Swedish Club News

Swedish Club News
Vol. 55, Issue 4: April 2016
Swedish Club . Seattle . Washington
Council to Honor Local Swedes
A home for the Nordic-American community
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Our Mission
To promote better understanding
between the United States and
the Nordic countries, with
emphasis on Sweden, and to
perpetuate Nordic culture
and traditions through the
teaching, observance, practice
and celebration of this culture
and its traditions.
mong our April visitors at the Club will be
representatives from the Minneapolis-based
Swedish Council of America. This organization was
founded over 40 years ago as a national umbrella
for the hundreds of Swedish lodges, clubs, museums
and groups all across the United States. Like our
own Swedish Club, these various clubs and lodges
were founded to preserve and promote Swedish
heritage and culture.
But like all organizations that thrive, the SCA
has changed over the years. While networking was
its primary initial focus, the group now has four
areas of concentration:
• Grants to organizations
• Scholarships to youth
• Awards to leaders
• Communications to the whole community
Brandon Benson, outgoing Club president,
and Allan Osberg, real estate developer and
president of Osberg Construction Co., are among
the honorees at the Swedish Council of America
meeting on Apr. 22.
The SCA holds semi-annual meetings in various
Swedish-American communities, during which it
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This bear went over to Ballard, to see what he could see...
H
ow did the Swedish Club end up
with a large, fluffy teddy bear that
needed a name and new home? Easy:
Someone gave him to us. In this case, we
believe it was the Swedish School
(Svenska Skolan) that meets every
Sunday at the Club. The school had a tag
sale and left some items that didn’t sell,
including the bear.
We knew the perfect place for him
would be Secret Garden Books, over in
Ballard. We called, and sure enough,
they wanted him. Not so fast, we said.
He needs a name first. So, over a
weekend we asked visitors to vote. Of
course the name Björn won. (Björn means “bear” in Swedish. Duh.)
Then he needed a necktie, and Vinda Sund monogrammed one for him. He was presented to
Secret Garden owner Christy McDanold at the last Members & Friends Dinner, and now he’s at the
bookstore on Market Street. Stop by and say hello. We’re sure he speaks Swedish.
www.swedishclubnw.org
Swedish Club
1920 Dexter Avenue North
Seattle, WA 98109
206-283-1090 Club Business
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rentals@swedishclubnw.org
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Office Hours
Monday–Friday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Board of Directors
President Brandon Benson
Vice President Paul Heneghan
VP, Facilities Larry Johnson
Secretary Vi Reno
Treasurer Judith Peterick
Directors: Janice Bogren, Patrick Dolan,
Mary Hillman, Chris Jones, Kristina
Nordstrom, Larry Omdal, Per-Ola
Selander, Gary Sund
board@swedishclubnw.org
Club Operations
Executive Director Kristine Leander
Rentals/Facil. Mgr. Doug Newlands
Event/Office Coord. Eva Larson
Staff Accountant Jason Asmundson
Club Historian
Aina Oscarsson
Swedish Club Guild
Vice President Carol Graves
Secretary Jan Sullivan
Treasurer Alana Brandstrom
Parliamentarian Jean Wirch
Swedish Women’s Chorus
Marta Schee swedishsingersseattle@
gmail.com
Svea Male Chorus
Bob Reetz rebert1@msn.com
Swedish Club News
Editor: Kristine Leander
Copy Editor: Martin Stillion
Swedish Club News (USPS 533-750)
is published monthly as part of
yearly membership dues at $15 per
person, per year, by the Swedish
Club, 1920 Dexter Ave. N., Seattle,
WA 98109-2795. Telephone is
206-283-1090. Periodicals postage paid at Seattle, Washington.
Postmaster: send address changes
to Swedish Club News, 1920 Dexter
Ave. N., Seattle, WA 98109-2795.
Deadline for material for
the next issue is
Apr. 15.
Bring articles into the office or fax
to 206-283-2970. You may also
e-mail articles to
kristine@swedishclubnw.org.
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Club Notes
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olunteers have been unusually busy this
month. Thank you to Eva Swedstedt
Long for managing the landscaping overhaul at
the Club. We’re accepting donations for the
new plants at the Club and the future plants
Eva is planning. Thanks also to Gary Ramstad
for rehanging his annual Swedish car show
display in the ground floor cases.
