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Daugavas Vanagu Sydney Chapter

Events at the Sydney Daugavas Vanagi House
49 Stanley St, Bankstown NSW, tel:(02) 9790 1140

Latvian Sports Club SPARS 60th Anniversary Dinner

When: Saturday, 3rd March, 2012
Where: Italian Village Restaurant
Piazza Terrace & Venice Room
7 Cirqular Quay West, Campbell's Cove
The Rocks, Sydney
Time: From 7pm until midnight
Cost:   $125 per person, including drinks, snacks, 3-course dinner, beer, wine and non-alcoholic drinks.

Tickets from Toms Veidners, phone 0401 715 561
Further information: Viktors Sīkais, phone 0413 018 588

2011 Australian Latvian Novus Championship

The championship took place on 14 - 15 January, 2012 at the Sydney Latvian House, 32 Parnell St, Strathfield. Twenty Sydney and Central Coast players took part in the Championships with outstanding results. Sydney players Berin Delforcce (SNK) won gold and Rudis Nemme (SNK) silver in the singles leaving the bronze medal to Zigis Andersons (MDVNK).

Selga Pešudovs (CKN) won the gold medal and the... Read more>>

Uldis Ozoliņš in Sydney
On 7 Deceber, 2011 at the Sydney Daugavas Vanagi Club, sociologist and political commentator Dr Uldis Ozoliņš spoke about recent events in politics in Latvia. Hear what he had to say (in Latvian)...       Click here to see table of election results
Politics since 2011 election
Language referendum
The economy
The Xylem Trio from Latvia toured Australia in Nov. 2011 and played at the 18th November Independence Day commemoration as well as presenting concerts in Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne and Adelaide.
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Krišjānis Kariņš - 18. November speech in Sydney
Dr. Krišjānis Kariņš was in Australia visiting all the major Latvian centres to participate in the 18 November commemoration of the Latvian declaration of independence in 1918.

Since 2009 Dr. Kariņš has been a member of the European Parliament. From 2002 to 2009 he was a member of the Latvian parliament and was chairman of the party "New Way". .

Curriculum Vitae (in English) PDF, 22kb

Dr Karins speech (in Latvian):

XYLEM TRIO - CD

Live recording of their 29 November 2011 farewell concert at Sydney Latvian House

1. Christmas songs 2. Jazz music with guest artist Benny Golsmith. Includes "Melancholy Waltz" by Emīls Dārziņš
$15 + post ($3 in Austrālijā)

Write/telephone: ojars.greste@gmail.com tel: (02) 9810 4703

Kaspars Svenne 100 
9 October, 2011 
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Listen to the concert, part 1 - Sydney Latvian Male Choir, 9 October, 2011

Australian Latvian Artists
Exhibition


11 Sep. - 9 Oct. 2011
Sydney Latvian House

 

Read about the exhibition...    View all the works...

Happy Birthday
Pēteris Kļaviņš
long time editor of our monthly news "RITUMS"
2011. gada 6 oktobrī

<< See video    Photographs >>

2010 film in four parts made by Latvian Television

BEING LATVIAN IN AUSTRALIA

DVD disk now available from SLB Bookshop or Jānis Čečiņš: tel 02 9642 1385
$25 + postage in Austrālijā $3

The film (in Latvian only, no subtitles) features some of the scenes and interviews filmed in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane, the Gold Coast and Cairns. Read more...

See YouTube clips from Ladies Auxillary event 1st May 2011


Melbourne Cup Best Hat Competition
Sidnejas Lauku Muzikanti (the Sydney Country Musicians)
Ingrīda Rēbauma recites the poem - "Mūsu laiku vīrieši", Kārlis Kāre
Arnolds Gūtmanis recites a poem by Antons Austriņš
Kārlis Gulbergs reads poems by Edvarts Virza

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Sydney Latvian Male Choir
in rehearsal for their concert
September 2011
Sydney Latvian House

 

 

 

Sydney Latvian Theatre
60th anniversary lunch
18 September 2011
Sydney Latvian House

 

 

 

"Sidnejas Šļauku muzikanti"
(the Sydney Country musicians)
SLB Ladies committee function
1 May, 2011
Sydney Latvian House

 

 

Klubs Kaladū
"Sorrento" musical evening
30 Oct, 2010
Sydney Latvian House

Italian and Latvian music by Viktorija, Benny, Kaija and friends


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Sydney Latvian Mixed Choir concert
24 Oct, 2010
Sydney Latvian House

 
 
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