Don't forget that the first Scandinavian Culture Day of the 2025 to 2026 season kicks off this Saturday, October 4th at 9:30 a.m. in the Hamilton Collegiate Center at Jamestown Community College (SUNY JCC)! As always, this is an all-ages event with activities for kids as well as adults, with no cost involved and no need to pre-register. Just show up with your Scandinavian hat on (metaphorically speaking)! Please click on the Jamestown Post-Journal newspaper article below for all of the details! Javisst! 🇸🇪 🇳🇴 🇩🇰 🇮🇸 🇫🇮 🇫🇴 Vi ses snart! (fb)

Celebrate Swedish Cinnamon Bun Day in Jamestown Next Saturday! What a great day for fika! Grab a Swedish cinnamon bun and a cup of coffee with a friend. Saturday October 4th, 2025, is kannelbullens dag (cinnamon bun day) in Sweden, and also at two locations here in Jamestown, New York. One location kicks off a new year of Scandinavian Culture Day at Jamestown Community College in the Hamilton Collegiate Center. Coffee and lingonberry drink will be ready by 9:30 a.m. Either sit and enjoy your fika (coffee and a "goodie" with a friend), or attend workshops beginning at 10:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Ecklof Bakery on Foote Avenue is baking our kannelbullen, and is also the second Jamestown location to celebrate kannelbullens dag. The first Culture Day was held all the way back in 1998, so this is the beginning of year 28 (minus the COVID break). Culture Day is sponsored by the Scandinavian Studies Program, made up of all the Swedish organizations in our community. New this year is Scandinavian bingo -- a hit at the 2025 Scandinavian Folk Festival. Get five in a row and win a prize! Fun for all ages. The Chautauqua County Weavers Guild will be leading workshops on different tabletop weaving techniques. If interested, you can even borrow a loom and take it home for a month to continue your project. One can also begin a woodcarving or huck weaving project. Pick a Swedish cooking or Norwegian painting workshop. Obtain training in chip carving, knitting, make a decorated picture frame in the craft workshop or continue some genealogical research. Dancers from the Thule Swedish Folk Dance Team of Jamestown, NY will be present to teach child and adult dancing to live folk music. The Swedish School for children is another highlight. The book club will also be meeting again this year. Book(s) that they will read to be announced. Culture Day is free and open to the public with no registration requirements. Donations are always welcome. It will continue to be held each month on the first Saturday until May 2026, with a special Christmas Market Day celebration at the December session. Culture Day means fellowship and education for one and all! See you on Saturday, October 4th! Vi ses snart! Call (716) 665-0883 for more information. (fb)