Kesäjuhla/Summer Festival at Saima Park
Sunday, June 28, 10am-3pm
67 Scott Rd, Fitchburg, MA
8:45-9:15– Registration for the Dana M. Sulin Memorial Chess Tournament
9:30 – Chess tournament with George Mirijanian
10:00-1:00 Games + Festival artist Betty Syvari will exhibit her well-crafted Finnish gnomes./ + Raivaaja Foundation books and music for sale.
Library and Sauna Museums + “Basket” Raffle
Membership table. Join, or renew your membership through September 2027.
Food: (cash please)
10:00 Hot and cold beverages, Finnish coffee bread, cinnamon rusks.
Loaves of pulla/coffee bread, korppu/rusks, Reikäleipä
11:00 Hot dogs & chips
11:30-12:30 Chicken barbecue dinner: half chicken, potato salad, cucumber salad, cranberry sauce, bread and butter. finnishcenter@yahoo.com or 978-407-9690
Program:
11:30-12:30 FSU Community Orchestra, directed by Dr. Hildur Schilling
12:30-1:00 Oivan Ilo folk musicians, with Christine Anderson
1:00 Scholarship awards. Raffle winners drawn. Chess winner announced.
1:30 Speaker Speaker Saija Laurla will talk about her observations of differences between life in Finland and the USA.
2:00 Revontulet Folk Dancers, Revontulet Folk Dancers will perform and will encourage the audience to dance! directed by Leila Luopa, accompanied by Oivan Ilo
Free Parking and Admission. DONATIONS ALWAYS WELCOME!
Finnish Center at Saima Park. https://saima-park.otg. Facebook Friends of Saima Park