27–31 December 2012
Draft Program

Thursday 27 December

1:00pm- 3:00pm Church service /Opening Ceremony. St Stephens Church, Macquarie St Sydney. Combined church service and opening. Showcase of classical Estonian choral and organ music.

4:00pm – 5:00pm Art & craft exhibition opening Tap Gallery. 278 Palmer St Darlinghurst

6:00pm – 11:00pm Avapidu Daltone House. Darling Island Wharf. Pirrama Rd Pyrmont.
Harbour-side function centre with indoor and outdoor outside areas.
Allows everyone to mingle and catch up. Gourmet BBQ and cash bar.
Entertainment including Estonian performers.

Friday 28 December

All day – Estonian Cultural Centre open. 141 Campbell St Surry Hills. Information, ticket sales, light meals, fully licensed bar.

AM Golf (Day 1) Venue TBA

10:00am – 1:00pm Folk dancing/ choirs/folk musicians rehearsal (Venue TBC)

2:00pm-5:00pm Halli Hundi Jooks (Treasure hunt). Discover the historic Rocks area on foot.

6:00pm-8:00pm Nuku- ja Noorsooteater Estonian Cultural Centre open. 141 Campbell St Surry Hills. Theatre production from Estonia.

(Evening – time TBC) Opening of Estonian Film Festival Australia (EFFA). (Venue TBC). Premier screening and opening party.

Saturday 29 December

All day – Estonian Cultural Centre open. 141 Campbell St Surry Hills. Information, ticket sales, light meals, fully licensed bar.

AM Golf (Day 2) Venue TBA

AM Literature at Estonian Cultural Centre 141 Campbell St Surry Hills (Time TBC). Presentation on Estonian writer (90 minutes). Newspaper “Meie Kodu” office and Estonian Archives open.

Early PM Harbour Cruise into the less well-know water ways of Sydney harbour and historical sites (Time TBC).

2:00pm – 10:00pm Estonian Film Festival Australia (EFFA). (Venue TBC). Including children’s program. Features and documentary films, introduction to Estonian film Q and A with Tristan Priimagi.

8:00pm -11:00pm Music Club at Estonian Cultural Centre 141 Campbell St Surry Hills. Light meals and fully licensed bar. Performances by contemporary Estonian and local artists.

Sunday 30 December

All day – Estonian Cultural Centre open. 141 Campbell St Surry Hills. Information, ticket sales, light meals, fully licensed bar.

Early AM Go Karts Venue TBA

12 noon -5:00pm Rahva Pidu (Folk Festival) and Estonian Festival closing ceremony (Venue TBC). Folk dancing, folk musicians, choirs. Nuku- ja Noorsooteater performance for children. Handicraft display/sale. Food available.

6:00pm – 10:00pm Estonian Film Festival Australia. (EFFA) (Venue TBC). Features, documentaries, possibly short films. Closing party.

8:00pm -11:00pm Music Club at Estonian Cultural Centre Estonian Cultural Centre 141 Campbell St Surry Hills. Light meals and fully licensed bar. Performances by contemporary Estonian and local artists (separate programme to previous evening).

Monday 31 December

AM Beach Volleyball and other beach activities (Venue and time TBC).

AM Estonian Council of Estonian Societies AGM at Estonian Cultural Centre.

8:00pm Vana Aasta Õhtu (NYE Ball) Great Hall Sydney Boys High School. More Park Sydney. (Organised by Estonian Society of Sydney).

Website: http://www.ep2012sydney.org.au/index.php

Is there a Välis-eestlane anywhere in the world that has not heard about the extremes of weather conditions in that small Northern European country so dear to us all. Minus 25 and more, what has been happening?

Those travelling to Australia or locally referred to as ‘Värsked Eestlased’ are certainly enjoying more moderate conditions. Those of us here in Australia have been blissfully unaware, we have been enjoying our beach-houses, our summer camps and spending time next to our BBQ’s, pools and long summer breaks. Our extremes are less severe, but we here in South Australia have had the Southern Hemisphere sun and the EPN to keep us comfortable.

Well with the summer still in full swing another institution has slowly re-emerged. The Adelaide Estonians are generally regarded as mild mannered and unassuming. The event that has been talked about ‘very quietly’ in the last month or so, took place at ‘Kalev on Jeffcott’ in early February. EPN now has a following that was even spoken about on the local ABC radio, despite our efforts to keep it a very low key and a quiet event.

The Ukuleles as a group are an immense draw-card and after their magnificent performance last year, numbers just doubled. The Hawaiian Summer Esto Pub Night 21 was the first EPN in 2012. It was unheard of to have more people in the main hall than in the club-rooms. This was a first for an EPN! The team was constantly adding tables in the first part of the evening.

The Ukuleles were truly magnificent, with a team of over 20 members they entertained the crowd with two fabulous brackets. Overall what was even more overwhelming was their passion and the spontaneous unrehearsed uncut jamming late in the evening. Well done guys and hope to see you again next year.

