Free Estonian Word

“The Legacy of Juri Lotman” will celebrate Tartu, Estonia as a 2024 European Capital of Culture, including luminaries of worldwide interest like Juri Lotman. The celebration will take us to memorable places in Tartu that are connected to the cultural heritage and legacy of this unique man and his city....

Siim Preiman, Sarah Nõmm, Eri Rääsk, and Mirjam Varik arrived at the Venice Institute of Contemporary Art a few days ago, and will do research, documentation, performance, and art while here until May 10. We're very pleased to host these accomplished artists. The residency that ViCA is sponsoring is part...

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...

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...

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...

Our singers are hard at work preparing for the song festival audition! The San Francisco Estonian Choir is working together with other Estonian singers on the west coast and some members of local choirs in the Bay Area to fulfill what for many is a lifelong dream – to sing...

The Connecticut Estonian Society’s (CES) annual cleanup day (talgud) will be on April 27, 2024, and the CES annual General Meeting will be on May 4, 2024. The Connecticut Estonian Society (CES) annual spring cleanup day will be on Saturday, April 27th, beginning at 9 AM (rain date April 28th)...

Finally, after five years in the making,  the documentary “The Paradox of Seabrook Farms” is finished and will have a sneak preview at the Boston Baltic Film Festival on March 3 at the Emerson Paramount Center.  The World Premiere is slated for Millville, NJ on March 16 at the Levoy...

The 52nd annual New York Estonian Cultural Days will take place from April 4 to 7, offering its traditional fine smorgasbord of locally grown and imported direct-from-Estonia culture. This year, the main focus will be on music, since music connects us even when all Estonian language lyrics might not be...

This year, Bay Area Estonians celebrated the 106th anniversary of Estonian independence on Wednesday, February 21. The day began with a flag-raising ceremony at San Francisco City Hall, organized by the Consulate General of Estonia in San Francisco and Consul General Maria Belovas and hosted by the Chief of Protocol...