Scandinavian activities in the Pacific Northwest area
- Sundays (Port Angeles) Regular Sunday dance.
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 penga@olypen.com.
- Mondays (Burlington) Nordic Dancers NW Scandinavian dancing. Burlington Lutheran Church, 134 E Victoria Ave., Burlington. 7–9 p.m. Starts 13 September and runs through May. $5 donation; $2 Wergeland Lodge members. Web site: www.nordicdancersnw.org. Contact: Bob/Carol Olson, (360) 734-2516.
- Wednesdays (Bellingham) Nordic Dancers NW Scandinavian dancing. Norway Hall, 1419 N. Forest St, Bellingham. Easy dances, 7–8:10 p.m. Couple turning dances, 8:20–9:30 p.m. Starts 8 September and runs through early June. $5 donation; $2 Wergeland Lodge members. Website: www.nordicdancersnw.org. Contact: Bob/Carol Olson (360) 734-2516.
- 8/21 (Snohomish) Seattle Skandia Stämma 2010 at the Noyes’ home, 6618 196th St SE, Snohomish, WA 98296.
- 9/10 (Seattle) Swedish Folkdance Music Jam Session in the dining room of the Three Crowns Restaurant in the Swedish Cultural Center. 6:30–8:30 p.m., free. Fiddlers, other acoustic string, wind, & reed players are welcome. Tunes will include tunes from The Waltz Book II by Bill Matthiesen. Info: deb@folkdancing.com. Listeners welcome.
- 9/11 (Bellingham) Nordic Dancers NW 2nd Saturday Scandinavian Dance, 2–5 p.m., Norway Hall, 1419 N Forest St, Bellingham. Live music by Takk for Dansen and Dansaspel. $10 donation; $5 for students 24 or younger; $3 for Wergeland Lodge members; 18 & younger, free. Website: www.nordicdancersnw.org. Contact: Bob/Carol Olson, (360) 734-2516
- 9/12 (Seattle) Swedish Pancake Breakfast. 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., $7. Some come for the pancakes, some for the live Scandinavian music and the rare chance to dance a waltz or hambo before breakfast. Note the date! This event is usually on the first Sunday of the month.
- 9/18 (Seattle) Family Days Dance Workshops with Northwest Folklife at EMP, featuring Scandinavian dances. 1–3 p.m. in the Sky Church at EMP, 325 5th Ave. North, Seattle (Seattle Center). Free.
Information: siljes@skandia-folkdance.org.
- 9/18 (Fort Flagler) Grand Bal, a French Traditional dance, the folkdance event of the Over The Water Hurdy Gurdy Festival, will be held in the camp theater of Fort Flagler State Park on Marrowstone Island, not far from Port Townsend. Live music starts at 8 p.m. with over two dozen Hurdy Gurdys; $10. Most dances will be taught by
Patrick McMonagle or Marjorie Nugent. Info: www.overthewater.org.
- 9/24 (Seattle) Scandinavian Folkdance. Live music by Nordleik Duo, 8–10:30 p.m. Nordleik offers your ears and feet a delightful selection of old-time dance music played on fiddles and accordion with vocals. $10. Free dance lesson, 7:30–8 p.m. Info: pat@folkdancing.com.
- 9/25 (Seattle) Scandi Sessions—regular, once-a-month musician jam sessions, 3–5 p.m. (or later) at Luther Memorial Lutheran Church, 13047 Greenwood Avenue North, Seattle. This first session focuses on hambo music. You’ll want to purchase the Skandia Allspel CDs from the Web site (or at the first session) so that you will be prepared to join in the fun. Free to Skandia members and church members; suggested donation for nonmembers is $5. Info: aikikid@oneworldaikido.com.
- 9/25 (Tacoma) The Tacoma Mountaineers Folk Dance, Normanna Hall, 1106 S. 15th St., Tacoma. Nordic Exposure Band will play Scandinavian waltzes, schottisches, polkas, snoas, hambos, mazurkas, and others more. Suggested donation: $10. The dance starts at 8 p.m. Directions: From I-5 southbound, take exit 133, follow City Center to the 15th St. exit. Follow 15th up the hill to Normanna Hall at the corner of 15th and M L King St. From I-5 northbound, take exit 132, then on Highway 16, take the Union Ave. exit, turn right (north) and travel to 19th, turn right (east) and travel to M L King Street, turn left (north) to 15th and the Hall. From the Gig Harbor side, take the 19th Street East exit from Highway 16 and travel to M L King Street and turn left to go to 15th St. and the Hall.
Future events:
- 10/1 (Lynnwood) Skandia Family Dance, Cedar Valley Grange, 20526 52nd Ave. West, Lynnwood, WA. 6 p.m., pizza & salad dinner; 7 p.m., dance. $10; Skandia members, $7; kids free. Info: siljes@skandia-folkdance.org.
- 10/8 (Seattle) One-hour Hambo Lesson taught by Patrick McMonagle. 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Sonny Newman’s Dance Hall, 201 N 85th, Seattle. This delightful spinning couple dance has an undeserved reputation for difficulty. Plan to get there early. $5 for the lesson; $12 for the live music dance that follows. Info: www.tangoseattle.com/Dance/Waltz_Night.html.
- 10/9 (Bellingham) Nordic Dancers NW Second Saturday Scandinavian Dance, 2–5 p.m., Norway Hall, 1419 N Forest St, Bellingham. Live music by Vancouver’s Sammenspil. $10 donation; students age 24 or younger, $5; Wergeland Lodge members, $3; 18 & younger, free. Website: www.nordicdancersnw.org. Contact: Bob/Carol Olson 360-734-2516.
- 10/16 (Bothell) Skandia Ball, 7–11 p.m., Northshore Senior Center, Bothell, WA.
- 4/23–25, 2011 Springdans NW. Save the dates!
Email Scandinavian events items to skandia.editor@gmail.com, or send by surface mail (typed only ) to Kathy D. Bruni, Skandia Newsletter, 14805 NE 177th St., Woodinville, WA 98072-6223. Items for the October issue must arrive by 10 September 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