Ja, sure, you betcha! On Saturday April 25 from 11:00am to 3:00pm in the University Center at PLU, the Scandinavians are taking over with booths, costumes, music and delightful cuisine. Sponsored by the Scandinavian Cultural Center of Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington, this event is sure to delight. Welcome to the 39th annual Norwegian…
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39th annual Norwegian Heritage Festival – April 25th
Ja, sure, you betcha! On Saturday April 25 from 11:00am to 3:00pm in the University Center at PLU, the Scandinavians are taking over with booths, costumes, music and delightful cuisine. Sponsored by the Scandinavian Cultural Center of Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington, this event is sure to delight. Welcome to the 39th annual Norwegian…
12th Annual Expo Fundraiser Supports FEED Program & Harvest House
Graham-Kapowsin Community Council for Learning will host Expo ’15. Sat, 3/7/15 – 9AM-3:30PM at the Frontier Middle School, located at 22110 108th Ave E, Graham. There will also be a 1K & 5K walk or run event that same day. Help Feed a Child for a $10 donation. Our event features entertainment, vendor exhibits that include…
Community input sought for Aging & Disability priorities
Pierce County Community Connections Aging & Disability Resources (ADR) is initiating a process to gather community input for the creation of the 2016-2019 Area Plan. The Area Plan establishes funding priorities and the array of services that will be provided to support older adults and adults with disabilities who are living in the community. Input…
Nordic Journey’s Organ Concert March 1
Jim Hicks will play unique organ selections from all five of the Nordic countries, and the Faeroe Islands, some new compositions and some rarely heard classics at 8 p.m. Sunday March 1 at PLU’s Lagerquist Hall. This event is sponsored by the Scandinavian Cultural Center. The music selection have been recorded in cathedrals all over Sweden.
Bethel Schools to launch new academic program
Spanish Dual Language Immersion begins this fall at Thompson Elementary Starting next fall, Chester H. Thompson Elementary in the Bethel School District will offer Spanish Dual Language Immersion. This will be academically challenging and enriching program targeted on developing student bilingual and biliterate proficiency in Spanish and English. As the district’s first immersion program, the…
Emigration from Snertingdahl – PLU presentation
February 10 at 7pm, Finn Brobakken, a native of Snertingdahl, Norway will be at the Scandinavian Cultural Center at PLU. He will be discussing the people who left Norway for the united States in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. In less than 40 years time, almost half of the residents of this valley emigrated, mainly…
Frozen Exhibit at PLU’s Scandinavian Cultural Center
PLU — Disney’s Frozen is a world-wide success, but did you know the film makers studied Norwegian history and culture extensively while working on the film? And did you know it is based on a Hans Christian Andersen tale? Come find out these tidbits and many more at the Scandinavian Cultural Center! The exhibition opened…
Svenskt Julbord – A Swedish Christmas Buffet
Sunday, December 14th, the Scandinavian Cultural Center celebrated a traditional Svenskt Julboard at their site on the PLU campus. Information on the buffet and its traditional foods can be found here. Beer and Glögg were optional beverages. Other special treats included pickled herring, beets, meatballs, lox, Frestelse, sausages and rice pudding. The Lucias were introduced, there was a performance by the…
Parkland celebrates the season
Saturday, December 13, after Winterfest blessed 250 local families, the community of Parkland set to celebrating with everyone else in the community. Santa visited the Garfield Bookstore from 2-4 p.m., a venue sponsored by the Safe Streets organization. At 4:30 p.m., a group of local families met in front of Reynas. Felix Guzman led the…
Winterfest at PLU east campus – almost 250 local families served
It was a cold but pleasant morning when the families began lining up at the old Parkland School Saturday December 13. The anticipation was building, coffee and other treats were available during the wait . Each family was invited to participate through other service providers, 400 in all. At the end, almost 250 attended. Inside volunteers were…
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