114 | Issue 115 | August 2018
Scan Magazine | Culture | Calendar
museum in Denmark’s second largest
city, Aarhus, is transformed into a hub
for art and entertainment. Taking place
during the event is the annual Food
Festival, located by the seafront. This
year’s festival opens with a concert by
one of Denmark’s most popular rock
singers, Thomas Helmig.
http://www.aarhusfestuge.dk
Peirene’s Autumn Salon with
Guðmundur Andri Thorsson
(15 September)
The Peirene Salon is all about literature,
conversation, dinner and wine. Joining
this autumn’s event is Icelandic writer
Guðmundur Andri Thorsson, author of
Peirene No. 27 And The Wind Sees All,
in conversation with his translators
Andrew Cauthery and Björg Árnadóttir.
The evening begins with drinks, followed
by a reading and dinner. 7.30pm, 17
Cheverton Road, London N19 3AY, UK.
http://www.peirenepress.comWeaving New Worlds
(until 23 September)
This exhibition presents tapestries
by 16 women artists from around the
world, exploring anything from rural
mythologies to floods and urban de-
cay. Among them are Norwegian artist
Mari Meen Halsøy, who works in the
Lebanese capital Beirut, a city marked
by violence and political unrest, and
Tonje Høydahl Sørli, whose work com-
bines comics and a fascination for pop-
ular culture. William Morris Gallery,Forest Road, London, E17 4PP, UK.
http://www.wmgallery.org.ukAndrea Tarrodi world premiere
(28 September)
The Amatis Trio will launch this sea-
son’s ECHO Rising Star series at the
Barbican with a new commission by
award-winning Andrea Tarrodi, a Swed-
ish composer who draws her inspiration
from art and landscapes. Her works
have been recognised both in Sweden
and abroad — this year, her CD String
Quartets, performed by the Dahlkvist
Quartet, was awarded a Swedish Gram-
my for best classical album of the year.
1pm, LSO St. Luke’s, 161 Old St, London
EC1V 9NG, UK.
http://www.barbican.org.ukJulie Kjær. Photo: Dawid Laskowski