Thank you for the Financial Support
This project is made possible with financial donations from many individuals and local organizations/businesses. In particular we recognize the support of the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation and from the Decentralization Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature and administered by the Tri-County Arts Council.
The Scandinavian Folk Festival is presenting an array of Scandinavian Foods in one location in the Scandinavian Food Court.
Scandinavian food will be served by 3Cs catering offering a variety of traditional dishes. The Beer/Wine wagon, Norm's Korvburgers and the Kaffe Stuga will also return. This will be a great place to gather with family and friends.
3Cs Food Truck
3Cs catering service will provide the traditional food this year.
The menu includes a variety plate, Swedish meatballs, rice pudding, rotomos, yellow pea soup, brown beans and some non Swedish favorites.
Beer & Wine Wagon
Enjoy Danish Carlsberg Beer or some local favorites or a selection of wines.
Kaffe Stuga
Ice Cream with strawberries is always good on a warm Summer day! Take a fika (coffee break) with a homemade "goodie."
Norm’s Korv Burgers
The American Scandinavian Heritage Foundation will be serving Norm's world famous korvburgers. Norm Owen created the korvburger for the Scandinavian Folk Festival. A korv meat patty is served on a rye bun with a choice of lingonberries or other condiments.
Other Food Vendors
2021 PERFORMERS
Invitation to the Dance
The Festival will be presenting folk dancers, musicians and singers from Sweden. Twenty-five Swedish folk dancers will perform in their colorful costumes every day. Dancers are from Stockholm, Örebro, Gavle, Karlstad, and Gothenburg. Eight musicians on such instruments as the accordion, fiddle, nyckelharpa, durspel (small button accordion), guitar and ukuleles will perform as well as accompany the dancers. Singers will round out the program. The Jamestown Scandinavian Folk Festival is the destination for this group and their only performance in the United States. Besides performing, the dancers will lead workshops. Some workshops will be for folk dancers. Other workshops will provide instruction in traditional public gammeldans music such as the schottis, polka, and waltz. The Swedish guests will lead the community in traditional dancing around the midsummer pole. The Swedes will join our local dance teams for a colorful presentation of sixty folk dances and at least 15 musicians. What a joyous traditional celebration of the Swedish culture.
Svenska Spelmän
Our own local Swedish Band, Svenska Spelmän, has performed at all 18 Scandinavian Folk Festivals. All members are from Chautauqua and Warren Counties. Kathy Petersen plays the fiddle and nyckelharppa, Cheryl Ritch performs on the fiddle, Thomas Gestwicki on the guitar/banjo, Timm Reasbeck on the bass and Donald Sandy on the accordion. They focus on the traditional music of Scandinavia such as the waltz, polka, schottis, ganglot, and hambo. Their selections provide music both for enjoyable listening as well as dancing. This band is also the music for the Thule Adult and Children's Folk Dance Teams. They have performed in the Swedish embassy in Washington, DC and for the King and Queen of Sweden.
Viking Mixed Chorus
The Viking Mixed Chorus from our own Ingjald Lodge - Independent Order of Vikings will perform a concert on Friday evening. Their selections include Swedish as well as English songs.
Thule Lodge Adult and Children's Folk Dance Teams
The local Thule Lodge Vasa Order of America has two Swedish Folk Dance Teams - one with adults and one with children. They have been part of our community for a number of generations. The Adult Folk Dance Team toured Sweden in 2018 and worked with nine different folk dance teams to finesse their dancing skills. The Children's Folk Dance Team danced with Sweden's Queen Sylvia when she last visited Jamestown. The mission of both teams is to preserve the heritage of our Scandinavian Culture.
Both teams are always seeking new members so if interested let one of the dancers know. The Children's Team is under the direction of Mary-AnnEva Ingrao and the instructor for the Adult team is Gerd Brigotta. Both teams perform to the music of Svenska Spelmän.
Lilian and Guron Samuelsson
From Orebro, Sweden will provide Swedish music. They are relatives to Donna Johnson and her family. We are pleased that they are visiting during the Scandinavian Folk Festival.
If you are interested in become a vendor with the Scandinavian Festival,
you can find the vendor application here.
