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This Week, Page 13
Pope Francis talks with Swedish PM Löfven.
Hats off to the successful choir ensemble from Sweden; World Champions in barbershop second year in a row: 150 plus members of the Rönninge Show Chorus on stage in Las Vegas in October. Co-conductor Anna Alvring center at the opening number. / Page 10
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Sweden, Page 2, 3
Siri Berg: A life in color
Swedish manufacturing highest in 5 years / Swedes consume too many natural resources / Millions not connected to digital technology / Decreased number of incoming refugees / Young, assimilated refugees could get deported / More want to outlaw begging / Special funding for highly educated foreigners.
Perspectives, Page 3
Remembering the crows, avoiding to eat it.
Readers Forum, Page 7
On the M/S Stockholm, Andrea Doria and how Wheelys “crowdfunded” its business.
Local Events, Page 16
Mark your calendars with the holiday events happening in Swedish America.
Ulf Barslund Martensson editor@nordstjernan.com
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Parts of Sweden may be darker this winter.
The first solo artist to be showing at the Fiterman Art Center in downtown New York is Swede Siri Berg. Her show, In Color, opens at The Shirley Fiterman Art Center on November 17.
Historic papal visit to Sweden
Joined by leaders of the Lutheran World Federation, Pope Francis spent Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 in the Swedish cities of Lund and Malmo, leading thousands of people in a unified commemoration of the Protestant Reformation that began 500 years ago. In an attempt to reform the Roman Catholic Church on October 31, 1517, Martin Luther’s famous deed of posting 95 theses on a church door was actually catalyst to the splintering of the Catholic Europe into political, intellectual and cultural ways that would define modernity. Pope Francis wanted this trip to the historically Lutheran country, on the anniversary date itself, to focus on promoting Christian unity in general, and to reach out to / Page 13 Sweden’s small Catholic community.
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Most of us can really only share tidbits of the experiences of our lives, and when it comes to Siri Berg, one of the world’s most prominent abstract artists, this fact becomes obvious right away. She was born in Stockholm to a German father and a Polish mother but left Sweden on her own when still a teenager. Befitting the doyenne of Scandinavian artists in New York City, Siri Berg will be the first solo artist to be showing at the Fiterman Art Center in downtown New York. Her show, In Color, a retrospective curated by Peter Hionas opens on November 17. Siri Berg is a veteran artist who has exhibited around the world since 1970. Her works are hanging at the Guggenheim, the Jewish Museum, in Coca Cola’s board room and in the homes of private collectors. She enjoyed abstract Continued on page 8
The Swedish Sweet Adeline singers win again / Gotland may well be the perfect setting for next season of Game of Thrones / Water shortage in Sweden?
Sports, Page 19
Swedish ice hockey teams are stocked with American and Canadian players.
Pacific States, Page 4
Many people deserve thanks for saving Sveadal from a forest fire in the Santa Cruz mountains.
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news in brief. page 2
Swedish News
Påven inger hopp Gästledare
Sydsvenska Dagbladet 30 oktober, 2016
The earlier announced cooperation between Autoliv and Volvo Cars (above) is estimated to employ up to 2,000 people over the next decade and up to 4,000 people in the longer term.
Manufacturing index on the rise
(Economy) Swedish industry is at its highest level since 2011. The monthly index rose from 54.9 in September to 58.4 in October, according to Swedbank and SILF. Any number above 50 is said to indicate growth. The report also indicates that employment is strong with greater need for production and planning. Employment rose to 56.6, the highest level in five years. The weak Swedish krona makes for great optimism in the export sector.
Over consumption affects wildlife
(Environment) Swedes are consuming natural resources at such a high rate that it would require four earths to sustain them, says the World Wide Fund for Nature’s Living Planet report. The report is published every two years and focuses on how consumption affects wildlife and resources. WWF is now calling on Sweden to act on setting goals to reduce the impact of its consumption. Areas being investigated are food production and travel resources such as fossil fuels and new car sales. Sweden shares the postition with Australia, Canada, the U.S. and Oman.
One million are not connected
(National) Of the 9.5 million people living in Sweden, Swedish Local Fibre Alliance (Svenska Stadsnätsföreningen) estimates that between 700,000 and 1.5 million of them are not connected to the internet or digital technology. Svenska Stadsnätsföreningen CEO Mikael Ek says it’s not about infrastructure or broadband connections but about the elderly, those with low or no income, or newcomers to Sweden who aren’t familiar with IT or the language. Ek hopes politicians will develop processes through which more people can use technology to their advantage.
Lower estimate of incoming refugees
(National) Swedish Migration Board (Migrationsverket) has lowered its forecast for asylum applicants in 2017. In a July report, 51,2000 new arrivals were expected; Migrationsverket has lowered that estimate to 36,700. Several factors may be contributing to the decrease in numbers including border controls and long waits for asylum assessment.
Tightened rules cause protest
(National) Thousands of unaccompanied minor refugees who have lived in Sweden for several years, attended school and learned the language, now risk being expelled under the Migration Board’s new rules. An agreement between Sweden and Afghanistan has increased the likelihood that those not needing protection will be deported to their home at 18 years of age. Three hundred teachers have protested against the plan, after assimilating these children only to have to see them returned to a country where often no family or future awaits them.
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Men ännu återstår att genomföra reformer. Bakom påve Franciskus besök i Skåne och de närmaste dagarnas program i Lund och Malmö ligger 50 år av förberedelser. Så länge har den katolska kyrkan och det lutherska världsförbundet fört en dialog som möjliggjort för katoliker och lutheraner att tillsammans uppmärksamma 500-årsminnet av reformationen. Mötet bygger på ett dokument , Från konflikt till gemenskap, från 2013 som de kristna kyrkorna tagit fram tillsammans. Annat var det under reformationen och under den tid som följde, då förföljelser och krig i religionens namn skakade Europa. Påvebesöket inleds med en ekumenisk gudstjänst i Lunds domkyrka på måndagen, som ju är gemensam historisk mark för protestanter och katoliker, och därpå följer ett ekumeniskt möte, Together in Hope för allmänheten på Malmö arena. På tisdagen hålls en katolsk mässa på Swedbank stadion i Malmö innan påve Franciskus återvänder till Rom.
I Skåne bor människor från hela på. När det gäller synen på sexualitet, världen, här möts religionerna och på äktenskapet och på preventivmedel Malmö är en väl vald plats för ett öp- har tyvärr inget avgörande hänt. Påven har visserligen uttalat sig mot pet ekumeniskt möte. En konfliktfylld värld kan inte få för mycket av dialog diskriminering på olika plan, även och det finns ett behov av samverkan mot homosexuella, och för ökat inflymellan religionerna, och mellan olika tande för kvinnor i kyrkan. Han har fördömt pedofili – efter alla tidigare trosinriktningar inom religionerna. Temat för påvens besök är hopp, avslöjanden där katolska kyrkan har gemenskap och ansvar för världen. agerat för svagt och för sent och i Och i jämförelse med tidigare påvar vissa fall ägnat sig åt mörkläggning. inger Franciskus hopp. Han uppfattas Han har lovat “konfrontera problemet av många som en ovanligt progressiv med det allvar som krävs”. Men den katolska kyrkan säger fortpåve och flera av hans uttalanden väcker förväntningar på mer genom- farande nej till samkönade äktenskap, gripande förändringar av den konser- nej till kvinnliga präster och nej till abort och preventivmedel. Det drabvativa katolska kyrkan. Den tidigare ärkebiskopen i Argen- bar framför allt flickor och kvinnor i tina, Jorge Mario Bergoglio, tillträdde de fattiga katolska länderna där även påveämbetet i mars 2013. Då var den tillgången på hälsovård är bristfällig. Det finns drygt 1,2 miljarder katokatolska kyrkans rykte förståeligt nog skamfilat efter pedofilavslöjanden liker i världen och i många katolska och korruptionsaffärer. länder har kyrkan fortfarande ett bePåve Franciskus har överraskat flera tydande inflytande på lagstiftning gånger. Han har sagt nej till limousin och samhällsliv. Påven är en opinoch paradvåning och han har tvättat ionsbildare med makt, hans ord kan fötterna på fattiga och fångar, oavsett förändra. Förhoppningsvis kommer deras religion. Han har besökt flyk- den “progressive” påven under sin tingkrisens Lampedusa och Lesbos fortsatta gärning att gå vidare från ord och han har uppmanat världens ledare till handling och genomföra viktiga att bekämpa klimathotet. reformer. Men några genomgripande reformer har påven än så länge inte gett sig in
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The Crow (Kråkan): A bird for the season(s)
Sweden’s three largest cities are among those with the most beggars per-capita in Europe.
Photo: Ulf Kirchdorfer
Stockholmers want begging banned
In pursuit of my new hobby I have been reminded just what a stranger I am from Sweden and also how her gravity is exercising its force. I live in south Georgia, where birding is good, with lots of species that stay a while, in part due to our warm and humid climate (the summers are in the 90s with humidity percentage to match), and as I write this I have to remind myself it is late October, while the temperature outside is 89 degrees. It is the crow (kråkan) that signals both the absence and presence of Sweden in my life. It is one of the most common birds here in Georgia, and I daily see either the American crow or fish crow, even both. Birders love to discuss whether the particular bird sighted is an American or fish crow, but the good thing, especially for a beginning birder, is that the crow’s shape is easy to recognize and so is its song. If you have grown up with kråkan in Sweden — and can any Swede say he or she has not seen or heard that bird? — you will also be able to spot the bird in South Georgia, both by sight and sound. The silhouette or shape of the crow along with its haunting or irritating voice is unmistakable — no matter where you live — and so will partly make you feel “home.”
