Swedish Center News September 2011 Swedish Cultural Center . Seattle . Washington
An Auction for the Ages ith our Wbuilding’s golden anniversary Our Mission this year, we’ve been looking back To promote better understanding to the era of skinny between the United States and ties, wide skirts, the Nordic countries, with and bomb shelters. emphasis on Sweden, and to We hope you’re perpetuate Nordic culture coming on Satur- and traditions through the day, Sept. 24, to our annual fund- teaching, observance, practice raising auction, and celebration of this culture “Seattle in the and its traditions. ’60s”—a party 50 years in the making. The Center’s annual auction is our biggest fundraiser Auction co-chairs Judy Cooper (above) and and our best Kelly Hughes (left) are preparing a celebration, fun-raiser of 2011! the likes of which you haven’t seen in 50 years. How can you Don’t miss the SCC’s most important fundraising help? We still need event of the year! fabulous items to such as ours, liquor sells like, well, hotcakes at our auction off—and pancake breakfast, and we can use as many bottles decorations too. of liquor and wine as our friends will donate! We Maybe you’ve got also need help decorating and setting out the items some tourist items for the auction during the week of Sept. 18. Call from the Seattle the office and let us know if you can help or if World’s Fair, or you have an item we can use. newspapers and What to wear? Either choose festive attire or magazines from the ’60s? A lava lamp or a dress in ’60s fashion. The fun begins with a free ’60s-era television or radio to loan us for the martini bar from 5 to 6 p.m., along with games and evening? We’ll gladly take what you donate for the silent auction. Chefs Ann-Margret Lightle and auctioning off, or borrow what you will loan us Malin Jonsson will create an authentic Swedish for decorating. And if you don’t have items from smörgåsbord. And Ingemar Palmqvist is coming the ’60s, how about some good wine—or that from Sweden to be our master of ceremonies. You bottle of liquor you picked up on the trip to may remember Ingemar for his famous IKEA slogan: Sweden that you’ve never opened? At an auction Continued on p. 3
swedishculturalcenter.org Swedish Cultural Center Executive Director’s Notes 1920 Dexter Avenue North Seattle, WA 98109 y now, you’ve learned the measures we’re has donated enough funds to keep us going. 206-283-1090 Club Business Btaking to find our way to the other side of Lucky, lucky us. But one person’s generosity is 206-283-1078 Rentals the financial forest of last year. 2010 was a year not a sustainable model. We have now reached 206-283-2970 FAX of increased expenses related to Sweden Week, the point where we need to either change the [email protected] the Crown Princess’s visit, and the turnover of ratio of our three-legged stool or ask others to [email protected] our Executive Director, etc., as well as de- rise up and support the club. On the staff side, www.swedishculturalcenter.org creased income from fundraising and rentals, we’re working hard to increase rentals by Office Hours assuredly the result of the economy. 2011, on employing exemplary customer service, seeking Monday–Friday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. the other hand, is a year of decreased expenses, wedding planner endorsements, aggressively Board of Directors particularly reduced salaries but also a myriad collecting our accounts receivable and Vice President Erik Pihl Treasurer Don Wahlquist of other cost-saving measures. We’re picking up showcasing the club in other promotions. On Secretary Carl Westerdahl every rock and looking underneath for savings. the member side, this leaves two choices: Past President Karl Larsson And savings we’ve made! New board members raising the dues or getting more donations. Directors Terry Anderson Bob Blair are helping us with our IT needs; Monday And that, obviously, is where you come in. Judy Nilsen Cooper volunteers process memberships; Friday Shall we increase our revenue from dues or Michael Edlund Jahn Hedberg volunteers handle our Happy Hour tasks that donations? No one wants to raise dues. One Sara Lightle staff might do otherwise. We’re also tightening reason for our club’s admirable growth is that Bud Saxberg Erik Sundholm up our accounts receivable from rentals and the dues are manageable for young singles as Laura Wideburg slashing our budget for various in-house well as retirees. Shall we expect more individu- Peter Wigren expenses—everything from light bulbs to toilet als to step up and donate? Yes, we think so. Center Operations paper. We’ve gone from monthly to quarterly Again, this is where you come in. We are Executive Director Kristine Leander Facilities Manager Kyle Feldman newsletters. And so on. And it’s working. asking all of our members to donate. We’re Financial Manager Debbie Smith But how did we get to the point of calling the campaign “We are the Swedish club.”
