Conference turris::scandia

    From: [email protected] (Bj|rn Lisper)
    Newsgroups: soc.culture.nordic
    Subject: Re: Junction City
    Date: 1 Aug 90 15:27:25 GMT
    Organization: Swedish Institute of Computer Science, Kista

    In-Reply-To: [email protected]'s message of 30 Jul 90 08:02:33
    GMT
 
    In article <[email protected]> [email protected] (Dave Walden)
    writes:

    >   The annual Scandinavian festival is happening again in
    >two weeks in Junction City, Oregon.  It starts on Thursday,
    >August 9, and it runs for four days through Sunday, August 12.
    >I missed last year's, and I wanted very much to attend this one.
    >But alas, I have to go to Honolulu to attend a friend's wedding.
    >Is anyone out there going to the festival this year or have you
    >been to ANY of the Junction City festivals?  I would appreciate
    >very much hearing a report.
 
    Ah, the Scandinavian festival in Junction City, Oregon.... Yes, I
    visited it in 1988 while staying with some friends in Eugene. Seems
    like there are quite a few people of Scandinavian descent in Oregon, so
    they arrange this annual festival, where for a weekend Junction City is
    renamed to its Swedish equivalent 'Fo"rbindelsestad'. It was sure a
    strange feeling to be there, being a native Swede. The festival was
    based on an image of Scandinavia as commonly seen through U.S. eyes:
    i.e. countries with mountains, fjords, wooden churches, and blond girls
    dressed up in traditional folk style.  You could pose for photographs
    together with guys looking like what most people in the U.S. believe
    the vikings looked like. There also seemed to be some mixup at times
    with what U.S. people consider to be traditionally Dutch, German and
    Swiss. Nevertheless, it was enjoyable, although it didn't have too much
    in common with what Scandinavia REALLY is, or even was.
 
    I do recommend highly the thin pancakes they served. They had exactly
    the right taste and you could get them with blueberry preserve.
    Apparently, somebody has kept the proper recipe. (The only flaw was
    that they were square instead of round...)
 
    Bj�rn Lisper	(Bjo"rn Lisper)

    From: [email protected] (Lars Perner)
    Newsgroups: soc.culture.nordic
    Subject: Scandinavian Festival--Santa Monica (Los Angeles), California
    Date: 27 Sep 1993 10:21:21 -0700
    Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
    Sender: [email protected]
 
    The American Scandinavian Foundation of Los Angeles is sponsoring a
    Scandinavian Festival in Santa Monica on Saturday, October 9, from
    10:00 am. to 6:00 p.m. at the MGM Placa, 2425 Colorado Blvd., Santa
    Monica.  Admission is $3.00.  For more info, call (213) 661-4ASF.
 
    -- 
   Lars Perner                                       [email protected]
   Department of Marketing, MC 1421
   University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-1421, U.S.A.
   "Old marketers never die.  They just sell out."

    From: [email protected] (Ruth M. Sylte)
    Newsgroups: soc.culture.nordic
    Subject: Re: Icelandic Horses in Rose Parade
    Date: 22 Dec 1993 15:29:25 GMT
    Organization: University of California, Irvine
 
    In article <[email protected]>, Lars Perner
    <[email protected]> wrote:

  >Don't forget to watch for the Icelandic Horses in this year's Tournament
  >of Roses Parade. The Icelandic Horse Adventure Society is number 59.
 
    And the Haukeroed Skolekorps will be Norway's first school band to ever
    march in the Tournament of Roses parade.  The Skolekorps will also play
    in concert on December 30 in Glendale, CA.  Their current director, the
    3rd in 30 years, is Scott Rogers from the United States - a graduate of
    St. Olaf College and the Eastman School of Music.
 
    (For those of you who don't know, the Tournament of Roses Parade is one
    of the United States' best and finest parades.  Broadcast nationally on
    almost every television network, it takes place on New Year's Day in
    Pasedena, CA.  The "Rose Bowl" stadium will be familiar to many as the
    site of World Cup Soccer games this coming summer.  In the Tournament
    of Roses, all the "floats" are required to be made of flowers and items
    from nature.  IMHO, it is the best parade of the year.)