Thank you to Kim Jacobs, who has
overseen the new wall colors on the top floor,
the rehanging of the Nordeen paintings there,
and the new color and mural at the ground
floor entrance. Thanks to Julie Whitehorn
and Maia Whitehorn for redoing our lobby
floor display cases. And thank you to former
staff person Debbie Smith Hanson for managing our luncheon for clients at the Millionair
Club Charity, which involved purchasing food
and overseeing the kitchen to serve more than
200 guests.
Thank you to the volunteers who are
bringing in clothing for the annual women’s
Second Chance Clothing Sale, as well as items
for our annual auction. And a big thank you to
the regular volunteers who manage the pancake
breakfast, as well as the crew that comes in the
day after to clean the kitchen. Finally, thank you
to those who manage our library, help with
membership letters and answer the phones on
Fridays. Couldn’t do this Club without you!
P.S. We’re looking for someone with an
intellectual curiosity about history who could
help us build a Swedish Club timeline by
copying events from old newsletters. If this
sounds like you, and you have volunteer hours
available in the daytime, please get in touch
with me.
K ristine Leander, Executive Director
kristine@swedishclubnw.org
President’s Message
O
ur next Swedish Club election will take
hearts of members and volunteers. Thanks also to
place on Apr. 13 at the Annual Meeting,
the language teachers, led by Laura Wideburg,
and afterward there will be a new Club
who have developed our Swedish language
president, Paul Heneghan. I’ve enjoyed serv- instruction into a robust program with 1,500
ing as your president for the past three years
student enrollments and counting.
and also during my two-year presidency in
I would also like to thank Board Members
2006–08. It’s been my privilege to serve, but
Pat Dolan, Mary Hillman, Chris Jones,
before leaving the role, I want to acknowledge
Kristina Nordstrom, Larry Omdal,
the staff, Board Members and volunteers who
Per-Ola Selander and Gary Sund, as well
have made my job easier and even pleasurable.
as Board officers Paul Heneghan, Larry
I would like to thank the Swedish Club staff:
Johnson, Judith Peterick and Vi Reno for
Kristine Leander, Doug Newlands, Eva Larson all their hard work. (I have known Janice
and our language instructors. Because of Kristine’s
Bogren, who joined the Board last month, for
enthusiasm and hard work, we now have an
several years, and I am certain she will do well.)
organization with a variety of programs and
Numerous other Board Members have served
activities that support the mission
in the years I’ve been president. You
statement. She takes care of big
all put in hundreds of hours. Thank
projects, such as fundraising for the
you, one and all.
new roof, and overseeing the myriad
Additionally, I appreciate all the
of other activities that go on day after
time our volunteers give to support
day at the Club. Doug does a fine job
the Club. We don’t keep track of all
managing the building, with its many
volunteer hours, but between the
challenges, as well as taking care of
pancake breakfasts, bingo, keeping
the building rentals, which have been Janice Bogren
the library in order, processing
steadily increasing. Eva’s attention to
memberships, maintaining the
joined the Board
details and activities has won the
last month.
garden, and several other tasks and
april 2016
committees, it would easily total thousands of
hours per year.
There’s something unique about the
officers of the Swedish Club. Unlike other
clubs, where the president and others are
elected to govern the board, our bylaws
specify that our officers are elected to preside
over the Club. That means I’ve served as the
president of all of you. So thanks to you
members, more than 1,400 of you now, who
find value in being a member of the Swedish
Club. I am a third-generation member, and
although things have changed since my
grandfather’s time, without its members the
Swedish Club would not have continued to
exist. Thank you for supporting me as your
president.
Brandon Benson
President, Swedish Club
Time for a Change
If you’re fond of your 20-kronor note with Selma Lagerlöf’s image, or various other Swedish
notes with older historical faces, be warned: They may soon be useless as currency. Sweden is
in the process of getting new banknotes and coins. Among other changes, the banknotes will
have new motifs and security
features, and the coins will be
smaller and lighter.
