The music and the food will both be a

treat at our Members & Friends Dinner on Wednesday, July 13. We’re excited that Swedish-born violinist Semmy Stahl-hammer, who has thrilled audiences in America, Asia, Australia and Europe, will join us to perform on this evening.

Semmy is the first concertmaster at the Stockholm Royal Opera, faculty member at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm and the solo artist on 20 recordings. He’ll be in the Northwest to perform at the Guemes Island Chamber Music Series, on Guemes Island in Skagit County (a beautiful ferry ride north from Anacortes).

A versatile musician with an eclectic repertoire, Semmy is widely respected in Sweden. He has played J.S. Bach’s complete Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin at the Royal Palace of Stockholm; performed at the baptism ceremony for Prince Nicolas; and played at the lysningen (public notice of marriage) for Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia.

In addition to classical and chamber music, he honors his Polish heritage with Stahlhammer Klezmer, a trio with accordion and cello. At the Club, he’ll play some solo Bach pieces; then, Semmy and other musicians (Isabel Blomme, cello; Atida Munthe Stahlhammer, cello; Karie Prescott, viola, and Sergei Teleshev, klezmer accordion) will perform music by Mozart and

Dohnanyi, some klezmer tunes and a tango

composed by the Club’s own Leif Eie.Semmy is also the author of Codename Barber.

It’s the story of Semmy’s father—a klezmer

musician in Poland who escaped from a Nazi work

camp during World War II, joined a group of

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Vol. 55, Issue 7: July 2016 Swedish Club . Seattle . Washington A home for the Nordic-American community

Our MissionTo promote better understanding

between the United States and

the Nordic countries, with

emphasis on Sweden, and to

perpetuate Nordic culture

and traditions through the

teaching, observance, practice

and celebration of this culture

and its traditions.

Swedish Club NewsSwedish Club News

Nothing Says Summer Like Violins and Pizza

Violinist Semmy Stahlhammer joins us on Wednesday, July 13, to entertain at our Members & Friends Dinner. He’ll also discuss his book, Codename Barber. It’s Pizza & Potluck night: bring a salad or dessert and your meal is free. RSVP: rsvp@swedishclubnw.org or 206-283-1090. Pay $10 if you RSVP after Monday, July 11, or don’t bring food.

I have dedicated this issue to acknowledging the numerous gifts that members and others have

given to the Swedish Club. This focus is because Club President Paul Heneghan and I have some very happy news to announce to our members: The Club has recently received a bequest from the estate of Jane Isakson Lea for $2.8 million.

Jane, a longtime supporter of the Club, passed away in May 2015. In many a lean year, it was only Jane’s annual gifts that kept the Club going.

After careful consideration of all the Club’s needs, from short-term refurbishment to long-term economic security, the Board has determined that Jane’s gift should be used for needs outside our operating budget. The Board unanimously approved setting aside one-third

($933,333) for building refurbishment, one-third for potential property development and the remaining third for the Swedish Club Foundation.

We give hearty thanks to Jane’s widower, Jim Lea, for the loyalty and dedication that he and Jane displayed to the Club over many years. Jane’s gift is a stirring reminder that we each have the ability to put a legacy gift into our estate planning to aid the Swedish Club’s future growth and stability.

The three needs to which the funds are committed are each vital to our vision to become a home for the Nordic American community:• Building refurbishment. The Building

Committee recently did a preliminary assessment of all of the refurbishing needs of

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Swedish Club News (USPS 533-750) is published monthly as part of yearly membership dues at $15 per person, per year, by the Swedish Club, 1920 Dexter Ave. N., Seattle, WA 98109-2795. Telephone is 206-283-1090. Periodicals post-age paid at Seattle, Washington. Postmaster: send address changes to Swedish Club News, 1920 Dexter Ave. N., Seattle, WA 98109-2795.

Deadline for material for the next issue is July 15.

Bring articles into the office or fax to 206-283-2970. You may also

e-mail articles to kristine@swedishclubnw.org.

Club Notes

Jane Makes a Final Gift

Jane Isakson Lea passed away last year, but made a $2.8 million bequest to the Swedish Club in her will. Five years ago, we asked Jane why she gave to the Club, and she related the

following: Her parents were early members of the Swedish Club, and her family used to go to our old building at the corner of Eighth Avenue and Olive Way for folkdancing and card games. It was a usual and important part of their week to socialize with friends at the Swedish Club.

