Rev. Valdeko Kangro (102) of Andover CT, passed away in his home on Saturday, March 23, 2019.

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Published: April 04 2019

An immersive live performance and exhibition exploring the shared language of visual art and music. In Reich Richter Pärt, two immersive live performances - one conceived by composer Steve Reich and painter Gerhard Richter, the other by Richter and composer Arvo Pärt—explore the shared sensory language of visual art and music.

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Published: April 04 2019

Construction began with a ceremonial ground-breaking on March 5, 1966 and was finished in time for the grand opening on June 19, 1966. Groundbreaking, left to right: Karl Tubalkain, Hugo Orro, Herk Visnapuu, Andres Visnapuu, Jüri Pargas and Peeter Lapp.

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Published: April 04 2019

Although maybe more accurately described in terms of a tribe, Estonian diaspora are rather clearly inclined to clan mentality. There is a difference between the two - tribe and clan. In the social structure hierarchy, a tribe are a people that share a culture and dialect, whereas a clan is a smaller subset of tribe, often defined as a group of people with a common ancestor.

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Published: April 04 2019

Veronika Portsmuth leading seminar on Estonian choral music.

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Published: April 04 2019

90th Anniversary of the Birth of President Lennart Meri
March 29 marks 90 years since the birth of writer, translator, filmmaker, diplomat and politician President Lennart Meri. President Meri will be commemorated with special programs at both the Estonian National Museum in Tartu and on Estonian Public Broadcasting. On Friday, March 29th, a 90 minute open-air reading of Meri’s famous writings will take place in front of Kadriorg palace and everybody is welcome to attend.

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Published: April 04 2019

President Kaljulaid and General Allen speaking about Estonian and European security at the Brookings Institution. Photo by Karin Shuey

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Published: March 27 2019

Estonian rye bread, imported by Amest Foods, was represented at the world's largest food fair, the Natural Products Expo West in Anaheim, California, for the fifth straight year. Products are chosen very carefully for the fair, everything must be natural and visitors to the fair must work actively in the food industry. Customers will soon be able to order Estonian dark rye bread via the importer's webpage.

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Published: March 27 2019