On June 30, 2016, the
switchover to new faces and new
currency will be complete. So if
you returned from your last trip to
Sweden with a handful of notes
and coins, we invite you to donate
them to the Swedish Club. We’ll arrange to transport them to Sweden to be exchanged for U.S.
dollars that will support the Club. Please send or bring us any of your soon-to-be-invalid Swedish
currency by May 15. Visit swedishclubnw.org/currency to see the notes that will be invalid after
June 30. Tack!
In Memoriam
T
he Rev. David Storm, a loyal and supportive
member of the Swedish Club, died on Mar. 11,
2016. David’s grandfather came from Sweden, and his
Swedish heritage meant a lot to him. He sang in the
Svea Men’s Chorus for many years and was also a good
organizer, buying numerous tickets to the Chorus’s
meatball dinners and sending them to family members.
Professionally, he was a priest in the Episcopal
Church—for over 20 years at St. Andrew’s in Port
Angeles, and then after his retirement, another 20 years
at St. Stephen’s in the Laurelhurst neighborhood of
Seattle. David’s priorities were God and church first,
Swedish heritage and family second. His kindness
touched people in many ways. We are proud that he
was one of our members.
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SC Announces
News about, or in the interest
of our members...
The Swedish Club announces 1,413
member households, including 64
Lifetime members and 308 Social
members.
New Members
Sergei & Victoria Akulich*
Sandra Aldana*
Janet Anderson
Loreen Anderson*
Michael Appleton*
Rima Ataily*
Deborah Bach*
Ruth Bailey
Amy Ball*
Jill Ballo*
Joslyn Balzarini*
Melinda & Howie Bargreen
Shawn Basoglu*
Robert & Shauna Bean*
Matthias Berndt & Susanne
Berndt-Radley*
Mary Ann Benack*
Leslie Benjamin*
Jennifer Bentz*
Brian & Tatjana Bernitt*
Christina Berry-White*
Bart Blans*
Charlotte Bodine*
Sarah Bohlen*
Art & Cheryl Boll
John Branch*
Taylor Broadfoot*
Jennifer Brosius*
Sharon Bucher*
Kate & Ray Burdick*
Windy Burke*
Rob & Kate Butcher*
Terry Byrne*
Michael Cain & C.L. Reno
Gabriela Capestany*
Athima Chansanchai*
Hyun Choi*
Susan Cuturilo, Alana Cuturilo,
Sofija Cuturilo*
Sarah & Tyson Danilson*
Darren Daughenbaugh*
Kimberly Daughtery*
Anne Depue & Art Lockwood*
Pete DiSantis & Anne Uusnakki*
Julie Ellis*
Suzanne Elshult
Sharon Eriksson*
Jake & Misia Evans*
Martha Fleming*
Sissel Gassert*
Susanne & Heinz Theo Gees*
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SC Announces
Continued from p. 3
Beth Hartman*
Catherine Hauck*
Whitney Henderson
Jasmina Griffin*
Lotta Gustafsson
Wayne Harrington*
Andrew Harrison*
Kathryn Hazzard*
Anne Holderread*
Vanessa Hostetter*
Rebecca Hudson*
Robert Ingman & Marie Doyle*
Paula Johnson*
Bonita (Bonnie) Katsandres
Noel Kendrick*
Mary Kotleba*
Mikhail & Rhea Koulikova*
Amy Laughter*
Don & JoEllen Loeb*
Dora Mahan*
Jonas & Tina Malm, Dunran &
Conner Malm
Brenda Mallonee*
Richard Marshall & Jaqueline
Hubenet*
Michelle Martin*
Sara & John Martin
James McOmber
Jennifer Mears*
Anne-Marie Mennen*
Owen Miller*
Marty & Joanne Modance
Marueen & Erin Mohr*
Mary (Mae) Moldenhauer*
David Molnar & Emi Ristani
Johnny Muzevic*
Chuck Oliver*
Susan Payne
Ellen Peterson*
Solene Perdrizet*
Barbara Pullar*
Jolene Purcell
Kristen Raftis*
Jaxon Ravens & Anne Fisher*
Sarah Rehder*
Rachel M. Ricci
Titus Richard
Michelle Robeson
Krista Robinson*
Jill Rogers
Shaun Scerritt & Amber Lewis
Mark Schimizze*
Carolyn Schott*
Carla Segurola*
Derik & Kirstin Seymour*
Chad & Susan Smith*
Craig Smith*
Kirsten Soelling
Dineke Sorensen*
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Annual Auction Is Just Around the Corner
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oin us for an evening of fun and fundraising! Mexico and two nights at “Little Bit of
Book your tickets now for our May 7
Norway” in the Cascades. Or perhaps you’d
Annual Auction, “Sounds of Sweden: From
prefer an Erik Friberg signed soccer ball.