Each time I spot a crow in Georgia I am reminded, to varying degrees of completeness in a mind picture, of crows in Sweden. I am unable to view a crow without somehow connecting it to crows I viewed as a child in Skåne on cold and dark afternoons (yes, I am aware that readers from Stockholm especially would say Skåne is a fine and likely habitat for the crow). But I know the crow must also be flying across other districts in Sweden, because I remember as a child receiving a book with a red frame prominently surrounding the cover illustration (could the series have been called röda ramen?) and the crows on the cover, along with the blurb, spelled out what promised to be an adventure involving certain death, so I was both fascinated and terrified. Related, the same series featured another flying creature, this one a human pilot named Biggles, who was not just out for a scenic ride. While I am close to Sweden when it comes to the crow, I am also so far removed that I have to go online to find out more about crows in Sweden. One of the first entries I find is “I DAG ÅT JAG KRÅKA—USCH ELLER WOW!? (http://mittkok.expressen. se/i-dag-at-jag-kraka-usch-ellerwow/) in Expressen. At first I don’t know if the author is writing this cooking column as a joke, but apparently
not, unless he has gone to elaborate lengths, including staging pictures of crow as a meal. He even mentions its taste and that during World War II crow was on the menu in Sweden, all in an entertaining and breezy read. Of course the phrase “åt jag kråka” (I ate crow) calls to the American side of my register, as “to eat crow” is a saying I am quite fond of, both because of its visual qualities as well as its very distinctive way of describing someone conceding defeat on several levels in interaction with others. It’s one of those American expressions that cannot be translated exactly, like that wonderful Swedish saying “lagom är bäst.” Both sayings are yet another reminder that I live strangely in two worlds, one connected to America, the other to Sweden. I wonder if when I see my next crow (that will be almost as soon as I step outdoors), I will be thinking about Expressen being a wonderful outlet for recipes that include the preparation and savoring of kråka.... Of course my saying so has no double-meaning. It is, after all, only crow we are talking about. Ulf Kirchdorfer ulf.kirchdorfer@nordstjernan.com
ID checks extended
EU to create universal asylum law
(National) The government has extended identity checks conducted on buses, trains and ferries to Sweden for another three months. The decision made today comes just days prior to the current expiration date of Nov 4. Identity checks have been a controversial topic, especially in Skåne. Last week, the European Commission approved extensions of border controls for another three months.
(European Union) The European Union is proposing the creation of universal asylum laws. Swedish migration courts are critical of several recommendations including one which would allow decision making powers to be transferred from Sweden to the EU, reports Swedish Radio. The EU would be responsible for determining which countries
would be called safe for failed asylum seekers to return to — this decision is presently being made on an individual basis in Sweden. Swedish authorities are also unhappy that they would not be able to return to a policy of allowing asylum seekers to receive permanent residency.
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(Stockholm) A recent study shows that 55 percent of Stockholmers want begging to be banned in the city. These numbers show a marked increase from the 32 percent who thought begging should be outlawed last year.
Zara Larsson shooting to the top
(Entertainment) Swedish singing sensation, Zara Larsson, is one of the world’s most influential teens, according to Time magazine. At 18 years old, Larsson is repeatedly noted as a promising talent in today’s popular music. Her single “Ain’t My Fault” has been praised for its affirmation of women’s empowerment. Larsson is also outspoken about current events and social mores on her blog.
Government funding for training
(National) Swedish universities and colleges are to receive funding to supplement training for foreign born graduates. Pharmacists, architects, engineers, nurses and dentists must first get their skills recognized by Sweden or take extra coursework in Swedish. So the highly educated foreign professionals do not “go to waste,” the government is pushing 19 universities and colleges to open more seats for supplemental training.
Misdirected tax money
(National) Authorities have been paying large amounts of money to private housing companies to provide shelter and food for those seeking asylum in Sweden. Tax money which should have been spent toward this endeavor has instead been used in other ways, namely to make high profits. Many companies which provide asylum housing fall under the umbrella of larger firms, and it has been found that tax funded money has been transferred to other interests such as spa and indoor playgrounds.
Stockholmers encouraged to offer rooms
(Stockholm) Stockholm City Mayor Karin Wanngård is spearheading a campaign encouraging Stockholmers to open their homes to newly arrived immigrants. It is hoped that 2,000 rooms will be opened up to accommodate newcomers. This year and next, over 6,000 asylum seekers will come to Stockholm where they are to start the integration process, find jobs and start education.
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On Saturday, Sept. 24, Swedish Americans gathered for dinner to mark the close of the summer season at Sveadal, the beloved cultural heritage and recreation property in the Santa Cruz mountains. But within hours after everyone left for the season, a wildfire was spotted in the coastal mountain chain, threatening Sveadal and 300 local residents, and requiring the help of 2,104 firefighters from all over the state, six air tankers and 16 helicopters. It wasn’t contained for more than two weeks. By October 12 the Loma Fire was declared 100 percent contained. But approaching rainstorms that drenched the area on the weekend of October 15-16 presented a new danger to the area: mudslides and erosion, creating silt that can threaten the watershed. This critical watershed feeds not merely residents in the canyon but also the reservoirs and water supplies of Santa Clara County’s Water District. Cal Fire had to attend to suppression repair to mitigate the firebreaks and downed timbers, and crews were scouting Uvas Creek for signs of dangerous runoff. Of course the trees and brush are adapted to this fiery habitat and will regrow somewhat rapidly. This Loma Fire was the third largest wildfire here in 15 years. Containing the 4,474 acre fire had cost more than $17 million, not including the 12 homes and 17 other structures it destroyed and damaged. When it was finally contained, so was the Soberanes Fire on the other side of the mountain range in Monterey County that had begun on July 22 by an illegal and unattended campfire. The Soberanes Fire had consumed 132,127 acres within a 245-mile perimeter during its 83 days, the most expensive firefight in U.S. history at $235 million.
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During the following week we received reports from our skeletal ground crew, liaison and board. But on the weekend of October 8-9, the community gathered once again at Sveadal. Saturday had been scheduled long in advance as a work weekend to lay additional water pipe. The lessons learned have not been lost on our young adults, who are now taking their place in maintaining this legacy for future generations. This was also the occasion for additional work crews to mop up ash from homes and other rental cabins. Since the electricity had been out for days, there was lots to clean up. The clubhouse’s walk-in refrigerator kept a crew busy scrubbing down the insides, while more tropical Swedes cleaned doors and scrubbed dishes. Later in the day, the Sveadal Club held its regularly scheduled meeting back in the clubhouse. The fire and Sveadal’s survival were the main topics of the agenda, as were reports and appreciation for all the leaders and help who staffed the grounds. Of course there was tremendous appreciation for all
The first part of this story was covered in a gripping account in the previous issue of Nordstjernan. the firefighters who had responded from everywhere in the state, from the south to the far north. As members tried to think of ways in which the community could adequately thank the firefighters, former fireman, Sveadal fire marshall and cabin owner, Jim O’Connor, stepped forward. He explained that Cal Fire firefighters, along with trained prison crews, are gravely overworked and underpaid as they fight the increasing number, frequency and extent of fires throughout our droughtridden state. They have futilely pleaded before the State Capitol for a pay raise; Jim suggested we petition our governor and state legislators for their pay increase, and that is what the whole community will do. After these recent events, the younger board of Sveadal Governors and critical committee members are now thoroughly seasoned. The board made three critical decisions quickly: to select specific persons for specific roles — particularly an onsite crew and our community liaison; to immediately, continually and transparently inform all our Sveadal community of the facts from Cal Fire Command; and, to request others to stay out of Sveadal. The board will now assess our responses and create a more stringent fire prevention program for defensible space around cabins and common grounds as well as adequate and self-sustainable power generation and water supply. Cabin owners, like homeowners, learned they must prepare for any disaster by creating a prioritized list of valuables with photographs, descriptions and values, not merely as an insurance list (stored onsite and elsewhere) but also for anyone to quickly save specific items in an emergency. They also learned why it is necessary to have a 50-foot defensible space around all cabins — for their own safety and that of their neighbors. Every cabin will need to be assessed, perhaps annually. If fire threatens again, the few authorized folks who remain onsite must have information of all buildings, water supplies, power generation and helicopter landing area. We have mapped the cabins and water storage, hydrants and system of 50,000 gallons in storage and 20,000 in the pool (luckily, though we offered it to them, fire fighters Continues on next page
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California forest fire, part 2 being investigated. Early on there was speculation that it might have been caused by an illicit meth lab or a pot plantation hidden in the wilderness — and indeed illicit marijuana farms were discovered after the fire and one worker was taken into custody. In California, any person living at a specified address, and is registered to do so, can grow up to 99 plants of marijuana. Ironically, residents will soon vote on whether to allow recreational marijuana to be cultivated and sold in state as well as the medicinal marijuana allowed today. Then those who are growing marijuana will simply be transformed into respectable businessmen. But that’s for another day. Today we are simply grateful to all those who saved Sveadal and to those who will carry forward this Swedish American legacy after almost a century of heritage and devotion.
Sveadal is truly grateful for our heroes.
Capella Wedding: same time, different place A fire tanker drops retardant across the hills.
did not need our water this time), and power generation and additional pumps from the well or creek must be installed. Eva Brolin Urdiales, who became Sveadal’s liaison with firefighting leaders, appreciated the critical role our primary winter residents play in Sveadal. And she appreciated that most of the Sveadal community obeyed the request to stay away. Firefighters are always worried about those who don’t evacuate because they might have to rescue them instead of paying full attention to fighting the fire. Eva was par-
ticularly impressed with the extent of local, regional, state and federal resources quickly and professionally assembled to manage fighting the fire. The Command Center must manage not only the firefighters and the fire, but also inform the public and monitor social media. Cal Fire has dedicated professionals for communicating official information and monitoring the news reports, blogs and social media, in order to respond to uninformed individual reports and rumors. As for the cause of this fire, that is still
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Even as a little girl, Lindsey Stiles had always dreamed of being married in Sveadal, where her grandmother was an honored member of the local community and where her own family had spent so many memorable hours. For years her family has led the local Swedish Club, and so it was a special day when she introduced Steve Cavella to her family retreat. He, too, fell in love with the spot and they planned to hold their wedding there on Saturday, October 1. Less than a week before their wedding, a huge forest fire changed all those plans. Lindsey jumped into action and rerouted her wedding. Her aunt Sandy had called the television station covering the blaze to correct them that far from being merely a “campground,” historic Sveadal was home to some four dozen residences. She must have mentioned Lindsey’s planned wedding there, for then they began contacting her for details, though they were in the midst of being rearranging. She gave NBC a brief description for their coverage and instead of being married in her beloved Sveadal, Lindsey and Steve were married at the beautiful
Holbrooke Palmer estate in Atherton. The family’s real regret was that all their friends were not able to see and experience Sveadal. While several family members have been married there, the irony is that Lindsey’s parents, Lisa and David Stiles, also intended to be married there in 1981. They, too, had to find a new venue when Sveadal’s original clubhouse burned to the ground on October 1, 1979. So, for the newlyweds and the whole family, now that Sveadal has been spared (see the article elsewhere in this issue), they can always celebrate in Sveadal family anniversaries — both planned and postponed. Maybe Lindsey’s younger sister, Karin, will someday get married at Sveadal.
