West Coast

Siim Preiman, Sarah Nõmm, Eri Rääsk, and Mirjam Varik arrived at the Venice Institute of Contemporary Art a few days ago, and will do research, documentation, performance, and art while here until May 10. We're very pleased to host these accomplished artists. The residency that ViCA is sponsoring is part...

Royal Caribbean’s Oasis of the Seas sailed from the Port of Miami on February 25th with over 300 participants on KLENK-IEP’s fourth Caribbean cruise.  Rein Luning had an idea for a cruise where Estonians and friends of Estonia from the world over could gather, make new friends, and have informative...

The seventh annual Baltic Advocacy Days took place with three days of virtual meetings and two days of in-person meetings in the United States Congress from April 8-12, 2024, with some additional meetings scheduled in the week that followed. The Joint Baltic American National Committee (JBANC) first organized the advocacy...

Our singers are hard at work preparing for the song festival audition! The San Francisco Estonian Choir is working together with other Estonian singers on the west coast and some members of local choirs in the Bay Area to fulfill what for many is a lifelong dream – to sing...

This year, Bay Area Estonians celebrated the 106th anniversary of Estonian independence on Wednesday, February 21. The day began with a flag-raising ceremony at San Francisco City Hall, organized by the Consulate General of Estonia in San Francisco and Consul General Maria Belovas and hosted by the Chief of Protocol...

Minna ei taha, kuid jääda ei saa  Do not want to go, but can not stay Dear Fellow Estonians and Friends of Estonia, I am writing to you as a member of the Estonian World Council “Mass Flight 1944” Committee. (Suurpõgenemine 1944).  I, like thousands of us who fled and...

Consular services will be provided in Las Vegas between January 9 and 12. If you need to apply for an Estonian passport, ID card, submit fingerprints, or pick up an e­residency card, get in touch with the Consulate  General by emailing [email protected]. Please find more information on applying for Estonian...

In these challenging times, with the ongoing conflict in Ukraine spanning over 1.5 years, the repercussions have reverberated across  Europe, particularly affecting the Baltic States,  Finland, and the United States. By now we have accepted that this war will go on probably for a long  time. The economy is shaken...

Karl Altau, JBANC As we near Christmas and the New Year, it is glaringly apparent that those of us who support Ukraine’s path to victory against the Russian onslaught will be left with a big chunk of coal in our stockings. Victory will have to wait.The Grinch rejoices today, but...

“We are still catching our breath after Saturday's Baltic Christmas Fair, with a record attendance of over 500 guests, our most successful year yet!,” the Estonian community in San Francisco, "Eesti By the Bay," announced on social media. “Thank you to Maria Belovas of the Consulate General of Estonia in...