SKANDIA Festival December 9, 2007

Landmark Center presents SKANDIA: A Scandinavian Festival at Landmark Center on Sunday, December 9, 2007 from 12 pm-4 pm. Landmark Center continues to celebrate culture and the arts as it presents a festival geared towards Scandinavia! Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, Icelandic, and Finnish traditional music, dance, arts, and food are showcased at this day of promoting and preserving Scandinavian heritage. SKANDIA is supported with the sponsorship of Ingebretsen’s Scandinavian Center. Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for children and seniors.

Performers range from Det Norske Folkedanslaget Group to the Twin Cities Swedish Dancers to the Ole Olsson’s Oldtime Orkestra and more! Hans Christian Andersen stories, authentic crafts and projects, and Scandinavian storytelling offer just a sampling of all the activities set for the day. And perhaps most importantly, there will be Swedish Meatballs, the infamous lutefisk, and Scandinavian sweets on hand which will make this one delicious event! In addition, local, artists and vendors will have various authentic goods for sale, including woodturnings, sweaters, rosemaling, and imported Scandinavian goodies.

The Holiday activities continue outside Landmark Center where St. Paul Figure Skating Club will have graceful demonstration at the top of the hour and friendly reindeer will be around to pet and take pictures with, after skating on the rink come back inside to enjoy some tasty Scandinavian treats.

Keep your eyes open for a wandering Tomte and maybe he will share his golden treasures with you! Pippi Longstocking will also be out and about telling stories throughout the day. Along with children’s craft activities, this surely is an event for the whole family.

Skandia is a part of Sundays at Landmark event series, which is family-friendly, culturally diverse and sponsored by Minnesota Landmarks, the nonprofit programming and management agency for Landmark Center in downtown Saint Paul. Landmark Center is handicap accessible. Landmark Center is located in downtown St. Paul at 75 West 5th Street, facing Rice Park, next to the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts and The Saint Paul Hotel. For more information call 651.292.3276 or visit www.landmarkcenter.org.

Official Website: http://landmarkcenter.org/sundays.html