Summaries

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...

On April 6, Veljo Tormis' songfest was held in the Estonian House New York as part of the Estonian Cultural Days with approximately 75 individuals in attendance at the regilaul workshop. The large choir was conducted by music teacher and singer Celia Roose from Võru county, recognized as the heir...

Twenty years ago on March 29, 2004, Estonia, along with Bulgaria, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia, joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). This was the biggest single NATO expansion in the history of the alliance founded 75 years ago on April 4, 1949, to provide security against threats...

Amazing, awesome, excellent — were some of the words that viewers of the The Paradox of Seabrook Farms used to describe Helga Merits’ documentary that had a successful sneak preview at the Boston Baltic Film Festival (BBFF) on March 3, and a “world premiere” in South Jersey on March 16,...

Chicago, IL The Estonian Consul in New York will conduct a consular mission in CHICAGO on April 14 and 15, and is available for all consular services at these times: Sunday, 14 April from 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM at the Estonian House, 14700 Estonian Lane, Riverwoods IL, Monday, 15...

One foot in the gravy,  April 5  - May 11 Margot Samel Gallery is pleased to present One foot in the gravy, a solo exhibition by the Estonian multidisciplinary artist Kris Lemsalu. This is Lemsalu’s second solo exhibition with the gallery. Kris Lemsalu (b. 1985 in Tallinn, Estonia) lives and...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's visit to  Estonia, which had been postponed several times, finally took place last week. It was the largest police operation in the history of Estonia, with more than 1,000 people ensuring Zelensky's security from his arrival from Lithuania on the evening of January 11  until he...

Academic Conference Celebrates 100 Years of US-Estonia RelationsA conference held on June 17 in Tallinn featuring leading diplomats, academics and former president Toomas Hendrik Ilves marked the centennial of Estonia-United States relations. "After introductions and the presentation of a commemorative postage stamp issued by Omniva/Eesti Post to mark the event,...

Commemorative Stamp Marks 100 Years of Official U.S.-Estonian RelationsThe centennial of diplomatic relations between Estonia and the United States is being marked with a commemorative stamp, issued by the state postal service Eesti Post-Omniva. The unveiling of the first-day cover will take place on the morning of June 17 at...