Norway lodge plans lefse workshop, visit from two Norwegian guests

The Cleng Peerson Lodge, Sons of Norway, is scheduled to hold a lefse-making workshop and presentations by two visitors from Arendal, Norway, on Sunday, Nov. 15, at the Norway Community Building, according to the lodge.The gathering begins at noon with a luncheon. The program, including the workshop and the guest presentations, starts at 1 p.m.Sven Håkon Jørgensen, a Norwegian Jew’s harp maker and musician, will perform traditional melodies on the instrument, known in Norway as the munnharpe, and tell stories behind the music of the Setesdal Valley in southern Norway, according to the lodge. Jørgensen is a retired construction engineer who lived in Setesdal for many years.The lodge said the traditional music and dance of Setesdal are recognized by UNESCO as part of the world’s Intangible Cultural Heritage.Inge Engeland Johansen, who has worked in the travel industry for more than 30 years, runs the travel company Ut i Verden (“Out into the World”). He will talk about travel in Norway a