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Friday 11 October<\/h3>

The IX Livonian<\/a> Culture Days in Ventspils open with the Anita Niku\u013cceva’s<\/strong> exhibition ‘The forest. The meadow. The sea’. The opening takes place in the main library on 11 October at 5 pm. Following the opening, there is a meeting with the poet K\u0101rlis V\u0113rdi\u0146\u0161<\/strong>. His poetry collection ‘Livonian ballads’ has been translated into Livonian, and Livonian poems are read by the translator and poet Valts Ern\u0161treits<\/strong>.<\/p>

Saturday 12 October<\/h3>

On Saturday, the event starts with the commemoration of the Livonian poet J\u0101nis Princis by his monument at 9 am. Afterwards, at 10:30 am, there is a popular science reading at the main library. Valts Ern\u0161treits gives an insight into the research carried out by the Livonian Institute of the University of Latvia. Researcher Baiba \u0160uvc\u0101ne<\/strong> talks about the work of the Ventspils branch of the Livonian Union in the 1920s and 1930s and the family of K\u0101rlis Stefenbergs. Musicologist Zigurds Ete<\/strong> focuses on the activities of Dzintars and Dzidra K\u013cavi\u0146\u0161, long-time leaders of the ensemble ‘L\u012bvlist’ in Ventspils. Patrick O’Rourke<\/strong>, Fenno-Ugria’s project manager, talks about how the Livonian language has influenced the Estonian language. The reading concludes with the opening of the newly-made ‘Catalogue of Livonian place names’. <\/p>

The Livonian Culture Days finish with a concert at the ‘Latvija’ Concert Hall at 4 pm. The concert starts with a video performance directed by Reinis Boters<\/strong> and made with the theatre group ‘Kvardifons’. The performance tells the story of a Livonian family from its origins to the present day. The second part is the concert ‘T\u0113ri\u0146t\u0161’, directed and produced by Inita Pelse<\/strong>. The concert was created with three choirs: the women’s choir ‘Venda’, mixed choir ‘L\u012bvzeme’ and the Estonian P\u00e4rnu Men’s Choir. The concert also features a special performance by youth from the ‘Mierlinkizt’ summer school and the ‘R\u0101ndalist’ ensemble.<\/p>

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