EHC Annual Dinner Icant Contributions to the Develop- Ment and Presentation of the Tradi- March 28, 2014 Tional Arts in Our Community

EHC CELEBRATING COMMUNITY SINCE 1980

Ethnic Heritage Council M ARCH 2014 EHC 32nd Annual Dinner & Awards Ceremony, March 28, 2014 at NHM Please join us for our 32nd Annual Dinner by IKEA; Following Dinner: Awards Dinner, Friday, March 28, EHC Board Introductions; Awards 2014, Celebrated at Nordic Herit- Ceremony & Cultural Performances. age Museum, 3014 NW 67th St., In 2014 we will honor 2 members Seattle, WA 98117. Tickets: $50. of our local ethnic communities— Pre-Paid Reservations Only. Reser- leaders and role models who have vation Deadline: Monday, March 24. given their time to their own com- Reservation form: munity and the community at large.

Members of RadostMembers ofCrossroads Cultural @ www.ethnicheritagecouncil.org or call: The Gordon Ekvall Tracie Memori- SchrofPhoto Jal by 206-443-1410 to make your reser- al Award is given to an ethnic per- vation. forming artist who has made signif- EHC Annual Dinner icant contributions to the development and presentation of the tradi- March 28, 2014 tional arts in our community. This at year we honor Sidney Deering, Nordic Heritage Museum

Artistic Director, Radost Folk En- 206-443-1410 semble. www.ethnicheritagecouncil.org The Aspasia Phoutrides Pulakis Memorial Award is given annually to an individual who has contribut- Evening Events: Social Hour & Muse- ed significantly to a Northwest eth- RAFFLE um Tour; Raffle; International Cuisine March 28, 2014 Continued on page 2, Annual Dinner Do you have an item for our raffle? A special item from About the Nordic Heritage Museum your worldly travels you can About the Nordic Heritage Museum Museum hours: Tues-Sat 10 am to 4 donate? Gift Certificate? New books? Lessons? With over 55,000 visitors annually, pm; Sun 12 noon to 4 pm; Mon the Nordic Heritage Museum is a cul- closed. Admission: $6 general; $5 Call: 206-443-1410 tural treasure in the Pacific North- seniors & college students; $4 chil- west. It is the only museum in the dren over 5 years; FREE for chil- United States that represents the cul- dren under 5 and Museum mem- INSIDE THIS ISSUE: tural heritage of all five Nordic coun- bers; free on first Thursdays. The tries: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Nor- Museum is located at 3014 NW Annual Dinner & Awards 1 way and Sweden. The Museum’s mis- 67th Street, Seattle, WA 98117. NHM sion is to share Nordic culture with C a l l : 2 0 6 - 789- 5 7 0 7 ; EEFC 2 people of all ages and backgrounds www.nordicmuseum.org Citizen’s University Conference by exhibiting art and objects, pre- Upcoming activities for children in- serving collections, providing educa- clude: Awardees over the years... 3 tional and cultural experiences and serving as a community gathering First Thursday of the month; 10am- Calendar of Ethnic Events 4-5 place. The Nordic Heritage Museum 11am—Join us for our seventh year St. Urho Party-Dance 6 presents a wide range of vibrant of Nordic Stories, geared toward programs including contemporary art preschool aged children and their Join Us! 7 exhibitions, outstanding concerts, lec- grown-ups. Held the 1st Thursday of Meet the EHC Board & Staff tures and films and a variety of spe- each month from 10am to 11am, Inserts: EHC Annual Dinner cial events throughout the year. Continued on page 7, NHM Invitation; Reservation Form LIKE us on facebook! www.facebook.com/EthnicHeritageCouncil PAGE 2 ETHNIC H ERITAGE COUNCIL — NEWSLETTER M ARCH 2014

