Don't Miss out on October's events!
 Pr. Jens Dale

I'm really looking forward to the month of October and the Leiv Eriksson 
International Festival (LEIF).

Sunday worship services, and Tuesday Open Houses will feature Nordic 
culture in a special way.  Check out the backpage calendar.

At this time I would like to highlight the only LEIF event which will 
take place outside of Mindekirken. The Bloomington Symphony Orchestra 
will do a Scandinavian program at St. Michael's Lutheran Church (9201 
Normandale Blvd, Bloomington) on Sun., Oct. 12 at 3:00 p.m. At 2:15 
p.m., the combined Norwegian male choirs of the Twin Cities will be 
offering a 'pre-concert' of Norwegian and Swedish choral music including 
favorites such as Nidelven and Når fjordene blåner.

The Bloomington Symphony Orchestra will open with Symphony #3 by Jean 
Sibelius. The next piece features Minnesota Orchestra trombonist Kari 
Markus Sundström, a native Finn, in a concerto by Launy Grondahl of 
Denmark.  The all-Grieg second half presents the musical story of mischievous 
adventures of Peer Gynt, including the famous Solveigs Song and In the 
Hall of the Mountain King, narrated by Minnesota Public Radio host Mindy 
Ratner. The concert will conclude with Grieg's Landkjenning, featuring 
the male choruses.