East Coast

The New York Chamber Music Festival presents the FOYLE - STSURA DUO: Michael Foyle, violin (England) and Maksim Stsura, piano (Estonia, presently resides in London)), in their highly anticipated New York Recital Debut, with a splendid violin & piano program of masterpieces by Mozart, Brahms, Cesar Franck, Lutoslawski. March 2...

Estonian Oscar Contender “1944”. Thursday, January 14, 7:00 PM at Scandinavia House 58 Park Avenue @ 38th Street, New York, NY 10016 scandinaviahouse.org   1944 addresses a national trauma that Estonia continues to process to this day. Director of the movie, Elmo Nüganen, has said that more than anything else,...

Pictured at the event, L/R : Eric Suuberg (EANC), Matti Prima (EANC), Karl Altau (JBANC), Ilmar Vanderer (EANC) and Aavo Reinfeldt (EANC)   The Joint Baltic American National Committee (JBANC), along with the American Latvian Association, held an informative seminar on “The Future of Baltic Nordic Security and Trade:  Sustaining...

Estonian entrepreneurs have launched a new company, called Starship Technologies, in London, manufacturing self-driving delivery robots. Founded by former Skype co-founders, Estonian Ahti Heinla, and Dane Jaanus Friis, Starship Technologies aims to improve local delivery of goods and groceries. The company will introduce fleets of small and earthbound delivery robots,...

The Gift That Gives All Year VABA EESTI SÕNA Is In Need Of Everyone’s Help To Ensure Its Continued Publication   This weekly newspaper provides its readers with news happening in Estonia and also informs them of local cultural and social events in the USA, such as church services, concerts,...

November 3, 2015 – Despite the impact of the digital revolution, more than half of consumers in New York prefer to receive information over the phone rather than going online, research has revealed. The study of 2,234 US respondents, conducted by audio branding specialist PH Media Group, found 51 per...

A shorter, 15 minute presentation of this material was given by me at the EANC annual meeting in Stamford, CT on 27 Sept, 2014. It was part of panel discussions covering 1) the past, 2) the present and 3) the future of Estonian community in the US. The panel discussion...

The Metropolitan Museum opens its performance season on Sept. 11 at the Temple of Dendur with an eightieth-birthday tribute to composer Arvo Pärt that features members of the New Juilliard Ensemble as well as the New York City Ballet principal dancers Amar Ramasar and Rebecca Krohn, who will physicalize the...

Karel Kravik is an independent Estonian photographic artist whose work has been displayed in Estonian galleries and abroad.   He has won several national and international awards. Karel Kravik’s "Blood Unquiet" is a personal version of his childhood, from bits and pieces he remembers and finds important.   "These are...