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Feb
22
Date: 2010-02-22 19:00
Venue: St. Catherine‘s Church (Vilniaus St. 30, Vilnius)
Ticket prices: for adults 30 Lt
Patricio Zeoli will play a programme “Rossini in Peru - Bach in Bolivia” in Vilnius. Patricio has prepared a couple of surprises for the Lithuanian audience. First of all, he will be playing unusual instruments - a Romantic Guitar and a Charango. Zeoli’s Romantic Guitar (guitars were called that way in the 19th century) is a copy of an instrument made in 1830’s. A Charango is an even greater rarity to see on a stage. It derives from highlands of Bolivia, is perfect and sonorically unique, thus able to carry out folk music, as well as polyphonic Baroque repertoire. That is why the programme is called Bach in Bolivia. But who is Rossini in Peru? Pedro Jiminez Abril Tirado - a composer who lived in Peru during the 19th century. He was highly appreciable. For this reason, his peers dubbed him as The Rossini of Peru. Along with these unique pieces the public will hear various time-tested works by F. Sor, D. Aguado on the guitar and Bolivian folk music on the Charanga.
Patricio Zeoli was born in Argentina, grew up in Ireland and lives today in Germany. This multifaceted background has had a decisive influence on his artistic development.
Feb
20
2010-02-20 | Event starts: 17:00
The meeting with the famous writer Joanne Harris, who wrote the famous book “Chocolate”, will be in the “Pegasas” bookstore. During this meeting chocolade makers from the shop “Šokolado namai” will tell you a lot about the process of preparing handmade chocolate. You will also be able to taste it.
Ticket prices: Free admission
Venue: Shopping and Leisure Centre “Panorama” (Saltoniškių g. 9, Vilnius)
Feb
17
From 2010-02-12 to 2010-02-26
Mindaugas Gabrėnas photography exhibition
Ticket prices: Free admission
Venue: Užupis Art Incubator (Užupio St. 2, Vilnius)
Selected name FANTASMA (Latin “ghost, illusion”) of the exhibition is not accidental. This effect accompanies spectator in most exhibited author’s works.
The majority of photographs’ landscapes in reality appears nothing special. Hundreds of people have passed through the country and saw just one more rock, nth stone, as thousands of others.
According to M. GABRENAS, all objects are interesting and rush is difficult reconcilable with the photograph. Hundreds of people have passed through the country and did not see “Little Prince”, recklessly behindhand from their parents, or sowthistle, bigger than basketball stanchion…
Feb
17
2010-02-17 | Event starts: 18:00
The home of Stasys Vainiūnas with its unique grand piano, which once belonged to the composer Juozas Gruodis, later to the composer and pianist Stasys Vainiūnas, attracts Lithuanian performers to play music in a cosy atmosphere of Stasys Vainiūnas’ home. More than 40 evenings dedicated to the Lithuanian masters of art or the performers who ended their career on the stage a long time ago and whose artistic activities are reflected in the exhibitions launched, as well as 15-20 performances of young Lithuanian artists, are held there during a year.
The door of Stasys Vainiūnas’ home is always open to the young performers who are getting ready to take part in international contests.
Ticket prices: Free admission
Venue: House of S. Vainiūnas (A. Goštauto St. 2-41, Vilnius)
Feb
11
Seventh time in Palanga you have the possibility to see traditional “Palanga smelt 2010“ festival. Which allure you with fried, picled and smoked fish, will introduce the fishing traditions from Palanga Bridge.
Fishermen festival „Palanga smelt 2010 ” will begin on Saturday, February 13th, the fourth time are organized smelt fishing competition from sea bridge, with traditional sam for fishermen and the guests.
All day in the J. Basanavičius street some fishermen will be waiting for you with fresh, scented cucumbers, just-baked or smoked, dried, singing, dancing, metal, molar and amber smelts, tasty fish soup.
Resort guests will be entertained by a concert “Fishermen folk melodies”, anchor handling, fishermen’s boat-drawn, smelt eating competitions.
In addition to delicious meals from the smelt, cafes will remember the old festival “Palanga Smelt” moments, watching a photography exhibition “Sea cucumbers“.
To taste fresh fish on Friday also will come Lithuanian “seals”. Early Saturday morning health lovers begin the training at the sea, will meet with health professionals, and at 3.00 p.m. all “seals” are going to swim in iced sea water.
