Silver & Gold Wrap-Up, Thank-You, and Call for Media

Thanks to everyone who came out to the show last Saturday! The performers had a great time, and we think our audience seemed quite satisfied, too! We would especially like to extend a thanks to our costars Sudrabavots, our guest performers Baltic Band, our emcee Ivars Kuskevics, our tech guru Andris Lusis, and all the generous culinary superstars who donated their time and talents with baked goods and other delicious yummies! Some pictures are available here in our photo section. If you have any pictures or videos of the event that you would like to share, please get in touch!

Concert TODAY!

Just 6 hours remaining until our big show with Sudrabavots! 400 Hurley Avenue in Rockville. Show starts at 7pm. Be there!

On a related note, there will be no rehearsal tomorrow (Sunday April 22nd) so we can all relax.

Silver & Gold: Sudrabavots & Namejs Live in Concert

Namejs and our friends Sudrabavots are exploding with excitement. Why? BECAUSE OUR BIG BLOWOUT CONCERT IS JUST 2 SHORT DAYS AWAY!!! We know you've all been awaiting this moment as much as we have, but just in case, here's a repeat of all the details:

Silver & Gold: Sudrabavots and Namejs Live in Concert
What: Fundraising concert featuring Latvian song and dance by folk dance troupe Namejs and musical superstars Sudrabavots
When: Saturday, April 21, 2012. Door open at 6:30pm, show starts at 7:00pm
Where: Latvian Church of DC, 400 Hurley Avenue, Rockville, Maryland
How Much: Suggested donation of $15 and up (children discounted on the honor system)

What's new:Tons of stuff! We'll have special guest musicians jamming before the show and during intermission, tons of delicious Latvian (and not-so-Latvian) food, Sudrabavots and Namejs CDs, DVDs, and other swag, and some seriously awesome raffle rizes (free professional massage, anyone?)

This is not a show to be missed!

1 Week Until Silver&Gold

Quick reminder:

Just ONE WEEK REMAINING until the biggest, baddest, most amazing Latvian song and dance event DC has ever seen! Sudrabs&Zelts. Next Saturday. Rockville, Maryland. Be there.

Farewell and Thank You to Aleksandrs Parins

A few weeks ago the world lost a wonderful person, Latvian jewelrymaker Aleksandrs "Sasha" Parins. Mr. Parins was a very good friend of Namejs and always supported our group with his gifts, work, and hospitality. We've been very lucky to receive from him his handmade Latvian jewelry, musical instruments, and even our beloved person-height wooden swords. But we've been especially blessed by his invitations to celebrate Jani in his home! He will be missed.

An afternoon honoring Sasha Parins' memory will be held starting at 4pm on May 5th in his home:
13300 Old Indian Head Rd
Brandywine, MD 20613-8947

Please get in touch with Andris Rutins (301-649-2156 or ozols3x9-dclatviesi@yahoo.com) for RSVPs or question. RSVP by April 28th.

Upcoming Performance: EU Open House Day

Namejs is proud to announce that we will be joining our friends at the Latvian Embassy on Saturday, May 12th for the annual European Union Open House Day! This will be our third year entertaining crowds, posing for pictures, and dancing our little hearts out. We'll be performing at intervals throughought the day, so plase come on by and check us out!

More info is available here.

Check out videos from our 2010 appearance and our 2011 appearance in our video section, and photos from 2011 in our photo section!

April Fools!

Happy (belated) April Fool's Day from Namejs!

This past week at rehearsal the Namejs gang put their collective heads together to confuse their ususpecting leader and administrator. Take a look at this pic from rehearsal and try to pick out which two doofuses had the wool pulled over their eyes. Good times were had by all!

As a reminder, there will be no rehearsal tonight or this upcoming Easter Sunday, but we'll be back in action in 1 week's time, rolling out the final preparations for our big Silver & Gold concert.

Official 2012 Troupe Photo

We have taken our official 2012 Latvian Song and Dance Festival troupe photo. It's like school photos all over again! Check out how gorgeous we all are.

Special thanks to Inga Vītols for her lovely photography skillz!

SIlver & Gold Rehearsal Teaser

Are you getting pumped for SIlver & Gold: Sudrabavots and Namejs Live in Concert? Cuz we sure are! Check out this video of Namejs and Sudrabavots teaming up at rehearsal.

1 Month Countdown to Sudrabs & Zelts!

Only one month remaining until Namejs' and Sudrabavots' big blowout concert, and what better way to get pumped than with a brand new flyer? Click on the image below for your very own PDF copy!

Do your part and email it to everyone you know, pass it out to strangers on the street, or wallpaper your entire office!

Seeya in 1 month!