Like every year for more than 400 years Kaziukas Fair is coming to Vilnius. The fair is named after Lithuanian Patron Saint Casimir's day on March 4th.

This is the largest street fair in Lithuania which fills all the Old Town of Vilnius with chraftsmen, musicians and visitors. This year Kaziukas Fair is combined with Samagotian Days and it means that there will be more participants from Western Lithuania.

You can read all the details on Vilnius TIC site.

And hurry up to book your hotel. 

One of great efents in Vilnius - Christopher Summer Festival announced programme for 2011.

Christopher festival was established by professor Donatas Katkus and his St. Christopher Chamber Orchestra in 1995. Since that every summer when classical music activity in Vilnius slow down Christopher Summer Festival opens up to music lover from Lithuania and abroad.

This year the festival starts on June 3rd with St. Christopher Chamber Orchestra and Tangata Quintet from Poland.

The rest of the programme will stretch through July and August. Some concerts including opening concert will be with free admission and some - paid.

Please follow the link and choose the concert that you would like to enjoy. 

And contact Lithuanian Tours to book your concert tickets and accommodation during your stay in Vilnius.

SPRING: ICOGRADA DESIGN WEEK IN VILNIUS 2011

On 9-13 May Vilnius will host a very significant international design event: Spring ICOGRADA Graphic Design Week.
 
The event of the International Council of Graphic Design Associations (ICOGRADA) will last five days. During this Week an international multidisciplinary conference, workshops, exhibitions and various cultural events will be organised. A fantastic lineup of international speakers will set the stage for discussion and dialogue - including Paul Hughes (Netherlands), Robert L Peters (Canada), Tomi Haaparanta (Finland) and others. It will be a great opportunity for designers, business leaders and government stakeholders to meet discuss and explore design as a basis for the development. The registration for the event is already open.
 
ICOGRADA Design Week is organized several times per year in different cities around the world. In 2010 it was held in Canada, Spain and Australia. Talking about the Central and Eastern European regions, the Design Week was only held in the Czech Republic in 2002. This year the event is hosted by the Lithuanian Graphic Design Association (LGDA) which is a member of ICOGRADA since 1999. The decision to organize the Design Week in Vilnius is a definite international recognition of LGDA.
 
Spring ICOGRADA Graphic Design Week in Vilnius on 14 May will be followed by the gala ceremony - ED-Awards, rewarding the best European designers. The annual awards ceremony is being organised by the European Design Awards organisation. The ceremony will take place in the Dance Theatre of M. K. Čiurlionis Art School www.sokioteatras.lt
 
Venues: Design Innovations Centre of Vilnius Academy of Art (DIC VAA), Dance Theatre

More information - at the events‘ website: http://vilnius.icograda.org

Pilenai is Vytautas Klova's first and most popular opera. Ever since its premiere in 1956, it has enjoyed unrivalled success with the public and received a number of renewed productions in 1978, 1986, and 1994. A token of Lithuanian historical epic, Pilenai is one of the mainstays of the Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre's repertoire. The opera was put on at various open-air events throughout Lithuania as well as repeatedly brought on tour. In 1994, it was revived as a joint production between the LNOBT and the Lithuanian Opera Company of Chicago. The song of Udrys and the Welcoming Chorus became the most popular excerpts from Lithuanian operas, sung as popular folk songs by many Lithuanians. "It's better to die free than to survive in slavery", sing the last defenders of Pilenai who came to symbolise Lithuania's freedom.

This famous opera will be performed again in Trakai castle in July:

July 2, Saturday, 9:00 PM
Vytautas Klova
PILĖNAI
an opera in 2 parts
Conductor Robertas Šervenikas
Cast: Vytautas Bakula, Julija Stupnianek, Inesa Linaburgytė, Vytautas Juozapaitis, Liudas Norvaišas, Arūnas Malikėnas, Vytautas Kurnickas, Vladas Bagdonas, Dmitrij Poleščiuk, Jonas Valuckas

July 5, Tuesday, 9:00 PM
Vytautas Klova
PILĖNAI
an opera in 2 parts
Conductor Robertas Šervenikas
Cast: Vytautas Bakula, Julija Stupnianek, Jovita Vaškevičiūtė, Ramūnas Urbietis, Liudas Norvaišas, Arūnas Malikėnas, Vytautas Kurnickas, Vladas Bagdonas, Dmitrij Poleščiuk, Jonas Valuckas

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Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet
June programme announced

June 7, Tuesday, 6:30 PM
Giuseppe Verdi
LA TRAVIATA
an opera in 2 parts
sung in Italian with Lithuanian and English subtitles

June 8, Wednesday, 6:30 PM
Piotr Tchaikovsky
SWAN LAKE
a ballet in 2 acts

June 9, Thursday, 6:30 PM
to the music by Tchaikovsky, Bizet, Adam, Schnitke
RED GISELLE
a ballet in 2 acts

June 15, Wednesday, 6:30 PM
Franz Lehar
DIE LUSTIGE WITWE
an operetta in 3 acts

June 16, Thursday, 6:30 PM
Leo Delibes
COPPELIA
a ballet in 2 acts

June 19, Sunday, 6:30 PM
Georges Bizet
CARMEN
an opera in 2 parts
sung in Italian with Lithuanian and English subtitles

June 22, Wednesday, 6:30 PM
Johann Strauss
WIENER BLUT
an operetta in 3 acts

More details about the programme available at www.opera.lt

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