Annual Dinner, Continued from page 1 Celebrate Pippi Longstocking! nic community. This year we honor JoAnne Hardt Rudo, Saturday, March 29, 2014 involved with many Nordic organizations and more! Breakfast at Pippi’s; 10am-11:30am Pippi Longstocking Movie; 12pm-1:30pm Join us in honoring extraordinary members of our community, March 28th at the Nordic Heritage Museum. See Celebrate that one-of-a-kind Swedish girl Pippi Longstocking insert pages for more information and reservation form. at the always popular Breakfast at Pippi’s. Dress up as your favorite character from the Pippi stories and join us for a deli- cious breakfast of Swedish pancakes complete with live music NHM, Continued from page 1 and dancing for kids! There will also be a craft for children to Nordic Stories features children’s stories from the Nordic coun- make. Appropriate for all ages. No reservations needed. Cost tries, along with fun craft projects. This is a free program, no is $6 for adults, $4 for children (age 5-12), free for children reservations are necessary. Please note: This program is not under 5, includes Museum admission. intended for large groups. Continue the Pippi celebration with a family viewing of Pippi Coming up: on the Run (dubbed in English!) starring Inger Nilsson– March 6: Oliver by Icelandic author Birgitta Sif appropriate for all ages. No reservations needed. Suggested donation of $5 for adults, $3 for children. April 3: The Three Cabritos, a retelling of the Norwegian "Three Billy Goats Gruff," by Eric A. Kimmel To learn more about NHM and their fantastic programming, visit: www.nordicmuseum.org. Eastern European Folklife Center Scholarships Mendocino June 28 - July 5 year olds! Teens must have a parent or your donation goes toward helping Iroquois Springs August 9-16 guardian attend the workshop with someone get to a workshop.

Applications for the 2014 scholarships them (the scholarship does not include If you have any questions regarding tuition for the parent or guardian). are now available on the Eastern Euro- scholarships, please e-mail of- pean Folklife Center (EEFC) website. The deadline to send applications is [email protected] or call the EEFC office All the information can be found at March 31. Recipients will be chosen by at 510-547-1118 (Pacific Time Zone). http://eefc.org/scholarships.shtml -- April 30th. Please pass this information on to an- please read this page before you ap- If you'd like to contribute to the scholar- yone you know who might be interest- ply. The application form is filled out ship funds, there's still time! This is a ed in applying for an EEFC scholar- online. This year we've changed the ship. great way to spread the joy Balkan scholarship eligibility to include 13-17 music and dance -- 100 percent of Ann Norton, Scholarship Committee Chair Citizen University’s Annual National Conference - March 21, Seattle Citizen University’s annual national tect young minorities from racial profil- Hip-Hop and the raw energy of Punk, conference is the country’s most crea- ing and gun violence. The group helped drizzled with that famous Seattle tive and vibrant gathering on the art collect two million signatures on sound. Ayron is opening for BB King in of powerful citizenship. Please join us Change.org petitioning for the arrest of Seattle next week! and hundreds of activists, innovators George Zimmerman, the shooter later We're going to have fantastic gather- and educators from across the United acquitted in Martin’s death. Daniel is ing for an ever-growing movement of States for a day of skill-building and also a Grand Prize Winner of the people like you — from all walks of inspiration. Learn the elements of civic 2013 Do Something Awards and was life, from left and right — who want to power. Practice social and political recently named to the 2014 Forbes revitalize citizen spirit in this country. action. Connect with people from left Magazine 30 under 30 list. Cristina - Eric Liu and right so we can solve problems Jiménez, Co-Founder, United We www.citizenuniversity.us/conference/ together. America today is in the midst Dream, is featured in today’s NYTimes: of a revival of citizen spirit. ! Young Immigrants Turn Focus to Presi-

Presenter News - Just added as a dent in Struggle Over Deportations workshop presenter: Daniel Maree, the Just added to the Salon line-up: Seattle New to area? Studying English? founder and executive director of Mil- singer-songwriter Ayron Jones, has KCLS can help you! lion Hoodies Movement for Justice. Af- become one of Seattle's hottest up-and For English & Citizenship Assistance, ter Florida teen Trayvon Martin was -comers with his own brand of music visit: www.kcls.org shot, Daniel Maree founded the Million dubbed, "Urban Rock." A hard-core www.kcls.org/welcome/ Hoodies Movement for Justice, to pro- version of the blues with the essence of www.kcls.org/esl/ ETHNIC H ERITAGE COUNCIL — PAGE 3 M ARCH 2014 NEWSLETTER

