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

Unwrap the Magic of Lindsborg, our six-week holiday and Christmas celebration continues today with a wide variety of events throughout town.

3 Lindsborg Bed and Breakfasts will host holiday open houses today from 2 to 5pm.

The Rosberg House, Seasons of the Fox and the Swedish Country Inn are all participating.

The Rosberg House, at 103 E. State, will feature Davin Olson on the Nyckleharpa and will serve holiday treats.

At the Seasons of the Fox, 505 N. 2nd, pianist Genevieve Bishop will be playing Christmas music and visitors can enjoy peppermint ice cream, hot cider and cookies.

The Swedish Country Inn will feature the woodwind trio, Trablas. Personalized chocolate Dala Horses, gingerbread men and Christmas tree ornaments will be available, plus there will be a spritz cookie demonstration.

Tomorrow, Sunday December 21st, the Messiah Lutheran Church will hold their annual Christmas Candlelight Service at 7pm. The candle light service is the last event of the church’s 100th anniversary year and the choir is planning a very special program. There is no admission fee and guests are invited to stay for coffee and refreshments following the service.

Bethany Lutheran Church invites the community to three special Christmas services. The Christmas Eve service is on Wednesday at 10pm. This is a quiet, meditative candlelight service with Holy Communion. Julotta, which means early Christmas Morning, will be held on Thursday at 6am. The Annandag Jul service is Friday at 10am, and will be conducted in Swedish, with an English interpretation.

On a personal note, this is my last scheduled broadcast of Lindsborg Town Talk. I appreciate the opportunity I had to share activities in Lindsborg with all of the listeners of this program.

For the last time, this is Mike Rodriquez with Lindsborg Town Talk.

Listen to the podcast of the Lindsborg Town Talk from the 20th of December 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.”

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

Unwrap the Magic of Lindsborg, our six-week holiday and Christmas celebration continues today with a wide variety of events throughout town.

The High School Swedish Folk Dancers Swedish bake sale starts off the day, with proceeds going towards TACOL’s Christmas Food Basket Project.

Today marks the highlight of the Christmas season in Lindsborg with the Lucia Festival.

Special music begins at 9:30 at the Bank of America, where performers will include the Bethany College Ensemble, the Lindsborg Folkdanslag, the Flute Choir and the Smoky Valley High School Brass Ensemble.

At 11:30 you can share in the telling of the Lucia story by Soderstrom Elementary students at the Bethany Lutheran Church.

The Lucia Festival officially begins at 2:30 in downtown Lindsborg, where the court will make their way to Bethany Lutheran Church for the crowning of this years’ St. Lucia, Eleanore Johnson, at 3pm.

Stagecoach rides will be available downtown from 1 to 5pm. Rides are free with the donation of canned goods for the Christmas Food Basket project.

Also today, it’s an Old-Fashioned Christmas at the Old Mill. Experience the sights and sounds of an 1880s prairie Christmas across the museum grounds this evening from 5 until 8:30pm.

There will be a variety of children’s activities, holiday music and tours of the old mill. In addition delicious holiday refreshments will be available and you can even do a little Christmas shopping in the gift shop.

Admission is 2$ for adults and 1$ for kids 6 through 12.

The Swedish Country Inn will be be selling Lucia Buns from 2 to 5pm today, and local artist Carla Wilson will be decorating holiday ornaments, all part of the Lindsborg Bed and Breakfast Open House. The Rosberg House and Seasons of the Fox are also participating.

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

Listen to the podcast of the Lindsborg Town Talk from the 13th of December 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.”

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

Unwrap the Magic of Lindsborg, our six-week holiday and Christmas celebration continues today with a wide variety of events throughout town.

Over at the Red Barn Studio, puppet artist Michelle Meade will be the artist-in-residence through December 14th. During her residency she will study and draw inspiration from the toys and puppets created by Lester Raymer. Speaking of, Raymer’s Christmas toys are featured at the Red Barn during December.

Downtown Lindsborg will be the scene of the children’s Snowflake Parade at 12 noon, followed by Santa’s Secret Workshop at nearby Soderstrom Elementary. The workshop runs from 1 to 4pm.

It’s time for the 5th annual Lindsborg Artists’ Holiday Open House! Today, from 10am until 5pm, participating galleries and artists studios around town will open their doors so you can experience first hand the creative space of area artists. As in the past, a wide variety of artistic styles and mediums will be on display, and in addition, holiday refreshments will be served at participating studios.

Also today, it’s an Old-Fashioned Christmas at the Old Mill. Experience the sights and sounds of an 1880s prairie Christmas across the museum grounds today from 1 to 4pm.

There will be a variety of children’s activities, holiday music and tours of the old mill. In addition delicious holiday refreshments will be available and you can even do a little Christmas shopping in the gift shop.

If you can’t make it today, the Old Mill will present the Old-Fashioned Christmas again next Saturday evening, from 5pm until 8:30.

Admission for either day is 2$ for adults and 1$ for kids 6 through 12.

Finally, Bethany’s seventh annual Alternative Gift Market and Christmas Bazaar concludes today. The market will be open from 10 until 2 today. The location is the Phihlblad Memorial Union at Bethany College.

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

Listen to the podcast of the Lindsborg Town Talk from the 6th of December 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.”