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Gardening. You can learn more gardening related words by attending the new Gardening på svenska class at ASI on June 4th! Kommer du till festen? Nej, jag har så mycket trädgårdsarbete att klara av! Are you coming to the party? No, I have too much gardening to finish!
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6/5/23 – Midwest Living – 10 Ways to Travel the World Without Leaving the Twin Cities
6/2/23 – Meet Minneapolis – Top Things To Do in Minneapolis This June
6/1/23 – Mpls.St.Paul Magazine – Simple Summer: Low-Key Local Vacation Ideas
5/19/23 – Minnesota Monthly – Jerrod Sumner on International Museum Day Products
5/18/23 – FOX9 – International Museum Day: ASI’s Gift Shop
5/15/23 – Sveriges (Swedish) Radio – In search of the pioneers who made Minnesota a Swedish settlement
5/9/23 – The Royal House – The royal couple gave a reception for the American Swedish Institute
5/8/23 – Minnesota Monthly – The Ultimate Minnesota Bucket List
4/30/23 – The Pioneer Press – Readers and writers: A cozy mystery, the lure of fish, and a tale of a female Viking’s grave
4/28/23 – MSN Travel – 16 Tourist hotspots in Minneapolis that live up to the hype
4/21/23 – The Bemidji Pioneer – Lorraine Jensen to present ‘Runes and Runic Inscriptions’
4/7/23 – KARE11 – From Easter egg hunts to snowboarding, there’s a lot to do in the Twin Cities this weekend
4/2/23 – Pioneer Press – American Swedish Institute names new president
4/2/23 – Pioneer Press – Spring and summer arts and fun: From glass to paper to bedsheets, stories of culture and the self take many forms at Twin Cities galleries
3/31/23 – MPR – 6 things to know in the Twin Cities art world this week
3/25/23 – WCCO – Celebrating National Waffle Day with the American Swedish Institute
3/23/23 – Minnesota Monthly – American Swedish Institute Names Molly Wright Steenson As New President
3/23/23 – Axios – The Spoon: The American Swedish Institute has hired St. Paul native Molly Steenson as its new CEO and president
3/22/23 – Star Tribune – American Swedish Institute hires new president-CEO with Twin Cities ties and deep academic background
3/20/23 – RACKET – Yo La Tengo, Black & Funny Improv Festival: This Week’s Best Events
3/17/23 – Pioneer Press – The battle for the soul of America starts with summer camp registration
3/17/23 – Star Tribune – Things to do this spring: 60 top picks in movies, music, theater, visual arts and dance
3/15/23 – Sight Unseen – The New Hennepin Made x Victoria Sass Lighting Collection Wants You to Experience the Full Spectrum of Emotion
3/15/23 – TravelMag – 15 Unique Things to Do in Minneapolis
3/13/23 – RACKET – St. Pat’s Day, Ari Lennox, Trash Film, and a Beyoncé Disco: This Week’s Best Events
3/12/23 – Stuff – Minneapolis’ most memorable (and messy) meals
3/12/23 – Axios – How to play winter tourist in the Twin Cities
3/6/23 – RACKET – A New Wildflyer, Comedians Galore, and St. Pat’s Day Stuff Starts Up: This Week’s Best Events
2/23/23 – Mpls.St.Paul Magazine – How to Hygge
2/21/22 – KSTP Twin Cities Live – Shrove Tuesday Semlor Buns
2/17/23 – KSTP – Weekend Events for Feb. 17-19
2/16/23 – Fox9 – The sound of Sweden! Learn traditional music at this weekend’s Midwinter Folk Festival
2/12/23 – Minnesota Monthly – Best Bets: Feb. 13-19
2/6/23 – FOX9 – Fluidity: Identity in Swedish Glass art exhibit in Turnblad Mansion
2/6/23 – FOX9 – Fluidity: Identity in Swedish Glass art exhibit in the Osher Gallery
1/31/23 – Star Tribune – At American Swedish Institute, glass becomes a meditative experience
1/30/23 – WCCO-TV – You won’t get glassy-eyed at this new art exhibit
1/27/23 – MPR News – No more winter blues, highlights of the Great Northern Festival
1/23/23 – Midwest Home – “Fluidity” Exhibition at American Swedish Institute Celebrates Women Glass Artists
1/23/23 – KSTP – The beauty and wonder of the American Swedish Institute in Minneapolis
1/11/23 – Fox9 – Don’t trash it, fix it! Hennepin County to offer free Fix-It Clinic this weekend
1/6/23 – Star Tribune – Poets and writers event supports Ukraine
1/6/23 – Star Tribune – Critics’ picks: The 9 best things to do and see in the Twin Cities this week
1/5/23 – Forbes – Swedish Fika: Sweden’s ‘Premium Coffee Break’ Explained
12/16/22 – Fox9 – Do you love Christmas cookies, but don’t want to bake them? Local bakers are here to help!
12/15/22 – Lavender – Don’t Let the Snow Slow Your Roll
12/14/22 – RACKET – Lillördag Is the Nordic Tradition You Need to Get Through Winter
12/13/22 – WCCO 4 – American Swedish Institute offers peak at holidays in Sweden
12/13/22 – WCCO 4 – American Swedish Institute decked out for holidays
12/13/22 – Star Tribune – Can you eat your Christmas tree? A Twin Cities forager reveals the answer
12/7/22 – Star Tribune – 12 winter wonderlands in the Twin Cities that will make even the Grinchiest of hearts and stomachs happy
12/5/22 – Star Tribune – Minnesota holds the record for biggest number of … tile stoves?
