Fresh off winning the Fipresci Prize for Emerging Filmmakers at Toronto, Lucía Aleñar Iglesias' "Forastera" has been acquired ...

On Saturday, Dec. 3, the Swedish American Children's Choir presents the 24th annual Swedish Christmas and St. Lucia Festival. The festival will take place at 3 p.m. at Bethany Lutheran Church, 8 S.

Winter in Vermont means lots of darkness. In December, when the sun sets just after 4 p.m., it’s hard to believe we’ll ever return to bright summer days. Yet our descent into blackness is nothing ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- The Swedish American Museum in Andersonville celebrated the St. Lucia Festival of Lights Monday night. The museum at 5211 N. Clark St. held a candle-lit procession where children sang ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. — For those seeking a Swedish holiday at home, the Swedish Historical Society plans a traditional concert for Rockford. Hosted at the "historic" First Lutheran Church, the annual event ...

The tables fall silent inside the cozy Nordic Pines Lodge as all eyes turn to the back of the room awaiting this year's appearance of Lucia - the Swedish queen of light. Dressed in a white robe with a ...

The Salvation Army will host its traditional Swedish Lucia Festival at 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, at The Salvation Army 83 S. Main St., Jamestown. This year’s Lucia Bride will be portrayed by Meghan ...

Jane Taylor Academy Dancers Amy Johnson and Paige Goetz, Father Christmas, played by Shawn Martin and Jannel Howard (elf in the foreground) bring to life to 1885 famous Scandinavian poem, 'Tomten', ...

(CNN) — Swedes know a thing or two about living with light, or, right about now, living with a lack of it. In December, the country’s capital Stockholm experiences around six hours of daylight a day, ...