„Palanga smelt 2010“ feast program:
Saturday on the sea bridge
8.00 am. - 1.00 pm. Smelt fishing competition
Saturday in the J. Basanavičius street
12.30 pm. “Palanga smelt 2010″ feast opening.
Traditional sam for fishermen and gueasts.
1.00 pm. Concert “Fishermen folk melodies”
1.30 pm. Anchor handling competition
2.00 pm. Concert “Fishermen folk melodies”
2.30 pm. Fishermen’s boat-drawn competition
3.00 pm Swimming by the sea bridge
4.30 pm. Concert “Fishermen folk melodies”
5.00 pm. Smelt eating competition
Feb
11
18routes & up to 1m pax p.a. at Ryanair’s first Central European base
Ryanair, the world’s favourite airline, 9th Feb. announced it would open its 40th (and first Central European) base at Kaunas (Lithuania’s second largest city) in May with 2 based aircraft and 18 routes (9 new). Ryanair’s new base will deliver up to 1m passengers p.a. and sustain 1,000 jobs at Kaunas with over 120 weekly flights as Ryanair invests over $140 million at Kaunas Airport.
Ryanair also confirmed that it is in continuous negotiation with four other Central European airports to open bases and give consumers a choice and much lower fares than the high fares being charged by Air Baltic, WizzAir and other Central European airlines.
Ryanair celebrated its new Kaunas base by releasing 1 million €5 seats for travel on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays on over 500 routes across its European network, in March. These €5 seats are available for booking on www.ryanair.com until midnight Thursday (11th Feb).
In Kaunas, Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary said:
“Ryanair is delighted to announce Kaunas as our 40th base with 18 routes from May 2010 which go on sale on www.ryanair.com tomorrow. Lithuanian consumers/visitors can beat the recession and escape Air Baltic’s high fares by choosing Ryanair’s lowest fares and our no fuel surcharge guarantee to 18 exciting destinations all over Europe including Germany, Italy and Spain among others.Ryanair’s 1m passengers p.a. will sustain up to 1,000 jobs at Kaunas Airport.”
Ryanair’s Kaunas routes from May 2010
New: Barcelona, Berlin, Dusseldorf, Edinburgh, London (Gat), Milan, Oslo, Paris, Tampere
Existing: Birmingham, Bremen, Bristol, Brussels, Dublin, Frankfurt, Liverpool, London (Lut), London (Stan)
Feb
10
Date: 2010-02-14, event starts: 16:00
Venue: Museum of Applied Art, Arsenalo St. 3 A
Love… Perhaps it is one of the most inspirations for composers evermore. The ensemble Vilniaus arsenalas will talk about this romantic feeling in musical sounds, at the concert on February 14th - St Valentine’s Day. The gripping programme is prepared for the listeners. The subtle sounds of Bach’s Trio will accompany to the world of popular operas dedicated to the love celebration. They are the snappy Pergolesi’s The Servant Mistress, the fairy-tale by Mozart The Magic Flute and the pert and puckish Rossini’s The Barber of Seville. The operas’ arias and duets will be performed by soloists Julija Stupnianek and Ignas Misiūra. A convivial duet of amorous cats that you’ll hear at the end of concert, will remind of the coming spring…
Chamber Ensemble Vilniaus arsenalas
Laima Šulskutė (flute)
Rolandas Romoslauskas (viola)
Sergejus Okruško (harpsichord)
Soloists:
Julija Stupnianek (soprano)
Ignas Misiūra (baritone)
Programme:
J. S. Bach Concerto (Trio sonata ) in C Major for flute, viola and harpsichord
G. B. Pergolesi From opera The Servant Mistress
Aria of Uberto Sempre in contrasti con le si sta…
Aria of Serpina Donne, vaghe i studi nostri…
Duet of Serpina and Uberto Per te io ho nel core…
W. A. Mozart From opera The Magic Flute
Overture
Duet of Pamina and Papageno Bei Mannern, welche Liebe fuhlen
Aria of Night Queen Zum leiden bin ich…
Aria of Papageno Ein Madchen oder Weibchen…
Duet of Papagena and Papageno Bist du mir nun ganz gegeben…
G. Rossini From opera The Barber of Seville
Overture
Cavatina of Rosina Una voce…
Aria of Basilio La calunis e un venticello…
Duet of Rosina and Figaro Dunque io son…
G. Rossini Duet for two cats