Jane learned to dance there, and eventually was a founding member of the Nordiska dance group. Her dance partner was Bengt Hag, and she studied Swedish at the University of Washington along with Gordon Tracey. When the new building was being planned, her father donated to the construction campaign. And so, Jane said, “I want to see the Swedish Club continue to exist and grow. I’m so thankful for the work that’s been done in the last few years to grow the membership, but it requires contributions to keep it going for another 50 years. If my donations have kept the club growing, I’m glad I could help.”

The painting of Jane’s mother’s home in Norrbotten, Sweden, is by John Nordeen, the same artist whose works are on display in the Club. Thank you, Jane, for your support of the Swedish Club. We plan to keep it going and growing for another 50 years.

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SC AnnouncesNews about, or in the interest of our members...

The Swedish Club announces 1,508 member households, including 90 Lifetime members and 403 Social members.

New Members

Anne Basye

Christopher Chan

Jan Peter Eklund

Justin Hellier*

Kayla Holderbein

Kathryn Lagerstrom & Charles

Wence

Karen Larson DeLaTorre*

Patricia Magnusson & Joel Johnson

Jose Mihotek*

Nancy Miller

Kris Reeter & Benjamin Resnick

Jacqueline Schiermeyer Nelson

J. Soderland*

Susan White Lewis & David Lewis

Becky Yoose*

*Social member

Deaths Susan Aldridge, Evelyn Ollas, Einar Storakers

Pancake GuestsJune 5: 655

Volunteers needed: Many of our regular pancake volunteers take summer vacations, so we need extra help for our summer pancake Sunday on Aug. 7. (No pancakes on July 4 weekend!) We welcome novices!

New address? Send your address changes or corrections to Swedish Club, Attn.: Address Change, 1920 Dexter Ave. N., Seattle, WA 98109.

Or you can e-mail to info@swedishclubnw.org.

Let us know if we left out your information by mistake.

President’s Message

the Club, and the estimated price tag came to $2,035,000.

• Property development. The potential development of our parking lots to create housing plus underground parking will cost millions of dollars, and if we go forward, we will need investors and poten-tial loans to make it happen.

• The Swedish Club Foundation. The Foundation is an endowment-style fund. Its principal is invested to yield income for the Club. $933,333 goes a long way, but the Foundation still needs more funds to yield the amount of income it hopes eventually to provide.

While each of these three needs could readily use the entire amount, giving one-third to each is a compromise designed to acknowledge the importance of all three to our future.

This bequest will not affect our annual budget. The cost of meals or memberships won’t go down, and staff are not getting

raises. The money went into our savings account. Spending in each of the three committed funds will be carefully evalu-ated. After all, Jane wasn’t known as a big spender, and neither will we spend her gift quickly or foolishly. We know that she cared deeply about the Club and its future. So do we. Contact me with any questions about the bequest or how it has been apportioned. Kristine Leander, Executive Directorkristine@swedishclubnw.org P.S. Those who have been members for some time will remember that Jane set up the Jane Isakson Lea Foundation in 2011, which supports the Swedish Club and other Swedish activities in the Northwest. The JILF is a separate, private foundation and is not connected with either the Swedish Club Foundation or this new bequest to the Club.

The Board and I join Kristine in giving thanks for Jane Isakson Lea’s bequest, which will

provide an enormous push toward our vision to become a home for the Nordic American community. Thank you, Jane! Additionally, in this issue focusing on the many gifts that members and others have made to the Swedish Club, I want to formally introduce the new Swedish Club Foundation. The SCF is a result of the scrutiny we are putting on the future of the Club. From the consideration of developing our parking lots to the debate about historic landmark status (note: the decision was to delay it), we are hoping for a bright future.

But more than just hoping, we are actively making plans to ensure that bright future, and the new Foundation is the latest step. The SCF is owned by the Swedish Club, and its Board of Directors is elected by Club members. The initial slate of Board members was proposed during the legal formation of the Foundation and elected at the Club’s Annual Meeting in April. They are President Bob Blair, Vice President and Treasurer Leif Eie and Secretary Berit Lehner.

