Little Sweden USA

Hello everyone,

It’s barely one week till Lindsborg welcomes summer with the annual Midsummer’s Festival, held the weekend of June 17th.

But before we turn to that, Lindsborg is having a fairly big day Sunday June 11th from noon to 8pm. That’s the day of Jam in the Park, an all day musical extravaganza held in Swensson Park. Featuring 14 different bands, the music will range from country and pop to ragtime and Christian rock. Admission is free, and food will be available for purchase. Johnny Western will be the guest announcer from noon to 4pm, and Brother Ray and Roxanne, from the Zoo, will keep the crowd excited from 4pm to 8pm.

On Saturday, June 17th, prepare for a full day as Lindsborg celebrates Midsummer’s. There will be Swedish folk dancing, featuring many special guest dancers, including a group from Mora Sweden, plenty of food, a wide variety of arts and crafts, and much more.

As promised last week, here’s a look at what’s available for the kids this year. Children’s activities have been enhanced and expanded this year. The young ones will be sure to enjoy games such as the Lutefisk toss and Swede ball. There will also be miniature Maypole decorating, face painting, the crafting of dala horse name tags, and more. This year truly promises fun for the whole family!

And speaking of food, there something new this year, a special Swedish delicacy known as Varm Korv med bröd, which translates to warm sausage with bread, otherwise known as a hotdog on a bun. But these aren’t just any hotdog! They’ve been specially created for this event by a local meat processor and are based on an old traditional Swedish recipe for hotdogs.

On Sunday, the weekend concludes with a 4:30 pm Vesper’s service at the Bethany Lutheran Church, followed by a potluck dinner.

Till next week, this is Mike Rodriquez with the Lindsborg update.

Hello everyone,

On June 17th, Lindsborg celebrates the traditional Swedish event known as the Midsummer’s Festival with a full day of activities that you won’t want to miss!

Swedish Folk dance performances are one of the highlights of every Midsummer’s, and this year will be no exception. Every year Midsummer’s audiences are treated to dancing by the youthful Lindsborg Swedish Dancers and the adult Folkdanslag dancers. This year, some very special guests from Texas, the Norwegian Society of Texas, and Mora, Sweden, the Mora Folkdanslag, will be performing their interpretations of Swedish Folk and Scandinavian dancing. This is a rare treat, so make your plans now to be in Lindsborg on June 17th.

Of course, there’s a lot more to Lindsborg’s Midsummer’s Festival than just dancing. As mentioned last week, there is a Swedish Costume Fashion show at Bethany Church, starting at 11am. In addition, there is a preview of this summer’s Broadway RFD presentation: South Pacific, starting at 1pm. This year there is a renewed emphasis on children’s activities; I’ll have more details in a future broadcast, but want everyone to know that kids and grownups a like will enjoy the children’s lutefisk toss.

Midsummer’s weekend also marks the 3rd Annual Bethany College Auxiliary Garden Tour will be held the afternoon of Midsummer’s Day. This event is a fundraising effort to benefit the Auxiliary Bethany College Student Scholarship Fund, and tickets will be available at the park the day of Midsummer’s.

The home garden tour is wonderful opportunity to see a few of the many fine gardens in Lindsborg and will conclude with a Nibble Table at the Hemslojd, 201 N. Main Street.

Be sure to tune in next week for more information about the Lindsborg Midsummer’s Festival on June 17th.

Here’s the latest press release I’m sending out regarding this year’s Midsummer’s Day Festival in Lindsborg.

Press Release
Available in doc (Word), PDF and .txt formats. Please feel free to share this info with other interested parties. The address for this page is: http://www.littleswedenusa.com/archives/2006/06/celebrate_midsu.html

CONTACT:
Mike Rodriquez
(785) 227-2928
msd06@littleswedenusa.com
http://www.lindsborg.org/midsummers.htm

June 1st, 2006 For Immediate Release
“Midsummer Festival to be held on Saturday, June 17th.”
Updates: new Swedish foods, children’s activities, vendor list, garden tour details

LINDSBORG, KS - Midsummer’s Day, a traditional Swedish festival celebrated worldwide, returns to Lindsborg: Little Sweden USA, the weekend of June 17th 2006. This festival, held to celebrate the beginning of summer, is one of the most popular of all Swedish celebrations. Lindsborg is proud to host this fun-filled family oriented Swedish-American festival, this year featuring special guest performers from Sweden. Now in its 35th year, Lindsborg’s 2006 Midsummer’s Day promises to be a fun-filled day for everyone in the family, so be sure to join us in Lindsborg’s Swensson Park on Saturday, June 17th!

This year, very special guests will be performing at Midsummer’s. From Mora, Sweden, the Mora Folkdanslag, a Swedish Folk dance group, will be joining the celebration. Also performing will be the Leikarring, which is a Folk dance group whose members belong to the Norwegian Society of Texas. Of course, the high school group Lindsborg Swedish Folk Dancers and the adult Lindsborg Folkdanslag dancers will also be performing the weekend of Midsummer’s.

On Saturday numerous local Midsummer activities will be held throughout Lindsborg - Swedish Folk Dancing, crafts, food and more in Swensson Park during the day, on to the Bethany College student union for the early evening smörgåsbord, and down to the Old Mill Heritage Square historical complex for evening Swedish folkdancing and maypole (majstång) raising. There is even an afternoon garden tour featuring a few fine Lindsborg homes for those seeking a change of pace. The day concludes with a midnight swim at the Lindsborg pool from 10pm until midnight.

*New* Children’s activities have been enhanced and expanded this year. The young ones will be sure to enjoy games such as the Lutefisk toss and Swede ball. There will also be miniature Maypole decorating, face painting, the crafting of dala horse name tags, and more. This year truly promises fun for the whole family!

*New* New this year at Midsummer’s is a special Swedish delicacy known as Varm Korv med bröd, which translates to warm sausage with bread, otherwise known as a hotdog on a bun. But these aren’t just any hotdog! They’ve been specially created for this event by a local meat processor and are based on an old traditional Swedish recipe for hotdogs

Admission for the day’s events (not including the Smörgåsbord) is $3 adult, $2 children ages 4 to 12, and youth under age 4 will be admitted free. For the second year in a row the first 200 paid attendees dressed in a Swedish costume will receive a commemorative pin. This price includes the evening’s entertainment at the Old Mill.

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