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Norway lodge plans lefse workshop, visit from two Norwegian guests · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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  Norway lodge plans lefse workshop, visit from two Norwegian guests.
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  Written by Michael Urbanec.
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  The Cleng Peerson Lodge, Sons of Norway, is scheduled to hold a
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  lefse-making workshop and presentations by two visitors from Arendal, Norway, on Sunday,
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  Nov. 15, at the Norway Community Building, according to the lodge.
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  The gathering begins at noon with a luncheon. The program, including the
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  workshop and the guest presentations, starts at 1 p.m.
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  Sven Håkon Jørgensen, a Norwegian Jew’s harp maker and musician, will perform
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  traditional melodies on the instrument, known in Norway as the munnharpe, and
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  tell stories behind the music of the Setesdal Valley in southern Norway,
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  according to the lodge. Jørgensen is a retired construction engineer who lived
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  in Setesdal for many years.
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  The lodge said the traditional music and dance of Setesdal are recognized
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  by UNESCO as part of the world’s Intangible Cultural Heritage.
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  Inge Engeland Johansen, who has worked in the travel industry for more
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  than 30 years, runs the travel company Ut i Verden Out into
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  the World. He will talk about travel in Norway and introduce tours
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  planned for 2027 and 2028, according to the lodge.
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  The two men have been friends for 50 years, the lodge said.
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  The workshop will cover lefse, a traditional Norwegian flatbread long served at
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  family gatherings and holidays.
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  The Norway Community Building is at 3656 E. 2631St
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  Road, across the highway from the Norsk Museum.