Lindsey and Steve Cavella married on October 1, 2016 in Atherton. They’ll celebrate wedding anniversaries - and other special events - at Sveadal.
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Sleep is priceless ... is it? (Gothenburg) At approximately 7 a.m. on Nov. 2, Gothenburg police received a call about a possible robbery at one of the city’s landmark buildings, The Lipstick. Arriving on the scene, police found a man sleeping in a car full of tools, likely stolen from the nearby construction
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InBox On the night of July 25, 1956, at 11:10 p.m., in heavy fog in the north Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Nantucket, Stockholm and Andrea Doria of the Italian Line collided in what was to become one of history’s most notorious maritime disasters. The well-seasoned Atlantic liner Stockholm, slammed into the side of the Andrea Doria, which sank a day later. The maritime accident was at the time blamed on the Italian captain, and the bravery of the crew of the Swedish vessel was applauded by passengers on the Italian luxury liner—on its maiden voyage—as well as the press. Five members of Stockholm’s crew were killed instantly, and several more were trapped in the wrecked bow. Despite having sunk about 3 feet, the crippled Stockholm helped in the rescue and ended up carrying 327 passengers and 245 crew members from the Andrea Doria, in addition to her own passengers and crew. After Andrea Doria sank, The damaged Stockholm arrives in New York on July 26, Stockholm sailed to New York 1956 after the collision with the Andrea Doria. City under her own power and arrived on July 27. The crushed Dear Reader, bow portion was repaired at a cost of US Yes, the Stockholm was small. At 12,165 $1 million three months later. The ship tons and a capacity of 390 passengers she was sold in 1960, has gone through several was the smallest of all ships crossing the owners since and is presently cruising the Atlantic, but launched in 1946 it was at Caribbean under the ownership of Cruise & the time the largest cruise ship built by Maritime Voyages. Götaverken in Göteborg. /Ed. Four years after your crossing, and as reported in Nordstjernan on August 2, 1956: Dear Editor, I read your article about White beauties on the Atlantic, and had to write you. You see, I came over on the Stockholm in October 1952. It was not a large ship. It was the smallest of them all — only 12,000-some tons. Built in 1948. It rolled something terrible and got the name Rollingholm. Later on they put stabilator on it. [On my trip] they had to wet the table cloth in the dining room, that was mostly empty. This is also the ship that hit and sank S/S Andrea Doria a few years later. Bert Sabelstrom, loyal subscriber
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Vasa Drängar album Vasa Drängar, Atlanta’s Swedish Men’s Choir, has released its first CD.
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In May, the Vasa Drängar celebrated their 20th anniversary with a great concert in Atlanta, GA. They were accompanied on the piano by Gabe Granitz, who for many years was the choir’s pianist. Also accompanying, as well as performing solo, was an ensemble from the Atlanta Balalaika Society. And from the Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm came tenor Niklas Björling Rygert, who has gotten international attention as a regular performer at a number of European opera houses. Vasa Drängar, the southernmost Swedish choir in the United States, started in 1996, singing at a crawfish party in Atlanta. They cover a wide range of music and genres, maintaining the Swedish tradition and, most importantly, they sing because they just enjoy singing! The CD is a live recording from the concert in May. You will hear a cappella songs such as Uti vår hage and Blommande skin dalar, and songs with the choir and Niklas Björling Rygert in O Sole Mio, Non Ti Scordar Di Me and ABBA’s Thank You For The
Music. Sten Ekberg appears as a solist in Ack Värmeland du sköna. Accompanied by the piano Niklas performs Caruso’s favorite song For You Alone and Jussi Björling’s showpiece Till havs. Vasa Drängar also sings in Russian, in Smuglyanka and V Put’. The Atlanta Balalaika Society ensemble performs two solo pieces, Clarinet Polka with Alla Melnik on the bayan, and Travushka-Muravushka with Angelina Galashenkova-Reed on the domra. And there is more, for instance the funny Irish Ballad, in which six of the singers take turns with solos. To buy the CD, please visit www.vasadrangar.org Göran Rygert November 15, 2016 Nordstjernan
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Retrospective solo exhibition with Siri Berg Continued from page one
art from the beginning, in a subdued fashion; the structure and color you will mostly experience at this exhibition came later. When I ask her why she chose to paint in the abstract, the
reply comes after some time of quiet reflection … “I didn’t want to make it my life to copy or reproduce reality, it simply didn’t feel as much of a challenge. While on a canvas or project, I lose myself completely in the creation itself, creating from the inside and out rather than the other way around.”
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Berg’s work consists of three main bodies: assemblages (made from found industrial objects or random leftover add-ons), collages (with Japanese woodblock printing) and paintings. Like life, her work often comes across as a journey—not always with a definite end, it more often ends where it once began. Her journey in color seems to reappear as a new beginning as we meet in September and October of 2016. There’s something zen about the person and her work. The art of Siri Berg is simple yet complex and very, very sophisticated— one review compared it to a bento box with beautifully arranged sushi. However you distinguish her work, this is abstract art at its most organized and elegant, and her sense of color is simply sublime. It rarely needs words, you love it or … you don’t. Whether you do or don’t is not really important. Her art moves your mind. To Berg herself, art should be a multi-level experience. An initial reaction might be hate, love or the worst-case scenario of no opinion. Then, one can begin interpreting. The experience is determined by the viewer’s point of reference, background and experience. But let’s go back to the young Berg for a
moment—the one who left a turbulent Sweden and Europe in order to come to America in 1939. “I wanted to grow up and was eager to go,” she says. “I wanted to become my own person.” Though her mother didn’t much like the thought of young Siri crossing the ocean, the political situation worked in Berg’s favor. She left Sweden via ship from Norway to Baltimore—a journey that took 28 days. “We played bridge the entire 28 days,” she says. In America, a bus took her to Columbus Circle in New York City where her Aunt Henia was waiting for her. “Thus the adventure was over,” Berg says with a smile. “And six months later my parents joined me in the U.S.” In New York, Berg studied fashion and interior design, and her art fell by the wayside. She married twice and had two sons. When she was in her early thirties she began painting on a bridge table in the master bedroom of the apartment she shared with her family in Riverdale. When one son moved out, his room became her studio. “I felt that it was finally my time to work with fine arts. In the early days, I relied on stories
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As we visit, the artist shows how color pigment by color pigment is lifted to create every subtle variation of grey that has yet to meet the eye; then entered into a log book to keep track of every nuance.
The artist’s studio with the back wall covered with works in Japanese woodblock printing.
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to the present period after 2002, which is all about color. Berg also began teaching color theory at Parson’s School of Design—something she did up until only a few years ago. “I liked teaching, which I did for over 30 years. It was very satisfying for me to watch a student and the transformation he or she went through during those 15 weeks, and knowing that I contributed to that change. Then at one point I felt I did not want to continue with the highly regulated side of being a teacher.“ Siri Berg no longer needs a story in order to work. Maybe New York itself is story enough; it certainly gives her energy, and her studio— as immaculately organized and beautiful as her art—is full of projects. Berg at present
Siri Berg photographed in her studio with a work from her her black and white series behind her and more recent work of monochrome paintings on the table—solid in color with a gradation that can be visually seen upon close inspection.
in order to work. I was inspired by Yeats, and I did work modeled after Arthur Schnitzler’s play La Ronde (“Der Reigen”). It is a play with 10 episodes, but since I’ve always been attracted to the number 7, I made it into seven visual episodes.” Eventually Berg needed a studio of her own. Her stepdaughter told her it was time to leave Riverdale behind and get into the swing of things, and urged her to move into Manhattan. “I went searching for a studio,” Berg recalls, “but buying one was quite an undertaking in those days. And I remember thinking ‘what am I doing with the family savings?’ But I got my studio in 1981!” This Soho studio is where she lives and
works to this day. It’s an amazing space sparsely decorated with stylish furniture, including a couple Mies van der Rohe chairs and an old dalahäst. The exploration of circles that evolved during the time of La Ronde morphed from colors into a series of black and white paintings that had put Berg in the international limelight for the first time in the late 1970s. She is also interested in religious mysticism, which led to a long stretch of work inspired by the Kabbalah and more specifically the 10 creative forces that intervene between the infinite unknown and our physical world. In the mid-1990s she started working in a more linear way with straight lines and bars, leading
experiments with the more subdued grey, not just any grey but every nuance of the color, from Holland warm grey to cold grey and often back again. And the artist’s own hands and meticulous organization as always shape the colors. Color pigment by color pigment is lifted to create every subtle variation of grey that has yet to meet the eye. “What I am doing today has evolved through the years,” she says. “But in the end it’s all about color, and I always have a goal and a method.” Don’t miss Siri Berg “In Color” at The Shirley Fiterman Art Center from November 17, 2016 through February 4, 2017. A journey not to be missed. UBM/Previous interviews by Hanna Aqvilin and Eva Stenskär contributed to this story.
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Rönninge Show Chorus brings down the house In a picture perfect evening, the Swedish Sweet Adeline singers win big again.
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Sweden’s own Rönninge Show Chorus is the world champion barbershop group — again. The group competed in the Sweet Adelines International’s 70th Annual International Competition & Convention in Las Vegas throughout rounds of singing during the week of Oct. 17-22, winning top marks for both musicality and show. With 143 singers on stage, Rönninge Show Chorus (RSC) performed a package of songs from the musical “A Chorus Line.” Public support was huge and some of the judges commented that RSC’s effort was “groundbreaking,” “stunning” and “in a class by itself.” “It feels great to get such strong reactions. That’s exactly why we’re doing this sport. We
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want to touch the audience and make them feel,” said choir founder and co-conductor BrittHelene Bonnedahl. Each choir is assessed on four categories: music, sound, expression and showmanship. The judges gave Rönninge Show Chorus 3098 points out of a possible 3200. RSC wasn’t the only Swedish group to impress, either: In the Harmony Classic competition for medium sized choruses (between 31 and 60 singers), the Helsingborg Pearls of the Sound Chorus won gold.
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RSC was founded as a female barbershop group in 1983 in Rönninge, Sweden near Stockholm. With over 155 active members between the ages of 19-80, this is the 10th time that Rönninge Show Chorus has competed internationally in the United States. Since they won the World Championships in Hawaii in 2014 with the highest ever score, the interest to seek membership increased. Today RSC choir members come from Stockholm, Västerås, Nyköping, Eskilstuna, Uppsala and Göteborg. www.ronningeshow.com RSC is a member of Sweet Adelines International (SAI), whose focus is to promote the art form of women’s four-part a cappella singing in the barbershop tradition. Since its inception in 1945, the SAI has become one of the world’s largest organizations for female vocals, with 500 choirs on five continents and 23,000 members.
