Venue: St Peter’s Church Hall, Lutton Place, Edinburgh

Again, St. Peter’s Church Hall will be the venue for our Christmas party. Join us for some Christmas ‘hygge’ with ‘gløgg’ and ‘æbleskiver’ and other traditional Danish refreshments. Browse the Danish Christmas goods for sale and have a go at making traditional Danish
Christmas decorations.

We will be singing and dancing around the Christmas tree, as always, and hope that Santa will pay us a visit. Please help Santa by letting us know in advance the names and ages of children attending (Please email Santa on info@danishscottishsociety.org or phone Bettina on 01592 204 456) before 16th November).

Entry Fee: 50p per child and £1 per adult (includes a raffle ticket). This charge is purely to attempt to cover the cost of hiring the hall.

Travel Directions: Buses – 3,3A,5,7,8,14,29,30,31,33,37,49 – from the bridges to South Clark St./Minto St. Lutton Place is just off South Clerk St. If you are travelling by car, park in the car park behind the Commonwealth Pool or in the nearby streets, some have free parking.

Venue: The Danish Cultural Institute, 3 Doune Terrace, Edinburgh EH3 6DY

Once again, Aileen Friis-Jørgensen is organising a craft fair with a variety of Danish and Scottish produce for sale such as christmas decorations, tartan and handmade felt produce, soaps, silk goods, paintings and cards from several stall holders. There will also be an opportunity to enjoy coffee/tea and homemade cakes.

Donations from the stall holders and customers will be sent to St. Columba’s Hospice, Edinburgh.

Any queries, please contact Aileen Friis-Jørgensen on 01506 891 224

Venue: The Thistle Hotel, 107 Leith Street, Edinburgh

We are returning to the 4 star Thistle Hotel in Edinburgh for our traditional duck dinner.
This means easy access for people travelling by bus or train and car parking is available
next to the hotel.

We will meet in the Cramond Bar on the 2nd floor at 7pm.

Menu:
- Gravad lax
- Breast of duck, ‘brunede kartofler’, ‘rødkål’, vegetables and gravy
- Æblekage (traditional apple pie)
- Coffee

Price per person: £18

If you would like to attend, we need to know no later than Monday 2nd November.

Please complete and return the form attached with the October newsletter, enclosing payment, to Maj-Britt Stevenson, 5 Gosford Road, Port Seton, East Lothian, EH32 0HE. Bookings are nonrefundable and on a first-come-first-served basis.A vegetarian option is available.

Venue: ‘Under the stairs’, 3a Merchant Street, Edinburgh EH1 2QD (off the Grassmarket)

Venue website: www.underthestairs.org

Please remember our up-coming pub night. Last year’s pub night was a great success with both ‘old’ and new members turning up for a drink, ‘hygge’ and some Danish – Scottish chit chat. We have it from a very reliable source that ‘Under The Stairs’ makes some of the best G&T’s in Edinburgh.

Hope to see you there – Look out for Dannebrog

Just Another Love Story (Kærlighed på film)
Wed 16 – Thu 17 Sept
Ole Bornedal, Denmark 2007, Danish with English subtitles. Certificate 18.

Cast: Anders W Berthelsen, Rebecka Hemse, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Charlotte Fich, Dejan Cukic Contrived excess is rarely as entertaining as it is in the ironically titled Just Another Love Story, a frenzied noirish romantic thriller from Danish writer-director Ole Bornedal. The film kicks off with three ‘love scenes’, played in rapid succession: In the first, a man lies bleeding to death on a rainy street while a woman weeps over him.

In the second, a middle-aged husband and wife enjoy some playful pillow talk, and in the third, two young lovers are involved in a tense standoff with a gun. The connection between these three snapshots – as well as the implicit connection between passionate romance and violence – will be made clear by the film’s end…

http://www.filmhousecinema.com/showing/just-another-love-story/

Filmhouse, 88 Lothian Road, Edinburgh
Box Office 0131 228 2688
www.filmhousecinema.com

Venue: Dalmeny Estate
After suffering possibly the worst Skt. Hans weather ever last year, we hope we are in for a dry spell as the lovely beach on Dalmeny Estate will provide a fantastic setting for our Skt Hans celebrations with the ritual burning of witches and midges!
As usual, BBQ food is served and drinks will be on sale at the event. All you have to do is bring blankets/picnic chairs and perhaps a copy of Højskolesangbogen. We do recommend waterproof clothing… just in case!!!

Price: £6 for adults and £3 for children over 5, but do let us know beforehand of any ‘hungry’ children under 5. Please sign up by returning the cut-off slip below before 6th June.

Please go to the car park at Dalmeny House and follow the signs from there.

