JONAS BRONCK CELEBRATION 22nd-24th OF AUGUST 2014 IN SÄVSJÖ
Celebrating the 375th anniversary since Jonas Bronck's arrival in America at the Sävsjö Big Square
Saturday the 23rd of August
09.45 Brass band plays Vätter Brassband
10.00 Welcome Curt Wrigfors, Chairman Jonas Bronck Celebration
Anniversary opening Minoo Akhtarzand, County governor Jönköping's County
Song 'Kristina from Dufvemåla' Eva Engman, soloist
Jonas Bronck story Lars Hansson, Director Swedish Emigrant Institutet
10.30 Drama about Jonas Bronck Göran Modig
11.00 Swedish national anthem 'Du gamla Du fria' Vätter brassband
11.10 Speeches in honor Representatives from:
United States Embassy
The Ministry for Foreign Affairs
The Bronx
Sävsjö municipality
Song 'America the Beautiful' Eva Engman, soloist
11.50 USAs national anthem 'The Star-Spangled Banner' Vätter Brassband
12.00 Unveiling ceremony of monument for Jonas Bronck Brian G Andersson
Brass band plays Vätter Brassband
12.30 Visit exhibition at Jonas Bronck Center
1. Exhibition about Jonas Bronck
2. Exhibition about the forgotten emigration
3. Video presentation about Swedish participants in the American civil war
4. Exhibition about "Ford and the assembly line" about the Swedes who were working in the American car industry
5. Exhibition from Daveart design studio with ice hockey helmet
6. Exhibition about "the Swedish-American of the Year" from 50 years
13.00 Lunch for the invited guests
14.30 Visit with guides in Komstad - Jonas Bronck's place of birth
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Friday the 22nd August
16.00 Music service in Vallsjö church with the Evangelist Quartett
with songs from the Einar Ekberg America repertoire
in co-operation between the Church of Sweden and Jonas Bronck Celebration
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Saturday the 23rd of August
14.00 - 22.00 Cruising with American veteran cars and motorcycles
Arrangers: Wheelers and Holy Riders
15.00 - 20.00 Medieval drama in Hjärtlanda
Arranger: Hjärtlanda byalag
Consisting of knighthood play with the group INFENSUS and jokers from the group TRIX, concerts in church with the singer Susanne Rydén and the vocal ensemble Sunniva. In addition to this the area around the beautiful medieval church will be full of the medieval market, playground, forgings, theatre, fires, medieval food and many other things. Entrance fee 80 SEK
15.00 - 22.00 Great celebration with artists at the Eksjöhovgård area in Sävsjö
Arranger: Sävsjö United
Preliminarily the famous singer Jill Jonsson Doug Seeger, Ace Wilder, Ebbot Lundberg, Cookies 'n Beans,
The Mad Med Band, Dogge Doggelito will come. This will be a real folk festival with different artists for all different ages. Entrance fee: 295 SEK
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Sunday the 24th of August
11.00 - Divine service in the Norra Ljunga church from 12th century
Divine service in the Norra Ljunga church from the 12th century
This is a co-operation between the Church of Sweden and the Jonas Bronck Celebration.
This is the church in the parish where Jonas Bronck was born. There will be preaching and
also songs by Eva Engman.
After the service there will also be after church coffee.
15.00 - 19.00 The Viking´s World at Haga Camping in Vrigstad
This is in co-operation with the Småland Vikings and Haga Camping
A drama with Vikings in Viking clothes and equipment activities for the crowd Entrance fee 100SEK for grown-ups and 50 SEK for children up to 12 years of age. Tickets for this can be bought in connection with the answer to the invitation to JONAS BRONCK CELEBRATION
Housing
For those who would like to stay the night you can book accomodation at Ljunga Park in Sävsjö at a reduced price, if you mention "Jonas Bronck" at the booking. This can be done at the following web address: www.ljungapark.com
