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SPOTLIGHT ON AUTUMN Five things that you should do in Latvia in October • Take part in the season’s final golf tournament at the Viesturi golf club on October 26 (www.golfsviesturi.lv). • Go fishing for flounder in the Baltic Sea off the Kurzeme coast, when the fish are bigger and swim closer to the shore. • Attend the annual Forest of Sound (Skaņu mežs) innovative music festival from October 10-12 and find out about the latest trends in the world of sound (www.skanumezs.lv). • Visit Zvārte Cliff (Zvārtes iezis) by the Amata River. It is one of the most picturesque sandstone cliffs in Latvia, with a breathtaking view of the surrounding fields and forests. • See Rundāle Palace – Latvia’s most majestic Baroque and Rococo structure – and enjoy an autumn stroll through the grounds’ vast rose garden.
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Celebrate life in all of its splendour with some tips by Baltic Outlook
Music Those who have already seen talented British musician Peter Gabriel in concert will never forget his visually and emotionally charged shows, which perfectly complement his beautiful and intellectual music. Gabriel is once again on tour in Europe in October. www.petergabriel.com
Beauty If you are a fan of the Downton Abbey TV series, then this month you will have something extra to be happy about. A special cosmetics line devoted to the series is coming out this month, available exclusively at Marks and Spencer stores. All of the packaging has an Edwardian look and features the Downton Arms.
READING LIST Stephen King, Doctor Sleep (19.99 EUR, www.hodder.co.uk) King’s sequel to his 1977 hit The Shining has been a long time coming, but is well worth the wait. Here, Danny Torrance, the Big Wheels-riding child protagonist from The Shining, is now middle aged and working in a New Hampshire nursing home. He’s turned his uncanny mental abilities into a trade, offering comfort to the dying as they pass into the next world. However, once a tribe of killer paranormals enter the scene, you’ll see that King’s ability to pen page after gripping page of horror, suspense and thrill has not abated in the least during his old(er) age.
Design Can’t figure out what to buy as a gift? Munio Candela offers beautiful design candles made of soy wax. Each candle is handmade and decorated with wild plants picked from Latvia’s summer meadows. A skilled candlemaker can make about 60 candles per day. www.muniocandela.com
ART FOR YOUR PRIVATE COLLECTION The Antonija art gallery is the oldest classical art gallery in Riga. If you are looking for an artwork by a particular Baltic artist for your private collection, then there is a good chance that you might find what you need at this gallery. Although Antonija specializes in recognized Latvian and foreign painting masters from the 20th century, it also features art by young and promising contemporary artists at its exhibitions and auctions. The gallery has established several records in the Latvian art world, including the sale of the most expensive oil painting at an auction, selling the Portrait of a Young Woman by Nikolajs Bogdanovs-Beļskis for 100 000 LVL (140 000 EUR). More information at www.antonia.lv. 18 / AIRBALTIC.COM
Marisha Pessl, Night Film (16.99 EUR, www.randomhouse.com) Delayed for some three years, this much-anticipated second novel by the author of the bestselling Special Topics in Calamity Physics centres on a young investigative journalist covering the apparent suicide of Ashley Cordova, the daughter of a reclusive European cult horror film director. Smart and entrancing writing from one of America’s freshest literary voices.
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