Culture
Klaipėda sea museum’s aquarium reopens after renovation
The Aquarium of the Lithuanian Sea Museum reopened after renovation in the port city of Klaipėda on Sunday. […]
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15th International Christmas Charity Bazaar
The International Christmas Charity Bazaar opened Saturday morning in the Vilnius City Hall, Rotušė. There was the usual excitement and plenty of smiles on the faces of young and old. This was the 15th edition of the charity event organised by Lithuania’s International Women’s Association with all proceeds going to support very worthy causes, 10 in all, carefully selected by the Committee. […]
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Second Christmas tree to be lit in the capital on the weekend
The second Vilnius Christmas tree is to be lit this Saturday. […]
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Lithuania gets prime time on Israel and China TVs
Israeli culinary guru Gil Hovav’s new TV show Open Skies about Lithuania on Keshet 12 channel counted about a million viewers. The half-hour show featured a variety of Lithuanian dishes along with the most interesting stories from different corners of the country. This month, Lithuania has also been shown on four TV editions on Travel China Channel made by reputed China’s traveller Zhang Wei, each show reaching 20 million viewers. The nine-minute shows managed to capture the best of Lithuania, including amber cathing, Samogitian partying, basketball game at the Kaunas Žalgiris Arena, as well as stories about the Lithuanian rain, the old town churches of Vilnius, the miracle tile, Pažaislis, M. K. Čiurlionis’s oeuvre, the Cross Hill, etc., a State Department of Tourism press release states. […]
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Recognition: Scandinavian Michelin worth Lithuanian restaurants
The chefs of as many as eight restaurants in Vilnius, Kaunas and Klaipėda woke up as part of the Baltic cream of the crop following the reputable Scandinavian White Guide 2018 evaluations of restaurants that happened for the second time now in our country. Eight from fifteen restaurants evaluated in Lithuania made it to the Baltic top 30 restaurants, with Nüman in Kaunas reaching the third place, a press release from the State Department of Tourism states. […]
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Christmas Tree to be lit in Cathedral Square in Vilnius
A Christmas Tree will be lit in the Cathedral Square in Vilnius on Friday, kicking off a series of festive events in the Lithuanian capital. […]
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International Christmas Charity Bazaar offers inspiring gift ideas
The 15th International Christmas Charity Bazaar in Vilnius Town Hall (Vilniaus rotušė) will this year take place on Saturday, 2 December from 12 to 18H. The Charity Bazaar is organised by the International Women’s Association of Vilnius and will benefit 10 good charitable causes, helping some of the most vulnerable in society. This year’s bazaar will offer again some wonderful ideas that fit every taste and budget. […]
Culture
Drink full and descend
Adomas Danusevičius and Tomas Daukša are considered one of the most distinct Lithuanian artists of the young generation. Though they usually address quite different themes in their work, their newest works presented in this exhibition –painting, ceramics, and light installations – form an unexpected and mysterious combination, the Roosters Gallery announced in a press release.. […]
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Christmas residence and a “blizzard” of holiday events invite to Rokiškis
Rokiškis in Northern Lithuania is known for its cheese and theatre festivals. From now on Rokiškis is also laying claim to the title of Northern Lithuania Christmas capital. Little time is left to the major holidays. So that waiting for them would not feel long, the active and ingenious Rokiškis residents invite to a myriad of various events. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania will honour the centenaries of Finnish, Estonian, Polish and Latvian independence
At the initiative of Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis the cabinet decided to raise the Lithuanian state flag in honour of the centenaries of Estonian, Latvian, Polish and Finnish independences. It was also recommended to raise the flag of the centenarian country on the day of the jubilee next to the Lithuanian state flag at the main state institutions – the Seimas, Presidential Palace and cabinet building. […]
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Vilnius Gospel Music Festival
On November 12, the Vilnius Gospel Music Festival finale took place at Vilniaus kongresų rūmai. […]
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Preparing the Vilnius 15th International Christmas Charity Bazaar
The 15th annual International Christmas Charity Bazaar will take place on 2 December in the Vilnius City Hall (Vilniaus rotušė). The International Christmas Charity Bazaar is organised by the International Women’s Association in Vilnius. All the profits of the Bazaar are donated to ten charitable causes, benefiting the most disadvantaged in Lithuania. […]
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Sweet Root book will make you proud of Lithuania’s gastronomic history
Proud of Lithuania: A Fairy Tale by Sweet Root is a new book that encourages readers to take pride in Lithuania through its ancient gastronomy. “This story that begins at the dinner table, on a plate full of magical flavors, tastes, emotions, and memories, in the rough woods of our little country, called Lithuania. In its bright fields and cold blue rivers. In its soil and lakes. From the soil up to the sky. At a time when our life narrative was formed by a chain of connected happenings: birth, maturation, death, and rebirth of nature.” So begins the new book Proud of Lithuania: A Fairy Tale by Sweet Root. […]
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Dining in style in Vilnius in White or in the Sky
Hundreds of guest all dressed in white for the occasion sat down in Cathedral Square in Vilnius for the annual ‘White Dinner‘. Meanwhile in front of the old Town Hall a select group was enjoying dinner 50 meters up in the sky. […]
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Šlyninkos Water Mill, a unique Lithuanian legacy.
Šlyninkos, a 300-year old water mill, is located in an idyllic setting, just a few minutes outside Zarasai in Lithuania’s northeastern lake area. It is the oldest water mill left in the country and one the few operating water mills left, anywhere in the world. There are other functioning mills, but the majority operate for demonstration purposes only. […]
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Military-style haute couture collection of “Shantanu & Nikhil” highlighted patriotism in Lithuania (video)
Last week in Vilnius the internationally acclaimed Indian designer duo “Shantanu & Nikhil” presented their 2017 autumn/winter haute couture collection called “The Regiment” during the solemn celebration of the 70th Anniversary of India‘s Independence. Militaristic style collection presented strict silhouettes of both female and male models, dusk, camouflage color palette and accessories inspired by the military – collars, vertical pockets, epaulets, handcrafted vintage coin buttons & rustic medallions, the special accent of the collection – hand-made brooches encrusted with Swarovski crystals. […]
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Vikings spotted on the River Neris
If you go down to the River Neris today, you’re sure for a big surprise, if you’re lucky you might spot a Viking ship with its full crew rowing upstream. […]
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The gay kiss that could change a city in Lithuania
While Lithuania still struggles to defend equal rights for all her citizens, some of them are tired of waiting and are starting to take brave initiatives to change their society themselves. One such initiative is the Friendly Kaunas map, launched on Monday, July 31st. 10,000 free copies will be distributed across Kaunas, Lithuania’s second city. […]
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Sea Festival kicks off in Klaipėda
The traditional Sea Festival is starting in the Lithuanian port city of Klaipėda on Friday. […]
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Chef Praspaliauskas has opened new restaurant
Renowned chef Deivydas Praspaliauskas has opened new restaurant in the old town of Vilnius. The restaurant has small, cozy vinery type ground floor with solid wine list and a la carte menu. Moreover, in the evenings beautiful and wide basement part opens. A degustation menu, crafted by the restaurant chef is served in the basement part of the restaurant. […]