Accordions to ABBA.” It’s our biggest fundSeats are $85, or $800 for a table of 10.
raiser of the year, and this year’s auction will
For more information, visit our Web site,
be a fun evening with unique items to bid on.
where you can buy your tickets now!
Dinner will be small
plates from chefs such as
John Sundstrom of Lark
Restaurant, our own
Ann-Margret and
Christine, and others.
Enjoy libations from
Schooner Exact, Gård
Wines and Fremont
Mischief. Community
Accordions to ABBA
sponsors include the
Swedish company
Ericsson, the Norwegian
company Hurtigruten and
local companies such as
Swedish Medical Center,
Brown Bear Car Wash,
Ballard Oil and Pacific
Continental Bank. We’re
loaded with hot items,
including a $500 gift
certificate on Icelandair, a
five-day Hurtigruten
cruise for two, a week at
the Mayan Palace resort in
Swedish Club’s annual fundraising auction
soUnds oF
SWEDEN
MAy 7, 2016
april 2016
COUNCIL
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bestows awards and proclamations on local
leaders and clubs. This month the SCA is
coming to Seattle, and the Swedish Club is
delighted to host an SCA awards program on
Friday, Apr. 22, to recognize the following for
their volunteer work in the community:
Brandon Benson, Jon Halgren, Margaret
Lidberg, Dagmar O’Brien, Marianne Olson,
Lena Powers and musicians Martha
Levenson and Emma Anderson. The Great
Achievement Award will go to Allan Osberg
for his lifetime work supporting SwedishAmerican causes. Our Club’s Swedish language
program will be honored for its 1,500 student
enrollments since 2009. (Many students enroll
repeatedly; this number represents cumulative
enrollments, not individual students.)
Our members and friends are cordially
invited to attend the awards program. You
can buy your dinner and then eat in the
dining room or bar. To make sure we have
food for everyone that evening, please prepay
by visiting www.swedishclubnw.org or calling
the Club at 206-283-1090. The three menu
options are cold herring plate with salmon,
cheese, etc.; laxpudding (potatoes au gratin
with salmon); or meatballs. The dessert will
be chocolate cake. Each entrée is $18 and the
dessert is $6.
Annual Meeting Update
T
he Club’s Annual Meeting on Apr. 13 is
Gary Sund; Vice President for Building
the bylaw-appointed time for blue card
Facilities Larry Johnson; Secretary Vi Reno;
Club members to elect Board Members and
and Treasurer Judith Peterick.
conduct the business that may come before
The new business at the meeting is the
the membership.
election of the Board for the new Swedish
There are three types of Board candidates, Club Foundation. This foundation (not to be
and this year you’ll have a chance to vote on
confused with the Jane Isakson Lea Foundation,
all three: 1) brand-new Members of the Board;
which supports the Club and other
2) candidates elected by the Board
local Swedish endeavors, but is
between Annual Meetings; and 3)
separate from the Club) is the latest
Board Members whose term is up
step in modernizing the Club and
and who have chosen to run for
getting ready for the next 50 years.
re-election. New candidate Mary
We have held off announcing
Emerson was nominated from
the Swedish Club Foundation to
the floor at the last Members &
the members, since its application
Friends Dinner. She has been a
for nonprofit tax status is still in
Club member for 15 years and a
New Board
process. (You’ll hear more when
candidate Mary
pancake volunteer for 16 years!
it’s complete.) In the meantime, the
Emerson.
