July 25, 2025 (Friday), 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Kino vakars? Read on for the important info (please do read the full description if you are planning to attend).
It stands for "Cinema night" in Latvian. GZ will point you to the Latvian Community Hall in Christchurch. Every now and then we organise events here, some of them - movie nights, as this time. This is the 3rd time I'm making a geocaching event out of it too.
The most important thing to consider if you want to come, is the timing. Those of you who want to come and see a Latvian movie (with English subtitles) - we will start the movie at 7pm. You might have noticed that the time of this event is set to 6pm-7pm. I did that to allow for people who don't want to see the movie or can't commit to stay for the lenght of it, to have a time to come along, say hi, sign the logbook and then go on their own important businesses before the screening.
I've set the end time for 7pm, as I don't want people to keep showing up during the screening. But if you are staying for the movie, the actual endtime will be around 9pm-ish, give or take. If you are not into geo-chit-chat, but want to see the movie, you are welcome to arrive at 6:55pm :)
In 2021 we watched the docudrama "Baltic Tribes" - the story of the last pagans of Europe.
In 2023 it was "Jelgava '94 (Doom 94)", a coming of age biopic about growing up in the tumultous 90ties post-Soviet Latvia.
I will update via an announcement of what the movie is going to be a bit later. If you do decide to stay for the movie, please make a donation to Latvian House for the running costs. There will be a donation box on site and bank details provided.
P.S. I'd advise to park on the street if you are OK with walking a few more steps to the entrance. If you do have trouble walking, there is also limited space option to park in the yard.
P.P.S. Bring your own snacks, drinks or even your own dinner if you wish! There are no cooking facilities but there is a microwave if you want something heated up. We have a kettle, so a hot cuppa is possible! I will provide tea bags and some bikkies.