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Gotland, Sweden
“The landscape can be compared to Provence of France. There is a special light here that artists appreciate because of the combination of the chalkstone and the surrounding ocean.” The island Gotland, in the middle of the Baltic Sea, is becoming increasingly appreciated by visitors from all over the world. Several cruise lines stop for a visit in the island’s main city, Visby, which was placed on Unesco’s World Heritage List for its unique cultural values. Several daily flights from Stockholm-Arlanda or Bromma will take you there in less than an hour and a high-speed ferry leaving from Nynäshamn or Oskarshamn will take around 3 hours. www.gotland.net
Sweden under ground
It’s not just third world countries that face a lack of drinking water. Warnings have been issued that water shortages in Sweden will require new rules and stricter monitoring of how much water individual households consume. According to the Geological Survey of Sweden (SGU), the solution lies in nature providing long deep soaking rains and snowy winters to saturate the ground. Swedish consumption of water is sometimes seen as wasteful; it has even been suggested that Swedes switch from drinking coffee to drinking tea in effort to conserve.
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The Line Gotland production company has sent materials and photographs to HBO in a pitch to make Gotland the next venue for filming the blockbuster television series, Game of Thrones. Gotland, with its medieval cities and sites, would be a fitting location for Tyrion, Daenerys and Arya to play out their next drama. Should the pitch be accepted, it would mean several hundred people —
from stars to film crew — would be living on the island for a number of months. For more info on The Line Gotland, see www.thelinegotland.se (Turn to page 14 for a repeat of our favorite Gotland recipe)
The original dialect on Gotland is something different. Here’s an old proverb from my grandfather: Di väis hynsi kan u värp i nättlar. (De visa hönsen kan också värpa i nässlorna = The wise hen can also lay eggs among the nettles. Meaning even experts are mistaken sometimes. Indeed. /Ed.)
This city wall is a medieval defensive wall surrounding the old town of Visby, on Gotland. It is 11 meters high and 3.5 kilometers long and still largely intact.
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The dark days have arrived in Sweden and turning back the clock occurred on Sunday, October 30. But a growing number of politicians want to see winter hours abolished. Maintaining summer hours, it is felt, would allow for more daylight during the afternoon and would give winter weary Swedes greater exposure to the health giving benefits of light. The EU dictates common time standards but more and more Swedish officials want to see those standards become a thing of the past.
A darker Sweden This holiday season many communities throughout Sweden may not see a bright merry Christmas. Trafikverket will no longer allow the use of its lampposts for decorating purposes. The decision has encouraged residents, retail shops and local authorities to speak out regarding more important issues they feel Trafikverket should be concerning themselves with. Retail shops, in particular, feel the dark streets will cause holiday shoppers to go elsewhere. While larger cities may still be able to light up, it is the smaller communities all over Sweden which would see darker effects.
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Enriching lives with Swedish culture On Oct. 16, 2016 the Swedish Cultural Heritage Society of the Red River Valley celebrated its 40th anniversary at the Sons of Norway in Fargo, North Dakota. There were about 80 people present for the very Swedish banquet. A Scandinavian duo of fiddle and nyckelharpa played old music and members of the audience spontaneously came forward to expertly dance the hambo and the polska. The high point of the evening was the reading of a letter of congratulations sent by His Excellency Björn Lyrvall, Ambassador of Sweden to the United States, and Dr. Jim Kaplan, professor emeritus of French at Minnesota State University Moorhead, founder of the group, spoke on its history. Present at the celebration were founding members Jim Kaplan, Wallie and Millie Lindgren, and Louise Lund. Other founding members, either deceased or not present, were Bev Paulson, John Clemedtson, and Henning and Susie Clemedtson. After its founding the group adopted some slogans that gave a direction to its mission. One was “We want to take our cultural fate into our own hands,” meaning that we wanted to develop Swedish
The Swedish Cultural Heritage Society of the Red River Valley celebrates 40 years. programs relevant to the needs and wishes of the members. We did aggressive publicity and benefitted from the support of Minnesota State University Moorhead whose president was an enthusiastic Swede. The group was also aided by aggressive networking and we became an affiliate of the American Swedish Institute and the Swedish Council in America. This period in the late 1970s and ‘80s was, it should be noted, a period of growth in ethnic consciousness spurred by the films “Roots” and “The Emigrants.” We were also helped by the Swedish Consulate General in Minneapolis, the Swedish Information Service in New York and the Swedish Institute in Stockholm. This support usually took the form of films, traveling exhibits and materials, but just as important were intangible encouragement and pats on the back. We wanted to put on high quality programs and that takes money. We aggres-
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sively sought grant funding from the Arts and Humanities Councils of both Minnesota and North Dakota. Being on the border of both states we could put on programs in either state, and choose whichever Cultural Heritage Society founding members, L-R: funding source was most expediWallie Lindgren, Jim Kaplan and Millie Lindgren ent. A real advantage. We developed close ties with Mary Swanson Göran Stockenström and othSwedish groups in Bemidji, Hallock and ers. We presented traveling Swedish choirs, Warren, Minnesota and Grand Forks, Dev- folk dance groups, musicians and theatre ils Lake, Bismarck and Jamestown, North troupes that brighten stages all over America. Dakota, making friends of the leaders in all Most of all we enjoyed good fellowship, and these towns. One project was to donate books people from town and country forged friendon Sweden to local libraries, and thousands ships while marching in Lucia processions of dollars worth of books was put into the and dancing around Maypoles. hands of young and old. So this organization, which started because Like it was for many Swedish community of a highly successful Swedish night course groups, New Sweden ’88 was a high point; at Minnesota State University Moorhead in we formed a North Dakota New Sweden ’88 January 1976, has persisted in its mission committee and offered exciting programs all for 40 years. It is still living the mission over the state. expressed in its constitution of “increasing We presented many successful programs, awareness and understanding of modern exhibits on Kosta Boda glass, Midwest- Sweden in our community.” It looks to the ern Swedish-American artists, the Swedish future to continue to “enrich its members’ architect Gunnar Asplund, Dag Hammar- lives with the charm and beauty of Swedish skjöld, the Wasa ship, etc. We presented film culture.” series featuring works by Ingmar Bergman, Bo Widerberg, Vilgot Sjöman and Jan Troll. James M. Kaplan Ph.D. We hosted speakers like Nils Hasselmo, H. Professor Emeritus, Arnold Barton, Anne-Charlotte Harvey, Dr. Minnesota State University Moorhead
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Pope Francis celebrates unity in historic visit
Lucia 2016 Pope Francis, Queen Silvia and King Carl XVI Gustaf greet children’s choir members outside the domkyrka in Lund after the prayer service on Oct. 31. Lund Cathedral (Lunds domkyrka) was built in 1085. The building, made of granite blocks, was constructed in the typical basilica style with half-rounded arches. It was originally built as a Catholic church but since the Danish Reformation in 1658, it has been the the seat of the bishop of Lund of the Church of Sweden.
of fellowship, to direct our gaze to the one Lord, Jesus Christ.” The Pope spoke about practical cooperation between the Catholic Church and the Lutheran World Federation, and he urged Sweden’s Catholics to be modern day saints. He proposed six new Beatitudes to “confront the troubles and anxieties of our age with the love and spirit of Jesus.” And, thanking God for this opportunity of Christian unity, he added, “Closeness does all of us good. Distance, on the other hand, makes us bitter.” After 26 super charged, pastoral hours in Sweden, during which he also enjoyed time with King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia, Prime Minister Stefan Löfven, Archbishop Antje Jackelen, Bishop of the Lutheran Church of Sweden, as well as the country’s only Catholic bishop, Anders Arborelius, Pope Francis then returned to Rome.
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Together with the president of the Lutheran World Federation in Jordan, Bishop Munib Younan and general secretary of the Lutheran World Federation from Chile, the Rev. Dr. Martin Junge, Pope Francis presided at a deeply symbolic prayer service in Lunds Domkyrka, marking a new step in the relationship between the two communions. Among clergy and laity of many churches and countries, they asked for the forgiveness of sins committed against each other in the past and pledged to work and witness closer together in the future. Monday’s special liturgy united Catholics and Lutherans from all parts of the globe who gathered in prayer, peace and music of different languages and diverse religious traditions. The ecumenical celebration, structured around the themes of thanksgiving, repentance and commitment to common witness, was an unprecedented joint commemoration of the Reformation, recognizing the deeply meaningful and significant steps toward healing and reconciliation, a confirmation “of our desire to advance toward full communion,” the Pope said. From the holy setting of the cathedral, the Pope and the Lutheran leaders traveled to Malmö, where thousands of cheering people were waiting inside the local hockey arena. Pope Francis celebrated mass there on Tuesday for Sweden’s Catholic community, marking All Saints’ Day and featuring testimonies and music that reflected how Catholics and Lutherans are working together on urgent issues of the day, from supporting refugees to combating climate change, from educating orphans in Africa to promoting peace in Syria. Reflecting on and thanking God for the Catholic-Lutheran commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, the Pope summoned the large crowd for a great gesture of solidarity toward outcasts and marginalized persons: “We remember this anniversary with a renewed spirit and in the recognition that Christian unity is a priority, because we realize that much more unites us than separates us. The journey we have undertaken to attain that unity is itself a great gift that God gives us. With his help, today we have gathered here, Lutherans and Catholics, in a spirit
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Svenskar har aldrig förr varit lika engagerade i valet av en president i Amerika Svenskarna har aldrig förr varit lika engagerade som nu i valet av en president i Amerika. Det måste betraktas som enastående att de känslor och synpunkter som svenska tidningar och människor känner för valet i Amerika har ofantligt större dimensioner än andra mera näraliggande val. Val till EU väcker exempelvis mycket mindre intresse. Dags- kvälls- och veckotidningar överträffar varandra i fråga om ingående reportage, insidesinformationer och rent skvaller om valets kandidater. Så har det varit alltsedan Donald Trump på allvar gav sig in i striden och slog knockout på medtävlare efter medtävlare. Bert Sanders gav länge kampen på den demokratiska sidan viss tjusning när han vägrade att acceptera Hillary Clinton som en trovärdig motståndare. När såväl demokrater som republikaner på sina partikongresser slutligen kommit fram till att kombattanterna till presidentposten skulle heta Donald Trump och Hillary Clinton har inte det sagolika svenska intresset kring vem som vinner valet tynat ner. Striderna, invektiven, beskyllningarna och hätskheten har trappats upp och svensk press har fått mycket att skriva om. Man frågar sig? Varför väcker Donald och Hillary så synnerligen starka känslor för och emot? Tydligen väcks ofta gentemot dessa två – såväl Hillary som Donald - hos många såväl stark beundran, kärlek och sympati som ilska, förakt och skrämsel ... Låt mig försöka mig på en analys varför: Hillary väcker beundran för sin allmänna duglighet och tapperhet. Hon har enligt flertalet med den äran varit Amerikas utrikesminister i svåra situationer. Hon stod vid sin mans sida när han var i stark sjönöd. Hon vet och påstår med bravur vad ansvar och lojalitet innebär. Hon har kämpat för demokratiska ideal. Inte minst i kvinnofrågor. Hon har dessutom varit senator i en av Amerikas största stater. Hon kan uppenbarligen det politiska maskíneriet. Samtidigt är hon lite av en amerikansk Margaret Thatcher, som tycks ha svårt att riktigt visa ödmjukhet och t.o.m. oftast mänsklig värme.