From now on, donors to the Club will have a choice. Gifts made directly to the Swed-ish Club are used to keep the Club up and running, repaired and refurbished in the near future. Your donations make up about 23 percent of our annual budget, and we will continue to need your support. Gifts to the Swedish Club Foundation are invested, with interest and earnings available to the Club for the long term. (One exception to the endowment-style approach of the Foundation is if the donor names a specific purpose for his/her donated funds.) Contact Kristine if you have further questions about the Foundation.

We cherish the past while planning for the future. I thank all of you—roof donors, auction donors, annual appeal donors and those who give just because you love the Club and want to see it remain full of vitality and ready for future generations. Please consider the Swedish Club Foundation for a legacy gift on behalf of those who will come after you. Paul HeneghanPresident, Swedish Club

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VIOLINS Continued from p. 1partisan fighters, became a specialist in manufacturing and placing land mines and eventually built a new life in Sweden. The book even includes photographs the elder Stahlhammer took during the war with a camera captured from a German soldier. Semmy will have copies for sale in both Swedish and English.

Dinner will be our annual “Pizza & Potluck” night. Byron Strange buys pizza from Pizza Hut, and we bring salads and desserts. We’ll charge $10 for empty-handed guests, or for RSVPs after Monday, July 11. Social hour 5:30, dinner 6:30, business meeting 7:15. Music at 7:30.

Swede of the Year: Karin Gustafson

Karin Gustafson is our 2016 Swede of the Year. This honor is given to a Club member who has demonstrated generosity of

spirit, and Karin fits that description. She’s a willing volunteer and a generous donor to the Club.

Karin came to America from Dalsland in 1956, for fun and adventure. She’d been a dancer in Sweden since she was a young girl, and was a trained hairstylist, so she was able to both dance and

work around the States until she met her Swedish-American husband and settled in Seattle. Karin started dancing at the old Swedish Club, and continues dancing now several evenings a week.

In spite of her other volunteer work and dancing (specifically at our brother organization, the Leif Erikson Lodge of the Sons of Norway), Karin says that the Swedish Club is her “home away from home.” Thank you, Karin, for supporting the Swedish Club!

In Memoriam

Susan Aldridge was born to a Swedish-American family in Seattle in 1942. She dreamed of being a fashion photographer and studied at Edison Technical, the forerunner of Seattle Central College. In the early ’60s, she met her future husband, who was

serving in the U.S. Army. They moved to Germany, where she learned to square dance on the top of

a giant wine barrel.

Back in Seattle, Susan continued her love for square dancing, and added the love of sewing and

singing in the Swedish Women’s Chorus. She raised two daughters, Allison and Jolene, to become

faithful volunteers at the Swedish Club. Susan was appreciated by many for her love of helping

people and her great sewing skills. Until very recently, Susan’s sewing projects, including beautiful

doll clothing, were always for sale at the Swedish Club bazaars.

Longtime member Einar Storakers passed away in early June at the age of 88. He came to

America from Siljansnäs in Dalarna in 1956. He’d been a surveyor in Sweden, and his first job was

sorting lumber in a plywood factory. He didn’t know English, but he was strong willed and industri-

ous, and wrote home to joke

with this friends about the

amount of intelligence required

for his first job in America.

Other roles Einar took on included surveying in Alaska;

working for Swedish Club member Ragnar Pettersson,

building houses, condos and apartment buildings; running a bar

and café in Conway; and finally operating a restaurant and motel

in Concrete, Washington. Einar was also a folk dancer. He may be

best remembered to Swedish Club members for having his photo

in a Seattle Times cover story about the opening of the building in

March 1961. He’s shown here at the 50th anniversary of the

building, with the prominent story and photo on display.

