Events for April 2010

Austria

Skyforger performs in Vienna

The pagan metal band Skyforger performs during the Vienna in War II festival in a concert beginning at 20:00 hours April 2 in Szene, Hauffgasse 26, Vienna. For further information, visit www.szenewien.com.

Czech Republic

Skyforger performs in Ostrava

The pagan metal band Skyforger performs April 3 in Klub Prostor, Havlíčkovo nábřeží 28, Slezská Ostrava. For further information, visit www.prostor-tancirna.net.

United Kingdom

Britten Sinfonia to perform Ešenvalds work in Cambridge

The British chamber orchestra Britten Sinfonia will perform the U.K. premiere of Latvian composer Ēriks Ešenvalds’ powerful yet subtle “Passion and Resurrection” at 8 p.m. April 8 in Trinity College Chapel, Trinity Lane, Cambridge. For tickets, call the box office at +44 01223 357851. The orchestra will be joined by the choral group Polyphony, which will also perform a selection of choral works by Ešenvalds. Ešenvalds will give a free pre-concert talk about his music at 7 p.m. For more details, visit www.brittensinfonia.com.

United Kingdom

Britten Sinfonia to perform Ešenvalds work in Norwich

The British chamber orchestra Britten Sinfonia will perform Latvian composer Ēriks Ešenvalds’ powerful yet subtle “Passion and Resurrection” at 7:30 p.m. April 9 in Norwich Theatre Royal, Theatre Street, Norwich. For tickets, call the box office at +44 01603 630000. The orchestra will be joined by the choral group Polyphony, which will also perform a selection of choral works by Ešenvalds. Ešenvalds will give a free pre-concert talk about his music at 6:30 p.m. For more details, visit www.brittensinfonia.com.

California

Dienvidkalifornijas draudzes gada sapulce

Dienvidkalifornijas ev. lut. draudzes gada sapulce notiks 18. aprīlī, plkst. 12.15, draudzes telpās, 1927 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles.

Maryland

American Latvian Youth Association meeting

The American Latvian Youth Association (Amerikas latviešu jaunatnes apvienība, or ALJA) will hold its second board meeting of the year at 9 a.m. April 24 in the Latvian Center, 400 Hurley Ave., Rockville. Post-meeting plans are not yet definite, but are sure to include a party. All ALJA members and those interested in the activities of ALJA are welcome. For more information contact Kārlis Memenis at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Queensland

Zolīte afternoon in Brisbane

The Brisbane chapter of Daugavas Vanagi hosts an afternoon of playing the card game zolīte at 13:00 hours April 24 in the Brisbane Latvian House, 24 Church Ave., Buranda. Participation is AUD 5 and all are welcome.

California

ALA kongress notiks Sanfrancisko

Amerikas latviešu apvienības 59. kongress notiks no 30. aprīļa līdz 2. maijam San Francisco Airport Embassy Suites, 250 Gateway Blvd., South San Francisco. Sīkāku informāciju meklējiet apvienības mājas lapā, www.alausa.org.