 --
 Ruth Sylte            [email protected] | "If you think education is expensive,
  International Opportunities Program  |          try ignorance."
    University of California, Irvine   |                    - William Bennett
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    From: [email protected] (Beau Hargis)
    Newsgroups: soc.culture.nordic
    Subject: Nordicfest -- Libby, Montana  USA  
    Date: 29 Jan 1994 19:49:09 -0500
    Organization: Telerama Public Access Internet, Pittsburgh, PA
    
    Nordicfest -- Libby, Montana  U.S.A
 
    September 9-11, 1994
 
    Scandinavian festival with food, booths, craft shows, big name 
    entertainment, Fjord horse show and many more events. 
         
    I am looking for information on similar events elsewhere in the world.
    Send me a message via e-mail if you know of anyone that handles similar
    Scandinavian festivals.
 
    If you want more info on Libby Nordicfest contact:
                
                     Libby Nordicfest
                     P.O. Box 791
                     Libby, MT  59923
                     U.S.A 
 
    If you are too lazy to write the hard way, send me your mailing 
    address and I will give to the right people.
                  
                        -- [email protected]
 

  From: [email protected] (Michael Palmer)
  Newsgroups: soc.culture.nordic
  Subject: Scandinavian Folk Music and Folk Dance Workshops in Boulder, Colorado
  Date: 11 Feb 1994 14:21:11 -0700
  Organization: University of Colorado, Health Sciences Center.
 
    Scandinavian Dance and Fiddle Workshops in Boulder, Colorado!
 
    We have three upcoming workshops with visiting dance teachers and
    fiddlers from Sweden and Norway:
 
  February 24-26: FOLK MUSIC OF DALARNA
      Jonny Soling, Kalle Alm�f and Maria R�j�s will take part in three days
      of dances, concerts, and dance, fiddle, and folk song workshops.  Jonny
      and Kalle are two of the most renowned fiddlers of traditional folk
      music in Sweden.  Kalle is from Malung and Jonny grew up in Osa
      (both villages in Dalarna), and both presently teach folk music at
      Malung's Folk College in Dalarna.  Maria, who also teaches at the
      college in Malung, is a highly regarded performer and teacher of
      traditional Swedish folk song, including mountain shepherd singing,
      ballads, work, love, and drinking songs.  All three have attained the
      distinction of riksspelman (national folk musician), have made
      numerous recordings, and have traveled extensively teaching and
      performing.  Approximate cost for a dance workshop, concerts package
      and dances or a fiddle / folk song workshop, concerts and dances
      package: $20 or $30.  For more information, reply to my personal E-
      MAIL address (see above) or to Nancy Ellinghaus,
      425 S. 42nd St., Boulder, CO 80303, (303) 499-7262.  
 
  April 8-10: SWEDISH WORKSHOP
      Britt Marie and Sven Olsson will teach the dances of V�rmland (and
      perhaps Dalarna) while Fredrik Lundberg and Karin Olsson will play
      for dance and teach fiddle workshops.  Britt Marie and Sven are from
      S�ffle while Fredrik and Karin are from Arvika, both villages in
      V�rmland.  Britt Marie and Sven are considered two of the best young
      folk dance teachers in Sweden and together with Karin and her father,
      Gert Ohlsson, taught the Scandia Camp (Mendocino, CA) in 1990. 
      Karin won the distinction of riksspelman two summers ago in V�xj� is
      one of the best traditional fiddlers from the V�rmland region of
      Sweden today.  Fredrik, an accomplished folk musician who has
      studied with Kalle Alml�f, Jonny Soling, and Gert Ohlsson, plays
      traditional dance music from Dalarna as well as V�rmland; this will be
      his first US tour.  Approximate cost of the dance workshop: $60,
      pricing of the fiddle workshop has not yet been determined, but in the
      past these have been around $30-$35.  For more information, reply to
      my personal E-MAIL address (see above) or to
      Erica Rice, 1103 Pine St., boulder, CO 80302; (303) 442-7689.
 