She has a bachelor’s degree in
new Foundation’s bylaws require
finance and marketing, and has worked for
that its Board be elected by Club members at
many years in the insurance industry, both in
each Annual Meeting. The following have
underwriting and marketing.
stepped up to serve as officers of the
Janice Bogren is running for election by
the members after being elected by the Board Foundation in its initial stage: President Bob
several months ago. She has taught school and Blair; Vice President and Treasurer Leif Eie;
and Secretary Berit Lehner.
worked in the air conditioning industry,
The Swedish Club Foundation is dedicated
where she was the first woman to serve on
to
serving
the Club, and will be a fund directed
the industry’s national professional board.
toward seeking and receiving legacy-style
Current Board Members Larry Johnson and
Larry Omdal are both running for re-election. donations. Executive Director Kristine Leander is
happy to take questions about the Swedish
The officers running for election, whose
Club Foundation at any time, now or during
photos appeared in last month’s newsletter,
are President Paul Heneghan; Vice President
the Annual Meeting.
www.swedishclubnw.org
Will Springer & Jay Kang
Stephanie Sprouse
Sara Stewart*
Richard & Carol Sundholm
Juliette Tanarro*
Sara Thompson*
Steve Throckmorton*
Cheryl & Eric Tseo
Goker Tuncol*
David Tuthill
Dheyvi Velagapudi*
Carolyn Velez*
Anne Laure Vingtdeux*
Anastasia Vitovitz*
Nancy Vollmar*
Harry Vye
Diana & Rod Warczak*
Tena West*
Shana Weydert*
Dionne White*
Veronique Wijffels-Schul*
Heidi Willis & Kobi Yamada*
Raymund Wira*
Deborah Wolf*
Donald Woodworth
Heidi Young
*Social member
Deaths
Mary Anne Anderson, Florence
Johnson, David Storm
Pancake Guests
Mar. 6: 880
Standing Committee Mtgs.
Building: 1st Tuesday of the month
(Apr. 5, May 3, June 7), 5 p.m.
Finance: Thursday after the 2nd
Wednesday of the month (Apr.
14, May 12, June 9), 4 p.m.
Membership: 3rd Monday of the
month, except for holidays (Apr.
18, May 16, June 20), 10 a.m.
Guild: Usu. 4th Saturday of the
month (Apr. 23, May 21, June 25),
10 a.m.
Blue card Club members, volunteers
& new members welcome. More
info: contact Kristine Leander.
New address? Send your address
changes or corrections to Swedish
Club, Attn.: Address Change, 1920
Dexter Ave. N., Seattle, WA 98109.
Or you can e-mail to
info@swedishclubnw.org.
Let us know if we left out your
information by mistake.
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Coming Events at the Swedish Club
Friday, Apr. 1. Lushy and Gigantor.
Club members Annabella Kirby and Lynval Golding bring us
two bands for one night! We’re not fooling. Lushy offers alternative
pop with a bossa beat, hints of exotica and a touch of electronica.
Next up, it’s Gigantor: old-school ska and rock steady, Seattle style!
7:30 p.m. Free, but our bands love tips!
Saturday & Sunday, Apr. 2 & 3.
Women’s “Second Chance” Clothing Sale.
Donate gently used clothing now (by Mar. 31) and return to buy
fashionable attire donated by our members. Only the ladies are
invited. The bar will be open on Saturday for martinis and manicures.
Free admission. Sale: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, 10 to 2 on Sunday.
Sunday, Apr. 3. Swedish Pancakes.
Live music, dancing and authentic Swedish pancakes, with ham,
lingonberries et al. Live music by Richard Svensson & Bjarne
Jacobsen, Seattle Skandia Spelmanslag and Smilin’ Scandinavians. $9
guests, $7 blue card Club members, $5 children 5–12. 8 a.m.–1 p.m.
Stay afterward for genealogy in our lobby.
Monday, Apr. 4. Swedish Classes Start.
Beginning, intermediate, advanced and conversational Swedish.
Schedule: www.swedishclubnw.org/Events/classes.htm.
Wednesday, Apr. 6. Trivia.
Members and guests are welcome. Every first Wednesday of the
month, come play Trivia. Enjoy pea soup and homemade limpa
bread. Food at around 5 p.m., Trivia at 7 p.m.
Friday, Apr. 8. Scandinavian Folkdance.
