Master LEGO Builder heads to 36th Annual Norsk Høstfest in Minot, North Dakota
Dan Parker brings the historic Danish LEGO creations and techniques to the largest Scandinavian festival in North America.
Remember those plastic LEGO blocks you used to play with as a kid? Some people have turned their childhood hobby into businesses. Because of Statoil, a Norwegian oil company and partner of Norsk Høstfest, you’ll meet one of them at the festival.
Dan Parker, Professional LEGO builder from Seattle, will share his expertise in two ways for Høstfest.
First, he’ll lead LEGO Camp September 28 and 29, 2013 as part of the Scandinavian Youth Camps program. During this camp, fourth grade students will have the opportunity to work on defined projects.
Then, at Høstfest, there will be a nonstructured play area for anyone would like to try their LEGO skills, together with a display of several LEGO creations that will leave you wondering how on earth people could think of and build such elaborate structures from small plastic blocks.
Some of the projects Parker has been involved with include a 400,000-piece Christmas exhibit and a 10-foot Statue of Liberty. Got you wondering what he’ll create for Høstfest? Come on out and see!
Lego Camp registration
Children who would like to participate in the Scandinavian Youth Camp’s Lego Camp, need to complete a registration form (found online at hostfest.com) and the $10 registration fee to Scandinavian Youth Camp, Longfellow Elementary, 600 16th St. NW, Minot, ND, 58703. Checks can be made payable to Teacher Center. Children will be accepted into camps on a first-come, first-serve basis. Deadline to sign up is Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013.
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL: Norsk Høstfest is a nonprofit Scandinavian festival held annually in the fall in the All Seasons Arena on the North Dakota State Fairgrounds in Minot, N.D., USA. Entering its 36th year, the festival has become North America’s largest Scandinavian festival with tens of thousands of people attending from all over the world. The festival features world-class entertainment, Scandinavian culture on display, handcrafted Norsk merchandise, authentic Scandinavian cuisine plus a fine dining establishment lead by guest chefs. Norsk Høstfest celebrates Scandinavian culture from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Please visit hostfest.com, or call the Norsk Høstfest office at (701) 852-2368.
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