Events 2010

JANUARY

6 and 8 January

Iðunn, the traditional poetry society
Practice session, Wednesday January 8th starting at 8 p.m.
Society meeting Friday January 8th starting at 8 p.m.

13 January

A woolly hat every week for a year! - Handicraft and coffee session
Cosy evenings, from 8 to 10 p.m., where guests meet to chat and do some handicraft work over coffee.
Demonstrations and even hands-on sessions, depending on the subject.
With: Edda Lilja Guðmundsdóttir

16 January

Icelandic Illustrators’ Award
for the best-illustrated children’s book of 2009.
The award is given by the Icelandic Publishers’ Association, Myndstef and Eymundsson, together with the Gerðuberg Cultural Centre.

16 January – 28 March

By the roadside
Photographs by Sigurður Stefán Jónsson.

16 January – 7 March

This is what the children like!
Illustrations in children’s books published in 2009.
Guided tours for school groups in collaboration with the Reykjavík Public Library.
A travelling exhibition. Those interested should contact Gerðuberg’s arts division.

16 January – 7 March

On a string
An exhibition of puppets, masks and costumes by Messíana Tómasdóttir
featured in productions by The String Theatre over three decades.
PUPPETS ARE THOUGHTS MADE VISIBLE

17 January

Let’s sing and chant... songs about midwinter, New Year and snow.
Song sessions for all on Sundays in the Gerðuberg cafeteria, 2-4 p.m.
With: Bára Grímsdóttir and Chris Foster.

17 January – 21 March

And life began
Jenný - Jónína Katrín Jónsdóttir, folk artist,
exhibits pictures of various types in the Boginn exhibition area.

24 January

Steinn í Tjarnarlundi
Pupils from the Kópavogur Music School perform a new work by Snorri Sigfús Birgisson based on poems by Steinn Steinarr. Tóney í Gerðubergi is a programmes for all the family, with music, dance and theatre from 2-3 p.m.
www.toney.is

FEBRUARY

3 February

Making angling flies - Handicraft and coffee session
Cosy evenings, from 8 to 10 p.m., where guests meet to chat and do some handicraft work over coffee.
Demonstrations and even hands-on sessions, depending on the subject.
With: Engilbert Jensen

10 February

The magic of colour
A one-evening presentation of colour theory, starting 8 p.m., for people in creative studies and work. In icelandic.
Registration: gerduberg@reykjavik.is
Instructor: Messíana Tómasdóttir.

14 February

Let’s sing and chant... songs about love and courtship.
Song sessions for all on Sundays in the Gerðuberg cafeteria, 2-4 p.m.
With: Bára Grímsdóttir and Chris Foster.

26 and 28 February

Lunchtime Classics - Spring in Paris
Artistic director: the pianist Nína Margrét Grímsdóttir.
Performers, with Nína: Áshildur Haraldsdóttir, flute
The concerts are held on Fridays from 12:15-13:00 and are repeated on Sundays, 13:15-14:00.
www.ninamargret.is

14 February

Do you know how to make bags and canes for Ash Wednesday?
Come along and bring Mum and Dad, or Granny and Grandad! All materials provided.
Sessions for the whole family in Gerðuberg 2-4 p.m. and Grófarhús 3-4:30, in collaboration with the Icelandic Home Industries Society and Reykjavík City Library.

17 February

Ash Wednesday celebration for children
Dance music provided by Pollapönkarar, and a visit from the magician Jón Víðis.
In collaboration with the Miðberg Community Centre.

21 February

Karnival
Wind players from the Seltjarnarnes Music School create a southern carnival atmosphere with sambas and a Latin swing.
Tóney í Gerðubergi is a programmes for all the family, with music, dance and theatre from 2-3 p.m.
www.toney.is

23, 24 and 25 February

The Migrant Bird. An opera for young people by Hilmar Þórðarson.
Script, direction, set designs and costumes: Messíana Tómasdóttir
Performers: Ingibjörg Guðjónsdóttir, Jóhann Smári Sævarsson, Halla Messíana Kristinsdóttir.
Teaching materials on colours and their use are available for school groups. Bookings: gerduberg@reykjavik.is

MARCH

March -April

Outside the Crafty Raven Croaks
Traditional Icelandic folk poetry and songs.
An entertaining and educational programme for children of kindergarten age.
Instructor: Bára Grímsdóttir and Chris Foster.

3 March

Patch by patch for 30 years - Handicraft and coffee session
Cosy evenings, from 8 to 10 p.m., where guests meet to chat and do some handicraft work over coffee.
Demonstrations and even hands-on sessions, depending on the subject.
With: Anna Margrét Árnadóttir.

13 March

From the deep past to a new book
The legacy of the sagas and folk tradition in books for children and young people. A conference held in Gerðuberg at 10:30 - 13:00, in collaboration with Reykjavík City Library, IBBÝ in Iceland, Síung, the Reykjavík School Library Centre and Upplýsing, the Society of School Library Teachers.

14 March

Let’s sing and chant... songs, ballads and dances from Ireland, Shetland, Iceland and the Faroes.
Song sessions for all on Sundays in the Gerðuberg cafeteria, 2-4 p.m.
With: Bára Grímsdóttir and Chris Foster.

