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A guide to fun and interesting Swedish events outside Sweden

CHICAGO Swedish American Museum

5211 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL 60640 Tel: 773-728 8111 | info@samac.org www.swedishamericanmuseum.org The main exhibit, The Dream of America: Swedish Immigration to Chicago, and The Galleries are opened but the Brunk Children’s Museum will remain closed until further notice. Visit the Swedish American Museum website for updates.

MINNEAPOLIS American Swedish Institute

2600 Park Ave. Minneapolis, MN 55407 Tel: 612-871 4907 | www.asimn.org ASI has reopened to the public since September 11. Nov 14, 2020 to Jan 10, 2021 – Exhibition: An extra/ordinary Holiday in Extraordinary Times. Nov 14-15, 21-22, 28-29 – Sat 10 am to Sun 4 pm: Julmarknad On-Site Weekends – While ASI’s largest festival and holiday event is going (mostly) virtual this year, on weekends you’ll find 3 to 4 vendors on-site at ASI outside in the courtyard. Nov 15 – Sun 4 to 6 pm: Drive Thru Lutfisk Dinner – Whether you love or hate this infamous Scandinavian dish, ASI’s annual Lutfisk Dinner is a culinary experience that everyone should have at least once. This year we are bringing our Lutfisk Dinner to you drive thru-style! Pick up your meal to go or enjoy from your car on site.

PHILADEPHIA American Swedish Historical Museum

1900 Pattison Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19145 | Tel: 215-389 1776 | info@americanswedish.org | www.americanswedish.org Reopened to visitors since July 3 with normal operating hours. Ongoing through May 2021 – Around the World: The Global Curiosities of Carl Otto Lindberg! This exhibition explores the life of a Swedish-American mining engineer. Ongoing through Mar 2021 – From Fairy Tale to Fantasy: The Art of Gustaf Tenggren – This exhibit charts Tenggren’s career in the United States – from his early successes in New York to his time at Walt Disney Studios and eventual retirement in Maine.

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PORTLAND Nordic Northwest

Nordia House, 8800 SW Oleson Rd., Portland, OR 97223 | Tel: 503-977 0275 www.nordicnorthwest.org Nordia House is now open. Ongoing through November 30 – Mind The Earth: Climate Change – Climate Action – The exhibition uses satellite imagery to share new vantage points about the global climate crisis.

SEATTLE Swedish Cultural Center

1920 Dexter Ave. N. Seattle, WA 98109 Tel: 206-283 1090 | www.swedishclubnw.org info@swedishculturalcenter.org Oct 31 to Nov 1 – Sat & Sun 10 am to 3 pm: Swedish Club Holiday Bazaar – Mostly outdoors in tents. Wear your raincoats, bring your umbrellas and enjoy holiday shopping as if we were in Sweden or Norway! Holiday crafts, gifts, Christmas sheaves and some used items. We'll serve meatballs or pea soup in a cup, baked goods, coffee, tea, hot chocolate, hot cider and glögg.

National Nordic Museum

2655 NW Market Street, Seattle, WA 98107 Tel: 206-789 5707 | nordic@nordicmuseum.org www.nordicmuseum.org Nov 19-22 – Thurs to Sun 10 am to 5 pm: 43rd annual Julefest – A Julefest-themed Virtual Crafts & Cocktails will be on Thursday, November 19. Then November 20-22, you'll find an expanded selection of goodies in the Museum Store, plus amazing holiday decorations throughout the Museum. We can't have Santa this year, but you can still take a seasonal selfie with the perfect holiday backdrop!

WASHINGTON, DC Embassy of Sweden

2900 K Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20007 Tel: 202-467 2600 | www.swedenabroad.com ambassaden.washington@gov.se The Embassy will remain in a modified telework arrangement, offering limited consular services by appointment only. Phone hours are: Mon-Fri 9 am to 4 pm (closed for lunch 12 to 1 pm), 202-467 2600.

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OTTAWA Embassy of Sweden Ottawa

377 Dalhousie Street, Suite 305, Ottawa ON K1N 9NB Tel: 613-241 2277 www.swedishembassy.ca The Government has extended the ban of entry to the EU via Sweden until 31 October 2020.

VANCOUVER Scandinavian Community Centre

6540 Thomas Street, Burnaby, BC V5B 4P9 Tel: 604-294 2777 | info@scancentre.org www.scancentre.org Due to COVID-19, the Scandinavian Community Centre is opened only to booking and hosting small scale events, activities and rentals. Please call 604-294 2777 or e-mail info@scancentre.org. Visit www.scancentre.org. for further updates. Nov 21 – Sat: The annual Swedish Christmas Fair will be arranged differently this year. A “Swedish Christmas Fair Bake Sale” website will be set up and will include a menu of baked items available to order and pay for in advance. Each order will receive an order confirmation and an assigned time slot for pick up on Saturday November 21st. Time slots are scheduled to prevent violation of set Covid-19 regulations.

