Every Friday. Swedish Kafé & Happy Hour! Smörgås sandwiches, Swedish meatballs, and homemade Swedish pastries. Sandwiches by Svedala Bakery. Kafé from 12 noon on. Evening food by Swedish chef Ann-Margret varies weekly. Food starts at 6 p.m. Always a fantastic view. 5-10:30 p.m. 1920 Dexter Ave. N. Check out our and join us for dinner.

Every Friday. Swedish Conversation Class. Join us on Fridays at 12 noon to learn conversational Swedish. Taught by Laura Wideburg. Cost: $50 for members, $95 for non-members, plus materials. Cost: $50 for members, $95 for non-members, plus materials.

Every Friday. Library & Genealogy. Our Friday librarian and genealogist will guide your genealogy research or help you find a book. 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.

Every Friday. Matinee. Scandinavian films with English subtitles. $5 donation. 2 p.m. Arrive early for a sandwich or stay later for fika in our Kafé. Every Friday Evening. “The Vikings.” Enjoy a “Great Courses” 30-minute lecture on the Vikings. DVD recorded class by Kenneth Harl of Tulane University. Runs all winter, a new lecture each Friday. 5:30 p.m. Free. Discussion afterward led by Kelly Hughes.

Sunday, Feb. 7. Swedish Pancakes. The best food and entertainment in town. Music by Skolkis, NW Pelimannit, and Skandia Kapelle. Authentic Swedish pancakes, ham, lingonberries, and all the fixin’s. $8 guests, $6 SCC members, $4 children 5–12. 8 a.m. until 1:30 p.m.

Sunday, Feb. 7. Genealogy Session. Come at 1 p.m. to learn your own genealogy, or to help others get started! Led by real genealogists. Free to members.

Sunday, Feb. 14. Swedish Car Cruise-In. View classic cars at the original 1930 Pacific Northwest XXX Root Beer Drive-In in Issaquah (www.triplexrootbeer.com), from 10 a.m. till 3 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 17. Kafferep. Join us at our coffee party with goodies made by our Swedish bakers! Free. 2 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 17. Swedish Film. Störst av allt (Greatest of All). 2005 Swedish film with English subtitles. Story of a young journalist whose father is a politician. $5 donation. 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 17–Sunday, Feb. 21. Hockey Tickets at the Olympics! Watch the Swedish hockey team in person! By special arrangement, tickets plus bus packages are available for Feb. 17 vs. Germany, Feb. 19 vs. Belarus, and Feb. 21 vs. Finland. Leave four hours before the event and return three to four hours afterward. Price depends on how many people go. Bus fare plus a ticket ranges from $375 to $525. To book, call 888-321-3742. $50 deposit required.

Friday, Feb. 19. Wine Tasting for the Club! Pick out wine? Someone has to do it! David LeClaire, a certified sommelier, and Anne & Terry Harrison, owners of Knight Hill Winery, will bring the wine. Pianist Tim Kennedy. 6:30–8:30 p.m. Members and friends accompanied by a member. $10.

Sunday, Feb. 21. Fiddle Lesson. Loretta Kelley, internationally renowned fiddler, will teach flat fiddle folk music. Loretta played on the CD Hambo in the Snow, nominated for a 2007 Grammy Award for Best Traditional World Music Album. 7–9 p.m. No RSVP. Just show up. $15.

Friday, Feb. 26. Swedish Folkdance. Live nyckelharpa music by Sprida Ut. We’ll waltz, shottis, hambo, etc. Lesson by Pat McMonagle, 7:30–8. Dancing 8–10:30. $8 members, $10 guests.

Wednesday, Mar. 3. Members & Friends Dinner, 1st Wednesday! “Viking Art” will be the program, presented by artist Jay Haavik. Jay studied at the Oslo Viking Ship Museum. Three-course meal for $18. RSVP by Tuesday, Mar. 2, to Membership Coordinator or call 206-283-1090. Late RSVPs and walk-ins $22. Social hour 5:30, dinner 6:30, program 7:30.

Friday, March 5. Happy Hour: All about ABBA. People are still talking about last year’s ABBA night…so put on your platforms and throw on some sparkle for our second annual Absolut ABBA Disco Party! Absolut Vodka drink specials, DJ, dancing. Suggested donation $5 for members, $10 for guests.

Saturday, Apr. 24. Antiques & Great Finds Sale. Mark your calendars, whether you’re a potential seller or a buyer: Saturday, April 24. Come to buy beautiful antiques or old treasures— or if you have some treasures, particularly Scandinavian ones, you can rent a table to sell your stuff. Contact Cultural Director for more details. Not enough items or energy to do your own table? We also need used items for the Center’s table, with proceeds to go to the club. And for even more great finds, don’t miss the SCC’s annual auction, Sweden Goes to Hollywood, on Saturday, Oct. 23.

Saturday, Oct. 23. SCC Auction: Sweden Goes to Hollywood!
Save the date of Oct. 23 for the SCC’s fundraising auction, Sweden Goes to Hollywood. Everyone is invited to this gala event, and we hope you’ll dress up in movie star style! Fund-raising events such as the auction depend on many willing hands to help out and an abundance of items to be sold. We're already collecting offers of volunteer help and donations of items. (If you don’t know what sort of items are needed, you’ll receive a letter in January describing what is most appealing to auction goers.) If you would like to help on the auction, contact auction chair Sue Gregor at 206-783-0320 or

Volunteer Projects
Research. Our AYP typing project is complete, but we need individuals with research capabilities to find more information about some of the signers of the 1909 log.

Closet chief. Do you love to organize or to plan space? The storage areas of the Swedish Cultural Center show the same strains as a home lived in by a family for 50 years. The closets are filled. Can you help us? Maybe you’re a retired architect or an engineer between opportunities and you’d like to help the Center organize its real storage needs within its existing space. There are storage areas on three floors and we need help to organize what should go where and/or move materials from one area to another. If you can help, please contact Karl Larsson or call 206-283-1090.

Yum! We always need help with our pancake breakfasts—cooking, serving and cleaning up.

Looming large. We’ve been given a 19th-century Swedish floor loom! We’re looking for volunteers to help us set it up, choose a project, and get started weaving! Let us know if you have expertise to share, or you’d like to learn with along with the rest of us. To help on any of these projects, please call 206-283-1090 or

Genealogy help. Free to Swedish Cultural Center members. Genealogist/librarian Alan McCool is available Fridays, 1:30–3:30 p.m., to help you find a book or look up your family on our online genealogy resources. Please RSVP ( or call 206-283-1090), or just drop by.

What other groups are doing!
May 3–9. Seattle Sweden Week. In May 2010, the Swedish Consulate in Seattle hosts a weeklong celebration that will bring Sweden to Seattle. Sweden Week will emphasize the strong relationship between Sweden and the Pacific Northwest. One of the highlights will be a visit by Her Royal Highness, Princess Madeleine of Sweden, and a dinner to honor the six local Nobel laureates in the Seattle area. Other community events include the annual Raoul Wallenberg Tribute Dinner; the Swedish Hospital Centennial Celebration Gala Dinner; a Consular Conference at Swedish Hospital; a UW lecture series open to the public: Money, Sex, Nature and Crime; Swedish chefs cooking at local restaurants; Swedish bands playing at local venues; a Swedish fashion show at the Nordic Heritage Museum; a Swedish author in Seattle; and a Swedish film in cooperation with the Seattle International Film Festival. The Swedish Cultural Center will be the hub for some of the activities during Sweden Week, which we will announce as plans become firm. Visit the Sweden Week Web site to keep track of developments and events.