Washington Lodge won the 2023 Large Lodge of the Year for the Third District.

Sunday December 15 at 2 PM

Put on your sweaters and Norwegian attire and join us for a “koselig” (cozy) time at our annual Juletrefest! We'll celebrate Norwegian food, traditions, and holiday cheer with caroling around the Christmas tree, singing both traditional Norwegian Christmas songs and beloved Christmas carols. There will be fun games and activities for all ages to enjoy. 

Julenisse will be on hand to share stories about Norwegian Christmas traditions and bring special treats for the children. (Please remember to bring a gift for Julenisse to present to your child!)

We invite you to contribute by bringing your favorite Christmas cakes, cookies, or other holiday sweets to share. For recipe ideas, check out the Sons of Norway website for plenty of festive options.

Rice pudding ("riskrem"), non-alcoholic Glogg, soft drinks, and coffee will be provided. We look forward to celebrating with you!

Contact Bill DeRoche programs@NorwayDC.org for more information.

 Language Classes Resume 

We are delighted to announce a brand new beginning Norwegian class, along with intermediate and advanced classes, starting Thursday, Sept. 5 at Norway House. The beginners’ class will start “from scratch,” so it is for people with very limited to no experience with the language. Classes will meet every Thursday at 6 pm (beginning), 7 pm (intermediate) and 8 pm (advanced). Lodge members pay a discounted fee of $15/class. Non-members pay $20/class. Students are welcome to stay for other learning levels on the same night for no extra charge. Students only pay for the nights they attend.

Beginners don't need a textbook. Instead, our instructor will use the new edition of last year’s book, På vei, displayed on the TV screen and visible to everyone. She will also provide handouts based on the text.

Intermediate students will continue where they left off before summer break, using the 2012 edition of På vei (blue book), starting at chapter 10 level A2.

The advanced group will consist of fluent/advanced learners for conversation about news and a variety of articles and topics.

Our talented instructor, Anne-Grethe Phillips, is a native Norwegian with many years of experience as a certified Norwegian/English teacher. She was born and raised in Norway, where she lived until moving to Virginia nine years ago. She graduated from the University of Oslo and has worked as a high school teacher in both Norway and the US. She is now a professional language instructor in Washington, DC. Anne-Grethe is looking forward to helping everyone enjoy their studies. As an added bonus, she is a fantastic professional baker and frequently brings treats for the class!

Questions? Email Anne-Grethe at anne@speaknowlanguages.com

Reading Circle, Tuesday, December 17,7:30 PM, Zoom

Novel 11, Book 18 by Dag Solstad

The Reading Circle will discuss Novel 11, Book 18 by Dag Solstad. Gail McGinn will be the facilitator. To receive the zoom link, contact Christine Meloni at reading@norwaydc.org by Monday, December 16.

Solstad won the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature for this novel in 1992. A summary from Amazon follows: A brilliant novel by the Norwegian master Dag Solstad. Bjorn Hansen, a respectable town treasurer, has just turned fifty and is horrified by the thought that chance has ruled his life. Eighteen years ago he left his wife and their two-year-old son for his mistress, who persuaded him to start afresh in a small, provincial town and to devote himself to an amateur theater.In time that relationship also faded, and after four years of living alone Bjorn contemplates an extraordinary course of action that will change his life forever. He finds a fellow conspirator in Dr. Schiotz, who has a secret of his own and offers to help Bjorn carry out his preposterous plan through to its logical conclusion. But the sudden reappearance of his son both fills Bjorn with new hope and complicates matters. The desire to gamble with his comfortable existence proves irresistible, however, taking him to Vilnius in Lithuania, where very soon he cannot tell whether he’s tangled up in a game or reality.

Welcome to our Website

Are you interested in Norway Literature, History, Folklore, Genealogy, Food, or Language? Do you want to connect to your roots, study the Viking age or the Norwegian Resistance in WWII, or discuss the latest in Norwegian culture?
The Sons of Norway members in the nation's capital, representing a diversity of background and nationality, share an interest in Norwegian and Scandinavian Culture. We trust that all ages will find something of interest -- in our web site and in our lodge. We have almost 400 members. Most are from the local area of DC, Maryland, and Virginia, but we also have members from another 16 states as well as Norway, Canada, and Great Britain.

For information on membership, contact Jeff Jorgenson  at Jas_jorgenson@yahoo.com. 

To join the Washington Lodge click the "Join Our Lodge" button under the Picture at the top of this page. 

For other information, contact Dave Brown President@norwaydc.org .

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Cultural Skills

This fall the lodge is running a Cooking Pin Challenge.  Photograph the Norwegian treats and main dishes you cook this fall, and let’s see how many lodge members can earn a first, second, or third cultural skills pin before the end of the year!  Email culturalskills@norwaydc.org to find out more about the Cultural Skills program.