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tell me your night, I'll build it from the listingsMay 2026
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Wed May 27 · 7pm · Scandinavia House (New Baltic Cinema) · $13 ($8 ASF Members)
See the enthralling, Baltic-produced historical drama Two Prosecutors! Based upon a long-unpublished novella by Soviet gulag survivor Georgy Demidov, Two Prosecutors paints a hypnotic, chilling, blackly comic portrait of the mechanisms of Great Purge-era tyranny.
listed by Scandinavia House
LIVE STORYTELLING IN CENTRAL PARK - THE HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN STORYTELLING CENTER
Sat Jun 6 · 11am · Hans Christian Andersen Storytelling Center · free
Free weekly storytelling series of beloved Andersen stories and folklore. Season kicks off June 6 with Matoaka Little Eagle telling 'Dancing Down from the Stars' and a Tewa Myth, and Laura Simms telling Andersen's 'The Flying Trunk'.
listed by Scandinavia House
The Jenny Lind Bowl: A Swedish National Day Celebration
Sat Jun 6 · 3pm · Scandinavia House · $75 ($55 ASF Members)
Learn about a design work inspired by 'The Swedish Nightingale,' hear a performance of Jenny Lind's 'Casta Diva' by soprano Sara Beth Pearson, and enjoy drinks, snacks and treats from Björk and BonBon. Participants receive their own AO Glass bowl with special engraving.
listed by Scandinavia House
In The Jenny Lind Bowl: A Swedish-American Story in Glass
Sat Jun 6 · 7pm · Björk Cafe & Bistro
A tasting, design and learning event based on the legendary Jenny Lind Bowl. Participants will learn the history behind an iconic design work inspired by 'The Swedish Nightingale,' one of the most famous opera singers of the 19th century. The event will feature a musical performance by soprano Sara Beth Pearson performing Jenny Lind's signature aria 'Casta Diva,' and will be accompanied by Swedish drinks, snacks and treats from Björk and BonBon.
listed by Scandinavia House