  April 15-17: NORWEGIAN WORKSHOP
      Hilde Bj�rkum, Vidar Underseth, Sigmund Eik s and Leikny Aasen
      will teach fiddle and dance workshops.  Hilde, Vidar, Sigmund, and
      Leikny are all excellent dancers, musicians, and teachers who have
      earned the A-class in kappleikar; they last taught in the US at Scandia
      Festival 1992 (Julian, CA).  Vidar and Hilde have themselves
      researched the lively couple Halling that they teach; Sigmund is known
      as a extraordinary fiddler for dancing, and has led the Indre Sunnfjord
      Speemannslag for many years.  Dances taught will include Parhalling
      from Dalsfjord and Springal from J�lster.  Approximate cost of the
      dance workshop: $60, pricing of the fiddle workshop has not yet been
      determined, but in the past these have been around $30-$35.  For
      more information, reply to my personal E-MAIL address
      (see above) or to Eric Meyer, 3541 Smuggler Way,
      Boulder, CO 80303: (303) 494-4205.
 
    Local housing can be arranged for out-of-town workshop participants and
    a special discount will be offered to those who sign up for both April
    workshops.  
 
    ALSO -- COMING TO BOULDER the first week of August: Jonas Holm�n and
    the Boda Lillespelmanslag, about 30 young Swedish musicians!  Jonas
    last

  From: [email protected] (Ruth M. SYLTE)
  Newsgroups: soc.culture.nordic
  Subject: Southern CA Scandinavian Festival - April 16, 1994
  Date: 8 Apr 1994 14:21:23 -0500
  Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway
  Sender: [email protected]
 
                     THE 21ST ANNUAL SCANDINAVIAN FESTIVAL
                  AT THE CALIFORNIA LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY CAMPUS
                      "Saga of the Vikings: Coming of Age"
                            SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 1994
                                10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
 
Admission       $3.00 per person, $1.00 children under 10.  Free Parking.
 
ALL DAY         Food demonstrations
                Entertainment, business, craft and organization booths
                Children's activities
                CLU Senior art exhibit
                Football (Soccer) matches
                Drawings for prizes, including one round-trip SAS ticket
 
10:00 a.m.      Festival begins.
11:30 a.m.       Opening Ceremony.              
 1:00 p.m.      "I'll Spread My Wings" - The poetry of Henrik Ibsen with    
                music by Grieg and Delius presented in English by the       
                Scandinavian Theater Company.  Translated and directed by   
                Trond Woxen.  At the Preus-Brandt Forum.  Tickets $2.00 at  
                the door.
1-4:00 p.m.     A continuous array of entertainment, including musical      
                concerts, lectures, children's activities, musical and dance 
                presentations.
3:30-6:00 p.m.  Authentic Smorgasbord in the CLU Cafeteria.  Tickets are    
                $15.00 for adults, $8 for children.
 
For further information, contact:
             Scandinavian Festival
             California Lutheran University
             60 West Olsen Road
             Thousand Oaks, CA  91360-2787
                Phone:  1.805.493.3151

   From: [email protected] (Ruth M. SYLTE)
   Newsgroups: rec.folk-dancing,rec.music.folk,soc.culture.nordic
   Subject: HFAA Annual Meeting 1994
   Date: 13 May 1994 14:08:59 -0500
   Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway
   Sender: [email protected]
 
                 HARDANGER FIDDLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
                       Annual Meeting and Workshops
                             15-16 July 1994
                         Willmar, Minnesota, USA
                                                                   
    You are invited to join us for two days (Friday & Saturday) of 
    intensive instruction in Norwegian fiddling and folk dancing, plus Ron 
    Poast's class in hardingfele (Hardanger fiddle) construction 
    techniques, in Norwegian country 100 miles west of Minneapolis, 
    Minnesota.
 
    Please note that this year there is *no* blanket registration fee.  
    Pre-registration by Monday, June 6, is required for the hardingfele 
    construction workshop, lodging at the Holiday Inn and group meals.
 
