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Scand ina v ian lodges w i l l assemb le in the d in ing a rea o f the Exh ib i t Ha l l and then pa rade th rough the a rena and fes t iva l g rounds to the ou tdoo r s tage . Sa tu rda y , June 20 BOOTHS 9 a .m . to 7 p .m . , A rena t ives o f the Scand ina v ian coun t r ies? Hea r them e xp la ined in a fash ion show w i th l ive mode ls . BOOTHS V IK ING D INNER ENTERTA INMENT Noon , Ou tdoo r S tage Hea r the na t iona l songs o f Denma rk , F in land , Ice - land , No rwa y and Sweden wh i le M iss Scand ina v ia and he r cou r t ass is t in the pagean t ry o f the ra is ing o f the f lags . Then vo lun tee r s w i l l sk i l l fu l l y ra ise the M idsumme r Po le . Pe rhaps S ven and Jo rgen w i l l p la y tunes fo r r ing danc ing . ( In case o f ra in , f lag ra is ing w i l l be mo ved to the Exh ib i t Ha l l . ) 4 to 7 p .m . , Exh ib i t Ha l l Bu f fe t : Swed ish mea tba l ls in g ra vy , Scand ina v ian ham , No rweg ian bee f and cabbage , b ra ised red cabbage , Janneson ’ s temp ta t ion (Swed ish cas - se ro le o f po ta toes , on ions , p ic k led sp ra ts , b read c rumbs and c ream ) , sa lad , Dan ish smø r reb rød (open - faced sandw iches ) , sh r imp and he r r ing sa lad , No rd ic cheeses , f resh b read and c r isps , Dan ish app le t r i f le desse r t , cook ies and pas t r ies , soda , co f fee , se rved b y the Scand ina v ian Ca fe . Adu l ts $15 , k ids 6 and unde r $7 . 10 a .m . to 6 p .m . , Ou tdoo rs The Emp i re o f Ch iva l ry and S tee l w i l l ho ld an open house in i ts V ik ing encampmen t ou tdoo r s sou th o f the A rena . Cos tumed re -enac to r s w i l l demons t ra te c ra f ts , tou rnamen ts , a rmo r mak ing , and comba t a r ts f rom the cu l tu re o f the M idd le Ages . BEER GARDEN L ibe r ty Thea te r p laye rs p resen t BARNEFEST KUBB EXH IB IT ION ENTERTA INMENT 10 a .m . to 6 p .m . , A rena 10 a .m . to 6 :30 p .m . , Exh ib i t Ha l l The re w i l l be l ive Scand ina v ian - themed en te r ta in - men t on two s tages th roughou t the da y . P ic k up a fes t iva l p rog ram a t the adm iss ion tab le to f ind you r fa vo r i te band , s inge r o r dance t roupe . EMP IRE OF CH IVALRY AND STEEL V IK ING ENCAMPMENT 1 1 a .m . to 5 p .m . , A rena Y oung fe s t i va l a t tendee s can pa r t i c ipa te in ch i ld ren ’ s a c t i v i t ie s in the Ba rne fe s t a rea , s ta f fed b y vo lun tee r s f rom T ongue P o in t Job Co rp s Cen te r , the No rd i c V i k ing Dan ce r s , and pa ren t s . Ch i ld ren unde r 12 need to be a c compan ied b y an adu l t . The re a re ine xpen s i ve game s ( f i sh ing , whee l sp in , p l in ko , go l f and bean bag to s s ) , fa ce pa in t ing and a ra f f le . The re w i l l be puppe t show s a t 1 :30 and 2 :30 p .m . OPTOG – FEST IVAL PARADE 1 1 :30 a .m . , fes t iva l g rounds M iss Scand ina v ia and he r cou r t , cos tumed danc - e r s and en te r ta ine r s , and rep resen ta t ives f rom the FLAG RA IS ING AND M IDSUMMER POLE RA IS ING Noon to 1 1 p .m . As to r ia B rew ing Compan y w i l l p resen t a se lec t ion o f awa rd -w inn ing handc ra f ted m ic rob rews and a l im i ted menu . The re w i l l be l ive mus ic in the a f te r - noon and ea r l y e ven ing hou r s . 1 to 3 p .m . , in f ron t o f the M idsumme r Po le Kubb (p ronounced “koob ” ) is a ya rd game o f Scan - d ina v ian o r ig ins tha t has been p la yed fo r 1 ,000 yea r s . Each yea r the re is a wo r ld compe t i t ion in Go t land , Sweden . The game is p la yed be tween two teams w i th up to s ix peop le pe r team and con - s is ts o f th row ing ba ton - l ike p ieces to knoc k o ve r the b loc ks o f the oppos ing team . No p r io r sk i l ls a re requ i red . A l l a re we lcome . PARADE OF COSTUMES 3 p .m . , Exh ib i t Ha l l Cu r ious abou t the cos tumes wo rn b y rep resen ta - “DORA ” 9 a .m . to 4 p .m . , A rena 1 1 a .m . to 4 p .m . , A rena Noon to 3 :30 p .m . , Exh ib i t Ha l l EMP IRE OF CH IVALRY AND STEEL V IK ING ENCAMPMENT 10 a .m . to 4 p .m . , Ou tdoo rs BARNEFEST 1 1 a .m . to 2 :30 p .m . , A rena The re w i l l be a puppe t show a t 1 1 :30 a .m . NON -DENOM INAT IONAL CHURCH SERV ICE 1 1 a .m . , Exh ib i t Ha l l A non -denom ina t iona l chu r ch se rv ice w i l l be hos t - ed b y a loca l m in is te r . 5 p .m . , Exh ib i t Ha l l DANCERS BALL w i th Sko lk is and ca l le rs Don Meye rs and Ka th i P loege r 6 :30 to 7 p .m . , lessons fo r beg inne rs 7 to 10 p .m . , Exh ib i t Ha l l Sko lk is o f Sea t t le w i l l p ro v ide mus ic fo r fam i - l y - f r iend l y danc ing . Come dance a wa l tz , po lka , scho t t ische o r hambo , jus t l is ten , t ry lessons and en jo y re f reshmen ts . Sunda y , June 21 PANNUKAKKU BREAKFAST 7 to 1 1 a .m . , Exh ib i t Ha l l As to r ia Ro ta ry C lub se rves F inn ish pancake , ham , f ru i t cup , co f fee , tea , ju ice o r m i lk . $6 .50 fo r adu l ts ; $3 fo r k ids . L ibe r ty Thea te r p laye rs p resen t “DORA ” 3 p .m . , Exh ib i t Ha l l RAFFLE AND CLOS ING CEREMON IES 4 p .m . , Exh ib i t Ha l l Who w i l l w in the t i c ke t to S cand ina v ia and the o the r beau t i fu l p r i ze s dona ted b y the S cand ina v ian Fe s t i - va l A s so c ia t ion , lodge s and bu s ine s se s? Lea rn who the w inne r s a re ; you need no t be p re sen t to w in . The 20 15 S cand ina v ian M id summe r Fe s t i va l end s a s the na t iona l song s o f Denma rk , F in land , I ce land , No rwa y and Sweden a re sung one mo re t ime and the f lag s lea ve the ha l l . Sa y goodb ye to you r f r iend s and fam i l y , and ma ke p lan s to jo in u s aga in in 20 16 . . . V E L K OMM E N • T E R V E T U L O A • V A L K OMM E N W e l c om e t o A s t o r i a ’ s 48 t h S c an d in a v i an M i d summ e r F e s t i v a l S EN A TO R B E T S Y JOHN SON Jun e 1 8 , 2 0 1 5 | co a s tw e e k end . com | 1 3