ASPASIA PHOUTRIDES PULAKIS MEMORIAL AWARD

The Aspasia Phoutrides Pulakis Memorial Award is given annually to an individual who has contributed significantly to a Northwest ethnic community. Dorothy Cordova 1983 Joan Rudd 1999 Ali San 1984 Sue Isely 2000 John Kovtunovich 1985 Sharon McBride Ritelis 2001 Esther Mumford 1986 Afifi Durr 2002 Sirkka Wilson 1987 Richard L. Major 2003 Yuki Nakamura 1988 Norman Westerberg 2004 Rosanne Gostovich Royer 1989 Eduardo Mendonça 2005 Ralph Hayes 1990 Kathy Bruni 2006 Ingeborg Hansen 1991 Flori Montante 2007 Lucy Fueresz 1992 Leo Utter 2008 Maria Medina 1993 Peter Pawluskiewicz & Martha Brice 2009 Lennie Meder 1994 Kristine Leander 2010 John Keane 1995 Lora Chiorah Dye & Schobha Raman 1996 Bettie Sing Luke 2011 The Families of Jose & Norma Gomez Mary Sherhart 2012 and Juan & Marcolina Sosa 1997 JoAnne Hardt Rudo 2014 Bernard “Bernie” Whitebear 1998

GORDON EKVALL TRACIE 2014 AWARDEE MEMORIAL AWARD JOANNE RUDO The Gordon Ekvall Tracie Award is given to an ethnic performing artist who has made significant contributions to the development and presentation of the traditional arts in our community.

Ruben Sierra 1990 Patrinell Wright 1991 2014 AWARDEE Prabha Rustagi 1994 SIDNEY DEERING Ken Jackson – Grey Eagle 1995 Allan Swensson 1997 Kofi Anang 1998 Henry Louie 1999 Sara Contreras 2000 Bruce Miller “Subiyay” 2001 Mary Mariko Ohno 2002 Roger R. Del Rosario 2003 Sidney Deering is Jiyeon Cheh 2004 pictured second from Arthur W. C. Nation 2005 right, wearing red Melody Wenying Xie 2006 striped apron. Rubina Carmona 2007 Her daughter, Anya, Dr. Ratna Mukherjee Roy 2008 is next to her, also in red. Mr. Nat V. Raman 2009

Luis Gramal 2010 Photos by Jal Schrof Omar Batiste 2011 Swil Kanim 2012 Sidney Deering 2014 PAGE 4 ETHNIC H ERITAGE COUNCIL — CALENDAR OF ETHNIC EVENTS M ARCH 2014

READ THIS NEWSLETTER Lake City Contra/Old-Time Country Thursday, 13th ON LINE! VISIT: Dance-7:30pm, Workshop; 8-11pm, Amarcord—Italian film. 7:30pm, www.ethnicheritagecouncil.org Dance. Benefit for the NW Folklife Festi- Plestcheeff Auditorium, SAM downtown. val. Call: 206-525-0932; seattle- Call: 206-654-3121. March 2013 dance.org/contra/lakecity The Consul-Opera. Through March 7. Mozart’s Prague Symphony. Call: 206 C a l l : 2 0 6 - 389- 7 6 7 6 ; Juliet of the Spirits-Italian film-7:30pm- -215-4747; seattlesymphony.org www.seattleopera.org/subscription Plestcheeff Auditorium, SAM Downtown. Arturo Sandoval—March 13-16. Call: Call: 206-654-3121. Venus in Fur-Seattle Rep Theatre. 206-441-9729 or www.jazzalley.com

