Dancing

Drinks on Arrival

Three course Meal with wines matched by Peacock Hill Vineyard

Raffle and Auction

Featuring wine from Peacock Hill, Great Food Cool live music

Paabulind - a Sõrve fundraiser

Where: Eesti Maja, 141 Campbell St, Surry Hills

When: 6.30pm for 7pm, Saturday 20th of September, 2008

Why: To raise money for the Sõrve Summer Camp !

Tickets: $75 (fully inclusive).  RSVP by Sep 12, bookings essential. Download booking form here. No ticket sales at door.

Ticket Sales and Donation Information: Aino Matwisyk 0409 658 591, aino@oz2000.com

The Estonian film ‘Magnus’ is playing at the Melbourne International Film Festival this week.

Session times
Thu 31 Jul 08 7:15 PM
154 Flinders St (Cnr Russell St), Melbourne, Vic, 3000

Sat 9 Aug 08 11:00 AM
Federation Square, Flinders St, Melbourne, Vic, 3000

Tickets
Tickets are available from the Melbourne International Film Festival site.

About Magnus

“My primary wish regarding this film is that, after watching it, people would start paying attention to the things that really matter… like football and shopping.” – filmmaker Kadri Kõusaar

The debut feature from 26-year-old writer–director Kadri Kõusaar poses a provocative question: What would you do if your son tells you he would like to die? Due to a terminal illness Magnus (Estonian pop singer Kasearu) is not expected to survive his adolescence, but when he’s unexpectedly cured he can’t find a reason to live. Following a suicide attempt he moves in with his father, who tries in his own unconventional way to provide Magnus with a purpose, and to integrate him into his unorthodox lifestyle.
Magnus provoked controversy upon its release in Estonia, and has been banned in many countries around the world.

More information: http://www.magnusfilm.com

Courtesy of the Melbourne International Film Festival site.

The Class (Klass) 

Estonian film, The Class (KLASS) wil be screened at the 2008 Sydney Film Festival.  The program guide is on the website
http://www.sydneyfilmfestival.org/

Award winner at Karlovy Vary and Warsaw Film Festivals, this confronting feature was inspired by the Columbine High School massacre, but director Raag takes a different approach from Gus Van Sant’s Elephant. The violence in this case is trigged by a brutal bout of bullying, something that started out as a lark but turned nasty. Sixteen-year-old Joosep has been picked on all his life, but when newcomer Kaspar intervenes, he finally thinks he can stop it.

After the two join forces the rest of the class turns against them. Raag workshopped the script with schoolkids and the young cast (all amateurs) and the result has a ring of authenticity which makes it all the more powerful.

Dir Ilmar Raag, Scr Ilmar Raag, Prod Riina Sildos with Vallo Kirs, Pärt Uusberg, Lauri Pedaja

Country Estonia, Language Estonian, Duration 99 mins

Distributor Estonian Film Foundation

Session Times

13th June 4.30PM
14th June 2.15PM
Greater Union Cinemas, 525 George Street, Sydney NSW 2000
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On Saturday, April 12 at 16.00 at the Estonian Church Hall, 11 Waratah St., North Strathfield, Mr Peep Pillak, a Consultant to the Estonian National Archives, will talk about his experiences when looking in Russia for the graves of the Estonian President Päts and the leader of Estonian armed forces, general Laidoner. All welcome! Please bring something for the coffee table.

Laupäeval, 12. aprillil kell 16.00 kirikusaalis, 11 Waratah St, North Strathfield, Eesti Riigiarhiivi nõunik Peep Pillak räägib oma kogemustest president Pätsi ja kindral Laidoneri haudade otsimisel Venemaal. Kõik teretulnud! Palutakse kaasa tuua midagi kohvilauale.

Metsaülikooli Austraalias

Sõrve Superhero Saturday

The Superhero Saturday will be held on 5th April at 4.00pm @ Thirlmere Estonian Hall.

Sõrve Annual General Meeting

The AGM will be held on 30th March 11.00am @ Sydney Estonian House.

Sõrve 2009

Friday 9th January 2009 to 16th January 2009

We accept people with Eesti heritage from 0-Adults and we have activities for all ages, so why not come to camp or visit us during Sõrve if you are not to sure how camp is run. Bookings taken with a $20 deposit (Not Refundable). Will take booking from 1st April 2008 after the AGM.

Contact Aino aino@oz2000.com.

For more information see http://sorvecom.blogspot.com

Tallinn Music High School String Orchestra
Conductor Toivo Peäske,
Symphonietta Orchestra of Tartu I Music School
Director Kaido Otsing

Free performance
Atrium, Lane Cove Council building
48 Longueville Rd Lane Cove
7.00pm Wednesday 12 March 2008.

Further details:
Lyndall McNally (Lane Cove Youth Orchestra) 9428 4505 or 0411 413 335

Robyn Mah (Lane Cove Music & Cultural Association) 9427 8027

Sydney Book launch, 6th of March 2008

You are invited to the launch of a new contribution to Australia history

“Bonegilla’s Beginnings” by Ann Tündern-Smith

Guest speakers:

Mary Elizabeth Calwell DTheol BA
daughter of our first Federal Minister for Immigration, Rt Hon Arthur Augustus Calwell KCSG, and author of his forthcoming biography

Tiiu Salasoo MSc Dip Tert Ed
youngest Estonian in the first party of migrants to Bonegilla, the first and largest Migrant Reception and Training Centre in Australia; Tiiu is a former botanist who became a researcher in education and linguistics

Compere
Terry Kass MA (Hons) Dip Ed
Professional historian and chairman of the board of the Estonian Archives in Australia

6 pm on 6 March 2008
at
History House, 133 Macquarie Street, Sydney
(opposite the Botanic Gardens)

RSVP for catering to Reet Simmul
by 28 February 2008

WA Estonian Womens club and WA Estonian Association are holding a combined celebration for the 90th Anniversary of Estonian Independence at 3pm, Saturday 23rd of February at the Riverdale Community Centre.