   SCHEDULE FOR BOTH DAYS
        Hardingfele Workshops
        Regular Fiddle Workshops
        Folk dance Workshops
        Hardingfele Construction Workshop
        HFAA Annual Meeting (Saturday only)
        Banquet (Saturday only)
        Fiddle Contest (Friday only) / Fiddle Concert (Saturday only)
        Dance Party
 
    WORKSHOPS

    Beginning/intermediate/advanced hardingfele fiddling, regular fiddling 
    and Norwegian folk dance workshops are offered.  Cost is $25.00 per 
    day per person.  The hardingfele construction workshop is two days.  
    Cost is $44.00 per person total.  There will also be special 
    activities for those who choose not to attend all the workshops.
 
    OBSERVER (NON-PARTICIPANT) ADMISSION

    Those who wish to observe the daytime workshops/activities without 
    participating may do so by buying a observer badge at the registration 
    desk.  Observer badges are $2.00 and are valid for both days.  
    "Non-participant" tickets for the Friday evening fiddle contest/dance 
    party will be an additional $2.00 at the door.  Tickets for the 
    Saturday evening fiddle concert/dance party will be an additional 
    $5.00 at the door.
 
    LODGING

    At Holiday Inn Convention Center in Willmar.  HFAA special flat room 
    rate is $49.13 per night.  Reservations must be in *to HFAA* by 
    Monday, June 6.
 
    GROUP MEALS

    Advance reservations required for Friday and Saturday noon buffets 
    ($8.00 per person) and Saturday evening banquet ($14.75 per person).
 
    For registration forms and further information, send a SASE 
    (self-addressed, stamped envelope) to:

     HFAA Annual Meeting Registration
     c/o Sue Hauser
     W4028 U.S. Highway 14-61
     Coon Valley, WI  54623
 
    To get HFAA Fiddle Contest information and entry forms, contact:

     HFAA Fiddle Contest
     c/o Judith Ghastin
     5810 North Meade Street
     Appleton, Wisconsin  54915  USA
 
    Two $100 scholarships are available this year for hardingfele 
    students.  To receive information on scholarships, contact:

     HFAA Scholarship
     c/o Karin Loeberg Code
     413 Creston Avenue
     Kalamazoo, MI  49001  USA
 
    Even if you have never played hardingfele or done Norwegian folk 
    dancing before, you are welcome at HFAA!  If you would prefer to reach 
    any of the above contacts by phone, please e-mail me directly. 

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 Ruth M. Sylte         [email protected] |
  International Opportunities Program  | "If you think education is
   Center for International Education  |    expensive, try ignorance."
    University of California, Irvine   |               - William Bennett
      Irvine, CA  92717-2476   USA     |
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    Newsgroups: soc.culture.nordic
    From: "Curt Carlson" <[email protected]>
    Subject: Kalevala play
    Sender: [email protected]
    Organization: NCR NPD
    Date: Fri, 5 Aug 94 8:08:47 PDT
 
    FYI: A dramatic adaptation of the Kalevala will be presented in Kettle
    River, Minnesota on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, August 13-15.  The
    director is S�am�s Cain, a playwright/poet/historian from Cloquet,
    Minnesota.  Performances are at 8pm Friday and Saturday and 2pm on
    Sunday.  Tickets can be purchased by mail (I know it's late) for $3
    each from Kalevala Committee, Kettle River, MN 55757.
 
    Curt Carlson
    St. Paul, MN
 
 
    [email protected]
    Perseverance furthers.
    -  I Ching
 

    1995 retreat for those interested in scandinavia

    The 1995 Scandinavian Retreat for students and others interested in
    Scandinavia will be held 10-12 February, 1995 at the Eau Claire County
    Youth Camp, Eau Claire, Wisconsin.

    The retreat is an annual event, designed to bring together students
    with an interest in Scandinavia from across the Midwest.  Over the
    years it has expanded to include others interested in Scandinavia, as
    well as a loyal group alumni of previous retreats.

    The final program has not been set, but it will begin with a social
    activity Friday evening (usually folk-dancing), and there will be a
    variety of presentations about various aspects of Scandinavian Life and
    Culture during the day on Saturday and Sunday.  There is also free-time
    on Saturday to explore the woods surrounding the Youth Camp.  The
    retreat ends right after lunch on Sunday.