Ladies Auxiliary needing this financial first aid and what We will announce it through letters, events, Chair June Anderson Evanoff happens next? This is where it’s etc. We think you’ll respond to our Vice Chair Jean Wirch helpful to stand back and take a challenge by donating to the club. Secretary Aina Oscarsson Treasurer Bonnie Orr long look at our club. Organiza- Seattle’s Swedish consul, Lars Sewing Jean Wirch tions that have buildings, such as Jonsson, has gotten into the
Swedish Women’s Chorus the Swedish Cultural Center, swing of things by offering Geri Damm [email protected] Nordic Heritage Museum or the dinner at his home to everyone Svea Male Chorus Bob Reetz [email protected] Rainier Club, depend on most of who donates at least $1,000 to the their revenue coming from three club. Big donations in the thousands of Swedish Center News sources. Think of it as a three-legged stool: dollars are really, really important, but equally Editor: Kristine Leander Copy Editor: Martin Stillion one, membership dues and programs; two, important is the goal of a huge participation. In
Swedish Center News (USPS 533- rentals, food and bar; and three, donations and fact, our goal is for 51 percent of our members 750) is published as part of yearly endowments. (Some organizations have a to respond and donate. membership dues at $12 per per- son, per year, by the Swedish fourth leg, grants. Thus far, getting a grant has We feel so strongly that we’re willing to Cultural Center, 1920 Dexter Ave. been difficult for our small organization to send a “We are the Swedish club” pin to N., Seattle, WA 98109-2795. Tele- accomplish.) The ratio among those three— everyone who donates by the end of the year. phone is 206-283-1090. Periodicals postage paid at Seattle, Wash- membership dues, rentals and donations—may In the end, of course, a club is nothing ington. Postmaster: send address vary from organization to organization or from without its members. By seeking your partici- changes to Swedish Center News, 1920 Dexter Ave. N., Seattle, WA year to year, but mostly, this is where the pation in “We are the Swedish club,” we’re 98109-2795. money comes from. Unbeknownst to most of simply asking you to acknowledge an existing Deadline for material for you, the SCC has been the fortunate benefi- fact. Thank you for your donations. the next issue is Nov. 15. ciary of one person’s generosity, which has Bring articles into the office or fax upheld one leg of the stool for the past few Kr i s t i n e Le a n d e r to 206-283-2970. You may also years. Since we started the strategic planning Executive Director, Swedish Cultural Center e-mail articles to [email protected]. that led to our explosive growth, one person [email protected]
2 september 2011 AUCTION Continued from p. 1 “Lifetime” basketball system “You don’t have to be rich, just smart”—which is true whether Nine-hole golf round for four you’re shopping at IKEA or bidding at our auction! If you lived One hour of college consulting through the ’60s, or if you just wish you had, you won’t want to One hour of pianist Tim Kennedy at your party miss “Seattle in the ’60s” on Sept. 24. Orrefors Residence Bowl Our Web site will soon start taking online registrations and Pearl and emerald pendant and chain payments—by the time you read this, we hope. If not, keep checking! Photo or ad of your choice on the front cover of the SCC newsletter Here’s a partial list of what you’ll be bidding on at the auction: Power Mat wireless charger Reserved parking for pancake Sundays for a year A day at the races for four Rick Steves “Get Ready to Travel” package A night of urban luxury at Hotel Ändra Ride the Ducks of Seattle AAA Classic Membership Rosa Ljung candelabra Admission for four to the Seattle Children’s Museum Round trip for two to Victoria, B.C., on the Victoria Clipper Admission for four to Washington State Historical Museum Set of Bing & Gröndahl dishes Ann-Margret’s princess torte Sit-down dinner for four at Casa Hermosa Antique evening purse Slow cooker Antique jewelry Swedish Volvo chauffeur to an event of your choice, or ride in Antique Swedish carpenter’s plane Ballard’s May 17 parade Art deco lamp Tant Ellys Kaffekalas Bathroom vanity Tickets to the Seattle Repertory Theatre Beehive gift certificate Tour of the historic Fremont Bridge Brother fax machine Tour of the award-winning Spokane Street swing bridge Cargo carrier Two antique chairs from the estate of Lars Warme Collection of seven Dalahäst (Dala horses) Two tickets to an ArtsWest mainstage performance Conair foot spa Two Jazz Extravaganza concert tickets Crocheted tablecloth Two tickets to a Seattle Symphony performance Crystal decanter “Waltzing in the Nude” performed