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September 2011 Swedish Cultural Center . Seattle . Washington

Swedish Center News

With our building’s

golden anniversary this year, we’ve been looking back to the era of skinny ties, wide skirts, and bomb shelters. We hope you’re coming on Satur-day, Sept. 24, to our annual fund-raising auction, “Seattle in the ’60s”—a party 50 years in the making. The Center’s annual auction is our biggest fundraiser and our best fun-raiser of 2011!

How can you help? We still need fabulous items to auction off—and decorations too. Maybe you’ve got some tourist items from the Seattle World’s Fair, or newspapers and magazines from the ’60s? A lava lamp or a ’60s-era television or radio to loan us for the evening? We’ll gladly take what you donate for auctioning off, or borrow what you will loan us for decorating. And if you don’t have items from the ’60s, how about some good wine—or that bottle of liquor you picked up on the trip to Sweden that you’ve never opened? At an auction

such as ours, liquor sells like, well, hotcakes at our pancake breakfast, and we can use as many bottles of liquor and wine as our friends will donate! We also need help decorating and setting out the items for the auction during the week of Sept. 18. Call the office and let us know if you can help or if you have an item we can use.

What to wear? Either choose festive attire or dress in ’60s fashion. The fun begins with a free martini bar from 5 to 6 p.m., along with games and the silent auction. Chefs Ann-Margret Lightle and Malin Jonsson will create an authentic Swedish smörgåsbord. And Ingemar Palmqvist is coming from Sweden to be our master of ceremonies. You may remember Ingemar for his famous IKEA slogan:

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Our MissionTo 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.

An Auction for the Ages

Auction co-chairs Judy Cooper (above) and Kelly Hughes (left) are preparing a celebration, the likes of which you haven’t seen in 50 years. Don’t miss the SCC’s most important fundraising event of the year!

By now, you’ve learned the measures we’re taking to find our way to the other side of

the financial forest of last year. 2010 was a year of increased expenses related to Sweden Week, the Crown Princess’s visit, and the turnover of our Executive Director, etc., as well as de-creased income from fundraising and rentals, assuredly the result of the economy. 2011, on the other hand, is a year of decreased expenses, particularly reduced salaries but also a myriad of other cost-saving measures. We’re picking up every rock and looking underneath for savings. And savings we’ve made! New board members are helping us with our IT needs; Monday volunteers process memberships; Friday volunteers handle our Happy Hour tasks that staff might do otherwise. We’re also tightening up our accounts receivable from rentals and slashing our budget for various in-house expenses—everything from light bulbs to toilet paper. We’ve gone from monthly to quarterly newsletters. And so on. And it’s working.

But how did we get to the point of needing this financial first aid and what happens next? This is where it’s helpful to stand back and take a long look at our club. Organiza-tions that have buildings, such as the Swedish Cultural Center, Nordic Heritage Museum or the Rainier Club, depend on most of their revenue coming from three sources. Think of it as a three-legged stool: one, membership dues and programs; two, rentals, food and bar; and three, donations and endowments. (Some organizations have a fourth leg, grants. Thus far, getting a grant has been difficult for our small organization to accomplish.) The ratio among those three—membership dues, rentals and donations—may vary from organization to organization or from year to year, but mostly, this is where the money comes from. Unbeknownst to most of you, the SCC has been the fortunate benefi-ciary of one person’s generosity, which has upheld one leg of the stool for the past few years. Since we started the strategic planning that led to our explosive growth, one person

has donated enough funds to keep us going. Lucky, lucky us. But one person’s generosity is not a sustainable model. We have now reached the point where we need to either change the ratio of our three-legged stool or ask others to rise up and support the club. On the staff side, we’re working hard to increase rentals by employing exemplary customer service, seeking wedding planner endorsements, aggressively collecting our accounts receivable and showcasing the club in other promotions. On the member side, this leaves two choices: raising the dues or getting more donations.

And that, obviously, is where you come in. Shall we increase our revenue from dues or donations? No one wants to raise dues. One reason for our club’s admirable growth is that the dues are manageable for young singles as well as retirees. Shall we expect more individu-als to step up and donate? Yes, we think so.

Again, this is where you come in. We are asking all of our members to donate. We’re calling the campaign “We are the Swedish club.”

We will announce it through letters, events, etc. We think you’ll respond to our

challenge by donating to the club. Seattle’s Swedish consul, Lars Jonsson, has gotten into the swing of things by offering dinner at his home to everyone

who donates at least $1,000 to the club. Big donations in the thousands of

dollars are really, really important, but equally important is the goal of a huge participation. In fact, our goal is for 51 percent of our members to respond and donate.

We feel so strongly that we’re willing to send a “We are the Swedish club” pin to everyone who donates by the end of the year.

