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Calling all dancing queens. Listen to a new take on the electrifying Swedish band Abba.

The ABBAgraphs, an internationally acclaimed ABBA tribute band, is returning to Nordic Northwest. The ABBAgraphs’s setlist is jam-packed with your favorite hit songs. Enjoy spectacular costumes, amazing showmanship, and an unforgettable cast. Grab your dancing queens and get ready for the time of your life.

The concert will begin at 7 p.m., with two 45-minute sets. Doors open at 6 p.m.; there, we will be a no-host bar serving select Oregon wines and beers along with non-alcoholic beverages. There will be food available for Nordic vendors.

The six-piece band is made up of Cheryl Serio and Sari Breznau on vocals, Dayton Allemann on guitar, John Kranz on keys, Larry Leggett on bass and Troy Lund on drums.

Tickets are $40

Kantele is a traditional Finnish string instrument. The kantele has a distinctive bell-like sound. It is even featured in the Kalevala where the mage makes the very first kantele from bone.

About Jenni Venäläinen

Jenni Venäläinen is a versatile kantele player and singer and she plays different kinds of kanteles from 5 stringed kantele to 38 stringed concert kantele. She has specialized in Carelian kantele tradition and improvisation. In her project Melkutus Party the old dancing tunes played by kantele are transformed into modern dancing party tunes.

Jenni graduated as a Master in Music from Arts University Sibelius Academy in 2019 and she has performed in Finland, Nordic and Baltic countries and Russia. Her most active ensembles are Aoide and Tikkursby. Numerous possibilities, tones of sounds and playing techniques in kantele inspire her to create her own musical sound.

Tickets are $35