20 March – 9 May

Art driven by passion
The world seen from the artist‘s individual angle.
Curators: Þorbjörg Br. Gunnarsdóttir and Þórunn Elísabet Sveinsdóttir.

21 March

A love story from the mountains
Egill Ólafsson sings and tells the story of the trolls in the book by Guðrún Helgadóttir. Music by Guðni Franzson, played by the Caput Ensemble. Tóney í Gerðubergi is a programmes for all the family, with music, dance and theatre from 2-3 p.m.

25 March – 2 May

Land vision
The folk artists Dagbjörg Matthíasdóttir and Magnús H. Traustason exhibit oil paintings in the Boginn exhibition area.

26 and 28 March

Lunchtime Classics - The 20th century
Artistic director: the pianist Nína Margrét Grímsdóttir.
Performers: Natalia Benedetti, clarinet, and Sebastiano Brusco, piano.
The concerts are held on Fridays from 12:15-13:00 and are repeated on Sundays, 13:15-14:00.
www.ninamargret.is

APRIL

7 April

Mosaics with a master - Handicraft and coffee session
Cosy evenings, from 8 to 10 p.m., where guests meet to chat and do some handicraft work over coffee.
Demonstrations and even hands-on sessions, depending on the subject.
With: Alice Olivia Clarke.

7 April – 1 September

Brautir
Alice Olivia Clarke exhibits mosaics in the cafeteria.

11 April

Let’s sing and chant... songs about spring, green and warmth.
Song sessions for all on Sundays in the Gerðuberg cafeteria, 2-4 p.m.
With: Bára Grímsdóttir and Chris Foster.

18 April

Folk music from around the world
Pupils from Fellaskóli play music from here and there.
Tóney í Gerðubergi is a programmes for all the family, with music, dance and theatre from 2-3 p.m.
www.toney.is

24 April

World Children’s Day at the Reykjavík Festival of Children’s Culture 2010
In collaboration with the Reykjavík Public Library, the Höfuðborgarstofa and the Miðberg Community Centre.

30 April and 2 May

Lunchtime Classics - Arias and russian folksongs
Artistic director: the pianist Nína Margrét Grímsdóttir.
Performers, with Nína: Nathalía Druzin Halldórsdóttir, mezzo-soprano and Gissur Páll Gissurarson, tenor.
The concerts are held on Fridays from 12:15-13:00 and are repeated on Sundays, 13:15-14:00.
www.ninamargret.is

MAY

5 May

Wood carving - Handicraft and coffee session
Cosy evenings, from 8 to 10 p.m., where guests meet to chat and do some handicraft work over coffee.
Demonstrations and even hands-on sessions, depending on the subject.
With: Ólafur Oddsson.

6 May – 30 June

Everyone has talent
Iðjuberg’s art group exhibits the results of the winter’s work in the Boginn exhibition area.
In collaboration with Art without Boundaries.

9 May

Let’s sing and chant... folksongs from various countries.
Song sessions for all on Sundays in the Gerðuberg cafeteria, 2-4 p.m.
With: Bára Grímsdóttir and Chris Foster.

16 May – 30 June

Breiðholt – At the moment
An exhibition of photographs by Friðgeir Helgason
In collaboration with the Reykjavík Arts Festival.

16 May – 30 June

Breiðholt – In the beginning
An exhibition of photographs in collaboration with the Reykjavík Photographic Archive.

16 May

Beatstalk Tunes
The Caput Ensemble, and Guðrún Ólafsdóttir, perform the song-cycle by Haukur Tómasson and Þórarinn Eldjárn.
Spring shoots; young composers make an appearance. Tóney í Gerðubergi is a programmes for all the family, with music, dance and theatre from 2-3 p.m.
www.toney.is

JUNE

7 - 25 June

The theatre of possibilities
A course for children from 9-12 years old.
The Possible Theatre - www.moguleikhusid.is

JULY

Gerðuberg is closed from 1 July - 9 August.

AUGUST

25 August from 10am to 4pm

A jazz vocal workshop
with vocalist Kristjana Stefansdottir and pianist Agnar Már Magnússon.
They will cover the most common styles and variants in jazz singing.
Ten active participants but all are welcome to listen.
See Reykjavik Jazz Festival at www.reykjavikjazz.is

26 August at 8pm

Celebrating the Tradition – jazz standards and bebop
Jazz vocalist Kristjana Stefánsdóttir leads her quartet through carefully selected numbers from the jazz songbook.
Admission: isk. 2.000.-

26 August – 17 October

Flights of Fancy
Paintings by Aðalbjörg Þórðardóttir of swans as folktale motifs, part of the natural environment and symbols of the soul.
See the artist's website: www.abba.is

SEPTEMBER

1 September at 8pm

Handicraft and coffee session - Capture the Colours of Nature!
Sigrún Helgadóttir og Þorgerður Hlöðversdóttir introduce natural dyes from plants.

