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Annual St. Andrew's Christmas Concert
Sunday, January 4, 2:00
p.m.
St. Andrew's Lithuanian Church
1913 Wallace Street
Philadelphia, PA 19130
Featuring:
-"Laisve Choir," Ilona
Babinskiene, Dir.
-Guest HANDBELL CHOIR.
Before the concert:
After the 10:30 a.m. Mass, the Lithuanian
Heritage School Parents
Committee
will serve a "Koldunai (Lithuanian "ravioli") lunch
at the church hall. $10.00 per person,
no charge for children
under 13.
Lithuanian Youth Association
Get-together
January 16-19
Sheraton Society Hill Hotel
Philadelphia, PA
Information:
Aukse Grigaliunaite,
auksyte@gmail.com
Remembering January 13
Sunday, January 18, 10:30 a.m.
Mass
St. Andrew's Church
Philadelphia, PA
The Mass is dedicated to the
memory of the Fighters for Freedom who were run down By Soviet
tanks January 13, 1991.
Mass was requested by the
Philadelphia LAC Chapter.
Vilnius String Quartet
Thursday, January 22, 7:30 p.m.
Latvian Hall
11710 3rd Avenue, NE
Seattle, WA
Program:
Schubert and
Balakauskas string quartets.
Brahms piano quintet. Pianist:
Dainius Vai�ekonis.
After the concert-a wonderful gathering
over a delectable potluck dinner.
Tickets: $25.00.
Contact:
rmiksys@comcast.net
Annual Hartford, CT, LAC meeting
Sunday, January 25
After the 9:00 a.m.
Mass
(do come to Mass also)
Holy Trinity parish hall
53
Capitol Avenue
Hartford, CT
Sponsor: Hartford LAC Chapter
Information: Viktoras Kogelis, Chair
danuteg@juno.com
Celebration of Lithuania's 1,000 years
The Vilnius String Quartet performs
Thursday, January 29,
7:00 p.m.
Spring Glen Church Sanctuary
1825 Whitney Avenue
Hamden, Connecticut (location)
(Merritt Pkwy, exit 61, going towards New Haven)
Program: Franz
Schubert, Osvaldas
Balakauskas, Maurice Ravel.
The Vilnius
String Quartet has given concerts in Europe, Africa, North, Central
and South America, and Asia.
Sponsor: New Haven LAC Chapter, with
support of Jonathan Edwards College, Yale University
Contact:
Sigita Rosen,
ssimkute@comcast.net
Lithuanian Billiard Tournament!
Saturday, January 31, from 11 a.m.
Spot Billiard Club
4432 Bristol Road, Suite 6
Trevose, PA 19053 (location)
Register by January 25
with Tadas, 484-557-9167,
or Valdas,
215-820-0742.
Registration fee $20.00 until January 25
and $25
thereafter. Valuable prizes for
winners! BYOB.
At 7 p.m.
"Discothèque" at
Lithuanian Music Hall
2715 East Allegheny
Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19134
Dancing, Lithuanian food and
beer.
Admission: $10 for adults, FREE for
Tournament winners and
children under 12.
Political Studies Weekend and Conferring of
the Liberty Prize
Saturday, January 31, 9:00 a.m. and
Sunday, February 1,
12:30 p.m.
World Lithuanian Center
14911 127th St.
Lemont, IL (location)
For specifics, please refer to the announcement in the
Lithuanian version.
Songs of Vilnius:
The Music Of
Lithuania's Minorities
Tuesday, February 3, 7:00 p.m.
St. Casimir's Parish Hall
3855 Evans Street
Los Angeles, CA (location)
Program
Etno-musicologist Marija Krupoves will sing
Lithuanian songs as well as songs of Lithuania's Polish, Belarussian,
Yidish, Karaim, and other minorities. Invite your Jewish friends, many
of whom have their roots in Lithuania.
Tickets
$15.00, students $5.00.
Sponsors
Los Angeles Chapter of
the Lithuanian American Community, Friends of Vilnius Yiddish
Institute, Lithuania's Department of Minorities and Diaspora.
Consul General, Ambassador Jonas Paslauskas will attend from New York.
Contact
Dr. Rimtautas Marcinkevicius,
rimtasmarcinkus@msn.com
3rd Annual Heritage Festival
Saturday, February 7, 9:00 a.m. -
6:00 p.m.
Van Andel Public Museum
272 Pearl St.
NW
Grand Rapids, MI.
The Grand Rapids Lithuanian American
Community will have a stand with exhibits
and will also participate
in the national dress
"Fashion Show".
Admission Free.
Information: Grazina Kamantas,
Grazinak@aol.com
Open Stage Jam Session
Sunday, February 8, 3:00 p.m.
Latvian Community Center
10705 West Virginia Avenue
Lakewood, CO, location
Bring your
instruments, lyrics sheets.
The PA system provided.
