Category: Veranstaltungen
Song of Joy – For us, Christmas begins in the rehearsal room
Since the end of the summer break, we in the “Song of Joy” choir have been rehearsing every week again. Whilst autumn is in full swing outside, we’re already focusing on Christmas in our music. We’re preparing for our concert “Julens tid är här” – “The Christmas season is here”. On 21 and 22 November…
Långedsverken: An old paper mill seeks a new future
You’ll already be familiar with Långedsverken, the old paper mill, from previous newsletters. On 11 September, I attended the cultural breakfast at Långedsverken in Dals Långed. Bengtsfors Municipality and Mötesplats Steneby had organised the event at the former paper mill. The morning can be summarised as follows: Culture as a tool for development. The focus…
A village on the move: my day at the Byafest
On 12 September, Byafest took place once again in Dals Långed. For me, it’s a special day every year: people open their doors, organise events, play music and create opportunities to meet one another. This time, my day began at Dalslands Studio – and ended with a record that I certainly hadn’t had on my…
An evening with Arne Torger at Folkets Hus Mustadfors
As a new resident of Dals Långed, I often get to know the place through casual hints: through chats over the garden fence, a name on an old building, or a note left lying around somewhere. That’s exactly how I found out about Arne Torger’s concert at Folkets Hus Mustadfors. My neighbour Per asked me…
Concert in Folkets Park in Bengtsfors
On 16 August, we – the “Song of Joy” choir – performed the ‘Unforgettable’ programme from April 2026 once again, accompanied by guitarist Emil Ernebro. We performed at Folkparken Valhall in Bengtsfors. On the drive to Bengtsfors, with speakers, cables, microphone stands and other concert equipment in the car, a thought kept running through my…
Mellerud Pride 2026 – a personal retrospective
I hadn’t been to a Pride march for a long time. Not because Pride had become any less important to me – quite the opposite. But in everyday life, at work, in times of grief and amidst the many little obligations of life, one sometimes loses that direct connection to those places where political history,…
GLUPSK and Sahara Blues
On Saturday 22 August, we visited GLUPSK på Dalsland in Fengersfors Bruk. The name is quite telling in Swedish: ‘glupsk’ roughly means gluttonous, greedy or pleasure-seeking. However, what is meant here is not thoughtlessness, but a love of good food, local produce, craftsmanship, music, conversation and the joy of sharing a space together. You will…
A village becomes a festival programme – ÖA Loppis and Byafest
On 12 September, the fourth Dals Långed Village Festival will take place. For one day, the village will be conceived not as a single central festival site, but as a map of many activities, both large and small: open houses, music, food, flea markets, workshops, walks, art, conversations and things you might otherwise never have…