Midsummer Celebration (Afternoon)
Saturday, June 20, 3–6 pm
Celebrate Midsummer with ring dance around the Midsummer pole to traditional Swedish music by Wivan Sundman.
There will be hot dogs, hamburgers, strawberries, beverages, fiskdamm etc for sale.
Fun for all ages.
Event Chair: Marianne and Valerie
Midsummer Celebration (Evening)
Saturday, June 20, 6 – 9 pm
*** TICKET SALE CUTOFF: MONDAY, JUNE 15! ***
Outdoor sit-down dinner at community table for 70 people
(Sunset is at 8:30 pm, so dress in layers)
- Live music
- Fire bowls
- Sauna (bring bathing suit and towel, if partaking)
Menu:
- Cold poached salmon, chive cream, onions
- Butter herb boiled potatoes
- Pickled herring, dill cucumber salad, shrimp salad
- Summer greens, shaved veggies, crispy shallots, lemon vinaigrette
- Strawberry cake, whipped cream, summer strawberries
- Aquavit, Swedish punsch, beer, wine, coffee, tea
$60/person for members.
$80/person for non-members.
Children are always welcome! It’s the Scandinavian way. However, only adults at the table.
Signup is required. Limited to 70 attendees.
Event Chairs: Kathy and Ed
Make your own flower crown and wear it:
For those who would like to practice the singing
“Helan går” according to Brahe Djäknar and Florakören:
“Punschen kommer” according to Stockholm Univeristets Studentkårs Klubbmästeri:
Summer of Moomin @ NYBG
Saturday, June 27, 8:30 am – 5 pm
We’re headed to the New York Botanical Garden to take a walk through their newest exhibition, Summer of Moomin.
Ticket includes:
- Transportation (Ford Transit passenger van) – meet at the club at 8:30 am
- Admission to the New York Botanical Garden, including the Summer of Moomin exhibit
- Prix fixe 3 course lunch at Hudson Garden Grill (1 pm) inside the New York Botanical Garden
We will start by walking the Moomin exhibition together and then enjoy lunch as well as some free time to explore before heading back to the Scandinavian Club at 4 pm.
$110 (limited to 10)
Members and guests only.
Read more about the exhibit: https://www.nybg.org/event/summer-of-moomin/
Nordic Book Club Picnic
Thursday, July 16, 6:30 pm
“Beyond Sleep” by Willem Frederik Hermans
We will discuss the book during a picnic outside!
Book description: The young geologist, Alfred Issendorf, is determined to win fame for making a great discovery. To this end he joins a small geological expedition, which travels to the far north of Norway, where he hopes to prove a series of craters were caused by meteorites. Unable to procure crucial aerial photographs, and beset by mosquitoes and insomnia in his freezing leaky tent, Alfred becomes increasingly desperate and paranoid. Haunted by the ghost of his scientist father, unable to escape the looming influence of his mother, and anxious to complete the thesis that will make his name, he moves toward the final act of vanity which will trigger a catastrophe.
Event Chair: Tiia
Red Cross Blood Drive
Tuesday, September 1, 11:15 am–4:45 pm
Severe Blood Shortage, Donors Urgently Needed
Right now, eligible and healthy donors are strongly urged to make an appointment to provide lifesaving blood products to patients. Please sign up to give now.
To schedule your appointment visit
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