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Ornamentum Gallery welcomes Tanel Veenre for the opening of BeforeAfter. Based in Tallinn, Estonian jewelry artist Tanel Veenre is a romantic. Fairytales and rituals are often the themes, and his jewelry can be worn as mystic talismans as well as for adornment. A passion for music (and coming from a...

Young Estonians and Estonian youth from around the world, who are visiting Estonia or coming to participate in the Song and Dance Festival this summer, are invited to take part in a special event which will take place on June 29 at the Apollo Cinema Coca-Cola Plaza in Tallinn. The...

The Estonian Society of Los Angeles is proud to announce the winners of the essay contest "The Importance of Community" for Middle and High School students. The contest was introduced earlier this year to encourage students to be actively thinking about their community and writing about it. The contest was...

BaltHerNet’s summer school titled “Diaspora Estonian Cultural Heritage Abroad. XI My Estonian Roots” takes place in Setomaa at Värska from June 26-29th. Since Setomaa is known for its knowledge of traditions and unique, strong identity, we chose the theme of this year’s summer school, identity, and roots, accordingly. Topics such...

On Saturday, July 8 at 5 PM, Stanford University Libraries hosts the Estonian Television Girls' Choir for an hour-long outdoor concert at Stanford (Meyer Green). The choir will perform classic Estonian pieces by Veljo Tormis, Cyrillus Kreek, Mart Saar, Pärt Uusberg, and Karin Kuulpak as well as a few surprise...

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...

I visited the Boston Baltic Film Festival and saw the movie "Kalev" earlier this year. Every year here in Boston, there is a Baltic Film Festival, which I enjoy very much. With that comes an acquaintance with a new movie. This year's movie was "Kalev", an Estonian film on basketball,...

Tallinn Zoo acquired a rare Przewalski's horse. The 20-year-old mare, named Vaide, arrived there last week from the Riga Zoo. Named after a 19th-century Polish geographer and explorer, Przewalski's horse (Equus ferus przewalskii) is genetically quite different from the modern domestic horses (Equus ferus caballus), which suggests that neither is...

The Connecticut Estonian Society will hold its annual observance of Victory Day (võidupüha) and St. John’s Night (jaaniõhtu) on June 24th at the Estonian Society’s Land (Eesti maa), 25 Times Farm Road, Andover, CT 06232. The gate will open at 3:00 p.m. for volleyball and other activities. A brief program...

The San Francisco Bay Area Baltic community came together on June 4 to celebrate our friendship and our work together. The event was started in 2006 and includes traditional foods, kids' activities, sports, games, and folk dancing. Mai-Liis Bartling