$10.00, to
cover rent & other expenses.
Contact: Romas Zableckas, Chair, LAC
events@coloradolithuanians.org
Snow ski trip Lake Tahoe March 21-28, 2009
!!!
This coming winter�s Siaures Amerikos Lietuviu Fizinio Auklejimo ir
Sporto Sajunga (SALFASS) aka Lithuanian American Athletic Union of
North America & Amerikos Lietuviu Gydytoju Associacija (ALGS) - snow
ski and winter trip is to the beautiful Heavenly Mountain Ski Resort
in South Lake Tahoe, California over Spring Break during March
21-28, 2009 !!!
The Lithuanian World Ski
Championships, organized by Pasaulio Lietuviu Kalnu Slidinejimo
Federacija (PLKSF), are being held during that same week in
conjunction with SALFASS and ALGS. /more/
Making Lithuanian Easter Eggs
Sunday, April 5, 2:00 p.m.
At the home of
Au�ra and Audrius Va�takas
29302 61st Avenue South
Auburn, WA
98001.
Phone: 253-529-8483
Sponsor: Seattle LAC Chapter
Information: Rimas Mik�ys,
rmiksys@comcast.net
Daughters of
Lithuania Meeting
Sunday, April 26 d., 2:00 val.
At the home
of Irena Blekyte
3854 Cascadia Avenue South
Seattle, WA.
Information: 206-721-0745 or
Rimas Miksys,
rmiksys@comcast.net
Mother's Day Celebration and Pancake Supper
Sunday, May 3, 3.00 p.m.
Fraternal Order of Eagles Hall
1151 S Galena Street
(just west of Mississippi and Havana)
Denver, CO 80247, location
Contact: Romas Zableckas, Chair, LAC
events@coloradolithuanians.org
Mother�s Day Celebration
May 10,
Sunday
After the 9:00
a.m. Mass
(do come to Mass also)
Holy Trinity parish hall
53 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, CT
Sponsor: Hartford LAC
Chapter
Information: Viktoras Kogelis, Chair
danuteg@juno.com
Commemoration of the Deportations
June 14, Sunday
After the 9:00 a.m. Mass
(do come to Mass also)
Holy
Trinity parish hall
Hartford, CT
Sponsor: Hartford LAC
Chapter
Information: Viktoras Kogelis, Chair
danuteg@juno.com
Jonines in the Rocky Mountains
June ? (still waiting for campground reservation)
Fraser
area
Information: Romas Zableckas or
Gintautas Sutkus
970-531-2536,
events@coloradolithuanians.org
Lithuanian Beer Fest
Saturday, September 26, 3:00 p.m.
Home
of Kaleda
2200 Garland Street
Denver, CO 80215, location
Map:
View map of event location
Bring: A four- or six-pack of
Lithuanian beer (different varieties), a snack to share, a lawn
chair (just in case, and your favorite Lithuanian beer
drinking music CD.
Provided: Grill for cooking, small bonfire,
ice, paper plates, and plastic cups.
Contact: Juozas Kaleda,
kaleda@comcast.net
or
303-238-1794 or 303-356-2056.
European Festival
September ? (not yet finalized), All day
Free Admission
Location to be determined.
Contact: Romas
Zableckas, Chair, LAC
events@coloradolithuanians.org
How to Make Krupnikas Class
Saturday, October 24, 3.00 p.m.
Fraternal Order of
Eagles Hall
1151 S Galena Street
(just west of Mississippi
and Havana)
Denver, CO 80247, location
Contact: Romas
Zableckas, Chair, LAC
events@coloradolithuanians.org
Christmas Social
Saturday, December 12, 2:00 p.m.
Fraternal Order of Eagles Hall
1151 S Galena Street
(just
west of Mississippi and Havana)
Denver, CO 80247, location
Contact: Romas Zableckas, Chair, LAC
events@coloradolithuanians.org
Study Lithuanian Language, Culture, and
Literature
The University of Illinois at Chicago
Department of Slavic and Baltic Languages and Literature offers courses on
Lithuanian language, culture, and literature.
For specifics, contact Prof. Giedrius Suba�ius or Prof. Violeta Kelertas,:
slavbalt@uic.edu
Lithuanian Scouts of Philadelphia
 invite
young people and their families to join the Federation of Lithuanian Scouts.
Please get more information in English from Laima Bagdonavicius (609)
268-8045 laimab@aol.com Also visit
www.skautai.com
Monthly Mass in Lithuanian at 2:00 pm
the last Sunday of every month
(September through June, except for Christmas,
when Mass is held in mid-December).
Epiphany Parish
2712 Dumbarton Street, NW
Georgetown, Washington, DC.
Important: The social hour that follows is the best opportunity to meet
other Lithuanians in the community. New arrivals are especially welcome!
Song Festival
The next Song festival will take place in July
2010 in Canada.
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