Heikinpaiva – 2015
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HEIKINPAIVA – 2015 Monday, January 19 2 p.m. & 6 p.m. — Leipäjuusto (Squeaky Cheese) demonstration, Finnish American Heritage Center (FAHC). $10 per person Friday, January 23 7-10 p.m. — “Dreaming of Finland” Old Time Copper Country dance, Finnish American Heritage Center. $5 per person; proceeds support the Kivajat and Loistavat Dancers trip to Finland in 2015. Sunday, January 25 2 p.m. — Finnish Hymn Sing and Concert, Zion Lutheran Church, Hancock. Free and open to the public. Monday, January 26 2 p.m. & 6 p.m. — Korvapuusti (Finnish “Boxed Ears” sweet rolls), Zion Lutheran Church, Hancock. $10 per person. 6 p.m. — Accordion workshop with Teija Niku, Zion Lutheran Church, Hancock. $10 per person. Tuesday, January 27 “Erika Kobasic, The Ice Breaking Tug” – a presentation by Roger Juntunen Hewlett. 6:30 p.m., Portage Lake District Library, Houghton. Wednesday, January 28 5 p.m. — Finnish Fiddling workshop with Sara Pajunen Finnish American Heritage Center, Hancock. $10 per person. Thursday, January 29 Lecture on nanoscience by Fulbright Scholar Heli Lehtivuori, Michigan Tech University, Houghton. Details TBA. Friday, January 30 7-10 p.m. — Heikinpäivä Jam Session, Copper Island Beach Club, Hancock. Saturday, January 31 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. — Tori Market, FAHC 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Family Fun Day — Vipukelkka (Whipsled), kicksleds, World's Largest Kicksled, Finlandia's Quincy Green. 11 a.m. - Parade, downtown Hancock. Line up at BRIDGE School at 10:30 a.m. Prizes. 2 p.m. — Talk and book signing by Mark Munger, author of “Suomalaiset: People of the Marsh” and its recent sequel, “Sukulaiset: The Kindred” two historically based novels of Finnish-American family. 3 p.m. — Polar Bear Dive, near Porvoo Park, Hancock. $5 fee for competing divers; $1 all others. 7 p.m. — Heikinpäivä dance, Finnish American Heritage Center.