Auction Thanks

Our annual auction in May was an unqualified

success—but naturally, we couldn’t have done it on our own! In addition to all who attended and bid on items in our live and silent auctions, we have the following supporters to thank:

Corporate SponsorsEricssonCar Wash Enterprises, Inc. dba

Brown Bear Car WashSwedish Medical CenterBallard Oil Co.Cykel TuristPacific Continental Bank

Corporate DonorsA Contemporary TheatreA Little Bit of NorwayAmerican Seafoods GroupArista CateringBallard Beer CompanyBallard OilBeneath the Streets ToursBex SportsBlue Ribbon CookingBrown Bear Car WashByen BakeriCamelionsCascade Bicycle ClubChautauqua LodgeChuck Olson Chevrolet, Inc.College Club of SeattleColumbia River Maritime

MuseumCutter and BuckCykel TuristDancing Brush StudioDave Yocom’s Wood CreationsEmerald DownsEricssonEthan Stowell RestaurantsFjällravenFort George Brewery and

Public HouseFremont Health ClubFremont MischiefFull Circle Farms

Georgetown Brewing CompanyGlacier FishGård VintnersHampton Inn and SuitesHerkimer Coffee CompanyHis Word Found HereHotel ÄndraHurtigrutenIcelandairIvar›s and Kidd Valley

RestaurantsJava Bean CoffeeJensen›s Old Fashioned

SmokehouseLarkLarsen›s BakeryLocust CiderMajestic Bay TheaterMollusk Restaurant and BreweryNielsen›s PastriesNollie’s CafeNorthwest Outdoor CenterNorwegian 17th of May

CommitteeOther Coast CaféPacific Coast FeatherPacific Continental BankPacific DistilleryPacific Jazz InstitutePacific Science CenterPedersen›s Event RentalsPenn Cove ShellfishPlymouth Poultry CompanyPorcelain Gallery, Inc.Ristorante PicolinosRow House CaféSafewayScandinavian SpecialtiesSchooner Exact Brewing

CompanySeattle Art MuseumSeattle Sounders FCSeattle StormSeattle University, Albers School

of Business and EconomicsSierra Meats and SeafoodStarbucksSugar MountainSur La TableSwedish Medical CenterSwedish Women’s Chorus

SWEATaproot Theatre CompanyTatoosh Seafoods, LLCThe Burke MuseumThe Hardware StoreThe Tea CozyTrader Joe›sUniSea, Inc.Victrola CoffeeWestland DistilleryWing Luke Museum of the Asian

Pacific American ExperienceYOTH Yarns

Individual DonorsLennart AkerlundBirgit AmundsonSandy ArildsonBrandon BensonRobert and Connie BlairJanice BogrenPer BolangEleanor CattinPatricia CharlsonAxel DruggeMary EmersonArlene Sundquist EmpieSyrene ForsmanSusanne FröbergLiv FrolliNancy FultonKarin GustafsonJon HalgrenJon HansonLena HauserKiki HendrenAnn HeneghanPaul HeneghanMary and Mark HillmanLisa JanssonNelson JayLinda and Ernie JensenChris JonesLars JonssonMalin JonssonJulie JosundPaul and Pat KaaldRalph and Deb KoscheTodd and Donna LarsonKristine LeanderBerit Lehner

Kerstin LilandEileen LittleDon LoebEva MannistoJudy Nilsen CooperKristina NordstromLarry and Desiree OmdalDonna and Ken PedersenGeorg and Nina PedersenJudith PeterickEric RadovichCraig RhodesShirley RosenJohn SandiferBud SaxbergMarta ScheeColleen SchepmanMolly SmithClint StaafRobert SteedByron StrangeGary SundThomas and Betsy SwansonLori ThiesLaura WideburgJean Wirch

Roof Donors

We began raising money for our new roof in fall 2012.

We declared 2013 as the Year of the Roof, and it was finally installed in early 2016. At least 145 people (we apologize if your name is missing!) donated to the roof. Many other individuals donated to the Club in the years we were raising funds for the roof, but this list is an attempt at naming the individuals who clearly specified that their donation should go toward the roof. It truly took a village.

