Tag: New York City

New York's Estonian House is delighted to host a two-person exhibition of art work by Amanda Means and Jaanika Peerna. Taking over the spaces of the Great Hall and the Blue Room in the East 34th Street building, the artists will present works in photography and drawing from September 14th ...

Estonian anthropologist and filmmaker Terje Toomistu will present a talk at Night of Ideas on May 21 at 10:30 PM at the Brooklyn Public Library, 10 Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn, NY It is a free event, but you need to register at https://nightofideas.org/new-york/ NIGHT OF IDEAS is A FREE LATE-NIGHT ...

Tänavu sügisel tuleb New Yorgi linnas maailma esiettekandele Arvo Pärdi a cappella kooriteos "O Holy Saint Nicholas" ("Oo, püha Nikolaus"). Teosega avatakse New Yorgi Püha Nikolause õigeusu kirik (St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine at the World Trade Center site). Teose esiettekanne leiab aset Püha Nikolause kreeka õigeusu ...

Joonas Tarm & Terttu Uibopuu   On August 5, Undercurrent launched “10001,” a collaborative virtual project that continues through September 12.   This project is co-organized by the European Union National Institutes of Culture’s New York Cluster. Borrowing the zip code from both the Empire State Building and New York ...

The first unofficial reading in New York City, January 2020.   Press photo   The new musical “Singing Revolution” has been pledged a large sponsorship from the Estonian American National Council (EANC) toward the Los Angeles World Premiere.   The musical, written by James Bearhart and Tony Spinosa has been fundraising ...

Dear Members of the New York Estonian Educational Society and friends of the Estonian House, First and foremost, our hearts go out to anyone who's been impacted by the virus, either directly or indirectly. Due to the Covid 19 pandemic crisis situation, the New York Estonian House will remain closed ...

Photo courtesy of The Foundation for Estonian Arts and Letters It was sometime in mid-December, and my wife had just gotten home from a Board meeting for The Foundation for Estonian Arts & Letters, the nonprofit that is responsible for helping to keep Estonian culture alive in New York, and ...

Photos by Siiri Lind   It would be difficult for any American choir to sing in Estonian, let alone choose Estonian repertoire to celebrate the 100-year anniversary of Estonia’s independence.    As 2018 draws to a close, it was most appropriate and deeply touching to attend the Downtown Voices Concert, “Voices Over Tallinn”, at St. Paul’s Chapel on November 30th. ...

Save the dates!   The 2018 New York Baltic Film Festival showcases the newest films from the Baltic States – Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania – three Northern European countries in 2018 that are celebrating their centenaries since becoming independent nations in 1918.   The Baltic States have a highly regarded cinema history, with the first films made in 1910. Today, each ...