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Aug
26
Date: 2010-09-01
Venue: Vingis Park, Vilnius
Price: 15 Lt
“September 1st” is the biggest student celebration in Lithuania. Taking place in Vilnius’ “Vingis Park” on the 1st of September, 2010, this event includes more than 18 Lithuania’s best artists performing in three different stages and plenty of social, cultural and even artistical workshops.
The BIG scene presents:
Aug
26
Date: From 2010-08-26 to 2010-09-14
Venue: Gallery “Actus Magnus” Pilies St. 36-44
Price: Free admission
Artist Marietta Bonnet from Denmark presents exhibition of pastels on handmade paper “Vulcanoes in the Ocean” that has been successfully exhibited in “Krebsen” gallery in Copenhagen this spring. Exhibition is organized in gallery “Actus magnus” in collaboration with “Krebsen” gallery (Copenhagen). Artist Marietta Bonnet tells about the exhibition “Vulcanoes in the Ocean”: “Île de la Reunion – or Île Bourbon as it used to be called – is the vanilla island. It has old, gigantic volcano craters, some of which have extremely fertile soil – and the island has an active volcano – Piton de la Fournaise, which erupted last time in April 2007.
Aug
25
Date: August 27, 1:30 pm
Venue: Vilnius Teachers‘ House Courtyard (39 Vilniaus St, Vilnius)
Price: Free admission
Come to the Vilnius Teachers’ House Courtyard on August 27, where all afternoon and into the night you will have the chance to hear lots of excellent performers in the GYVENTI NEGALIMA MIRTI (LIVE DON’T DIE) event, and also register as a potential bone marrow donor. Why? If your bone marrow is suitable for someone suffering from leukemia, you could help save a life. So, through your kindness, you can pick the right position for the comma in the sentence LIVE DON’T DIE.
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Aug
25
Venue: Vilnius city
Date: September 3-5, 2010
International festival VILNIUS CITY FIESTA is one of the most important multi-art form events in Vilnius; the main and most spectacular festival of Vilnius with high artistic level actions dedicated to all citizens and city guests.
The VILNIUS CITY FIESTA takes place annually since 1993 in the biggest in-door venues and open-air spaces of Vilnius, as the Town Hall Square (capacity up to 5.000 people), the Cathedral Square (capacity up to 10.000 people), the Vingis Park (capacity up to 30.000 people).
The VILNIUS CITY FIESTA events draw numerous audiences, as they are open and free. Every year more than 250.000 people are visiting events of the VILNIUS CITY FIESTA where Vilnius Festivals provides with a wide range of high-level entertainments from jazz, pop, rock and world music to classical music and opera, films programme, street theatre, fashion shows and carnivals.
During last several years these international stars and top musicians made their performances in the events of Vilnius Festivals:
Elton John (2006), Bjork (2008), Kosheen (2008), ZEEP(2007), Brainstorm (2007), Rotterdam Ska-Jazz Foundation (2006), Ojos de Brujo Sound System (2008), The Shin (2008), Red Bull X-Fighters (2006), Alain Robert SPIDERMAN (2006)
The programme:
Aug
25
After the President of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaite came to power in 2009, European journalists quickly dubbed her Lithuania’s Iron Lady, owing to her steely way with words and her black belt in karate. The daughter of a saleswoman and an electrician, she worked part time in a factory while earning a Ph.D. in economics. She went on to become Deputy Minister of Finance in 1999, before holding a series of positions within the European Commission. In 2009, with Lithuania mired deep in recession, Grybauskaite focused her presidential campaign on protecting those with the lowest incomes and tackling unemployment, which had climbed to nearly 16%. Running as an independent, she won with a 68% majority — the largest margin of victory ever recorded in Lithuania’s presidential election history.
Full list of Top 10 Female Leaders
1. Julia Gillard, Prime Minister of Australia
2. Johanna Sigurdardottir, Prime Minister of Iceland
3. Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, President of Argentina
4. Dalia Grybauskaite, President of Lithuania
Aug
24
Cruise liner “Empress” in Klaipeda!
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On Monday, a cruise liner “Empress“ stood in cruise ship terminal in Klaipeda. It arrived carrying a 1500 group of Spanish tourists.
The ship moored quayside 8 in the morning and proceeded at 2 p.m . Travelers had some time to get acquainted with the Old Town of Klaipeda, but some of them managed to see the Curonian Spit and Palanga. Ship „Empress“ is 210.81 meters long and 34.4 meters wide. It can transport 2,020 passengers. It has about 1,000 crew members who are ready to help in any case. It is estimated that an average of one cruise ship passenger spends around 60 euros at the port. “Empress” will visit Klaipeda for 9 times these year. The last time will be on 6th of septmeber. This year the cruise ship season ends September 23. Total number of cruise ships which comes to Klaipeda 48 times. It is expected that the number of tourists will not be less than last year - last year about 33512 tourists came to Klaipeda
Aug
23
“The Road of Freedom” is a sculpture commemorating the twentieth anniversary of the restoration of the State of Lithuania and invites all residents of the country and patriots of Lithuania to continue along the path of freedom and solidarity.
The Project idea evolved from a reflection of contemporary apathy, pessimism and confrontation. “The Road of Freedom” is a commemoration of the fight for independence and a symbol of freedom and solidarity for future generations. It encourages the remembrance of the idea of solidarity which helped Lithuania to gain its freedom.
The sculpture is symbolic of the live chain of people who, more than 20 years ago, joined hands and connected the three Baltic States who were striving for independence. The chain stretched a length of over 600 kilometres and became an expression of unprecedented solidarity.
This sculpture, just like “The Baltic Way” created unanimously by the Lithuanian people 21 years ago, is a collective creation – everyone can contribute to the Project and get a special brick which will be put in the sculpture. Each brick will be the in the colours of the Lithuanian flag and the name of the person who has contributed to the sculpture will be stamped on each brick.