at your event Crystal vase Weekend Getaway on Penn Cove Whidbey Island Dance class at Century Ballroom “Woman at the Loom” print Demitasse cups Woodwind trio plays for your event Demitasse spoons 5-quart chafing dish Dental bleaching kit 1991 Danish Christmas plate Design consultation for homeowners $85 gift certificate to Salon Joseph Dinner for four in Ann-Margret’s home 1931 Ford roadster and Ford pickup Don the Bartender serves drinks at your private party DVDs: Kitchen Stories; Pippi Longstocking collection; Mother of Dugges beer (double IPA and porter) Mine; six new Swedish DVDs of Astrid Lindgren stories Eagle watching at Camp Run-A-Muck CDs: ABBA’s 18 Hits; Carola Framed Andy Warhol poster Software: Adobe PhotoShop; Microsoft Office Professional 2010 Framed Audrey Hepburn graphic Baskets: Baker’s delight; apple basket; Absolut gift basket; barbecue Five-pound standing rib roast gift certificate from Blue Valley Meats gift basket Friday Kafé meatballs for a year Linens: Numerous new Swedish linens, including Eklund linens Gift certificate to Anthony’s Restaurant Alcohol: Skane Akvavit ; Smirnoff vodka; Aalborg Akvavit; Linje Gift certificate to The Copper Gate Aquavit; Kahlua; Aledor wine Handmade quilt Books: Vikings in the Attic; autographed copy of Things I Want You Hauling services to Know about Stieg Larsson and Me; collection of four history Heart-shaped vase books by Bernard Cornwell; several books about Dale Chihuly’s Interior design consultation art; The Man from Beijing collection of Swedish crime fiction; International dinner—University of Washington Club Wednesday Stadsliv by Tricia Guild; Kitchen of Light; Served from a Swedish Italian decorator pillow Kitchen; Lars Bolander’s Scandinavian Design; Simply Scandina- Kayaking for two vian Cook Book with cookbook holder; Stockholm Horizons; Knitting lessons for two Queen Anne Books gift certificate swedishculturalcenter.org 3 SCC Announces Crazy for Crayfish! News about, or in the interest ummer’s lease hath all too short a date, but of our members... Shere’s something to look forward to: our The Swedish Cultural Center an- annual Crayfish Celebration, complete with nounces 1,000 member households. paper lanterns and co-sponsored by SWEA. Come eat, drink, sing and be jolly on a balmy New Members evening. Start off with a traditional välkomst- Douglas Almquist drink. Then it’s as much fresh, locally caught Peter Anaman crayfish as you can put away, along with a Beverly Anderson glass of wine or beer, tomato-and-olive quiche, Karen Bayuga salad, cheese platter, bread, chocolate cake with Eric & Kathleen Blanding Ronald L. Bosi fudge topping and whipped cream, coffee and Haje Boman tea, all thanks to chefs Malin Jonsson and Pauline Estelle Irene Carlson Ann-Margret Lightle. Meanwhile, enjoy Bryan & Roopa Corliss ice-cold snaps matched with an amazing song sheet, and mingle with the fun-loving crowd. Donald Dahlgren The SCC bar will sell beer, wine and plenty of different flavors of Swedish vodka, which you John Dahlquist will most certainly need to sing gloriously. Glen Roy Danielson There’ll be a fundraising raffle to benefit SWEA, and we’ll finish by dancing the night away. Terry Doyle Invite your friends and buy a table for 10. We’ll toss in two bottles of wine if you do! Michael Edlund Admission: $45 per guest (must be prepaid). Dress for a summer party and join us Karl & Catherine Ernevad; Saturday, Sept. 10, at 7 p.m. at the Center. RSVP by Friday, Sept. 2, with a check payable to Erik, Zach, Linnea SWEA Seattle, c/o Mimmi Samsel, 1121 38th Ave. E., Seattle, WA 98112. Or send your check to Karl R. & Ingrid Fredrickson the Swedish Cultural Center, 1920 Dexter Ave. N., Seattle, WA 98109. If you want to book a Janet Halstead table for 10, e-mail [email protected]. Tim Hamerbeck Eric Houston Judy Hsu he National Day raffle in early Diane Jones June brought a bevy of female Pirkko Karhunen & T Scott Wippermann winners! Pat Charlson, shown here Brien & Beth Kirby Carin Peterson Kruger examining a map of Sweden, won the Sten Leksen Shannon Low first prize: a round trip to Stockholm Rebecca Lowe Kirsten MacPherson on Icelandair. Esther Joneson won the Kim McMillen Marcie Monsaas $100 savings account at Viking Bank, Dan Mueller John Nelson and Alison Burdette won the $250 gift Keith & Suzanne Newman Richard & Susan Olson certificate at Scandinavian Specialties. Birgit Povlsen John & Rhoda Peel Alison (below, center) showed up to Scott Reese Janet Ruud claim her prize, accompanied by her Marta Schee & Langdon Miller Kris & Rob Shanafelt sister, Lis-Ann, and her grandmother, Peter & Amy Shanafelt Rob Sievertsen Patricia Salt Charles, who purchased Freya Skarin the winning ticket for Alison.
