MIDSUMMER'S DAY SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 2007
Midsummer's is celebrated in Lindsborg the 3rd weekend of June. This year, the celebration begins on Friday, June 15th, with the main events on Saturday, June 16th, and concluding on Sunday, June 17th with the traditional Vespers service followed by a potluck dinner.
Alf Brorson Book Reading and Signing Friday Morning, 15 June 2007
On Friday morning at 10am the Sister City Committee and The Swedish Friendship Group will be hosting a Reading and Book signing by Alf Brorson, Bethany Church Fellowship Hall.
15TH ANNIVERSARY OF SISTER CITIES, LINDSBORG KS & MUNKFORS, VÄRLMAND
FRIDAY EVENING, 15 JUNE 2007
8:00 - 10:00pm Street Dance,
Featuring Guest Group from Munkfors Sweden "Tiny Toads"
Open to the Public, Free will donation at the gates
Bring your lawn chair to ensure a good seat.
MIDSUMMER'S DAY, 16 JUNE 2006
Swensson Memorial Park, 400 BLK North Main
9:00 - PARK OPENS, GATE ADMISSION $5.00 / 3 & under FREE
WRIST BAND GETS YOU INTO BOTH NORTH & SOUTH PARK EVENTS
CHILDRENS AREA OPEN 9AM - 3PM CRAFTS, (SKITS & STORY TELLING 11:15 - 11:45), GAMES- (everyone wins a prize), WEAVING, AND WATER FUN.
9:30-10:30 Opening Procession
National Anthems
Tiny Toads - Swedish
Swedish Folk Dancers - American
Greetings and Introductions
Introduction of Midsummer's Committee Members
Mayoral Welcome - Judy Neuschafer
10:30 -11:00 Tiny Toads, special program written just for our Midsummer's Celebration
11:00 -11:30 Lindsborg Swedish Folk Dancers
11:30 -12:00 Tales from the old country with Ole, Sven & Freinds
12:00 -12:30 Lindsborg Folkdanslag
12:30 -12:45 Family Dance Games
12:45 - 1:00 Alf Brorson, "Sweden and the Swedes"
1:00 - 1:30 Broadway RFD Preview- DAMN YANKEES- DIRECTOR CODY WHETSTONE
1:30 - 2:00 Lindsborg Swedish Folk Dancers
2:00 - 2:30 Choirs
2:30 - 2:45 Folk Dräkt style show
2:45 - 3:15 Lindsborg Folkdanslag
3:15 - 3:30 Family Dance Games
3:30 - 4:00 Tiny Toads
SWEDISH SMÖRGÅSBORD 5:00 -Bethany College Union
TICKETS AVAILABLE $17.5 ADULTS, $10.00 CHILDREN FROM LINDSBORG SWEDISH FOLK DANCERS BILL TAYLOR - TREASURER - lsfdtreasurer@cox.net or 402-768-8418 or
PO Box 242, Lindsborg KS 67456
EVENING EVENTS
OLD MILL HERITAGE COMPLEX, 120 Mill St. (South Park)
6:30 PARK OPENS, GATE ADMISSION $5:00 / 3 & under FREE
WRIST BAND GETS YOU INTO BOTH NORTH & SOUTH PARK EVENTS
6:30 - 7:30 Tiny Toads
7:30 -10:00 Raising of the May Pole - Lindsborg Folkdanslag
Blowing of the Birch Horn - Lindsborg Swedish Folk Dancer
Opening Procession
Dance Performances
Lindsborg Folkdanslag
Lindsborg Swedish Folk Dancers
10:00-12:00 Midnight Swim - Lindsborg Swimming Pool - (South Park) $1 admission
SUNDAY, 17 JUNE 2006
4:30 Vespers Service, Bethany Lutheran Church
Guest Preacher Alf Brorson, Special Music: Tiny Toads
5:30 Potluck
