News and Updates
Ready for the Festival - Organizers Share Their Thoughts as the Countdown Begins
With July 1 fast approaching, the 16th Latvian Song and Dance Festival in the United States will soon begin in Grand Rapids, Michigan. For the festival organizers, these final weeks leading up to the event are both exciting and, of course, somewhat stressful as well...
People in the theater want to receive joy!
An interview with theater director Andra Sentivani–Berkolda.
Andra St.Ivanyi-Berkolda (USA) has staged several plays and musical productions in Los Angeles (“Gudrais padomiņš” with music by Lolita Ritmane), in Latvia (Andrejs Jansons’ “Lolitas brīnumputns”), in Garezers (Andrejs Jansons’ “Sprīdītis”), and her own original play “Hotel Paradiso” with music by Dace Aperāne at the Latvian Song Festivals in Ventura and Milwaukee. For her work in the field of theater, she has received awards from the Goppers Foundation, the World Federation of Free Latvians, and the American Latvian Association.
Friendly and valuable conversations about the upcoming festival in Grand Rapids!
On the evening of September 26, the wonderful hostesses of the Grand Rapids Latvian Association welcomed guests into their home and served nearly one hundred visitors with warm soup, pīrāgi, homemade rye bread, and dessert.
Special Ambassador Zanda Grauze Visits Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids Latvian Communities
Last weekend, the Republic of Latvia Special Ambassador for Diaspora Affairs, Zanda Grauze, visited Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids. She was accompanied on the trip by our Organizing Committee members Daina Līzenberga and Diāna Pone.