Birgit AmundsonTim AndersenJulie Anderson MillerKarla AndersonTerry Anderson

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Basil & Gretchen AnexMichael & Inger BeecherCarl BengstonBrandon BensonClifford BensonRobert & Allison BergstromMargareta BlixPer BolangMichael Boyd & Jill MillerLois BoyerAlana BrandstromKaren Braitmayer & David

ErskineSally BrunsmanKathleen ButlerIngvar CarlsonSteven CedergreenRichard & Patricia CharlesStephanie DermontElsbeth DubinskyLars & Astrid EggehornLeif EieEnglish Country Dance donationBob EricksonGeorgeJean EricksonSusan Featherstone NelsonBarbara Fetty-SoldersLars FolkessonSyrene ForsmanHelen FosbergJoanne FosterKurt FrickeLiv Frolli

Doris GjerseeShirley & George GoodwinInger & Ulf GoransonLola GraceyCarol GravesNed & Barbara GulbranKarin GustafsonBengt HagJon HalgrenBlaine HammondJahn & Margareta HedbergPaul HeneghanSandra HaugMary & Mark HillmanRolf HokanssonJohn HustonCurt JacobsLisa & Bjorn JanssonThomas JohansonRichard & Ingri JohnsonFloyd JonesSteven JonesHelen & Kenneth KackRon KarjalaRobert & Dolores KarlströmKatrilli Dance GroupNorma KoscheSusan KruegerKatie KuciembaJudith Lackstrom & Robert

MorrowKristina LarsonLeonard Larson

Martin & Flo LarssonKristine LeanderBerit LehnerDick LibbyJohn LidstromAnn-Margret LightleJanet LidinVivi-Anne Lindback &

Eckhart SchipullMaria LindeEva LongSharon LucasRenee LundStuart & Dorothy LundahlCathleen MaesRobert & Lena MannPeter Margitan & Carol

ZwiebelMary McCann & Joe WallMarlys McDonaldDonald McKenzie & Elizabeth

Buzzell-McKenzieDavid MeansDave & Anita MellorJennie MildesRichard & Tina MobleyBjörn MurtiGudrun MurtiKjell MyraasJames NordinJohn & Juanita NordinRobin O’LearyErik & Virginia Olson

Desiree & Larry OmdalBarbara & James OrcuttAllan & Inger OsbergDonna Jean OsborneRobert OsrowskeKaren & Jim PauleyEric & Ingrid PearsonNina & Georg PedersenJames PetersonNam Peterson & Mark

HammarlundVirginia PhelanDr. Erik & Louise PihlAlan RandallRobert & Sonja ReetzSonja RichterGreta Haagensen RosebergShirley RosenMildred RowbottomJoanne RudoBud SaxbergMarta Schee & Langdon MillerMary Lou ScheidtSonja & Woodrow ShafferKaren Shaw & Larry HohmBarbara SjoholmDavid SmithBeverly SperryElaine StevensDavid StormGordon StrandByron StrangeJan SullivanTom & Carol SwimFrank SwedenborgSwedish Club AuxiliarySwedish Finn Historical

SocietySwedish SchoolSwedish Women’s ChorusCarl SwensonLillian SwensonJanet & Hans ToftingSteve VoorkeesDennis WermcrantzBruce WhittemoreDorothy WicklundLaura Wideburg & Asmus

FreytagV.J. Young

He Joined the Club and Got the Girl

Bill Peterson didn’t know when he bought a member-

ship in the Swedish Club that the pretty woman selling it to him would become his wife. It just happened that way. One thing led to another, and a friendship developed over times together at the Club. Then on May 22, Lola Gracey, a longtime member of the Club, and Bill were married at Westside Presbyterian Church.

Before you ask, we’ll report that yes, of course, there are openings for new members of the Membership Committee. Selling memberships doesn’t always turn into marriage proposals, but as Lola reported, “You never know what a membership will bring.”

Sunday, June 26. Skandia Midsommarfest.Sponsored by Skandia Folkdance Society. This is the most colorful and best musical event of the year! Held at St. Edwards Park in Kenmore. The Swedish Club needs volunteers to staff our booth. Starts at 11 a.m. and goes all day. Dancers, musicians, vendors, etc. A wonderful event!

Wednesday, June 29. Swedish Bingo.Our bingo caller just for tonight will be Chef Ann-Margret! Members and guests welcome. Enjoy pea soup and homemade limpa bread. Bring cash; bingo cards can be sold only for cash. (First one $10, additional cards $5). Food at around 5, bingo at 7 p.m.