WINNIPEG Swedish Cultural Assoc of Manitoba Scandinavian Cultural Centre

764 Erin St, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3G 2W4 Tel: 204-774 8047 | www.scandinaviancentre.ca/sweden | Registration by email at svenskclub17@gmail.com Nov 7 – Sat: Scandinavian Cultural Centre Manitoba 150 – 2020 is the 150th anniversary of Manitoba’s entry into the Canadian confederation. As part of this celebration, the Scandinavian Centre is launching a unique on-line festival starting on Nov 7th featuring the SCC Mini Virtual Museum – stories of Nordic settlers, history of Folklorama and cultural exhibits; Virtual Concerts – highlighting our local dancers, musicians and singers, and a whole lot more! On Nov 7th visit www.scandinaviancentre.ca for more details and links to follow these on-going events.

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BC Organizations Scandinavian Business Club

Monthly meetings feature business speakers. Guests and new members welcome. Call SBC: 604-484-8238. Visit us at www.sbc-bc.ca

Scandinavian Community Centre

Scandinavian Community Centre Beautiful setting for weddings, parties, birthdays, meetings and seminars. 6540 Thomas Street, Burnaby, BC info@scancentre.org Tel: 604-294-2777 www. scancentre.org

Svenska Kulturföreningen

604-970 8708. Kassör är Linda Olofsson, 604-418 7703 www.swedishculturalsociety.ca. Email: swedishculturalsociety.ca @gmail.com

Swedish Canadian Village

Beautiful Assisted Living Residence & Senior Subsidized Apartment Buildings Located in Burnaby, BC. Tel: 604-420 1124 Fax# 604-420 1175 www.swedishcanadian.ca Swedish Heritage in BC 1812 Duthie Ave. Burnaby BC. Laila Axen Tel: 604-526 7464. Visit us at www. swedishheritageinbc.org. E-mail: swedishheritagebc@gmail.com

Sweden House Society

President: Rebecca Keckman Vice President: Dorothy Carlson Treasurer: Carole Walkinshaw, Email: swedenhousechair@gmail.com

Swedish Club of Victoria

Dinners, Events and Meetings, for information contact Annabelle Beresford @ 250-656 9586 or Ordförande Ellen Petersson

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Washington Organizations

Nordic Museum has moved to a beautiful, brand-new building! In Seattle, 2655 N.W. Market St., Ballard; 206-789 5707.

Swedish Club

1920 Dexter Ave. N, Seattle, WA 98109; Tel: 206-283 1090. Open Wednesday evenings for supper and games, Friday for lunch and dinner. Pancake breakfasts on first Sundays of the month. Rental venue for meeting, parties, etc. www.swedishclubnw.org

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Sista ordet [ ] ‘The ship pitched up like a stallion ...’

Sleepless in Gothenburg

By Peter Berlin

In the early 1970s my wife Shirley and I lived in The Netherlands. One blustery day at the end of April we set out on a journey to Stockholm, taking the night car ferry from Amsterdam to Gothenburg. As we drove north towards Amsterdam, strong wind gusts buffeted our station wagon to the point where I had difficulty keeping it on the road.

Arriving at the ferry port, we were waved onboard as if nothing unusual was happening. The vehicle deck quickly filled up. We climbed the stairs to Reception and were shown to our cabin. So far so good. We decided to have dinner in the ship’s restaurant before settling down for the night. While the ship moved slowly through the Noordzee Kanaal connecting Amsterdam with the North Sea, we ate and drank as if there was no tomorrow. In fact, we were soon to find out that there might not be a tomorrow.

No sooner had we finished our meal when the ship pitched up like a stallion and nosedived like a

pelican. The cycle repeated itself – not once, not twice, but seemingly forever. The ship had exited the canal and was in the clutches of the North Sea in full storm. We reeled out of the restaurant like drunks and found our way back to our cabin. Shirley immediately lay down on the bed and closed her eyes. Her complexion had taken on an interesting green hue.

I sat down on the edge of the bed, grabbed a garbage can and retched – not once, not twice, but seemingly forever. Give me toothache, give me heartache, hit my own thumb with a hammer, and I can assure you that there is nothing worse than being seasick on an empty stomach. I turned to Shirley and said in a hoarse whisper: “I want to die!” No response.

I lay down and tried to sleep while the waves crashed against the side of the ship’s hull. Suddenly a voice crackled through the intercom. “Attention, please. Would the owner of the yellow DAF with Dutch licence plate number XX-XX-XXX please report to Reception.” A few minutes later came another announcement:

“Attention, please. Would the owner of the black Volvo with Swedish licence plate number YYY-YYY please report to Reception.” Were the cars bouncing around on vehicle deck?

The ferry was 16 hours late arriving in Gothenburg the next day. Depleted and exhausted, we descended onto the vehicle deck and looked anxiously for our car. It was still there and had not actually been flattened by any runaway 50-ton truck.

It was getting dark. Bleary-eyed, we drove into Gothenburg looking for the highway to Stockholm. Given the condition we were in, any normal person would have checked into a hotel in Gothenburg to catch a proper night’s sleep before getting behind the steering wheel. But we had already lain comatose on the ferry for over 24 hours and were too tired to sleep. Driving out of Gothenburg, we noticed a big bonfire burning on a hilltop. Then another one, and another one, and many, many more. Each fire was surrounded by a group of people standing motionless as if they were dead.

“I get it,” I said to Shirley, “we are dead and have gone to Hell.”

“Not yet,” she replied wearily. “It’s Walpurgis Night in Sweden.”