The exciting multidisciplinary performance "Dawn till Dusk" brought together a full house of spectators to the New York Estonian House on June 4. In performance featured four dancers and three musicians, the show was motivated by Estonian mythology and the folk calendar, which could be both seen and heard. The...
Filmmaker Terje Toomistu was in San Francisco on May 24 for a screening and discussion of her new documentary film “Homing Beyond” (Põlvkond piiri taga), about a new generation's experience of immigration, identity, and belonging. Terje Toomistu: ““It was a great turnout for the screening of “Homing Beyond” at San...
In the ongoing absence of a new ambassador, U.S. Embassy Charge d'Affaires Brian Roraff remains the ranking U.S. diplomat currently serving in Estonia. Tallinn is not his first assignment in the region, however, and as he said in a longer recent interview with ERR News, he knew the focus of...
The Estonian Institute of Historical Memory invites history teachers, educators, youth workers and graduated students to participate in a Summer School about the history of crimes against humanity and human rights violations during and after the Second World War, which we will introduce from the perspective of Estonia’s experience. We...
The Consulate General of Estonia in New York is delighted to share an excellent opportunity to experience an upcoming concert which is part of the European Sounds Series at the BLUE NOTE JAZZ FESTIVAL presented by the Estonian Ministry of Culture. MAI LEISZMonday, May 30 10:30 PM (Doors 10:00 PM)Blue...
The United States Embassy in Tallinn is proud to mark 100 years of U.S.-Estonia diplomatic relations in 2022! We’re celebrating by looking back at 100 moments that shaped the partnership between the United States and Estonia. Grouped into diplomatic milestones, security engagements, cultural events, and economic connections, these moments demonstrate...
Welcome to Stanford, Piret Ehin! Piret is a Professor of Comparative Politics at the Johan Skytte Institute of Political Studies at the University of Tartu, and she will be spending the next several weeks at Stanford carrying out a research project entitled "Varieties of global populism: the rise of the...
Bipartisan resolution reaffirms U.S. commitment to NATO amid Russia’s unprovoked war in Ukraine WASHINGTON – The Senate Foreign Relations Committee today advanced a bipartisan resolution introduced by U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Co-Chairs of the Senate Baltic Freedom Caucus, to celebrate 100...
Merle Liivand broke her own world record by completing a 42 km Mermaid Marathon Swim in 11 hours 54 minutes on May 7th in the choppy waters of Miami Beach, Florida. It was Liivand’s fourth consecutive world record-setting swim after her initial 10 km Mermaid Swim in Southern California in...
Estonian anthropologist and filmmaker Terje Toomistu will present a talk at Night of Ideas on May 21 at 10:30 PM at the Brooklyn Public Library, 10 Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn, NY It is a free event, but you need to register at https://nightofideas.org/new-york/ NIGHT OF IDEAS is A FREE LATE-NIGHT...
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