Communities

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...

  A recent gala hosted at the Estonian House on 34th Street in New York launched a project that promises to bring one of the most famed living Estonians in the world—composer Arvo Pärt— to Manhattan for an unprecedented concert–lecture series. The series will specifically explore the spiritual roots of...

  The Estonian Society of Central Florida (Kesk Florida Eesti Selts (KFES)) had many causes for celebration in December. For the first time in many years, Jõuluvana returned! More than 30 KFES members gathered on December 2, 2012, to welcome him in with song, and half the members—aged 3 to...

  Estonian Ambassador to the United States Marina Kaljurand and Consul General in New York Sten Schwede opened the Estonian Honorary Consulate in Huntersville, North Carolina on September 5. The Estonian honorary consul appointed to the area is RALPH DAETWYLER.    Ralph Daetwyler was born on 9th of January 1979...

  Anoli describes make-up as a universal profession, and it’s easy to see why. Her first make-up lessons took place in Larissa, Greece. She studied at the Makeup Designory in Los Angeles, where she also served as the make-up artist on the short film Punching Hitler. After styling such Hollywood...