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Event Series Elsa Beskow Day Camp – Bringing Swedish Literature Alive

Canceled – Elsa Beskow Day Camp – Bringing Swedish Literature Alive

Gammelgarden Museum of Scandia 20880 Olinda Trail North, Scandia, MN, United States

Elsa Beskow was a Swedish children’s book author and illustrator who was often called the ‘Beatrix Potter’ of Scandinavia. She published forty books with her own text and images. Beskow frequently combined reality with elements from the fairy tale world. Children meet elves or goblins, and farm animals talk with people. Central themes were the relationships […]

Spelmansstämman – Celebrating Swedish and Hmong Music and Culture in 2024

Gammelgarden Museum of Scandia 20880 Olinda Trail North, Scandia, MN, United States

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 […]

Event Series Bluegrass & Lemonade in the Shade

Bluegrass & Lemonade in the Shade

Gammelgarden Museum of Scandia 20880 Olinda Trail North, Scandia, MN, United States

Come on down for an old-time bluegrass jam session at Gammelgården Museum from 2-4 p.m. on four Sundays - June 23, July 28, August 25, and September 22! Bring your banjo, fiddle, guitar, cello, dulcimer, harmonica, mandolin, ukulele, or bass, and learn new tunes! Play along, or just relax and listen in a welcoming atmosphere. […]

Running of the Meatballs

Join us for the Running of the Meatballs during Scandia’s Taco Daze festival on the first Saturday after Labor Day.  Running of the Meatballs is our annual FUNdraiser. You purchase a meatball (really the number on a meatball), and then cheer your meatball on, as it rolls down Oakhill Road before the Taco Daze parade. […]

Event Series Swedish Language Class – Beginning

Swedish Language Class – Beginning

Gammelgarden Museum of Scandia 20880 Olinda Trail North, Scandia, MN, United States

Back by popular demand! Signe Fluegel will be teaching two Swedish language classes on a new day - Sundays - from September 8-October 13 - a Beginning class (1:30 p.m.) and an Advancing class (2:30 p.m.) The classes are ideal for those preparing for a trip to Sweden, visiting relatives, and/or translating family records/recipes. The […]

Event Series Swedish Language Class – Advancing

Swedish Language Class – Advancing

Back by popular demand! Signe Fluegel will be teaching two Swedish language classes on a new day - Sundays - from September 8-October 13 - a Beginning class (1:30 p.m.) and an Advancing class (2:30 p.m.) The classes are ideal for those preparing for a trip to Sweden, visiting relatives, and/or translating family records/recipes. The […]

Event Series Swedish Language Class – Beginning

Swedish Language Class – Beginning

Gammelgarden Museum of Scandia 20880 Olinda Trail North, Scandia, MN, United States

Back by popular demand! Signe Fluegel will be teaching two Swedish language classes on a new day - Sundays - from September 8-October 13 - a Beginning class (1:30 p.m.) and an Advancing class (2:30 p.m.) The classes are ideal for those preparing for a trip to Sweden, visiting relatives, and/or translating family records/recipes. The […]