Entertainment is a leisure activity consisting of an event and an audience that views the event and participates. This participation can be subtle, as in Theatres: Film, Opera or stageshows, or Orchestral symphony concerts wherein the applause due the performance or performing artists would be bad manners. In contrast, the sports entertainment industry feeds off audience participation— who can imagine the strange event attending a pro-wrestling bout, basketball or baseball game without cheering or booing the participants would experentially being happy.
The industry that provides entertainment is called the entertainment industry, and one distinction between what is meant by the term is the voluntary participation of the party being entertained, which may be passive (Opera) or active (Frantic shoot-em-up computer games) and the whole gamut of industry supported diversions in between (Baseball, Concerts, Football, Books, Television, film , striptease, and events like Karaoke).
Recreation, play, reading, and art appreciation may in some instances be confused with entertainment, but the difference is elementary—entertainments take two or more— even if one of the participants is a programmer for the obsolescent Amiga computer system who now happens to be deceased. Without the 'performance' of the artist and the participation of the viewer the event would and could not occur.
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Mister Latvia - Beauty pageant contest for men and women. Page includes history and contestant portfolios.
Art Nouveau Heritage - Highlights this type of architecture that is seen in the capital city of Riga and the rest of the country.
Art Studio at the Architect's House - Lessons in drawing, painting and other kinds of visual art. In Latvian and English.
Elgurt, Josef - Biography and gallery of this artist from Riga, Latvia.
Meta Description: [ An Artist in Riga, Latvia ~ to his 75th birthday: Josef Elgurt. His biogaphy and gallery: serigraphs, drawings, water colors, Printmaking, exhibitions, Arts and Culture in Latvia ]
Films in Latvia - A directory of links to movies such as studios, history, organizations, news, history, films, festivals, and filmmakers that originate from Latvia.
Latvian Museum Association: Guide - Directory of museums within the country. Searchable by alphabet, region or theme.
National Film Centre of Latvia - Established by the Ministry of Culture to distribute government funding, propose legislation, preserve audio-visual heritage, promote films abroad, create a database library and provide licenses for video distribution.
re-lab - An electronic art and media center in Riga, Latvia. Projects range from new media festivals to Internet broadcasting.
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Riga Dimd - Shows the history of some choir festivals, especially the Riga Dimd, and how they became an important part of Latvian culture. Includes contact information.
Studija - Visual arts magazine.
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