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SUMMARY:Spelmansstämman
DESCRIPTION:Come to Gammelgården Museum for a free family-friendly event featuring Swedish/Nordic and Mexican folk music\, dance\, and visual arts. There also will be arts and crafts for children and adults; historic building tours; an arts\, crafts\, and vendors fair; and artist demonstrations. Both Swedish and Mexican food and beverages will be available for purchase. \nSpelmansstämman was recognized as one of the best ten summer festivals in Minnesota by TravelMag.com. Read about it HERE. \n  \n \nSpelmansstamman 2025 Poster \n  \nMUSIC PERFORMANCES \n\n\n\n\n\nSpelmansstämman is a long-standing Swedish folk music tradition based on outdoor gatherings (stämma) of Swedish musicians (spelman) to share music\, friendship\, and playing. At a traditional stämma\, a small group of musicians share tunes they love and have in common. \nGammelgården’s 35th annual Spelmansstämman will feature multiple musicians performing throughout the day. \nSCHEDULE OF EVENTS  \nCome for the full day – or part of the day. Following is the general schedule of events: \n10-12: \n\nCross-Cultural Art \n\nSwedish Craft Project: Create a Dala häst pop-up card with Marie Olofsdotter\, a Swedish-born artist and poet –– Welcome House\nMexican Craft Project: Create a screen-printed poster with Jessica Lopez Lyman/La Luchadora– Museum Grounds \nSwedish and Mexican Weaving Comparison – Welcome House\n\n\n\n10-4: \n\nHistoric Building Tours – Docents in Buildings (10-4). Tours for those who are Hearing Impaired (with headphones) or Deaf (ASL interpreter) – Meet at the Reception Desk at the Welcome House\nArtists\, Crafters\, and Vendors Fair – Museum Grounds\n\nArtifacts\nApothecary’s Daughter\nBecky Letecht Felt and Fiber\nBella Josie Naturals\nBraided Stream Arts\nCarol’s Stained Glass\nCynthia DeMar Arts\nDonald Fick\nFolkdress Fantasy\nHunter Panoch Art and Photography\nJoseph’s Ice Cream Express\nLB’s Caramels\, Candies\, and Crafts\, LLC\nMarine Maple Syrup\nRooted Apricity\nSara Tennis – Artisan\nScandia Sister City Council\nScandinavian Weavers Study Group\nSusan Raes Woodworking\nSwedish Genealogical Society of Minnesota\nT’s Crafts\nVasa Junior Folk Dancers\nWashington County Master Gardeners – Milkweed\, Monarchs\, and Pollinators Team\n\n\nScandia Butik Gift Shop – Welcome House\nDo a Scavenger Hunt and Get a Prize – Historic Buildings/Museum Grounds\nExhibits – Welcome House\nOutdoor Games – Museum Grounds\n\nFood for Sale – 10-4 \n\nGammelgården Museum Serving Swedish Fika (Desserts and Beverages) and American Snacks – Front of Welcome House\nFood Trucks Serving Mexican and American Food – Front of Welcome House\n\n10:15-10:45  \n\nWaltz Workshop with the North Star Nordic Dancers – Barn Stage 2\n\n\n\n10:30 \n\nChildren’s Storytime – Museum Grounds (Location TBD)\n\n11:00  \n\nParade of Performers/Grand March followed by group introductions and Allspell (all groups play) – From the front of the Welcome House\, around the west side of the building\, and to Barn Stage 1\n\n11:15 – 12:00 (performance) and 12:00-12:15 (meet and greet) \n\nKalpulli KetzalCoatlicue (“Precious Mother Earth”) – Aztec and Nahuatl Dance and Culture – Barn Stage 1\n\nLearn symbols of the Meso-American calendar\, experience the rhythms of an ancient people\, and begin to understand the connections between ritual and daily life. Driving drum rhythms and dazzling costumes hold the audience’s interest\, and through each step the dancer in full regalia gives life to the symbols of the dance. Aztec dance performance creates a connection between contemporary dancers and the elders who have preserved this expression of culture. The Aztec symbols of life are reproduced in the dance steps. \n\n\n  \nBarn Stage 2 – 12:00-3:30 \n12:15-3:00 – During short breaks between performances\, be entertained by Ross Sutter. \n12:15 – ASI Spelmanslag and the Northstar Nordic Dancers \n1:00 – Mariachi Alma de Mexico \n1:30 – Renee Vaughan’s Nordstär Ensemble and the Northstar Nordic Dancers \n2:00 – Vasa Junior Folk Dancers \n2:30 – Paul Dahlin and Friends \n3:00 – Ballet Folklorico Mexico Azteca \n3:25 – Closing Allspel and Nordic Closing Tune: Hälsa Dem Därhemma (led by Ross Sutter) \n  \nOld Church Stage – 12:00-2:55 \n12:00 – Instrument Petting Zoo – See and touch instruments up close\, and ask questions about how they are played. Explore the nyckelharpa\, pump organ\, hardingfele\, pipes\, cittern\, accordion\, violin\, and guitar. \n1:00 – Feleboks \n1:30 – ASI Lillelag \n2:00 – Ponyfolk \n2:30 – Building opens again for self-guided tours. A Gammelgården Museum tour guide is available to provide information and answer questions. \n\n\n\n\n\nVendor Fair Stage – 1:00-3:15 \n12:00 – Vasa Junior Folk Dancers \n12:20 – Ponyfolk \n1:00 – Ballet Folklorico Mexico Azteca \n1:30 – Mariachi Alma de Mexico \n2:00 – ASI Spelmanslag \n2:20 – Feleboks \n2:50 – Folk Dräkt and Bunad Show \n\n  \n12:30 \n\nChildren’s Storytime – Museum Grounds (Location TBD)\n\n2:30 \n\nChildren’s Storytime – Museum Grounds (Location TBD)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \nASL Interpreter and Hearing-Assisted Listening Devices Available \nThis event is co-sponsored by Gammelgården Museum and Scandia Heritage Alliance.  \nThis event is made possible by the generous support of the Valley Arts Initiative – St. Croix Valley Foundation\, Levitt Foundation\,\nTwin Cities Nyckelharpalag\, and Gammelgården Museum donors. \n \n 
URL:https://gammelgardenmuseum.org/event/spelmansstamman-2025/
LOCATION:Gammelgarden Museum of Scandia\, 20880 Olinda Trail North\, Scandia\, MN\, 55073\, United States
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