Events
Upcoming Events
Thursday Fika (every Thursday at 2 pm)
The Swedish word Fika: A coffee break with something sweet to eat with a friend, or a group of friends. We meet in ENGAGE. Please check the ENGAGE board (As you log into ENGAGE, or on the ENGAGE website under events. Foremothers Fika will be listed there on Thursdays (or before.) There is no password, so once you find the event you can go right in.
Also, please stay tuned for The Foremothers Community Discussion Series, starting up again in late January.
Cross Cultural Aid: Ethical Perspectives and Cultural Considerations
With Ruben McCarthy, MSc, Plant Scientist Tuesday May 7 at 7 pm EST.
At The Foremothers Café on ENGAGE. Click here
Gatherverse XREvolve Summit
Helen will speak on a panel discussing The Future of Community in the Immersive Age of AI.
May 22 at 9:25 AM - 10:15 AM PST
AWE Speaker
Helen will be at AWE the whole conference, and will be on a panel on June 20th
Room 103B - 10:25 am - 10.45 PST
Commonplace Reader Bookstore-Book Signing
Join Helen in person at the historical bookstore, Commonplace Reader in Yardley, PA. This event has been postponed. Please stay tuned for a new date.
Past Events
Routes and Routes: Embracing Dual Nationality
With Amri B. Johnson and Helen Lundström Erwin
Are you Binational? What do you love? What do you miss? 3.30 EST at The Foremothers Cafe on ENGAGE (Enter directly as you log into ENGAGE don't use Session ID)
The Historical Novel Society
Feburary 22nd at 6.30 EST. Creativity and Innovation, new ways to market your historical fiction. On Zoom - Register directly with The Historical Novel Society, here
Author Talk - Swedish American Museum, Chicago
March 10 at 2 pm CT: Visit the museum to enjoy coffee and cinnamon buns while I join on the big screen. Please check museum website for details here If you don't live in Chicago, and want to join on Zoom email press@helenerwin.com
Författarträff (In Swedish for SWEA members)
Vi börjar med mingel kl 18.30 Svensk tid, min intervju börjar kl 19.00.
Registrera här
Textile Art Exhibition
A different view, by Leslie Dahlqvist. Leslie's weaves are inspired by nature.
February 6 2 pm to 10 pm Eastern. Meet Leslie at 2 pm and at 8 pm. At The Foremothers Cafe,
click here to join.
Moving Through Imposter Syndrome with Dot Cannon
Most of us have felt it, that feeling or inner voice that tell you you don't belong, that YOU are just pretending while everyone else is doing it for real. Let's talk about it together and learn from each other.
January 30th 7 pm Eastern at The Foremothers Café. Click here to join.
The Lure of Water and Wood - VR Book Launch Party
We're celebrating The Lure of Water and Wood at The Foremothers Cafe. January 7th at 8 pm Eastern. Check click attend in the ENGAGE invite then you'll click MY Events on the day of. Do not use the regular Foremothers Cafe code. Click here, then click Get Access to Event to attend:
The Lure of Water and Wood Interview
January 6 - 2024 on Zoom. Please email me at press@helenerwin.com for details.
Grand Reopening!
Come celebrate with us. October 3rd 8pm Eastern. Sign up here
Foremothers Day
Celebrate your Foremothers on our 2nd Annual Foremothers Day on November 30th. Send Helen your Pictures and tell their story.
VRTO 23
Helen will be speaking at VRTO-Virtual Reality Toronto - Spacial Media World Conference July 19-20
Matriarchal Lives of Orca with Dr. Louise Edwards
Join us in The Foremothers Cafe at 7 pm on June 13th. Spatial link
June Events
Please Advise! New Time For Midsommar 3 pm Eastern! Not 7 pm.
We have several things coming up in June which includes a Drag Show for Pride Month, A talk about Orca Whales, Sweden's 500th Birthday, and a Swedish Midsummer Celebration. Orca event has its own share card, see below. Use this link for each event, https://bit.ly/ForemothersCafeSpatial
Leaving Your Homeland and Growing Roots in Two Countries.
Helen will hold a talk at XR Women which will be held at The Foremothers Cafe , Wednesday April 12th 2023 at 11.30 AM Eastern. You can join us in ILRN first, then head over to Spatial - Stay tuned for Spatial Link. How to join XR Women on ILRN, read here
The Foremothers Café Community Discussion Series
Monday, February 13, 2023 8:00 PM to 9:30 PM (EST) Altspace Code: JRX906
Altspace is sunsetting - let's talk about it. - the loss of a beloved platform - excitement about finding a new virtual home - tips
(Please note that The Foremothers Café will still be here after Altspace is gone, it will just move to another platform. Please check the The Foremothers Café info pages for updates)
Love Makes a Family
Join me and Marge Ginsburg for an evening of sharing personal stories on adoption.