4 September – 10 October

Responses
Artworks made of old paper by Jón Laxdal Halldórsson.
See the artist's website: www.freyjulundur.is

4 September – 31 October

In four corners
Photographs by Gísli Hjálmar Svendsen in the cafeteria.

9 September – 7 November

Trifolium
Henrik Árnason Aunio exhibits abstract paintings in Boginn.

11 and 25 September at 2pm

The Hill of Farts
A play for children by Þorvaldur Þorsteinsson. In icelandic.
Admission: isk. 1.500.- www.moguleikhusid.is

12 September at 2pm

Kitchen items in the Collectors’ corner.
A stand-up turn by the collectors, Sigurður Árnason and Þórarinn Eldjárn on the last day of the exhibition.

12 September at 2-4pm

The Adventure Wagon
Do you want to play a princess, knight, fairy or a pirate?
Theatre workshop for 8-12 year-olds.
With Pétur Eggerz and Alda Arnardóttir
Registration: gerduberg@reykjavik.is. Admission: isk 1.500.-

18 September – 30 June

Christmas is Coming ...
An exhibition of Christmas cards, trees, decorations, etc., in the Collectors’ corner.
Curator: Þórunn Elísabet Sveinsdóttir.

19 September at 2-4pm

Let‘s sing and chant... about all creatures, great and small.
Song session in the Gerðuberg cafeteria.
With Bára Grímsdóttir og Chris Foster.

OCTOBER

3 October at 2-4pm

6 October at 8pm

Handicraft and coffee session -
Monkey Business – decorative knots.
With Björn Finnsson.

6 and 8 October at 8pm

Iðunn, the traditional poetry society
Practice session, Wednesday October 6th
Society meeting Friday October 8th

11 and 13 October at 8-10pm

Þórbergur revisited!
A course about the writer Þórbergur Þórðarson.
With Pétur Gunnarsson.

16 October at 2-4pm

The Possible Theatre - 20th Anniversary.
A programme for all the family.
www. moguleikhusid.is

17 October at 2-4pm

Let‘s sing and chant... songs about fairies, trolls and other beings
With Bára Grímsdóttir og Chris Foster.
Song session in the Gerðuberg cafeteria.

29 and 31 October

Lunchtime Classics – Nordic tones
Artistic director: the pianist Nína Margrét Grímsdóttir.
Performer with Nína: Margrét Árnadóttir, cello.

31 October – 13 March

The Loooooong Serpent... the world of Norse mythology
The exhibition is part of the Reykjavík Festival of Nordic Culture.
Designer and curator: Kristín Ragna Gunnarsdóttir

31 October – 16 January

Hávamál
Illustrations by Kristín Ragna Gunnarsdóttir to Þórarinn Eldjárn’s retelling for children of the ancient poem Hávamál .

NOVEMBER

1 and 3 November at 8-10pm

Hávamál
A course on the Old Norse poem and Óðinn’s life-philosophy.
With Þórarinn Eldjárn. In icelandic.

3 November at 8pm

Handicraft and coffee session
Making oriental flower decorations from wire and coloured nylon stockings.

3 and 5 November at 8pm

Iðunn, the traditional poetry society
Practice session, Wednesday November 3rd
Society meeting Friday November 5th

3 November – 9 January

Pastime
Abstract paintings by Ágúst Jónsson.

7 November at 2-4pm

In the workshop of the Norse Gods
A chance for children to make Freyja’s Falcon Wings and Þór’s Hammer.
In association with the exhibition The Looooooong Serpent and its presentation of Norse mythology.
With Ilmur Stefánsdóttir.

10 November at 8pm

Völuspá
A play based on the mythological poem Völuspá for all age groups over 12.
www.moguleikhusid.is / The Possible Theatre

11 November – 16 January

There’s a flower that grows in the west
Watercolours and paintings by Svava Sigríður Gestsdóttir in Boginn.

13 November

Writer’s symposium: A date with Pétur Gunnarsson.

14 November at 2-4pm

The Adventure Wagon
Do you want to play a princess, knight, fairy or a pirate?
Theatre workshop for 8-12- year-olds.
With Pétur Eggerz and Alda Arnardóttir
Registration: gerduberg@reykjavik.is Admission: isk 1.500.-

15 and 17 November at 8-10pm

A course on Norse mythology as a source of inspiration for new works of art.
With Kristín Ragna Gunnarsdóttir.

20 November at 1-5pm

Authors’ presentations of books published 2010 written by Icelandic women.

21 November at 2-4pm

Let’s sing and chant... about the heros of the ocean
With Bára Grímsdóttir og Chris Foster.
Song session in the Gerðuberg cafeteria.

26 and 28 November

Lunchtime Classics - Plumbing the depths with Bach
Artistic director: the pianist Nína Margrét Grímsdóttir.
Performer with Nína: Joaquín Páll Palomares, violin.
Friday at 12.15, Sunday at 13.15.

DECEMBER

1 December at 8pm

Handicraft and coffee session
Christmas decorations with Kristín Arngrímsdóttir.

1 and 3 December at 8pm

Iðunn, the traditional poetry society
Practice session, Wednesday December 1st
Society meeting Friday December 3rd