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Scandinavian Events

 

  • Scandinavian and ballroom dancing Sundays, 7–9 p.m. Scandia Hall at 131 W 5th St., Port Angeles, WA. Donations taken at the door. Info: Sandy or Paul, (360) 457-7035, or email Paul at penga@olypen.com.
     
  • Wednesdays (Bellingham) Scandinavian dancing, Sons of Norway. Norway Hall, 1419 N. Forest St, Bellingham. Easy dances, 6:45–7:55 p.m. Couple turning dances, 8:05–9:15 p.m. $2 donation. All welcome; partners not required. Smooth-soled shoes recommended. Bob & Carol Olson instructing. Contact: tayolson@earthlink.net. First session starts 6 August.
     
  • 7/23–27 (Duluth, MN) FinnFest. Dance performances, concerts, lectures, art exhibitions, and tours. Info: Ira Turunen, iraturunen@finnfest2008.com or (218) 213-6080.8/7–10 New Mexico August Folk Dance Camp. New Mexico Tech in Socorro, NM. Instructors: Tommy and Ewa Englund from Sweden teaching Swedish couple dances with Sandra Wong, Scandinavian fiddler, and Lee Otterholt teaching Albanian, Balkan, and Greek line dances. Info: www.unm.edu/~lpetri/swifdi/.
     
  • 8/9 (Junction City, OR) Symra, Norwegian folkdance group, performs during the Scandinavian Festival. Information: Debbie Lemhouse at (541) 255-5559 or www.scandinavianfestival.com.
     
  • 8/10 (Portland, OR) Potluck dinner, concert, dance with Symra at Friendship Masonic Center, 5626 NE Alameda St, Portland. Donation at the door. Potluck at 5:30 p.m. Short performance by Symra at 7 p.m. Open Scandinavian dancing, 7:30–10 p.m. Info: Jim and Yonnie Tonder at jimtonder@comcast.net.
     
  • 8/11 (Poulsbo) Workshop with Symra at Poulsbo Sons of Norway at 18891 Front Street NE, Poulsbo, WA. 3–5 p.m. Potluck open to folk dancers, S/N members and guests, 5:30 p.m. Symra performance at 7 p.m. $5; school-age children free. Performance is followed by a gammeldans. Info: (360) 779-5209.
     
  • 8/12 (Seattle) Wild salmon dinner and Norwegian folk dancing performance with Symra. Dinner, 6 p.m.; performance and dance, 7:30 p.m. Leif Erikson Lodge, 2245 NW 57th St. Adults, $20; kids, $10 until August 9, then $25/$15. Send a check with a SASE to Norsk Folkedans Stemne, PO Box 17099, Seattle WA 98127 or call Karlyn Tomta, (206) 772-4545. Seating is limited; make reservations early.
     
  • 8/15–17 (Mt. Vernon) Norsk Folkedans Stemne, at Camp Brotherhood, near Mt. Vernon, WA. Teaching by the folk dance group Symra from Oslo. Info: www.seattlestemne.org or www.folkedans.com/symra/.

 

Upcoming events in 2008:

  • 9/6 (Maltby) Skandia's annual Spelmansstämma. Starts at noon at the home of Jim and Margaret Noyes in Maltby, WA.
     
  • 9/19  (Portland) Vasa Orchestra from Finland performs. Sponsored by the Scandinavian Heritage Foundation. Info: (503) 977-0275 or shf@mindspring.com.
     
  • 9/27 (Portland) Workshop, 1–5 p.m.; dance, 8–11 p.m. Friendship Masonic Center, 5626 N.E. Alameda St. (corner of 57th & N.E. Sandy Blvd.), Portland, OR.
     
  • 10/3 (Lynnwood) First FridayDance. Andrea Hoag, Loretta Kelly, and Charlie Pilzer play for Skandia's First Friday Dance.
     
  • 10/4 (Bainbridge Island) 1st Saturday Dance. Andrea Hoag, Loretta Kelly, and Charlie Pilzer play.
     
  • 10/18 (Bothell) Skandia Ball, Northshore Senior Ctr.
     
  • 11/8 (Portland) Workshop, 1–5 p.m.; dance, 8–11 p.m. Friendship Masonic Center, 5626 N.E. Alameda St. (corner of 57th & N.E. Sandy Blvd.), Portland, OR.
     
  • 3/13–15, 2009 (Seattle) Second annual Nordic Knitting Conference at the Nordic Heritage Museum. Info: www.ingenkonst.se/exhibit.htm. Registration begins Monday, 1 December 2008.

 

Email Scandivavian events items to editor@csedl.org, or send by surface mail (typed only ) to Kathy D. Bruni, Skandia Newsletter, 14805 NE 177th St., Woodinville, WA 98072-6223. Items for the September issue must arrive by 10 August Please include date, time, cost, location, contact phone number, and/or email address. For changes or updates to web site items please email the Skandia Webmaster.  Priority is given to local Scandinavian dance and music events