A new object has been discovered in the course of the construction work of Riga Castle. Experts estimate it could be an around 600-year-old kitchen hearth or furnace, said Renārs Griškevičs, chair of the State Real Estate (VNĪ) May 24.
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From August 3 to August 7 the Latvian National Opera will see guest performances by Riga-born ballet legend Mikhail Baryshnikov who'll be playing Vaslav Nijinsky in his "Letter to a Man", reported LSM's Latvian-language service Wednesday.
The joint Baltic Pavilion between Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania will feature over 100 items at the 2016 Biennale in Venice, reported Latvian Radio's Māra Rozenberga Thursday.
The organizers of the Eurovision song contest have revealed the order in which artists will vie for the chance to participate in the grand finals, with Latvia's Justs Sirmais to be the first to perform in the second semi-finals on May 12, reported LSM's culture editors Friday.
Yesterday the National 2016 Sony World Photography Awards winners were revealed, with Jānis Paļulis' photo Savilkonis (A gathering) the picture a panel of experts chose from Latvia, reported LSM.
The Eurimages European Cinema Support Fund has awarded Jānis Nords' upcoming feature film "Foam at the Mouth" with €150,000 in funding, reported LSM.
Friday the Positivus festival announced the main artists who'll be playing at the 10th anniversary of the popular festival, reported LSM.
There's a song about a poet inviting people to his home, to a masquerade without any masks. Those who wore one, he stripped from them right on the threshold. Turns out the song may have been prophetic... learn why in the weekend events guide prepared by LSM's culture editors.
The time after New Year is spent in a cultural vacuum that starts filling up again about mid-January. However, as everyone in Latvia, or at least one of their relatives, has a story about the bravery of the 700,000 people who took part in the barricades, LSM's culture editors chose to dedicate this events guide to the history crossroads on which the Baltics stood 25 years ago.
"Hey, hello, Āgenskalns, Bastejkalns, Čiekurkalns!" goes one popular song relating the various 'mountains' (Latvian - kalns) of the country. Calling 200-meter hills 'mountains' seems like wishful thinking to many foreigners, however just as people generally love things there is very little of - like gold, or Latvia - so are Latvians very keen on using the precious skiing and snowboarding opportunities during the winter - and you are very much invited to join.
Remember when we announced "veļu laiks 2015" - the time when spirits of the dead supposedly walk the earth? Well, it's about to end on November 10 on the Mārtiņi celebration that marks the beginning of the 'time of ice' when swamps freeze and become passable by horse. And time of ice it is even now - though Rīga won't hit freezing temperatures until a bit later in November - with hockey in Liepāja, ice-cool disco in Rīga and verbal whips that cut like a cold steel knife in one Irish comedian's return to Latvia.
In November world-famous singers like Olga Pudova, Hiromi Omura, Dmytro Popov, Tansel Akzeybek and Asmik Grigorian will take the stage of the Latvian National Opera (now abbreviated LNOB), reported LSM's Latvian-language culture section.
Artist Ieva Blūma has been living in Denmark for 18 years already - her family is there and she works there. Now she has brought the black-and-white work cycle The Journey Between Dreams and Reality to the Putti gallery in Rīga, Latvian Television reported Monday.
The Riga International Film Festival (IFF) First Award was bestowed Sunday upon Sergei Loznitsa for his film The Event, according to information on the festival website.
The title doesn't simply reflect the morbid obsessions of the author; it refers to veļu laiks, from September 29 to November 10, when veļi - mostly benign spirits of the dead - supposedly walk the earth in Latvia. It was customary to leave them meals in quiet places and to generally refrain from being loud during this period. Though we don't know whether people really keep quiet during this time anymore, there are plenty of cultural offerings ('meals') for the living and the dead in store for this weekend.
October 15 will mark the premiere of Alvis Hermanis' newest production Brodsky/Baryshnikov at the New Riga Theatre, featuring legendary Riga-born dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov in a show based on the poetry of Russian writer Joseph Brodsky.
On October 15 the Riga International Film Festival (IFF) will kick off, showing over 80 new movies from all over Europe in what is definitely Latvia's largest movie event of the year. The Short Riga selection of short films has been unveiled recently, and foreign guests are welcome to attend the succinctly titled section of the IFF from October 21 to October 24.
This weekend’s going out guide urges all to grab a rake and trash bags before browsing the entertainment listings as this is the weekend of the annual Big Clean Up.