Neither a partner nor expertise are mandatory. Join us for old-time
waltzes and polkas, or just to have fun. 8–10 p.m. $10.
Saturday, Apr. 9. Hat Luncheon.
Danish Queen Margrethe loves to wear hats! Celebrate her birthday
with lunch and a hat style show curated by Marilyn Fuller. Menu:
salads and a Danish dessert. Blue card members $20; others $23. Prize
for the most elegant hat. (Tasteful hats only, please!) 11:30 a.m.
Reservations limited. RSVP online or rsvp@swedishclubnw.org, or
mail check to 1920 Dexter Ave. N., Seattle, 98109.
Wednesday, Apr. 13. Book Club in the Bar.
Under a Wing by Reeves Lindbergh. Written by Charles Lindbergh’s
daughter, about her father, childhood and her relation to her father.
5:30 p.m. For info, e-mail beritlehner@yahoo.com.
Wednesday, Apr. 13. Members & Friends Dinner.
Program by Laura Wideburg, Ph.D., on “The Magic of Swedish
Music.” Menu by Chef Malin: Salad with grape, apples and blue
cheese, served with bread; Flying Jacob (chicken casserole with
bacon, curry, banana and peanuts), served with rice and vegetables;
apple crumble served with vanilla sauce. RSVP: Call 206-283-1090
or e-mail rsvp@swedishclubnw.org. Cost of dinner $20 ($25 if you
RSVP after Monday, Apr. 11). Social hour 5:30, dinner 6:30.
Friday, Apr. 15. ABBA Night.
It’s completely sold out! Members are invited to come to the Club
in the early evening for food and libations, but starting at 8 p.m.,
only ABBA ticket holders will be allowed to remain. We expect a
crowd for dinner. To make certain you get a meal on that evening,
you can prepay for your dinner at www.swedishclubnw.org or by
calling the Club, and it will be available starting at 6 p.m.
Sunday, Apr. 17. Nordic Exchange.
This annual event will be freshened up with an aquavit tasting and
hors d’oeuvres by Lexi of Old Ballard Liquor and guitarist Bill
Chism playing jazz and pop. This year, it’s free for blue card Swedish
Club members, since the event takes place at the Leif Erikson Lodge
of the Sons of Norway. 2245 NW 67th, Seattle, 98107. 3:30–6 p.m.
You must show your current card to get in for free. They need our
RSVP numbers by Wednesday, Apr. 13. Please contact our office at
206-283-1090 or rsvp@swedishclubnw.org.
Wednesday, Apr. 20. Club Board Meeting.
Members are welcome to attend as guests. Public comment period
at 6 p.m., followed by the meeting.
Wednesday, Apr. 20. Swedish Film.
Vi är bäst! (We Are the Best). Three girls in 1980s Stockholm decide
to form a punk band. Drama. 102 min. 7:30 p.m. $5.
Friday, Apr. 22.
Swedish Council of America.
Wednesday, Apr. 27. Swedish Bingo.
Members and guests welcome. Every last Wednesday of the
month, Mary McCann leads us in Bingo! Enjoy pea soup
and homemade limpa bread. Food at around 6, bingo at 7 p.m.
Bring cash to pay for your bingo cards!
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Council representatives attend Happy Hour and make awards to
local Swedes and Swedish Americans. This annual national meeting
will be held in Seattle. The Club’s Swedish language program and
Brandon Benson will be honored, along with Jon Halgren, Margaret
Lidberg, Dagmar O’Brien, Marianne Olson, Allan Osberg, Lena
Powers, Martha Levenson and Emma Anderson.
april 2016
Saturday, Apr. 23. Guild Meeting.
Be part of the fundraising, fun-raising mission of the
Club! 10 a.m.
Wednesday of the month: Trivia Night. Last Wednes-
Wednesday, Apr. 27. Kafferep.
Monthly Swedish-style coffee party with homemade goodies from our best baking members.
2 p.m. You’re welcome.
Swedish Food: Kafé & Happy Hour! Our
Wednesday, Apr. 27. Finnish Film.
Ariel. Arguably Aki Kaurismäki’s finest film. An
unemployed coal miner heads south for an uncertain future. 69 min. 7:30 p.m. $5.
and Malin Jonsson, from noon to 2 p.m. And
Wednesday, Apr. 27.
