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  • +/-Feb 3 2012Meet the ProducerBy:
    Meet Sören Stærmose, producer of Stieg Larsson’s Millennium Trilogy film adaptations, at Scandinavia House on February 3. He will discuss the Swedish version and American adaptation of the Millennium films, as well as the popularity of Nordic crime series and authors.
  • +/-Feb 2 2012Under the BridgeBy:
    On February 2, the Consulate presented Sweden Under the Bridge, an event showcasing Swedish creativity at Galapagos Art Space in Dumbo, Brooklyn. The evening started off with an art show featuring works by Lars Tunbjörk, Roxy Farhat, Ruvan Wijesooriya and MOCH and later transformed into a music showcase with live performances by Nina Persson and Nathan Larsson, Sibille Attar and Fibes, Oh Fibes!
  • +/-Feb 1 2012Open Internship PositionBy:
    The Consulate General has one open internship position for summer 2012. The intern will mainly have communications and marketing-related tasks within the Consulate's cultural and commercial affairs sections.
  • +/-Jan 17 2012"The Spirit and the Cloud"By:
    Ecstatic Music Festival presents Swedish singer Mariam Wallentin together with Swedish composer Mikael Karlsson and American Contemporary Music Ensemble on Thursday, March 1, in a concert with classical music blended with a flavor of pop.
  • +/-Jan 11 2012Swedish Artists at apexartBy:
    Swedish artists Magnus Bärtås and Karl Tuikkanen are featured in A Postcard from Afar: North Korea from a Distance where the works of eight artists are brought together in an attempt to develop a picture of what the Democratic People's Republic of Korea might be, in the absence of reliable, unbiased information. The opening reception takes place on January 11, 6-8 pm.
  • +/-Jan 10 2012Pär StrömbergBy:
    Swedish artist Pär Strömberg is featured in Charles Bank Gallery’s RETROspect, a pairing of staff-selected contemporary artworks with examples of exquisitely painted nineteenth-century woodworking from the collection of Elliot and Grace Snyder.
  • +/-Jan 9 2012Crime Fiction ReadingBy:
    On January 9, a trio of Swedish crime writers - Anders Roslund, Börge Hellström and Arne Dahl - will read from their latest books and speculate why Swedish crime fiction has become so popular in the U.S. The reading takes place at Barnes & Noble on the Upper East Side.