In the end, of course, a club is nothing without its members. By seeking your partici-pation in “We are the Swedish club,” we’re simply asking you to acknowledge an existing fact. Thank you for your donations. Kristine Leander

Executive Director, Swedish Cultural Centerkristine@swedishculturalcenter.org

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Swedish Cultural Center1920 Dexter Avenue North

Seattle, WA 98109

206-283-1090 Club Business206-283-1078 Rentals

206-283-2970 FAX

info@swedishculturalcenter.org rentals@swedishculturalcenter.org

www.swedishculturalcenter.org

Office HoursMonday–Friday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.

Board of Directors Vice President Erik Pihl Treasurer Don Wahlquist Secretary Carl Westerdahl Past President Karl Larsson Directors Terry Anderson Bob Blair Judy Nilsen Cooper Michael Edlund Jahn Hedberg Sara Lightle Bud Saxberg Erik Sundholm Laura Wideburg Peter Wigren

Center Operations Executive Director Kristine Leander Facilities Manager Kyle Feldman Financial Manager Debbie Smith

Ladies Auxiliary Chair June Anderson Evanoff Vice Chair Jean Wirch Secretary Aina Oscarsson Treasurer Bonnie Orr Sewing Jean Wirch

Swedish Women’s Chorus Geri Damm geridamm@gmail.com

Svea Male Chorus Bob Reetz rebert1@msn.com

Swedish Center NewsEditor: Kristine Leander

Copy Editor: Martin Stillion

Swedish Center News (USPS 533-750) is published as part of yearly membership dues at $12 per per-son, per year, by the Swedish Cultural Center, 1920 Dexter Ave. N., Seattle, WA 98109-2795. Tele-phone is 206-283-1090. Periodicals postage paid at Seattle, Wash-ington. Postmaster: send address changes to Swedish Center News, 1920 Dexter Ave. N., Seattle, WA 98109-2795.Deadline for material for

the next issue is Nov. 15.

Bring articles into the office or fax to 206-283-2970. You may also

e-mail articles to kristine@swedishculturalcenter.org.

Executive Director’s Notes

AUCTION Continued from p. 1“You don’t have to be rich, just smart”—which is true whether you’re shopping at IKEA or bidding at our auction! If you lived through the ’60s, or if you just wish you had, you won’t want to miss “Seattle in the ’60s” on Sept. 24.

Our Web site will soon start taking online registrations and payments—by the time you read this, we hope. If not, keep checking!

Here’s a partial list of what you’ll be bidding on at the auction:

A day at the races for fourA night of urban luxury at Hotel ÄndraAAA Classic MembershipAdmission for four to the Seattle Children’s MuseumAdmission for four to Washington State Historical MuseumAnn-Margret’s princess torteAntique evening purseAntique jewelryAntique Swedish carpenter’s planeArt deco lampBathroom vanityBeehive gift certificateBrother fax machineCargo carrierCollection of seven Dalahäst (Dala horses)Conair foot spaCrocheted tableclothCrystal decanterCrystal vaseDance class at Century BallroomDemitasse cupsDemitasse spoonsDental bleaching kitDesign consultation for homeownersDinner for four in Ann-Margret’s homeDon the Bartender serves drinks at your private partyDugges beer (double IPA and porter)Eagle watching at Camp Run-A-MuckFramed Andy Warhol posterFramed Audrey Hepburn graphicFive-pound standing rib roast gift certificate from Blue Valley MeatsFriday Kafé meatballs for a yearGift certificate to Anthony’s RestaurantGift certificate to The Copper GateHandmade quiltHauling servicesHeart-shaped vaseInterior design consultationInternational dinner—University of Washington Club WednesdayItalian decorator pillowKayaking for twoKnitting lessons for two

“Lifetime” basketball systemNine-hole golf round for fourOne hour of college consultingOne hour of pianist Tim Kennedy at your partyOrrefors Residence BowlPearl and emerald pendant and chainPhoto or ad of your choice on the front cover of the SCC newsletterPower Mat wireless chargerReserved parking for pancake Sundays for a yearRick Steves “Get Ready to Travel” packageRide the Ducks of SeattleRosa Ljung candelabraRound trip for two to Victoria, B.C., on the Victoria Clipper Set of Bing & Gröndahl dishesSit-down dinner for four at Casa HermosaSlow cookerSwedish Volvo chauffeur to an event of your choice, or ride in

Ballard’s May 17 paradeTant Ellys KaffekalasTickets to the Seattle Repertory TheatreTour of the historic Fremont BridgeTour of the award-winning Spokane Street swing bridgeTwo antique chairs from the estate of Lars WarmeTwo tickets to an ArtsWest mainstage performanceTwo Jazz Extravaganza concert tickets Two tickets to a Seattle Symphony performance“Waltzing in the Nude” performed at your eventWeekend Getaway on Penn Cove Whidbey Island“Woman at the Loom” printWoodwind trio plays for your event5-quart chafing dish1991 Danish Christmas plate$85 gift certificate to Salon Joseph1931 Ford roadster and Ford pickupDVDs: Kitchen Stories; Pippi Longstocking collection; Mother of

