A slippery whodunit at the Tukuma piens dairy, as on November 3 an accident resulted in two and a half tons of coffee cream being flushed into the sewers in the town of Tukums, reported LTV and Latvian Radio.
On August 30 the house of Latvian writer Jānis Akuraters will be opened following restoration, bringing the flavor of 1930s Latvia back to life.
A team of seven people are at work on Latvia's National Encyclopedia that will be released next year as Latvia turns 100.
On July 15 the first Centenarian Congress took place at the baroque Rundāle Palace with 35 out of 42 Latvia's people aged 100 or slated to become hundred years old in 2017 meeting and mingling a year before the country's founding centenary.
Starting June 16 about 700 Latvians are singing and dancing in Esslingen in a three-day event commemorating the song and dance festival Latvian war refugees held in the city 70 years ago, in 1947.
The artist Romans Suta is turning 120 this year. While most of the festivities are slated for next year, 2016 has seen a number of events dedicated to one of the pioneers of Latvian modern art. A series of book illustrations by Romans Suta are on show at the Museum of Romans Suta and Aleksandra Beļcova, reported Latvian Radio's Baiba Kušķe Wednesday.
The 24th annual Baltic Pearl movie festival starting on Wednesday will screen more than twenty movies throughout the week, featuring modern Russian films and screenings dedicated to the 90th birthday of Marilyn Monroe, reported Latvian Radio Tuesday.
Although her inspiring story is known across the world, the name of Helen Keller might not be familiar to many Latvians. That is set to change, as an exhibition dedicated to the deaf-blind activist and writer has opened at the Latvian National Library, reported Latvian Radio Tuesday.
Poetry is traditionally the preferred means of expression for Latvian literati, however as the Latvian Literature Yearly Award (LALIGABA) contestants show this year, prose has experienced a sort of a revival, reported Latvian Radio Monday.
Today marks the 150th birthday of the great Latvian painter Janis Rozentāls (1866-1916), one of the founding figures of Latvian national art.
Tuesday the first artwork - the Teodors Zaļkalns' porcine sculpture titled 'Pig' - was returned to the freshly-renovated Latvian National Museum of Art (LNMM), reported Latvian Radio.
Renārs Vimba's youth drama "Mellow Mud" (Es esmu šeit) earned the Crystal Bear award in the Generation/14plus competition at the International Berlin Film Festival, reported LSM Friday.
Renowned artist Maija Tabaka is hosting a personal exhibit, titled Southern gardens (Dienvidu dārzi) at the Daugava gallery from February 11, reported Latvian Television Thursday.
After a little over a week, the Riga International Film Festival (IFF) will kick off, showing over 80 new movies from all over Europe. Along with attending movie screenings, visitors will have to chance to meet directors and attend workshops and discussions, reported Latvian Radio Wednesday.
Aspazija's prose will now be available to international readers as well, as the first English translation of her non-verse, dubbed Aspazija. Her lyrical prose has been published. The opening of the book will be celebrated in the Rīga Central Library on Monday. Latvian Radio talked on Monday with the translator Astrīda Stanke, a Latvian living in the US, about the new book, and her own plans too.
