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The Devil's Bride by Arūnas Žebriūnas_Photo by Rimvydas Strikauskas, from the archive of The Lithuanian Theatre, Music and Cinema Museum
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Baltic Films and Symposium on Baltic Cinema at goEast Festival in Germany

April 19, 2018 EN.DELFI 0

In April, for a whole week the German city of Wiesbaden becomes a meeting point and a promotion platform for Central and Eastern European film and filmmakers. The 18th goEast festival, which kicked off yesterday, is shining a spotlight on the Baltic States with a symposium, “Hybrid Identities – Baltic Cinema”, dedicated to the national cinemas of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, their histories, pursuits of national and cultural identities. The festival’s programme also includes some of the key recent titles of Baltic cinema. The project is part of a wide-ranging tripartite programme with which the Baltic States present their cinemas to Europe on the occasion of their centenary of statehood. […]

A Vilnius Winter Sonata Photo © Ludo Segers @ The LIthuania Tribune
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Ludo Segers to feature Lithuania in photo exhibition in Brussels

March 28, 2018 EN.DELFI 0

On 5 April, an exhibition will open in Brussels with a selection of photos by Ludo Segers, a regular contributor of The Lithuania Tribune. The exhibition, entitled “A Place, A Time, A Reason?” will feature images photographed in Lithuania and during Ludo’s travels around the world.

Observers describe Ludo’s photography as a cross between narrative documentary and fine art, noting a high level of awareness that is required in photojournalism punctuated with magical moments captured in between assignments. Some of those exquisite instants will be on display in Gallery 74 in Brussels. […]

Remigijus Šimašius, the mayor of Vilnius
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A tool launched to facilitate the integration of foreign nationals relocating to Vilnius

March 27, 2018 EN.DELFI 0

In order to facilitate the transition of foreigners invited to live and work in Lithuania’s capital a new digital tool, which takes the form of a Relocation Guide, has been launched. Developed by Go Vilnius, the city’s official business and tourism development agency, the guide provides all the necessary information for successful and smooth relocation to Vilnius according to each person’s individual situation. […]

Good Coffee Map, Vilnius
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Vilnius unveils new map for coffee lovers

March 26, 2018 EN.DELFI 0

Last week, Vilnius introduced the Good Coffee Map, a new guide to a handful of the city’s top specialty coffee shops. According to its creators, the publication, which is available in English for free either in print form or online, will help guests to the city and local coffee lovers get better acquainted with Lithuania’s capital by visiting cafés offering flavours from the most recognised coffee regions of the world Go Vilnius informed in a press release. […]

Justina Ragauskaite su instruktoriumi @Linas Šapnagis
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Famous Women: “100 years of restored Lithuania – 100 rounds of shots for Lithuania!”

March 15, 2018 EN.DELFI 0

On the eve of March 11th – Restoration of Lithuanian Statehood Day, famous women tried out various guns and spent the whole afternoon having fun outdoors activities in a shooting range set up in a forest. Sport shooting club “Leičiai” organized a special festive practical shooting event for women for the occasion of the Restoration of an Independent State of Lithuania. Many patriotic thoughts have been heard that day and real emotions were in the air, a press release from Vilniuslifestyle.lt states. […]

Head of the gallery Jurgita Juospaitytė-Bitinienė
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Director of Rooster Gallery: Interest in art is on the rise in Lithuania

February 16, 2018 EN.DELFI 0

The Rooster Gallery, the first mobile gallery that was established in Lithuania ten years ago, started its activity with minimum resources, without a concrete exhibition space, and had to look for a new space each time when it held an exhibition. Today, the gallery can take pride in its significant achievements both on the Lithuanian and international art scene. Head of the gallery Jurgita Juospaitytė-Bitinienė currently works with the most interesting Lithuanian painters of the young generation whose work is already known in the international context. […]

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FAMOUS LATVIAN RAPPIST’s love song to a Lithuanian girl

February 14, 2018 EN.DELFI 0

A rapper from Latvia has published a Valentine’s day love song for a Lithuanian singer Beatrich. […]

Vilnius' Christmas Tree on the Town Hall Sq
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Space at Town Hall Sq brimming with Christmas secrets

December 20, 2017 EN.DELFI 0

This year, Christmas in Vilnius is impressive indeed. We can boast a Christmas tree recognised the most beautiful one in Europe, plenty of festive events under the Christmas in the Capital 2017 Programme and even two Christmas Towns operating in the main squares of the city. Bustling with the season’s excitement and full of lovely goods, the Christmas Towns attract numerous visitors during Advent transforming Vilnius into a genuine Christmas Capital, the Vilnius’ Culture Center writes in a press release! […]

Performance Voyage 7 Still from “Remedies – Rongoã” by Sasha Huber & Petri Saarikkotill from “Remedies – Rongoã” by Sasha Huber & Petri Saarikko
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Performance Voyage 7 from Finland screening in Vilnius!

December 18, 2017 EN.DELFI 0

Performance Voyage 7 (PV7), an international collection of video performances produced by Artists’ Association MUU, Finland, will be screened at project space “Sodų 4” in Vilnius, Lithuania, 20 December 2017, 7 pm, in collaboration with Lithuanian Interdisciplinary Artists’ Association. The PV7 tour takes the video collection to altogether 15 venues around the world, “Sodų 4” informed in a press release. […]

Pakruojis Manor
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Lithuanian Destination of Excellence: Pakruojis Manor

December 11, 2017 EN.DELFI 0

In the Northern part of Lithuania which is notable for its brewery traditions and the cuisine of noblemen, on the right bank of the Kruoja River, there is a manor of classist style which was included in the Record Book as the biggest complex of manor buildings that has survived to the modern day in Lithuania. Here one can delve into the manor style life any season – in summer, and during the nocturnal shepherding event, also during the Christmas season and while listening to the fairy-tale about the Nutcracker and stories about noblemen fon Ropus, about the miracles of technology of that time, a wind mill or even the moustache of the Lithuanian Robin Hood, Tadas Blinda. Pakruojis Manor has been announced the Destination of Excellence of Lithuanian Cultural Tourism 2017, a press release from the Department of Tourism states. […]

Post Card Scenery Christmas Photo © Ludo Segers
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A Vilnius Christmas Mood

December 8, 2017 Ludo Segers 0

Earlier this week a light snow dusting provided a little extra touch that we all associate with Christmas. It provided the right seasonal background for a picture perfect Christmas photos. It was last week that we got the official start to the Christmas season in Vilnius. […]

Oysters to the guests from the Bazaar by Bill Phalii
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A few moments from the Oyster Festival opening in Vilnius

December 5, 2017 Bill Pahl 0

From November the 23rd to the following Sunday the Uptown Bazaar located at the Comfort Hotel and Apartment complex had a four day International Oyster festival. […]