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Thursday, April 24th, 11:30-1:00
Join us for a special author talk and luncheon in Larson Hall at the American Swedish Institute, co-hosted by the Society for Advancement of Scandinavian Study and the Swedish American Historical Society. Enjoy a delicious meal from FIKA, ASI’s acclaimed café—featuring your choice of Lemon & Thyme Seared Salmon or Pumpkinseed Crusted Squash—along with coffee, tea, and plated cookies. Local author Eric Dregni will share insights from Vikings in the Attic: In Search of Nordic America. Known for For the Love of Cod and In Cod We Trust, Dregni offers a fascinating look at Scandinavian heritage in the U.S., blending history, culture, and humor in a way that will captivate scholars and enthusiasts alike.
Your ticket also includes admission to ASI’s Turnblad Mansion and the Ann Wolff: The Art of Living exhibit. Don’t miss this engaging afternoon of great food, conversation, and cultural exploration!
Please specify your luncheon preference in the notes box at Checkout. Email us with any dietary restrictions.
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About the Author:
Eric Dregni is the author of 20 books including Vikings in the Attic, Weird Minnesota, Never Trust a Thin Cook, Let’s Go Fishing!, For the Love of Cod, and Impossible Road Trip. He wrote about his 15-year experience running one of the Concordia Language Villages in You’re Sending Me Where? Dispatches from Summer Camp. As a Fulbright fellow to Norway, he survived a dinner of rakfisk (fermented fish) thanks to 80-proof aquavit, took the “meat bus” to Sweden for cheap salami with a busload of knitting pensioners, and compiled the stories in In Cod We Trust: Living the Norwegian Dream.
He is a professor of English, Journalism, and Italian at Concordia St. Paul and, in the summer, dean of the Italian Concordia Language Village, Lago del Bosco. He lives in Minneapolis with his wife and three kids.
Dregni’s work this year is supported in part by a grant from the Clean Water Land & Legacy Amendment.