BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Icelandic Canadian Club of Toronto - ECPv6.15.13//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Icelandic Canadian Club of Toronto X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.icct.info X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Icelandic Canadian Club of Toronto REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Toronto BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20280312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20281105T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260915T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260915T210000 DTSTAMP:20260801T133901 CREATED:20260731T192002Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260731T192229Z UID:9713-1789500600-1789506000@www.icct.info SUMMARY:Book Club: The Far Traveller DESCRIPTION:Session One: \nSEPT 15\, 2026 \n  \nThe Far Traveller: Voyages of a Viking Woman\, Nancy Marie Brown\, 2007 \n \nHistory/Biography \n  \n  \nTie in with the Vinland Sagas\nA historical investigation into the life of Gudrid Thorbjarnardóttir\, an Icelandic woman who traveled farther than any of her contemporaries. Drawing on Viking sagas\, archaeology\, and history\, Brown reconstructs Gudrid’s remarkable journeys from Iceland to Greenland\, Vinland (North America)\, and Rome. URL:https://www.icct.info/event/book-club-the-far-traveller LOCATION:Zoom Meeting (reach out to deeann.sagar@gmail.com for link) CATEGORIES:Events,Literature ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.icct.info/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/9780151014408-us.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260929T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260929T210000 DTSTAMP:20260801T133901 CREATED:20260731T195737Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260731T195918Z UID:9746-1790708400-1790715600@www.icct.info SUMMARY:Nordic Nights: TBA DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.icct.info/event/nn0926 LOCATION:Hybrid Screening Event CATEGORIES:Movies ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.icct.info/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Nordic-Nights-Widget2.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Katrine Handley-Derry":MAILTO:k.handleyderry@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20261020T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20261020T210000 DTSTAMP:20260801T133901 CREATED:20260731T192515Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260731T192749Z UID:9717-1792524600-1792530000@www.icct.info SUMMARY:Book Club: Under the Glacier DESCRIPTION:Session Two: \nOCT 20\, 2026 \n  \nUnder the Glacier\, Halldór Laxness\, 1990 \n \nFiction\nA mysterious government emissary arrives beneath an Icelandic glacier to investigate strange occurrences surrounding a charismatic pastor. Blending satire\, philosophy\, folklore\, and absurdity\, Laxness explores faith\, modernity\, and the search for meaning. \n  URL:https://www.icct.info/event/book-club-under-the-glacier LOCATION:Zoom Meeting (reach out to deeann.sagar@gmail.com for link) CATEGORIES:Events,Literature ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.icct.info/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/6917946_f1024.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20261027T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20261027T210000 DTSTAMP:20260801T133901 CREATED:20260731T200009Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260731T200141Z UID:9749-1793127600-1793134800@www.icct.info SUMMARY:Nordic Nights: TBA DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.icct.info/event/nn1026 LOCATION:Hybrid Screening Event CATEGORIES:Movies ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.icct.info/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Nordic-Nights-Widget2.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Katrine Handley-Derry":MAILTO:k.handleyderry@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20261117T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20261117T210000 DTSTAMP:20260801T133901 CREATED:20260731T193038Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260731T193038Z UID:9722-1794943800-1794949200@www.icct.info SUMMARY:Book Club: In Valhalla’s Shadows DESCRIPTION:Session Three: \nNOV 17\, 2026 \nIn Valhalla’s Shadows\, W.D. Valgardson\, 2019 \n \nMystery/Noir\nSet in Manitoba’s Icelandic community\, this atmospheric mystery follows a retired police officer investigating a decades-old disappearance. Valgardson combines Nordic noir elements with prairie history\, memory\, family secrets\, and questions of identity. \n  URL:https://www.icct.info/event/book-club-in-valhallas-shadows LOCATION:Zoom Meeting (reach out to deeann.sagar@gmail.com for link) CATEGORIES:Events,Literature ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.icct.info/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/550x814.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20261124T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20261124T170000 DTSTAMP:20260801T133901 CREATED:20260731T200228Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260731T201009Z UID:9752-1795507200-1795539600@www.icct.info SUMMARY:Nordic Nights: TBA DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.icct.info/event/nn1126 LOCATION:Hybrid Screening Event CATEGORIES:Movies ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.icct.info/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Nordic-Nights-Widget2.