TALLINNA MUUSIKAKESKKOOLI NOORTEKOOR (The Youth Choir of Tallinn Music High School) will be participating in America Cantat VIII in the Bahamas August 21-25, 2016. We invite you to enjoy their pre-festival (August 18 and 20) and post-festival (August 27 and 28) performances along the US east coast. Admission is free....
Estonia has thousands of large springs, pouring out litres of groundwater in a second, cleansed in the depths of Earth's crust for decades. Even today most Estonians quench their thirst with drinking water sourced from local springs. Springs in North Estonia are particularly pleasing to the eye: clear blue water...
THE YOUTH CHOIR OF TALLINN MUSIC HIGH SCHOOL CONCERTFollowed by a Reception Saturday, August 20, 7:00 pm, at Scandinavia House, 58 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016. The Concert is FREE! The evening’s program combines Estonian folk music with contemporary choral pieces by Estonian, Scandinavian, and American composers. Co-presented...
July 16, 2016 - The Estonian World Council (EWC) - Ülemaailmne Eesti Kesknõukogu - has endorsed a proposal to end the ESTO tradition by holding the final ESTO in Helsinki and Tallinn in the summer of 2019 before the Estonian National Song and Dance Festival, which attracts hundreds of thousands...
We are very pleased to report that The Singing Revolution has been renewed on U.S. Public Television, and not only that, it has already been scheduled to rebroadcast back to back with To Breathe as One on August 1st & 2nd! Today, each local PBS station has multiple...
A lot happens in a span of 70 years. Halley’s Comet nearly completes its 7 billion mile elliptical cruise around the Solar System. In the east, the Sun rises over 25,000 times and sets with the same frequency in the west. Two generations of humans make room for a third....
The California Finnish community has invited the California Estonians to join them for a weekend at their riverside retreat near Fresno. Hauli Huvila is their private campground along the Kings River and they are welcoming members of the Los Angeles and San Francisco Estonian Societies. An overview of the...
Deputy Chief of Mission, Estonian Embassy Mrs. Marki Tihhonova-Kreek Estonians throughout Northern Ohio gathered at the Estonian Cultural Garden on June 26, to celebrate Victory Day, Jaanipäev, and the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Estonian Cultural Garden. Our program this year included a welcome and opening...
The EANC welcomes both Andy Valvur and Laura Põldvere to perform at its gala dinner and awards ceremony this November 5th. The awards ceremony is held every two years and honors Estonian-Americans for their service and achievements. Andy Valvur (www.andyvalvur.com) is well-known for his deep knowledge of the Estonian-American experience...
As of late June, as much as 18 percent of hard liquor consumed in Estonia was sold on the Latvian side of the border, which, according to the Estonian Union of Alcohol Producers and Importers (ATML), suggests that the Estonian government stands to forgo 15-20 million euros in excise duty...
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