Swedish Bingo.
Members and guests welcome. Every last Wednesday of the month, play Bingo! Enjoy pea soup and
homemade limpa bread. Bring cash, as bingo cards
can be sold only for cash. Food at around 5, bingo
at 7 p.m.
day of the month: Bingo!
Every Friday
regular Friday Kafé serves up smörgås (open-face
sandwiches), Swedish meatballs, homemade desserts
and more, prepared by Chefs Ann-Margret Lightle
our evening Happy Hour meal showcases different
entrees each week by Chefs Malin and Christine at
6 p.m. To see the weekly menus, just visit www.
swedishclubnw.org.
Matinees. Films with English subtitles. $5 donation.
2 p.m. Come early for lunch in our Kafé (noon to 2).
• Apr. 1. Norwegian film: Buddy. Friendship, love
and hijinks. 100 minutes.
• Apr. 8. Danish film: Efter Brylluppet (After the
Saturday, Apr. 30.
Valborgsmässoafton.
Wedding). An orphanage manager from India
Walpurgis is a Swedish holiday celebrated in the
evening on every Apr. 30 with songs and bonfires
to honor spring. The Swedish Women’s Chorus and
Svea Male Chorus are instituting a celebration here
at the Club, complete with bonfire (very small)
and songs (very merry) and food (very delicious!).
Suggested donation $20; includes songs and a light
supper. They would very much like your RSVP so
that adequate food can be prepared: rsvp@
swedishclubnw.org or pay online in advance at
www.swedishclubnw.org. 7 p.m. Additional
information: swedishsingersseattle@gmail.com.
secret. 120 min.
Every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday
Genealogy Research. From the Swedish-Finn
Historical Society in our lobby. Monday & Thursday
9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m., Wednesdays 2–5 p.m. and
every pancake Sunday!
Every Tuesday
Sing with Us! Svea Male Chorus meets at 6:45
and Swedish Women’s Chorus at 7:30. Singing
together is verrrry Swedish. No auditions, always
fresh coffee, everyone welcome. More information:
swedishsingersseattle@gmail.com.
Every Wednesday
(Except 2nd)
Lilla Fredag. Our bar is open for Swedish pea soup,
homemade limpa bread and libations. 5 p.m. First
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goes to Copenhagen, where he discovers a family
• Apr. 15. Swedish film: Enderbara Älskade
(Suddenly). A quiet and beautiful film about
grief. 97 min.
• Apr. 22. Swedish film: Vi är bäst! (We Are the
Best). 102 min.
• Apr. 29. Ariel. 69 min.
We’re All Vikings Now. We’re watching the
series curated by Larry Johnson, “From Vikings to
Volvos.” Films & DVDs every Friday. 5:30 p.m.
• Apr. 1. “Blood of the Vikings: The Last of the
Vikings.”
• Apr. 8. The Vikings: “The Danelaw” with
Dr. Kenneth Harl.
• Apr. 15. National Geographic: “Viking
Apocalypse.”
• Apr. 22. The Vikings: “Warfare and Society in the
Viking Age” with Dr. Harl.
• Apr. 29. History Channel: “Viking Terror.”
Mark Your Calendars!
Annual Auction. The Sounds of Sweden: From
Accordions to ABBA. Saturday, May 7, 2016. Check
www.swedishclubnw.org for more information. Or:
facebook.com/pages/Swedish-Club/80231203119.
Helping the Club?
If you’re traveling abroad
between now and May
2016, we invite you to
support our annual auction,
scheduled for May 7, by
purchasing liquor not
available in the U.S.
Examples include O.P.
Anderson aquavit, Laponia
lingonberry liquor, or other
brands and flavors not sold
here. They sell like, well,
Swedish hotcakes.
Bring your membership
cards to events. It speeds
up lines and make it easier
for volunteers selling tickets
or checking you in.
Rentals available at
Swedish Club, 1920 Dexter
Ave N., Seattle. Call
206-283-1078 or visit
www.swedishclubnw.org/
Venues/venues.htm. If
you’ve been a member for
at least a year, you get a
20 percent discount.
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