How to find Dalmeny House:
From Edinburgh: take A90 northbound (towards Forth Road Bridge). Turn off slip road signposted for South Queensferry. The main entrance to Dalmeny Estate is approx. ½ mile up this road, on your right. Enter through main entrance and follow tarmac road until you see Dalmeny House and car park on your left.
From Fife: After Forth Road Bridge, take 1st slip road signposted for South Queensferry. At roundabout, take first left. At next roundabout (Burger King), take 1st left into South Queensferry. Take 4th right (Station Road) and carry on to T-junction at the end of this road. Turn right up to T-junction in Dalmeny Village, then turn left and continue until you reach the crossroads at main entrance to Dalmeny Estate.

Bus no. 43 from Edinburgh stops at the main entrance (ask for the Chapel Gate bus stop).

PAPER WORKS AND SO DOES PRINT, AN EXHIBITION OF WORK BY TWO ARTISTS INGRID BELL AND JANE MURRAY.

Ingrid has been a long standing member of the DSS and served on the committee some ten years ago. Ingrid has exhibited and sold widely in Denmark whilst she was living there from 1985 – 1995.

INGRID’S WORK COMPRISES OF INSTALLATION AND PRINTMAKING PARTICULARLY DERIVED FROM HER OWN BLACK AND WHITE FILM FOOTAGE OF URBAN INDUSTRIAL LANDSCAPE.
JANES WORK TO DATE IS CONSERNED WITH THE VALUE OF MARK MAKING COUPLED WITH THE USE OF LINE AND COLOUR. THE SIMPLE CONSTRUCTION ALLOWS FOR LENGHTY CONSIDERATION.

You and your guest are invited to the preview on Thursday 18th June 6pm-8pm

EXHIBITION: “PAPER WORKS AND SO DOES PRINT” by INGRID BELL JANE MURRAY
18TH JUNE – 1ST JULY 2009
TUESDAY – SATURDAY 12PM -4PM

VENUE; WASPS STUDIOS
1d PATRIOTHALL
HAMILTON PLACE, STOCKBRIDGE , EDINBURGH EH3 5AJ
For Further Information call
tel: 0131 226 7126 or
EMAIL:  patriothall@btconnect.com
WEBSITE: www.patriothallgallery.co.uk

Venue: The Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh
Axel Dalberg Poulsen will be our guide on a private tour demonstrating how research on gingers is carried out and why it is important. You will see how collections of gingers are managed in the herbarium and the glass houses – places which are not usually open to the public.

You may want to visit Axel’s home page to view ginger pictures from his recent expeditions: http://dalbergpoulsen.com

Meet at 2 p.m. at the East Gate (Inverleith Row). The tour will take approx. 1 hour and will mainly take place inside. Afterwards, there will be an option to buy refreshments, coffee or tea at the café and/or go for a walk outside in the Garden.
Although you are welcome to just turn up at this event, we would appreciate some indication of numbers, so please phone or email Ulla if you plan to attend.

Venue: Yellowcraig Beach, East Lothian
Please join us on our annual DSS picnic. This year we will gather at Yellowcraig Beach, East Lothian where there is a play park and plenty of space on the beach and dunes for games such as rounders, spoon race etc.
We meet at 11am at the play park.
Please bring your own picnic, blankets, ‘sports gear’ and swimwear (for the optimists).Keep fingers crossed for good weather, and we’ll see you there!

Directions:
Follow A198 eastwards. Drive through various villages: Port Seton, Longniddry, Aberlady, Gullane, and Dirleton. Yellowcraig is signposted on the left around the turn-off for Dirleton Castle. Just follow directions for Yellowcraig.

15th March 2.30 pm
Venue: Danish Cultural Institute, 3 Doune Terrace, Edinburgh

Flammen & Citronen – A film by Ole Christian Madsen
Featuring: Mads Mikkelsen, Peter Mygind, Thure Lindhart and Stine Stengade

Copenhagen, 1944, during the German occupation. While the rest of Denmark hope and pray for the war to end soon, Police Superintendent Winther (Peter Mygind) ensures that the most efficient operatives in the famous Holger Danske resistance group, known as “Flammen” (Thure Lindhardt) and “Citronen” (Mads Mikkelsen), are kept busy at every opportunity.
But when Flammen is ordered to execute his girlfriend Ketty (Stine Stengade), his convictions to the cause start to falter. In the fight for a free country, the lines between right and wrong are easily blurred, and it becomes ever more difficult to tell your friends and enemies apart…

Based on actual events, Flammen og Citronen is one of the most successful Danish films ever. With a hard-hitting and controversial storyline, the film takes a more balanced view on wartime Denmark to offer a fresh and different perspective, while the sublime acting and spectacular quality of production raise standards to new levels. Flammen og Citronen has it all: breathtaking pace, nerve-racking tension, love stories and plenty of action. Quite simply a world-class piece, straight from the heart of Danish history.