BOOK CLUB

Generally meets 11:30 AM Last Wednesdays of the month, at "The Egg & I", BaseMar Shopping Center (Broadway & Baseline).  For more information contact Addy Martinez at 303-499-5589.

CRAFTS

Meets monthly on First Fridays from 9:20 - 2 PM, at various host homes.  Brown bag lunch.  Before the festival and fair we have additional workshops.   We make items to sell in our booth at the Scandinavian Midsummer Festival and Trollheim's Christmas Fair.  Some examples are our woven bentwood snowflakes, kitchen witches, yarn nisse, and embroidered "rosemaled" felt hearts.  New members welcome.  Contact Joy Gundersen at 303-664-1023.

HANDERBEIDER

Meets monthly on Third Tuesday afternoons from 1-4 PM at various host homes.  Open to all.  Bring whatever needlework, knitting, etc. you are working on.  Coffee and dessert are always served.  Check our calendar for location.

HARDANGAR & BONDESOM

Classes are tought every Third Friday by Joy Gundersen, at her home.  Cost is $5 per session which includes materials and teaching.   Lunch is brown bag.   For more information on the classes contact Joy at 303-664-1023.

NORWEGIAN

Classes meet at host homes.  Contact Charles Knutson for class information or tutoring at 303-860-9025 (h) or 303-726-6470 (c).

SCANDINAVIAN MIDSUMMER FESTIVAL http://www.estesmidsummer.com

Held the last weekend in June. Vesterheim sponsors this event, and has a crafts booth, a demonstration booth, a raffle booth, and two large food booths there.  We are always looking for volunteers to help out.  For help in the food booth contact Addy Martinez at 303-499-5589, in the craft booth contact Joy Gundersen at 303-664-1023, for help on the grounds contact Erik Peters at 720-524-6929 or Steve Persson at 303-682-5610.   For all other areas of help contact Cathy Allen at 303-449-9596.

If anone is interested in giving a program or playing music at our General Meetings, please contact our Cultural Director, Addy Martinez at 303-499-5589.

CULTURAL CLASSES AT OTHER LODGES:

GENEOLOGY

Classes meet 9:30-12 on second Saturdays, Sept-May at Trollheim Lodge, Lakewood.  Yearly cost is $40.   Contact Gary Jorgensen at omega-guy@msn.com.

ROSEMALING

Meets 9-12 AM (advanced) and 1-4 PM (beginning & intermediate) Saturdays for 8 weeks in the fall, and 8 weeks in the spring, at Trollheim Lodge, Lakewood.  Contact Al Ehret for details at 303-238-6024.