Kyja Kristjansson-Nelson’s Sveit to exhibit at Wisconsin film festival

Kyja Kristjansson-Nelson’s experimental documentary, Sveit, will be exhibited at the 2010 Wisconsin Film Festival. Sveit will screen at 4 p.m. Saturday, April 17 at Madison’s Play Circle Theatre. A geneography of memory and place, Sveit was shot in a rural village on the north coast of Iceland. The filmmaker traces her family’s history and emigration from Iceland to the United States, while unpacking memories and stories of her grandfather’s experience as a New American in North Dakota. Click headline to read more.

Trumpeter Marvin Stamm at MSUM

Trumpeter Marvin Stamm performs with the MSUM jazz ensemble Thursday, April 22 at 7:30 p.m. in Hansen Theatre in the Roland Dille Center for the Performing Arts on the MSUM campus. A second appearance is set for Friday, April 23, at 8 p.m. at downtown Fargo’s Studio 222, where he’ll join the Simon Rowe Trio. Stamm will also present two educational events while on campus, open to music students and educators from any school in the area. Click headline for details.

2010 Diversity Week Events

On Tuesday, April 13, Cristie Jacobsen, Fargo Police Department Cultural Liaison Officer, delivers a lecture on interacting with Fargo-Moorhead’s diverse community at 3 p.m. in the CMU 227. Panelists will discuss interracial adoption Tuesday, April 13 at 5:30 p.m. in CMU 205. After the devastating earthquake in Haiti, individuals attempted to put unclaimed children up for adoption. Were these individuals helping orphans or ignoring a culture’s dignity? Panelists from the community will provide intriguing discussions about these issues. See more Diversity Week events at http://news.mnstate.edu/2010/03/upcoming-diversity-week-events/