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New Year’s reception
05.01.2011
On the first working day of the year 2011, the mayor of Viljandi and the chairman of the city council invited a number of people to attend a reception at the Traditional Music Center, reports the county paper Sakala.
The mayor Kalle Jents remembered the last year when the city lost millions from its budget and made some hard decisions in order to cope with the most important tasks in hand. "Fortunately, nothing important was cancelled," said the mayor in front of the audience. He thanked the workers and the entrepreneurs who have invested in the development of the town.
The chairman of the city council Tarmo Loodus contemplated on the topic "We, our children and our relationships" and was worried that there will be no one to enjoy what we are building and creating when there are so few children born.
At the same time, a collection of photos was shown on the wall which included pictures from last year's Hanseatic Days, Folk Music Festival, Early Music festival and other events. The reception was hosted by Rannar Raba who is the head of public relations at Estonian Traditional Music Center. Folk musician and dancer Silver Sepp helped to keep the cosy atmosphere by showing that music can also be made with plastic vessels and bicycle spokes.