Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Nordic Arts Alliance presents Next Stop: Horizon live from Goteborg Sweden

Nordic Arts Alliance, a new nonprofit based in Moorhead MN, presents the final act of its inaugural season. Next Stop: Horizon is a soundtrack/ circus/vaudeville/ rock band from Goteborg Sweden. The group plays all original compositions and will feature a full complement of six musicians from Sweden on its TINY WINGS US TOUR.

The group will perform in several different venues in the FM area before conducting a short tour in Minnesota.

Sunday May 1, 2 p.m., Stave Church Hjemkomst Center, Champagne and Strawberries May Day Concert, $10

Tuesday May 3, 7 p.m., Red Raven Espresso Parlor, $5 suggested donation

Wednesday May 4, 5:30 p.m., Art-for-All Concert at Churches United for the Homeless

Thursday May 5, 6:30 p.m., Lake Agassiz Regional Library Moorhead, Family Activity

Next Stop: Horizon will also appear in an in-school concert at the Red River Area Learning Center in Moorhead. The group will conduct discussions of Swedish ecology, green policies, and other strategies to save the planet.

Next Stop: Horizon consists of Par Hagstrom, Jenny Roos, Magnus Bergstrom, Ida Andersson, Magnus Boqvist, and Ingrid Fhager.

YouTube links:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Fw_c5xkB-0&feature=related:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNy2NAPbYac

This project is funded by the Lake Region Arts Council through Legacy Funds, the North Dakota Council on the Arts, the Minnesota State Arts Board, and the Swedish Council of America.

Nordic Arts Alliance educates and connects people through tribal and contemporary Nordic arts. The group conducts international tours and works with student interns from Concordia College, Minnesota State University Moorhead, Minnesota State Community and Technical College, and North Dakota State University who each work with one of the bands or artists presented by Nordic Arts Alliance. The group is run on a collective structure and is facilitated by Jill Johnson, an installation artist. The group is a 501 (C) (3) nonprofit. Council members are Dr Milda Halvorson, Scandinavian Studies/Concordia College; Dr Maureen Kelly Jonason, Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County; and Sara Swanson, Wells Fargo Bank.

For more information on the event, call 218-299-5511 or visit www.hcscconline.org of www.facebook.com/hcscc. The Hjemkomst Center is located at 202 First Avenue North in Moorhead.