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Cicero, Waukegan,
Portland, Arizona,
Los Angeles, Seattle,
San Diego,
New York, Philadelphia,
St. Petersburg,
Washington D.C., Elizabeth
NJ,
Eastern Connecticut,
Omaha, Cape Cod,
Houston, Colorado,
East St. Louis, Detroit,
Hawaii, New Haven,
Brockton, Providence,
Worcester, Grand Rapids,
New Britain, Newark,
Waterbury, Lemont,
Brighton Park, Cincinnati,
Alaska, Daytona Beach,
Kansas City, Boston,
Palm Beach, East Chicago,
Cleveland, Hartford,
Rochester, Manhattan,
Scranton, Lansing,
Madison
- Cicero, IL
Commemoration: February 15,
St. Anthony Parish School hall
1410 South 49th Court, Cicero, IL, 2004.
Main speaker: Attorney Paul Zumbakis
Sponsors: Lithuanian Community and Lithuanian
American Council
/Cicero Chapter/
Waukegan, IL
Lithuanian Independence Day and Family Celebration
Sunday, February 22, 2:00 p.m.
Libertyville Civic Center
135 W. Church Street
Libertyville, IL.
Speaker: Mrs. Danute Bindokiene, Editor of "Draugas," the only Lithuanian
daily in the U.S.
Entertainment: Lithuanian folk dance group "Klumpe" and students of
"Gediminas" Lithuanian Saturday School.
Reception until 6:00 pm with great
music, Lithuanian food (available for purchase), and good company.
Sponsor: Waukegan/Lake County Chapter of the Lithuanian-American
Community, Inc.
/Waukegon Chapter/
Portland, OR
Commemoration of both February 16 (1918) and
March 11 (1990)
Commemoration: March 6, 6:00 p.m.
Latvian Hall
5500 SW Dosch Rd, Portland OR
Speaker: (about. 10 minutes)
Entertainment: Aitvaras Folkdancers
Potluck supper followed by a night of music and
dancing.
/Portland Chapter/
Arizona
Commemoration of Independence Day,
February 22, Sunday, 1:30 p.m.
St. Elizabeth Seton Parish Hall
9728 Palmeras Drive
Sun City, AZ
/Arizona Chapter/
Los Angeles, CA
The Commemoration of February 16
Sunday, February 22,
St. Casimir's Parish
3855 Evans St., Los Angeles, CA 90027.
Program:
10:15 a.m. raising of the Lithuanian flag,
parish courtyard
10:30 a.m. Holy Mass
12:00 a.m. Program
Main speaker: Vaiva Vebraite, LAC National
Executive Committee, President
Entertainment.
/Los Angeles Chapter/
Seattle, WA
Commemoration of February 16
Saturday, Feb. 7, 4:30 pm
Latvian Hall
11710 3rd Ave. NE, Seattle, WA
Main speaker: Vygaudas Usackas, Lithuania's
ambassador to the U.S.
/Washington State
Chapter/
San Diego, CA
Commemorative program to mark Lithuania's
Independence Sunday, March 7, 1:00 pm
St. James Parish Hall
625 S. Nardo Ave., Solana Beach, CA
Main speaker: Danguole Navickas, President of the Los Angeles chapter of
the Lithuanian Children's Hope, a non-profit group for helping Lithuania's
children with serious medical needs.
Entertainment: Folkdance group "JURA".
Reception: Coffee and tea will be provided by the Chapter. Attendees
are requested to bring tea sandwiches or other appetizers to be enjoyed by
all.
/San Diego
Chapter/
New York
The commemoration of Lithuania�s Independence
Sunday, February 15
2:00 p.m.
Church of the Transfiguration
64-14 Clinton Avenue,
Maspeth NY
Speaker: Vaiva Vebraite, President of LAC Executive Committee
Entertainment: pianist Edvinas Minkstimas and readings from the works of
Jonas Mekas by cinematographer Arunas Kulikauskas
Sponsors: LAC Manhattan Chapter and LAC New York Region
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/New York
Region/
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- Philadelphia, PA
- Commemoration of Lithuania�s Independence
February 22, 2:00 p.m.
Lithuanian House
2715 E. Allegheny Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19134
Entertainment: Philadelphia's Lithuanian folkdance groups: Zilvinas,
Ausrine, Ausrinele and the St. Andrew Parish Chorus
/Philadelphia
Chapter/-
- St. Petersburg, FL
- Commemoration of Lithuania�s Independence
February 14, 2:00 p.m.
Lithuanian American Club
4880 46th Avenue North
St. Petersburg, FL.
Main speaker: Vaiva Vebraite, President, LAC National Executive Committee.
- Entertainment: Club�s Chorus, maybe folk dance
group �Klumpe�.
- Sponsor: Lithuanian Club.
- Sunday, February 15,
Mass 1:00 p.m.
Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church,
5800 15th Avenue South
Gulfport, FL
/St.
