Swedish Club News Vol. 52, Issue 9: December 2013

Swedish Club . Seattle . Washington

Our Mission To promote better understanding between the United States and the Nordic countries, with emphasis on Sweden, and to perpetuate Nordic culture and traditions through the teaching, observance, practice and celebration of this culture and its traditions.

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1920 Dexter Avenue North Seattle, WA 98109 206-283-1090 Club Business 206-283-1078 Rentals 206-283-2970 FAX [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.swedishclubnw.org Office Hours Monday–Friday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Board of Directors President Brandon Benson VP, Facilities Larry Johnson Secretary Mary McCann Past President Terry Anderson



Directors: Paul Heneghan, Vince Madden, Kristina Nordstrom, Rebecca O’Briant, Larry Omdal, Glen Peterson, Erik Pihl, Susan Ramstead, Vi Reno, PerOla Selander, Kathryn Summers [email protected] Club Operations Executive Director Kristine Leander Rentals/Facil. Mgr. Doug Newlands Club Historian Aina Oscarsson Ladies Auxiliary Chair Jean Wirch Vice Chair Susan Aldridge Secretary Aina Oscarsson Treasurer Bonnie Orr



Swedish Women’s Chorus Geri Damm [email protected] Svea Male Chorus Bob Reetz [email protected] Swedish Club News Editor: Kristine Leander Copy Editor: Martin Stillion

Swedish Club News (USPS 533-750) is published monthly as part of yearly membership dues at $15 per person, per year, by the Swedish Club, 1920 Dexter Ave. N., Seattle, WA 98109-2795. Telephone is 206-283-1090. Periodicals postage paid at Seattle, Washington. Postmaster: send address changes to Swedish Club News, 1920 Dexter Ave. N., Seattle, WA 98109-2795.

Deadline for material for the next issue is Dec. 20.

Bring articles into the office or fax to 206-283-2970. You may also e-mail articles to [email protected].

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Club Notes

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ne philosophy that sets us apart from other organizations is that the Swedish Club is solidly based on its members. This idea was strengthened at the November Members & Friends Dinner, when the new, improved, “cleaned-up” bylaws were passed. Our bylaws were out of date, and some of them conflicted with each other. So a year ago the Board formed a committee to revise them. First they cleared up the inconsistencies and glaring errors. Those changes were passed on Nov. 6; you can read them at swedishclubnw. org/PDFs/Bylaws0913.pdf or request a copy from the office at 206-283-1090. Next the committee will tackle some of the deeper issues, such as voting procedures. One new requirement is that Board Members must be members of the Club for 12 months preceding their election. Being interested enough in the Club to join, learn how we operate, read the newsletter, and attend meetings and events is important preparation to serve on the Board. Another example of Club members’ importance: Some of our key activities are member-led. Our delicious Friday lunches are

prepared by longtime member Ann-Margret Lightle. Several years ago she observed our initial efforts at serving meals in the top floor lounge and said, “I can do that.” (Thank goodness, we agreed with her.) Our Friday evening Viking film series was staff-led for its first year, but has been member-led for the past three. (Thank you, Larry Johnson, for leading it this year and last.) Our lobby displays are put together by members who simply get an idea and come to me to say, “Can I do an exhibit?” (By the way, have you seen the Clint Staaf’s display of old-fashioned ski equipment on the main floor?) Member Howard Gorlick asked that we start listing Club committees (which are open to all members), and you’ll find that list on p. 3 of this newsletter. The Swedish Club is a community, based on its members’ interest in Nordic culture—specifically Sweden. We need all of you, our members, to continue supporting the organization with your donations, your attendance at events and meetings, and your help as volunteers. It’s your Club! K ristine Leander Executive Director