    The cost for the weekend is $30.50.  This includes all meals and
    lodging in heated cabins.

    To register you *must* contact Dan Olson at the University of Chicago,
    (312/702-0548 - office, 312/702-8494 - leave message or 312/539-4451 -
    home)  before the weekend of the retreat (so they know how many are
    coming and to cook for...)

    The retreat is sponsored by the Midwest Institute of Scandinavian
    Culture and is hosted this year by the University of Chicago.

    Hope to see those in the midwest there!

    --vicky 
    [email protected]

    To: International Swedish Interest discussion list
    <[email protected]>
    From: [email protected]
    
    There will be an Ingmar Bergman festival  in and around Manhattan from
    May until September.  It is a "city wide celebration of the enormously
    important contributions of the great swedish director.  Seven major
    New York institutions will participate in the festival including public
    television, Film Society of Lincoln Center, and Brooklyn Academy of
    Music.
    
    Saturdays and Sundays at 2pm in May and June, there will be a series of
    children's films including those by Daniel Bergman.
    
    Fridays through June 15, the Film Society of Lincoln Center will
    present a near-complete film retrospective of Bergman's films.  There
    will be more than 40 films shown, including many with new subtitles, as
    well as the rarely seen early films.  For final schedule call
    212/875-5610 after April 1.
    
    Fridays through July 2, the Museum of Television and Radio will present
    a retrospective "Ingmar Bergman in close-up--The Television Work", with
    screenings including "The Ritual" and "Scenes From a Marriage."  A full
    screening schedule will be available in March.  Call the museum at
    212/621-6800.
    
    Wednesday, May 31 will be the Gala opening night performance of
    Shakespeare's "A Winter's Tale" performed by the Dramaten Theatre (cast
    includes Pernilla August and Bibi Andersson).  The performance is
    directed by Bergman and is in swedish with simultaneous translation by
    headset.  King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia will attend the Gala. 
    Tickets are $50 for ASF members and $65 for non-members.  For further
    information, call ASF at 212/879-9779 after February 15.
    
    June 1-September 1  "Ingmar Bergman and the Performing Arts" an
    exhibition tracing the development of Bergman's theatrical ideas during
    his career, will be on view at the Amsterdam Gallery of the New York
    Public Library of thePerforming Arts.  212/870-1630.  Much of the
    material for the exhibition, which includes scripts, set models and
    costume designs, is on loan from Dramaten.
    
    Saturday June 3--Cinematographer Sven Nykvist will speak about his work
    with Bergman, and give in-depth analysis of selected scenes from
    "Persona", "Cries and Whispers" and "Fanny and Alexander"  The American
    MUseum of the Moving Image, Astoria Queens.  718/784-4520 for tix and
    information.
    
    June 9--Retrospective of the films of Swedish director Alf Sjoeberg,
    MOMA 212/708-9400.
    
    All of this information is from the ASF New York Calendar of Nordic
    Events, Spring 1995 (except for the cast of "A winter 's Tale" which I
    happen to know about because I am the proud owner of tickets and can't
    wait!--FYI, it has been well-reviewed in the New Yorker a few months
    back if you are interested in reading it).
    
    I know Swedes tend to cringe at the thought of a Bergman Marathon, but
    I thought there might be _someone_ out there who will get as excited
    about this as I am.  I sure hope so, since I have a cramp from typing
    this much.
    
    By the way, if people are interested, I would be happy to post portions
    of the ASF calendar of NYC events.  Any takers?
    
    Ses vi i Smultronstaellet,
    Bari

    Newsgroups: soc.culture.nordic
    From: [email protected] (Miriam Eldridge)
    Subject: FinnFest USA '95 Information
    Sender: [email protected]
    Organization: Ascent Logic Corporation, Inc.
    Date: Tue, 25 Apr 1995 16:14:21 GMT

    FinnFest USA '95 will be held at Lewis & Clark College in Portland,
    Oregon, July 13-16. Some tours and events are planned for July 12, so
    participants might want to arrive a couple of days early.