Saffron oven pancake Presidentvalet Donald Trump har tidigare lyckats med det mesta han ägnat sig åt. Detta enligt honom själv. I slutänden har onekligen affärerna gått med stor framgång och han förefaller alltid veta vad han vill och agerar kraftfullt därefter. Han säger rent ut vad han tycker. Den som vågar tala på det sättet får ofta många sympatisörer. Många uppfattar det som ett tecken på renhårighet. Trump mår uppenbarligen illa av allt vad korruption och Washington-byråkrati heter. I sina mest kritiserade uttalanden har han visserligen gått till tokiga överdrifter som när han betraktat mexikanare i allmänhet som potentiella våldtäktsmän och antytt sig vilja bränna alla moskéer. Uttalanden som han i stunder av eftertänksamhet förmodligen ångrar eftersom han [kanske] är medveten om vad han kan få stöd för i den politiska verkligheten. Om alla olämpliga uttalanden och makabra händelser som rört Hillary och Donald har den svenska pressen påpassligt rapporterat. Vi vet att Hillary olyckligtvis använt sin egen e-mail server i kommunikation med och för UD. Vi fick se råa närbilder på Donald när han domderade som hetast för någonting han hade på hjärtat. De direkt kränkande uttalanden han gjorde över mikrofon i samband med en inspelning i Hollywood har upprört många. Vi har även sett fejkade bilder av en rödbrusig Trump när han pussade Putin mitt på mun. Att pussa Putin på mun ger inga poäng i en presidentkampanj. Några tidningsreferat rapporterade tidigt att fru Trump plagierade Michelle Obama i vad hon tidigare sagt om sin egen make när hon försäkrade vilken ömsint make han också var. Precis ordagrant så sade hon nämligen om sin make när han på sin tid kämpade om presidentposten. Fast … kanske behöver det ju inte vara frågan om plagierande om båda råkade mena vad de säger. Bill Clinton har låtit meddela att även Hillary alltid gillar förändringar. Hon vill alltid rulla bollen framåt. Vilken politiker vill inte det? När ni läser detta är valet kanske över. Var säkra att de flesta svenskar nog till syvende og sidst varit glada över att de inte behövde gå till val den här gången.
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Saffron oven pancake 4 servings Ingredients: 1-1/2 dl (2/3 cup) short grain rice 3 dl (1-1/4 cups) water 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon sugar 1-1/2 tablespoons butter 3 dl (1-1/4 cups) cream 4 dl (1-2/3 cups) milk 50 g (2/3 cup) thinly sliced almonds 1 packet (1/2 gram/large pinch) saffron 2 tablespoons sugar 2 dl (3/4 cup) whipping cream 3 eggs Instruction: 1. Add the rice to the water and cook with the salt, sugar and butter for around 20 minutes. Add the cream and milk and let simmer for 20 more minutes. 2. Remove the pan from the heat and let the rice cool, stirring often. 3. Preheat the oven to 225°C (425°F). Sprinkle the almonds on a dry baking sheet. Toast, stirring every other minute, until they turn nut brown. This should take 4–8 minutes. 4. Reduce the oven temperature to 200°C (400°F). 5. Crush the saffron with the sugar in a mortar. 6. Whip the cream. 7. In another bowl, beat the eggs and saffron-sugar until thick and lemoncolored, fold in the whipped cream, then the almonds and finally the rice porridge. 8. Pour into a greased ovenproof dish. Bake in the center of the oven for around 25 minutes.
A saffron oven pancake is not supposed to be too sweet or too heavy. It is best when light and fluffy and is served lukewarm with lightly whipped cream and raspberry jam. On Gotland, saffron oven pancake is served with blue raspberry jam, but it can be difficult to find off the island. This isn’t our editor’s grandmother’s recipe, which is a secret; it’s from “Wonderful Sweden” - the book published by ICA Förlag in Sweden. Recipe and images by permission of the publisher. Photo: Bruno Ehrs. Recipe: KC Wallberg The saffron oven pancake is a specialty of Gotland, Sweden’s largest island and also the largest island in the Baltic Sea. The island is the home of the Gutes (the tribal name of the Gotlandic people), and sites such as Ajvide on the island show that it has been occupied since prehistory. Gotland’s “raukar”, geological stacks are famous.
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Swedish Christmas around America 2016 Arizona
Scottsdale 26 Nov 2016 10 AM–2 PM SWEA Arizona Swedish Christmas Market. Lucia pageant, jultomte, Swedish crafts and gifts, Café Swea with Swedish delicacies and activities for children. More info: www.arizona.swea.org / Arizona@swea. org
California
Burlingame 9 Dec 2016 6 PM The Swedish Club of San Francisco Annual Julfest/ Christmas Party. Glögg, Lucia procession, herring table, dinner and entertainment, Långdans and ring dance. More info: www.swedishclubofsfba.org / lindairiz@comcast.net / 650-368-2622 Huntington Beach 20 Nov 2016 11 AM–5 PM SWEA OC Swedish Christmas Fair. Swedish handicrafts, Lucia pageant, jultomte, Swedish food, traditional music and dancing. More info: www. orangecounty.swea.org / ac5533@aol.com / 949244-5887
San Diego - Balboa Park 2 Dec 2016 5 PM–11 PM 3 Dec 2016 5 PM–11 PM SWEA San Diego’s Annual Christmas Fair. Lucia procession, traditional music, vendors, baked goods, Swedish meatballs and glögg. More info: www.sandiego.swea.org or www.balboapark.org/decembernights / sandiego@swea.org Santa Cruz 3 Dec 2016 4 PM–6 PM Scandinavian Cultural Center’s Lucia Festival. Lucia procession, Zaida singers, refreshments, dancing around the Christmas tree, children’s activities. More info: www.scc-santacruz.org / santacruz@gmail. com / 831-425-9725 Torrance, Los Angeles 4 Dec 2016 10 AM–5 PM SWEA LA’s 36th Annual Swedish Christmas Fair. Lucia pageant, folk dancers, Swedish food, crafts, books, jewelry, toys, Jultomte, Swedish “fika.” More info: www.losangeles.swea.org / ChristmasFairSweaLA@gmail.com / 562.888.4038
Colorado
Kingsburg 3 Dec 2016 10 AM–7 PM Kingsburg Chamber of Commerce Santa Lucia Celebration. Festival of Lights Parade on Draper Street at 5:30 PM. More info: www.kingsburgchamber.com / 559-897-1111
Denver 19 Nov 2016 10:30 AM–3 PM SWEA Denver’s Swedish food & crafts. Traditional Swedish food, bake sale, Christmas Flower arrangements, glögg and Lucia procession. More info: www. denver.swea.org/swedish-christmas-market / denver@swea.org / 917-915-2318
Los Angeles/San Pedro 18 Nov 2016 11 AM–5 PM 19 Nov 2016 11 AM–5 PM 20 Nov 2016 12 PM–4 PM Norwegian Church & Swedish Church Scandinavian Christmas Fair. Christmas decorations, handmade goods, homemade food and a café. More info: www. sjomannskirken.no/los-angeles-san-pedro / mut@ sjomannskirken.no or losangeles@sjomannskirken. no / 310-832-6800
Connecticut
Fairfield 3 Dec 2016 10 AM–3 PM Scandinavian Club Holiday Fair and Bake Sale. Nordic gifts, handmade crafts, baked goods, Scandinavian food and vendors. Traditional Scandinavian lunch. More info: www.thescandinavianclub.com / scanclubnews@hotmail.com / 203-259-3817
Los Gatos 11 Dec 2016 2 PM–6 PM The Swedish School in Silicon Valley’s Annual Lucia Celebration. Lucia performance, dancing around the tree, visit by Santa, Zaida Singers performance, glögg, baked goods and Swedish shopping. More info: www. swedschool.org / swed_school@yahoo.com
Hartford - Emanuel Lutheran Church 2 Dec 2016 5 PM–9 PM 103rd St. Lucia Festival at Emanuel Lutheran Church, Hartford, Connecticut. Two performances: at 5 & 8 PM. Refreshments served after each performance. Swedish crafts will be sold. Admission $5. More info: steinmillerl@gmail.com or office@emanuelhartford.org / 860-563-0040
San Francisco/Norwegian Seamen’s Church 18 Nov 2016 10 AM–4 PM 19 Nov 2016 10 AM–5 PM Norwegian Christmas Bazaar. Christmas decorations, Norwegian food, gifts and crafts. More info: www. sjomannskirken.no/san-francisco / sanfrancisco@ sjomannskirken.no / 415-775-6566
Westport - Christ & Holy Trinity Church 10 Dec 2016 5:15 PM–7:30 PM Swedish School of Connecticut’s Lucia Celebration. Lucia procession, glögg and Swedish delicacies served after the performance. More info: www.svenskaskolanct.com / svenskaskolanconn@gmail.com / 203-893-3518
San Francisco 3 Dec 2016 9 AM–4 PM SWEA San Francisco Swedish Christmas Fair. Lucia procession, food, crafts, gifts, Scandinavian delicacies, Swedish music and children’s activities. More info: www.sanfrancisco.swea.org/ julmarknad@ sweasanfrancisco.org or sanfrancisco@swea.org San Francisco 9 Dec 2016 12 PM–3 PM Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce Christmas Luncheon. Lucia procession, Swedish food and beverages. More info: www.sacc-sf.org / events@ sacc-sf.org / 415-781-4188 San Francisco - Swedish American Hall 11 Dec 2016 4:30 PM The Young Scandinavians Club hosts Santa Lucia celebration. Lucia procession, lussekatter, glögg, and Scandinavian treats. More info: www.ysc.org / info@ ysc.org /415-710-0171 Palo Alto 14 Dec 2016 7:30 PM Christmas in the Ballroom. Scandinavian Christmas music as well as hot cider, cookies and more! More info: aassarsson@gmail.com / 650-704-4211 Petaluma 11 Dec 2016 4 PM–7 PM Linnea Lodge #504s Lucia Festival & Julbazaar. Lucia, smörgåsbord, dancing around the Christmas tree and Santa. More info: linneak@pacbell.net / 707235-3731