Petersburg Chapter/-
- Washington, DC
- Commemoration of Lithuania�s Independence
Sunday, February 15
- Mass 10:00 a.m
St. Matthew's Cathedral
1725 Rhode Island Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036.
- Program at 2:00 p.m.
Latvian Hall
400 Hurley Avenue,
Rockville, MD 20850-3121
- Main speaker: Asta Banionis, Chair, LAC Public
Affairs Council.
- Entertainment: Baltimore folkdance group
�Malunas�
/Washington
DC Chapter/-
- Elizabeth, NJ (together
with Newark, NJ chapter)
- Commemoration of Lithuania�s Independence
- Sunday, February 29
- 11:00 Mass followed by the February 16 commemoration in
- St. Peter and Paul Parish Hall
- 216 Ripley Place
- Elizabeth, NJ
- Main speaker: Elona Vaisnys, PhD, LAC Vice
- President for Community development.
- Entertainment: Lithuanian school students and
- folkdance group "Liepsna."
- Exhibit: Art by Audrone Maciunaite and wood carvings by Rimas
Pranckevicius.
- Refreshments and catching up with old friends and making new ones.
/Elizabeth
Chapter/-
- Eastern Connecticut
- Commemoration of February 16 and March 11
Sunday, February 15, 2:00 p.m.
Matulaitis Nursing Home
10 Thuber Road
Putnam, CT.
- Main speaker: Dalia Giedrimiene, Ph.D., LAC
Board of Directors
- Entertainment: Worchester/Boston song and dance
group DOLIJA (manager Egida Matulionien�), accordionist Romas Drazdauskas
/Eastern
Connecticut Chapter/-
- Omaha, NE
- Commemoration of Lithuania�s Independence
- Sunday, February 15
Lithuanian Mass 10:00 a.m.
St. Anthony Church.
Commemoration
11:00 a.m.
St. Anthony�s Parish Hall.
- Speakers: Kristina Jonykas and Egl�
Versecaikait�.
Entertainment: Lithuanian Saturday School students, folk dance group
�Ausra�
/Omaha Chapter/-
- Cape Cod, MA
- Commemoration of Lithuania�s Independence
February 21
Mass (in Lithuanian) 11:30 am
Our Lady of the Assumption Church
Osterville, MA
- Commemoration: following the Mass
Our Lady of the Assumption Church Hall
- Speaker: Rev. Vytautas Gedvainis, Putnam, CT
- Entertainment: Nature scenes and other glimpses
of Lithuania film
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/Cape Cod
Chapter/
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- Houston, TX
- Independence Commemoration and Mardi Gras Pancake Dinner
- Sunday, February 22, 4:00 p.m.
- Holy Cross Lutheran Church
- Fellowship Hall
- 7901 Westview
- Houston, TX 77055
- Main speaker: Donatas Skucas, Advisor to Lithuania's Ministry of
Defence
- Entertainment:
- Commemoration followed by Uzgaveniu Blynai (Mardi Gras Pancake Dinner)
- Each household should bring pancakes to share, for 8
- 10 persons
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- /Houston
Chapter/
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- Colorado
- Commemoration of both February 16 (1918), and March 11 (1990)
March 6, 6:00 pm
Fraternal Order of Eagles Hall
1151 S Galena Street
Aurora, CO
Entertainment: Romas Zableckas Orchetra
Followed by dinner and dancing
Reservations: 303/439-2089
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- /Colorado
Chapter/
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- East St. Louis, IL
- Commemoration of both February 16 (1918), and March 11 (1990),
Sunday, March 7
10:30 a.m. Mass
11:00 a.m.- Lunch
1:00 �Program and Entertainment.
Nekalto Prasid�jimo Lithuanian Parish
1509 Baugh Avenue
East St. Louis, IL
Commemoration Mistress of Ceremonies:- Danute Zabaite-Lasky.
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- /East St.
Louis Chapter/
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- Detroit, MI
Commemoration of Lithuania�s Independence
- February 15
- Dievo Apvaizdos Parish Hall
- 25335 W.9 Mile Road
- Southfield, MI
- 10:30 a.m.- Mass; Lunch immediately following
- 12:30 p.m.-Opening remarks by Jurgis Jurgutis, Hororary Consul
- Entertainment: �Ziburys� folkdancers, singers from Detroit, poetry.
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- /Detroit
Chapter/
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- Hawaii
- Commemoration of Lithuania�s Independence
- February 15,
- 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
- Makani Kai Marina
- 45-995 Wailele Road
- Kaneohe, Hawaii
- Speaker: Elena Aglinskas, Chapter Chair, will speak on current
events in Lithuania.
- Potluck lunch
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- /Hawaii
Chapter/
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- New Haven, CT
- Commemoration of Lithuania�s Independence
- February 22, 2:00 p.m.
- St. Boniface Church Hall
- 630 State Street
- New Haven, CT
- Main Speaker: Sigita Simkuviene, LAC Inc Vice
president for Youth Affairs,
Lithuanian American Community National Executive Committee
- Entertainment: Folkdancers �Vetra�.
