Sīpolfest or Onion Festival: Sīpols RADA – A Day Filled with Concerts, Workshops, Competitions, and More

Sīpolfest or Onion Festival: Sīpols RADA – A Day Filled with Concerts, Workshops, Competitions, and More

On August 20, at 11.00-21.00, the branch of the Babīte Cultural Education Center in Sala parish “Vietvalži” (Spuņciem) will host the Sīpolfest or Onion Festival “Sīpols RADA. SHOWS. OUT-SHOWS”. In the program: “Adventures of the milkmaid”, “Brīvrunu project” with a concert and workshops, concerts of the group “RAUM” and the singer Vultura, show program of … Read more

Upcoming Concert: Jumprava Band to Perform Best Songs Live on Saulkrasti Stage

Upcoming Concert: Jumprava Band to Perform Best Songs Live on Saulkrasti Stage

On August 19, at 7:00 p.m., a concert of the best songs of the band “Jumprava” will be performed on the Saulkrasti stage. The group will be in full force on the stage – Aigars Grāvers, Aigars Grauba, Aigars Krēsla and Ainars Ashmanis, and everyone together promises to throw a good party. The concert will … Read more

24h MTB & 6h MTB Mountain Bike Competition at Fischer Ski Center in Sigulda

24h MTB & 6h MTB Mountain Bike Competition at Fischer Ski Center in Sigulda

On August 19, at 12:00 p.m., the “24h MTB & 6h MTB” mountain bike competition will start at the “Fischer” Ski Center in Sigulda. participants compete in a 24-hour discipline (individually in the Solo class or in teams of pairs/fours) or in a 6-hour discipline (individually in the Solo class). The winner is the participant … Read more

Intara Busulis Concert at Ropaži Park: Experience a Night of Charming Music and Charismatic Energy

Intara Busulis Concert at Ropaži Park: Experience a Night of Charming Music and Charismatic Energy

On August 18 at 20.00 in Ropaži Park, the Ropaži Cultural Center offers a concert by the charming and charismatic musician Intara Busulis. The concert program will include the well-known and beloved compositions of Intara Busulis, as well as songs written in the last two years. Intars Busulis is a musician who has always attracted … Read more

Altum Reports Decrease in New Transactions in First Half of 2023

Altum Reports Decrease in New Transactions in First Half of 2023

AS “Development financial institution “Altum”” (“Altum”) in the six months of 2023, newly issued financial instruments amounted to 118 million euros, which is 12.2% less compared to the six months of 2022, says “Altum” in a statement to the “Nasdaq Riga” stock exchange. Among them, loans in the amount of 55 million euros were issued … Read more

Fitch Upgrades Latvia’s Credit Rating and GDP Growth Forecast: Stability and Resilience Confirmed

Fitch Upgrades Latvia’s Credit Rating and GDP Growth Forecast: Stability and Resilience Confirmed

Minister of Finance Arvils Ašeradens (JV) states that Fitch’s decision to raise Latvia’s future credit rating from stable to positive at the current “A-” level and to increase Latvia’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast for this year to 1.4% confirms the stability of Latvia’s economy against external shocks and the sustainability of government decisions. … Read more

Reconstruction of Pig Complex Building by Mapri Būve for Baltic Pork: Project Details and Funding

Reconstruction of Pig Complex Building by Mapri Būve for Baltic Pork: Project Details and Funding

The reconstruction of the pig complex building of the pig farming company SIA “Baltic Pork” for 2.877 million euros will be carried out by SIA “Mapri Būve”, according to information on the website of the Procurement Supervision Office. Three applicants applied for the procurement tender announced by “Baltic Pork”. “Mapri Būve” was recognized as the … Read more

“I Can’t Do It, Comatose” Poetry and Music Performance at the Skulmju Family Exhibition

“I Can’t Do It, Comatose” Poetry and Music Performance at the Skulmju Family Exhibition

On August 6 at 19.00 at the exhibition of the house of the Skulmju family in Mālpilis, as part of the Garden Festival, a poetry and music performance “I can’t do it, comatose” is planned, in which Ilmārs Šlāpins and “Trio Tresensus” will take part. The jointly created concert program will reflect the harmony of … Read more

Ukrainian President Visits Odessa Orthodox Cathedral Destroyed in Russian Attack

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the historic Orthodox cathedral in Odessa on Thursday, days after it was destroyed in a Russian attack, the president’s office said. “Volodymyr Zelenskyi inspected the damage to the Transfiguration Cathedral caused by the recent massive bombing of civilian infrastructure and the historic center of the city of Odessa,” the president’s … Read more

Satikšanas Saulkrastos: The Subtleties of Chamber Music ft. Akilone Quartet

Satikšanas Saulkrastos: The Subtleties of Chamber Music ft. Akilone Quartet

On August 6 at 17.00 Pēterupes ev. lut. In the church, the final concert of the chamber music festival “Satikšanas Saulkrastos” “The subtleties of chamber music” will be performed, in which the internationally recognized string quartet “Akilone” (France/Latvia) will take part. In the concert program: Antonīns Dvoržaks – String Quartet n.14 op.105 in A flat … Read more