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SUMMARY:Spelmansstämman - Celebrating Swedish and Hmong Music and Culture in 2024
DESCRIPTION:Come to Gammelgården Museum for a free family-friendly event featuring Swedish and Hmong folk music\, dance\, and visual arts. There also will be children’s history; arts and crafts for children and adults; historic building tours; an arts\, crafts\, and vendors fair; and artist demonstrations. Both Swedish and Hmong 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 \nSpelmansstamman 2024 Poster \n\n\n\n\n\nMUSIC PERFORMANCES \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 34th annual Spelmansstämman will feature multiple musicians performing throughout the day. If you are a musician\, please bring your instrument and join the traditional sharing of tunes throughout the day. \nSCHEDULE OF EVENTS  \nCome for the full day – or part of the day. Following is the general schedule of events: \nFamily Activities 10:00 – 12:00 \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\nChildren’s Agricultural and Historical Activities: Learn to milk a cow\, wash clothes with a washboard\, make a hay bale\, and weave – Historic Buildings\nDo Hmong-Inspired and Swedish-Inspired Crafts – Welcome House\nOutdoor Games – Museum Grounds\nArtists\, Crafters\, and Vendors Fair – Museum Grounds\nPaint a Dala Horse Activity for All Ages – Museum Grounds\nDo a Scavenger Hunt and Get a Prize – Historic Buildings/Museum Grounds\nExhibits – See “Games\, Toys\, and Pastimes of the Mid- to Late-1800s\,” “Tintype Photography\,” “Wool Production\,” “Dala Horses\,” “Charlotte Weibull Dolls\,” “What’s in Annie’s Kitchen?” and “Visit Norrbotten\, Sweden” – Welcome House\nScandia Butik Gift Shop – Welcome House\n\n Historic Building Tours – Open with docents \n Children’s Activities: Learn to milk a cow\, wash clothes with a washboard\, make a hay bale\, and weave – Outside Historic Buildings \n Outdoor Games – Museum Grounds \n Artists\, Crafters\, and Vendors Fair – Museum Grounds \n Do Scavenger Hunt & Get a Prize – Historic Buildings/Museum Grounds \nFood for Sale – 10-4 \n\nGammelgården Museum – Loaded Meatball Sandwiches – Smörgåstårta– Swedish Pastries and Desserts – Kids Meals – Fresh Fruit Cups – Chips – Ice Cream Treats – Beverages – Coffee – Front of Welcome House\nUnion Hmong Kitchen – Chicken Meatballs Skewers – Laab – Taro Chips and Dip – Front of Welcome House \n\n Chicken from Union Hmong Kitchen \n Smörgåstårta from Gammelgården Museum \nCross-Cultural Art 10-12 \n\nGreeting Card: Create an Älvans Hus Fairy House greeting card with Marie Olofsdotter\, a Swedish-born artist and poet –– Welcome House \nFlower Cloth: Make a Hmong Paj Ntaub (3” cross-stitch design decorated with colorful pom poms) with Hmong artist Padah Vang\, $9 cost; pre-register at: tinyurl.com/pajntaub24 – Welcome House \nEmbroidery Comparison – Marlin Heise from the Hmong Archives and Natalie Norman display examples of Hmong and Swedish embroidery. See Hmong purses\, handbags\, shoulder bags\, and embroidered paj ntaub and Swedish kjolväskor –– Welcome House\n\n Älvans Hus Fairy House greeting card \n Hmong Paj Ntaub \nParade of Performers – 12:00 \n Parade of Performers \nBarn Stage – 12:00-3:30 \n11:00 – Senator Foung Hawj –  Hear about similarities between the \nimmigration experience of early Swedish immigrants to Minnesota in the 1800s and Hmong immigrants to Minnesota\, primarily after the 1980s. Hear about how Swede Hollow in St. Paul was and is an initial entry point for many immigrants\, including Swedish and Hmong. \n12:05 – Parade of Performers Arrives at the Stage – Group introductions and Allspel (all groups play) \n12:10-3:00 – During short breaks between performances\, be entertained by Emcee/Comedian “Ole” Impersonator\, Bruce Danielson.  \n12:20 – ASI Spelmanslag \n1:00 – Cypher Side Dance Studio \n1:30 – Hardingfelelag\, Hardanger Fiddle Group \n2:10 – Hmong Cultural Center’s Qeej Group \n2:40 – Hejmakers – Renee Vaughan and Tom Klein  \n3:00 – Ross Sutter  \n3:20 – Hmong Cultural Center’s Qeej/Nordic Collaborative Piece  \n3:30 – Closing Allspel and Hälsa Dem Därhemma led by Ross Sutter \n ASI Spelmanslag \n Cypher Side Dance Studio \n Hardingfelelag\, Hardanger Fiddle Group \nHmong Cultural Center’s Qeej Group \nOld Church Stage – 12:20-3:30 \n12:20 – Instrument Petting Zoo – See and touch instruments up close\, and ask questions about how they are played. Explore the nyckelharpa\, qeej\, pump organ\, hardingfele\, pipes\, cittern\, accordion\, violin\, and guitar. \n1:20 – Hejmakers – Renee Vaughan and Tom Klein  \n1:40 – Ross Sutter \n2:00 – Paul Dahlin and Friends \n2:20 – Open Mic  \n2:30 – Lilla Spelmanslag \n2:50 – Open Mic \n Instrument Petting Zoo – Cittern \n Instrument Petting Zoo – Qeej \n Renee Vaughan \n Paul Dahlin and Friends \nASL Interpreters and Hearing-Assisted Listening Devices Available \nThis event is made possible by the generous support of The American-Scandinavian Foundation\,  \nValley Arts Initiative – St. Croix Valley Foundation\, Scandia-Marine Lions Club\,  \nTwin Cities Nyckelharpalag\, and Gammelgården Museum of Scandia donors. \n651-433-5053           gammelgardenmuseum.org           instagram.com/gammelgarden_museum_of_scandia
URL:https://gammelgardenmuseum.org/event/spelmansstamman-celebrating-swedish-and-hmong-music-and-culture-in-2024/
LOCATION:Gammelgarden Museum of Scandia\, 20880 Olinda Trail North\, Scandia\, MN\, 55073\, United States
CATEGORIES:Youth
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