President’s Message

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n Oct. 27, the Swedish Club held its auction, From Sweden with Love—our largest fundraising event of the year. Not only do proceeds from the auction benefit our general fund, but this year, bidders also could donate directly to the “Raise the Roof” project. I was proud of the Club’s members and friends who raised their paddles to the tune of $15,700 for the roof fund. We are closing in on the amount needed to replace our aging roof. Although it can take weeks to get the bills in and process the credit cards, we do know this was by far our most successful auction ever. A big thank you to the auction committee, ably headed by Kristina Nordstrom, and our supportive bidders who made the auction both a successful fundraiser and a fun-raiser. Our roof campaign is just a preview of the renovation and maintenance expenses we

anticipate in the next few years. Board Member Larry Johnson leads the Building Committee, which continues to assess the needs of our aging building. They’re considering a variety of upgrades, from replacing floor tiles in the Stockholm Hall to planning for more cost-efficient heating and ventilation systems. Eight years ago we formed a strategic planning group whose work eventually saved the Club from shutting down. Our Building Committee’s work is no less important, according to Larry. Initial visioning exercises have already begun, but if you’d like to take part in helping imagine the building’s future, we’ll let you know about future opportunities to hear your ideas and opinions. Brandon Benson Swedish Club President

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SC Announces News about, or in the interest of our members... The Swedish Club announces 1,080 member households. New Members Kimberly Abrahamson William Anderson & Mimi Acosta, Isabel Anderson Kurt Armbruster Kaaren Barr John Bredeson, Jr. & Darren Hoerner Bob Bune Brita Butler Wall John & Susan Doran Roxanne Glick Glenn Gracey Kimberly Jacobs Linda Johnson Ann Joona Joan D. & Bill M. Kavanaugh Michael Kinder Annika Kivikas John Koch Todd & Donna Larson Phillip & Rachel Levine Donald & Shirley Lindberg Patti Tangeman Linscott & Bill Linscott Ron Mork Aaron Nelson Andrew Sodt & Elizabeth Jameson, Lee Sodt Robert Thorson Peter Verbrugge Daniel & Tessa Vogel Elizabeth Anne Warner

Lifetime Member

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ur newest Lifetime Member, Janet Lidin, joined at that level this fall in honor of her father, Karl Gustaf Lidin. He came from Östersund in the late 1930s as a carpenter and builder, and found plenty of work in Seattle. Karl loved the Swedish Club. He learned to draw up building plans via a correspondence course, and was proud of his involvement in the “hammer and nails” work on our current building. He died soon after it was built, from a fall off a scaffold at another construction site. In addition to joining as a Lifetime Member, Janet also made a generous donation to our Raise the Roof campaign, because she knew it would have pleased her dad.

Deaths Margareta Blix (Erik) Bill Pihl, DDS Ethel Rinaldo

Nyheter In the early 1940s, Finnish children orphaned by World War II traveled on trains to Sweden, where some of them were taken in by Swedish families. In his novel Sunpath: The War Orphan

Train, author Michael Maryk draws from interviews with survivors and local research to imagine the stories of some of these children. Just released as an e-book, Sunpath is available at Amazon.com.

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Standing Committee Mtgs. Building: 1st Tues. of month, 5 p.m. Membership: 3rd Mon. of month, 10 a.m. Fundraising: 2nd Wed. of month, 5 p.m. Volunteers & new members welcome. More info: contact Kristine Leander. New address? Send your address changes or corrections to Swedish Club, Attn.: Address Change, 1920 Dexter Ave. N., Seattle, WA 98109. Or you can e-mail to [email protected]. Let us know if we left out your information by mistake.

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From Sweden with Love

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ur annual fundraising auction, From Sweden with Love, was a tremendous success and would not have been possible without our supportive members, volunteers and the donors, both individuals and businesses, who made it possible. Thank you! Almost 200 people attended the auction, which grossed the highest amount of any auction at the Swedish Club, around $71,000. If you attended and enjoyed the evening, we look forward to your help putting on another great fundraising event in 2014. A very big thanks to our sponsors, Swedish Medical Center and Swedish Automotive. We also extend our heartfelt thanks to our donors, listed below, and encourage our members to patronize their businesses. 1 Hundred Bistro A Terrible Beauty A Contemporary Theatre Alki Kayak Tours All the Best Pet Care American Swedish Institute Angel Cakes West Seattle Anthony’s Arthur Murray Dance Studio ArtsWest Baked. Custom Cakes Ballard Historical Society The Bar Method Bonavita | Espresso Supply Borgstrom Catering Boston Street Fitness Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture Caffe Fiore Canopy Tours Northwest The Catering Company Center for Wooden Boats Chateau Ste. Michelle The Coeur d’Alene Resort The Confectional Costco Doe Bay Resort & Retreat Eight Bells Winery Elite Sport & Spine Emerald Downs Experience Music Project Ethan Stowell Restaurants Evergreen TownCar Service Friend of the Club Gård Winery Hilliard’s Beer Holland America

