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Lembit Beecher is currently Composer in Residence of Opera Philadelphia, Gotham Chamber Opera and Music Theatre Group. On October 15th and 17th in collaboration with the Scrag Mountain Music, he will present a concert of 20th and 21st century Estonian and Hungarian Music inspired by folk music including Béla Bartók,...

Please ask your Representatives for their support   Washington, DC (JBANC) - Baltic Caucus co-chairman Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL) introduced the “Black Ribbon Day” resolution in the U.S. House of Represen-tatives on July 16. The legislation supports the designation of August 23 as a day of remembrance to recognize the...

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Front row: Executive Board President Marju Rink-Abel, Krista Altok-Tassa, Ülle Ederma, Ambassador of Estonia Marina Kaljurand; back row: Viiu Vanderer, Marju Kõrts Third Secretary (Economic Affairs), Erik Puskar, Arved Plaks, Oleg Dmitrijev First Secretary(Political Affairs), Tanel Sepp (Deputy Chief of Mission), and Eric Suuberg. Not on photo Maia Linask.                                              Foto:...

The Estonian American National Council held its annual meeting on September 14, 2013, at the Estonian Embassy in Washington DC.  Featured agenda items were EANC’s 2014 activities, which include its continued support for Estonian America youth organizations such as the boy scouts, girl guides and Long Island children’s summer camp,...

Nancy Bush,  an avid American knitter, became an enthusiast of Estonian handicrafts when she found a book at the Salt Lake City Library about 20 years ago. The book was printed in Russian in 1956 and talked about Estonian Folk Costumes. At the end of the book she encountered pictures...

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In the photo Arved Plaks   Thoughts Inspired By The Conference At The Stanford University On June 27 Concurrent With LEP-ESTO One advantage of living in hot Texas is this. On my way to San Francisco I did not finish my cup of coffee by time I arrived at the...

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Märkamisaeg. Foto: Mihkel Maripuu/Postimees   The U.S. Embassy congratulates all Estonians as they celebrate their restoration of independence. On August 20, 1991, after more than 50 years of illegal occupation, the Estonian Supreme Council declared the re-establishment of Estonia as an independent state. Though today the exciting events of this...