Mine; six new Swedish DVDs of Astrid Lindgren storiesCDs: ABBA’s 18 Hits; CarolaSoftware: Adobe PhotoShop; Microsoft Office Professional 2010Baskets: Baker’s delight; apple basket; Absolut gift basket; barbecue

gift basketLinens: Numerous new Swedish linens, including Eklund linensAlcohol: Skane Akvavit ; Smirnoff vodka; Aalborg Akvavit; Linje

Aquavit; Kahlua; Aledor wineBooks: Vikings in the Attic; autographed copy of Things I Want You

to Know about Stieg Larsson and Me; collection of four history books by Bernard Cornwell; several books about Dale Chihuly’s art; The Man from Beijing collection of Swedish crime fiction; Stadsliv by Tricia Guild; Kitchen of Light; Served from a Swedish Kitchen; Lars Bolander’s Scandinavian Design; Simply Scandina-vian Cook Book with cookbook holder; Stockholm Horizons; Queen Anne Books gift certificate

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Crazy for Crayfish!

Summer’s lease hath all too short a date, but here’s something to look forward to: our

annual Crayfish Celebration, complete with paper lanterns and co-sponsored by SWEA. Come eat, drink, sing and be jolly on a balmy evening. Start off with a traditional välkomst-drink. Then it’s as much fresh, locally caught crayfish as you can put away, along with a glass of wine or beer, tomato-and-olive quiche, salad, cheese platter, bread, chocolate cake with fudge topping and whipped cream, coffee and tea, all thanks to chefs Malin Jonsson and Ann-Margret Lightle. Meanwhile, enjoy ice-cold snaps matched with an amazing song sheet, and mingle with the fun-loving crowd. The SCC bar will sell beer, wine and plenty of different flavors of Swedish vodka, which you will most certainly need to sing gloriously.

There’ll be a fundraising raffle to benefit SWEA, and we’ll finish by dancing the night away. Invite your friends and buy a table for 10. We’ll toss in two bottles of wine if you do!

Admission: $45 per guest (must be prepaid). Dress for a summer party and join us Saturday, Sept. 10, at 7 p.m. at the Center. RSVP by Friday, Sept. 2, with a check payable to SWEA Seattle, c/o Mimmi Samsel, 1121 38th Ave. E., Seattle, WA 98112. Or send your check to the Swedish Cultural Center, 1920 Dexter Ave. N., Seattle, WA 98109. If you want to book a table for 10, e-mail norenulrika@gmail.com.

SCC AnnouncesNews about, or in the interest of our members...

The Swedish Cultural Center an-nounces 1,000 member households.

New MembersDouglas Almquist Peter Anaman Beverly Anderson Karen Bayuga Eric & Kathleen Blanding Ronald L. Bosi Haje BomanPauline Estelle Irene Carlson Bryan & Roopa Corliss Donald Dahlgren John DahlquistGlen Roy Danielson Terry Doyle Michael Edlund Karl & Catherine Ernevad;

Erik, Zach, LinneaKarl R. & Ingrid Fredrickson Janet Halstead Tim Hamerbeck Eric Houston Judy Hsu Diane Jones Pirkko Karhunen &

Scott Wippermann Brien & Beth Kirby Carin Peterson Kruger Sten Leksen Shannon Low Rebecca LoweKirsten MacPhersonKim McMillen Marcie Monsaas Dan Mueller John Nelson Keith & Suzanne Newman Richard & Susan Olson Birgit Povlsen John & Rhoda Peel Scott Reese Janet Ruud Marta Schee & Langdon Miller Kris & Rob Shanafelt Peter & Amy Shanafelt Rob Sievertsen Freya Skarin

The National Day raffle in early

June brought a bevy of female

winners! Pat Charlson, shown here

examining a map of Sweden, won the

first prize: a round trip to Stockholm

on Icelandair. Esther Joneson won the

$100 savings account at Viking Bank,

and Alison Burdette won the $250 gift

certificate at Scandinavian Specialties.

Alison (below, center) showed up to

claim her prize, accompanied by her

sister, Lis-Ann, and her grandmother,

Patricia Salt Charles, who purchased

the winning ticket for Alison.

