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Midsommardagen
June 27 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Enjoy traditional Swedish music, group folk dancing, hands-on activities, vendors fair, demonstrations by artists, and, in the center of it all, the Majstång/Midsommarstång (May/Midsummer Pole), freshly decorated with spring greenery.
Enjoy a picnic lunch with a wide array of food offered by three food trucks.
Bring a chair and a blanket to enjoy your picnic on the museum grounds. Note that alcohol is not allowed on museum property.
Schedule of Events:
Historic Buildings Open to the Public: 10:00-1:00 and 3:00-4:00
Artists, Crafters, and Vendors Fair: 10:00-4:00
Gammelgården Museum is excited about the vendors who will be at Midsommardagen on Saturday, June 27th from 10-4:
– 1274 Periwinkle Lane (also demonstrating inkle loom weaving)
– Alison Wonderland Production
– Apothecary’s Daughter
– Austyn Lemonade Stand
– Bella Zatarra Pottery
– Bracelets by Kels
– Buckthorn Studios (also demonstrating tintype photography)
– Carlsonville Garden and Woodcraft
– Carol’s Glass Creations
– Chickadee Forest
– Clover Cot Collective (also demonstrating spinning, inkle weaving, knitting, and crocheting)
– Cynthia DeMar Arts (also demonstrating copper pipe cuff making)
– Drew’s Blades (also demonstrating blacksmithing)
– Flemming Petersen & Company
– Folkdress Fantasy (also demonstrating embroidery)
– Healing Foods MPLS
– Kahu Cystals
– Kirsten Aune Textiles
– McGowan Cabinet, LLC
– Ron Nelson Carvings (also demonstrating carving from basswood)
– Scandia Butik (Gammelgården Museum of Scandia’s Gift Shop)
– Scandia Sister City Council
– Scandinavian Weavers Study Group/Lisa-Anne Bauch (also demonstrating weaving on the museum’s floor loom)
– Scentsy
– Shaped by Water
– STITCHES by Carin
– Swedish Genealogical Society of Minnesota
– Vasa Jr. Folk Dancers
– Washington County Master Gardeners – Milkweed, Monarchs, and Pollinators Team
In addition, the following artists and organizations will be demonstrating at the event, and some will have items for sale:
– 1274 Periwinkle Lane – Inkle loom weaving
– Clover Cot Collective – Spinning, inkle weaving, knitting, and crocheting
– Cynthia DeMar Arts – Copper pipe cuff making
– Drew’s Blades – Blacksmithing
– Eric Nelson/Buckthorn Studios – Tintype photography
– Folkdress Fantasy – Embroidery
– Ron Nelson Carvings – Flat plane wood carving
– Scandinavian Weavers Study Group/Lisa-Anne Bauch – Weaving on the museum’s floor loom
– Washington County Master Gardeners – Milkweed, Monarchs, and Pollinators Team – Hands-on activities related to pollinators and butterflies
Scandia Butik (Gammelgården’s Gift Shop) Open: 10:00-4:00
ArtReach’s Mobile Art Gallery will be showing “Art of the Stamp.” This exhibit highlights the impactful history of the postal service and the significance of stamps as a method of global public art distribution.
Hands-on Activities for People of All Ages: 10:00-12:30
– Make a Fresh-Flower Head Wreath (until supplies run out)
– Make a Mini-Majstång/Midsommarstång (until supplies run out)
– Swedish Coloring Sheets
– Quilt Scavenger Hunt. Scavenger hunt sheets (for youth and adults) are available on the second floor of the Välkommen Hus (Welcome House) and focus on the large hanging quilt in the classroom/exhibit space. Visitors can bring completed sheets to the first-floor front desk to receive a small prize.
Swedish and Nordic Yard Games: 10:00-1:00
Music by the Scandia Community Band: 12:15-1:00
Entertainment/Program: 1:00-3:00
– Procession of U.S. and Swedish Flags Followed by Performers
– Welcome
– National Anthems
– Update about the Restoration of the Pastor’s House at Gammelgården.
– Music and Stories by Berätta. Berätta, with Rose Arrowsmith (vocals), Renee Vaughan (nyckelharpa), and Paul Sauey (guitar), features Swedish folk songs, stories, and poetry to celebrate the arrival of midsummer and the sparks of new romance that’ll burn bright all summer.
– Folk Dancing by the Vasa Junior Folk Dancers (Children Ages 3-18 Years Old who Preserve Swedish Dance, Traditions, and Heritage; and Share Swedish Culture with the Community).
– Ring Dancing for All!
NOTE: Midsommardagen will be held rain or shine. If there is a thunderstorm, the program will be held indoors at Elim Lutheran Church at 20971 Olinda Trail North. Elim is within a short walking distance from Gammelgården.
Watch the museum’s Facebook page or call the museum at 651-433-5053 for more information.