4 september 2011 Not Too Late for an Exchange Student Blair Stewart Margaret Esther Strindberg anguage practice? Making friends? Getting young again? No matter your reasons for Richard & Carol Sundholm Lopening your home to a high school foreign exchange student, you’ll be rewarded with the Mathew Sutherland & Clint Dimick possibility of forming a lifelong friendship and one of the best experiences of your life. One Hans Toft little secret about hosting students is that while boys are always harder to find homes for, Erica Tollefson & Matty Burckley they’re much easier to host than girls. They’re more accepting of their housing, the food in the Andreas Udbye home and so on. Two agencies are looking for local wholesome families who want to make a Don Wick difference in a young person’s life. Even if you’re reading this after school starts, it may not be Gerald Lee Yager too late—students occasionally need new host families after the first few weeks of school. If you’re interested, please contact either of the following: Deaths • Kevin Donahoe with EF Foundation, 206-388-2194. Visit www.effoundation.org for further Robert Clay information. Brita Dillner (in Sweden) • Stephanie Gregg with Youth for Understanding, 303-270-0068 x7220. Visit www.yfu-usa. Albert H. Nelson org, Youth for Understanding still has Swedish students looking for homes! New Address? Meet Rep. Reuven Carlyle Send your address changes or t our Sept. 7 Members & Friends Dinner, the Swedish corrections to: ACultural Center is proud to introduce State Representa- tive Reuven Carlyle from the 36th District as our speaker. Swedish Cultural Center The 36th District encompasses Ballard, Belltown, Fremont, Attn: Address Change Greenwood, Magnolia, Phinney Ridge and Queen Anne and 1920 Dexter Ave. N. is among the most educated, progressive and relatively Seattle, WA 98109 affluent districts in our state. Reuven grew up in Bellingham and now lives with his wife and four children on Queen Or you can e-mail to Anne Hill. His life story is well worth reading on his Web [email protected]. site (www.reuvencarlyle36.com), describing his early years as the child of a single mom in the Haight-Ashbury area of Let us know if we left out your Continued on p. 6 information by mistake.
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Toast Skagen Svampsoppa Grön sallad med lingonvinägrett dressing Shrimp on toast Mushroom soup Green salad with lingonberry vinaigrette dressing Raggmunkstallrik med bacon Pepparrotskött med kokt potatis och lök och lingonsylt Braised beef with horseradish gravy, boiled Kålinbakad torsk med rostad vitlök Potato pancake platter with bacon and potatoes and onions gräddsås, kokt potatis och lingonberry preserve glaserade morötter Smulpaj med äpplen och vispgrädde Cabbage wrapped cod with roasted garlic Röd och grön kålsallad Apple crumb pie with whipped cream cream sauce, boiled potatoes and Red and green cabbage salad glazed carrots
Brylepudding Pumpapaj med vispgrädde Crème brûlée Pumpkin pie with whipped cream swedishculturalcenter.org 5 CARLYLE Continued from p. 5 San Francisco; several years as a page in Washington, D.C., for Sens. Scoop Jackson and Warren Magnuson and House Speaker Tip O’Neill; and his present commitment to the people who elected him to serve our state in Olympia. His talk will be an exciting opportunity to meet this passionate and interesting advocate for our district. Vikings: Down to the Sea in Ships eattle has been celebrating Leif Erikson Day through much of the S20th century, and there’s no sign that it’s about to let up. Leif Erikson Day 2011 will be marked with a panel discussion by two local artisans building replica Viking ships—9,000 miles apart. Geoff Briggs is building a ship in Anacortes with W.I.L.D. (Wilderness Intensive Leadership Development), the organization he founded with Dave Knudsen. Their 56-foot vessel is modeled after the Skuldelev 6, believed to have been be a fishing boat. It’s being assembled in the traditional way, just as the Vikings did 1,000 years ago, with klinker- style planking on oak frames, held together with hand-fastened rivets Intricate carvings will adorn this and lots of pine tar. They are using oak logs gathered from Oregon impossibly graceful prow on a and cedar planking from Canada, which they have milled and prepared for use. When finished, their ship will be used in youth replica Viking ship in programs, and they hope we’ll see it in the waters of Puget Sound starting next summer. Visit wildexpeditions.org for more information. Tønsberg, Norway (see
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You may see this 56-foot The other project is taking Viking boat on the place in Tønsberg, Norway, but waters of Puget Sound the local artisan is Jay Haavik next summer, with a crew of teenagers. from West Seattle, hired to Geoff Briggs and oversee the carving on the ship. Dave Knutsen are Jay’s grandparents came from building it by hand Norway, so it’s not such a stretch in Anacortes for their youth for him to be overseeing local organization, Norwegian carvers. They are W.I.L.D. building a replica of the elegant Expeditions. 1,200-year-old Oseberg ship, the
6 september 2011 burial ship for two Viking women, which was unearthed about 100 years ago. Visit www.osebergvikingskip.no/eng for more information. Jay and Geoff will give a joint presentation on Friday, Oct. 7, 2011, 7 p.m. at the Swedish Cultural Center. They’ll combine comments and photos to enchant us with descriptions of contemporary projects using thousand-year-old plans and methods. Admission is $10; proceeds will go toward the ship projects. Odin Beer will be here to offer you a glass you can raise to Leif Erikson and his modern- day clones, Jay and Geoff. When the presentation is over, join us upstairs for the club’s annual Viking Night
Happy Hour. This is one Friday The Oseberg ship replica takes shape in Norway. It’s patterned after a evening when horns, swords, shields and furs are expected. Whether 1,200-year-old Viking burial ship, which was discovered nearby in 1904. you come for the presentation, the Happy Hour or both, it will be a The builders hope to improve on previous replicas, one of which began Viking night to remember. sinking 20 seconds into its maiden voyage.
