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May 17, 2018
Syttende Mai
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‘Art in living action’
KIMBERLY WETHAL Unified Newspaper Group
When planning Syttende Mai’s newest event, organizer Sylvia Hergenroether-Lawrence said it was about “pooling community knowledge.” That event – the Interactive Scandinavian Arts, Crafts and Music – seeks to take that pooled knowledge and spread it. The interactive event will feature demonstrations on Acanthus- and Vikingstyle carvings, aiglet and Viking-style jewelry, Hardanger fiddle and embroidery, knitting, rosemaling, weaving and Sami bracelet making. The Acanthus- and Viking-style carving will take place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at the Chorus Public House, 154 W. Main St. Don Rorvig will be demonstrating the craving styles that are native to Norway. Often incorrectly attributed to be borrowed from the Celtics, the styles of carving predate the Viking Age from 795-1100 A.D., according to the Syttende Mai festival website. The carvings can be found on anything that can be carved – eating utensils, beds and building architecture. Artist Jerry Loosehlm will be demonstrating the practice of making historic Viking-style jewelry pieces and aiglets, the metal portion at the end of shoelaces. His demonstration will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Ingris Franses Stark will
demonstrate how to create interwoven designs and knot work used by Norse Vikings during the interactive event. Donna M. Olson will demonstrate hardanger embroidery, a geometric style of white or off-white embroidery that is often used to decorate bunads, from 9-11 a.m. Saturday. Sarah Bukrey, a fiber weaving artist, will demonstrate Krokbragd weaving, a traditional tapestry weaving style that makes a d e n s e , h e av y fa b r i c . Bukrey will be demonstrating from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Norway native Ann Jorunn is coming from Lillesand to demonstrate traditional knitting and hand-stitching styles and patterns that she learned at the age of 5 and 6. She’ll be demonstrating from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. From 9-11 a.m., Nancy Odalen will demonstrate the Ryfylke style of rosemaling and share finished pieces of her own. Her style uses the colors that are found on the western coast of Norway where her ancestors are from. During the same time, artist Sandy Fleming will demonstrate Sami bracelets made from pewter, reindeer leather and antler buttons. Hergenroether-Lawrence said she hopes the demonstrations will encourage people to learn the crafts and allow people to network with current artists. “I hope this opens up doors and gives people the opportunity to meet artists,” she said.“I’m really excited to see art in living action.” Email reporter Kimberly Wethal at kimberly. wethal@wcinet.com.
Schedule of events 9-11 a.m.: Sami Bracelet demonstration 9-11 a.m.: Rosemaling folk art painting demonstration 9-11 a.m.: Hardanger embroidery display and demonstration 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.: Acanthus- and Viking-style carving demonstration 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.: Viking-style jewelry and aiglet demonstration 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.: Celtic and Viking knot work in art and craft 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.: Krokbragd weaving demonstration 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.: Norwegian knitting and hand-stitching demonstration
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Participants in the 2017 Lil’ Syttende Mai Race make their way toward the finish line.
Tradition returns Saturday Race routes default to normal with no construction detours KIMBERLY WETHAL Unified Newspaper Group
The Saturday morning runs and walk will be returning to tradition – well, mostly. Jim McNulty, who coordinates the races with his wife, Kim, said that a lack of construction work like there has been in previous years will allow the races to return to their normal courses. The one exception is the starting location of the 17-mile walk – the walk had previously started at Badger Bowl, but with the business no longer operating, the race will start across the street at Summit Credit Union, 2424 Rimrock Road, Madison. “It’ll just be a little change,” Jim said. Kim added that it’s nice for the people who lived along the traditional race route who would go out in their front yard and cheer the racers on. When the runners wouldn’t go by their homes like in previous years, residents along the old routes would call up the McNulty’s and tell them how much they missed seeing the racers ago by. To an extent, Kim said, the runners feel the same way. “ I t ’s n i c e w h e n y o u
If You Go What: Syttende Mai 20-mile run When: 7:30 a.m. start time Saturday Where: Capitol Square, Madison, to Mandt Park haven’t seen another person in three miles, people are out in their front lawns cheering you on,” Kim said. All four races will end at the same place: the entrance to Mandt Park on Fourth Street. The 20-mile run will b eg i n o n t h e C a p i t o l Square in Madison with a start time of 7:30 a.m. The 10-mile run will start at 8 a.m. on Sand Hill Road in the Town of Dunn. The walk is a “rolling start,” meaning participants can start anytime between 6-7 a.m., and the Lil’ Syttende Mai Run will start at 7:45 a.m. at Fox Prairie Elementary School. The cold start to spring slowed down the rate of participants, Jim said, because they were unable to get out and train, but the number of registrations has caught up in the past weeks. Registration for all four races is still open through the day of and can be found Max Fergus nears the finish line during last year’s 10-mile at stoughtonfestivals.com/ run. His mother, Bev Fergus, who was announcing the race finishers, joked to him as he ran across the finish line that athletic-competitions. he was making the race look “difficult,” after a common line Email reporter Kimber- she told other race finishers was that they made the feat of ly Wethal at kimberly. running the race look easy. wethal@wcinet.com.
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New event features traditional Norwegian crafts, art