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Attending the February 21, 2014 official opening of the Estonian Honorary Consulate in St. Petersburg, Florida: Estonian Consul General Sten Schwede, Pinellas County Commission Chair Karen Williams-Seel, President & CEO of the St. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce Chris Steinocher, Estonian Ambassador to the United States and Mexico Her Excellency...

The EANC Election Committee announces elections for the Estonian American National Council’s XXI Council, as authorized by the current XX Council. Members are elected for four years.  EANC, representing the interests of Estonian Americans, works to preserve, promote and support our Estonian cultural heritage and U.S. Estonian communities, as well...

The Consul General of Estonia will be visiting St. Petersburg, Florida on Friday, February 21, 2014, and Miami, Florida, on Monday, February 24, 2014. He will be accepting appointments for applications for identity cards, new passports and passport renewals from those with legitimate status in the US.   To make...

The finale of the Song Festival in 2004. I am on the stage’s 23th row, the 96th from the right; did you find me?   by Arved Plaks   Soon, this coming July, Estonia will burst into singing and dancing. Well, not every Estonian, but those not singing or dancing...

More photos here      Photos by Siiri Lind   Food competitions organized by Liisi Vanaselja have  become a small tradition here in the New York Estonian House – the competition got started two years ago with the “pirukate” (Estonian small pies) contest, Estonian potato salad was in competition last...

11 Estonian Contemporary Artists in BOSI Gallery, NYC   The prestigious BOSI Contemporary gallery presents the Estonian Lithography Center's "Love in the 21st Century" exhibition by 11 well-known Estonian contemporary artists who all have their own message and point of view of love. Artists: Kadri Alesmaa, Peeter Allik, Toomas Altnurme,...

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...