Mindekirken COMMUNICATOR No. 146 February 2016 Newsletter of the Norwegian Lutheran Memorial Church - ELCA Family Fun Event Feb. 21 at 1:00 p.m. Come make pretzels! Come celebrate Lent with us and make pretzels! Pretzels were commonly made during Lent because while many people were fasting from certain foods, such as milk, butter, cheese, eggs, and meat, they would make pretzels out of water, flour and salt to remind themselves that Lent was a time to fast. The pretzels were shaped in the form of crossed arms to symbolize prayer. Come join me in making pretzels on Sunday Feb. 21st! All are welcome. Location: Oslo/Bergen Room Please contact Rachel Maxwell, Youth Ministry Director with any questions Laura Ellestad, Hardanger fiddle player 608-790-6462
[email protected] to perform at Mindekirken on Sun., Feb. 7 11:00 am Norwegian Worship Service 1:00 pm Gathering of Hardanger fiddle players Open to the Public Laura Ellestad plays traditional Hardanger fiddle music from Val- dres, Norway. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Traditional Music Performance from the Ole Bull Academy in Voss (2008–2012) and a master's degree in Performance with Thesis from the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo (2012–2014). She has studied with some of the foremost Hardanger fiddlers and tradition bearers in Norway, including Tore Bolstad, Jan Beit- ohaugen Granli, Leif Rygg, and Håkon Høgemo. Laura grew up in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. She received the Hardanger Fiddle Association of America’s Ole Bull Scholarship in 2005. In 2009 she received Torleiv Bolstads minnestipend, a me- morial scholarship awarded to young fiddlers who play in the Valdres tradition.