Make a Member of Your Friend s a member of the Swedish Cultural Center, you probably know that we offer a variety of membership options to suit various Aneeds. Well, here’s one more option: Now you can introduce a friend to the club with an Invitational Membership Gift. For just $25, your friend gets full membership for six months, plus two pancake breakfast tickets and a certificate for a drink on the house at Happy Hour. And you get the pleasure of introducing a brand-new member to the Swedish club. Use the form below to buy an Invitational Membership Gift today. Invitational Membership Gift
Your name ______Payment information New member’s name ______$25 per Invitational Membership. Phone ______Evening phone______Total amount: $______Check enclosed____ Street address______Visa/MasterCard #: ______Exp. ______/ ______City ______State____ZIP ______Your signature for credit card: E-mail ______Today’s date______
• The goal of the Swedish Cultural Center is to support, promote, and celebrate Swedish culture. • Members should have an interest in Swedish and/or Scandinavian culture but need not be of Swedish ancestry. • A potential member can receive an Invitational Membership only once. • Only current members may purchase an Invitational Membership. Please return the form, completed and signed, with payment to: Swedish Cultural Center, 1920 Dexter Ave. N., Seattle, WA 98109. swedishculturalcenter.org 7 Left: Chef Ann-Margret Lightle shows off the meatballs that sent soccer players Bailey Aggen (center) ow did a plate of meatballs lead to a new trophy from Sweden in our Crown Room Lounge—and and Caroline Henn (right) to why are we writing checks to teenagers? Sweden along with their H teammates. Above: Our We can explain everything. To help a local team of 13-year-old girls raise money for a trip to a investment in the girls’ team soccer tournament in Fortuna, Sweden, we gave them part of the proceeds from our meatball lunches. resulted in this beautiful They won the tournament, brought back the first-place trophy and asked us to display it. It joins the two trophy, now on display in the trophies awarded to our pancake-flipping drill team by Ballard’s May 17 parade. Crown Room Lounge.
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who beat out a pack of other Norwegian Americans for the honor of “most Norwegian.” Doug is an SCC member, and drops by now and again. When a fellow cast member visited Seattle, Doug brought her to the club too. Flannery Good, known as the fashionista in the show’s lineup, brought her husband, Jeremy Lane. She was impressed by Seattle and the Center, and hopes to return again soon. 2. Carina Courtney, one of the club’s cocktail waitresses from the 1 ’70s, visited lately. She remembers many old-time members and sends her greetings to everyone. She lives on the edge of a forest Views of Our Visitors in Sweden now, near the town of Åsarna in Jamtland. e always appreciate it when guests drop by. Here are updates 3. Einar Storakers came from Sedro Woolley to help us celebrate our Wfrom a few of them. building’s 50th anniversary. He especially enjoyed seeing a photo of 1. Members who watched the Norwegian reality show “Alt for Norge” himself from a Seattle Times cover story about the opening of the at the club recall that the winner was Doug Miner (right) of Seattle, building in March 1961.