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Hotel Ändra Hotwire Online Coffeehouse Icelandair Inform Interiors Interbay Golf Center Ivar’s John Howie Steak Kenmore Air Ladywell’s Vitality Spa & Sauna Leif Erikson International Foundation Mackay Restaurants Macrina Bakery and Café

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Majestic Bay Theatres Ma‘ono Fried Chicken & Whisky Mardi Newman Metropolitan Market Moss Bay Museum Quality Framing Nielsen’s Pastries Nollie’s Café Nordic Heritage Museum The Nordic Maid Northwest Outdoor Center Northwest Dance Network Olympic Hot Tub Pacific Northwest Ballet Pacific Science Center Pasta Freska Pilates Studio in Ballard Pilchuck Glass School Queen Anne Book Company Ray’s Boathouse, Cafe & Catering Scandinavian Garden Pavilions The Scandinavian Hour Seattle Art Museum Seattle Fish Company Seattle Food Tours—Belltown Restaurant Tour Seattle Mariners Seattle Repertory Theatre Seattle Storm Sequim Vacation Rentals Sheraton Bellevue Hotel Sip and Ship Sleeping Lady Mountain Resort Sobeck Studios STG Presents Swansons Nursery Swedish Automotive, Inc. Swedish Club Swedish Medical Center Tin Room Bar Tom Douglas Restaurants Va Piano Vineyards Vasa Order of America Frihet Lodge #401 The Wandering Goose Waterways Cruises and Events Woodland Park Zoo Thanks also to the individuals who generously donated items: Karin Abraham Lennart Akerlund Birgit Amundson

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Libby Anderson Terry Anderson E. Beaudett Brandon Benson Alison Bishop Anders Bolang Per & Inga Bolang Alana Brandstrom April Carsen Sue Carson Chris Cathey Judy Nilsen Cooper Ruth Marie Eide Randy Fabro Syrene Forsman Lola Gracey Karin Gustafson Robert Guttman Jon Halgren Beth Hanson Sandra Haug Paul Heneghan Martha Hewitt Beverly Huchala Jamie Hunter-Mitchell Curtis Jacobs Kimberly Jacobs Ellen Marie Jensen Thomas Johanson Larry Johnson Mitzi Johnson Malin Jonsson Peggy Jorgenson Cooper Jennifer Kimsey Joan Kimsey Mikael Kvart Marci Larsson Elizabeth Lavery Kristine Leander Ann-Margret Lightle Maria Linde Amanda Link Jo Ellen Loeb Patrick Lowe Sara Lowe Bertil Lundh Sarah Mackay Pamela & Vince Madden Barbara Madsen Amanda Mathews Mary McCann

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Margaret Mentor Don Meyers Maiken Moeller-Hanson Stanley Nelson Yvonne & Eric Nelson Erika Neubeuer Doug Newlands Kristina Nordstrom Patrick O’Briant Tim O’Loyae Erik Olson Desiree & Larry Omdal Carol O’Neill Janet Overton-Tofting Karen Pauley Georg & Nina Pedersen Capt. Dale Pederson Glen Peterson Erik Pihl Susan Ramstead Hope Reilly Vi Reno Patricia Salt Charles Bonnie Sanchez-Ivars Marta Schee Norma Schee Colleen Schepman Monica Schilling Ledeh Schrader Aly Schweitzer Andrew Schweitzer Del Schweitzer Stephen Schweitzer Victoria Schweitzer Per-Ola Selander Karin Shaw Sarah Shira Moselle Sims Chris Sisco Teri Snyder Katy Summers Jan Thorslund Daniel Valente Adrianna van Elswijk Paula Walters Doug Warne Laura A. Wideburg Roger Wittmann-Bonavita Loren & Judy Womack

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Take a Class in 2014

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inter Swedish language and history classes are almost here! Make a resolution to learn Swedish—then follow through with a class at the Club. Instructors Laura Wideburg, Ph.D., and Jennifer Hawkins are again setting enrollment records, and we couldn’t be prouder of them or their students. The regular beginning, intermediate and advanced classes start the week of Jan. 13. Wideburg’s new history class, “The Swedes Are Coming,” will meet Tuesday evenings at 7:30. Three hundred seventy-five years after the first Swedes settled in New Sweden in what’s now Delaware, there are 4–10 million Americans with Swedish heritage. What brought them here then? What brings them here now? And who have the Swedish-Americans become? Check our Website for the list of all the classes and their schedules: www.swedishclubnw.org/ Events/classes.htm#winter.