    The entire information packet can be obtained from them at P.O. Box
    6795, Portland, OR 97228-6795, or phone (503) 652-0558. Registration
    deadline is June 16.

    Miriam Eldridge

    From: [email protected] (Ruth M. Sylte)
    Newsgroups: soc.culture.nordic,rec.folk-dancing,rec.music.folk,
    	rec.music.makers.builders,rec.music.info,rec.music.makers
    Subject: INFO: 1995 HFAA Annual Meeting and Workshops
    Date: 24 May 1995 13:37:59 -0600
    Organization: University of California, Irvine
    Sender: [email protected]
 
                 HARDANGER FIDDLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
                       Annual Meeting and Workshops
                             21-22 July 1995
                         Willmar, Minnesota, USA
 
You are invited to join the HFAA for two days (Friday & Saturday) of 
intensive instruction in Norwegian fiddling and folk dancing, plus Ron 
Poast's class in hardingfele (Hardanger fiddle) construction 
techniques, in the middle of Norwegian country 100 miles west of 
Minneapolis, Minnesota.
 
Pre-registration by July 1 is required for the hardingfele 
construction workshop, lodging at the Holiday Inn and group meals. 
 
SCHEDULE FOR BOTH DAYS
        Hardingfele Workshops - Vestlandet tradition 
        Regular Fiddle Workshops
        Folk dance Workshops - Joelster springar 
        Hardingfele Construction Workshop
        HFAA Annual Meeting (Saturday only)
        Banquet (Saturday only)
        Dance Parties on Friday and Saturday evenings
 
WORKSHOPS
Beginning/intermediate/advanced hardingfele fiddling, regular fiddling 
and Norwegian folk dance workshops are offered.  This year's emphasis 
is on the hardingfele tradition of Vestlandet (the west coast of 
Norway) and the Joelster springar will be the dance taught.  There 
will also be special activities for those who choose not to attend all 
the workshops.
 
REGISTRATION
Cost per person is $15.00 one day / $25.00 both days for HFAA members 
and $20.00 one day / $35.00 both days for non-members.  The 
hardingfele construction workshop is two days.  Cost is $45.00 per 
person total. Children 5 years and under can register free, but must 
pay for meals. Registration includes lunch, printed program, access to 
displays, lectures and special presentations, the dance party on 
Friday night and the concert and dance party on Saturday night.  
 
LODGING
HFAA special flat room rate at the Holiday Inn Convention Center in 
Willmar is $54.00 per night (plus local and state tax).  Up to four 
(4) people can occupy one room at the price quoted.  Reservations 
must be made directly with the Holiday Inn by July 1 by calling +1 
612 235 6060 or faxing +1 612 235 4231.  You must mention the HFAA 
to get this special room rate.
 
MEALS
Lunch on Friday and Saturday is included in the fees for workshop 
participants. Lunch for children 5 years of age and under is $4.00 
per day. Advance reservations are required for the Saturday evening 
banquet Tickets are $15.00 per person for HFAA members / $16.00 per 
person for non-members / $7.50 per child 5 and under.
 
SCHOLARSHIPS
Two scholarships are available for hardingfele students.
 
CONCERT, DANCE PARTY AND BANQUET ADMISSION
Tickets for the Dance Party on Friday night or the Concert/Dance Party 
on Saturday will be $4.00 at the door. Those wishing to attend the 
banquet on Saturday can purchase tickets (in advance) for $16.00 per 
person.
 
For registration forms and further information, send a SASE 
(self-addressed, stamped envelope) to:
     HFAA Annual Meeting Registration
     c/o Lucy Ghastin
     7130 Century Avenue
     Middleton, WI  53562  USA
 
Even if you have never played hardingfele or done Norwegian folk 
dancing before, you are welcome at HFAA!  If you would prefer to reach 
the above contact by phone, please e-mail me directly.
 