Through March 9. Call: 206-443-2222; Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan— Friday, 14th www.seattlerep.org 8pm-Meany Hall, UW. March 6-8. Call: The Quiet American-Pacific—NW Folk- 206-543-4880; uwworldseries.org MIRO-“The Experience of Seeing” Exhibi- lore Society Coffeehouse Concert-7:30- tion. Through May 25. seattleartmuse- Friday, 7th 9:30pm, Couth Buzzard Books Espresso um.org Emerald City Contra Dance-7pm, work- Buono Café. Call: 206-436-2960.

shop; 7:30-10pm-Dance. Phinney Saturday, 1st St. Patrick’s Day Mass for Peace—10am Neighborhood Center. Call: 206-440- -St. Patrick’s Church, 2702 Broadway Adventures of Sinbad—by Oregon 9839; seattledance.org/contra/ Shadow Theatre. “A classic Persian tale East. emerald.city.html from the Arabian Nights”. NW Puppet St. Patrick’s Day Dinner—Sons of Nor- th Center. March 1-16. Call: 800-838- Saturday, 8 way-Poulsbo. Call: 360-779-5209; 3006; www.nwpuppet.org Gustafer Yellowgold-12-12:45pm. www.poulsbosonsofnorway.com

www.townhallseattle.org Seattle Jewish Film Festival—The Director’s Choice—Pacific NW Ballet. Theme is “The Good, The Bad & The Fun- Annual Banquet-Seattle Fedele Lodge March 14-23. Call: 206-441-2424; ny”. Continues March 1-9. #1390-Kennedy High School, Burien, PNB.org www.seattlejewishfilmfestival.org WA. Call: 206-930-7061.

LUCKY—WaMu Theater. Green attire Balkan Night NW 2014– 2pm-midnight- 2014 Annual Heritage Day-10am-3pm- strongly encouraged. Music and dancing all night long! St. Bothell Sons of Norway. Call: 425-485- www.ticketmaster.com Demetrios Hall. 9085; www.bothellsonsofnorway.org Saturday, 15th www.balkannightnw.com Seattle Chinese Orchestra—7pm- Irish Festival—2014 IRISH FESTIVAL in Japanese Pancake Lunch & Tour- Shorecrest Performing Arts Center. seat- the Seattle Center Armory, formerly 10:30am-1pm-The Wing Luke Museum. tlechineseorchestra.bpt.me called Center House, 12 Noon-6pm, Sat- Call: 206-623-5124; wingluke.org Little Shop of HORRORS—ACT Theatre. urday (6 Hours); 10am-6pm, Sunday (8

Japanese holiday Hinamatsure or “Girls March 8-June 15. Call: 206-292-7676; Hours). FREE The Festival features booths Day”. Explore the Japanese art collec- www.acttheatre.org selling Irish and Celtic products, non-stop tion & make your own. seattleartmuse- Sunday, 9th Irish music, singing, dancing, workshops, um.org BONACA will play music from Croatia lectures, cultural displays, children's con-

and beyond...Enjoy your favorite songs tests and activities, etc. Festival Highlights St. David’s Day Celebration-2-4:30pm- also include Genealogy Workshops, Irish by Puget Sound Welsh Assn.-Lake City along with the best ethnic food and drink in Seattle and get up and dance!!! All Language Workshops, Cultural Exhibits Presbyterian Church, Seattle. Call: 253- and more. Family-oriented activities in- 381-9654; www.PugetSoundWelsh.org ages welcome for "Traditional Sun- clude wonderful Irish Musicians along with nd days"!!! 7-10p, Sarajevo Lounge. No Sunday, 2 Cover Charge!!! Reservations call: 206- Champion Irish Stepdancers from around Pancake Breakfast-8-1pm-Swedish Cul- 448-9000; www.sarajevolounge.com the Pacific Northwest. Events for children tural Center. Call: 206-283-1090; or include the “Smilingest Irish Eyes Contest” swedishculturalcenter.org Tuesday, 11th and the “Most Irish-Looking Face Con- USAF Band of the Golden West-12noon Tuesday, 4th test”, and other activities in the Children’s -Armory-Seattle Center. Activities Center. Contemporary Irish Pat Metheny Unity Group-The Moore Theatre. Call: 877-784-4849; Anton Schwartz Quintet featuring Eric short films will be screened during our stgpresents.org/season Reed & Dominick Farinacci. March11-12. Irish Reels Film Festival (see schedule of films at www.irishreels.org). th C a l l : 2 0 6 - 441- 9 7 2 9 ; Wednesday, 5 www.jazzalley.com www.seattlecenter.com; A Ballerina’s Journey—Jenifer Ringer th www.irishclub.org/ Call: 206-427- with Peter Boal. 7:30-9pm. Wednesday, 12 3027; 206-684-7200. www.townhallseattle.org Disney’s The Lion King—Paramount An Evening with the JACK Quartet- th Theatre. March 12-April 6. Thursday, 6 stgpresents.org 7:30pm & 10pm-Meany Theatre, UW. Sergio Mendes & Brazil 2014—March 6 Call: 206-543-4880; -9. Call: 206-441-9729; jazzalley.com www.music.washington.edu ETHNIC H ERITAGE COUNCIL — PAGE 5 M ARCH 2014 CALENDAR OF ETHNIC EVENTS

