November 2013
EHC CELEBRATING COMMUNITY SINCE 1980
Ethnic Heritage Council NOVEMBER 2013 rd 23 Annual Cultural Crossroads - A Celebration of our Community’s Cultural Riches - November 1-3, 2013 The Ethnic Heritage Council and Flute & Stories, Bulgarian Voices of Crossroads Bellevue produce the Seattle Women’s Choir, Enzian Twenty-third Annual Cultural Cross- Schuhplattler, German Bavarian Photoby Jal Schrof roads Festival, November 1-3, at Schuhplattler & Folkdances; Haan Crossroads Bellevue, located at NE Dei I Jin (Take My Hand), Dances of 8th at 156th Ave. NE in Bellevue. The the Tlingit People (Native Alas- festival features some of the area’s kans); Juliana & PAVA, Ancient Rus- best ethnic entertainment on two sian Folk Songs; Melody Dance stages, an international bazaar, and Group, Traditional, Ethnic, Folk & exhibits. The event has been the sin- Modern Chinese Dance; Quichua gle most popular event in the Cross- Mashis, Music of the Andes; Radost roads annual calendar of events. Folk Ensemble, Dances & Songs of Admission is free. Festival hours: the Balkans; Show Brazil! Featuring Friday, Nov. 1: 5pm – 9pm Eduardo Mendonça, Urvasi Dance Saturday, Nov. 2: 10am – 9pm Company, Odissi Classical Dance Sunday, Nov. 3: 11am – 6pm and more! Friday night event fa- The multi-cultural celebration will fea- vorite Rouge & Noir Tango Orches- ture a world of entertainment – more tra will bring out the Tango in eve- than thirty cultural & ethnic music and ryone along with a free tango Cultural Crossroads dance performances. Performances November 1-3, 2013 include: Peter Ali, Native American Continued on page 2, Crossroads at Crossroads Bellevue
Start the Holiday Season at Yulefest 206-443-1410 www.ethnicheritagecouncil.org November 23 & 24 - Get a head folk dancers will bring Nordic cul- start on your holiday shopping while ture to life, performing on stages immersing yourself in Nordic Christ- throughout the Museum. Young and mas traditions at the 36th annual old alike can enjoy free holiday- Yulefest on Saturday, November 23 inspired crafts, activities, and pic- and Sunday, November 24 at the tures with Santa. INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Nordic Heritage Museum in Ballard. Find the perfect present for each Cultural Crossroads 1
From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day, the person on your holiday shopping Yulefest at NHM festival will present food, music, and list by perusing the Nordic-inspired craft holiday traditions of the Nordic wares of more than 40 merchants. Cultural Crossroads 2013 2-3 countries. Authentic specialty treats Items available will range from will available throughout the museum, locally hand-made items to Nordic- Calendar of Ethnic Events 4-5 including open-face Scandinavian inspired gifts to goods imported Hmong New Year 6 sandwiches at the Nordic Café; directly from Scandinavia, including Local Lutefisk! krumkake and lefse in the Kaffestu- traditional and contemporary jew- ga; and, in the Bodega, glögg and a elry, high-quality woodworking, UW PSEC Lecture 7 selection of Nordic beers. Additional- hand-woven rugs, woolen sweaters, Dolls of the World 8 ly, Goodies-to-Go will offer Nordic and much more. treats for take-home purchase, per- Join Us! 9 New this year to the event will be fect for holiday get-togethers. Meet the EHC Board & Staff Scandinavian fiddlers, singers, and Continued on page 7, Yulefest LIKE us on facebook! www.facebook.com/EthnicHeritageCouncil PAGE 2 ETHNIC H ERITAGE COUNCIL — NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 2013
Crossroads, Continued from page 1 Cultural Crossroads is produced by the Ethnic Heritage dance lesson by Patty Leverett and Saturday evening Council. Sponsors include Crossroads Bellevue, SAFECO Bonaca, will take us on a musical journey through Croatia Insurance, City of Bellevue Parks and Community Services and the Balkans. Cultural Diversity Program, Seattle Peoples Fund, Tulalip
Visit the Cultural Crossroads Marketplace where over twen- Tribes Charitable Fund and 4Culture. The event is supported ty booths representing Africa, Asia, Europe, South America, by Seattle Foundation. Since the EHC’s inception in 1980, and North America, feature imported and hand-crafted the Council has worked to promote inter-ethnic communica- gifts from around the world. Perfect for early Holiday tion and cultural preservation in the Northwest. EHC contin- shopping! ues to produce international festivals, a public July 4th Nat- uralization Ceremony; publishes a monthly Newsletter and The weekend event will feature more exciting activities for Calendar of Northwest Ethnic and Cultural Events, and pro- children this year, including an international and interactive vides a referral service to schools, government agencies LEGO® display (Sat. & Sun. 12-4pm) - a showcase with and private citizens. Publications and information about the models representing many cultures and nationalities all Council will be available throughout the weekend. Cross- made of LEGO®, provided by Dan Parker, LEGO® Certi- roads Bellevue: 15600 NE 8th, Bellevue, WA 98008; fied Professional Artist, and “Folk Art for Kids” a coloring www.crossroadsbellevue.com V i s i t : activity for children! And for the kid in all of us, "Dolls of www.ethnicheritagecouncil.org Photos by Jal Schrof, the World", a display of over 130 dolls in ethnic dress from available: http://www.pbase.com/jal/ around the world! cuturalcorssroads2012
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23rd ANNUAL CULTURAL CROSSROADS A Celebration of our Community’s Cultural Riches
Performance Schedule - Schedule subject to change
Friday, November 1: Market Music Stage: 5:00-6:00 Marianna Trio – Songs of the World 6:30-9:00 The Rouge & Noir Tango Orchestra – With FREE Tango Lesson by Patty Leverett 6:30-7:30 & 8:00-9:00 Rouge & Noir; 7:30-8:00 Tango Lesson
Saturday, November 2: Market Music Stage: 11:00-11:45 Quichua Mashis – Music of the Andes 12:00-12:45 Dr. Maggie Bennett, Folklorist– “Lore, Legends, and Lyrics of the Irish” 1:00-1:45 Zaphara’s Middle Eastern Dancers – Egyptian Cabaret Bellydance 2:00-2:45 Dave and the Dalmatians– Songs from the Croatian Coast & Beyond 3:00-3:45 La Mezzanotte Trio– European Favorites with Operatic Complement 4:00-4:45 New Age Flamenco – World Music Reflecting Latin, Mediterranean, European, Jazz & Gypsy Roots 5:00-5:45 Peter Ali – Native American Flute & Stories 6:00-6:45 Bulgarian Voices of Seattle Women’s Choir – Traditional songs from Bulgaria 7:00-9:00 Bonaca – Music of Croatia and Beyond The Borders Dance Stage: 11:00-11:35 Z-Ultimate Self Defense Studios – Demonstration of Martial Arts through Uniqueness & Grace 11:45-12:25 Karavans Dance Troupe – Folk and Tribal Dances from North Africa, Mid-East & Iran 12:40-1:00 Asia Pacific Language School– Children Perform Songs of China & Japan 1:15-1:45 Datina – Folk Dances & Songs of Romania 2:00-2:50 Kabuki Academy – Japanese Dance & Shamisen Music 2:50-3:45 Stage Break 3:45-4:25 Jacquelina’s Dances of Spain – Traditional Flamenco Dance of Southern Spain 4:35-5:15 Urvasi Dance Ensemble – Classical Odissi Dance from Orissa India 5:30-6:15 Enzian Schuhplattler – German Bavarian Schuhplattler & Folkdances
Sunday, November 3: Market Music Stage: 11:00-11:45 Quichua Mashis – Music of the Andes 12:00-12:45 Nrityangan Kathak Studio – Indian Classical, Semi-Classical and Creative Dance 1:00-1:45 Ocheami – Music, Dance & Stories from Ghana West Africa 2:00-2:45 Haan Dei I Jin (Take my Hand) – Traditional Alaskan Tlingit Singing, Dancing & Drumming 3:00-3:45 Los de Rio – Musical Journey through Spain, Mexico & Latin America 4:00-4:45 Juliana & PAVA – Ancient Russian Folk Songs 5:00-5:45 Show Brazil! – Traditional & Contemporary Music & Dance of Brazil Dance Stage: 11:00-11:30 Baile Glas Irish Dancers – Traditional Dance Styles of Ireland 11:45-12:15 Halau Hōkunani – Music & Hula from the Islands of Hawaii 12:30-1:00 Radost Folk Ensemble – Dances & Songs of the Balkans 1:15-1:45 Shahrazad Dance Ensemble of Seattle– Folkloric Dances of Egypt, Lebanon & North Africa 2:00-2:30 Yang Chengfu Tai Chi Chuan Center – Performance of Traditional Yang Family Tai Chi Chuan 2:30-3:10 Stage Break 3:10-3:50 Melody Dance Group – Traditional, Ethnic, Folk & Modern Chinese Dance 4:05-4:45 Leela Kathak– North Indian Kathak Dance 5:00-5:45 Kisbetyárok Hungarian Family Dancers – Hungarian Village Dances for All Ages
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READ THIS NEWSLETTER Performance Center. November 1-2. Wednesday, 6th ON LINE! VISIT: http://www.kpcenter.org/ Garfield High School Jazz Band— www.ethnicheritagecouncil.org performances/keith-highlanders-pipe- 7:30pm, The Triple Door. Call: 206-838- band-live 4333; www.thetripledoor NOVEMBER 2013 Anything Goes Musical - 5th Ave. Thea- Saturday, 2nd Thursday, 7th tre. Through November 3. Call: 206- Dazzling Diwali “Festival of Lights”. MAKANA—Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital 625-1900 or www.5thavenue.org Kids tours, music, dancing, a little Bolly- Hall, Benaroya Hall. Call: 206-215- wood, fashion shows & art making. In- 4747; benaroyahall.org Friday, 1st cluding Kids Flick: The River. Seattle Art In the Land of Rain & Salmon—Jewish 23rd Annual Cultural Crossroads Festi- Museum. Visit: seattleartmuseum.org val—The multi-cultural celebration will Voices in the NW. 7:30pm, Nordic Herit- feature a world of entertainment with 35th Annual Finnish Community Ba- age Museum. www.nordicmuseum.org over thirty cultural and ethnic music zaar-Nordic Heritage Museum. Call: Mahler’s Sixth—Seattle Symphony, and dance performances. November 1- 206-789-5707; www.nordicmuseum.org Benaroya Hall. November 7 & 9. Call: 3. Crossroads Mall. Call: 425-644- The Jangles Western Swing Dance/ 206-215-4747; seattlesymphony.org 1111; www.crossroadsbellevue.com. Concert. 7:30pm, Phinney Neighbor- Andre Watts-Meany Hall, UW. Call: 206 NW Folklife Harvest Celebration-Town hood Center. Call: 206-528-8523; phin- -543-4880; www.uwworldseries.org Hall. www.nwfolklife.org neycenter.org
Music Performance—“Bat of No Bird 9th Annual Dia de Los Muertos- “Take Five”- Remembering Dave Bru- Island”, Chamber Jazz Ensemble by Se- Ofrenda Exhibit Opening & Dinner. 5- beck– November 2 & 3. 7:30pm, Sat. attle composer, Paul Kikuchi. Free. 7pm- 8pm, El Centro de la Raza. Exhibit con- Benaroya Hall, Recital Hall; 2pm-Sun. Wing Luke Museum. www.wingluke.org tinues through November 21. 206-957- Kirkland Performance Center. Call: 206 th 4605; www.elcentrodelaraza.org. -523-6159. Friday, 8
Global Dance Party—Global Dance Balkan Folk Dance Workshop with Tom Swedish Cultural Center Holiday Ba- Party is an international high energy per- Deering-2pm, Nancy’s Farm-Bellingham. zaar—November 2 & 3. Sat. 9-5; Sun. formance of cultural & contemporary Call: 360-733-1815. 8-4. Call: 206 -283-1090; dance & music. This year’s lineup in- www.swedishculturalcenter.org Folk Dance Party with Orkestar RTW- cludes breakdancing favorites Vicious Finger food potluck items welcomed. Tacoma Studio Tour—Featuring 60 art- Puppies, latin/rock inspired ballroom by 7:30-10:30pm, Fairhaven Library, Bel- ists & collaborative studios around Taco- Pacific Ballroom Junior Premiere, STG lingham. Call: 360-380-0456. ma. November 2 & 3. Free. ArtAt- and Velocity Dance Center’s young cho- WorkTacoma.com reographer’s Seattle Youth Dance Col- The Manhattan Transfer—7pm & Skandia Jam—9:30am-noon, Leslie & lective, a celebration of Eastern Europe- 9:30pm-The Triple Door. November 1-3. an culture by Radost Folk Ensemble, Call 838-4333 or www.thetripledoor Duncan Foley’s house. Call: 253-905- 6028. African and contemporary influenced Skandia First Friday Dance—Allspice Marimba music by Shumba Marimba, will spice up your November at 8:30 Sunday, 3rd and DANCE This 2013 fierce young Hip with a tasty selection of tunes, including Annual Swedish Heritage Program- Hop girls in M.I.A. Misses in Action with several Mazurkas for practice. Bill Boyd 2pm, Scandinavian Cultural Center, PLU, choreography by Daniel Cruz. 7:30pm, will follow up in the second half playing Tacoma. Free. Call: 253-535-7322. Moore Theatre. Call: 206-812-1114; hardingfele to tickle your dancing feet Swedish Cultural Center Pancake 877-STG-4TIX; stgpresents.org/season with his peppy Norwegian tunes. Teach- Breakfast—8am-1:30pm, Swedish Cul- AnDa Union—Meany Hall, UW. Call: ing starts at 7:30 p.m., with Paul Everitt tural Center. Call: 206- 283-1090. 206-543-4880; www.uwworldseries.org teaching Sigdalsmazurka. 7:30–11 p.m. th Cedar Valley Grange, Lynnwood. Call: Monday, 4 Kylian & Pite—Pacific Northwest Ballet. 206-784-7470; Info: publicity@skandia Iron & Wine—Live in Concert-The Para- McCaw Hall. November 8-17. Call: 206 -folkdance.org, www.skandia - mount. Call: 877-784-4849 or -441-2424; pnb.org stgpresents.org folkdance.org Saturday, 9th th Keith Highlanders Pipe Band and special Tuesday, 5 Hmong New Year Celebration—Explore guests for the Annual Concert Series at Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell w/ and experience the cultural roots and the Kirkland Performance Center. The Richard Thompson—S. Mark Taper contemporary influences of people from Keith Highlanders Pipe Band was formed Found. Auditorium-Benaroya Hall. Call: the hilltops of China, Laos, and Thailand 206- 215-4747; benaroyahall.org through live performances, visual arts, in 1952 and seeks to broaden the pub- lic’s interest in and appreciation for tra- Bellydancersize classes start at Phinney hands-on activities, games, and a lively ditional Scottish piping, drumming and Center. 7-8pm beginners, 7:45-9pm Int. marketplace. Call: 206-684-7200; highland dancing both in and beyond -Advanced. Call: 206-632-2416; visit: www.hmongassociationofwa.org ; the Pacific Northwest. 7:30pm, Kirkland www.bellydancingbyzaphara.com www.seattlecenter.com
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Seattle Rock Orchestra performs Pink by Auburn Lodge #1955. Call: 253- Sunday, 17th Floyd. The Moore Theatre. Call: 206- 833-9036. 2 C E L L O S - 7pm- The Moore. 8 1 2 - 1 1 1 4 ; 8 7 7 - STG - 4 T I X ; Friday, 15th stgpresents.org stgpresents.org/season Skandia Third Friday Dance—Our th Tuesday, 19 Book Reading: Songs of Willow Frost by friends from Vancouver, B.C., Sammen- Modigliani Quartet—Meany Hall, UW. Jamie Ford. 1pm, Wing Luke Museum. spil, will provide an evening of delicious Call 543-4880; www.worldseries.org www.wingluke.org tunes from the Scandinavian countries Thursday, 21st with warm hearts tuned to the key of Auburn Veterans Day Parade— Isabelle de Borehgrave meets Mariano “eh”. 7:30pm with Pat McMonagle Fortuny—Bellevue Arts Museum. A world Reception lunch for marchers at Les teaching more mazurkas and dance 8:30 Gove Park. Call: 206-478-3876. of paper fashion. November 21- –11 p.m., Cedar Valley Grange, February 16. www.bellevuearts.org Film: “The Cuckoo” 2pm,Scandinavian Lynnwood. Call: 206-784-7470; pub- Cultural Center, PLU, Tacoma. Free. licity@skandia - folkdance.org, Friday, 22nd www.plu.edu/scancenter www.skandia-folkdance.org Templanza—by Casa Patas Flamenco Found presents. November 22-23. Call: Morton Subotnick & Lillevan—Town Harp Concert - Harpist Patrick Ball pre- 206-215-4747; benaroyahall.org Hall. www.townhallseattle.org sents “Celtic Harp and Story” Patrick Ball is one of the premier Celtic harp Scandinavian Folkdance—8-10pm, 15th Annual African Day Business Fo- Seattle-Swedish Cultural Center. Call: rum and Celebration Dinner - “Time for players in the world and a captivating spoken word artist. He creates a spell- 206-283-1090. Africa: The Emerging Market” Building Trade, Investment, and Infrastructure. binding evening for listeners of all ages. Saturday, 23rd Produced by The African Chamber of 8pm, Greenlake Methodist Church. “Hello Kitty Day” Hello Kitty will visit brownpapertickets.com the Wing! Grab a photo with her. 1- the Pacific Northwest. 8am-10pm, Red Lion Hotel, 1314-5th Ave. Seattle. Call: Saturday, 16th 4pm, Wing Luke Museum; 206-256-6139; [email protected]; www.wingluke.org Nordic Sweater & Other Nordic Things www.africanchamberofcommercePNW.c Exchange—10-4pm, Scandinavian Cul- Cascade Youth Symphony Orchestra - om. tural Center, PLU, Tacoma. Call: 253- Gerry Jon Marsh, Conductor - In concert Sunday, 10th 535-7322; 253-566-1184. with Frank DeMiero and the Sno-King
Bonaca at Sarajevo Lounge! Come en- Family Fun Day—Create soft sculptures Community Chorale. Saint Cecilia Mass joy music of Croatia and beyond her with artist Romson Regarde Bustillo. – Gounod - Destino, la Vita e L’amore. borders! 7-10pm, Sarajevo Lounge. All Keep these small dolls as mementos. 2pm, Benaroya Hall. ages welcome, no cover. Call: 206-448 Free. 1-3pm-Wing Luke Museum. www.benaroyahall.org -9000; www.sarajevolounge.com www.wingluke.org Tacoma Mountaineers – 4th Saturday th Monday, 11 Book Reading: Becoming Mama-san: Scandinavian Dance. 7-10:30pm, Nor- 64th Annual Veterans Day Memorial 80 years of Wisdom by Mary Matsuda manna Hall. Call: 253-759-3731. Celebration—Evergreen Washelli cele- Gruenwald. 4pm, Wing Luke Museum. Sunday, 24th brates their 64th Annual Veterans Day. WWII internment memoir. Free. 45th Annual Spaghetti Dinner— Ceremony at the Doughboy statue at the www.wingluke.org American Italian Club Lodge #2172. base of the Veterans Memorial Ceme- Noon-6pm, Gonzaga Prep HS, Spo- tery. Veterans, their families and the Over the Rhine with Noah Gundersen- kane. Call: 509-926-0153. public will gather for a special band Benaroya Hall. November 16-17. Call: concert and Service of Remembrance. A 206-215-4747; benaroyahall.org Mannheim Steamroller Christmas-The tent will be provided in the event of rain. Gingerbread House Workshoop-12- Paramount. Call: 206-812-1114; 877- 11am. Call: 206-362-5200. 4pm, Bothell Sons of Norway. Call: 425 STG-4TIX; stgpresents.org/season
Tuesday, 12th -385-2144. Finlandia Foundation’s National Per-
Priscilla Queen of the Desert-(11/12- Morning Star Cultural Center Presents - former of the Year 2013, Marja Kaisla 17th)-The Paramount. November 12-17. Narae 2103: The Unforgotten Journey. piano recital of works by Sibelius & oth- Call: 206-812-1114; 877-STG-4TIX; ers. 7pm. Call: 800-838-3006. Come join us in commemoration of the stgpresents.org/season 110th anniversary of Korean immigra- Mt. Vernon 4th Sunday Dance—2-5pm, Wednesday 13th tion to the U.S.. May you experience an VASA Lodge. [email protected] evening of cultural celebration, as we Lecture on The Mystery of the Finnish Tan- Wednesday, 27th go in Aki Kaurismaki’s Films, by Andy honor the history, and remember The Film: Hiljaisuus—Silence. 7:30pm, Swe- Nestingen. 7pm, Nordic Heritage Muse- Unforgotten Journey. November 16 & dish Cultural Center. November 29, um. Call: 206- 543-0645. 17. 7pm, Edmonds Center for the Arts. 2:30pm. Call: 206-283-1090.
th C a l l : 2 0 6 - 2 5 1 - 5 6 5 9 ; si- Thursday, 14 [email protected]; http:// Friday, 29th Thanksgiving Dinner Meeting—Turkey morningstarkcc.org/narae Skandia Fifth Friday Dance—Get up and dinner & collection for Auburn food bank dance—children and parents, grandchil- PAGE 6 ETHNIC H ERITAGE COUNCIL — CALENDAR OF ETHNIC EVENTS NOVEMBER 2013 dren and grandparents, and all comers. 6pm potluck and Scandinavian music and Seattle Center Festál Hmong New Year dance demonstrations along with simple join-in mixers; Dance leadership by Patrick Celebration – with a Twist—November 9 McMonagle. The regular dance starts at Seattle Center Festál presents Hmong stage performances including a runway 8:30. Epiphany Chapel, Seattle. FREE! Call: New Year Celebration, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m., showcasing traditional Hmong clothing 206- 7 8 4 - 7 4 7 0 ; www.skandia - Saturday, Nov. 9, in Seattle Center Ar- with a twist. Mai Xiong, a female vocal folkdance.org mory. Explore and experience the cultur- soloist, and Destiny Band will travel from Seattle Center Winterfest - A wonderland al roots and contemporary influences of Minnesota, the state with the largest of sparkling lights, child-sized diversions people from the hilltops of China, Laos, Hmong population in the country, to share and spirited entertainment brightens Seat- and Thailand through live performances, songs on stage from their new album. The tle Center through the twilight of the year. visual arts, hands-on activities, games, Celebration will also have activities for Stroll the grounds during Seattle Center and a lively marketplace. Gain insights children, an exhibit of traditional Hmong Winterfest and you’ll discover five weeks into the customary courtship ritual of ball artifacts and clothing and vendors selling of FREE and affordable, fun-filled activities tossing and participate in flower cloth Hmong food, clothing and music. and entertainment, Nov. 29 – Dec. 31, sessions. 2013, Winterfest Ice Rink through Jan. 5, Seattle Center Festál, a series of 22 cele- 2014. Call: 206-684-7200; seattle- The Hmong New Year Celebration helps brations presented by community organi- center.com to preserve the unique traditions and zations with support from Seattle Center, considers themes of importance to ethnic Saturday, 30th creativity of this Southeast Asian high- Vela Luka Croatian Dance Ensemble at Seat- land culture that originates in the moun- cultures in our region, revealing their tle Center Winterfest. 3:30-4:30, SC Ar- tains of China. The Lunar New Year is a common forms of tradition and expres- mory. Call: 206-684-7200. time for the Hmong people to reflect on sion, while highlighting their unique contri- www.seattlecenter.com; www.velaluka.org the past year and seek out new begin- butions to the Pacific Northwest and the nings. world. Hmong New Year Celebration is Nutcracker—Pacific Northwest Ballet. produced in partnership with Hmong As- McCaw Hall, Seattle Center. November 30 This year marks the 30th anniversary for the event producer, Hmong Association sociation of Washington. Visit -December 29. Call: 206- 441-2424; www.hmongassociationofwa.org; pnb.org of Washington (HAW), who has pro- ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ grammed a wide variety of cultural www.seattlecenter.com; 206 684-7200. Local Lutefisk-Cod-Torsk Dinners & Bazaars in November O Lutefisk, O Lutefisk, how fragrant your cooking demonstrations, Bazaar Items and all the trimmings at Christ the King Luther- aroma... For lutefisk laughs and to find Bakery, Kaffestue (Coffee Shop). Call: an Church Call: 253-863-1142. $20 obout the (many) Lutefisk Dinners in No- 206-243-8020. adults; $10 kids. Call: 253-863-1142; vember & December, contact Christine [email protected] 11/2/13, 3pm-7pm: Olympic Lodge 2- Anderson at: [email protected] 037 Lutefisk Dinner will be held at Holy 11/10/13, 5pm social hour, 6pm dinner:
11/2/13, 9am-3pm: Bothell Lodge 2-106 Trinity Lutheran Church, Port Angeles. Norwegian Male Chorus of Seattle lutefisk Annual Bazaar, Bake Sale and Luncheon. Lutefisk, meatballs, and all the trim- dinner with a mini concert by the chorus, Vendor tables with crafts and gifts. Bake mings. Call: 360-457-7929. too! $20 adults, children under 12 free. Leif Erikson Hall, Seattle. Call: 206-783-1274. Sale Featuring Norwegian baked goods. 11/2-3/13: Swedish Cultural Center’s Lunch to purchase: Open Face Sandwiches, Annual Scandinavian Holiday Bazaar. 11/15-16/13, 11am-4pm with Norwegian Pea Soup, Rømmegrøt and Desserts. Sons of Vendors & Delicious Swedish food: meat- dinner on Saturday only from 4-7pm: Norway Hall, Bothell. Call: 425-485- balls on Saturday, pancakes on Sunday. Normanna Lodge 2-003s Scandinavian 9085; www.bothellsonsofnorway.org Call: 206-283-1090. Festival Bazaar and Bake sale at Norman-
11/2/13, 10am-4pm: Fourteenth Annual 11/3/13, 11:30am-3pm: Bremerton’s na Hall, Everett. Scandinavian gifts & Scandinavian Fair in Bellingham. Scandi- Oslo Lodge 2-035 Authentic Norwegian crafts, linens, books, decorative items, navian Bakery and Café with lunch availa- Lutefisk with white sauce and butter, meat- sweaters, jewelry, dishes, bake sale, and ble all day, lefse, Scandinavian holiday balls with gravy, potatoes, carrots, cole- our own pickled herring and lefse with luncheon all day. Call: 425-252-0291. breads, cookies, cakes, and kransekake, slaw, lefse, beverages and dessert. $25 Nordic Gifts and Crafts, Entertainment, adults; $6 kids. Oslo Lodge 2-035, 11/24/13, seatings at 2pm, 4pm, 6pm: Hampton Inn's Fox Hall, Bellingham. Spon- Bremerton. Call: 360-373-1503. Grays Harbor Lodge 2-004 annual sored by Daughters of Norway, Nellie Lutefisk and Meatball Dinner in Aberdeen Gerdrum Lodge # 41. Call: 360-592- 11/9/13, 9:30am-3:30pm: Nordic Fest presented by Ester Moe Lodge #39, WA. Menu includes lutefisk, meatballs and 4065. gravy, coleslaw, potatoes, carrots, white Daughters of Norway, at South Whidbey 11/2/13, 10am–2pm: Solveig Lodge # High School. Great festival of Nordic cul- sauce and melted butter, lefse, beverages, 31, Daughters of Norway presents Bit of ture with fun for the whole family. and Scandinavian cookies for dessert. Res- Norway 2013 at Our Saviour’s Lutheran ervations required. Sons of Norway, Aber- Church, Burien. Norwegian Heritage with 11/9/13, 10am-5pm: Lutefisk Dinner deen. Call: 360-533-2827. starts at Noon with lefse, meatballs and ETHNIC H ERITAGE COUNCIL — PAGE 7 NOVEMBER 2013 CALENDAR OF ETHNIC EVENTS
Yulefest, Continued from page 1 Learn more about Yulefest on the mu- five Nordic countries: Denmark, Fin- seum website at http:// land, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. a silent auction each day from 3 p.m. www.nordicmuseum.org/ The Museum’s mission is to share Nordic to 5 p.m. featuring exclusive experi- events.aspx#Yulefest. culture with people of all ages and ences and spe- backgrounds by exhibiting art and cialty Nordic Support for Yulefest is provided by Carlsberg, Icelandair, Ivar’s, Odin objects, preserving collections, provid- items for that ing educational and cultural experienc- person on your Brewing Company, Scan Design Foun- dation by Ingers & Jens Bruun, Summit es and serving as a community gather- list who is espe- ing place. The Nordic Heritage Muse- cially difficult to Seafoods, and Union Bank. um presents a wide range of vibrant shop for. In addi- Photo by Pete programs including contemporary art tion, the annual Schroeder exhibitions, outstanding concerts, lec- Yulefest Raffle tures and films and a variety of special features the About the Nor- events throughout the year. grand prize of two roundtrip tickets to dic Heritage Scandinavia aboard Icelandair, in Museum - With Museum hours: Tues-Sat 10 am to 4 pm; Sun 12 noon to 4 pm; Mon closed. Ad- addition to many other prizes. Raffle over 55,000 tickets may be purchased at the Muse- mission: $6 general; $5 seniors & college visitors annually, students; $4 children over 5 years; FREE um before Yulefest as well. the Nordic Her- for children under 5 and Museum mem- Admission to Yulefest is a suggested itage Museum is bers; free on first Thursdays. The Muse- donation of $3 for adults, $1 for kids a cultural treas- um is located at 3014 NW 67th Street, 6-12, and kids under 6 are admitted ure in the Pacific Northwest. It is the Seattle, WA 98117. Call: 206-789- free. Limited parking is available for only museum in the United States that 5707; www.nordicmuseum.org a suggested donation of $2. represents the cultural heritage of all
UW Polish Studies Endowment Committee - Polish Person of Interest UW Polish Studies Endowment Committee invites you to United Technologies, Sikorsky Aircraft Division. She holds a come to a lecture in the Distinguished Speakers Series, bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Yale November 6, 7:30PM, Walker-Ames Room, Kane Hall, University and a master’s degree in business administration UW Campus (4098 15th Ave NE Seattle, WA 98105). from Wharton at the University of Pennsylvania. Since Lecture is free and open to the public. Guest Speaker 2012, Piasecki has served on Federal Reserve Bank of San Nicole Piasecki will address: Polish Heritage, Aviation Francisco’s Seattle Branch board of directors and since Career: Building Blocks for Life. 2010 on the Future of Aviation Advisory Committee where
Nicole Piasecki is vice president and general manager she chairs the subcommittee on safety. Piasecki is married and has three sons. She enjoys flying and has a single- of the Propulsion Systems Division of Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA). Named to the position in March 2013, engine pilot’s license. Contact: Krystyna Untersteiner; 206- 526-2981; [email protected]; www.polishstudiesuw.org she is responsible for engine and propulsion systems strat- egy, procurement, contracting, engineering, and manufac- ABOUT UW PSEC: UW Polish Studies Endowment Committee turing integration for all commercial airplane programs, was formed in 2004 by a group of the UW alumni, in addition to support for more than 12,000 in-service faculty, staff, students, and members of Seattle’s airplanes. Previously, Piasecki served as vice president of Polish-American community with a vision to create a Business Development and Strategic Integration for BCA leading West Coast Polish studies center at the Uni- where she was responsible for the strategic planning and versity of Washington. In pursuit of this goal, we have estab- lished an Endowment Fund; we sponsor a Distinguished Speak- analysis critical to enhancing the long-term competitive- ers Series, provide student scholarships, attract visiting scholars ness of the business and driving growth. From November to the UW, and build partnerships with community organizations 2006 to January 2010, she was president of Boeing Ja- in the Pacific Northwest. pan, where she was responsible for developing and OUR MISSION: Bridging Cultures through Education about Po- strengthening the company’s presence, managing business land by sharing Polish intellectual, scientific, and artistic accom- partnerships and pursuing new growth and productivity plishments. initiatives in Japan. She has also held leadership roles in DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS SERIES was made possible by a Sales, Engineering, Sales Operations and Business Strate- generous donation from Andrzej and Izabella Turski and continu- gy. Before joining Boeing, Piasecki’s experience included ous financial support from other donors. Each year, we bring a working for Piasecki Aircraft Corporation; Cresap - a number of experts on a variety of topics related to Polish culture, Towers Perrin Company; Weyerhaeuser Japan, Ltd.; and art, literature, economy, and politics to the UW campus. PAGE 8 ETHNIC H ERITAGE COUNCIL — NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 2013
Dolls of the World - A Barbie Collection by Carol Zohn By Maria Kesovija. Story originally descriptions of folk costumes, from na- soon after there were cultural Barbies published November 2007. tives of the culture she was focusing on, on the market. It is thought that per- checking back requesting feedback, all haps one of the Barbie designers, I recently had the opportunity to chat so her creations could be as correct as after viewing Carol’s dolls, took some with Carol Zohn, the creator of this incredible collection of “somewhere possible, all the way to the jewelry the ideas back to work! dolls wear. between 150-170” (she lost count) Carol says, “I love America. We are Barbie dolls. Carol herself is as lovely Carol was inspired by books also. One so rich in culture—everyone’s culture. as her dolls and if her Barbies could book shared the diverse beauty of This is my piece to help remember speak they would say how apprecia- women—celebrating the women of the where we all come from. America is tive they are to be a part of this world and “Africa Adorn” by Angela a microcosm of the world. The dolls amazing collection—to represent peo- Fisher, published in 1984 (Carol ac- represent Americans!”
ple of the world and to represent quired in the mid-90’s) documented the Alma, the new owner of the dolls, did- America. vanishing cultures of Africa. Carol n’t have a doll as a child… now she She says, “Some were purchased, but learned about the people and the has 170 Barbies! the majority I created.” Hours dress, what we call a costume. Carol is honored to have her dolls a of research and work went The Encyclopedia of part of EHC. They have a new into Carol’s Dolls of the World Costume and Fashion home—the right home. Collection, from 1992-2002. was a main source, lov- ingly called her Barbie You can view Carol’s Dolls of the In the mid-80’s Mattel came World Collection at Cultural Cross- out with the World of Barbie Bible! roads at Crossroads Bellevue, located collection, which Carol was The African dolls in- at NE 8th at 156th Ave. NE in Bellevue. enchanted by and purchased, spired the African- For directions call: 425-644-1111. simply because she liked them! American kids to dream Carol admired her new acqui- about where they might Educators & Librarians: Would you sitions and noted to herself it have come from. Which like to display the Barbie collection as was simply a small represen- beautiful dark Barbie a part of your cultural diversity educa- tation of the world. She had was the little girl imag- tion programming? Please contact the no idea what was to come! ining was her? EHC office: 206-443-1410.
Over the years, Carol was Carol saw it was similar influenced by her friends and for kids of European the happenings around the descent, where families globe. It all started when her had lost track of their Native American friends heritage. The dolls, for weren’t represented in the those children, became World of Barbie Collection and she dream like too “that one looks like me”. figured no one would make one Kids were imagining what their past (Apache), so Carol decided to make might have been. her own! This was just the beginning… Every family has a story and they are Carol had yet more friends who were- often times unfortunately lost in their n’t represented in the doll collection so efforts to become American. Any Bar- she made them too. When the Soviet bie can become someone’s story.
Union broke apart she wanted to share She gets some interesting questions and these “new” people with the children comments, such as: Why are there no (and adults) of the United States. She men dolls? Carol’s answer is simple, was realizing the people of the globe “Men’s ethnic fashions are important were mostly generalized into major too, but I simply ran out of energy af- groups (i.e. African, Asian, European), ter 170 female dolls. That can be and she wanted to educate us all. She someone else’s project!” was fascinated and began her re- In 1995 Carol displayed her dolls at a An young visitor gazes through the win- search, moving around the globe. Barbie conference and “coincidentally” dow, searching for the Barbie which looks She learned from written and verbal just like her! Photo by Maria Kesovija ETHNIC H ERITAGE COUNCIL — PAGE 9 NOVEMBER 2013 NEWSLETTER
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