Across the Sea – 80 Years Ago (autumn 1944 – May 1945)
On Saturday, November 9 at 14:00 EST we will gather to commemorate the passage of thousands of refugees from Latvia to Sweden in small in fishing boats.
Documentary film: LIFE ON THE FIELD – memoirs of the mover Peter Jansons… ...
Latvia’s 106th Birthday Celebration in Hamilton
Sunday, November 17 14:00
King George Ballroom South,
Liuna Station, 360 James St. N., Hamilton
The opening ceremony will be followed by a concert
DAINU ZEME
– with Melngailis on the trail of traditional folk songs
Latvian music ensemble SKANDA… ...
An evening with Kārlis Briedis in Ottawa “Autumn is Coming”
Ottawa’s autumn season is off to a great start. When the autumn leaves on the trees signal the approach of winter, and start to show their colours, and it’s freezing outside in the evenings, this is the time when Latvian … ...
Toronto Latvian School students attend the opera.
Thanks to the National Opera Fund, each year the Toronto Latvian School’s senior class has the opportunity to attend an opera performance. This year they saw Giuseppe Verdi’s “Nabuko”.… ...
Selga Apse and Mārtiņš Andersons receive a “Diaspora Person of the Year” award from latvieši.com
We congratulate Selga Apse together with the XVI Latvian Song and Dance Festival in Canada organizing committee and Mārtiņš Andersons, president of the American Latvian Association. The “Diaspora Person of the Year” award is a new award established by latvieši.com.… ...
Come dance with us – Daugaviņa is inviting new dancers!
Have a blast dancing and make new friends! We rehearse on Sundays from 18:30-21:00.
Season starts Sunday, September 8th at the Latvian Canadian Cultural Centre in Toronto.
Wear indoor shoes (running or dance shoes), shorts t-shirt.
Youth 13+ years old … ...
Latvia boasts a powerful presence at this year’s Cannes Film Festival
It’s definitely a red-letter year for Latvia at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. The French gathering, which kicked off yesterday and will run until 25 May, is welcoming a large contingent of professionals from the small Baltic nation and … ...
Neatkarības atjaunošanas diena ar Melngaili un Skandu
Skandas koncerts 4. maijā Latviešu Centra Toronto
Atzīmējot Latvijas Republikas neatkarības atjaunošanas dienu, latviešu mūzikas ansamblis “Skanda” savā koncertā piedāvāja Emiļa Melngaiļa daudzinājumu 150. g. jubilejas zīmē. Tērpušies tautas tērpos, pie balti klāta galda Skanda godā cēla dziesmu klāstu no … ...
