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This year's festival's main stage at the Kirjanike Maja (Estonian Writers' Union Building) musta laega saal – black ceiling hall.   Photo: festival designer Kärt Kukkur Every year at the end of May since 2010, the MTÜ (mitte-/tulundus/ühing, non-profit organization) HeadRead hosts the international literary festival of the same name in...

  OPENING CELEBRATIONWe begin the celebration with a grand procession of the 34 LEP emblems. All five West Coast cities unite to present their own banners! Then, enjoy the program as we showcase our Portland performing groups of singers, folk dancers, musicians and children. FOLK DAY AT ALDERBROOK PARKRahvapidu will...

Learn about Estonia's history, culture, innovation and people through a traveling exhibit on Daley Plaza, Chicago June 1 2 pm through June 5 12 noon. It tells the story of this small nation and gives you a real sense of being in Estonia. While Estonia is a small country, it...

On April 29, 2019, Pillerkaar Estonian Folk Dancers from the greater Washington, DC area, performed at the NATO festivities in Norfolk, Virginia. The end of April is a festive time of year when NATO's Allied Command Transformation hosts the annual NATO Festival. 2019 marks the 150th anniversary of Laulupidu and...

Ambassador Vseviov being interviewed by Washington Diplomat Managing Editor Anna Gawel. The Washington Diplomat (www.washdiplomat.com) recently hosted Ambassador Jonatan Vseviov as part of its Ambassador Insider Series. The speaker series brings top diplomats, senior government officials, corporate executives, scholars, and other members of Washington’s broader community together in an intimate...

"After World War I and World War II, officials decided to dump hundreds of thousands of metric tons of munitions into the oceans around Europe, which at the time appeared to be the most easily accessible disposal ground.   Some of those weapons — including mines containing mustard gas —...

Sunday, May 26 is the date of the European parliamentary elections in Estonia, and they come at a time of uncertainty for the future of the union perhaps unprecedented in its history. Estonia recently celebrated the 15th anniversary of its accession to the EU, which followed a referendum on the...

Theatre Estonia after bombing.   Archive photo A few moments ago a vehicle passed our home with its siren blaring. Most likely it was a police car. The whining sound changed pitch up and down. It became louder, then after the vehicle passed, it got softer and finally the siren merged...

My name is Helga Merits. I’m a documentary filmmaker. My latest film was Coming home soon – the refugee children of Geislingen. There are still screenings (see  http://geislingen.estdocs.com), but in the meantime I have started to work on other projects. One will be about Seabrook Farms. This farm – one...

A delegation from the Estonian Ministry of Culture was in DC in the beginning of April. They brought with them two kannels (kannel is a traditional Estonian string instrument that has been a part of local culture for 2000 years) that found new homes. One kannel was donated to the...