8 september 2011 Teatro Zinzanni is offering Swedish Cultural Center members A Remarkable Man an opportunity to see the delightful Swede in their current cast, Tobias Larsson, for a reduced rate. SCC members can ongtime SCC member take $25 off Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday evening shows Robert Clay passed away in L through the run of Bonsoir Liliane. To order tickets with your Seattle on Aug. 7 at age 94. discount, visit dreams.zinzanni.org/swede.htm or call 206-802- Most recently, Robert 0015 and mention the “Swede” deal. served as a bartender and a Friday evening patron of the Class of Culture club, but during his lifetime he also made his mark in other t’s 2011! Do you know where your Swedish culture is? We’re the roles. He had a scholarship to ISwedish Cultural Center, so it’s our job to keep you informed Missouri State College and about it. Sweden has been on the forefront of modernity in archi- played semi-professional tecture, style and design for the past 75 years, but culture is basketball for the Phillips ever-changing. Our new Swedish Culture Today! class brings you up Oilers. He worked in the to date. Tuesdays, 6:30–7:30 p.m. More info on p. 11. Civilian Conservation Corps Oct. 4: What Do We Think of When We Think of Swedish Culture? (CCC), and during World War II, he served in the Coast Guard and Oct. 11: The Mystery of the Swedish Crime Wave merchant marine in Japan and the South Pacific. He was also a Oct. 18: Planes, Trains and Automobiles—Getting Around in lieutenant colonel in the Washington State Guard. Modern Sweden Robert owned six restaurants and lounges in the Seattle area, Oct. 25: Simply Sweden at the Movies including the Country Squire, a popular downtown Seattle bar in the Nov. 1: Contemporary Swedish Cuisine ’50s and ’60s frequented by Senator Magnuson and the Rosellinis. He Nov. 8: Interior Design Trends served as a coach at the local Catholic school, and was a greeter at his Nov. 15: Modern Art in Sweden church for Saturday evening mass until nearly the very end of his life. Nov. 22: Sports Trends in Sweden Truly Robert was a remarkable man. Nov. 29: Celebrating the Holidays with a New Twist swedishculturalcenter.org 9 Coming Events at the Swedish Cultural Center
Friday, Sept. 2. Happy Hour Jazz. afterward for genealogy help in the Swedish Finn Historical Back by popular demand: Carmen Staaf and Raphaelle Brochet. 6:30 Society office in our lobby. to 8:30 p.m. Check them out: www.wix.com/raphaellebrochet/ Wednesday, Sept. 21. themoononthewater. Swedish Film. Tuesday, Sept. 6. Ladies Auxiliary. Together. Comedy/drama set in a commune similar to those that Support the club and enjoy the company of others who do too! Join sprang up in Stockholm in the 1970s. $5 donation 7:30 p.m. Shown us at 10 a.m. in the library every first Tuesday of the month. again Friday, Sept. 23, 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 7. Book Club. Friday, Sept. 23. We’ll discuss The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson. Read Waltz Lesson and Dance. in Swedish or English, and join us to discuss this famous first novel in Learn the most basic of all folkdances, the waltz. Taught by Pat the trilogy. 5:30 p.m. McMonagle at 7:30 p.m., followed by dancing to live Scandinavian Wednesday, Sept. 7. music from 8 to 10:30 p.m. Lesson: $5 members, $7 guests. Dance: Members & Friends $8 members, $10 guests. Dinner. Saturday, Sept. 24. State Representative Reuven Gala Auction: “Seattle Carlyle from the 36th in the ’60s!” District will be our featured A party that’s a year in the speaker. Chef Pidor prepares planning will be the one to a delicious three-course attend! Help us raise Swedish meal of Toast Skagen money for the SCC and and potato pancake platter have fun while doing it. with bacon for $18. RSVP by Your friends will be here, Tuesday, Sept. 6. Late RSVPs so plan to come. For extra and walk-ins $22. RSVP to fun, dress in ’60s style. We 206-283-1090 or rsvp@ welcome volunteers swedishculturalcenter.org. between now and the Social hour 5:30, dinner 6:30. auction too! Saturday, Sept. 10. Wednesday, Sept. 28. The Big Kräftskiva 2011 Finnish Film. Crayfish Party. Last Cowboy Standing Co-sponsored by SWEA. Eat (Skavabölen pojat), 2009. locally caught crayfish, drink CASH FOR COLLEGE—Part of the funds raised during our annual auction Tragic but warm story of a snaps, sing Swedish songs, will go toward the education of our 2011 scholarship winners, Brittany family. 7:30 p.m. $5 and dance the night away. Lewis (left) and Stephen Swanson (right), pictured here with 2010 donation. Shown again Doesn’t get any more winner Emilia Sternberg. Friday, Sept. 30, 2 p.m. traditional than that! (In between helpings of crayfish, enjoy tomato-and-olive quiche with Wednesday, Oct. 5. salad, cheese platter, bread and a sumptuous chocolate dessert.) 