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THE ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, JUNE 18, 2019
FESTIVAL ENTERTAINMENT
ASTORIA NORDIC PARK UPDATE
Astoria Nordic Heritage Park will honor the immi-
grant tradition that brought thousands of Nordic
immigrants to Oregon’s North Coast in the late
1800s and early 1900s. It will be a public space to
make locals and visitors alike aware of the ethnic
heritage that contributed immensely to the
fabric of our community. It will honor families
that said their last good-byes in Northern Europe
and moved to Astoria to become Americans.
Park Committee Chair and Astoria Scandinavian
Heritage Association Vice-President Judi Lampi
will describe the fantastic design for the park
created by The West Studio of Seattle, Wash., and
detail the timeline and progress of the eff orts to
raise $1 million to pay for its construction. Hear
Lampi’s talk Saturday at 10 a.m. in Exhibit Hall; 1
and 3 p.m. at the Dairy Barn/Event Center and at
11:30 a.m. Sunday in Exhibit Hall.
ASTOR STREET OPRY – “SHANGHAIED IN
ASTORIA”
Now in its 35th season, “Shanghaied in Astoria” is
part-vaudeville, part-soap opera and part 1950s
style Hollywood musical, all combined into a fun
and entertaining look at traditional, local cultural
folklore, including immigrant cannery workers
from Scandinavia. What originated as a celebra-
tion of Astoria tradition has become a tradition
itself. Catch “Shanghaied” cast members per-
forming their olio acts at 1, 3 and 5 p.m. Saturday
in the Beer Garden.
FRANK ELD: FINNISH LOG CONTRUCTION –
THE ART
Finlandia Foundation Lecturer of the Year Frank
Eld is the son of a Finnish immigrant carpen-
ter and loves the lost art of Finnish log cabin
construction. Through visuals and live demon-
stration, Frank will educate and encourage
the preservation of these tangible symbols of
Finnish Culture, like the historic Lindgren Cabin
at Cullaby Lake. Eld’s appearance at the 2019
festival is sponsored by Finnish Brotherhood and
Finlandia Foundation’s Columbia-Pacifi c Chapter.
Eld will be at Exhibit Hall at 2:15 p.m. Saturday
and 12:30 p.m. Sunday.
Harald Haugaard/Helene Blum Band.
Icelandic horses.
FEATURED ENTERTAINERS FROM SCANDINAVIA
ICELANDIC HORSES – JACKIE & LARRY TAY-
LOR
HARALD HAUGAARD / HELENE BLUM
BAND from DENMARK
Jackie and Larry Taylor of Yelm, Wash., will show
their Icelandic horses in the horse arena in the
low building next to the Midsummer Pole. Ice-
landic horses are a pure breed that developed
in Iceland. The horses are mostly pony-sized
but are still called horses. They are short backed
and can carry a 225-pound man. They are hardy,
have unusual gaits and live long lives. Jackie
and Larry will provide demonstrations of these
attractive animals and let you see them up
close. The Taylor’s will be in the Horse Arena at
Noon Friday and 9 a.m. Saturday and Sunday.
The Harald Haugaard and Helene Blum
Band recently celebrated 10 years togeth-
er with a sold-out Northern European
tour and are now in North America again
sharing their updated traditional and orig-
inal music with festival audiences. Band
members include Kirstine Elise Pedersen
on cello, Mikkel Grue on guitar and Sune
Rahbek on percussion. The band plays
in the Arena at 6 p.m. Friday; 12:45, 2:30
and 4:30 p.m. Saturday; and 11 a.m. and
1:45 p.m. Sunday.
LEIKARRINGEN OF PORTLAND DANCERS
“Leikarringen” means circle or round dance. The
priority of this Portland group is the preser-
vation of Nordic culture. Leikarringen likes to
perform outdoors if the weather is nice. Look for
them in front of the main entrance on Saturday.
Performances are Saturday at 11:45 a.m. in the
Arena and at 1:15 p.m. in Exhibit Hall.
BJØRN AND OLE FROM NORWAY
Combining fi ddle and accordion in folk
music has long been a tradition in Norway.
Bjørn Kåre Odde and Ole Nilssen have
strong skills on their respective instru-
ments and know the traditions well, but
their music together is innovative and
imaginative and pushes tradition to the
Runhild Heggem
Bjorn and Ole.
boundaries. These young musicians have a
light, playful and dynamic interaction that
appeals to dancers and concert audiences
equally. Enjoy listening to updated tradi-
tional and original tunes by some of Nor-
way’s fi nest new and upcoming musicians.
The duo plays in the arena 5 p.m. Friday;
10:45 a.m., 3:30 and 5:30 p.m. Saturday;
and 10 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. Sunday.
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