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Great food, dessert and coffee. $10/person. Holiday raffles! More info: carolrune@aol.com / 561-7376476 Miami 10 Dec 2016 7 PM–8 PM Lucia Celebration by Svenska Kyrkan in Florida. More info: www.svenskakyrkan.se/florida / florida@svenskakyrkan.se / 954-374-9303 Sarasota 11 Dec 2016 5:30 PM–7 PM Lucia Celebration by The Swedish Club of Sarasota. Lucia pageant, coffee, glögg and baked goods. More info: www.swedishclubsarasota.org / info@SwedishClubSarasota.org / 941-705-7700
Georgia
Atlanta - Sandy Springs 19 Nov 2016 10 AM–3 PM SWEA Atlanta Svensk Julmarknad. baked goods, holiday flowers, handicrafts, ornaments, and delicious foods, Swedish delicacies. Lucia procession and activities for children. More info: www.atlanta.swea.org / sweaatlanta@gmail.com / 404-613-4900 Atlanta - Druid Hills Golf Club 17 Dec 2016 7 PM–11 PM SACC Georgia 31st Lucia Gala 2016. Swedish Christmas smörgåsbord, Lucia procession, dancing and singing, snaps. RSVP 770-670-2480. More info: www.sacc-georgia.org / info@sacc-georgia.org
Illinois
Andersonville, Chicago 3 Dec 2016 10 AM–5 PM 4 Dec 2016 10 AM–4 PM Julmarknad handicrafts fair with traditional Swedish food and entertainment. Lucia procession, folk dancers & kaffestuga. More info: www.andersonville.org/ events or www.swedishamericanmuseum.org Andersonville, Chicago 13 Dec 2016 4:45 PM–7 PM St. Lucia Festival of Lights. A candlelit, carol-filled procession down the sidewalks of Clark Street, followed by singing and treats at the museum. More info: www.andersonville.org/events or www.swedishamericanmuseum.org / museum@samac.org / 773.728.8111
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Bishop Hill 25 Nov 2016 10 AM–5 PM 26 Nov 2016 10 AM–5 PM 27 Nov 2016 10 AM–5 PM 3 Dec 2016 11 AM–5 PM 4 Dec 2016 11 AM–5 PM Christmas Market – Julmarknad. Music, handmade items, antiques, folk art, and other gift items. More info: www.bishophill.com / 309-927-3899 or 309927-3345
Florida
Bishop Hill 9 Dec 2016 6 PM–9 PM 10 Dec 2016 6 PM–9 PM Lucia Nights - Festival of Lights. Coffee and sweet items are served in shops and museums by young girls dressed as St. Lucia. Musical entertainment. More info: www.bishophill.com / bhha@mymctc. net / 309-927-3899
3 Dec 2016 11 AM–5 PM The SWEA Washington DC Holiday Bazaar supported by the Embassy of Sweden and House of Sweden. Lucia procession, foods, crafts, gifts, Swedish café with Swedish delicacies, glögg. Activities for children. More info: www.washingtondc.swea.org / sweapr@ gmail.com Boca Raton 19 Nov 2016 11 AM–3 PM SWEA South Florida’s Santa Lucia and Christmas Bazaar: Santa Lucia, Santa, dance around the Christmas tree. Scandinavian handicrafts, clothing, jewelry, Christmas decorations and Scandinavian food and baked goods. Food court with Swedish food. More info: www.southflorida.swea.org / florida@swea.org / 561-271-8121 or 561-707-2649 Davie 24 Dec 2016 11 AM Svenska Kyrkan in Florida’s Julafton (Gudstjänst kring krubban). More info: www.svenskakyrkan.se/florida / florida@svenskakyrkan.se / 954-604-0605 Boca Raton 18 Dec 2016 5 PM Svenska Kyrkan in Florida’s Musikgudstjänst och Julbord. More info: www.svenskakyrkan.se/florida / florida@svenskakyrkan.se / 954-604-0605 Lake Worth 11 Dec 2016 2 PM–6 PM Nordic Heritage Club of South Florida’s Annual Julfest.
Chicago 18 Nov 2016 6 PM–9 PM Got Glögg? Tasting and competition at the Swedish American Museum. Competition to see who really has the best glögg in Chicago. More info: www.swedishamericanmuseum.org / museum@samac.org / 773-728-8111 Chicago 20 Nov 2016 4 PM–6 PM Candle making and Christmas crafts. Learn how to make hand-dipped candles, heart baskets, Christmas ornaments and a traditional Swedish Christmas treat. More info: www.swedishamericanmuseum.org /museum@samac.org / 773-728-8111 Chicago 3 Dec 2016 10 AM–5 PM 4 Dec 2016 10 AM–5 PM Swedish American Museum’s Julmarknad. Scandinavian handicrafts and kaffestuga, children’s crafts, games and a visit from Santa. Lucia processions and folk dancers. More info: www.swedishamericanmuseum.org / museum@samac.org / 773-728-8111
Chicago - North Park University 10 Dec 2016 4 PM NPU Center for Scandinavian Studies Sankta Lucia Celebration. Smörgåsbord following the pageant. More info: www.northpark.edu/lucia / kmandersson@northpark.edu / 773-244-5615 Chicago 10 Dec 2016 9 AM–11 AM 11 Dec 2016 9 AM–11 AM Breakfast with Tomten. Swedish pancake breakfast with traditional crafts, dancing around the Christmas tree and a special visit from Tomten (Santa). More info: www.swedishamericanmuseum.org / museum@ samac.org Chicago 13 Dec 2016 11:30 AM Chicago Cultural Center 13 Dec 2016 4:45 PM Swedish American Museum in Andersonville 13 Dec 2016 7 PM Ebenezer Lutheran Church Lucia celebration with holiday songs, readings and Lucia procession. More info: www.swedishamericanmuseum.org Chicago 18 Dec 2016 5 PM–7 PM Swedish American Museum’s Julmiddag–old fashioned Swedish family Christmas dinner. Traditional Swedish smörgåsbord with entertainment. Lucia procession, dancing around the Christmas tree, and Santa gives julklappar to all children. More info: www. swedishamericanmuseum.org / RSVP 773-728-8111 Chicago - Ebenezer Lutheran Church 18 Dec 2016 4 PM Svensk Julgudstjänst (traditional Swedish Christmas service). More info: www.swedishamericanmuseum. org Geneva 2 Dec 2016 6 PM–10 PM The Annual Christmas Walk. Santa Lucia and her attendants arrive by horse-drawn carriage to offer Swedish cookies to visitors. More info: www.genevachamber.com / lrush@genevachamber.com / 630232-6060 Rockford - First Lutheran Church 2 Dec 2016 7 PM–8 PM Swedish Historical Society’s Lucia. A choir of children singing both Swedish and English traditional songs will warm your heart and start off the Christmas season with joy. More info: www.swedishhistorical.org Rockford 3 Dec 2016 9 AM–2 PM Swedish Historical Society’s annual Jul Marknad. Swedish food, vendors, meatball luncheon, Kaffee Stuga and dancing around the Christmas tree with Lucia and Tomte. More info: www.swedishhistorical. org
Iowa
Elk Horn 26 Nov 2016 27 Nov 2016 Danish Villages Julefest - Danish food, glögg and tasty treats. Gift shops, specialty stores and craft fairs. Christmas concert and Father Christmas. More info: www.danishvillages.com / windmill@metc.net / 712-764-7472 or 800-451-7960 Iowa City 11 Dec 2016 6 PM–10 PM Iowa City Swedish Club Lucia Fest - Lucia pageant, smörgåsbord and music. More info: www.iowacityswedishclub.com / Jeannenelson@mchsi.com / 319-354-1762 Sioux City 10 Dec 2016 12 PM–2 PM The Vasa Norrskenet Lodge in Sioux City hosts a Swedish smörgåsbord. More info: ron@dalesburg. org / 712-276-7468 Swedesburg 12 Dec 2016 6 PM–8 PM Swedish Heritage Society Lucia Festival. Potluck dinner at 6:00. More info: www.facebook.com/SwedesburgSwedishAmericanMuseum / swedish@iowatelecom.net / 319-254-2317
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Kansas
Lindsborg - Bethany Lutheran Church 10 Dec 2016 10 AM–4 PM Lucia Fest. Music and festivities, Lucia processions and traditional folk dances. More info: www.visitlindsborg.com / triciac@lindsborgcity.org / 888-2272227 or 785-227-3355 Lindsborg - Bethany Lutheran Church 25 Dec 2016 5:45 AM Julotta.Traditional Swedish Christmas Lutheran Church service. More info: www.visitlindsborg.com / triciac@lindsborgcity.org / 888-227-2227 or 785227-3355 Lindsborg - Bethany Lutheran Church 26 Dec 2016 10 AM Annandag Jul. Experience a traditional Lutheran Church service in Swedish. More info: www.visitlindsborg.com / triciac@lindsborgcity.org / 888227-2227 or 785-227-3355
Massachusetts
Boston 10 Dec 2016 10 AM–4 PM Swedish Yuletide – The SWEA Boston Fair and Holiday celebration. Foods, crafts, gifts, Swedish cafés, musical entertainment, Lucia pageant and activities for children. More info: www.sweaboston.org / swedishyuletide@sweaboston.org Greenfield 11 Dec 2016 6 PM–8 PM Viking Lodge 756 of Vasa Order of America’s annual Lucia Celebration in conjunction with St. Paul’s Lutheran Church - holiday songs, kaffe och dopp. More info: estherjohnson4@comcast.net / 413-422-1132
Michigan
Farmington Hills 19 Nov 2016 9:30 AM–2 PM SWEA Michigan Christmas Fair. Lucia pageant, craft and goods from Sweden, Swedish food, children’s activities, entertainment. More info: www.sweamichigan.org / julbasar@sweamichigan.org or president@sweamichigan.org / 734-546-5801 or 989939-8736 Grand Rapids 3 Dec 2016 10 AM–11:30 AM SAHS/WM 17th Annual Lucia Celebration - Music and candlelight in a beautiful setting. Saffron buns, cardamom bread, pepparkakor and coffee served, crafts. More info: www.sahswm.org / info@sahswm.org / 616-458-0420 Novi 10 Dec 2016 3 PM The Arpi Swedish Male and The Scandia Women’s Chorus of MI Christmas Concert with Lucia. More info: www.swedishclub.net / 248-478-2563
Minnesota
