Vappu Spring Festival 2025

Finnish Heritage Society (FHS) presents
Berkeley Finnish Hall / 1970 Chestnut St, Berkeley
FREE admission

Food tickets: $20 adults, $15 children
Food, music, stories & poetry

PROGRAM

* Food and refreshments begins
* Welcome Music
* Poems by Anita Erola: How Lucky Are We, Lily of the Valley
* Vappu music
* “Finnish Hall’s New Look” Updates from Andy Lundberg, Hall Manager
* Vappu Music
*Anita Erola - short memoir “Aunt Senja/Senja-täti”
* More Vappu music

VAPPU BAND
Heikki Koskinen; e-tpt. ten rec.& arr
Rent Romus: alto sax & flute
Heidi Saario: Piano

CHILDREN'S CORNER
Arts & Crafts!

Anita Erola, originally from Finland, is a bilingual dual citizen. She has lived in the San Francisco Bay Area since age 10. Her prose and poetry have appeared in numerous anthologies. Both her writings and photography have won awards. Anita enjoys travel, especially to Finland when the summer days are long, the lake water is warm, and the blueberries are ripe for picking.

MENU
Smoked salmon on rye bread, Spring salad
*Berry Cake * Coffee
Tea & Juice included
BAR: Wine, Beer $5 / Soft Drinks $3

Produced by the Finnish Heritage Society’s Cultural Committee
Many thanks to all the volunteers!
MAKE A DONATION TODAY!

ALL PROCEEDS HELP THE HALL’S ADA PROJECT
https://www.gofundme.com/f/berkeley-finn-hall-accessibility
www.Finnishhall.org

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