7 Members & Friends Dinner. p.m. $45 per guest must be prepaid to SWEA, c/o M. Samsel, 1121 Stina Katchadourian, author of The Lapp Kid’s Daughter, will be our 38th Ave. E., Seattle, WA 98112. If you buy a table for 10, we’ll give featured speaker. Members of Finlandia Foundation are our special you two bottles of wine! What a bargain for an evening of fun! guests. Chef Pidor prepares a delicious three-course Swedish meal of Sunday, Sept. 11. Swedish Pancakes. mushroom soup, braised beef with horseradish gravy and apple Music and dancing, plus authentic Swedish pancakes, ham, crumb pie for $18. RSVP by Tuesday, Oct. 4. Late RSVPs and walk-ins lingonberries and all the right fixin’s. Music by Richard Svensson $22. RSVP to 206-283-1090 or [email protected]. Social and Bjarne Jacobsen, Folk Voice Band and Nyckelharpa. $9 guests, hour 5:30, dinner 6:30. $6 SCC members, children 5–12 $5. 8 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. Stay Continued on p. 12
10 september 2011 Hemlandsnytt have left in about three, four years,” said Stefan de Vylder, the Swedish national economist. News from the homeland Brain rest: There is a pronounced connection between our sleep A column of current Swedish news topics, taken from in middle age and our chance to become healthy aged folks. Those Swedish news media. who sleep around seven hours a night minimize their risk of dying Co m p i l e d b y Gu n n a r Wa ll i n prematurely, and it really is more dangerous to sleep too much than Saab: The union at Saab Automobile was reassured by CEO Victor too little. While a 20-year-old person may need eight and a half Muller that the August employees’ salaries will be paid (July salaries hours of sleep, the need will decrease over time, so that a 60-year- were not), but Saab is again threatened by bankruptcy—this time old may need only six and a half hours. from foreign suppliers. This comes only three weeks after Saab Dip: Swedish NATO forces in Kosovo now have permission to go managed to avoid a threat of swimming. Presently, 70 soldiers bankruptcy from the Swedish in the 23rd Kosovo force from supplier Swepart. Saab will meet Stockholm now have permission with the foreign suppliers to use a swimming pool south shortly in order to find a of the capital, Pristina. They solution. have to wear their uniforms Trouble: Teachers have been going to and from the pool, and sending petitions online to the a guard will watch over their Minister of Schools, Jan Björk- clothes and weapons while they lund, demanding higher salaries swim. and smaller classes. The appeal Food drive: Swedish meatballs concerns hundreds of teachers. and Absolut vodka are already “I have felt for a long time that B.C. BOUND—Join us Oct. 13 for a day trip to Victoria, British well known abroad, but now Columbia, on the Clipper. One of North America’s most we need a change, as one cannot charming cities, this provincial capital is an easy trip from Swedes are also working hard to work this way any longer, but I Seattle. See the sights, shop, have high tea and get back home introduce other types of want to keep working and that in time for a nightcap. Details: p. 12. Swedish foods. Last year, food is the reason why I have done exports reached a value of 54 this,” said Annika Wallen, a teacher at Nacka outside Stockholm, who billion kronor, and the goal is to increase this figure twofold by started the protest. In her petition, she calls for a more simplified 2020. Plans include food fairs, food tasting at embassies and a new administration, maximum 20 students per class and increase in the Web site to market Swedish delicacies to taste buds overseas! monthly salary of 10,000 kronor ($1,600). Crisis: Just in time for crayfish parties, there is an acute shortage of Tough times: The critics of the EMU (European Monetary Union) dill weed in large parts of Sweden. Many pots of the beloved have concluded that due to the economic crisis, they believe the hummers may have to be cooked without the beloved herb, since whole currency cooperation will come apart. “This is the beginning heavy rains have washed many of the plants away. What a dill-emma! of the end, and it would not surprise me if all participating countries Opinions expressed are not those of the Swedish Cultural Center. Swedish Classes: New Fall Schedule Beginning Swedish I Plus ($95 members; $125 public) Thursdays, 12 noon–2 p.m. (Berit Lehner, begins Sept. 29). Learn hey say it’s the Stieg Larsson effect. Whatever the reason, our Swedish during the day! Work on translating letters, learning Swedish TSwedish language classes are growing! And boy, are we pleased. phrases or anything you want to do. Class structure depends on the members. You’ll learn what you want to learn! Swedish Culture Today! ($70 members; $95 public) Saturdays, 10 a.m.