Royal Caribbean’s Oasis of the Seas sailed from the Port of Miami on February 25th with over 300 participants on KLENK-IEP’s fourth Caribbean cruise.  Rein Luning had an idea for a cruise where Estonians and friends of Estonia from the world over could gather, make new friends, and have informative ...

The seventh annual Baltic Advocacy Days took place with three days of virtual meetings and two days of in-person meetings in the United States Congress from April 8-12, 2024, with some additional meetings scheduled in the week that followed. The Joint Baltic American National Committee (JBANC) first organized the advocacy ...

On April 6, Veljo Tormis' songfest was held in the Estonian House New York as part of the Estonian Cultural Days with approximately 75 individuals in attendance at the regilaul workshop. The large choir was conducted by music teacher and singer Celia Roose from Võru county, recognized as the heir ...

Twenty years ago on March 29, 2004, Estonia, along with Bulgaria, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia, joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). This was the biggest single NATO expansion in the history of the alliance founded 75 years ago on April 4, 1949, to provide security against threats ...

Amazing, awesome, excellent — were some of the words that viewers of the The Paradox of Seabrook Farms used to describe Helga Merits’ documentary that had a successful sneak preview at the Boston Baltic Film Festival (BBFF) on March 3, and a “world premiere” in South Jersey on March 16, ...

For 75 years, the newspaper Vaba Eesti Sõna (Free Estonian Word) has been a faithful companion to the Estonian-American community, keeping Estonian families in far-away places and also those close by connected, and abreast of community news, current events, cultural happenings, social announcements, and every day helps with Estonian traditions ...

Chicago, IL The Estonian Consul in New York will conduct a consular mission in CHICAGO on April 14 and 15, and is available for all consular services at these times: Sunday, 14 April from 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM at the Estonian House, 14700 Estonian Lane, Riverwoods IL, Monday, 15 ...

A few weeks ago, the University of Tartu once again appealed to the Estonian diaspora to support Ukrainian refugee students attending the University, who continue their studies under difficult circumstances. There are 300 Ukrainian refugee students studying at the University of Tartu. The university made a commitment to these students ...

One foot in the gravy,  April 5  - May 11 Margot Samel Gallery is pleased to present One foot in the gravy, a solo exhibition by the Estonian multidisciplinary artist Kris Lemsalu. This is Lemsalu’s second solo exhibition with the gallery. Kris Lemsalu (b. 1985 in Tallinn, Estonia) lives and ...

Mrs Erika Puussaar will be inducted into the Cleveland International Hall of Fame on Tuesday, April 23, 2024.  The Estonian Ambassador to the United States,  Mr Kristjan Prikk, will be coming in from Washington, DC, to induct Erika into the Cleve-land International Hall of Fame. Erika earned this honor through ...