Thomas Sarapuu also came to the party with his team over ever enthusiastic volunteers which again made the evening a fantastic fundraising event for the hall and the Adelaide and Australian Estonian community in general. Our new head Chef from the Lithuanian community has been an amazing find. Thank you again for turning down other offers, certainly the Vilnius-Viljandi Pork fillets were gone before even your dynamic author had an opportunity to think of a story. Well done it really was simply one of our finest meals at EPN!
A big thank you to our usual volunteers, Reet, Merike, Heather, Alan, Relika, Anneliis, Oxana, Sue and Amy just to mention a few. The overall highlight of the evening must have gone to young Tarmo who was pleasantly surprised when a magnificent cake with a monumental amount of candles came out and the entire over 200 crowd spontaneously started singing ‘Happy Birthday’. Congrats again Tarmo!!

Well where does Esto Pub Night or “EPN” go from here? We are keeping very quiet about our next evening, as we have always done in the past! We won’t be advertising in the usual national or international newspapers. This is an event that is a relaxing evening there is no need to book tickets or make formal arrangements. Just remember drop in for 20 minutes or stay for 3 hours there is no pressure, see what it is like. There is a big group that drop in after being out elsewhere, there is no cover charge or formal booking fees. The one problem is that you will meet all of your old Estonian friends and even make new Estonian contacts…there is no age limit. Make sure you keep March the 30th free, more details will follow very soon…

Draft Program

Thursday 27 December

1:00pm- 3:00pm Church service /Opening Ceremony

St Stephens Church Macquarie St Sydney. Combined church service and opening. Showcase of classical Estonian choral and organ music.

4:00pm – 5:00pm Art & craft exhibition opening　

Tap Gallery. 278 Palmer St Darlinghurst.

6:00pm – 11:00pm　 Avapidu　　

Daltone House. Darling Island Wharf. Pirrama Rd Pyrmont. Harbour-side function centre with indoor and outdoor outside areas. Allows everyone to mingle and catch up. Gourmet BBQ and cash bar. Entertainment including Estonian performers.

Friday 28 December

Meie Kodu 22.02.2012

Laager valvel!

Now will follow the report of the Lipping family grupp on their experiences as first timers to the warm and welcoming camp at Sõrve 2012.

RICHARD SEMENOV

Meie Kodu, 22.02.2012

Is there a Välis-eestlane anywhere in the world that has not heard about the extremes of weather conditions in that small Northern European country so dear to us all. Minus 25 and more, what has been happening? Those travelling to Australia or locally referred to as ‘Värsked Eestlased’ are certainly enjoying more moderate conditions. Those of us here in Australia have been blissfully unaware, we have been enjoying our beach-houses, our summer camps and spending time next to our BBQ’s, pools and long summer breaks. Our extremes are less severe, but we here in South Australia have had the Southern Hemisphere sun and the EPN to keep us comfortable.

Would you like to learn Estonian this year?

There are teachers all around Australia, and online via Skype available to teach you!

If you wish to learn, please contact the following teachers:

Kui soovite õppimist alustada, palun võtke ühendust järgmiste õpetajatega:

ADULTS

TÄISKASVANUD

• Brisbane: Delaney M. Skerrett, 0421 730449 / d.skerrett@uq.edu.au
• Canberra: Reet Bergman, (02) 6166 0573 / reetberg@grapevine.com.au
• Hobart: Tiiu Rääbus, 0411642740 / trraabus@gmail.com
• Melbourne: Sirje Jõgi, 0458 400 620 / palmstudiosaus@hotmail.com AND
  Pia Maganov, (03) 9560 7431 / piam@alphalink.com.au
• Perth: Triin-Liis Härma, 044 981 7037 / triinliis82@hotmail.com
• Sydney: Ingrid Kaupuzs, (02) 9365 6318 / ingridzs@hotmail.com

• via Skype: Eva Õim, (07)40913086 / ewaoim53@gmail.com
• Mujal & info Tiiu Salasoo, (02) 9436 3844 / salasoo@ihug.com.au

CHILDREN

LAPSED

• Brisbane:  Airi Ilisson-Cruz  airiilisson@gmail.com
• Melbourne: Sirje Jõgi, 0458 400 620 / palmstudiosaus@hotmail.com
• Sydney: Tiiu Salasoo, (02) 9436 3844 / salasoo@ihug.com.au AND
  Marilin Ilp, 0405543455 / marilin.ilp@gmail.com

Further Information

For further information and assistance please contact Tiiu Salasoo, the Coordinator of Estonian Studies for the Council of Estonian Societies in Australia, salasoo@ihug.com.au

On Sunday the 26th of February, 3pm there will be a Independence Day celebration  at Melbourne Estonian House.

Estonian House, Melbourne

43 Melville Rd
West Brunswick
VIC 3055
Australia

Entertainment will include:

• Speech by Arvi Vainomae.
• Ladies choir.
• Ain Simpson on piano.

