September 15
Annual Meeting
at Covenant Village (2510 Lake Michigan Drive NW - map)
6 PM
When entering the Covenant Village property, follow the drive straight ahead to the main building. Parking is available in the guest lot or along the road for overflow. From the lobby, take the elevator or stairs to the lower level.
Come enjoy a delicious buffet dinner on the patio—weather permitting—and meet old and new board members. The $15 price includes beverages, herring, broccoli slaw, fresh fruit, rolls, salmon, pork loin, roasted red potatoes, mixed vegetables, and for dessert, pecan bars.
$15 for members, $18 for nonmembers. Please reserve early, since seating is limited. Send payment with your reservation (include name, phone and email address) by September 8 to SAHS/WM, 29 Pearl Street NW, Suite 127, Grand Rapids, MI 49503.
October 19
Swedish Reading Club at Schuler Books (3165 Alpine NW): The Match King: Ivar Kreuger, the Financial Genius Behind a Century of Wall Street Scandals by Frank Partnoy
7 PM
Buy the book from Schuler or another independent bookseller
Ivar Kreuger, the infamous "Match King," is remembered as the most colorful and compelling business personality of the roaring 1920s. From 1929 to 1932, he was the most talked-about business man in the world, for good reason. Wealthier than Morgan and as generous as Rockefeller, he miraculously survived the Great Crash, only to be found, one dark Paris morning, with a bullet through his heart. Opinions about Kreuger were deeply divided: hero or villain, innovator or fraudster, suicide or murder victim.
"Frank Partnoy’s tale of the meteoric rise and bloody end of Ivar Kreuger, the Swedish industrialist who dazzled investors in the US and Europe until his Ponzi scheme disintegrated after the 1929 crash [is] an enthralling cautionary tale of the recurring excesses of global finance....The author displays a vivid touch in describing the Swedish parvenu's successful efforts to infiltrate the upper echelons of US finance." —Financial Times
October 23
Swedish Cultural Day at Thornapple Covenant Church
Our bi-annual Swedish Cultural Day is a day filled with activities for young and old. The theme for the children is Trolls! They will hear Troll stories, play Troll games, make a Troll mask and a Troll that grows hair! For the adults there will be crafts, videos, singing, and more. Lunch will be served and we have a very special luncheon speaker, local author Sue Stauffacher, who will tell us about her new children's book Tillie, the Terrible Swede and the Bicycle Craze of the 1890’s about Swedish cyclist Tillie Anderson.
Stay tuned for more information!
December 4
Lucia
Celebration
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ONGOING:
Women's Group: Flitiga Lisor
Flitiga Lisor är en grupp kvinnliga, svensktalande medlemmar som träffas ungefär en gång i månaden. Gruppen startades under hösten 2003, då vi träffades regelbundet för att tillverka julsaker att sälja på Lucia. Det lyckades bra och förtjänsten gick till SAHS. När vi inte känner för att vara så flitiga, träffas vi bara för att prata och fika.
Flitiga Lisor is a group of Swedish speaking women that meets once a month or so. It began during the fall of 2003 when we got together to make Christmas crafts to sell at the Lucia celebration. The project was a success and the money earned went to SAHS. When we feel less inclined to work we get together to have coffee and speak Swedish.
For more information, contact Kerstin Trowbridge at kerstin@trowbridge.org.
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