Family Fun Day—Paper art. 1-3pm, Saturday, 22nd ZZ TOP-La Futura Tour-Moore Theatre. Wing Luke Museum. FREE. Call: 206- Leif to Leif Fun Run/Walk, 9AM, regis- stgpresents.org/season

623-5124; wingluke.org. tration starts at 8AM - Starting and th Tuesday, 25 Mixed-Media Sculptures-10am-noon- ending at Leif Erikson Hall by the Leif The Suit—Bagley Wright Theatre. Seattle Art Museum. Explore abstract Erikson bust going to Shilshole to the Leif March 25-31. Call: 206-812-1114; shapes & vibrant colors w/ a family- Erikson Statue and returning. Get your stgpresents.org/season friendly tour of Miro: The Experience of Norwegian flag and a waffle for partic- Thursday 27th Seeing; then create your own extraordi- ipating! Registration forms at Dvorak’s Cello Concerto—Call: 206- nary mixed-media sculpture. www.LeifEriksonLodge.com 215-4747; seattlesymphony.org seattleartmuseum.org ARTRISE DANCE-11am-Shoreline Com- Friday, 28th Tea for Ruby—The Theatre at Meyden- munity College Theater. artrise- EHC 32nd Annual Dinner & Awards bauer Center, Downtown Bellevue by dance.bpt.me Ceremony—5:30-9:30pm. Nordic Her- Evergreen City Ballet. March 15-16. Leo Kottke—8pm-Benaroya Hall. Call: itage Museum. Call: 206-443-1410; Call: 800-514-3849; 206-215-4747; www.benaroyahall.org www.ethnicheritagecouncil.org. www.evergreencityballet.org Spaghetti Dinner – 4-7pm, Cle Elum Folkdance—8-10:30pm, Swedish Cultur- Sunday, 16th Eagles Lodge #1968. Call: 509-674- al Center. Call: 206-283-1090; Seattle Family Dance—Dance with your 5125. [email protected] children (under 10) to live traditional CIRCA- 8pm, Meany Hall, UW. March music. All dances taught. 3-5pm, Phin- Saturday, 29th 22-23. Call: 206-543-4880; Breakfast at Pippi’s-10am-Swedish pan- ney Neighborhood Center. Call: 206- uwworldseries.org 330-7408. cake breakfast with crafts live music- Tacoma Mountaineers Folkdance-7- Nordic Heritage Museum. 12:00 noon- 30th St. Patrick’s Day Dash-8:30am. 8pm, teaching; 8pm-dance. Sons of Nor- the movie, Pippi on the Run will play. http://stpatsdash.com/ way Normanna Hall. Call: 253-759- nordicmuseum.org/education.aspx#pippi St. Patrick’s Day Parade-12:30pm along 3731. Downtown Mountain Boys-7:30pm- 4th Avenue. Skagit-Anacortes Folkdancers-6pm, Phinney Neighborhood Center. Call: Pinocchio Ballet—Pacific Northwest potluck; 7:15, Dancing. Zakuska will 206-528-8523 Ballet. March 16-22. Call: 206-441- play. Bay View Civic Hall, Bay View, Seattle Baroque Orchestra-Bach Con- 2424; PNB.org WA. Call: 360-293-9274. tatas for Lent & Easter by Early Music Annual Spaghetti Fundraiser-2-6pm- Sunday, 23rd Guild. 