Not Too Late for an Exchange Student

Language practice? Making friends? Getting young again? No matter your reasons for opening your home to a high school foreign exchange student, you’ll be rewarded with the

possibility of forming a lifelong friendship and one of the best experiences of your life. One little secret about hosting students is that while boys are always harder to find homes for, they’re much easier to host than girls. They’re more accepting of their housing, the food in the home and so on. Two agencies are looking for local wholesome families who want to make a difference in a young person’s life. Even if you’re reading this after school starts, it may not be too late—students occasionally need new host families after the first few weeks of school. If you’re interested, please contact either of the following:

Kevin Donahoe with EF Foundation, 206-388-2194. Visit • www.effoundation.org for further information. Stephanie Gregg with Youth for Understanding, 303-270-0068 x7220. Visit • www.yfu-usa.org, Youth for Understanding still has Swedish students looking for homes!

Meet Rep. Reuven Carlyle

At our Sept. 7 Members & Friends Dinner, the Swedish Cultural Center is proud to introduce State Representa-

tive Reuven Carlyle from the 36th District as our speaker. The 36th District encompasses Ballard, Belltown, Fremont, Greenwood, Magnolia, Phinney Ridge and Queen Anne and is among the most educated, progressive and relatively affluent districts in our state. Reuven grew up in Bellingham and now lives with his wife and four children on Queen Anne Hill. His life story is well worth reading on his Web site (www.reuvencarlyle36.com), describing his early years as the child of a single mom in the Haight-Ashbury area of

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Blair Stewart Margaret Esther Strindberg Richard & Carol Sundholm Mathew Sutherland & Clint Dimick Hans ToftErica Tollefson & Matty Burckley Andreas UdbyeDon WickGerald Lee Yager

DeathsRobert ClayBrita Dillner (in Sweden)Albert H. Nelson

New Address?Send your address changes or corrections to:

Swedish Cultural Center Attn: Address Change 1920 Dexter Ave. N. Seattle, WA 98109

Or you can e-mail to info@swedishculturalcenter.org.

Let us know if we left out your information by mistake.

Sept. 7, 2011Limpa med smör

Limpa bread with butter

Toast SkagenShrimp on toast

Raggmunkstallrik med bacon och lingonsylt

Potato pancake platter with bacon and lingonberry preserve

Röd och grön kålsalladRed and green cabbage salad

BrylepuddingCrème brûlée

Oct. 5, 2011Limpa med smör

Limpa bread with butter

SvampsoppaMushroom soup

Pepparrotskött med kokt potatis och lökBraised beef with horseradish gravy, boiled

potatoes and onions

Smulpaj med äpplen och vispgräddeApple crumb pie with whipped cream

Nov. 2, 2011Limpa med smör

Limpa bread with butter

Grön sallad med lingonvinägrett dressingGreen salad with lingonberry

vinaigrette dressing

Kålinbakad torsk med rostad vitlök gräddsås, kokt potatis och

glaserade morötterCabbage wrapped cod with roasted garlic

cream sauce, boiled potatoes and glazed carrots

Pumpapaj med vispgräddePumpkin pie with whipped cream

Members & Friends Menus

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CARLYLE Continued from p. 5San Francisco; several years as a page in Washington, D.C., for Sens. Scoop Jackson and Warren Magnuson and House Speaker Tip O’Neill; and his present commitment to the people who elected him to serve our state in Olympia. His talk will be an exciting opportunity to meet this passionate and interesting advocate for our district.

Vikings: Down to the Sea in Ships

Seattle has been celebrating Leif Erikson Day through much of the 20th century, and there’s no sign that it’s about to let up. Leif

Erikson Day 2011 will be marked with a panel discussion by two local artisans building replica Viking ships—9,000 miles apart. Geoff Briggs is building a ship in Anacortes with W.I.L.D. (Wilderness Intensive Leadership Development), the organization he founded with Dave Knudsen. Their 56-foot vessel is modeled after the Skuldelev 6, believed to have been be a fishing boat. It’s being assembled in the traditional way, just as the Vikings did 1,000 years ago, with klinker-style planking on oak frames, held together with hand-fastened rivets and lots of pine tar. They are using oak logs gathered from Oregon and cedar planking from Canada, which they have milled and prepared for use. When finished, their ship will be used in youth programs, and they hope we’ll see it in the waters of Puget Sound starting next summer. Visit wildexpeditions.org for more information.

The other project is taking place in Tønsberg, Norway, but the local artisan is Jay Haavik from West Seattle, hired to oversee the carving on the ship. Jay’s grandparents came from Norway, so it’s not such a stretch for him to be overseeing local Norwegian carvers. They are building a replica of the elegant 1,200-year-old Oseberg ship, the

Intricate carvings will adorn this

impossibly graceful prow on a

replica Viking ship in

Tønsberg, Norway (see

photo at right).

They’re the work

of Seattle artist

Jay Haavik.

You may see this 56-foot Viking boat on the waters of Puget Sound next summer, with a crew of teenagers. Geoff Briggs and Dave Knutsen are building it by hand in Anacortes for their youth organization, W.I.L.D. Expeditions.

burial ship for two Viking women, which was unearthed about 100 years ago. Visit www.osebergvikingskip.no/eng for more information.

