Cultural Sessions

Thursday
July 16th
Videos
@ Livsreise
Presentations
@ Mandt Sons of Norway Lodge
Classes
@ Mandt Sons of Norway Lodge
12:30-1:30 pm2017 Stevne Entertainment (V1)Caroline Benforado (P1)Rosemal a Spoon (C1) $5
2:00-3:00 pmImmigrant Voices (V2)Gary Kvalheim (P2)History of Chocolates* (C2) $10
(2-minute walk from Mandt Lodge)
3:30-4:30 pmDe Som Dro Vest (V3)Darlene Arneson (P3)
Norwegian Beer Brewing I (C3) $5

* These classes will take place at a different location, see class descriptions.

Classes

Presented in the downstairs classroom of the Mandt Sons of Norway Lodge

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

Presentations

Presented in the upstairs classroom of the Mandt Sons of Norway Lodge

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

Videos

Presented in the Livsreise accessible auditorium.

● 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.