8pm, Town Hall. Call: 206-325- Black Diamond Lodge #1809-Black Dia- Seattle’s French Festival—Seattle Cen- 7066 or EarlyMusicGuild.org mond Community Center. Call: 360-886 ter Festál presents the 2nd Annual Seat- Keola Beamer-8pm, Kirkland Perfor- -1011. tle's French Fest: A Celebration of French mance Center. Call: 425-893-9900; Wednesday 19th -Speaking Cultures - Seattle Center's Ar- www.kpcenter.org The Importance of Being Earnest— mory/Center House. This free, family- NFDI Fundraiser Dance benefitting NW Seattle Shakespeare Co. March 19-April friendly, one day event is open to the public with the purpose of celebrating and Folklife-7-11pm, Cedar Valley Grange, 13. Call: 206-733-8222. raising awareness of Francophone cultures Lynnwood. Call: 425-485-1638. Thursday, 20th and traditions to the residents of the Annual Dinner & Auction-Wing Luke Zakir Hussain & the Masters of Percus- Greater Seattle area. Festival-goers will Museum-Sheraton Seattle Hotel. Call: sion-The Moore. stgpresents.org listen to live music, see theater and dance 206-623-5124. performances, taste international cuisine, Richard Goode-8pm-Meany Hall, UW. learn from informative seminars and Call: 206-543-4880; uwworldse- ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ demonstrations, play games and enjoy a ries.org. day full of fun activities! À bientôt! Seat- Note: Although we do our best to make The TUTOR—A new musical comedy. tle's French Fest: A Celebration of French- sure the details are correct for all events Village Theatre. March 20-April 27. Speaking Cultures is presented in partner- listed, if you plan to attend one of these Call: 425-392-2202; ship with France Education Northwest under events, please double check the date, the auspices of the Consular Agency of www.VillageTheatre.org time and venue, using the contact infor- France. Call: 206-684-7200; seattle- mation mentioned, as sometimes things Friday, 21st center.com/festal; www.fenpnw.org Harp-O-Rama: Maire Ni Chathasaigh- change and we don’t know about it. Town Hall. Legendary Celtic harpist. Annual President’s Day Pasta Dinner- 7:30-9:30pm, www.townhallseattle.org Tacoma Lodge #1175. 1-6pm, St. Charles Borromeo Parish Hall, Tacoma. Seattle Balkan Dancers welcomes Call: 253-473-6425. Orkestar RTW! 8pm, Russian Community Center. Call: 425-883-0332. 4th Sunday Dance-2-5pm-Mt. Vernon- [email protected]

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The creepy, crawlies have returned! St. Urho Party-Dance, April 4 - by Joanne Rudo turnovers and interceptions made by that your chances of fame and glory This is an Important Message the grasshoppers, but St. Urho contin- will be increased!

