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THE ASTORIAN • TuESdAy, JuNE 18, 2019
Polka Dots.
Scandinavian Country.
Squeezer Geezer.
Nordic Dancers.
Encampment is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday
and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Demonstrations
are at 1, 2 and 3 p.m. Saturday and at 12, 1 and
2 p.m. Sunday.
POLKA DOTS
The Polka Dots formed in Fall 2018 at the
suggestion of Astoria’s veteran accordionist
Coreen Bergholm to provide live traditional
music for the Fort George Benefit Night for the
Scandinavian Heritage Park. This North Coast
combo whose members are all of Scandinavian
heritage has special enthusiasm for Northern
European dance music. Members include
Nancy Word and Ruby McCord on accordion
and Noel Rydbom on string bass. See them at
8 a.m. Saturday in Exhibit Hall, 12:30 p.m. at
the Midsummer Pole and at 8 a.m. Sunday in
Exhibit Hall.
NORDIC VIKING DANCERS
Astoria’s own dance group includes dancers
from second grade to adults. The Nordic Viking
Dancers are the youngest group and several
members are performing at their first midsum-
mer festival. Experienced teenage dancers make
up the Viking Dancers who are frequently joined
by the adults from the Scandia Dancers. The
Nordic Viking Dancers are led by Kevin Ladd. See
them Friday at 7 p.m. at the Queen’s Coronation,
Saturday at 10 a.m. in the Arena, 12:30 p.m. at
the Midsummer Pole, 1:45 p.m. in the Arena,
4 p.m. in Exhibit Hall and Sunday in the Arena at
1 and 2:45 p.m.
READERS THEATER: WHAT WE LEFT AND
WHAT WE FOUND
ChrisLynn Taylor of Astor Street Opry has taken
a script by Norwegian Stina Fagertun and
reworked it into a Readers Theater presenta-
tion with local actors. Learn the heartbreaking
story of what the Scandinavian immigrants left
behind when they came to America and their
hope for the future and what they found in the
new world. Performances are in the Dairy Barn/
Event Center at 2 and 4 p.m. Saturday and at
12:30 p.m. Sunday.
SCANDINAVIAN COUNTRY
Returning for the Queen’s Ball on Friday eve-
ning after the Coronation will be local favorite
Coreen Bergholm and her band, Scandinavian
Country. Coreen learned to play accordion in
an immigrant community in North Dakota and
now spends winters performing around Yuma,
Members of the Viking Encampment By the Empire of Chivalry and Steel.
Arizona, where she met Ken Presthus, the tuba
and trombone player. This is the band that
plays the local favorite dances like the Varsouvi-
enne, the Butterfly and the Irish Waltz as well as
polkas, schottisches, waltzes and hambos. They
even play the Chicken Dance and the Hokey
Pokey! Other musicians include former Astorian
Donna Mansfield and guitar specialist John Orr.
Catch the band Friday at 8 a.m. and Saturday at
7 p.m. in Exhibit Hall.
THE SQUEEZER AND THE GEEZER
Accordionist Coreen Bergholm and tuba and
trombone player Ken Presthus are joined by
friends in a jam session. Performances are at 2
and 4 p.m. Saturday in the Beer Garden.
VIKING ENCAMPMENT BY THE EMPIRE OF
CHIVALRY AND STEEL
The Empire of Chivalry and Steel specializes in
the recreation of the culture of the Middle Ages,
including the art forms, events like feasts, tour-
naments, ceremonies and wars and combat arts
from that period. The purpose of this nonprofit
educational corporation is to study and teach
the general public ideals and history from 800
AD to 1650 AD within the geographical bound-
aries of Europe and to provide an organized
effort in the collection, interpretations and dis-
tribution of historical data through publication
and demonstration. They will provide demon-
strations of Viking sword fighting and amour
making on Saturday and Sunday afternoon. The
JOAN PADDOCK – LUR OF
NORWAY
Joan Paddock is
Professor of Music at
Linfield College. She’s
studied in Norway
and entertained at
the Norsk Høstfest in
Minot, North Dakota,
and
at the Scanfest in Thousand
Oaks, California. Joan will sound lur fanfares at
the Flag Raising and the Midsummer Pole and
present a lecture and demonstration on the long
Norwegian wooden trumpet frequently played
by women. Hear Paddock at 3 p.m. Saturday in
the Dairy Barn and at 6 p.m. in Exhibit Hall.
10K Run/Walk across the Astoria-Megler Bridge
HAVE FUN AT
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Sunday, October 13, 2019
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