Sunday, July 3. No Swedish Pancakes.July is when we take a month off from serving Swedish pancakes to our members and the community. If you can’t live without these delicious pancakes this month, check out our recipe and make them at home! See www.swedishclubnw.org/PDFs/pancake_recipe.pdf.

Wednesday, July 6. Trivia.Members and guests are welcome. Every first Wednesday of the month, come play Trivia. Enjoy pea soup and homemade limpa bread. Food at around 5 p.m., trivia at 7 p.m.

Monday, July 4. Fourth of July at the Club.Absolutely the best spot in Seattle for watching fireworks. Barbecue dinner by Smokin’ Pete’s BBQ in Ballard and entertainment by the Honky Tonkers, playing square dance music and giving lessons too! The kids will watch the film How to Train Your Dragon. Dinner and indoor seating: blue card members $41, non-members $46 (kids $23); dinner and outdoor seating: blue card members $51, non-members $56 (kids $28). Free parking for the first 100 cars. Parking opens at 5:30, and the doors open at 6:30 p.m. Dinner at 7 p.m. Members RSVP: 206-283-1090. Non-members: Call or visit www.swedishclubnw.org to buy tickets.

Wednesday, July 13. Members & Friends Dinner.Musical program by Semmy Stahlhammer, first concertmaster at the Stockholm Royal Opera, faculty member at the Stockholm Royal

College of Music and solo artist on 20 recordings. It’s also our annual “Pizza & Potluck” evening. Byron Strange buys the Pizza Hut pizza, and you bring salads or desserts. ($10 if you don’t bring something for the table.) RSVP: rsvp@swedishclubnw.org or 206-283-1090. RSVPs after Monday, July 11, will also be charged $10. Social hour 5:30, dinner 6:30, business meeting 7:15. Music at 7:30.

Friday, July 15. Ukadelics Play Happy Hour!Seattle-based ukulele orchestra plays old hits and new. “Guaranteed to put a smile on your face, and yes, an umbrella in your drink!” Dig out your island attire, because we’ll have a Hawaiian shirt contest. Loudest, best, ugliest? The judges decide. No cover charge to hear the band, but tips encouraged. 7:30.

Wednesday, July 20. Club Board Meeting.Members are welcome to attend as guests. Public comment period at 6 p.m., followed by the meeting.

Wednesday, July 20. Craft & Weaving Night in the Bar.Been wanting some weaving? The third Wednesday evening is the new weaving session at the Swedish Club. Pea soup starts at 5, crafts anytime. Weaving by appointment. Call the Club to get the instruc-tor’s contact information.

Wednesday, July 20. Swedish Film.Kokvinnorna (Women with Cows). Touching portrait of two intimidat-ing old Swedish women with wills of iron. 93 min. 7:30 p.m. $5.

Saturday, July 23. Guild Meeting.Be part of the fund-raising, fun-raising mission of the Club! Today’s meeting is a summer picnic. Call the Club office for the location.

Wednesday, July 27. Kafferep.Monthly Swedish-style coffee party with homemade goodies from our best baking members. 2 p.m. You’re welcome.

Wednesday, July 27. Swedish Bingo.Members and guests welcome. Enjoy pea soup and homemade limpa bread. Bring cash; bingo cards can be sold only for cash. (First one $10, additional cards $5). Food at around 5, bingo at 7 p.m.

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Wednesday, July 27. Swedish Bingo.Members and guests welcome. Every last Wednesday of the month, Mary McCann leads us in Bingo! Enjoy pea soup and homemade limpa bread. Food at around 6, bingo at 7 p.m. Bring cash to pay for your bingo cards!

Former SAS president,

International Norwegian

of the Year, general

raconteur ... and composer?

Yes, the Club’s own Leif Eie

has written several tangos,

and one of them will be

performed at our July 13

Members & Friends Dinner

by guest artist Semmy

Stahlhammer and friends.

Coming Events at the Swedish Club

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Wednesday, July 27. Swedish/Finnish Film.

Äideistä parhain (Mother of Mine). During World War II, 70,000 Finnish children were evacuated to neutral Sweden. This is one boy’s story of learning to have two families. 105 min. 7:30 p.m. $5.

Wednesday, Aug. 3. Trivia.

