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ScanFair


SCANFAIR

Mark your Calendar! December 4 & 5 2010 

 Celebrate the sights, sounds, tastes and traditions of a Scandinavian Christmas

 

26th Annual ScanFair

 Saturday, December 4, 2010 ~ 10 am to 5 pm

ScanFair Dance, December 4 ~ 7:00 pm to 11 pm

This is the fifth year of the ScanFair Dance, sponsored by SHF and The Nordly's dance group.The dance begins at 7:00 with lessons for beginning dancers and ends at 11 p.m. Admission is free with proof of admission to ScanFair, or by donation.  

Sunday, December 5 ~ 11 am to 4 pm

 

Entertainment Schedule

 

$6 adults, $5 seniors and students, children under 12 are free

   

Portland State University

Smith Memorial Center Ballroom, 3rd Floor

1825 SW Broadway

Portland, Oregon

 

 Vendor Information 

          

SCANDINAVIAN ARTS & CRAFTS: ScanFair is the only event in Portland where all the beautiful Scandinavian traditional and modern arts and crafts come together in one place for a two-day festival and marketplace.

 

THE PIPPI LONGSTOCKING ROOM: Children have a special room where they can make traditional Scandinavian Christmas crafts, including Danish Hjerte or woven hearts and Swedish Julgranskaramel (poppers) to decorate the Christmas tree.

 

SCANDINAVIAN FILM: One of the popular features of ScanFair is the video room. Sit for a few minutes or an afternoon and enjoy a Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, Swedish or Norwegian film.

 

SCANDINAVIAN DELICACIES: Eat food on the spot or take baked goods home. Enjoy Danish aebleskiver (apple pancake balls), Norwegian lefse & krum kake, Swedish meatballs with lingonberries, pickled herring and flat bread, rice pudding and fruit soup, Vorm Korv (hot dogs) and lots of coffee.

 

CULTURAL EXPLORATIONS: Purchase books, meet authors, research your family's roots with the Scandinavian Genealogical Society, check out Scandinavian language schools.

 

 

Entertainment Schedule for December 4 & 5, 2010

 

The entertainment schedule will be published approximately 2 weeks prior to the event.


 

Vendor Information

 

Our vendor package will be available at the beginning of September 2010. If you have any vendor related questions, please email us.

 

ScanFair is sponsored by the Scandinavian Heritage Foundation, with a mission to "Preserve, communicate and celebrate Scandinavian heritage and culture."  People of Scandinavian descent make up about one-quarter of the population in Oregon and Southwest Washington. The festival began 26 years ago as a way to support Scandinavian language courses at PSU. Today proceeds from ScanFair continue to support PSU Nordic language classes and they also help support the ongoing operations of SHF, which will soon begin to build a new Scandinavian American Cultural & Community Center near Washington Square ind SW Portland.

 

 Questions?

 

Whether you have questions about attending or are interested in becoming a vendor, please call our office at 503-977-0275 or send us an email


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