Jay and Geoff will give a joint presentation on Friday, Oct. 7, 2011, 7 p.m. at the Swedish Cultural Center. They’ll combine comments and photos to enchant us with descriptions of contemporary projects using thousand-year-old plans and methods. Admission is $10; proceeds will go toward the ship projects. Odin Beer will be here to offer you a glass you can raise to Leif Erikson and his modern-day clones, Jay and Geoff.

When the presentation is over, join us upstairs for the club’s annual Viking Night Happy Hour. This is one Friday evening when horns, swords, shields and furs are expected. Whether you come for the presentation, the Happy Hour or both, it will be a Viking night to remember.

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Make a Member of Your Friend

As a member of the Swedish Cultural Center, you probably know that we offer a variety of membership options to suit various needs. Well, here’s one more option: Now you can introduce a friend to the club with an Invitational Membership Gift. For just

$25, your friend gets full membership for six months, plus two pancake breakfast tickets and a certificate for a drink on the house at Happy Hour. And you get the pleasure of introducing a brand-new member to the Swedish club. Use the form below to buy an Invitational Membership Gift today.

Invitational Membership Gift

Your name _______________________________________

New member’s name ________________________________

Phone _______________ Evening phone ________________

Street address _____________________________________

City _____________ State ___ZIP ____________________

E-mail __________________________________________

Today’s date _______________________________________

The goal of the Swedish Cultural Center is to support, promote, and celebrate Swedish culture.•Members should have an interest in Swedish and/or Scandinavian culture but need not be of Swedish ancestry.•A potential member can receive an Invitational Membership only once.•Only current members may purchase an Invitational Membership. •

Please return the form, completed and signed, with payment to: Swedish Cultural Center, 1920 Dexter Ave. N., Seattle, WA 98109.

Payment information

$25 per Invitational Membership. Total amount: $ _______________ Check enclosed ___Visa/MasterCard #: ___________________________Exp. _____ / _____Your signature for credit card: __________________________________________

The Oseberg ship replica takes shape in Norway. It’s patterned after a

1,200-year-old Viking burial ship, which was discovered nearby in 1904.

The builders hope to improve on previous replicas, one of which began

sinking 20 seconds into its maiden voyage.

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Views of Our Visitors

We always appreciate it when guests drop by. Here are updates from a few of them.

Members who watched the Norwegian reality show 1. “Alt for Norge” at the club recall that the winner was Doug Miner (right) of Seattle,

who beat out a pack of other Norwegian Americans for the honor of “most Norwegian.” Doug is an SCC member, and drops by now and again. When a fellow cast member visited Seattle, Doug brought her to the club too. Flannery Good, known as the fashionista in the show’s lineup, brought her husband, Jeremy Lane. She was impressed by Seattle and the Center, and hopes to return again soon.Carina Courtney, one of the club’s cocktail waitresses from the 2. ’70s, visited lately. She remembers many old-time members and sends her greetings to everyone. She lives on the edge of a forest in Sweden now, near the town of Åsarna in Jamtland.Einar Storakers came from Sedro Woolley to help us celebrate our 3. building’s 50th anniversary. He especially enjoyed seeing a photo of himself from a Seattle Times cover story about the opening of the building in March 1961.

How did a plate of meatballs lead to a new trophy from Sweden in our Crown Room Lounge—and why are we writing checks to teenagers?

We can explain everything. To help a local team of 13-year-old girls raise money for a trip to a soccer tournament in Fortuna, Sweden, we gave them part of the proceeds from our meatball lunches. They won the tournament, brought back the first-place trophy and asked us to display it. It joins the two trophies awarded to our pancake-flipping drill team by Ballard’s May 17 parade.

Left: Chef Ann-Margret Lightle shows off the meatballs that sent soccer players Bailey Aggen (center) and Caroline Henn (right) to Sweden along with their teammates. Above: Our investment in the girls’ team resulted in this beautiful trophy, now on display in the Crown Room Lounge.

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A Remarkable Man

Longtime SCC member Robert Clay passed away in

Seattle on Aug. 7 at age 94. Most recently, Robert

served as a bartender and a Friday evening patron of the club, but during his lifetime he also made his mark in other roles. He had a scholarship to Missouri State College and played semi-professional basketball for the Phillips Oilers. He worked in the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), and during World War II, he served in the Coast Guard and merchant marine in Japan and the South Pacific. He was also a lieutenant colonel in the Washington State Guard.

Robert owned six restaurants and lounges in the Seattle area, including the Country Squire, a popular downtown Seattle bar in the ’50s and ’60s frequented by Senator Magnuson and the Rosellinis. He served as a coach at the local Catholic school, and was a greeter at his church for Saturday evening mass until nearly the very end of his life. Truly Robert was a remarkable man.

