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Tomas Venclova presented with Jerzy Giedroyc award in Poland

December 3, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

On 1 December in Warsaw, the Polish newspaper Rzeczpospolita presented the Jerzy Giedroyc award to Tomas Venclova, the Lithuanian poet, translator, publicist, and a well-known figure, for contributing to the current literary scene in Central and Eastern Europe. The award was also presented to the Institute of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania at Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs reports. […]

Jurga Šeduikytė performs. Photo Ramūnas Astrauskas

Jurga Šeduikytė performs in Brussels and Luxembourg

November 24, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

On November 18 and 19, the well-known Lithuanian singer Jurga Šeduikytė performed in Brussels and Luxembourg. The singer presented her newly released album „Giliai vandeny“ (Deep in the Water) and performed her most famous award-winning songs whilst having the audience singing along. […]

Film festival in Vilnius to showcase best of animation

November 23, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

For the thirteenth time, International Animated Film Festival Tindirindis, which will take place on November 26-29, invites viewers to the halls of Vilnius cinemas where the best non-commercial animated films from all over the world will be shown. […]

Construction of lipstick tower. Photo LRT

20,000-lipstick tower by Lithuanian artist to grace Hong Kong shopping centre

November 9, 2015 www.lrt.lt 0

A Lithuanian artist has built a giant lipstick tower which will be exhibited in Hong Kong shopping mall and will even be inspected by Guiness World Records representatives. […]

Lithuanian actor in the cast of latest James Bond movie

November 6, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

The cast of the latest instalment of the James Bond franchise, 007 Spectre, includes a Lithuanian name. […]

Exhibition in Stockholm showcases Lithuanian design

November 6, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

An exhibition dedicated to Lithuanian design was opened on 5 November in the Designgalleriet gallery in central Stockholm. This is the first exhibition in Sweden presenting works of young Lithuanian designers. […]

Two Lithuanian shorts at Stockholm animation festival REX

November 5, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

The international REX animation festival, which opens in Stockholm on Friday, is screening two entries from Lithuania. […]

Lithuanian month on Eurochannel

October 28, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

Eurochannel and Lithuanian film centre presents “Lithuanian Month” in November. Eurochannel, the award-winning television channel, presents its first Lithuanian Month supported by the Lithuanian Film Centre. During the entire month of November, Eurochannel viewers will enjoy a curated selection of Lithuanian feature films, documentaries, shorts, and musical artists to showcase Lithuania’s dynamic cinematic culture. […]

Concert in Flanders celebrates 250th anniversary of Michal Kleofas Oginski

October 27, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

The Embassy of Lithuania, together with the Embassies of Poland and Belarus, organised a concert in the Flemish town Heist-op-den-Berg (province of Antwerp), which was dedicated to celebrate the 250th birth anniversary of Michał Kleofas Ogiński. […]

Film about Japanese diplomat who saved Jews premièred in Vilnius

October 16, 2015 ELTA EN 0

On 14 October, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius attended the première of the film Persona Non Grata about a Japanese ambassador in Lithuania who issued visas to Jews during World War Two, saving thousands of people from death. […]

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Vilnius Yiddish Reading Circle turning to prewar Kaunas

October 16, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

After a month of concentrating on prewar Yiddish newspapers from Vilnius (Yiddish Vílne), the weekly Yiddish Literary Reading Circle, now in its 17th year, turns in its next session, this coming Sunday, 18 October 2015 at 1 PM (1300) sharp, to readings from Yiddish newspapers in interwar Kaunas (Yiddish Kóvne). […]

Lithuanian director, actress Galina Dauguvietytė passes away

October 8, 2015 ELTA EN 0

Lithuania’s legendary actress, director, screenwriter, and author Galina Dauguvietytė died in Vilnius on Thursday. She was 89 years old. […]

Memorial plaque for Latvian poet Rainis unveiled in Vilnius

October 8, 2015 ELTA EN 0

Lithuania made a brotherly gesture by paying tribute to the Latvian Poet Laureate Jānis Rainis in his 150th birthday year. A memorial plaque was unveiled today in Vilnius, where Gediminas Technical University is now located (formerly the Regional Courthouse). […]

Unique Art Deco furniture and design on display in Kaunas

October 8, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

The exhibition “Art Deco Kaunas 1919-1940: Feeling of Home” at Kaunas Garrison Officers Club is dedicated exclusively to the Interwar period Kaunas furniture craft and interior design. Most of the exhibits from the private collections are on display for the first time. […]

Kaunas works on application to be listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site

October 6, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

Kaunas Municipality is finishing an application to have parts of the city included into the Tentative List of UNESCO World Heritage, the municipality announced on Tuesday. […]

Lithuanian schlager star Stasys Povilaitis passes away at 69

October 6, 2015 ELTA EN 0

Famous Lithuanian singer and poet Stasys Povilaitis passed away in the morning of 6 October after a serious illness at the age of 69. […]

Doubts about Ten Walls’ new project being vehicle for pro-LGBT message

October 5, 2015 DELFI EN 0

The career of Lithuanian producer-musician Marijus Adomaitis, better known internationally as Ten Walls, took a serious hit when the artist’s homophobic rant on Facebook went viral. After a summer out of the public eye, Ten Walls returns with an apology and a project he says will redeem him with his LGBT fans. The latter claim, however, has left some unconvinced. […]

Six synagogues in Lithuania listed as protected cultural heritage

October 5, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

Six synagogues in Lithuania have been included into the list of monuments protected by the state, BNS reports. […]

Mahatma Gandhi, his secretary Sonia Schlesin and Dr. Hermann Kallenbach

Monument for Gandhi and his Litvak friend unveiled in west Lithuania

October 2, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

A sculpture depicting India‘s independence leader Mahatma Gandhi and his Jewish-Lithuanian architect friend Hermann Kallenbach was unveiled in the town of Rusnė in western Lithuania on Friday. […]

10 gastronomic projects compete for title of best in Lithuanian cuisine

October 1, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

What is the best Lithuanian cuisine can offer – beer brewed according to the old tradition, traditional tree cake (lit. šakotis) or traditional seacoast fish soup? It will become clear in mid-November, when the best Lithuanian gastronomic project will be announced. […]