Box of Socks Back in October, the Swedish Club offered to participate in a drive by the youth of Our Redeemer’s Lutheran Church in Ballard to provide a pair of socks for every homeless person in Seattle—if those youth would help serve at our Members & Friends Dinner. They did, and boy, did we get socks. The one-night homeless count in Seattle is 2,594, and socks are a big need, according to Compass Housing Alliance. Homeless people are on their feet all day, and the only pair of socks they own are very likely to be wet, especially during Seattle’s rainy time of year. The Swedish Club came up with 10 percent of Our Redeemer’s goal, or 265 pairs. Thank you to everyone who brought in socks. All told, the youth of Our Redeemer’s are currently about halfway to their goal. If you missed the chance to take part in this worthwhile drive, you can still bring or mail socks to the Club and we’ll add them to their collection. Tack så mycket!

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Ethel Rinaldo Longtime member Ethel Rinaldo passed away in November. Born in 1931, she was staunchly Swedish American. Ethel lived in Ballard since childhood, except when she moved to CRISTA Senior Living for the last two years of her life. She was an LPN at Virginia Mason and loved to collect antiques. Several years ago she brought her collection of Rörstrand Christmas plates to our Antiques & Great Finds Sale. They were priced too high, but Ethel had a great time visiting with everyone, and she didn’t care that not one plate sold that day. This fall, those same plates hung in our display case. Ethel also loved coming to our Swedish pancake breakfasts, most recently via Access bus, which dropped her off far too early. But she had a good sense of humor and never complained about the wait. She loved all things Swedish.

Why I Give to the Swedish Club

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yrene Forsman is a monthly donor to the Swedish Club. We asked Syrene for a few remarks on why she

supports the Club, and here’s what she had to say: I look at my monthly donation from my credit card as similar to my pledge to my church. If I want the Club to be here for me and for other people, I need to make sure the basic costs are met. I advise people that if you have a part of your life you feel is important, you should support it. Members like Per and Inga Bolang have picked out parts of the Club they want to support, in their case the library with new tables and chairs, and I admire that. It’s valuable to the Club. I also think that regular donations that go straight to the Club’s general fund are an important way to support this cultural hallmark of Seattle. One doesn’t have to put in a large amount, just a regular amount. It’s painless. My budget doesn’t feel it until I complete my tax records at the end of the year, and there it is: my deduction! If you’d like to follow Syrene’s lead and set up a monthly donation to the Swedish Club, please speak with Executive Director Kristine Leander.

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Thanks for Lending a Hand to the Club

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hanks to all of our volunteers who make the Club a success and make it fun for everyone to be here, from staff to members to guests to other volunteers. You are the engine of the Club, and you are appreciated! At our annual Volunteer Appreciation Dinner in November, awards were given to the following individuals who put in long hours and extreme effort to fulfill their responsibilities. Volunteers of the Year: Alana Brandstrom and Jan Sullivan, who prepare the membership letters, cards and renewal notices every week. Volunteer Family of the Year: Patricia Salt Charles, Richard Charles and their son R. C. Charles. Among other tasks taken on by this family, Trish provides all the flowers and plants in the lobby. Volunteer Boss of the Year: Bob Blair, who, together with Brandon Benson, oversees the monthly Swedish Pancake Breakfast. A prize for the volunteer who had the most creative story about why he or she volunteered went to Eric Ronning, who said he first volunteered for the monthly Sunday pancake breakfast once he learned that he could eat as much as he wanted there.

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A prize for the worst volunteer job went to Julie Albright, who once got stuck in a display case she was working on. We need volunteers for nearly every event you see listed in the calendar. Our New Year’s Eve party, in particular, is a big opportunity for several of you to step up and become volunteers. For more information, call the Club at 206-283-1090.