Class of Culture

It’s 2011! Do you know where your Swedish culture is? We’re the Swedish Cultural Center, so it’s our job to keep you informed

about it. Sweden has been on the forefront of modernity in archi-tecture, style and design for the past 75 years, but culture is ever-changing. Our new Swedish Culture Today! class brings you up to date. Tuesdays, 6:30–7:30 p.m. More info on p. 11. Oct. 4: What Do We Think of When We Think of Swedish Culture? Oct. 11: The Mystery of the Swedish Crime Wave Oct. 18: Planes, Trains and Automobiles—Getting Around in

Modern Sweden Oct. 25: Simply Sweden at the Movies Nov. 1: Contemporary Swedish Cuisine Nov. 8: Interior Design Trends Nov. 15: Modern Art in Sweden Nov. 22: Sports Trends in Sweden Nov. 29: Celebrating the Holidays with a New Twist

Teatro Zinzanni is offering Swedish Cultural Center members an opportunity to see the delightful Swede in their current cast, Tobias Larsson, for a reduced rate. SCC members can take $25 off Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday evening shows through the run of Bonsoir Liliane. To order tickets with your discount, visit dreams.zinzanni.org/swede.htm or call 206-802-0015 and mention the “Swede” deal.

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Friday, Sept. 2. Happy Hour Jazz.Back by popular demand: Carmen Staaf and Raphaelle Brochet. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Check them out: www.wix.com/raphaellebrochet/themoononthewater.

Tuesday, Sept. 6. Ladies Auxiliary.Support the club and enjoy the company of others who do too! Join us at 10 a.m. in the library every first Tuesday of the month.

Wednesday, Sept. 7. Book Club.We’ll discuss The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson. Read in Swedish or English, and join us to discuss this famous first novel in the trilogy. 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 7. Members & Friends Dinner.

State Representative Reuven Carlyle from the 36th District will be our featured speaker. Chef Pidor prepares a delicious three-course Swedish meal of Toast Skagen and potato pancake platter with bacon for $18. RSVP by Tuesday, Sept. 6. Late RSVPs and walk-ins $22. RSVP to 206-283-1090 or rsvp@swedishculturalcenter.org. Social hour 5:30, dinner 6:30.

Saturday, Sept. 10. The Big Kräftskiva 2011 Crayfish Party.

Co-sponsored by SWEA. Eat locally caught crayfish, drink snaps, sing Swedish songs, and dance the night away. Doesn’t get any more traditional than that! (In between helpings of crayfish, enjoy tomato-and-olive quiche with salad, cheese platter, bread and a sumptuous chocolate dessert.) 7 p.m. $45 per guest must be prepaid to SWEA, c/o M. Samsel, 1121 38th Ave. E., Seattle, WA 98112. If you buy a table for 10, we’ll give you two bottles of wine! What a bargain for an evening of fun!

Sunday, Sept. 11. Swedish Pancakes.Music and dancing, plus authentic Swedish pancakes, ham, lingonberries and all the right fixin’s. Music by Richard Svensson and Bjarne Jacobsen, Folk Voice Band and Nyckelharpa. $9 guests, $6 SCC members, children 5–12 $5. 8 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. Stay

afterward for genealogy help in the Swedish Finn Historical Society office in our lobby.

Wednesday, Sept. 21.Swedish Film.

Together. Comedy/drama set in a commune similar to those that sprang up in Stockholm in the 1970s. $5 donation 7:30 p.m. Shown again Friday, Sept. 23, 2 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 23. Waltz Lesson and Dance.

Learn the most basic of all folkdances, the waltz. Taught by Pat McMonagle at 7:30 p.m., followed by dancing to live Scandinavian music from 8 to 10:30 p.m. Lesson: $5 members, $7 guests. Dance:

$8 members, $10 guests.

Saturday, Sept. 24.Gala Auction: “Seattle in the ’60s!”

A party that’s a year in the planning will be the one to attend! Help us raise money for the SCC and have fun while doing it. Your friends will be here, so plan to come. For extra fun, dress in ’60s style. We welcome volunteers between now and the auction too!

Wednesday, Sept. 28. Finnish Film.

Last Cowboy Standing (Skavabölen pojat), 2009. Tragic but warm story of a family. 7:30 p.m. $5 donation. Shown again Friday, Sept. 30, 2 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 5. Members & Friends Dinner.

Stina Katchadourian, author of The Lapp Kid’s Daughter, will be our featured speaker. Members of Finlandia Foundation are our special guests. Chef Pidor prepares a delicious three-course Swedish meal of mushroom soup, braised beef with horseradish gravy and apple crumb pie for $18. RSVP by Tuesday, Oct. 4. Late RSVPs and walk-ins $22. RSVP to 206-283-1090 or rsvp@swedishculturalcenter.org. Social hour 5:30, dinner 6:30.

