Fall's Salolampi Adult Week, September 11-17, 2010. Tiina Watts and her 2 sisters have a little musical group which has performed at 2 Finnfests and will be performing throughout the week, as well as running various activities. Tiina will teach one of the levels of the Finnish language. Her mother, who is from Finland, will do a presentation on translating Finnish poetry. It should be a fun week.

Attendance has been a little lower than usual at the past couple of Adult Weeks, so spread the word to all of our Finnish and Finnish-loving friends about this wonderful jewel in northern Minnesota. Amazing food, beautiful surroundings and the people who attend are the best! Every day attendees enjoy 3 1/2 hours of language classes, 1 or 2 Finnish cultural presentations, Finnish movies, Finnish crafts, sports and music, and much more.

For more information or to register, go to www.salolampi.org.

Thursday, September 30, 2010
The Opposite of Cold - Book Release Reception and Slide Show Presentation
6:00pm - 8:00pm
American Swedish Institute, 2600 Park Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN
Reception and Slide Show Presentation: Michael Nordskog and Aaron W. Hautala, author and photographer of The Opposite of Cold: The Northwoods Finnish Sauna Tradition

Thursday, September 30, 2010 Reception: 6 - 7 p.m. Talk and Slide Show Presentation: 7 p.m. American Swedish Institute 2600 Park Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55407 (612) 871-4907 The Opposite of Cold is a full-color history and celebration of Finnish sauna in the western Great Lakes. Published by the University of Minnesota Press. http://www.upress.umn.edu/Books/N/nordskog_opposite.html Correction to Uutiset Calendar:
September 17 meeting speaker will be:
Erkki Huovinen,
Visiting Associate Professor
School of Music, University of Minnesota

"The New Lives of Finnish Folk Wind Instruments"