Shop Like a Swede

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ant to help the Swedish Club while you buy presents online for Christmas? Just start your shopping at smile. amazon.com/ch/91-0433730, and the Club will receive a percentage of your purchase. Another way to show your Scandinavian spirit from now until Christmas is to shop at stores that feature Scandinavian items. When you visit them, be sure to say the Swedish Club sent you! Nordic Heritage Museum Gift Shop Museum members get a discount. 3014 NW 67th St., Seattle, 98117 206-789-5707

Timeshare at Arizona’s London Bridge Resort

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ere’s a way to support the Club by taking a vacation! A member has donated her annual one-week timeshare at the London Bridge Resort on Lake Havasu in Arizona. This setting is a fusion of English Tudor and contemporary design, with the legendary London Bridge as a backdrop to the beautiful, walkable resort town. Hiking and water sport opportunities abound. Starting in 2014, this two-bedroom unit will be yours to enjoy for a week every year. Prices vary on the Internet, but most are far higher than our starting bid of $3,500. Contact Executive Director Kristine Leander at 206-283-1090 to place a bid.

Scandinavian Specialties Food, gift items, sweaters and lots of books. 6719 15th Ave. NW, Seattle, 98117 206-784-7020 Pirkko Scandinavian items; mainly Finnish. 1407 First Ave., Seattle, 98040 206-223-1112 • www.pirkko.com • [email protected] Garfield Book Company PLU’s bookstore has a large selection of Scandinavian items. 208 Garfield St., Tacoma, 98444 253-535-8397 Chalet in the Woods Scandinavian clothing lines and gift items in a garden setting. Truly a destination shopping experience. Call for directions, or visit www. chaletinthewoods.com. 9406 74th Ave. NW, Gig Harbor, 98332 253-851-8678 Nordic Maid Large selection of Scandinavian items in a charming destination town! 18954C Front St. NE, Poulsbo, 98370 360-779-9863 • www.nordicmaid.com

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Byen Bakeri Full-service bakery with Swedish style! On the north side of Queen Anne Hill. 206-218-1000. www.byenbakeri.com 15 Nickerson St. #D, Seattle, 98109

Job Notice

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family on Seattle’s Queen Anne Hill seeks a babysitter who speaks a Scandinavian language for their two young daughters, ages 6 and 8. This is not an au pair position, but rather a sitter for afternoons, and occasional evenings or weekends. Having a car is preferred, but not required. Please contact Executive Director Kristine Leander at [email protected] to obtain the family’s contact information and learn more. Friday, Dec. 13. Make a Woven Star. Did you miss the opportunity to learn how to weave a Swedish star for your tree or Christmas decorations on Dec. 1? Our instructor is returning! She’ll be here with paper strips and ready to teach you. 5:30 p.m. Free.

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Coming Events at the Swedish Club Wednesday, Dec. 11. Members & Friends Dinner. Our program this evening is pure entertainment, provided by magician Alan Hill! Dinner will be scrumptious too, in honor of the season: pork roast, potatoes and parsnips, red cabbage, green vegetable, and gingerbread for dessert. $20. Please RSVP by Tuesday at 12 noon.

Wednesday, Jan. 8. Book Club. We’ll discuss The Hundred Year Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson. Read in Swedish or English, and join us to discuss this quirky novel. 5:30 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 14. Lucia Bal. Nobody does Christmas like the Swedes, and here’s just one reason why. Chefs Ann-Margret & Malin in charge. Borgstrom’s glögg, delicious smörgåsbord, Lucia pageant by SWEA Choir, live music by Boomerang Band, plus dancing around the Christmas tree. 5:30 p.m. Make a reservation: Send $60 to Ann-Margret Lightle, 20908 Cascade Ridge Drive, Mount Vernon, WA 98274.

Wednesday, Jan. 8. Members & Friends Dinner. Our program is by Tom Watson, King County’s EcoConsumer advocate. He’ll discuss the book Fashion Manifesto: The Guide for the Style-Savvy by Swedish author Sofia Hedström, which promotes thrifty style over throwaway fashion. Everyone who wears clothing repurposed from another outfit or purchased secondhand gets one Viking dollar to spend at the Club. $20. RSVP by Tuesday, Jan. 7, at 12 noon.

Wednesday, Dec. 18. Kafferep. The fourth Wednesday of the month is our usual monthly Swedishstyle coffee party with homemade goodies from our best bakers. This month only, we’ll meet the third Wednesday. You’re welcome. Let’s see if we can have at least seven kinds of cookies! 2 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 10. Second Friday Jazz. Our First Friday Jazz night moves to the second Friday in January due the holiday schedule. Dave Dolengewicz and Ben Morrow present “Swedish Beatnik Happy Hour of Jazz and Poetry” with great jazz, including some Swedish tunes.