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Katrine Handley-Derry":MAILTO:k.handleyderry@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20261215T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20261215T210000 DTSTAMP:20260801T133901 CREATED:20260731T193409Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260731T193409Z UID:9725-1797363000-1797368400@www.icct.info SUMMARY:Book Club: Animal Life DESCRIPTION:Session Four: \nDEC 15\, 2026 \n  \nAnimal Life\, Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir\, 2022\nFiction\nDuring a snowy Christmas season in Reykjavík\, a lonely middle-aged woman unexpectedly becomes connected to a young pregnant immigrant and her child. A tender and often humorous novel about family\, belonging\, aging\, and human connection. \n  URL:https://www.icct.info/event/book-club-animal-life LOCATION:Zoom Meeting (reach out to deeann.sagar@gmail.com for link) CATEGORIES:Events,Literature ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.icct.info/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Screenshot-2026-07-31-153211.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20270119T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20270119T210000 DTSTAMP:20260801T133901 CREATED:20260731T193634Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260731T193634Z UID:9728-1800387000-1800392400@www.icct.info SUMMARY:Book Club: Bloodhoof DESCRIPTION:Session Five: \nJAN 19\, 2027 \n  \nBloodhoof\,  Gerdur Kristny\, transl. by Rory McTurk\, 2012 \n \nPoetry \n  \n  \nTie in with the Volsunga Saga\nAn award-winning verse novel inspired by the medieval Volsunga Saga. Through vivid poetry\, Kristný retells the tragic story of Sigmundur and Sinfjötli\, exploring fate\, violence\, revenge\, and the darker aspects of heroic legend. \n  URL:https://www.icct.info/event/book-club-bloodhoof LOCATION:Zoom Meeting (reach out to deeann.sagar@gmail.com for link) CATEGORIES:Events,Literature ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.icct.info/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/bg_bloodhoof.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20270126T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20270126T210000 DTSTAMP:20260801T133901 CREATED:20260731T200350Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260731T200459Z UID:9755-1800990000-1800997200@www.icct.info SUMMARY:Nordic Nights: TBA DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.icct.info/event/nn0127 LOCATION:Hybrid Screening Event CATEGORIES:Movies ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.icct.info/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Nordic-Nights-Widget2.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Katrine Handley-Derry":MAILTO:k.handleyderry@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20270216T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20270216T210000 DTSTAMP:20260801T133901 CREATED:20260731T193948Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260731T193948Z UID:9731-1802806200-1802811600@www.icct.info SUMMARY:Book Club: Happy Iceland DESCRIPTION:Session Six: \nFEB 16\, 2027 \n  \nHappy Iceland\, Anne Marie Wells\, 2026  \n \nNon-fiction/Memoir\nPart memoir\, part travel narrative\, Anne Marie Wells reflects on her experiences living in and exploring Iceland. Through personal stories\, cultural observations\, and encounters with Icelanders\, she offers an affectionate portrait of contemporary Icelandic life. \n  URL:https://www.icct.info/event/book-club-happy-iceland LOCATION:Zoom Meeting (reach out to deeann.sagar@gmail.com for link) CATEGORIES:Events,Literature ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.icct.info/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/245843706._SR1200630_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20270223T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20270223T170000 DTSTAMP:20260801T133901 CREATED:20260731T200516Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260731T200630Z UID:9758-1803369600-1803402000@www.icct.info SUMMARY:Nordic Nights: TBA DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.icct.info/event/nn0227 LOCATION:Hybrid Screening Event CATEGORIES:Movies ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.icct.info/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Nordic-Nights-Widget2.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Katrine Handley-Derry":MAILTO:k.handleyderry@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20270316T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20270316T210000 DTSTAMP:20260801T133901 CREATED:20260731T194559Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260731T194559Z UID:9734-1805225400-1805230800@www.icct.info SUMMARY:Book Club: Last Rituals DESCRIPTION:Session Seven: \nMAR 16\, 2027 \n  \nLast Rituals\, Yrsa Sigurdardóttir\, 2005 \n \nMystery/Noir\nLawyer Thóra Guðmundsdóttir is drawn into a chilling investigation when a German student is found murdered at an Icelandic university. The first novel in Yrsa Sigurðardóttir’s acclaimed series blends crime\, occult themes\, and legal intrigue. \n  URL:https://www.icct.info/event/book-club-last-rituals LOCATION:Zoom Meeting (reach out to deeann.sagar@gmail.com for link) CATEGORIES:Events,Literature ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.icct.info/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/550x728.