Current Folk Art School Classes
2025-09-02 – Forging Klubb (In-Person)
Schedule: Six Tuesdays, September 2-October 7 (3:15-5:00 pm CT) Instructor: Andrew Townswick Location: This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School in the new forging classroom. Students are invited to start their forging journey in the...
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2025-09-02 – Friluftsliv Klubb (In-Person)
Schedule: Six Tuesdays, September 2 - October 7 (3:15-5:00 pm CT) Location: This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School. Let's explore the concept of friluftsliv by spending time together celebrating the outdoors. We will connect...
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2025-09-03 – Beginning and Intermediate Whittling Klubb (In-Person)
Schedule: Six Wednesdays, September 3-October 8 (3:15-5:00 pm CT) Instructor: Rebecca Hanna and Steph Hughes Location: This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School. Are you ready to learn woodcarving? Have you been learning woodcarving and...
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2025-09-04 – Fiber Arts Klubb (In-Person)
Schedule: Six Thursdays, September 4-October 9 (3:15-5:00 pm CT) Instructor: Ivy Riggs Location: This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School. Young students will enjoy starting their fiber arts journey at Vesterheim! Participants will be introduced...
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2025-09-05 – September Bokprat: I Talk About It All the Time by Camara Lundestad Joof (Online and In-Person)
Schedule: September 5 (7:00-8:15 pm CT) Instructor: Dr. Maren Anderson Johnson and author Camara Ludestad Joof Location: Online on Zoom Dr. Maren Johnson, Luther College's Associate Professor of Nordic Studies and Torgerson Center for Nordic Studies Director,...
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2025-09-11 – Crossings Concert: Musical Migrations with Laura Loge and Steven Luksan (In-Person and Online)
Schedule: September 11, 2025 (7:30 pm CT) Performers: Soprano Laura Loge and pianist Steven Liksan Location: This concert will be performed in the Noble Recital Hall in Luther College's Jenson-Noble Hall of Music and livestreamed for an online audience. ...
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2025-09-20 – Lefse for the Everyday in Any Kitchen (Online)
Schedule: September 20 (Noon-2:00 pm CT) Instructor: Janette Dragvold Location: This is an online class hosted on Zoom. In this beginner-friendly class, we will make 6-8" potato lefse rounds on the stove top with basic kitchen equipment....
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2025-09-21 Cultural Connections: Norwegian Bandweaving (online)
Schedule: September 21 (2:00-3:00 pm CT) Instructor: Heather Torgenrud Location: This is an online class hosted on Zoom. Join us for the second webinar in Vesterheim's series of cross-cultural webinars exploring bandweaving from multiple cultural perspectives. The...
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2025-09-24 – Scandinavian Flat-Plane Figure Carving: Sleeping Fox (Online)
Schedule: Three Wednesdays, September 24-October 8 (6:00-7:30 pm CT) Instructor: Charles Banks Location: This is an online class hosted on Zoom. Join carver Charles Banks as he guides you through the creation of your very own flat...
from $180.00
2025-09-27 – Skoleboller (Online)
Schedule: September 27 (11:00 am-Noon and 2:00-3:00 pm CT) Instructor: Kristi Bissell Location: This is an online class hosted on Zoom. Get ready for the new school year with a favorite Norwegian baked good, skoleboller or Norwegian...
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2025-09-28 – FamilieTid: Nordic Fairy Tale Baking for the Family (Online)
Schedule: September 28 (1:00-2:00 pm CT) Instructor: Daytona Danielsen Location: This is an online class hosted on Zoom. Calling bakers young and old! Join cookbook author Daytona Danielsen for a fun family bake-along inspired by fairy tales....
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2025-10-01 – October Bokprat: Sister Bells Trilogy with author Lars Mytting (In-Person and Online)
Schedule: October 1, 2025 (7:00-8:30 pm CT) Instructor: Author Lars Mytting and Dr. Maren Anderson Johnson Location: This event will be held live in Vesterheim Commons and will be livestreamed on Zoom for an online audience. Author Lars Mytting...
