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SUMMARY:Spelmansstämman
DESCRIPTION:Come to Gammelgården Museum for a free family-friendly event featuring Swedish/Nordic and Japanese folk music\, dance\, and visual arts. There will also be arts and crafts for children and adults; historic building tours; an artists\, crafters\, and vendors fair; and artist demonstrations. Both American and Japanese 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. \nSpelmansstamman 2026 Poster \n \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 36th annual Spelmansstämman will feature multiple musicians performing throughout the day. \nSCHEDULE OF EVENTS  \nCome for the full day – or part of the day. The following is the general schedule of events: \nFamily Activities – 10-4 \n\nHistoric Building Tours – Docents in Buildings – Historic Buildings\nTextile and Shoemaking Exhibits – Welcome House\nOutdoor Swedish and Japanese Games – Museum Grounds\nArtists\, Crafters\, and Vendors Fair – Museum Grounds\nDo a Quilt Scavenger Hunt and Get a Prize – Welcome House \nTry on a Yukata (Japanese Summer Robe) – Gazebo\nEDDY (Education & Discovery Delivered to You) – Created by The National Park Service–St. Croix National Scenic Riverway and Wild Rivers Conservancy\, EDDY brings the Riverway to the people so everyone can learn about over 250 miles of nationally-significant waterways through exhibits\, activities\, and river stories – Museum Grounds\n\nArt Activities – 10-4 \n\nPaint a Dala Horse: Paint a wooden Dala horse ornament with youth and adults from the Vasa Jr. Folk Dancers and museum volunteers ––Museum Grounds from 10:00-12:00\nDaruma Doll Workshop – Make and decorate a Daruma doll using clay with Keiko Morikawa – UW-Stout Japan Outreach Initiative Coordinator – Welcome House – Second Floor from 10:00-4:00 \nWeaving Comparison – Judy Larson of the Scandinavian Weavers Study Group will weave on the museum’s historic floor loom and COMPAS Teaching Artist Chiaki O’Brien will have SOARI looms available for the public to weave on –– Welcome House – Second Floor from 10:00-4:00 (Scandinavian Weaving) and Museum Grounds from 12:30-3:45 (Japanese Weaving)\nOrigami – Try your hand at the ancient Japanese art of paper folding – Welcome House – Second Floor from 10:00-4:00\nBengala Soil Dyeing – Dye a handkerchief choosing from among 12 natural colors. COMPAS Teaching Artist Chiaki O’Brien will guide the first 100 participants about how to do this ancient Japanese dyeing process – Museum Grounds from 10:15-12:00\n\nFood for Sale – 10-4 \n\nFood Trucks – By the Parking Lot\nScandia Butik – Swedish snacks\, candies\, and beverages – Inside the Welcome House\n\nArtists\, Crafters\, and Vendors Fair – 10-4 \n\n\n\nApothecary’s Daughter\nAustyn’s Lemonade Stand\nBorage and Bumblebee\nCarol’s Glass Creations\nChickadee Forest\nFleming Petersen & Company\nFleurish Designs\nFolkdress Fantasy\nJ & K Legacy Jewelry\nKahu Crystals\nLeague of Women Voters of White Bear Lake Area\, LLC\nLisa Rydin Erickson\nPopcorn\, Kevin’s Way\nScandia Sister City Committee\nScentsy\nShaped by Water\nSlattengren Farms\nSwedish Genealogical Society of Minnesota\nVasa Jr. Folk Dancers\nWashington County Master Gardeners – Milkweed\, Monarchs\, and Pollinators Team (also doing hands-on activities with children and adults)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBarn Stage 12:00 -3:40 \n12:00-12:10 – Introduction of performers and ensembles for the event \n12:15 – 1:15 – TaikoArts (COMPAS Teaching Artists) \n1:15-2:30 – During short breaks between performances\, Gammelgården’s interns will make short presentations and provide event information \n1:30 – 2:15 – Brian Wicklund (Sponsored by Levitt Family Foundation) \n2:30-3:30 – Duo Mythos (COMPAS Teaching Artists) \n3:35 – Closing Allspel and Nordic Closing Tune: Hälsa Dem Därhemma \n  \nOld Church Stage – 12:45-3:30 \n12:15-12:30 – Vasa Jr. Folk Dancers \n12:45-1:15 – Oliver Hunter and Vårvindar \n1:30 – 2:00 – ASI Spelmanslag with Lilla Lag and the Northstar Nordic Dancers \n2:15 – 2:45 – Renee Vaughan and Les LaCroix \n3:00 – 3:30 – Ponyfolk \n3:30 – 4:00 – Building opens again for self-guided tours. \n\n\n\n\n\nVendor Fair Stage – 11:00-3:30 \n11:00-11:45 – Vasa Jr. Folk Dancers \n12:15-1:00 – Brian Wicklund (Sponsored by Levitt Family Foundation) \n1:15 – 1:45 – Ponyfolk \n2:05 – 2:45 – ASI Spelmanslag with Lilla Lag and the Northstar Nordic Dancers \n3:00 – 3:30 – Oliver Hunter and Vårvindar \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\nCo-presented by Gammelgården Museum and Scandia Heritage Alliance. \nThis event is made possible by the generous support of  \nValley Arts Initiative – St. Croix Valley Foundation\, Levitt Family Foundation\,  \nTwin Cities Nyckelharpalag\, Scandia-Marine Lions Club\,  \nand Gammelgården Museum of Scandia donors. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://gammelgardenmuseum.org/event/spelmansstamman2026/
LOCATION:Gammelgarden Museum of Scandia\, 20880 Olinda Trail North\, Scandia\, MN\, 55073\, United States
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