HANS & BARBARA
BERGSTROM
SKF AEROENGINE
NYS COUNCIL ON THE ARTS
DECENTRALIZATION RE-GRANT PROGRAM
JAMESTOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CHAUTAUQUA REGION COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
EVERYDAY’S TRUE VALUE
Supporters - $500+
THE NORDEN CLUB
SCANDINAVIAN STUDIES PROGRAM
SWEDISHDR.COM BY GUNNAR BERGQVIST, M.D.
NORDEN WOMEN’S CLUB
AMERICAN SCANDINAVIAN HERITAGE FOUNDATION
EAGLE RADIO TECHNOLOGIES
PATRONS - $250+
WEGMANS
BARKSTROM ACUPUNCTURE, PC
THE VIKINGS: INGJALD LODGE #65 IOV
IN MEMORY OF HILDA & OSCAR LENNA BY HILDA MILHAM
ARTHUR R. GREN COMPANY
DANIELSON OIL COMPANY
LIND FUNERAL HOME
NORDSTJERNAN
BRIGIOTTA’S GREENHOUSES
FRIENDS - $100 AND OVER
GWEN
GARY N. JOHNSON INSURANCE AGENCY
RICK AND PATTI LUNDQUIST
IN MEMORY OF KINKY & CAROL KINDBERG
LYNNE KUHRE MEYERS
THANK YOU, DON SANDY! BY JOHN AND SUSAN SIPOS
IN MEMORY OF BRUCE A. JOHNSON BY SCHUVER’S TRUCK & TRAILER
LANDPRO EQUIPMENT, YOUR JOHN DEERE DEALER
G. L. OLSON, INC.
LUNDBERG PRICE, PC
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MARILYN M. ERICKSON
DR. JULIE LINDBLOM BOOZER AND DR. WESLEY BOOZER
IN MEMORY OF BOB FULLER BY FANCHON FULLER & FAMILY
DAVID AND GRACE VENNBERG
IN MEMORY OF LOVED ONES BY THE AXELSON FAMILY
COL. (R) WILLIAM P. AND BARBARA DUNBERG STUBBS
IN MEMORY OF JANE A. WINTER BY SARAH GOEBEL
IN MEMORY OF ROBERT KROON, SR., BY JEFF & KELLY KROON
CAROLYN AND TYLER SWANSON
SELLSTROM LAW FIRM, LLP
IN MEMORY OF ERIC WESTROM BY CURT & SUSIE WESTROM
IN MEMORY OF BRUCE A JOHNSON BY DONNA JOHNSON
IN MEMORY OF RYAN M. SANDY BY SANDRA & DONALD SANDY
IN MEMORY OF THORSTEN & EBBA NELSON BY DONNA JOHNSON
IN MEMORY OF CHESTER & EDNA SANDY BY SANDRA & DONALD SANDY
SHAWBUCKS FOOD AND SPIRITS
IN MEMORY OF DR. JOHN D. VOLTMANN BY JEAN VOLTMANN WALT & SHARON CARLSON & FAMILY
LARSON ORTHODONTICS
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ANONYMOUS
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JAMESTOWN ICE & STORAGE
FRIENDS OF ALLEGHENY WILDERNESS
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IN HONOR OF MAJ-BRITT ANDERSON TRAYNOR BY THE TRAYNOR AND GOEBEL FAMILIES
PETERSON FARM
WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK THE FOLLOWING
CARYL MATTISON
WHICHCRAFT?
FRANKLIN’S HONEY & APPLES
SCANDINAVIAN
TERRY AND KATHY HORNER
ALL OUR VOLUNTEERS
MR. D’S
FRANTZ & RUSSELL
BETTY L. KELLY
FINELY CRAFTED BY CARA
ARTS & CRAFTS NORWAY
MOR MOR’S ATTIC
ANONYMOUS
BONNIE ENGBERG
KAREN JOHNSON
RAYNOR’S LIQUOR STORE
ELLEN FJERMEDAL
KATE KYLANDER SVENSSON
SONS OF VIKINGS
ALL THE STAFF AT JCC – THANK YOU!!!
RETIRED SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM (RSVP)
BARMORE SELLSTROM
STILLWATER FEEDS
SPECTRUM EYECARE
JEFF KELLER - MAHOUT COMPUTER