WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6
Time Brief description of event
Venue
In the framework of the project "The History of National Confidence in
Ventspils Region":
Ceremonial opening of an informative exhibition Ventspils
Main
18.00 about the national independence idea in Latvia Library (2 Akmenu
and Ventspils from 1943 to 1990
Str., 2nd floor)
Sing-along and flag raising ceremony above the Square opposite to
19.00 then Ventspils Museum of History and Arts (now the Main Library and
Ventspils Digital Centre), 3 Akmenu Str.
Digital Centre
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8
Time
Brief description of event
Venue
Literary exhibition "Celebrating the Galinciems Library (110
Kuldigas Str.)
November 8– Lāčplēsis Day..."
15
November
Old master Edgars Vinters' painting Parventa
Library
exhibition
Targales Str.)
(4
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11
Time Brief description of event
Venue
"The Power of Lāčplēsis Comes from Olden
Times"
Parventa Library (4
13.00
Targales Str.)
Lāčplēsis Day event for children
"There is Such a Country, Latvia"
Mini-contest for pupils
Children's Library (2
Akmenu Str.)
Contest "Facts About Latvia" on social
Library of Ventspils
networks
University
College
Time Brief description of event
Venue
Themed literary exhibition "The Role of Andrejs (101 Inzenieru Str.)
Pumpurs' Epic Poem "Lāčplēsis" and Rainis'
Play "Uguns un nakts" in the Cultural Space of
Latvia"
"We in Ventspils 2013"
Ventspils
16.00 Graphic Art Plein Air Meetup "Ventspils Library (2
Dokumenta 2013" Exhibition Opening Ceremony Str.)
with participation of Marite Klusa and Anna
Ornina
Main
Akmenu
Lāčplēsis Day celebration at the Castle of the
Order of Livonian Knights
16.00
Castle of the Order of
Livonian Knights (17,
Ventspils Museum historian Arturs Tukiss' lecture Jana Str.)
about the Bermontiada; exhibition of the
collection of arms; red-white-red ribbon folding
Ceremonial enrollment of National Guard
candidates in the National Guard's 46th
Infantry Batallion
18.00
Participants: National Guard, State Border
Guard, and State Fire and Rescue Service of
Latvia. Musical accompaniment by "Ventspils
Brass".
Torch-lit procession from the Town Square to
the Forest Cemetery
18.30
Don't forget to bring a candle or torch with you
when coming! The event is open to everybody.
Town Square
Town
Square
Forest Cemetery
Commemorative moment at the White Cross
is the Forest Cemetery
Ventspils
19.00
Cemetery
Musical accompaniment by "Ventspils Brass".
–
Forest
Pianist Juris Zvikovs' Latvian Piano Music
Concert
Parventa Library (4
19.00
Targales Str.)
Admission is free.
20.00 Fire Symbol Making Ceremony
Renka Garden
Time Brief description of event
Venue
Creation of Latvian folk ornaments from lit
candles. Event with participation of folk group
"Laipa".
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12
Time Brief description of event
Venue
History Tuesday: lecture "The History of
National Confidence in Ventspils Region.
Castle of the Order of
25th Anniversary of the People's Front"
17.30
Livonian Knights (17,
Jana Str.)
Lecturer: Stella Lindenberga (Head of the
History Department of Ventspils Museum).
"FOR LATVIA. Where's Music, There Are
Singers"
Ventspils Main Library
18.00
(2 Akmenu Str.)
Ventspils Music College student concert
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13
Time Brief description of event
Venue
"The Power of Lāčplēsis Comes from
Olden Times"
Parventa
Library
10.00
Targales Str.)
Lāčplēsis Day event for children
Event
for
Fatherland!"
pupils
"You,
Children's
Library
Akmenu
Str.)
God-Given
Themed event "People's Front Time in
Ventspils"
Parventa
Library
18.00
Targales Str.)
Literary exhibition "Latvian Sun in My Palm... Children's
Library
November 18"
Akmenu Str.)
(4
(2
(4
(2
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14
Time Brief description of event
"Historical Games
Useful Exciting"
–
Venue
Ingenious,
15.30
Creative workshop for preschoolers
and elementary school students
18.00 Ventspils Men's Choir Concert
Parventa Library (4 Targales
Str.)
Lielirbe Baptist Church at the
Seaside Open Air Museum
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15
Time
Brief description of event
"November 2013. Ojars Vacietis – We –
Latvia"
12.00
Music & literature event with participation of
actor Rihards Lepers
"Born to Write Poetry Just Like Birds
Are Born to Fly. Ojars Vacietis – 80"
13.00
Lecturer: Ieva Kise (director of the Ojars
Vacietis Museum)
Venue
Ventspils Main Library
(2 Akmenu Str.)
Parventa Library
Targales Str.)
(4
"Latvian
Legends":
meeting
with
Ventspils Main Library
representatives of the publishing house
(2 Akmenu Str.)
"Jumava"
15.00
Nov 15–
Dec 13
"My Latvia – 95"
Exhibition showing pupil-written essays
Galinciems
Library
(110 Kuldigas Str.)
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17
Time Brief description of event
21.00
Venue
95th Anniversary of the Proclamation Day of
Ventspils
Culture
the Republic of Latvia Ball
Centre (18 Kuldigas
Time Brief description of event
Music by the band "Deficits".
Venue
Str.)
Tickets (LVL 5.00 (EUR 7.11)) are on sale at the
booking office of the Culture Centre since
November 5.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18
Time
Brief description of event
Venue
Open Day at Ventspils Museum at the Castle Castle of the Order
of the Order of Livonian Knights and Crafts of Livonian Knights
House on November 18
(17, Jana Str.)
95th Anniversary of the Proclamation Day
of the Republic of Latvia Concert
Soloists: Ieva Purina (cello), Martins Circenis
(clarinet),
Inita
Abolina
(accordion).
Conductors: Guntis Kuzma, Janis Liepins.
16.00
Programme: "The Jester" by Bruno Skulte, Theatre
House
Cello Concerto in B Minor by Janis Ivanovs, "Juras varti" (40
Nocturne for Symphony Orchestra by Eriks Karlines Str.)
Esenvalds, One More Weber Opera for
Clarinet and Orchestra by Peteris Plakidis,
Tango Quasi Sadness for Orchestra by Andris
Vecumnieks, Jewels Suite for Orchestra, Op.
66 by Jazeps Vitols, and Wedding Songs Suite
by Romualds Kalsons.
Admission is free.
17.00
"Road of Light"
Ventspils
Grammar School
No.1 (1 Kuldigas
Str.)
Sing-Along in Town Square
20.00
With participation of folk group "Kokle" (Riga)
and Ventspils United Choir.
Town Square
Service "Prayer for Latvia" together with the
ministers of Ventspils congregations.