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The XIII Youth Song and Dance Week Has Begun
The XIII Youth Song and Dance Festival "Holy is the Land" is scheduled to take place in Tallinn from June 30 to July 2. The festival includes dance performances, concerts, a procession, and a free folk music concert. Rehearsals for the dance performers began on Tuesday, while singers and instrumentalists...
Early Bird Festival Passes for the Sixth Annual New York Baltic Film Festival
New York, NY — The 6th Annual New York Baltic Film Festival (NYBFF) presented by Scandinavia House: The Nordic Center in America returns this November continuing its tradition of bringing the best new films from the Baltic region to New York audiences. Early Bird Passes are on sale beginning June...
Chicago Folk Festival 2023: “Airing of the Folk Dress”
When did you last visit the state of Illinois and the city of Chicago? When did you last enjoy the beauty of Estonian folk dress and music? June 2023 is just the right time to do this! As a historic first in North America, the Estonian Cultural Society of Chicago...
“Carried by a Magic Fan” Offers Three Perspectives of One Family’s Refugee Journey
There are many excellent refugee memoirs. Jaak Treiman’s “Carried by a Magic Fan: Memoir of an Estonian Refugee Family” expands that tradition by offering three perspectives of one family’s refugee journey. He then carries the story forward by chronicling refugee political activities that followed their settlement into new homes. During...
Proposal: Seto, Võro Could Be Mother Tongue Options in Official Registers
The Estonian Language Board (Eesti keelenõukogu) suggested preparing proposals for the legal status of Seto and Võro and allowing Seto and Võro to be chosen as mother tongues in population and other registers. Birute Klaas-Lang, chair of the Estonian Language Board, forwarded eight proposals to the Ministry of Education and...
Baltimore-Washington Estonian Singers’ Spring Concert
Saturday, May 20, 2023, was a wonderful day. The sun was shining, the temperature was perfect, and the Baltimore-Washington Estonian Singers held their spring concert at the Latvian Lutheran church in Rockville, Maryland. Before the concert began, Ado Valge gave a historical overview of the choir. Soon after, 29 singers...
Researcher Illar Muul – A Man From the Treetops
Estonian émigré Illar Muul – a virologist, a flying squirrel researcher, a protector of the rainforest and an engineer of canopy walkways – was relatively unknown in the country of his birth; now a new exhibition in his honour at the Estonian Museum of Natural History introduces him in his...
New Yorgi Eesti Kultuuripäevad Culminated With the Pööriöö Ball
Kultuuripäevad, which offered a weekend of Estonian cultural activities in NYC, culminated this year with the Pööriöö Ball on April 15th. It was an unforgettable night spent celebrating Estonian culture, community, and tradition. The Bohemian National Hall, located on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, was transformed into a beautifully...
The President of Estonia gifted a drawing by Jaanika Peerna to the King of Sweden
Estonian-American artist, Jaanika Peerna's large drawing from the “BIG MELT” series, made with pigment pencil and melting ice was presented by President Alar Karis to Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia during their visit to Estonia this week. An additional gift was the recent monograph “Jaanika Peerna: GLACIER...
YOUNG ARTIST GRANT!
The grant from the Foundation of Estonian Arts and Letters (FEAL) supports the creative work of a young artist who is of Estonian heritage and a resident of the USA. In 2023, the FEAL will award one grant of $1,000. The application deadline is June 1, 2023. Requirements for applicants:...
Vaba Eesti Sõna is an Estonian expatriate weekly newspaper with a national readership, founded in 1949 and published in New York City by the Nordic Press.
