| Thursday July 16th | Videos @ Livsreise | Presentations @ Mandt Sons of Norway Lodge | Classes @ Mandt Sons of Norway Lodge |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:30-1:30 pm | 2017 Stevne Entertainment (V1) | Caroline Benforado (P1) | Rosemal a Spoon (C1) $5 |
| 2:00-3:00 pm | Immigrant Voices (V2) | Gary Kvalheim (P2) | History of Chocolates* (C2) $10 (2-minute walk from Mandt Lodge) |
| 3:30-4:30 pm | De Som Dro Vest (V3) | Darlene Arneson (P3) | Norwegian Beer Brewing I (C3) $5 |
| Friday July 17th | Videos @ Livsreise | Presentations @ Mandt Sons of Norway Lodge | Classes @ Mandt Sons of Norway Lodge |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00-10:00 am | 2017 Stevne Entertainment (V4) | Wood Turning (P4) | Rosemal a Spoon (C4) $5 |
| 10:30-11:30 am | Homesteading (V5) | Anna Rue (P5) | Norwegian Beer Brewing II (C5) $5 |
| 12:30- 1:30 pm | Stavig Letters (V6) | Sharon Bowen (P6) | Wine and Cheese Pairings* (C6) $10 |
| 2:00-3:00 pm | Kaskeland (V7) | Syttende Mai Royalty (P7) | History of Chocolates* (C7) $10 (2-minute walk from Mandt Lodge) |
| 3:30-4:30 pm | Hjemkost Ship (V8) | Fevolden Alpaca Farm (P8) | Stevne Show and Tell (C8) |
* These classes will take place at a different location, see class descriptions.
● Rosemal a Wooden Spoon (C1 and C4)
Thursday 12:30-1:30 or Friday 9:00-10:00
Instructor: Nancy Odalen
$5.00 registration fee, space limited.
● History of Chocolate (C2 and C7)
Thursday 2:00-3:00 or Friday 2:00-3:00
Instructor: Brook Johnson of Yahara Tea and Chocolate
$10.00 registration fee, space limited.
*at Yahara Tea and Chocolate, a 2-minute walk from Mandt Lodge.
● Traditional Norwegian Beer Brewing I (C3)
Learn about traditional Norwegian beer brewing (with regional highlights for each lag)
Thursday 3:30-4:30
Instructor: Amanda Thorstad
$5.00 registration fee
● Traditional Norwegian Beer Brewing II (C5)
Learn how Norwegian immigrants brewed their beer when they got to America
Friday 10:30-11:30
Instructor: Amanda Thorstad
$5.00 registration fee
● Wine and Cheese Pairings (C6)
Learn about wine and cheese pairings, featuring a wide variety of Scandinavian cheeses.
Friday 12:30-1:30
Instructor:
$10.00 registration fee, space limited
*At Cheesers, a 4-minute walk from Mandt Lodge, the classroom is upstairs with no elevator
● Stevne Show and Tell (C8)
Sign up for a 10-minute speaking/sharing slot and tell us about a special item, discovery, project, or endeavor you are working on.
Thursday 3:30-4:30
Registration required, slots limited
● Caroline Benforado (P1)
Caroline will discuss Bunad, including the very unique Stoughton, WI, local bunad.
Thursday 12:30-1:30
● Gary Kvalheim (P2)
Renowned rosmaler Ethel Kvalheim’s legacy
Thursday 2:00-3:00
● Darlene Arneson (P3)
Stoughton Sons of Norway Mandt Lodge celebrates its 100-year anniversary this year.
Thursday 3:30-4:30
● Derek Brabender (P4)
Derek will share insights about early bowl turning in Norway and demonstrate how it was done with his spring lathe.
Friday 9:00-10: 00
● Anna Rue (P5)
The associate director of the Center for the Study of Upper Midwestern Cultures at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will present on sustaining Scandinavian folk arts in the Upper Midwest.
Friday 10:30-11:30
● Sharon Bowen (P6)
Letters from Ole Rockvold is a presentation about Totenlag’s Sharon Bowen’s Civil War Veteran Great Grandfather.
Friday 12:30-1:30
●Stoughton Syttende Mai Royalty (P7)
A talk about the unique Stoughton Festival Royalty program, what it has meant to them, and what they believe it means to the community as a whole.
Friday 2:00-3:00
● Fevolden Alpaca Farm (P8)
Ginny and Tom run Fevolden Alpaca Farm on the farm Ole Fevolden settled in Cottage Grove, WI, in 1869.
Friday 3:30-4:30
● Immigrant Voices (V2)
(3 short videos)-three women tell us about their experiences emigrating and living on the prairie.
● De Som Dro Vest (V3)
Vintage video from 1988 about those who went west, including video from the 100 year Sloop Restauration celebration in Minneapolis.
● Homesteading (V5)
South Dakota Public Television interviews of descendants of homesteaders with context provided by local historians.
● The Stavig Letters (Vs6)
Lars leaves for America and farms, and Knut stays in Norway as a fisherman. For over 50 years, the brothers wrote to one another, and their letters are published in a book.
● Kaskeland (V7)
Enjoy a beautiful program by the Koshkonong Prairie Historical Society about early settlers on the prairie.
● Hjemkost Ship (V8)
Learn about the Viking Ship built by Robert Asp and then sailed to Norway.