Wednesday, Dec. 18. Finnish Christmas Film: Rare Exports.

Monday, Jan. 27. Nordiska Folkdancers Open House. 7 to 9 p.m. at the Club, on the main floor. Explore set dances (primarily Danish) and mixers. No partner necessary. Refreshments will be provided.

Billed as a Finnish horror-fantasy tale, it’s said to be good fun. People living near the Korvatuntui Mountain discover the secret behind Santa Claus. 82 min. $5 donation. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 31. New Year’s Eve at the Club! The Three Crowns New Year’s Eve Ball may be our biggest bash ever. We’ll have a smörgåsbord buffet, complimentary party favors, and a free Swedish pancake breakfast at 12:15 a.m. Dance to three floors of live music: Easy Big Fella and the Gravity Kings in the ballroom, the Spyrographs and DJ Joey Webb playing ABBA and other hits in the dance party room, and the Moonspinners with guest DJ in the Three Crowns Lounge. All for just $25. Tickets at brownpapertickets.com or at the Club (checks payable to Pep Productions). This event is general admission—only a limited number of shared tables and chairs available. 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 3. The Auxiliary Meets. The Auxiliary is a fundraising and fun-raising arm of the Club, like a club within a club. Join us to help set our course for the year. We’re open to changing our schedule to accommodate new members. Welcome! 10 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 5. Swedish Pancakes. Music and dancing, plus authentic Swedish pancakes, lingonberries, ham, and all the right fixin’s. Music by Skolkis, Sprida Ut and Folk Voice Band. $9 guests, $7 SCC members, $5 children 5–12. 8 a.m.–1:30 p.m. As always, stay afterward for genealogy.

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Friday, Dec. 13. Happy Hour: Jazz with Ruby Bishop. At 93, Ruby Bishop is a Seattle music legend. Her birthday is Dec. 22 but we’ll celebrate a bit early when she plays a night of great piano music on Dec. 13. Come at 7:30 p.m. for a piece of Ruby’s birthday cake and to hear the music, or have a special cocktail, “The Ruby,” in her honor. Bishop is still amazing on the piano, and that may be what keeps her going. Fats Waller was her idol, so her set includes a lot of his tunes. She was friends with many jazz greats, including Louis Armstrong. “If he went to anyone’s house when he was here in Seattle, it was mine,” she told the Seattle Times. “I’d ask all the guys what they wanted to eat and I’d spend all day cooking it.” She also taught piano to another local music legend when he was a boy: Overton Berry, 77, who is scheduled to play the Swedish Club this spring.

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Every Friday Swedish Kafé & Happy Hour! Smörgås sandwiches, Swedish meatballs and homemade pastries. Kafé starts at noon with Chef Ann-Margret. Evening meal with different entrees each week by Chef Lori Barber starts at 6 p.m. Check www.swedishclubnw.org for the menu. Library & Genealogy. Please call to make a reservation (206-283-1090) or drop in, Fridays, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Matinees. Films with English subtitles. $5 donation. Film: 2 p.m. Come early for lunch in our Kafé (noon to 2 p.m.). • Dec. 13: German film: As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me. 122 min. • Dec. 20: Finnish film: Rare Export. 82 min. • Dec. 27: Casablanca. 103 min.

Friday, Dec. 20. Lutfisk at Happy Hour. We say lutfisk, they say lutefisk ... and yes, there is a difference. Tonight, have it both ways: Swedish style, with white sauce and hand-ground mustard, or Norwegian style, with bacon and peas. $25. Bjarne Varnes, former president of the Leif Erikson Lodge of the Sons of Norway, will square off against our own Swedish chef, Malin Jonsson. Yeah, he can dance, but can he Music by Folk serve lutefisk? Bjarne Varnes will Voice Band. dish it out for the Norwegians on Dec. 20. Make your choice and vote for your favorite! Meatballs on the menu too. RSVP at www.swedishclubnw.org or call 206-283-1090.