This is not an April Fool's joke! ued to fight. St. Urho was hit with such During intermission, Harvey Niebulski The creepy, crawlies have returned! St. ferocity that the creepy crawlies and Marianne Tatom, will provide Urho Party/Dance—Friday, April 4th thought that his will would surely be infectious music with a Klezmer tang. 7:30 p.m., Cedar Valley Grange deflated. However, St. Urho stood with Lots of goodies will be offered for immense fortitude and courage armed The green crunchy Locuisti- happy munching and then it will be with only a rake, shouted with great time for the often sought after un- dae (Acrididae) and emotion, “Hereinafter, hereinafter, Tettigonidae are once again wanted door prizes. It is important to meme Alta thirteen!” Translated into be properly attired for this auspicious attempting to decimate the English, it means, “Grasshopper, grass- lush, bountiful vineyards of event, so please wear St. Urho colors hoppers, get the ??? out of Finland! Finland! Yummy, yummy, of green and purple. For further in- You can imagine the word that was left formation on saintly and non-saintly munch, crunch, creep, crawl out but this newsletter does go out to and munch some more! issues, please contact JoAnne Rudo: families. The grasshoppers, quaking 206-329-1443. Finnish grapes are sooo good! There is with fear, left the Finnish vineyards and some serious munching to do. How could wine from the Midnight Sun was once life get any better? Look, there is an- again available to all. other field! No worry about weight gain for these critters! Come pay homage to this great man as Skandia along with Katrilli presents a Finnish grapes are some of the most St. Urho party and dance. The cele- succulent, delightful grapes known to bration will begin at 7:30 pm. with the wine world. It is no wonder that Katrilli teaching some fun Finnish mixers these green creepy marauding insects including the grape stomping dance. choose to dine in the lush Finnish vine- Along with the Scandinavian dances, yards. As the voracious, crawly, green Folk Voice with their multitude of instru- grasshoppers started to destroy Fin- ments, will entertain throughout the land's famous vineyards, the wine con- night with some tangos, swing and noisseurs throughout the world, began even some tunes from south of the Mid- to cry with great anguish, “Is there night Sun. Of course, what would the someone who can save these wonder- St. Urho - Bob Larson & Urhoiina - gathering be without Pat McDonald Patti Larson. Photo by Martin Ng. ful grapes so that the famous wines leading us through the Grasshopper from Finland can still be enjoyed?” Humppa? There will be many mixers How could the world survive without and lots of opportunities to dance, so the Finnish Syracuse, Chardonnays, come with or without a partner. Since

Merlot and other gourmet wines? this is a fun evening, it would be a very THANK YOU EHC Who could lead the battle against good time to introduce new people to these hordes of hungry grasshoppers? Skandia. MEMBERS! A brilliant defense would be needed. Patti and Bob Larson, last year's St. The line against the enemy must be Urho and Urhoiina, will take their final held! Someone with great courage royal and saintly walk. Although, the and skill is needed. Russell Wilson of Larson's have had many profound ex- the Sea hawks and Peyote Manning a periences having the honor of being St. Denver Bronco player, were both con- Urho and Urhoiina, they are tired. It is tacted. Unfortunately, they were both time for another saintly couple. There involved with other lucrative opportuni- will be a mini-pronunciation workshop ~ Your membership & ties. Let's face it, who in their right of the chant. Then the fierce competi- donations mind would want to go in a field with tion will begin in hopes of being thousands of chirping hungry insects? support the work of the crowned the new St. Urho and Urhoiina. Ethnic Heritage Council ~ Without any hesitation, our hero, St. It takes great energy and conviction to Urho came to defend the very vulnera- frighten hordes of grasshoppers so con- ble Finnish vineyards. There were many sider practicing the chant at home so ETHNIC H ERITAGE COUNCIL — PAGE 7 M ARCH 2014 NEWSLETTER

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WHO WE ARE… 2013-2014 Board of Directors

2013-2014 Mary L. Hsu Mark Vohr

JoAnne Lee Officers and Executive Board Janet McCully Emeritus Directors: Burton Bard Sue McNab, President Sue McNab Jagdish Sharma Natasha Savage Mary Hsu, Vice President Nanci Spieker Nanci Spieker, Secretary Mitsu Sundvall

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5:30 pm - Social Hour & Museum Tour “Dream of America”

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Following Dinner: EHC Board Introductions Awards Ceremony Joanne Rudo - Aspasia Phoutrides Pulakis Award Sidney Deering - Gordon Ekvall Tracie Award Cultural Performances RAFFLE

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Please complete the reservation form & mail with payment to: Ethnic Heritage Council, 305 Harrison St. #304, Seattle, WA 98109

Or order by phone: 206-443-1410; fax: 206-443-1408; email: [email protected] PayPal: www.ethnicheritagecouncil.org