Scandinavian Studies Program
of Jamestown, New York

Julmarknad
Swedish Christmas Market Day
Jamestown, NY - December 3, 2011
| Multiple Sites | Unique Locally Made Scandinavian Items | Numerous Raffles |
| Scandinavian Music - Svenska Spelmän | Swedish Christmas Smörgåsbord |
| Homemade Korv | Free Samples |


Where Else But In
Jamestown, NY
Can You Better Prepare
For Christmas With Some
Swedish Traditions!





Sites and Schedules
  • 1. Scandinavian Studies Program Culture Day, Market, & Swedish Christmas Smörgåsbord
      Jamestown Community College, Hamilton Collegiate Center, 525 Falconer St. Jamestown, NY
      Phone: 716-484-0415 ** Free and open to the public
     9:00am - 12:00pm Scandinavian Handicraft & Swedish Imported Gifts Marketplace
     9:30am Coffee and Lingonberry Juice Available
     9:45am Call To Order
    10:00am Workshop Session A
    10:45am Coffee and Lingonberry Juice
    11:00am Workshop Session B
    12:00pm Swedish Christmas Smörgåsbord - $5 donation

    A number of local artisans will offer their creations which provide the opportunity to purchase a unique Scandinavian gift. Workshops include cooking, making a Christmas ornament, handanger embroidery, chip carving, Swedish language, genealogy, knitting, Swedish weaving, learn a Swedish Christmas tune- bring your own instrument, Viking games, Swedish rosmaling painting. Raffle of rosemal painted angel, Swedish Christmas music by Svenska Spelmän.
  • 2. Ecklof Bakery
      832 Foote Ave, Jamestown, NY | 6:00am - 5:00pm | 716-488-1516
    Samples - Raffle   Swedish seasonal baked items - vört limpa bread, spritz, pepparkakor and holiday cookies, cardamom braids and rolls, Tom and Jerry mix, scorper, almond braids and tarts, korv burgers in the deli.
  • 3. Homemade Swedish Korv Dinner
      Immanuel Lutheran Church, 556 E. Second St., Jamestown, NY
    $10.00 adults, $5.00 child
    Call 716-664-7104 or 716-488-1555 for reservations,
    seatings at 4:30pm, 5:30pm, and 6:30pm, includes homemade pie.
  • Jones 212 Bakery and Cafe
      212 Pine St., Jamestown, NY | 8:00am - 3:00pm | 716-338-9721
    "Oldest Swedish Bakery" in Jamestown, raffle, Swedish baked items Limpa and Vört Limpa Bread, Swedish Christmas cookies, Tom and Jerry mix.
  • Peterson Farm
      Fluvanna Ave, Jamestown, NY | 10:00am - 6:00pm | 716-483-2202
    Raffle, samples of assorted Swedish Christmas foods, taking orders for pick-up or mailing Julskinka (Christmas Ham) and sylta, lutfisk, korv and many other imported Swedish foods.
  • Roger Tory Peterson Institue of Natural History
      311 Curtis St. Jamestown, NY | 10:00am - 4:00pm
    Free Admission for the day
    Raffle, see the art of jamestown's Swedish American hero including the Linnaeus Gold Medal from the Swedish Academy of Sciences presented by King Carl Gustaf XVI, Guided tours at 1:30pm amd 3:00pm, Many Christmas gift ideas in the gift shop, refreshments.
  • Wegmans
      945 Fairmount Ave, Jamestown, NY | Open 24 hrs | 716-483-9900
    Expanded Swedish foods section, Norm's korv, bond ost cheese, salt herring, lingonberry silt, Wasa products.
Scandinavian Christmas Foods, Shopping, Traditions All Day Long
GOD JUL

Culture Day
Culture Day is sponsored by the Scandinavian Studies Program. This event is held monthly (first Saturday) in the Student Union/Cafeteria of Jamestown Community College’s Hamilton Collegiate Center, 525 Falconer Street, Jamestown, New York. The purpose of Culture Day is to celebrate Scandinavian traditions by passing them on from one generation to another. It is free and open to the public with no advance registration required. The monthly schedule is as follows:
  9:30amCoffee and Lingonberry Drink available
  9:45amCall to Order | Swedish word for the day/Announcements
10:00amWorkshop 1
10:45amCoffee break
11:00amWorkshop 2
11:45amAdjourn
(Culture Days will have Swedish movies on DVD for monthly rental. Available will be seven full length movies of Henning Mankell’s mystery series staring the detective Kurt Wallander. These movies are in Swedish with English sub-titles and have been adapted to the American DVD system.
Rentals will be $5 for the month.)

(Unless noted, the workshop topic will be offered at both 10:00 AM and 11:00 AM.)




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