----
 
Ruth M. Sylte         [email protected] |
  Center for International Education  | "If you think education is
   University of California, Irvine   |    expensive, try ignorance."
     Irvine, CA  92717-2476  USA      |

    According to a International Swedish Interest discussion list message
    from Rose-Marie Oster, <[email protected]>, a meeting of
    the Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study will be held in
    Williamsburg, May 2-5, 1996.

    From: [email protected] (Festwiz)
    Newsgroups: soc.culture.nordic
    Subject: Scandinavian Fest '97
    Date: 28 Apr 1997 19:11:25 GMT
    Organization: AOL http://www.aol.com
 
    Come  ... Share the Heritage  ...  Be a Viking for a Day. 
 
    Scandinavian Fest '97 announces 13th annual Smorgasbord of Family Fun. 
 
    They were reporting on the annual Scandinavian Fest last September, but
    Norway Times praised it as a Scandinavian FEAST.   Between interviews
    for Swedish Radio, Loth Eriksson said "It's almost more Scandinavian
    than Scandinavia."  And Kerstin Bergsten wrote "Thanks for a lovely
    day!  We really felt at home ".  
 
    Intended as a "Smorgasbord of Fun", the Fest makes a great Labor Day
    weekend family heritage, food, craft, kids, and music event.  It's is
    an all-day celebration to enjoy and promote the traditions and cultures
    of the Nordic countries  -Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Norway,
    and Sweden-  through a variety of Nordic and American food,
    entertainment, music, dancing, crafts, imported and American handcraft
    & gifts, kid's activities, and lectures by exhibitors & performers in
    traditional folk dress from the US & Scandinavia.
 
    Day-trippers of all heritages and especially in the mid-Atlantic and
    New England states are invited to historic Waterloo Village in
    Stanhope, NJ on the Sunday of Labor Day Weekend,  August 31, from 10
    'til 6.  
 
    Fest planners announce an expanded program for adults and kids to
    dance, demonstrate, watch, buy, sell, eat, sing, lecture, play, or
    simply sit to picnic with friends & family.  In '96, the Fest hosted
    nearly 8000 and hopes the record 800+ children predicts future interest
    in things Nordic.
 
    New for '97: This year, the Fest also offers a special afternoon of
    light classical Scandinavian music, a demo of those unique Icelandic
    horses, and a chance to see the longboat of the Leif Ericson Society.    
 
    Clubs, Organizations, Vendors, Artists, and Artisans are Invited.
 
    The Fest seeks broad participation by entertainers, food and craft
    vendors, demonstrating artisans, instrumental groups, Nordic fraternal
    organizations, and commercial firms from (or representing goods and
    services of ) the Nordic countries who can benefit by participating
    with nearly 8000 others who gather at this celebration of Nordic
    heritage.  It especially welcomes Nordic organizations and clubs who
    are invited to promote their groups' programs, enhance membership,
    display posters or newsletters, or 'fundraise' at the Fest.  
 
    Those interested should contact the craft/gift vendor chair, (610)
    759-8965;  the food vendor chair at (717) 421-4024; or the
    entertainment & artisans' chair at (908) 542-8150.
 
    Special Guests and Presenters.   Among other invited officials, Mr. Odd
    Molster, Cultural Attache, will represent the Royal Norwegian Embassy
    in DC during the noon welcoming ceremonies and presentation of the
    national flags and anthems.   
 
    Visitors will enjoy all-day performances on three stages where
    entertainers will include the Sunna Gunnlaugsdottir Icelandic Jazz
    Trio;  Scandinoje Folkdancers of NJ; Ed Hopf Jr., Estonian Kannel
    player; Hanny Budnick leading Folk Dancing; the crisp sounds of the
    Gramercy Brass orchestra in the gazebo; the popular Swede and the
    Norwegian duo accordionists; the talented Annie Galle Dance Company
    Danish ballet; Walter Ericsson's Scandinavian Accordion Club and The
    Estonian Women's Chorus of N.Y.  

    Craft demos will include Susan Keenan showing Danish lace; Lavinia
    Trimmer, Danish lace & Hardanger Embroidery; Christina Keune, Norwegian
    Rosemaling & Swedish Dala painting; and Rita Leydon showing Swedish
    Bobbin Lace "Knyppling".  