Register here (The Foremothers Cafe is now on Spatial, Spatial Event link will be provided once you register.
Spoiler Alert! Although this is not a book discussion, a major plotline of Sour Milk in Sheep’s Wool will be revealed. If you want to read it first, you can get it here
Sour Milk in Sheep's Wool Discussion, Scandinavian Cultural Center, Jamestown, NY
February 4th 11 AM on zoom.
Art Exhibition at The Foremothers Café
Sidsel Cook, Swedish painter. Reception at 1 pm Eastern US Time and 19.00 Swedish Local Time on December 27th. Altspace Code: ZIJ466
Gallery is open through December 29th.
Celebrate Swedish Lucia at The Foremothers Café
Come celebrate this uniquely Swedish Choir Tradition.
December 13 at 7 pm. Altspace Code: ZHJ893
SWEA - International Webinar
October 20th at 12 pm Eastern US Time/ 18.00 Swedish time. A Conversation on Writing and VR. (In Swedish for SWEA Members.)
Celebrate Your Foremothers
November 30th would have been my mom's 86th birthday.
Please join me to celebrate her legacy and the legacy of all of our foremothers at 7 pm EST.
If you feel so inclined, send me photos of your foremothers that I can display on the walls of The Foremothers Café.
Welcome! Register on Eventbrite for the Altspace Code, or reach out to me directly. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/463673769727
Celebrate the Pause: Our Rite of Passage
This is a private by invitation only event. Please email Helen directly for more information if you would like to attend. October 18th 7 pm Eastern. (Helenlundstromerwin@gmail.com)
The Impact of Roe v. Wade Being Overturned
Access the Choice here, https://bit.ly/watchthechoicevr and watch in your own time, then join us on September 20th at 2pm EST to talk about it.
Register on Eventbrite here, https://bit.ly/FMCTheChoice
The Foremothers Cafe Grand Opening
Grand Opening of The Foremothers Cafe, a Virtual World inspired by Hanna's cafe in Sour Milk in Sheep's Wool.
Please join us for the Grand Opening of the #ForemothersCafe in #AltspaceVR.
Thursday, May 12 at 6pm Pacific, 9pm Eastern - Room Code QXC186
https://lnkd.in/e-WTRcms
And Friday, May 13, at 19:00 Central European Time - Room Code AUV107
Book Talk at Commonplace Reader
An in person book talk at the charming Commonplace Reader bookstore in Yardley, PA
Saturday April 23rd 2-4 pm . See details here. Be advised, this was previously scheduled for February, but due to the Omicron surge, the new date is as listed above. We'll gather on the porch, protected from rain and wind with plenty of air flow.
Book Talk Swedish American Museum
Genealogy Session Online November 27 10 AM - 12 PM
Sour Milk in Sheep's Wool talk — genealogy research discussion.
https://swedishamericanmuseum.org/event/genealogy-session-online-12/
Swedish American Museum Book Club Reading Sour Milk in Sheep's Wool
January 29th - 1 pm CST Online Details here.
Sour Milk in Sheep's Wool Discussion
January 5th at 6.30 pm EST (If you're in a different time zone, email me, if there's enough attendees we'll also meet at 1.30 pm/18.30 GMT)
Once you have read Sour Milk in Sheep's Wool, discuss with Helen and other readers. Discussion guide provided to encourage in depth conversation.
Register for the 6:30pm session here
A zoom link will be added closer to the date.
Book Talk-American Scandinavian Association
November ASA Meeting – Online
Helen Lundström Erwin Presents Sour Milk in Sheep’s Wool
Monday, November 7 at 7pm EST
ASA's speaker for November is Swedish author Helen
Lundström Erwin, who will present her novel Sour Milk in
Sheep’s Wool, set in Sweden at the turn of the 20th century.
https://scandinavian-dc.org/events/
Author Event SWEA
Interview and Q&A with the Swedish Women's Educational Association
September 23rd.
Swedish Suffrage/Voting Centennial Celebrations
Sept 10th 1 pm and 7 pm, Happy Hour to celebrate Swedish women's first time at the voting booth. Musical Performance by Aurora Tantoco.
Sept 19th 3 pm Sour Milk in Sheep's Wool Discussion.
Sept 22nd 6.30 pm Sour Milk in Sheep's Wool Discussion.
Photo, Swedish women heading to the voting booth Sept 1921. Image credit: Riksarkivet.
Sour Milk in Sheep's Wool Book Signing
Launch Party and signing Cafe Reggio, Greenwich Village, July 21st.