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Events for July 09, 2009
Brazil
Latvian Baptists set 60th congress
The 60th Congress of the Latvian Baptist Association of Brazil (Associação Batista Leta do Brasil) is scheduled July 9-12 in the Segunda Igreja Batista de Nova Odessa, Rua XV de novembro 50, Nova Odessa. For further information, visit batistasletos.com.
Latvia
Baltica folklore festival
The International Folklore Festival Baltica will take place in Latvia from July 9-12. This is Latvian folklore’s biggest event of the year, which attracts singers from the whole country, as well as a handful of folklore groups from abroad (Estonia, Lithuania, Sweden, Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, the U.S., etc.). The opening concert will take place on July 9 in Turaida. On July 11 a part of the festival participants will travel to Jelgava for concerts and activities. Those same groups will perform in smaller towns in Zemgale on July 12. Visitors will be able t hear concerts, enjoy a craft fair and take part in other activities continually throughout the festival in Rīga’s Vērmanes dārzs. For further information visit www.nkmva.gov.lv.
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