12/4/22 – Star Tribune – Julmarknad Handcraft Market & Festival
11/30/22 – Meet Minneapolis – Try These Global Holiday Food Traditions in Minneapolis
11/23/22 – Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal – American Swedish Institute names Amalia Obermeier-Smith executive chef
11/22/22 – Star Tribune – Borough/Parlour and Fika name new chefs
11/22/22 – Fox9 – Historic Minneapolis Mansion opens for holiday-themed tours
11/21/22 – Mpls.St.Paul Magazine – ASI Names Amalia Obermeier-Smith as New Exec Chef
11/19/22 – Axios – 23 Twin Cities art events you don’t want to miss this winter
11/17/22 – Star Tribune – Great Northern winter festival will be a celebration of art and outdoors
11/16/22 – Axios – 10 Twin Cities holiday markets to shop this season
11/9/22 – Edina Magazine – Your Guide to A Very Scandi Thanksgiving
11/9/22 – Minnesota Monthly – Holiday Markets in the Twin Cities
11/3/22 – Mpls.St.Paul Magazine – Lutfisk Dinner
10/07/22 – Axios – Eat their lunch: Twin Cities
10/05/22 – Only in Your State – Hogwarts in Minnesota? This Building Will Make You Think So!
10/03/22 – MPR News – If You’re in the Mood for Palpable Joy Don’t Miss Minneapolis Duo The Ok Factor
9/5/22 – Minnesota Monthly – Things to do this weekend around the Twin Cities: Mystery Writers’ Convention, Cocktails at the Castle, Greek Festival
8/23/22 – Star Tribune – Review: Dancers feel the heat of climate change in ‘Thermal’
8/22/22 – WJON-AM – Celebrate fall with cocktails & music at this Minnesota ‘castle’
8/11/22 – Star Tribune – ‘Morning Dip’ exhibit wades into diasporic waters at the American Swedish Institute
8/9/22 – Minnesota Daily – 10 Twin Cities events to attend this August
8/5/22 – MinnPost – Weekend picks: There’s theater galore, with the Fringe Fest, zAmya’s ‘Second Chance’ and Pangea’s ‘Life Born of Fire’
7/21/22 – Star Tribune – Our Friday best: Osmo Vänskä, Burna Boy, ‘Class of ’85’ and ‘The Morning Dip’
7/20/22 – Mpls.St.Paul Magazine – The Importance of a Morning Dip in Sweden
7/20/22 – Star Tribune – There’s still time for summer fun: Here are 12 activities to make the most of the warm weather before it’s too late
7/11/22 – MPLSART – The Morning Dip
6/23/22 – Star Tribune – Our Friday best: TC Jazz Festival, Carly Rae Jepsen, Minn. R&B Music Experience and ‘Q-Stage: New Works Festival 2022’
6/19/22 – Star Tribune – Midsommar festivities draw crowds to American Swedish Institute
6/17/22 – Mpls.St.Paul Magazine – Patio Daddy-o
6/16/22 – MinnPost – Weekend picks: Penumbra Theatre’s incubator premieres ‘Spittin’ Seeds,’ highlighting St. Paul’s Rondo neighborhood
6/14/22 – Minnesota Monthly – Best Bets: June 14-20
6/2/22 – MinnPost – Weekend picks: In downtown Minneapolis, help #CrownOurPrince at a block party and lighted mural unveiling
6/1/22 – Racket – Open Streets, Prince Mural Reveal, Orville Peck: This Week’s Best Events
5/25/22 – Star Tribune – 3 Twin Cities upcoming food events for your calendar
5/23/22 – Star Tribune – Sen. Klobuchar highlights Minnesota ties to Finland and Sweden
5/23/22 – Pioneer Press – Bruce Karstadt to retire at American Swedish Institute
5/20/22 – Star Tribune – Why did Scandinavian immigrants choose Minnesota?
4/20/22 – Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal – President and CEO of American Swedish Institute to retire
4/20/22 – Star Tribune – Leader who grew Minnesota’s iconic American Swedish Institute will step down after three decades
4/2/22 – MyTalk 107 The Weekly Dish – ASI April Fools
4/1/22 – The MPLS Egotist – Historic dried codfish found in ASI archives
4/1/22 – CNET – April Fools Day national round-up
4/1/22 – MSP Magazine – Hard Yuks: April Fools Day
4/1/22 – Pioneer Press – ASI sells 90-year-old “basically edible” codfish
3/31/22 – Star Tribune – Iconic Eats – FIKA Café’s meatballs
3/18/22 – Minnpost – Last chance! Thermal at ASI
2/28/22 – MSP Magazine – ASI Reopens with Paper Dialogues Exhibit
2/26/22 – KARE11 – Try semlors at the American Swedish Institute’s FIKA Cafe
2/24/22 – Star Tribune – Thermal critic’s pic for entertainment
2/24/22 – WCCO 4 – Ever tried a Swedish semla?
2/22/22 – Minnpost – Curt Pederson left his mark on Paper Dialogues exhibition
2/17/22 – Minnpost – Weekend picks: Paper Dialogues
2/16/22 – Star Tribune – Curt Pederson obituary
2/14/22 – Finance & Commerce Magazine – Mansion makeover in the works
1/26/22 – Star Tribune – Where to find the best alcohol-free cocktails in the Twin Cities
1/6/22 – Pioneer Press – ASI temporary closure due to Covid-19
12/2021 – MSP Magazine – Best 50 Restaurants – FIKA Café
12/30/21 – Minnpost – Year in review: a look back at Twin Cities arts in 2021
12/16/21 – Star Tribune – Marking the night and the daylight with Winter Solstice
12/10/21 – Star Tribune – The 5 best things our food writers ate in the Twin Cities area this week
Darby Johnson
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