Vikings to Volvos. Every Friday, a new film about Viking history. 5:45 p.m. Visit www.swedishclubnw.org for the complete schedule. • Dec. 13: The Dark Ages–Part 2. This 2007 History Channel release tells the story of Europe from 200 A.D. to the Viking Age. • Dec. 27: The Vikings–NOVA–Part 1. This 2000 NOVA special provides an all-encompassing overview of the Viking Age from the late 8th century to the beginning of the 12th century. Covers Viking invasions of British Isles and France.

Mark Your Calendars • Friday, Jan. 24. Celebrate Victor’s 97th birthday at the Swedish Club. How many bars in town have a loyal Happy Hour patron who turns 97? Celebrate Victor Manarolla’s birthday with him. The drink of the evening will be “The Victor” and everyone who comes gets a piece of birthday cake. • Friday, Feb. 7. First Friday Jazz. Band: AMA jazz. • Wednesday, Feb. 12. Members & Friends Dinner. Azita Emami is the new dean of the UW’s School of Nursing, speaking on “Sweden’s Health Care and Welfare System.” • Friday, Feb. 21. Live music at Happy Hour with the band Prom Queen.

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• Saturday & Sunday, Mar. 1 & 2. Great Finds Sale. • Friday, Mar. 7. First Friday Jazz. Music by Lushy. • Saturday, Mar. 15. Nordic Night Talent Show and fundraiser. • Friday, Mar. 21. Live Lounge Music. Johnny Astro. • Friday, Apr. 4. First Friday Jazz. Overton Berry. • Saturday, Apr. 12, Women’s Hat Luncheon. • Friday, Apr. 18. Live music with Moonspinners. • Wednesday, Apr. 23. Book Signing with author Helene Tursten. She’s a Swedish crime writer whose main character is Detective Inspector Irene Huss. • Friday, Apr. 25. ABBA Night. • Saturday & Sunday, May 3 & 4. Women’s Clothing Exchange. • Friday, May 16. Lise Olden from Norway in concert. Salt cod dinner. • Friday, June 6. National Day Celebration with a youth chorus from Sweden. Announcement of Swede of the Year. • Saturday, June 7. Swedish & Vintage Car Show.

Helping the Club? We always need volunteers for events. It’s a great way to meet other members and enjoy the activity at the same time. Nearly every event at the Club, from Friday night dinners to fundraisers, is supported by volunteers who lend a hand. Right now, we need volunteers to help with our Members & Friends Dinners and all aspects of our fundraising events. For more information, or to volunteer, e-mail info@ swedishculturalcenter.org or call 206-283-1090. Rentals available at Swedish Club, 1920 Dexter Ave N., Seattle. Call 206-283-1078 or visit www.swedishclubnw.org/ Venues/venues.htm. If you’ve been a member for at least a year, you get a 20 percent discount.

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e’ve extended the deadline for receiving your advertisements and business listings for the Swedish Club’s Membership Directory. Our first-ever directory will contain listings for everyone whose membership is active, unless you have told us you wanted to opt out. It will also contain yellow pages–style business listings. If you’re an attorney, auto mechanic, bakery owner, bike repairer, car dealer, caterer, computer consultant, editor, electrician, hair stylist, handyman, massage therapist, photographer, plumber, real estate broker, seamstress, or writer—or you operate any other type of business—and you want to market your services to your fellow Club members, just let us know by Dec. 15 and your listing will be in the Directory! Your listing is free, and including your business card is $50. Advertisements of other sizes vary in price. Contact Executive Director Kristine Leander at [email protected] or 206-2831090 for more information.

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Swedish Club Membership Directory

DIRECTORY & YELLOW PAGES

Please mail to Swedish Club, 1920 Dexter Ave. N., Seattle, WA 98109, or send the information by e-mail to

Phone number (for verification if necessary)________________________________________________________________________

Name (please print)______________________________________________________________________________________________

Advertisements: I will send an advertisement, business card or greeting to [email protected].

Phone number (for verification if necessary)________________________________________________________________________

Category (plumber, electrician, attorney, bakery, etc.)_______________________________________________________________

Name of business (please print)___________________________________________________________________________________

Name (please print)______________________________________________________________________________________________

Yellow Pages: I want to list my business in the Yellow Pages.

Phone number (for verification if necessary)______________________________________________________________________

Name (please print)______________________________________________________________________________________________

White Pages: I want to opt out of the Membership Directory.

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MEMBERSHIP [email protected].

december 2013

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The Swedish Club Who’s Who in the Swedish Club