Bloomington 8 Dec 2016 5 PM–9 PM SACC-MN Scandinavian Christmas Smörgåsbord - A unique opportunity to enjoy extraordinary food and experience Scandinavian holiday traditions. More info: www.saccmn.org / info@saccmn.org Minneapolis 26 Nov 2016 12 PM–2 PM Julglädje - A kickoff to Making Traditions at American Swedish Institute. Songs, stories and smiles are the hallmarks. More info: www.asimn.org / 612-871-4907 Minneapolis 25 Nov 2016 10:30 AM–11:30 AM Gingerbread House Workshop at American Swedish Institute. Decorate a pre-built gingerbread house. More info: www.asimn.org / 612-871-4907
info: www.asimn.org / email: info@ASImn.org / 612871-4907 Minneapolis 10 Dec 2016 11 AM–12 PM 10 Dec 2016 1 PM–2 PM ASI Lucia Celebration at American Swedish Institute. Lucia concert featuring a seasonal choir of 75 children. More info: www.asimn.org / info@ASImn.org / 612-871-4907 Minneapolis 11 Dec 2016 1 PM 17 Dec 2016 6 PM 18 Dec 2016 1 PM ASI’s annual Julbord at American Swedish Institute. Enjoy a traditional Swedish Christmas smörgåsbord with dopp i grytan, prinskorv, Jansson’s Temptation, Swedish meatballs, potato sausage, etc. More info: www.asimn.org / 612-871-4907 for reservation Minneapolis 23 Dec 2016 5 PM–8 PM Lilla Julafton at American Swedish Institute. Extended museum and Jul Shop hours; help decorate the ASI community Christmas tree! More info: www.asimn. org / info@ASImn.org / 612-871-4907 Scandia 3 Dec 2016 10 AM 10 Dec 2016 10 AM Gammelgården Museum’s Annie’s Swedish Jul Coffee Party. Swedish sweets and treats. More info: www.gammelgardenmuseum.org / museum@ gammelgardenmuseum.org or gammelgardenlynne@frontiernet.net / 651-433-5053 Scandia 11 Dec 2016 6 AM–10 AM Gammelgården Museum’s Lucia Celebration. Swedish prayer service, Lucia Fest Breakfast. More info: www.gammelgardenmuseum.org / museum@ gammelgardenmuseum.org or gammelgardenlynne@frontiernet.net / 651-433-5053 Scandia 19 Nov 2016 10 AM 20 Nov 2016 1 PM 17 Dec 2016 10 AM 18 Dec 2016 1 PM Gammelgården Museum’s Girls and Dolls Tea Party with Lucia. Bring your dolls and enjoy lunch, stories and crafts. Make a reservation! More info: www.gammelgardenmuseum.org / museum@gammelgardenmuseum.org or gammelgardenlynne@frontiernet.net / 651-433-5053
Minneapolis 13 Dec 2016 6:30 PM–7:30 PM ASI Lucia Celebration at American Swedish Institute for ASI members. Lucia concert in the mansion. More
New Mexico
Albuquerque 4 Dec 2016 1 PM–5 PM Scandinavian Club of ABQ. Christmas celebration with dinner and program with Santa Lucia and Uffda band! $25/member, $30/guest. More info: sonialersten@yahoo.com / 505-884-4495
The Young Scandinavians Club presents
Lucia
Sunday, December 11, 2016 Time:
Glögg, kringler and lussekatter served at 4:30pm Lucia Program begins at 6 pm
Location:
Swedish-American Hall 2174 Market Street, San Francisco
Tickets:
$20 members, $30 guests, $13 children 5-16, children under 5 free. Last year Lucia completely sold out, so get your tickets early!
The Bay Area’s Young Scandinavians Club invites everyone to join us for our annual Lucia celebration. Enjoy glögg, our traditional Lucia procession, a visit from Santa (with goodie bags for the children), and finally, traditional Swedish style dancing around the Christmas tree.
Purchase your tickets online at www.ysc.org Tickets will also be sold at the door, but we strongly encourage everyone to get tickets ahead of time to speed up entry. For more information about the YSC and its events, see www.YSC.org
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Budd Lake 26 Nov 2016 5 PM Juldans - Dancing around the Christmas tree with music by Jeanne Widman Anderson and Smorgåsbandet with Walter Eriksson, Jr., on Nyckelharpa. Traditional Scandinavian specialties, glögg, candle-lit ceremony and pageant of Sankta Lucia. More info: www.juldans.org / 973-691-8637 New Providence 19 Nov 2016 10 AM–3 PM Lodge Linne’s Scandinavian Import & Gift Sale – Scandinavian Christmas holiday products and food for sale, folk dance performance. More info: jenshoejfam@msn.com / 908-665-1292 or 973-539-4066
Swedish Heritage Society 2016 Lucia Festival Dec. 12th
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Minneapolis 3 Dec 2016 10 AM–5 PM 4 Dec 2016 12 PM–5 PM ASI Christmas Market at American Swedish Institute. Outdoor Handcraft Fair with wares for sale by local artisans, as well as musical performances, family activities and plenty of holiday cheer. More info: www. asimn.org / 612-871-4907 Minneapolis 3 Dec 2016 6:30 PM–8 PM 11 Dec 2016 6:30 PM–8 PM 23 Dec 2016 6:30 PM–8 PM Lantern Lit Glögg Tours at American Swedish Institute. Glögg complimented with lite bite appetizers. More info: www.asimn.org / 612-871-4907
Montclair 20 Nov 2016 10 AM–4 PM SWEA New Jersey’s Swedish Christmas Fair – Swedish handicrafts, delicacies, glögg and café with home baked goods. Lucia pageant at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. More info: www.newjersey.swea.org/christmas-fair / Newjersey@swea.org / 908-229-4148
6pm Potluck 7pm Lucia Swedesburg Museum 107 James Ave Swedesburg, IA 319-254-2317
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Swedish Christmas around America 2016 ... New York
Jamestown 3 Dec 2016 9 AM–12 PM Julmarknad. Music, door prizes and vendors, followed by Julbord. More info: www.scandinavianjamestown. org / 716-665-0883 Jamestown - Holy Trinity Church 10 Dec 2016 2 PM Lucia Pageant. More info: www.scandinavianjamestown.org / 716-665-0883 Manhasset - Church of Our Savior Lutheran 10 Dec 2016 6 PM Barnklubben Elsa Rix#1 celebrates 95th Annual Lucia Festivals - Lucia pageant, folk dancing, Swedish cakes & crafts. More info: Elsarix1@aol.com / 917-363-9885 New York - Svenska Kyrkan 17 Nov 2016 11 AM–8 PM 18 Nov 2016 11 AM–8 PM 19 Nov 2016 11 AM–6 PM The Swedish Church Julbasar. Swedish crafts, Christmas music, Swedish food, glögg, etc. More info: www.svenskakyrkan.se/newyork / newyork@ swedishchurch.net / 212-832-8443 New York 2 Dec 2016 11AM–2 PM SACC NY Annual Christmas Luncheon & Lucia Celebration at The Pierre Hotel. Swedish smörgåsbord. Lucia performance. More info: www.eventbrite. com/e/annual-christmas-luncheon-lucia-celebration-tickets-15558166896 / info@saccny.org or roza. bicer@saccny.org / 212-838-5530
New York 2 Dec 2016 7 PM–12 AM The American Scandinavian Society Christmas Ball at The Metropolitan Club. Dinner, Lucia procession, silent auction. More info: www.americanscandinavian. org / info@americanscandinavian.org/ 212-751-0714 New York - Scandinavia House 3 Dec 2016 1 PM–3 PM Swedish Christmas Children’s Workshop - Children (ages 5-10) experience how Swedes prepare for Christmas and learn to make traditional holiday crafts in this julpysseldag (Christmas craft day). More info: www.scandinaviahouse.org / info@amscan.org / 212-779-3587 New York - Svenska Kyrkan 10 Dec 2016 4 PM–8 PM The Swedish Church Lucia Celebration. Lucia procession and choirs. More info: www.svenskakyrkan.se / newyork@svenskakyrkan.se / 212-832-8443 or 646-255-0381 New York - Scandinavia House 11 Dec 2016 5 PM Festive holiday concert. Featuring Scandinavian and American holiday favorites as well as a traditional Saint Lucia procession. More info: www.scandinaviahouse.org / info@amscan.org / 212-779-3587 New York 13 Dec 2016 SWEA New York’s Glöggmingel with Lucia. More info: www.newyork.swea.org/events/gloggmingel-medlucia / sweanyprogram@gmail.com Svenska Kyrkan, New York 24 Dec 2016 11 AM–6 PM The Swedish Church Christmas Celebration. Swedish food, Kalle Anka, glögg and pepparkakor. More info: www.svenskakyrkan.se / newyork@svenskakyrkan.se / 212-832-8443 Svenska Kyrkan, New York 25 Dec 2016 7 AM Julotta at the Swedish Church. More info: www.svenskakyrkan.se / newyork@svenskakyrkan.se / 212832-8443 West Hempstead - St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church 4 Dec 2016 3:30 PM Barnklubben Elsa Rix#1 celebrates 95th Annual Lucia Festivals - Lucia pageant, folk dancing, Swedish cakes & crafts. More info: Elsarix1@aol.com / 917-363-9885
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North Carolina
Raleigh 3 Dec 2016 10 AM–5 PM The Scandinavian Christmas Fair sponsored by SWEA and Vasa. Scandinavian food, glögg, Nordic folk dancing, folk music, children’s activities, Scandinavian crafts and and gifts, Lucia procession. More info: www.scanfair.org / info@scanfair.org / 336541-5072 (SWEA) or 919-824-2335 (Vasa)
Welcome to the Swedish Christmas Bazaar in Washington DC Hosted by SWEA and supported by the Embassy of Sweden and House of Sweden Saturday December 3 2016 11 am – 5 pm @ House of Sweden 2900 K Street NW Swedish crystal, textiles and food for sale Café with baked goods and sandwiches Raffle with amazing prizes Lucia procession at 5 pm
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North Dakota
Bismarck 11 Dec 2016 2:30 PM–4:30 PM Three Crowns Swedish American Association of Bismarck-Mandan’s Lucia Celebration at Lord of Life Lutheran Church. Lucia procession, dancers, pot-luck and dancing around the Christmas tree. More info: dhswenson@msn.com / 701-255-5005
Oregon
