Little Sweden USA

A blog about Lindsborg

Welcome to Lindsborg Town Talk, your source for news about upcoming events and activities in Lindsborg.

Unwrap the Magic of Christmas, this Saturday in Lindsborg! Local stores and galleries have a wealth of activities planned which will enhance your shopping experience, including unique products, sweet treats and arts and crafts demonstrations. Special shopping hours are in effect and many shops and galleries are open until 7:30 tonight.

This weekend provides a great opportunity to see Lindsborg artists and crafters in action, as at least 10 businesses are hosting demonstrations today. They include the Courtyard Gallery, Studio Lindsborg, Swedish Crafts, Swedish Country Inn, Anderson Butik, the Boquet Shoppe, the Butcher, Baker and Candlestick Maker, Elizabeths, Small World Gallery and last but not least, the Hemslojd.

Also tonight, Smoky Valley High will present the final performance of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s wonderful musical, Oklahoma! That’s tonight at 7:30 at the Smoky Valley auditorium; admission is 5$ for adults and 2$ for students.

The American Red Cross is holding a blood drive Monday, November 17th, at the Messiah Lutheran Church in Lindsborg. The blood drive runs from 12:30 until 6:30.

On Tuesday, November 18th the Bethany College Symphonic Band and Handbell Ensemble will be in concert at Presser Hall. The concert, which is free and open to the public, begins at 7:30. The concert will feature selections from a broad spectrum of musical styles and should be quite enjoyable.

Next Saturday, November 22nd, the Friends of the Lindsborg Library will host a soup and chili luncheon as well as a local author fair. From 11am until 2pm, drop by the library to enjoy a bite to eat as well as meet some local authors!

Don’t forget, stores are open until 7:30 today for your holiday shopping convenience.

till next time, this is Mike Rodriquez with Lindsborg Town Talk.


Listen to the podcast of the Lindsborg Town Talk from the 15th of November 2008 simply by clicking the previous link. Lindsborg Town Talk is a podcast of a weekly bit I do on a local radio station, KVOB, 95.5 FM. Lindsborg Town Talk usually airs on Saturday mornings around 8:20am. Btw, if you use an RSS aggregator, and iTunes, you can automatically load this podcast into iTunes from within the aggregator. Go to the iTunes store and search for “Little Sweden.”