Chapel of St. Matthew 601 Quincy Street, Hancock

Tue 17

January 17 12:10 pm - 12:30 pm EST

Midday Mindfulness

Chapel of St. Matthew 601 Quincy Street, Hancock

Wed 18

January 18 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm EST

Nordic Film Series at FAHC

Finnish American Heritage Center 435 Quincy St, Hancock, MI

The staff at the Finnish American Heritage Center is pleased to announce the return of the highly-popular Nordic Film Series. Scheduled film dates include November 16, January 18, February 15, March 15 and April 19. For more about the Nordic Film Series, call the Heritage Center at (906) 487-7549.

Wed 18

January 18 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm EST

Heikinpäivä: Inkle Band Weaving

Jutila Center 200 Michigan Street, Hancock, MI

Mon 23

January 23 7:15 pm - 8:00 pm EST

Community Meals

Chapel of St. Matthew 601 Quincy Street, Hancock

Tue 24

January 24 12:10 pm - 12:30 pm EST

Midday Mindfulness

Chapel of St. Matthew 601 Quincy Street, Hancock

Tue 24

January 24 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm EST

Heikinpäivä: Knit a Neckwarmer

Jutila Center 200 Michigan Street, Hancock, MI

Instructor: Clare Zuraw 2 sessions: Tuesdays, January 24 + 31, 5:30-7:30pm Jutila Center Fiber Studio room 105 (Masks are required in the fiber studio) Class fee: $50 Advanced registration required: register online or by phone 906-487-7549 Last day to register: 1/22/23 or when sold out Knit a neckwarmer based on traditional sweater patterns from Vörå in western Finland. The class will focus on techniques used to knit stranded colorwork in the round on circular needles: yarn tension, catching floats, color dominance, reading and adapting a pattern, finishing, and more. Anyone who is able to knit and purl is welcome to register. No...
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