This Saturday, Latvian folk singers will strum kokles ... Algimantas Kezys` ”Lithuanian Folk Dancers”) and contemporary art plus folk arts and demonstrations on Easter eggs, weaving, spinning ...

The second method is putting bare, raw eggs into onion dye baths to produce plain, dark colors that are perfect for scratching Latvian folk art symbols on the shells." A good-natured competition ...

Albert Street is particularly noted for its Art Nouveau architecture ... National Library there are records of thousands of Latvian folk songs collected over many years. Actually, many of them ...

“The world I draw is the interior landscape of my personal obsessions and of cultures I have absorbed and adapted, from Latvian folk art to Japanese screens.” Born on March 24, 1960 in Chelmsford, ...

and its artists, with a series of thoughtful essays on topics as diverse as Latvian sports, folk dancing, theatre and handcrafts. At the heart of the book are 103 biographies of Latvian artists ...

For the past years Dzelzs Vilks have been strongly inspired by Latvian folk poetry called dainas, creating a unique fusion of original melodies and dainas lyrics in their own songs. This has ...

Inspiring Creativity: Encourage young artists and inspire their creative ... On the day: Children groups: Latvian children Folk dance group “ Kastanitis” – Peterborough Latvian children ...

Latvian folk dancers perform, closing out the Latvian Song and Dance Festival, which happens every five years in a different city. Dancers in traditional Latvian attire look on the performances ...

Aleks Konters, left, of Prior Lake, and his dance partner Maija Saulitis of Minneapolis, last week practiced a traditional folk dance for an upcoming Latvian Song and Dance Festival performance.

“The world I draw is the interior landscape of my personal obsessions and of cultures I have absorbed and adapted, from Latvian folk art to Japanese screens.” Born on March 24, 1960 in Chelmsford, ...

A massive collecting effort of Latvian folk songs took place during the latter half of the 19th century, coinciding with the period of National awakening in Europe. Carried out by Latvians themselves, ...