Members and guests are welcome. Every first Wednesday of the month, come play Trivia. Enjoy pea soup and homemade limpa bread. Food at around 5 p.m., trivia at 7 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 5. First Friday Jazz.

Annabella Kirby’s band Moonspinners will play ’60s-style, “Mad Men”–era pop music. No cover, but we encourage tips. This band brings in a crowd, so we hope you’re here too! 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, Aug. 7. Swedish Pancakes.

Live music, dancing and authentic Swedish pancakes, with ham, lingonberries et al. $9 guests, $7 blue card Club members, $5 children 5–12. 8 a.m.–1 p.m. Stay afterward for genealogy help in our lobby.

Standing Committee MeetingsBuilding: 1st Tuesday of the month (July 5, Aug. 9,

Sept. 6), 5 p.m.Finance: Thursday after the 2nd Wednesday of the

month (July 14, Aug. 11, Sept. 15), 4 p.m.Membership: 3rd Monday of the month, except

for holidays (July 18, Aug. 15, Sept. 19), 10 a.m.Board Nominating Committee: Usually 2nd

Wednesday (July 13, Aug. 10, Sept. 14), 5 p.m.Guild: Usu. 4th Saturday of the month (June 25,

July 23 picnic), 10 a.m.Blue card Club members, volunteers & new members welcome. More info: contact Executive Director Kristine Leander.

Every Monday, Wednesday, ThursdayGenealogy Research. From the Swedish-Finn Historical Society in our lobby. Monday & Thursday 9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m., Wednesdays 2–5 p.m. and every pancake Sunday!

Every Wednesday (Except 2nd)Lilla Fredag. Our bar is open for Swedish pea soup, homemade limpa bread and libations. 5 p.m.

• July 6: Every first Wed.: Trivia.• July 20: Every third Wed.: Craft Night, including

weaving group.• July 27: Every last Wed.: Bingo.

Every FridaySwedish Food: Kafé & Happy Hour! Our Friday Kafé serves up smörgås (open-face sand-wiches), Swedish meatballs, homemade desserts and more, prepared by Chefs Ann-Margret Lightle and Malin Jonsson, from noon to 2 p.m. And our evening Happy Hour meal showcases different entrees each week by Chefs Malin and Christine Lea at 6 p.m. See the weekly menus at www.swedishclubnw.org.

Matinees. Films with English subtitles. $5 donation. 2 p.m. Come early for lunch in our Kafé (noon to 2).• July 1. American film: Great Garbo in Anna Christie,

her famous “Gimme a whiskey” film. 89 min.• July 8. Swedish film: Sånt är livet (Such Is Life).

Drama/comedy. 131 min.• July 15. American film: It Happened at the World’s

Fair with Elvis Presley. 105 min.• July 22. Swedish film: Kokvinnorna (Women with

Cows). 93 min.• July 29. Swedish/Finnish film: Äideistä parhain

(Mother of Mine). 105 min.

We’re All Vikings Now. We’re watching the Vikings series curated by Larry Johnson, “From Vikings to Volvos.” Films & DVDs every Friday. 5:30 p.m.• July 1. The Normans, Part 3.• July 8. Vasa 1628, Part 1. Two-part documentary

about 17th-century Sweden and the building and sinking of the warship Vasa. English subtitles.

• July 15. Vasa 1628, Part 2.

Helping the Club?Our “Sure, we’ll take your books!” policy has resulted in too many books at this point for our two volunteer librarians, Berit Lehner and Peppe Enfield, to handle. We are putting a moratorium on accepting any books until Oct. 1. When we start accepting your used books again, our policy will continue to be no Bibles. We’ve learned the hard way: you don’t want to risk inadvertently giving away a priceless family heirloom.

Bring your membership cards to events. It speeds up lines and make it easier for volunteers selling tickets or checking you in.

Rentals available at Swedish Club, 1920 Dexter Ave N., Seattle. Call 206-283-1078 or visit www.swedishclubnw.org/Venues/venues.htm. If you’ve been a member for at least a year, you get a 20 percent discount.

Thank you to Gary Ramstad for once again managing a fabulous car show for our National Day celebration. The tan 1968 1800S Volvo coupe on the left belongs to Richard Anderson of Coupeville. He’s owned it since it was new, and it won the People’s Choice Award at the show.