Communities

Helga Merits, the well-known Dutch-Estonian filmmaker will be attending the Estonian Cultural Days in New York City, and speaking about her current project, The Paradox of Seabrook Farms, at the Sunday brunch held at Restaurant Ungru (Estonian House) on Sunday, April 16, 11:00am - 1:00 pm. Helga will then travel...

On Tuesday, April 25 at Stanford Libraries, Avik Roy, President of the Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity, and Karen Jagodin, Director of Vabamu, will discuss "How the Estonian Model Can Expand Economic Opportunity in America." At its best, the United States is a dynamic society in which people can...

Ambassador Kristjan Prikk joined other Baltic ambassadors at a lively panel discussion at the WorldBoston special event, "The State of the State Department & Baltic Security, " held at the Boston Public Library on Monday evening, April 3. The event was open to the public and nearly 300 people filled...

Dear Friends! Be a part of the community and help us collect our New York Estonian community memoirs. We are looking for volunteers to collect and preserve meaningful memoirs of active Estonians around the New York area related to the Estonian House. Excellent communication and listening skills are preferred. This...

Sponsored by the Los Angeles Estonian Society Topic: The Importance of Community Tell us your thoughts about community. Put your thoughts in an Estonian context. Estonians are familiar with many communities, ranging from family to social and political groups. Some communities have fixed boundaries. There are other communities that have...

This year’s Polar Music Prize, Sweden’s most prestigious music prize, has been awarded to Beninese singer-songwriter Angélique Kidjo, founder of Island Records Chris Blackwell and composer Arvo Pärt. The prizes will be awarded in Stockholm on May 23 and will be attended by the Swedish Royal Family. “The Polar Prize...

March 22 marked exactly 100 days until the XIII Youth Song and Dance Festival "Holy is the Land" begins in Tallinn, and all over the country, preparations for the three-day festival are in full swing. More than half of the tickets to all three performances of the Dance Festival have...

ESTO Ski 2023 generated a record turnout of US and Canadian Estonians for a 3-day weekend of winter sports which included alpine skiing, snowboarding, cross-country skiing, water park fun for the kids and of course après-ski socializing. The weekend kicked off Thursday evening as Estos gathered for their usual 1st...

March 4, 2023 was a day of celebration to recognize the 105th Anniversary of Estonian Independence Day, the 60th Anniversary of the Washington Estonian Society and the 50th Anniversary of Pillerkaar, Washington’s Estonian folk-dance troupe. The celebration featured a special presentation of “Dawn Till Dusk,” which drew a sell-out crowd....

On February 25th, San Francisco Estonians celebrated the 105th anniversary of the Republic of Estonia at the San Francisco Latvian House. Actor Sepo Seeman provided entertainment to a full house. Korp!Vironia USA and Mai-Liis Bartling (San Francisco Estonian Society) were awarded certificates of appreciation from the Estonian Ministry of Foreign...