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 Heippa Hei!!
The
Finnish comedy and musical troupe 'Nyt Naura'
('Now Laugh') performs comic reminiscing, hilarious
folk songs and lyrics (flavored entirely in English...accented
with a dose of Finnish spice) that will tickle your
funny bone.
They
were a big hit at the Finn Grand Fest at
Marquette in 2005 and in Ashtabula, OH. 2007 and Scandinavian Fest in Astoria Oregon 2006 & 2007.
These
three Michigan Upper Peninsula 'Yoopers' of Finnish
ancestry have presented over 100 performances thus far.
Troupe
member Sherry Saarinen, a secretary for the Michigan
Tech College of Engineering, resident of Quincy
Hill at the top of Hancock, says she is "so
excited about being invited to several states
to perform. Including, Astoria, Oregon. (location
of the next Finnish Festival)." At their
performance at Finn Grand Fest, 600 people at
the concert gave them a standing ovation.
They
were filmed and interviewed by Finnish Reporters and
TV personnel. They also performed live on the WLUCTV.com
world-wide web with Carl Pellonpaa during a taping of
the FinnGrand Festival.
In
addition to their humorous lyrics, sisters Sherry and
Kris are accomplished poets and have written beautiful
verse for every occasion. They also wrote some of the
selected verses for the opening ceremony at Lake View
Arena for Finn Grand Fest attended by over 5,000.
Sherry said, "it was so moving to hear them chant
the verses I wrote... that actually was more meaningful
to me than doing the skits, etc. . how exciting this
Finnish show biz is!"
The
National Finlandia Foundation sponsored the Suomalainen
Sisters on their trip to Finn Fest in July 2006
where they performed at Suomi Hall, Astoria OR
where they also put on a show at Wet
Dog Cafe and at Naselle
WA.
 Nyt
Naura Suomalainen Sisters Biographical Brochure (PDF)
St. Ignatius, Houghton, Mi
Omega House Benefit
July 16th
FinnFest 2008 - Duluth MN - July 23-27, 2008
IronWorld Museum, Chisholm MN - July 19-20, 2008
Scandinavian Fest
'ScanFest' 2008 - Vasa Park, Budd Lake, New Jersey - Sunday August 31, 2008
Produced -by- Scandinavian Fest, Inc.
Hostfest 2008 - Minot, ND - Oct. 2-6, 2008 - Pending
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Nyt
Naura
CD
At
the request of so many of their audiences
who have seen their performance live,
Nyt Naura - Now Laugh," just released
their first CD.
The
Suomalainen Sisters (as they are also
called) will promise you an hour of hilarious
comedy!
A
unique and interesting blend of music
(some original compositions) and comical
reminiscing about growing up Finnish in
Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
The
CD is in English, Finglish with a splattering
of Finnish.
To
place your order email Sherry@mtu.edu
Or
by snail mail
Linda Kyro/Nyt Naura - 16679 N. Superior Rd. Houghton 49931.
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Shown
here are Linda and Kris Kyro, with Finnish Consulate
General - Osmo Lipponen - (NY office) and Sherry Saarinen.
Shown
here are Sherry Saarinen, her sister Linda Kyro, with
U.S. Congressman Bart Stupak and Kris Kyro at Finn Grand
Fest
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Performing On Stage at the Toronto Center for the Arts for Finnjoy 2008
On
stage at Finn Fest
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Historical
Some recent past performances:
We provided comical reminiscing,
hilarious folk songs and lyrics for our audiences
at...
Finnjoy 2008 - Toronto, Canada - June 27-28, 2008, Finnjoy 2008
http://finnjoy.com/
Performing for the League of Finnish American Society - Negaunee High
school - Oct. 26th 2007
Dec. 9th - 2:00 p.m. - Saints Peter & Paul Church, Hancock
Fund-Raiser for Mission trip to Sweden by church members
Christmas ScanFair 2007
Scandinavian Heritage Foundation
Portland State University
Nov. 30-Dec.2
Nordic Fest
Libby, Montana!!
Sept 7-9th 2007
Vasa Park
Scandinavian Festival,
Budd Lake, New Jersey
September 2, 2007
2007
FinnFest in
Ashtabula, OH.
http://www.finnfestusa2007.com/
2007 Astoria Oregon
Scandinavian Festival
http://www.astoriascanfest.com/
Ontonagon Theatre of Performing Arts
Nyt Naura & Pasi Cats
on Sat Aug. 4th 2007
2006 Finn Fest, Astoria, Oregon
Pasty Fest
2006, Calumet
Finlandia's Heikinpaiva
Chassell Heritage Center
Victoria Dam (3)
FinnGran Fest (3)
Grace Lutheran Church
Faith Lutheran Church
Quincy Mine Hoist Assoc.
Mosquito Inn
Houghton County Fair
The Bluffs
Keweenaw Berry Farm
Back Roads - Tapiola Diner
Hurley's Little Finland
Hancock Housing Commission
Northern Michigan University
Madison, WS Finnish Chapter
St. Paul MN
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Nyt Naura with Consulate General of Finland, Manu Virtamo of the California Embassy |
