Kubb is a Scandinavian lawn-game, involving throwing wooden sticks underhand to knock over wooden figures. It combines the basic throwing-sport skills of bocce with the chess-like skills of setting up your enemy's troops in the most advantageous way possible to knock out waves of troops with a single strike. Depending who you ask, the game began on the Swedish island of Gottland in the medieval era on in the 1980s, but in either case it's an engaging lawn game popular throughout Scandinavian com …

Welcome beginners and more experienced alike! For enthusiasts of Norwegian folk music and dance in the Baltimore-Washington-Frederick area. Our monthly Norwegian-style house parties have tasty potlucks, friendly company, and lively dancing. We share moves and sometimes have informal classes. Newbies are welcomed, encouraged, and otherwise assimilated. Out-of-town visitors are always a treat; if you plan ahead we can probably put you up at someone’s house. What is our favorite dance? The springar …