Pier 39

Location: City Hall, San Francisco

The 42nd Astoria Scandinavian Festival will take place on June 19 - 21, 2009, celebrating the history and culture of the Scandinavian countries.

The Norwegian film Troubled Water will be screened at the San Francisco International Film Festival on May 4th, 6th and 7th.

Education in the U.S

Wish to study in the U.S? The Bay Area alongside the 13 western most states of the U.S offer a wide range of top-notch universities.

Norwegian pianist Knut Erik Jensen is touring the US playing music by Norwegian composers from the past two centuries.

Norwegian black metal at venues across the US this May.

Don’t miss the Norwegian/ Swedish jazz band ”The Thing,” during their US tour in April 2009. From April 26 - 30 they will play in California, Oregon and Washington.

Norwegian-American Organizations

Listed below are links and information to some helpful and important oraganizations pertaining to the U.S-Norwegian relationship in the 13 western most states of the U.S. This page was created with the goal of providing our users with a resource database for any organizations that they may wish to contact or be interested in. Origanizations with ties to Scandinavia and to a certain

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA) presents Irreverent: Contemporary Nordic Craft Art curated by Kate Eilertsen. This exhibition features a new generation of craft artists from Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland who challenge the aesthetics and principles of Scandinavian Modernism.

Pier 39

Astoria Scandinavian Festival 2009

Norwegian film Troubled Water at the San Francisco International Film Festival

Education in the U.S

Pianist Knut Erik Jensen on tour in the US February and March 2009

ENSLAVED + OPETH American Tour

The Thing on tour

Norwegian-American Organizations

IRREVERENT: Contemporary Nordic Craft Art

Norway - the official site in the United States