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20270330T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20270330T210000 DTSTAMP:20260801T133901 CREATED:20260731T200700Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260731T200813Z UID:9761-1806433200-1806440400@www.icct.info SUMMARY:Nordic Nights: TBA DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.icct.info/event/nn0327 LOCATION:Hybrid Screening Event CATEGORIES:Movies ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.icct.info/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Nordic-Nights-Widget2.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Katrine Handley-Derry":MAILTO:k.handleyderry@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20270420T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20270420T210000 DTSTAMP:20260801T133901 CREATED:20260731T194938Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260731T194938Z UID:9737-1808249400-1808254800@www.icct.info SUMMARY:Book Club: Vikings on a Prairie Ocean DESCRIPTION:Session Eight: \nAPR 20\, 2027 \n  \nVikings on a Prairie Ocean\, Glenn Sigurdson\, 2014\nHistory/Memoir\nA blend of history\, genealogy\, and memoir tracing the Icelandic immigrant experience on the Canadian Prairies. Sigurdson explores settlement\, identity\, cultural memory\, and the enduring connections between Iceland and North America. \n  URL:https://www.icct.info/event/book-club-vikings-on-a-prairie-ocean LOCATION:Zoom Meeting (reach out to deeann.sagar@gmail.com for link) CATEGORIES:Events,Literature ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.icct.info/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/9781926531939-us.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20270518T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20270518T210000 DTSTAMP:20260801T133901 CREATED:20260731T195143Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260731T195143Z UID:9740-1810668600-1810674000@www.icct.info SUMMARY:Book Club: Out of the Blue DESCRIPTION:Session Nine: \nMAY 18\, 2027 \n  \nOut of the Blue\, ed. Helen Mitsios\, 2017\nShort Stories\nA groundbreaking collection of short fiction from Iceland’s best contemporary authors. This extraordinary collection\, the first anthology of Icelandic short fiction published in English translation\, features work by twenty of Iceland’s most popular and celebrated living authors—including Andri Snær Magnason\, Jón Kalman Stefánsson\, Kristín Ómarsdóttir\, and Auður Jónsdóttir. These writers traverse realms of darkness and light that will be familiar to readers who have fallen under the spell of Icelandic fiction. The stories traffic in the enduring and universal complexities of human nature\, a fictional universe where the ghosts of Vikings and spirits tread\, volcanoes grumble underfoot\, and writers trip the Northern Lights fantastic across the landscape of the Icelandic imagination.  \n  URL:https://www.icct.info/event/book-club-out-of-the-blue LOCATION:Zoom Meeting (reach out to deeann.sagar@gmail.com for link) CATEGORIES:Events,Literature ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.icct.info/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/out-of-the-blue-199x300-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20270615T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20270615T210000 DTSTAMP:20260801T133901 CREATED:20260731T195551Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260731T195551Z UID:9743-1813087800-1813093200@www.icct.info SUMMARY:Book Club: The Blue Fox DESCRIPTION:Session Ten: \nJUNE 15\, 2027 \n  \nThe Blue Fox\, Sjón\, 2003\, paired with Björk’s Homogenic 1997\nFiction/Music\nIn nineteenth-century Iceland\, a hunter pursuing a mysterious blue fox becomes entangled with a naturalist and a young woman with Down syndrome. Sjón’s poetic novella explores humanity\, nature\, folklore\, and compassion. \nBjörk and Sjón (Sigurjón Birgir Sigurðsson) are lifelong friends\, punk-era contemporaries\, and frequent creative partners who have shaped the landscape of Icelandic contemporary art. They met as teenagers in Reykjavík’s underground art scene\, briefly forming a two-person band called Rocka Rocka Drum before going on to rewrite the rules of avant-garde pop music and cinematic storytelling. Whenever Björk needs grand\, epic\, or mythic lyrics that she cannot put into words herself\, she turns to Sjón. \nhttps://medium.com/work-in-progress/bjork-introduces-sjon-her-childhood-friend-and-frequent-collaborator-8b6114781b7d \n  URL:https://www.icct.info/event/book-club-the-blue-fox LOCATION:Zoom Meeting (reach out to deeann.sagar@gmail.com for link) CATEGORIES:Events,Literature ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.icct.info/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/the-blue-fox.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR