Language & Culture, Nordic Handcraft
September 104:00pm – 6:00pm
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September 101:30pm – 2:30pm
To putter Under våren och sommaren är det roligt att påta i trädgården. In the spring and summer it’s nice to spend time puttering in the garden.
I had such a wonderful time at ASI that I became a member! Thank you for the excellent programming you bring to our Twin Cities community!— ASI Member
I had such a wonderful time at ASI that I became a member! Thank you for the excellent programming you bring to our Twin Cities community!
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Punschklubben meets monthly for Swedish Swedish inspired food and refreshments at the Lake of the Isles Lutheran Church in Minneapolis. Contact Erik Lindberg punschklubbenmsp@gmail.com 612-759-7542
The ASI Cloudberries Women’s Choir brings people together to share the music, culture, and language of Sweden with audiences everywhere. Contact Barbara Anderson ander387@msn.com 612-859-9772
This dance group celebrates traditional Swedish dance, and is available to dance at festivals, celebrations, and community events. Contact Carol Sersland sersla@aol.com
This men’s choral group celebrates the Swedish Choral Tradition and performs regularly in both Swedish and English at ASI events and in the community. Contact Ted Johnson tdreamintl@mindspring.com 770-552-1458
This club represents all graduates of the former Swedish Hospital School of Nursing, provides nursing scholarships and support to alumni, and hosts an annual luncheon. Contact Eunice Carlson (President)carlson689@gmail.com
This society encourages interest in and knowledge of Swedish ancestry and heritage through quarterly meetings, and offers assistance with genealogical research and translation. Contact info@sgsmn.org
SWEA International (Swedish Women’s Educational Association) of Minnesota is an opportunity for Swedish-speaking women to gather and embrace the language, traditions, and heritage of Sweden, and provides a network of support to Swedish families abroad. Contact Gunn Edberg-Caldwell (President) minnesota@swea.org or sweaminnesota@gmail.com
Open to all present and former ASI volunteers, this club meets monthly for coffee and treats in ASI’s Kaffestuga in the lower level of the Turnblad Mansion, and began as a gathering of ASI members who shared fond memories of the time when the Kaffestuga was the place you would come for coffee at ASI. Contact Margareta Beyer mjbeyer@mac.com 651-644-5116
Formed in 1991, this social group is dedicated to promoting the awareness of ancestral roots in Västergötland region of Sweden, and to promoting fellowship locally with those interested in Scandinavian culture. Contact Gordon Anderson anderson.gpagpa.gordon@gmail.com 763-788-8532
This youth string instrument (fiddle, viola, cello) folk music group for young musicians ages 8 through 18 is an opportunity to learn and perform traditional Swedish folk music. Contact Ingela Eilert Haaland ingela_eilert@yahoo.com
Founded in 1934, the Swedish Cultural Society of Duluth provide programming and activities that promote and support Swedish culture and language, and welcomes both adult and student members. Contact Jennifer Conboy (President) jenniferconboy@hotmail.com 218-624-2264
Organized in 1927, the Vasa Junior Folk Dancers club uplifts Swedish heritage and tradition through Swedish folk dancing. Children ages 3 to 18 are welcome to participate. Contact Carolyn Spargo carolynspargo@gmail.com or info@vasajrfolkdancers.org
Performing regularly at ASI and community events, this group uplifts the music of the nyckelharpa, a stringed instrument from the Uppland province of Sweden, with a 400-year history. Contact Cheryl Paschke paschke4@aol.com 612-670-6356
This group works to preserve and uplift Swedish music through fundraising and other activities in support of the ASI Male Chorus. Contact Jeff Larson Jeffry_w_larson@yahoo.com
ASI Spelmanslag is an adult fiddlers club that performs regularly at ASI and community events. Contact Suzanne Walters asispelmanslag.org 651-633-1607
Launched in the early 1970’s, this club practices and preserves Swedish and Swedish-American traditions, volunteers at ASI, and is the origin of ASI’s annual Lucia Celebration. Contact Margareta Beyer 651-644-5116
Contact Ron Johnson 605-253-2575
Friends Encouraging Scandinavian Traditions (F.E.S.T.!) organizes creative events built primarily upon Swedish traditions where members learn, sing and laugh together, practice “Swenglish” and enjoy culinary delights. Contact fest.kompis@gmail.com
Contact Joan Johnson 950-787-0186
Founded in 1886 as a benevolent fraternal organization with membership open to men of Swedish descent, today, the Society and Auxiliary plan social activities and support an array of charitable activities.
This women’s and men’s social group helps to keep alive Swedish traditions and develop and perpetuate an appreciation and understanding of Swedish culture and its contributions to global society. Contact Muriel Johnson murjo3663@gmail.com952-831-4180
Contact Diane Noble 612-825-8808
Contact Helen Swenson 701-223-6286
Open to all, this club celebrates the Swedish province of Dalarna through social activities, holiday celebrations, and volunteer opportunities. Contact Arne Larson arnelarson@aol.com 612-998-9893
Värmlandsförbundet is a social club welcoming to all people. Contact Chuck Gustafson enflicka@charter.net 952-236-9578
Contact Sharon Eklund952-443-2092
Begun more than a century ago, the Vasa Order welcomes members of Nordic roots who would like to rediscover their heritage.
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