Calendar 2011 Activities Schedule: Traditional Pea Soup Party& SWEDEN Presentation Sunday, February 20, 2011 Time: 3:00 P.M. Cost: SCoS Members, $15 Non-Members & Guests, $20 Swedish Recipe Pea Soup and Swedish Baked Pancakes with Lingon Berry Jam. Crisp Bread, Scandinavian delicatessen cheeses, and of course Swedish Punch. Also: Presentation about SWEDEN by Lars Jonsteg This event is open to all Scandinavian Clubs of the area! Location: St Armand’s Key Lutheran Church, Sarasota Shrimp Feast Advance Reservations a Must! Saturday, April 2, 2011 Reception: 6:00 PM Serving Start: 6:30 PM Cost: SCoS Members, $35 Non-Members & Guests, $45 Cash Bar - Happy Hour Pricing All Evening! Scandinavian Shrimps, Peel and Eat Shrimps, Baguettes, Sliced Cheese and Kalles Caviar. Followed by Dessert, Coffee, or Tea As in the past, this is a Buffet Style Serving - Weather permitting - Outdoor tables by the Fire Pit! This event is open to all Scandinavian Clubs of the area! Location: Sarasota Airport Holiday Inn Note the location - Holiday Inn @Old 301, off University Parkway and East of SRQ Airport If you would like to stay overnight, this new hotel will have rooms available at special "Swedish Club Rate". Note: This is a Reservation Event.* Please mail Reservation Check to the Club address, must be received by March 25, 2011. Midsummer Fest Jointly with the Swedish Club of Tampa Bay See: www.SwedishClubTampaBay.org Saturday, June 25th, 2011 Fort De Soto Park Crayfish Party Advance Reservations a Must! Saturday, October 22, 2011 Time: 6:00 P.M. Date and location now confirmed Mark your calendar for the Club's Ever so Popular Crayfish Party! Cost: SCoS Members, $35 Non-Members & Guests, $45 This year we will celebrate the Crayfish Season with a party at Holiday Inn SRQ By the Sarasota - Bradenton airport, same location as the Shrimp Party. We will have Swedish Cooked Crayfish, provided by Sven Håkansson of Signal Corp., Beaverton, Oregon. Sven has cooked those delicious crayfish for us before, and this year will be no different – we all look forward to this event. Slurp! There will be Crayfish, Cole Slaw, Baguette served with Butter (Margarine) and Sliced Swiss Cheese served Buffet Style. Dessert: Triple Chocolate Fudge Cake, Freshly brewed Coffee, Regular & Decaf and Teas. This event is open to all Scandinavian Clubs of the area! Location: Sarasota Airport Holiday Inn Note the location - Holiday Inn @Old 301, off University Parkway and East of SRQ Airport If you would like to stay overnight, this new hotel will have rooms available at special "Swedish Club Rate". Note: This is a Reservation Event.* Please mail Reservation Check to the Club address. Must be received by October 14, 2011. Lucia Celebration Friday, December 9th, 2011 Doors Open at 6:30 PM Lucia Program at 7:00 PM (Sharp!) Cost: SCoS Members, Non-Members & Guests, $10 Children under 12 Free Location: St Armand’s Key Lutheran Church, Sarasota Lucia! Sankta Lucia! You are all invited to that most Swedish Celebration at the St Armand’s Key Lutheran Church. This is a non-reservation event, but come early to get good seating! We will commence the program with Light Holiday Music from 6:30 as Guests are seated – This should allow us to present the Lucia Program at 7:00 PM Sharp! Following the program Swedish Holiday Treats, Special Lucia Bread ("Lusse Katter") and Ginger Bread Cookies together with our famous Glögg will be served to all. The Danish Club's Annual Christmas Dinner Advance Reservations a Must! Sunday, December 11th, 2010 1:00 PM, Reception 2:00 PM, Dinner Cost: SCoS Members, Non-Members & Guests, $30 (tax & tip included) Cash Bar Location: Plantation Golf & Country Club, Rockley Blvd. in Venice For directions, see Plantation Golf & Country Club All Swedish Club Members and Guests are welcome. Reservations should be made to and check payable to: The Danish Club. Please indicate dinner choice --- Roast Duck or Roast Pork Mail payment along with dinner choice to: Danish Club c/o Roger Wollstadt 3960 Kingston Dr., Sarasota, FL 34238 Deadline for reservations is Friday, December 2, 2011. Please note: Reservations are made through the Danish Club, not the Swedish Club. *Reservations that are paid for and later cancelled will be refunded only if the club is notified by the reservation deadline. This as the Club has committed to order for the event on the first day after the reservation deadline. Directions to Different Events: St Armand’s Key Lutheran Church: [Annual SCoS LUCIA celebration & Pea Soup Party Events] www.starmandschurch.com/ From I-75 take exit 210 Fruitville Road (west) towards Sarasota. Fruitville Rd ends at Tamiami trail, US41. Turn south (left) for one block, then turn right to bridge over to St Armand’s Circle … Church is on right hand side, just before the circle. Plenty of parking, by the church, in the parking lot across from the church or in the immediate area. Community Foundation Center: [No event scheduled at this location for 2011] www.Sarasota-Foundation.org From I-75 take exit 210 Fruitville Road (west) for just over 4 miles. The Center is on the north side of Fruitville, a block or two west of Tuttle Ave. Sarasota Airport Holiday Inn: [Shrimp Feast 2011 & Holiday Smörgåsbord 2011 ] www.HISRQ.com or www.sarasotabradentonhotel.com. Holiday Inn (new, at year end 2009) is on the East Perimeter of the Sarasota Bradenton International Airport. Phone to the hotel: 941-355-9000 From I-75 take exit 213 University Parkway ( west ) towards Sarasota ( airport ). Travel east on University Pkwy ( app. 6 miles ), after crossing US301 interchange, take West University Pkwy/15th Street E for 0.4 miles. Hotel is on the right-hand side. From Tamiami Trail, US41. Turn east onto University Parkway … go thru 3 lights and turn left at the 4th light (by the convenience store – gas station) onto West University Pkwy/15th Street E for 0.4 miles. Hotel is on the right-hand side. Plantation Golf & County Club, Venice FL: [Danish Club Dinner-Dance]: www.plantationgcc.com From I-75 South take exit 193 (Jacaranda), proceed South to the third stop light (Center Road), turn left (east) proceed to second stop light (Rockley Blvd), turn right (south). Club facilities will be 1 mile on your right. From I-75 north (from Ft Myers, Naples …) take River Road exit proceed to Center Road, turn right and proceed to Rockley Blvd, turn left and as above.

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