–12 noon (Laura Wideburg, begins Oct. 1). Covers A new class about Sweden, taught in English, for those who want to the material of Beginning I with extra time for practice and cultural know what’s going on in Sweden right now. Politics? More than information. Dive right in and start speaking Swedish on the first Socialist. Food? Beyond meatballs. Literature? Not just Stieg Larsson. day! Pronunciation, greetings, dialogues and skits will get you on the Tuesdays, 6:30–7:30 p.m. (Instructors are local experts with one road to speaking Swedish in Sweden. foot in Sweden; begins Oct. 4) Intermediate Swedish ($70 members; $95 public) Beginning Swedish I ($70 members; $95 public) Thursdays, 7:30–9 p.m. (Laura Wideburg, begins Sept. 29) Learn pronunciation, greetings and sentence formation. Mondays, 6–7:30 p.m. (Jennifer Hawkins, begins Oct. 3) Advanced Swedish ($70 members; $95 public) Thursdays, 6–7:30 p.m. (Laura Wideburg, begins Sept. 29) Mondays, 7:30–9 p.m. (Jennifer Hawkins, begins Oct. 3) swedishculturalcenter.org 11 Coming Events at the Swedish Cultural Center Continued from p. 10 Friday, Nov. 25. Shake Down the Turkey Dance. Friday, Oct. 7. Viking Happy Hour. Live Scandinavian music for folkdancing: 7:30 to Two floors of Vikings! During Happy Hour, Viking 10:30 p.m. $8 members, $10 guests. look-alikes will flood the dance floor. Costumes welcome! $5 for members, $10 for non-members to Saturday, Dec. 3. come and dance. Concurrent Leif Erikson Day lecture SCC Trip to Leavenworth. at 7 p.m. in Svea Room, which will be a panel of two Join other members to watch the Town Lighting. local individuals working to build authentic Viking $89 members, $99 guests. RSVP to 206-283-1090 ships: Jay Haavik, from Seattle, carving manager on or [email protected]. the Oseberg Ship replica construction in Tønsberg, Wednesday, Dec. 7. Norway, and Geoff Briggs, building a Viking replica Members & Friends Dinner. ship in Anacortes. $10 for lecture. Mark your calendars now. Lutfisk on the menu! Thursday, Oct. 13. SCC Trip to Victoria. Reserve your space now for a voyage on the Saturday, Dec. 10. Lucia Bal. Victoria Clipper and a day in Victoria. For your We’re going back to the elegance of earlier years convenience, the trip begins and ends at the when the Lucia Bal was the dress-up event of the SCC, where your car is conveniently parked for year! the day. $129 members, $139 non-members. Every Friday. Swedish Kafé & Happy Hour! Contact us to reserve: 206-283-1090 or rsvp@ Smörgås sandwiches, Swedish meatballs and home- swedishculturalcenter.org. made pastries. Kafé starts 12 noon. Evening food by Friday, Oct. 28. Schottis Lesson and Dance. Chefs Ann-Margret and Malin starts at 6 p.m. Check Volunteers? Learn how to dance the schottis. Taught by Pat the menu: www.swedishculturalcenter.org. We need volunteer help McMonagle at 7:30 p.m., followed by dancing to live Every Friday. Matinee. cashiering at various special Scandinavian music from 8 to 10:30 p.m. Lesson: $5 Films with English subtitles. $5 donation. 2 p.m. events, including Friday members, $7 guests. Dance: $8 members, $10 guests. Happy Hours. Come early for lunch in our Kafé. • Sept. 2. Swedish film: A Song for Martin. We always need help Wednesday, Nov. 2. • Sept. 9. Norwegian film: Troubled Water. with pancake break- Members & Friends Dinner. • Sept. 16. German film:As Far as My Feet Will fasts, including a volunteer SCC member Irene Meyers, who has traveled in Carry Me. to call and e-mail the whole Sweden, will talk a little and play a little music—all • Sept. 23. Swedish film: Together. corps of pancake volunteers about Sweden. Chef Pidor prepares a delicious • Sept. 30. Finnish film: Last Cowboy Standing a week before each three-course Swedish meal of cabbage-wrapped (Skavabölen pojat). breakfast to ask for specific cod with roasted garlic cream sauce and pumpkin commitments. pie for dessert, all for$18. RSVP by Tuesday, Nov. 1. Every Friday. To lend a hand on any of Late RSVPs and walk-ins $22. RSVP to 206-283- Discussion: Viking Gods! these projects, e-mail info@ 1090 or [email protected]. Social Get together with Viking aficionados to discuss swedishculturalcenter.org or hour 5:30, dinner 6:30. 1,000 years of Norse mythology and religion. Led call 206-283-1090. Saturday, Sunday, Nov. 5–6. by Kelly Hughes. Free. 6 to 6:30 p.m. Holiday Bazaar. Rentals available at Every Friday. Library & Genealogy. Swedish Cultural Center. Holiday shopping at its best with vendors selling Our Friday librarian and genealogist, Alan McCool, 1920 Dexter Ave N., Seattle. handmade and/or Nordic items. Vendor applications will guide your genealogy search or help you find a Call 206-283-1078 or visit accepted. See www.swedishculturalcenter.org. book. 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. www.swedishculturalcenter. Friday, Nov. 18. Viking Lecture. Every Friday. Mad Men. org/Venues/venues.htm. If Viking expert Dr. Kenneth Harl from Tulane Univer- Just to get in the mood for the auction, “Seattle in you’ve been a member for sity returns to the Swedish Cultural Center. His topic the ’60s” on Sept. 24, we’re showing the TV series at least a year, you get a 20 will be “Markets and Coins in the Viking Age.” “Mad Men” in the library. 7:30 p.m. percent discount.
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