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Photographer Jim Richardson has been looking at the world through the lens of a camera for most of his life. The Lindsborg resident and businessman sat down with Isaac Garretson recently to recount the adventure of going the extra mile in the North Atlantic Ocean when on assignment for National Geographic Magazine.
A baseball journey that began in Lindsborg, Kansas took Del Lundgren from Little Sweden to the Big Leagues in the 1920s. Del played his first professional games for the Salina Millers before being signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates and Bostos Red Sox.
Shearing day brought family, friends and neighbors to the Ebling place to lend a hand in the annual harvest of alpaca fibers.
Everyone is under suspicion backstage at Boston's Colonial Theater in 1959 when the leading lady perishes. This play-within-a-play is a "musical comedy whodunit," according to Abby Rishel-Barnett, this year's director at Broadway RFD in Lindsborg.
It took Cal and Allena McNichols about four years of planning and fundraising before one drop of paint touched the north side of the thirty-foot-tall Trollslända wall that overlooks the Hemslöjd store across the street.
“Viking isn’t a nationality. Viking is not an ethnicity. Viking is a job.” According to Dr. Reid Weber with the Glomesdal Vikings, “to go a-Viking” was a chance for adventure, to get off the fjord, and raid or trade with the people they met. Watch the video here.
Two ships pursued by pirates are caught in a storm on the high seas and a trunk full of precious starstuff may hold the key to the future of three orphan boys on board.
Young and old gathered to hear the sounds of Christmas in Lucia Park Saturday in Lindsborg, as the annual Freeze Your Brass Off concert filled the downtown with treasured songs of the season.
Frosty fun in Little Sweden as Lindsborg gathered to welcome in the Christmas season with the annual Snowflake Parade through downtown.
Video: King Arthur and the cast of Spamalot are on a quest to make everyone laugh with this musical spoof of the search for the Holy Grail. Based on Monty Python’s 1975 movie and directed by Eric Lundstrom, the stage play is filled with British humor, big dance numbers and satirical gags. See Spamalot on the AJ Steinberg stage on Thursday, Friday & Saturday, November 9-11. Tickets are available at the door or online at Smoky Valley Theater for $2 and $5.
The spotlight is set to shine in Lindsborg as a hidden village in the Scottish Highlands awakens after a hundred year’s slumber. Broadway RFD brings the musical Brigadoon to life on stage at the bandshell in Swensson Park on July 21, 22, 28 and 29.
Lindsborg celebrated Christmas in July Saturday, with special deals for downtown shoppers and a pile of ‘snow’ in Swensson Park for all ages.
It was a busy week of practice, performances and packing before the Lindsborg Swedish Dancers grabbed their passports for Sweden.
The Friends of the Lindsborg Library book sale is underway and runs through Saturday afternoon at 2pm. Proceeds from the book sale go to benefit Friends of the Library which in part funds summer reading iniatives and after school activities.
Henry Lungstrom was a man who proved his mettle. When someone needed something fixed or figured in the machine and metal business they’d call on the softspoken Swede to ponder and prescribe a remedy. And when the nation needed his expertise during WWII, Henry answered the call.
When the lights come up at the Smoky Valley Theater for the Spring production of Radium Girls, the audience will feel a close connection to the action on stage, thanks to the set design of Eric and Michele Johnson. For show details and to watch the preview video, click here.
Dr. Boo Hodges was the featured speaker this week at the Marquette Fine Arts Center. The full-time medical doctor and part time historian from Salina shared the short-lived story of Camp Phillips during his 60-minute presentation that stretched into a busy question and answer session.
Today we celebrate life in the Smoky Valley and the King of Kings. Merry Christmas from all of us at DalaTown.com.
Preparing a space for another show is all in a day’s work for gallery director Ron Michael, who along with his staff, oversees the facility that opened in 1957 with a vision to preserve Birger Sandzén’s work and share the story of this amazing artist.
The cast and crew from the Smoky Valley Theater are putting the final touches on their fall musical, Newsies. The high energy production features big dance numbers that fuel the true story of the 1899 Newsboy Strike in New York City. Catch this fun twist on a David versus Goliath story on stage at the AJ Steinberg Auditorium November 10, 11, 12 in Lindsborg.
Just open up your guitar case, play a song and you might strike a chord with someone in the crowd and earn a buck or two. On Friday night the Makers Street Art Walk featured street performers of all ages.
The Farmers Market in Lindsborg’s Swensson Park is like a new Rockwell painting played out on grass every Saturday during the spring, summer and fall.
Blistering heat, thunderstorms and mosquitos have been part of the backdrop for the cast and crew of the musical Shrek as they near the finish line of Broadway RFD’s 2022 offering in Swensson Park. “It’s been hot, but its been a great time so far,” said first time RFD director Barb Hilt.
The Lindsborg Wavemakers hosted a league swim meet on a sun-soaked Saturday to close out their 2022 season. Find more photos in our featured post.
We're telling everyone in every hamlet, shire and village to hurry to Lindsborg this Saturday for the Midsummer's Festival! Enjoy this Midsummer mashup video and whet your appetite for what's in store this Saturday.
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The Blacksmith Coffee Shop and Roastery has become the starting line for car enthusiasts to gather and gab on Saturdays in Lindsborg. Shiny chrome and rust live side by side as owners and onlookers swap stories about what’s under the hood and what’s going on in their neighborhoods.
From waffles walking downtown to the Messiah Festival and sports, activities in Lindsborg come to life as springtime blooms into summer …
Smoky Valley High School Theater presents a fast paced comedy that takes the audience inside the school where a famous boy named Harry learned how to wield his magic wand