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40th Annual Scandinavian Festival of Southern California
40th ANNUAL SCANDINAVIAN FESTIVAL AT CLU IN THOUSAND OAKS ON APRIL 5-6, 2014
FEATURING A NEW CHIDREN'S THEATER AND HEALTHY SCANDINAVIAN FOOD!
The annual festival of Nordic cultures features music, dancing, cooking and craft demonstrations, lectures, vendors and affordable activities for young and old.
This year's festival has a Children's Theater, performances by community children's groups, and a puppet show of the Hans Christian Andersen story "The Nightingale." In the second Sven and Ole Olympics at the 40-year-old festival, kids compete for medals in events including a relay, a three-legged race and a troll trot. Crafts for children will include sanding butter knives and decorating head wreaths.
Festival goers can try their hand at Dala horse croquet, play an ancient Viking game called kubb and visit a Saami sliddastallan, or community gathering. Other highlights include an authentic Viking Village, food booths with open face sandwiches, Viking dogs, lefse and aebleskivers, and a Nordic church service at 1:30 p.m. Sunday in Samuelson Chapel.
Performers include acclaimed storytellers Stina Fagertun of Norway and Robert Seutter, aka True Thomas, the musician and entertainer Ross Sutter, Swedish pianist and humorist Magnus Mårtensson, Norwegian folk singer Ann-Marita, singers Aleta and Sonya Buckelew, the ABBA Girlz Band from New York, and CLU student musicians in a strings concert.
Admission is $8 for adults and $4 for teenagers. Children are free. Hours are 10am to 5pm.
For information, visit scandinavianfest.org.
Sponsored by the Scandinavian American Cultural and Historical Foundation. a non-profit 501(c)organization.
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LocationCalifornia Lutheran University Campus (View)
CLU Campus 60 West Olsen Road
Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
United States
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| Kid Friendly: Yes! |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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