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Coming Events at the Swedish Cultural Center

CASH FOR COLLEGE—Part of the funds raised during our annual auction will go toward the education of our 2011 scholarship winners, Brittany Lewis (left) and Stephen Swanson (right), pictured here with 2010 winner Emilia Sternberg.

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HemlandsnyttNews from the homelandA column of current Swedish news topics, taken from Swedish news media.

CompiLed by Gunnar WaLLin

Saab: The union at Saab Automobile was reassured by CEO Victor Muller that the August employees’ salaries will be paid (July salaries were not), but Saab is again threatened by bankruptcy—this time from foreign suppliers. This comes only three weeks after Saab managed to avoid a threat of bankruptcy from the Swedish supplier Swepart. Saab will meet with the foreign suppliers shortly in order to find a solution.Trouble: Teachers have been sending petitions online to the Minister of Schools, Jan Björk-lund, demanding higher salaries and smaller classes. The appeal concerns hundreds of teachers. “I have felt for a long time that we need a change, as one cannot work this way any longer, but I want to keep working and that is the reason why I have done this,” said Annika Wallen, a teacher at Nacka outside Stockholm, who started the protest. In her petition, she calls for a more simplified administration, maximum 20 students per class and increase in the monthly salary of 10,000 kronor ($1,600).Tough times: The critics of the EMU (European Monetary Union) have concluded that due to the economic crisis, they believe the whole currency cooperation will come apart. “This is the beginning of the end, and it would not surprise me if all participating countries

have left in about three, four years,” said Stefan de Vylder, the Swedish national economist.Brain rest: There is a pronounced connection between our sleep in middle age and our chance to become healthy aged folks. Those who sleep around seven hours a night minimize their risk of dying prematurely, and it really is more dangerous to sleep too much than too little. While a 20-year-old person may need eight and a half hours of sleep, the need will decrease over time, so that a 60-year-old may need only six and a half hours.Dip: Swedish NATO forces in Kosovo now have permission to go

swimming. Presently, 70 soldiers in the 23rd Kosovo force from Stockholm now have permission to use a swimming pool south of the capital, Pristina. They have to wear their uniforms going to and from the pool, and a guard will watch over their clothes and weapons while they swim.Food drive: Swedish meatballs and Absolut vodka are already well known abroad, but now Swedes are also working hard to introduce other types of Swedish foods. Last year, food exports reached a value of 54

billion kronor, and the goal is to increase this figure twofold by 2020. Plans include food fairs, food tasting at embassies and a new Web site to market Swedish delicacies to taste buds overseas!Crisis: Just in time for crayfish parties, there is an acute shortage of dill weed in large parts of Sweden. Many pots of the beloved hummers may have to be cooked without the beloved herb, since heavy rains have washed many of the plants away. What a dill-emma! Opinions expressed are not those of the Swedish Cultural Center.

B.C. BOUND—Join us Oct. 13 for a day trip to Victoria, British Columbia, on the Clipper. One of North America’s most charming cities, this provincial capital is an easy trip from Seattle. See the sights, shop, have high tea and get back home in time for a nightcap. Details: p. 12.

Swedish Classes: New Fall Schedule

They say it’s the Stieg Larsson effect. Whatever the reason, our Swedish language classes are growing! And boy, are we pleased.

Swedish Culture Today! ($70 members; $95 public)A new class about Sweden, taught in English, for those who want to know what’s going on in Sweden right now. Politics? More than Socialist. Food? Beyond meatballs. Literature? Not just Stieg Larsson.Tuesdays, 6:30–7:30 p.m. (Instructors are local experts with one foot in Sweden; begins Oct. 4)

Beginning Swedish I ($70 members; $95 public)Learn pronunciation, greetings and sentence formation.Mondays, 6–7:30 p.m. (Jennifer Hawkins, begins Oct. 3)Thursdays, 6–7:30 p.m. (Laura Wideburg, begins Sept. 29)

Beginning Swedish I Plus ($95 members; $125 public)Thursdays, 12 noon–2 p.m. (Berit Lehner, begins Sept. 29). Learn Swedish during the day! Work on translating letters, learning Swedish phrases or anything you want to do. Class structure depends on the members. You’ll learn what you want to learn!Saturdays, 10 a.m.–12 noon (Laura Wideburg, begins Oct. 1). Covers the material of Beginning I with extra time for practice and cultural information. Dive right in and start speaking Swedish on the first day! Pronunciation, greetings, dialogues and skits will get you on the road to speaking Swedish in Sweden.