    Children always enjoy Clarence the Clown's magic Show;  a Temporary
    Tattoo parlor; Kit's Kaboodle enacting "The Adventures of Leif
    Eriksson"; and join folk dancing with a special kids' program by 
    Visans Vaninnor.  Professor James P. Woods of Montclair University will
    repeat his entertaining lectures on "The Vikings", the American Swedish
    Historical Museum's William Fagerstrom introduces "Finding your
    Roots-Beginning Genealogy", and there's a presentation on the Kalmar
    Nyckel - the ship which brought the first colonial Swedes and Finns and
    their "American" log cabin to the Delaware in 1638. 
 
    Swedish Lutheran Church Service:  Also, there will be a Swedish
    Lutheran service in the sanctuary of the Waterloo United Methodist
    Church on the Village and Fest grounds on Sunday morning. 
 
    Classical Afternoon: A special separate"Nordic Lights - Classical
    Afternoon" will include Sigridur Jonsdottir, phenomenal Icelandic
    mezzo-Soprano;  "Musikanten", the very talented Finnish/Estonian
    soprano and cello duo of Maarit & Matteus Vaga; "Visans Vaninnor", the
    entertaining Swedish guitar/violin duo of Yvonne Holland & Andrea
    Larsen; the powerful Swedish soprano Lynn Steele;  Icelandic pianist
    and recording artist Nina-Margret Grimsdottir; and Eva Mjoll
    Ingolfsdottir, Icelandic violinist, in the Methodist church building at
    Waterloo. 
 
    Food & Craft Vendors: Fest shoppers can browse the booths of nearly 70
    vendors who offer mostly Nordic ( but some American ) handicrafts,
    traditional folk dress and contemporary clothing, and consumer items
    from the Nordic countries.   Many shop for early Christmas gifts and
    decorations among items of wood, paper, textiles, glass, straw,
    ceramics, gold, silver, and iron from all of Scandinavia with prices
    from $2 for knick-knacks to $ 250 for finely handwoven Nordic sweaters.    
 
    Over two dozen food vendors prepare lapskaus, meatball deli platters,
    Swedish pancakes, kaldomar, lefsa, herring, gravlax, limpa, rodkaal,
    krumkake, pulla, kaalikaaryle and much more - - as well as the familiar
    'dogs, 'burgers, funnel cakes, sausages, & pizza that Americans expect
    at festival events.  And, of course, a bit of ol to skal. 
 
    Details:  The Fest begins at 10 am and closes at 6 pm - rain or shine -
    on the Sunday of Labor Day Weekend, August 31, at the beautiful
    historic Village of Waterloo in Stanhope, NJ, near Hackettstown.  The
    Village of Waterloo is a National Historic Site where visitors can
    also explore 28 historic structures and period crafts to get an
    authentic impression of early American life in this restored 17th and
    18th-century industrial village.  
 
    The Fest is Easy to Find:   It's a short trip from most east-coast
    areas. An hour West of Manhattan and a half hour from PA's Pocono
    mountains, the Fest is easily reached by following the signs to
    Waterloo for 2 miles from Exit 25 off I-80 in NJ. 
 
    Admission is $ 10 at the gate, $ 8 for seniors, kids under 14 are Free. 
    The Fest also offers free admission to those in authentic national folk
    dress.
 
    $ 8 advanced-sale-tickets are available until August 15  by mail with a
    check and mailing address to:  
    Scandinavian Fest '97,            
    Box #50, RD 1 Canadensis, PA 18325.   
 
    For more information or to receive a flyer for Fest '97 with a door
    prize drawing form, contact: [email protected]     Send your real mail
    address for a brochure.
 
    Scandinavian Fest is a not-for-profit event to celebrate and promote
    the cultures, traditions, and current life of the Nordic countries
    through food, entertainment, children's activities, traditional folk
    and current crafts and items, lectures, and demonstrations.  It's
    sponsored by Scandinavian Fest, Inc., a New Jersey non-profit
    cultural/educational organization and attempts to offer all a chance to
    relive their heritage and sample traditional and current Nordic life. 
 
 
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