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2025-10-07 – Level 2 Norwegian Language (Online)
Schedule: Eight Tuesdays, October 7-November 25 (6:00-7:00 pm CT) Instructor: Berit Skogen Location: This is an online class hosted on Zoom. Join Vesterheim for a continuing course in the Norwegian language! We will explore a variety of vocabulary and...
from $140.00
2025-10-07 – Level 4 Norwegian Language (Online)
Schedule: Eight Tuesdays, October 7-November 25 (7:30-8:30 pm CT) Instructor: Lianna Torres Location: This is an online class hosted on Zoom. Take your Norwegian language skills to the next level! We'll use the textbook Sett i gang and study more...
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2025-10-18 – Chip Carving Ornaments (In-Person)
Schedule: October 18-19 (9:00 am-5:00 pm CT) Instructor: Charlene Lynum Location: This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School. What is more fun than hand-carved ornaments? Give them away to friends and family or decorate your...
from $185.00
2025-10-18 – Knitting through Norway (Webinar)
Schedule: October 18 (1:00-2:00 pm CT) Instructor: Maree Hampton Location: This is an online class hosted on Zoom. Maree Hampton is a knitting instructor for Vesterheim Folk Art School and one of the first recipients of a research grant...
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2025-10-18 – Scandinavian Fall Baking Favorites: Apple Cake and Homemade Apple Donuts (Online)
Schedule: October 18 (10:30 am-Noon CT) Instructor: Kristi Bissell Location: This is an online class hosted on Zoom. Join Kristi Bissell, founder of True North Kitchen, for a morning of delicious fall-themed baking! We will begin with Swedish Apple Cake,...
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2025-10-24 – Viking-Inspired Cocktails: Myth, Mead, and Mixology (Online)
Schedule: October 24 (7:00-8:00 pm CT) Instructor: Malina Bickford Location: This is an online class hosted on Zoom. Raise a glass to the gods with this fun, history-infused class inspired by Norse mythology and Viking-era drinking traditions. We’ll create...
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2025-10-25 – Innvik: A Quilt Inspired by Historical Textiles (In-Person)
Schedule: October 25 (9:00 am-5:00 pm CT) Instructor: Mike Ellingsen Location: This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School. Instructor Mike Ellingsen has set a personal goal to design a quilt each year based on an...
from $95.00
2025-10-30 – Dragonstyle Relief Carving (In-Person)
Schedule: October 30 - November 2 (9:00-5:00 pm CT) Instructor: Becky Lusk Location: This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School. During her time as Artist In Residence at Vesterheim, Becky Lusk studied a Dragonstyle Drinking...
from $365.00
2025-11-01 – Cozy Up with a Bowl of Trøndelag’s Iconic Regional Dish: Sodd! (Online)
Schedule: November 1 (10:00 am-Noon CT) Instructor: Nevada Berg Location: This is an online class hosted on Zoom. Join celebrated cook and author Nevada Berg in making Trøndelag’s most beloved festive dish – sodd! A hearty soup made with lamb, small meatballs,...
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2025-11-01 – Family Handcraft at Home: Recycled Stars Inspired by Birchbark Weaving (Online)
Schedule: Starts November 1 (Available all month) Instructor: Derek Brabender Location: This is an online class hosted on Zoom. Join artist Derek Brabender in an exploration of birchbark weaving using recycled Vesterheim Folk Art School catalogues. Inspired by Nordic...
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2025-11-01 – Ho-Chunk Black Ash Basket Making (In-Person, Afternoon Session)
Schedule: November 1 (1:30-4:30 pm CT) Note: A repeat of this class is also offered on the morning of November 1 (9:00-am-Noon CT). Register for the morning session here. Instructor: Kimberly Crowley Location: This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim...
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2025-11-01 – Ho-Chunk Black Ash Basket Making (In-Person, Morning Session)
Schedule: November 1 (9:00 am-Noon CT) Note: A repeat of this class is also offered on the afternoon of November 1 (1:30-4:30 pm CT). Register for the afternoon session here. Instructor: Kimberly Crowley Location: This is an in-person class held...
from $60.00
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