Intermediate Swedish ($70 members; $95 public)Thursdays, 7:30–9 p.m. (Laura Wideburg, begins Sept. 29)

Advanced Swedish ($70 members; $95 public)Mondays, 7:30–9 p.m. (Jennifer Hawkins, begins Oct. 3)

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Friday, Oct. 7. Viking Happy Hour.Two floors of Vikings! During Happy Hour, Viking look-alikes will flood the dance floor. Costumes welcome! $5 for members, $10 for non-members to come and dance. Concurrent Leif Erikson Day lecture at 7 p.m. in Svea Room, which will be a panel of two local individuals working to build authentic Viking ships: Jay Haavik, from Seattle, carving manager on the Oseberg Ship replica construction in Tønsberg, Norway, and Geoff Briggs, building a Viking replica ship in Anacortes. $10 for lecture.

Thursday, Oct. 13. SCC Trip to Victoria.Reserve your space now for a voyage on the Victoria Clipper and a day in Victoria. For your convenience, the trip begins and ends at the SCC, where your car is conveniently parked for the day. $129 members, $139 non-members. Contact us to reserve: 206-283-1090 or rsvp@swedishculturalcenter.org.

Friday, Oct. 28. Schottis Lesson and Dance.Learn how to dance the schottis. Taught by Pat McMonagle at 7:30 p.m., followed by dancing to live Scandinavian music from 8 to 10:30 p.m. Lesson: $5 members, $7 guests. Dance: $8 members, $10 guests.

Wednesday, Nov. 2.Members & Friends Dinner.

SCC member Irene Meyers, who has traveled in Sweden, will talk a little and play a little music—all about Sweden. Chef Pidor prepares a delicious three-course Swedish meal of cabbage-wrapped cod with roasted garlic cream sauce and pumpkin pie for dessert, all for$18. RSVP by Tuesday, Nov. 1. Late RSVPs and walk-ins $22. RSVP to 206-283-1090 or rsvp@swedishculturalcenter.org. Social hour 5:30, dinner 6:30.

Saturday, Sunday, Nov. 5–6.Holiday Bazaar.

Holiday shopping at its best with vendors selling handmade and/or Nordic items. Vendor applications accepted. See www.swedishculturalcenter.org.

Friday, Nov. 18. Viking Lecture.Viking expert Dr. Kenneth Harl from Tulane Univer-sity returns to the Swedish Cultural Center. His topic will be “Markets and Coins in the Viking Age.”

Friday, Nov. 25.Shake Down the Turkey Dance.

Live Scandinavian music for folkdancing: 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. $8 members, $10 guests.

Saturday, Dec. 3.SCC Trip to Leavenworth.

Join other members to watch the Town Lighting. $89 members, $99 guests. RSVP to 206-283-1090 or rsvp@swedishculturalcenter.org.

Wednesday, Dec. 7.Members & Friends Dinner.

Mark your calendars now. Lutfisk on the menu!

Saturday, Dec. 10. Lucia Bal.We’re going back to the elegance of earlier years when the Lucia Bal was the dress-up event of the year!

Every Friday. Swedish Kafé & Happy Hour!Smörgås sandwiches, Swedish meatballs and home-made pastries. Kafé starts 12 noon. Evening food by Chefs Ann-Margret and Malin starts at 6 p.m. Check the menu: www.swedishculturalcenter.org.

Every Friday. Matinee.Films with English subtitles. $5 donation. 2 p.m. Come early for lunch in our Kafé.

Sept. 2. Swedish film: • A Song for Martin.Sept. 9. Norwegian film: • Troubled Water.Sept. 16. German film: • As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me.Sept. 23. Swedish film: • Together.Sept. 30. Finnish film:• Last Cowboy Standing (Skavabölen pojat).

Every Friday. Discussion: Viking Gods!

Get together with Viking aficionados to discuss 1,000 years of Norse mythology and religion. Led by Kelly Hughes. Free. 6 to 6:30 p.m.

Every Friday. Library & Genealogy.Our Friday librarian and genealogist, Alan McCool, will guide your genealogy search or help you find a book. 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.

Every Friday. Mad Men.Just to get in the mood for the auction, “Seattle in the ’60s” on Sept. 24, we’re showing the TV series “Mad Men” in the library. 7:30 p.m.

Coming Events at the Swedish Cultural Center

Volunteers?We need volunteer help cashiering at various special events, including Friday Happy Hours.

We always need help with pancake break-fasts, including a volunteer to call and e-mail the whole corps of pancake volunteers a week before each breakfast to ask for specific commitments.

To lend a hand on any of these projects, e-mail info@ swedishculturalcenter.org or call 206-283-1090.

Rentals available at Swedish Cultural Center. 1920 Dexter Ave N., Seattle. Call 206-283-1078 or visit www.swedishculturalcenter.org/Venues/venues.htm. If you’ve been a member for at least a year, you get a 20 percent discount.