Area businesses celebrate Vesterheim Commons dedication

More than 25 Decorah businesses will show support for Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum this Saturday for the Vesterheim Commons Dedication. The Commons, a strikingly modern, three-story building (adding 7,600 square feet of interior space to the Vesterheim campus) was designed by international architecture firm Snøhetta and had its soft opening during the community’s Nordic Fest celebration at the end of July.
Vesterheim will host a public dedication Sept. 30 at 1:30 p.m. for the new Commons building, following a week-long offering of public and private events. The community event on the 30th includes a ribbon cutting by the Decorah Area Chamber of Commerce and welcome presentations. Attendees are encouraged to enjoy activities throughout Vesterheim’s Heritage Park from 2 to 4 p.m., with refreshments, tours, folk art demonstrations, Decorah’s Nordic Dancers, storytelling with Carol Hagen, Eden Ehm on Hardanger fiddle, and Luren Singers. Admission to the museum is free through the weekend.
As a way to expand the celebration and show support for the museum, the Decorah Area Chamber coordinated with area businesses. Twelve dining and drink establishments will offer a Norwegian feature. Sugar Bowl will do their gnome sundaes (typically only offered during Nordic Fest), TBocks Sports Bar & Grill, Water Street Deli, and Rubaiyat Restaurant will all offer Swedish Meatballs, and Pulpit Rock Brewery will do a sale on Saftig cans. The new Salú spa has a special on their Nordic Cycle (cold plunge and sauna). Fifteen retail businesses will feature products. Agora Arts will have free samples of Uffda Juice, Heavenly Made Gift Shop has a sale on gnomes, and Decorah Hatchery will have Norwegian brand Kari Traa at 30% off.“Our local businesses are proud to show support for the Vesterheim Museum and our area’s Scandinavian heritage,” says Chamber Director Jessica Rilling, “We hope that the dining and shopping features encourage people to extend their time in the Decorah area this Saturday.”For more about Vesterheim’s Commons Building visit vesterheim.org. For a full list of the Sept. 30th Decorah business features, visit the event page on the chamber’s website www.decorahareachamber.com or pick up a brochure at the Chamber’s Visitor Center or Vesterheim.

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