After the progam there will be live music and light lunch.

94 Eesti Vabariigi Aastapäev

Saturday 25 February

2pm Estonian House, 200 Jeffcott Street, North Adelaide

Address by:

Hon Hieu Van Le AO, Chairman of the South Australian Multicultural and Ethnic Affairs Commission and Lieutenant Governor of South Australia

 

Performances by:

Light afternoon refreshments will be served.

All welcome!

More information: estos@tpg.com.au

Estonian Ball and Reception

at the Sydney Estonian House, 141 Campbell St, Surry Hills,
on Saturday, February 25th, , at 6 pm

• Doors open 5 pm
• Welcome speech 6 pm
• Live enterainment starts 6.30 pm
• Dance music until 11 pm

We are celebrating not one, but three anniversaries in one!

• The 94th Independence Day of the Republic of Estonia (Declared 24.Feb.1918)
• The 85th anniversary of the Estonian Society of Sydney, Inc. (Founded in 1927 by amalgamation)
• 100 years of Estonian community organisations in Sydney (first one founded in 1912)

******* Dress code: Black Tie/Evening Attire or Dark Suit *******

Ticket Prices*

Pre-booked by email……………….$55 (ses.tix@eestiselts.org)
At the door on the night……………$60
Children 15y and younger…………$25

(*) Price includes: welcome drink, buffet dinner, coffee & cake, live entertainment.

Our fully licenced bar offers affordable refreshments from 5pm till 11.30pm

Live enertainment of the night

is brought to you by these celebrated professionals:

Peeter Kaljumäe, a multi-talanted performer from Estonia (artist, singer and pianist).
Hooray For Everything, a Sydney based entertainment duo, singing and playing evergreen music from the last 40 years, including our favourite ABBA songs.

See you at the Estonian House on February 25 !

For several years now, Estonian Independence Day Picnic on Shark Island has been an important part of the Estonian calendar in Sydney. Every year, a maximum of 100 people – young and old, locals and visitors – are allowed to come to the island, which on this day only, turns into an “Estonian Territory”. It’s a perfect place to meet new people or have a great time with some old friends.

This year, on Thursday, 23 February, E-klubi (Estonian Club) in Sydney is proudly hosting the event, and it’s going to be better than ever.
We meet at 4.15 pm in Circular Quay jetty nr 6 for an exclusively booked 4.30 pm Captain Cook Ferry to Shark Island (Haisaar). The return from the Island is at sunset 7.45pm, arriving to Circular Quay by 8pm. This gives us 3 hours of quality time on the island, with some of the most breathtaking, 360-degree views in the world.

Entertainment

This year’s celebrity guest Peeter Kaljumae is an actor, singer and musician, well known to TV viewers and theatre goers in Estonia. He will be in Sydney as a special guest of Sydney Eesti Selts (SES) and one of the two entertainers at the Grand Ball of SES on 25/2. We’re looking forward to getting a preview of his talent and to singing along to the most popular musical folklore of Estonia.

No Need To Miss Work Or Carry Eskies!

All you need to do is leave work early and catch the train to Circular Quay. It only takes 1 minute to walk from the train station to the Ferry and join the party.
Like last year, there’s no need to carry your food or drinks with you, because we have our own catering team selling affordable snacks and drinks (incl cold beer, wine and other beverages). It’s the same young people who host E-klubi every Thursday at Eesti Maja. But if you do want to bring your own food and drinks, you are welcome to do so.

PRICING

Full price (Adult 16+) … $30.00
Special – current SES Member … $25.00
Special – recent E-klubi visitor … $25.00
Child 5-15y … $15.00
Child 4y or younger … FREE

Ticket sales:

– E-klubi @ Eesti Maja, every Thursday evening (cash only).
– Email kaire.myylman@gmail.com (pay by bank transfer).
– haisaar12.eventbrite.com.au (registration only, pay on the day)

The price includes…
– National Park admission fees
– private ferry transfers to and from the island
– Live and recorded Estonian music on the island

Shark island has toilets and water, but no gas, electricity or BBQ.
It’s part of a world famous national park, so please make sure to leave no rubbish on the island when you leave.

The S õrve Sõbrad – The Sydney Estonian Parents’ and Friends Association Annual General Meeting will be held on Sunday 4th March, 2012 commencing at 10 am at Sydney Eesti Maja – 141 Campbell Street, Surry Hills

AGM forms and information can be found on the homepage www.sorve.org.au or by calling 0458 140 662

Nominations for the Sõrve Sõbrad 2012 Committee election are to be received by 10am Sunday 26th February, 2012.

Proxy Forms are to be received by 10am Saturday 3rd March, 2012

Forms are to be sent to:
Secretary, Kaili Lehtsalu 20 Grevillea Place, Colo Vale 2575 or may be emailed to admin@sorve.org.au