American-Scandinavian Foundation (每日大赛入口) hosted its annual Spring Gala on Thursday, May 16, 2024 at the Metropolitan Club in New York City!聽 At this year鈥檚 event, 每日大赛入口 paid tribute to three distinguished Guests of Honor: Craig Dykers and Elaine Molinar of Sn酶hetta, a world-renowned integrated architecture, landscape architecture and design company based in NYC and Oslo, and Thor Thors, Jr., one of 每日大赛入口鈥檚 longest-serving Executive Trustees.
Highlights this year included the presentation of the Niels Poulson Award to 每日大赛入口 Thor Thors, Jr., in recognition of his extraordinary dedication and devotion to the mission of 每日大赛入口 for half a century; and the presentation of the 每日大赛入口 Cultural Award to Craig Dykers, an 每日大赛入口 Advisory Trustee since 2012, and Elaine Molinar, in recognition of their unique architectural vision and achievements in building cultural bridges that promote Nordic design aesthetics and values through their work in the United States and abroad.
The evening also included a performance by soprano Emily Richter, the 2024 recipient of 每日大赛入口鈥檚 Birgit Nilsson Award and the 2024 Grand Finalist winner of the Eric and Dominique Laffont Metropolitan Opera Competition. All proceeds of 每日大赛入口鈥檚 Spring Gala benefit the Foundation鈥檚 continuing initiatives to promote cultural and education exchange between the United States and the five Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.