SCANDINAVIAN CULTURAL CENTRE
SPECIAL EVENTS 2026
TGIF Dinner & Speaker Series
Date: Friday, February 27, 2026
Speaker: Katrín Níelsdóttir
Topic: History of Icelandic Publishing in Manitoba
Katrín Níelsdóttir is a librarian, editor, and cultural heritage researcher specializing in Icelandic-language publishing and archives in Manitoba. She serves as Assistant Librarian at the University of Manitoba, where she is responsible for the Icelandic Collection and works closely with communities, researchers, and cultural organizations.
Katrín is the co-creator of the Digital Museums Canada–funded exhibition Preserving the Most Precious Heirloom – Icelandic Language Publishing in Manitoba, a trilingual digital museum exploring the history and cultural significance of Icelandic print in the province. Her work brings together archival research, translation, digitization, and community storytelling, with a strong emphasis on access, collaboration, and care.
She is deeply passionate about community-engaged archives and ensuring Icelandic print history remains living, accessible, and meaningful. Outside the archives, Katrín is also a Level 74 Pokémon GO trainer, which she considers excellent preparation for long walks, patient research, and spotting rare finds.
Doors open: 5:30pm
Dinner: 6:00pm
Speaker: 7:00pm
Reservations are to be sent by email to sccreservations@shaw.ca. Reservations MUST be done by the appropriate deadline: *NOON, Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Price $35.00 for adults payable at the door by cash, card or cheque.
TGIF Dinner & Speaker Series
Date: Friday , January 23rd, 2026
Speaker: Angela Busby
Topic: The Sicence of Happiness
Angela Busby is an educator and practitioner with longstanding focus on positive psychology and the science of wellbeing. She is focused on helping others translate research into practical, everyday insights that support intentional choices, sustainable happiness and a better quality of life. Angela’s presentation offers a lively, research-informed look at what science tells us about happiness through the lens of positive psychology and neuroscience.
Doors open: 5:30 pm
Dinner: 6:00pm
Speaker: 7:00pm
Reservations are to be sent by email to sccreservations@shaw.ca. Reservations MUST be done by the appropriate deadline: **NOON Wednesday, January 21st, 2026.
Price $35.00 for adults payable at the door by cash, card, or cheque.