Portland Memorial Coliseum 3 Dec 2016 10 AM–5 PM 4 Dec 2016 10 AM–4 PM Annual ScanFair by New Sweden Cultural Heritage Society. Scandinavian food, arts and crafts, Lucia, Santa, pickled herring eating contest. More info: www.newsweden.org or www.scanheritage.org / shf@mindspring.com or info@newsweden.org / 503-977-0275 Portland Immanuel Lutheran Church 10 Dec 2016 New Sweden Cultural Heritage Society’s Lucia Fest. More info: www.newsweden.org / info@newsweden.org / 503-977-0275
Pennsylvania
Old Swedes Church, South Philadelphia 9 Dec 2016 6 PM & 8 PM 10 Dec 2016 2 PM & 3:30 PM & 5 PM 11 Dec 2016 2 PM & 3:30 PM & 5 PM Lucia Fest 2016. Sankta Lucia and St. Eric’s Fair at Gloria Dei (Old Swedes’ Church). More info: www. old-swedes.com/luciafestandfair.rhtml / info@oldswedes.org or Marlysegl@gmail.com /215-389-1513 Philadelphia 2 Dec 2016 6 PM–9 PM ASHM’s Julbord. Cocktails and authentic Christmas smörgåsbord dinner are followed by the Lucia procession.Christmas Market with holiday gifts and food. More info: www.americanswedish.org / info@americanswedish.org / 215-389-1776 Philadelphia 3 Dec 2016 11:30 AM–4:30 PM ASHM’s family-friendly Lucia Fest, with Lucia processions at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Christmas Market with holiday deli items, decorations and gifts, SWEA bakery and Swedish Christmas Café. More info: www. americanswedish.org / info@ americanswedish.org / 215-389-1776
South Dakota
Dalesburg 11 Dec 2016 3 PM 39th annual celebration of the St. Lucia tradition in Dalesburg. More info: www.dalesburg.org / ron@ dalesburg.org / 605-253-2575
Texas
Austin 11 Dec 2016 SWEA Austin’s Annual Lucia and Julbazar. Bake sale, raffle, coffee, glögg, Lucia procession. More info: http://austin.swea.org / austin@swea.org Dallas 3 Dec 2016 10:30 AM– 4 PM SWEA Dallas JulBasar and Lucia Celebration. Swedish crafts, gift items, baked goods and sweets. Lucia procession. More info: www.dallas.swea.org / dallas@ swea.org
Houston 11 Dec 2016 SWEA Houstons Lucia Celebration. Lucia procession. More info: www.houston.swea.org / sweahouston@ hotmail.com
Washington
Seattle 19 Nov 2016 10 AM–5 PM 20 Nov 2016 10 AM–5 PM Nordic Heritage Museum’s Yulefest. Nordic-inspired wares, food in the Nordic Café, glögg, Kaffestuga, Scandinavian fiddlers, singers and folk dancers. More info: www.nordicmuseum.org/yulefest / info@nordicmuseum.org or Devonk@nordicmuseum.org / 206-789-5707 Seattle 4 Dec 2016 1 PM–2:30 PM Children’s Christmas in Scandinavia. A day of Nordic Christmas fun at the Nordic Heritage Museum. Lucia pageant, music and dancing, Santa, and Nordic crafts. More info: www.nordicmuseum.org / alisonc@nordicmuseum.org / 206-789-5707
Wisconsin
Dodgeville - Folklore Village 10 Dec 2016 5:30 PM St. Lucia Ceremony - Swedish songs, candlelight and aromatic saffron buns. Potluck and dancing. More info: www.folklorevillage.com/t1 / staff@folklorevillage.org / 608-924-4000 Hales Corners - Whitnall Park Lutheran Church 11 Dec 2016 5 PM–7 PM Swedish American Historical Society of Wisconsin Lucia Celebration. Lucia procession, coffee and Swedish treats, dancing around the Christmas tree and a visit from Santa. More info: www.sahswi.org / swedishamericanhistoricalwisc@gmail.com / 262.781.6113 Hales Corners - Whitnall Park Lutheran Church 25 Dec 2016 6 AM–8:30 AM Swedish American Historical Society of Wisconsin Julotta. Swedish hymns and liturgy in both Swedish and English. Enjoy coffee and cardamom buns afterward. More info: www.sahswi.org / swedishamericanhistoricalwisc@gmail.com / 262.781.6113 Sister Bay 9 Dec 2016 5 PM–9 PM 10 Dec 2016 5 PM–9 PM Al Johnson’s Julbord Celebration. Traditional Swedish Christmas Smörgåsbord, hot and cold dishes, glögg, $25.95/person, reservations required. More info: www.aljohnsons.com/ john@doorguidepublishing. com / 920-421-1589
USA
9 Dec 2016 4 PM–9 PM Swedish Christmas Julbord Celebration at all IKEA restaurants with an all-you-can-eat buffet! Contact your local IKEA store for more information. No celebration listed close to you? For continuous info from all over the U.S., see events at www.nordstjernan.com. Also, find your local SWEA chapter by going to www.swea.org - almost every SWEA organization will have Lucia and/or Christmas fairs. For regular events, please see www. nordstjernan.com/calendar
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Frölunda captain Joel Lundqvist sends Berlin defenseman Kyle Wilson tumbling during the second period of the Indians’ 6-1 win November 1 in the Round of 16 of the Champions Hockey League. Bildbyrån photo Chipp Reid, Sports Editor chipp@nordstjernan.com
While the exodus of Swedish hockey talent to North America continues unabated, the rest of Europe isn’t shedding many tears for the Swedish Hockey League. Four SHL clubs reached the Round of 16 in the 2016-17 Champions League and two — Frölunda and HV 71 — came away with crucial road wins. Linköping played to a 1-1 tie on home ice against HJK Helsinki of Finland while the Växjö Lakers dropped a tough 3-2 decision to SaiPa Lappeenrata of Finland. Frölunda is the defending Swedish and European champion. The Indians knocked off Linköping in an all-Swedish final in the inaugural Champions League season. So far, this season could also end in a duel between Swedish teams as both Frölunda and Linköping look primed to advance to the semifinals. “It’s absolutely our goal for the season to win this league again and I really like the way we performed today,” said Frölunda head coach Roger Rönnberg. “We have to stay humble and we have to continue playing good hockey, so if we play the next game as effectively as we did today we should be fine.” The Indians absolutely dominated Eisbaren Berlin, skating circles around the Germans in a 6-1 road win. American Casey Wellman led the way for Frölunda, with a goal and two assists. Wellman joined the Indians for the start of the 2016-17 SHL season and has fit in perfectly with Rönnberg’s up-tempo style of hockey. Wellman had six points in nine games in the SHL and against Berlin, was nearly unstoppable.
The former Minnesota Wild and Washington Capitals prospect set up the Indians’ second goal at 11:02 of the first period when, on the power play, he made a nifty pass to team captain Joel Lundqvist, who buried the puck behind Berlin net minder Petri Vehanen. Sebastian Stålberg opened the scoring for Frölunda at 5:49 of the first. After Sven Zeigler tallied at 16:04 of the first, Wellman made it 3-1 when he fired a shot past Vehanen at 18:06. Frölunda continued its onslaught in the second period with Lundqvist netting his second goal of the game at 7:36 of the period, again off a pass from Wellman. Christopher Ehn and Johan Sundström scored in the third period to close the game at 6-1. Sundström is Frölunda’s leading scorer in the SHL with 14 points. The game marked a reunion of sorts for Wellman, who skated against his former Hershey Bears teammate Kyle Wilson. The Canadian left the Capitals’ organization in 2014 when he joined Berlin. “I think we played a pretty solid game,” said Lundqvist. “It’s always good to have some extra goals for the next game too, so overall a pretty good game for us.” The return match in Göteborg is set for November 8. If Frölunda reaches the final, it could face HV 71. The Blue Bulls used a three-goal third period to knock off Sparta Prague 4-2 in the Czech capital. SHL leading goalscorer Martin Thörnberg tallied twice in the second period as HV 71 broke open what had been a tight affair. Defenseman Dylan Reese, a Pennsylvania native and former New York Islanders and Phoenix Coyotes prospect, scored the only goal of the first period to stake the Blue Bulls
to a 1-0 lead. Thörnberg made it 2-0 just 29 seconds into the second period. After Miroslav Forman pulled a goal back for Prague at 5:11 of the period, Törnberg put HV 71 up by two once more when he tallied at 9:57. Kevin Stenlund made it 4-1 as time ran out in the period. Linköping has a slightly tougher road if it is to reach the final for a second-straight year after its 1-1 tie with Finnish champions IFK Helsinki. Linköping took a 1-0 lead just 2:28 into the first period, but that was all Helsinki goalie Niclas Bäckström would allow. Ohio State product Corey Elkins, a former Los Angeles Kings prospect, tied the game at 6:55 of the third. Bäckström finished with 25 saves. In a battle of teams stocked with American and Canadian players, SaiPa eeked out a 3-2 win over the Växjö Lakers. Brock Trotter, a native of Manitoba, Canada and a Montreal Canadiens draft pick, scored two first period goals to stake the Finns to a 2-0 lead. Linemate Curtis Hamilton, a Tacoma, Washington native, set up both goals. SaiPa also features defenseman Brett Carson, a Calgary Flames and Carolina Hurricanes draft pick. After a scoreless second period, Växjö rallied to tie the game. Linus Fröberg put the Lakers on the scoreboard at 1:26 of the third. Pontus Netterberg tied the game at 13:50. SaiPa, however, used an odd-man rush to snatch the win as Tomi Leivo scored at 15:57 to give the Finns the win. Americans Corey Murphy and Josh Hennessey and Canadian Geoff Platt skate for Växjö.
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