Events
Calendar of events
The calendar covers Latvian-related events outside of the homeland. For details for a specific month or day, navigate using the small calendar at right. For details from a specific region or community, select from the menu below, or find other calendar tools and services, as well as a selective guide to events in Latvia. And if you want to add an event, submit it.
Victoria
Commemoration of the June 1941 deportations with Dzintra Geka
Commemoration of the June 1941 deportations in Soviet-occupied Latvia is scheduled at 7 p.m. May 23 in the Latvian House, 3 Dickens Street, Elwood. Special guest will be Dzintra Geka, film producer and author of the book “Sibīrijas bērni”.
Ontario
Sports championships to take place in Toronto
The 2012 North American Latvian Championships in volleyball, basketball and hockey will take place May 25-27 at Humber College (North Campus) and Westwood Arena in Toronto, Ontario. The annual tournament consists of dozens of teams and over a hundred athletes from all over North America. This year’s event will not only see the continuation of the beloved basketball and volleyball championships, but also the addition of an expanded hockey tournament. For more information visit www.lsak.org.
Minnesota
Program commemorates 1941 deportations
Commemoration of the June 1941 deportations in Soviet-occupied Latvia is scheduled at 7 p.m. June 14 in the Latvian Ev.-Lutheran Church of Minneapolis and St. Paul, 3152 17th Avenue S., Minneapolis.
Minnesota
Midsummer marked in Minneapolis
A Jāņi celebration (Midsummer) is scheduled at 7 p.m. June 21 in the Latvian Ev.-Lutheran Church of Minneapolis and St. Paul, 3152 17th Ave. S., Minneapolis. Traditional Midsummer foods and drinks will be available, but participants are asked to bring flower and oak-leaf crowns, as well as beer steins. Admission is USD 10 for adults. Children to age 16 will be admitted free.
United Kingdom
Midsummer to be celebrated at Straumēni
The annual Jāņi celebration at the Latvian center Straumēni in rural England is set June 23. Festivities begin at 11 a.m. with activities for children. Other events include a market, lessons on how to celebrate Jāņi and music. Latvian folk dancers from Belgium will perform “Jāņu bērni sabraukuši” at 7 p.m., followed by a open-air dance at 9 p.m. with music by Bankets. Another concert beginning at 9 p.m. will feature Latvian music by the duet Helmuts un Liene. Purchased by June 22, tickets for adults are GBP 15; for seniors, GBP 5. Children to age 14 will be admitted free. Tents and campers incur an additional GBP 5 charge. Tickets may be purchased online by June 22 at www.wegottickets.com. Straumēni, owned by the Daugavas Vanagi Fund, is located at Catthorpe Manor, Lilbourne Lane, Catthorpe, Leicestershire.
Germany
Reunion of Augsdorf DP camp set
A reunion of former residents of the Augsdorf Displaced Persons camp is scheduled July 4-6. For further information, contact Rūta Buklevics by telephone at +49 231271031 or by e-mail at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
Ontario
Latvian Radio Choir to perform in Toronto
The Latvian Radio Choir will perform at 3 p.m. Nov. 11 at Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. West, Toronto. En route to Lincoln Center under conductor Kaspars Putniņš, the choir will perform Russian and Latvian classics, including Rachmaninov “Vespers” and Schnittke’s choral concerto, and a variety of other works. The Latvian choir will be joined by 120 choristers from Soundstreams University Voices, an ensemble comprised of the best university choirs from across Canada. For more information visit www.soundstreams.ca.
What's new
Opinions
20 May 2012
Bitter Sweet World Hockey Championships for Latvia
With everything said and done, Latvia placed 10th at this year’s International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championships. Victories against Germany and Italy as well as a goal differential advantage over Germany and Switzerland who finished with the same number of points was enough to propel Latvia from last year’s 13th place finish to 10th.
News
19 May 2012
President in Chicago for NATO summit
Latvian President Andris Bērziņš is on a three-day visit to Chicago to attend the NATO defense alliance summit and to meet with the local Latvian community, according to his press office.
Reviews
16 May 2012
Vasks compilation of works exceptional
Though Latvian composer Pēteris Vasks has achieved success and fame with compositions for solo instruments, string quartets, orchestras, piano, among many other instruments, some of his most powerful and memorable works are his choir songs. The addition of text and language (particularly the Latvian language), in combination with the exceptional skill of the world-class Latvian Radio Choir, make his choir songs particularly haunting and emotionally affecting.
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