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Neeme Järvi conducting Estonian National Symphony Orchestra and Estonian Philharmonic Choir at Avery Fisher Hall. Photo: Facebook/ Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts © Kevin Yatarola     What makes music beautiful? Is there anything fundamental and consistent to that beauty?It’s a practical as much as a philosophical question. The...

October 17, 2013BY SIMONE BROWN - Sun-Gazette Correspondent, Williamsport Sun-Gazette         World-renowned artist and composer Mark Kostabi is displaying his work for the rest of October in Williamsport, PA, at 33 East, 33 E. Third St. The event is presented by the Converge Gallery, who helped hang 11 original canvases created...

Kas fotol olev hoone on tuttav? See asub Tallinna kesklinnas Viru hotelli vastas ning selles paiknes kunagi Eesti esimene rulltrepp. Hoone ehitati üheks kindlaks otstarbeks, "mille keskus ei pea asuma suure kolossina Tallinna ühe kõige kallima krundi peal,” arvab selle endise nõukogu liige, küll aga jääb antud ettevõte koos paljude...

Here is some historical reference in regards to the Estonian Gleason, Wisconsin community and church from 1900. Last fall, Crick and I attended a missions conference in northern Wisconsin.  We met someone there who shared with us an incredible story about a group of Estonians who settled in Wisconsin in...

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,...

Kristiina Ehin and her husband musician Silver Sepp will be travelling to the US and Canada for four weeks in September and October to present their work. Public appearances have so far been planned at: - Toronto Tartu College, seminar and reading/concert, September 20- Grolier Poetry Bookshop, Cambridge, Mass., Friday,...

  The New York Investing meetup will be having a speaker from Estonia at the May 16th meeting in NY Estonian House. Her name is KRISTI ROHTSALU and she is a banking analyst and blogger. She is an expert on the state of EU banks (they are in pretty bad...

  On the 24th of February, the Republic of Estonia became 95 years old. This is not much, only about a lifetime of a contemporary man or woman, but in such a long time almost anything could happen – peace and war, justice and injustice, joy and sorrow, happiness and...

  I was recently asked to write an article about the role of the Honorary Consul, a position which I have had the privilege of occupying for just over 6 years now.  I thought I’d begin with my official duties and then go from there. My role as Honorary Consul...

  Estonia does not have any high mountains.  Munamagi, the highest point in the Baltic countries, reaches only 318 meters.  While many famous sea captains from Estonia are well known for exploring the distant shores, it is less known that the first ascent of Mt. Ararat (5,165 m) was made...