Join us for the 47th Annual Norwegian Heritage Festival, hosted by PLU’s Scandinavian Cultural Center, as we celebrate Norwegian culture through artisans, vendors, performers, and authentic food! Highlights include musical entertainment, craft demonstrations, information booths, vendors, and food at our Norwegian Café.
Date: Saturday, March 15th
Time: 11 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Location: Scandinavian Cultural Center, Anderson University Center
12180 Park Ave. S, Tacoma, WA
FREE ADMISSION
Treat yourself to pea soup, rømmegrøt, vafler, lefse, polse med lompe, breads, cookies & more!
Please note: There is no ATM on campus, so bring cash for food items.
The Scandinavian Cultural Center will be open downstairs for exhibits
Musical Entertainment
11:00 AM - Nordic Exposure
This well-known group plays traditional Norwegian, Swedish, and Danish music for dances and special events. They specialize in old-time tunes for waltz, schottisch, hambo, polka, and other Scandinavian pattern and mixer dances.
12 noon - TinnFelen
Instruments such as hardingfele, viola, guitar, bass, and woodwinds can be heard in this group.
1:00 PM - Jakob Bean
Jake will entertain on his 1963 Excelsior CSystem Chromatic-Button accordion.
2:00 PM - Fjellerkene
Mira Dickey plays the Hardingfele in several Norwegian regional styles—Hallingdal, Valdres, Telemark, and Agder.
3:00 PM - Skandia Kapell
With fiddles, accordion, guitar, hammered dulcimer, and bass, this group has been playing for Scandinavian dances in Seattle and Tacoma for many years.
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