Below you'll find a list of all posts from 2024
Astoria High School Commons7 PM, Friday, November 29, 2024 The Polka Dots accordion band will play and the Nordic Youth Choir will sing. Lucia Bride Riley Phillips and members of the 2024 festival court will perform the traditional Lucia procession into the auditorium. Suomi Hall members will serve refreshments afterwards. The general public is invited to this official start of …
5:30 – 7:30 PM, Friday, December 13(in case of bad weather, same time on Wednesday, December 18) Sixty candles will be lit by 5:30 PM and there will be a short ceremony of song, poetry, and words at 6 PM to remember those who are not with us this holiday season. Friends of Suomi Hall and VASA Swedish Lodge will …
The Astoria Scandinavian Midsummer Festival and the Scandinavian Benevolent Society awarded a total of five scholarships to graduating seniors who have been active in the Nordic community. Meet and congratulate the awardees at the Queen Coronation at Clatsop County Fairgrounds at 7 PM on Friday evening, June 21. Sophie Alsbury of Warrenton receives $1,000 and hopes to become a Forensic …
Songs of The Dixie Chicks and Canada’s Tribute to ABBA Saturday, June 227:30 pm (Doors: 7 pm) First five rows: $40 ($45 at the door)Rows F-O: $30 ($35 at the door)General Admission: $20 ($25 at the door) astoriascanfest.com/concerthttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/872205689697?aff=oddtdtcreator A ticket to the ARRIVAL/GASLIGHTER concert includes FREE admission to the festival after 5 PM. The arena with the vendors closes at …
Congratulations to the ASFMA and Princess Committee for a successful Princess Introduction Tuesday evening. The festival will be represented by a talented and extremely verbal group of young people this year at promotional events around the community. Service groups wishing to invite the young women to come speak should message the princess committee on the festival website – click here. …
2024 Grand Marshal Coreen Bergholm has attended 55 of 57 Midsummer Festivals and been an entertainer since 1978. Bergholm immigrated from North Dakota to Astoria in 1965 and attended her first Midsummer Festival in 1968 when her daughter was part of the original children’s Nordic dance group lead by Carol Obie. Both daughter Lynnette and son Ronnie danced with the …