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- /New Haven
Chapter/
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- Brockton, MA
- Commemoration of Lithuania�s Independence
- February 15
- 10:30 a.m. � Mass, St. Casimir Church
- 21 Satwell Avenue
Brockton, MA
- Commemoration immediately after Mass in the Church Hall.
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- /Brockton
Chapter/
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- Providence, RI
- Commemoration of Lithuania�s Independence
February 22, 2004
- 11:00 a.m. � Mass, St. Casimir's Church
- 350 Smith Street
- Providence, RI
- Commemoration following Mass in the Church Hall.
- Speaker: Rev. Vytautas Gedvainis, Putnam, CT.
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- /Providence
Chapter/
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- Worcester, MA
- Commemoration of Lithuania�s Independence
February 15
- 10:00 a.m. � Mass, St. Casimir's Church
- 41 Providence Street
- Worcester, MA
- Commemoration following Mass in the Church Hall.
- Speaker: Rev. Vytautas Gedvainis, Putnam, CT.
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- /Worcester
Chapter/
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- Grand Rapids, MI
- Commemoration of Lithuania�s Independence
February 15
- 9:30 a.m. Mass in the Church of Saints Peter and Paul
- Commemoration following Mass in the Saints Peter and Paul Family
Center
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- /Grand
Rapids Chapter/
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- New Britain, CT
- Commemoration of Lithuania�s Independence
- February 8
- 11:30 a.m. Mass
- St. Andrew's Church
- Commemoration following Mass
- 396 Church Street
- New Britain, CT
- Main speaker: Mayor of New Britain, Congressman (possibly)
- Entertainment: Concert by Edmundas Kucinskas, singer from
Lithuania
Sponsor: LAC New Britain Chapter
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- /New
Britain Chapter/
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- Newark, NJ
(commemoration
with Elizabeth, NJ)
- Commemoration of Lithuania�s Independence
- Sunday, February 29
- 11:00 Mass followed by the February 16 commemoration in
- St. Peter and Paul Parish Hall
- 216 Ripley Place
- Elizabeth, NJ
- Main speaker: Elona Vaisnys, PhD, LAC Vice
- President for Community development.
- Entertainment: Lithuanian school students and
- folkdance group "Liepsna."
- Exhibit: Art by Audrone Maciunaite and wood carvings by Rimas
Pranckevicius.
- Refreshments and catching up with old friends and making new ones.
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- /Newark
Chapter/
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- Waterbury, CT
- Commemoration of Lithuania�s Independence
- February 8
- 11:00 a.m. Mass
- St. Joseph Church
- Commemoration (after Mass):
85 Green Street
Waterbury, CT
- Main speaker: Linas Balsys, Vice Chairman of LAC�s Waterbury Chapter,
Laurynas Misevicius, Vice President for Sports, LAC�s National Executive
Committee
- Entertainment: Waterbury Chapter Men�s Chorus
Sponsors: LAC�s Waterbury Chapter and �Vyciai�.
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- /Waterbury
Chapter/
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- Lemont, IL
- Commemoration of Lithuania�s Independence
- February 15, 2004
- 12:00 p.m. Lemont Lithuanian Center, Main Hall
- Program:
- Main speaker: Arvydas Daunoravicius, Consul General
- Dinner
- Entertainment: Jurate Jankauskaite Zubiniene
- After the program there will be dancing and singing by all
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- /Lemont
Chapter/
- Brighton Park (Chicago), IL
- Commemoration of Lithuania�s Independence
- Sunday, February 22
- 10 a.m. Mass in Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed
Virgin Mary
- 2745 West 44th Street, Chicago, IL
- Commemoration right after Mass in the church hall
- Main Speaker: Attorney Saulius Kuprys, president of ALT,
- Lunch and dancing
- Sponsor: Lithuanian American Community.
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- /Brighton
Park Chapter/
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- Cincinnati, OH
- Commemoration of Lithuania�s Independence
- March 7, 2:00 p.m.
- Meadows Clubhouse, Highland Heights, Kentucky
- Main speaker: Mike Petkus, U.S. Army Reserve
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- /Cincinnati
Chapter/
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- Alaska
- Commemoration of Lithuania�s Independence
- Monday, February 16,
- In the home of Aras and Katherine Worthington
- 2007 Hillcrest Drive
- Anchorage AK
- Everyone will bring a Lithuanian dish to share.
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- /Alaska
Chapter/
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- Daytona Beach, FL
- Commemoration of Lithuania�s Independence
- February 8
- Ormand Beach Catholic Church after Mass
- Main speaker: Vytautas Kamantas, former president of the
Lithuanian World Community
- Entertainment: choir under the direction of Antanas Skridelis);
poetry reading by Marija Jankauskaite.
- Lunch.
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- /Daytona Beach
Chapter/
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- Kansas City, KS
- Commemoration of Lithuania�s Independence
- February 29, 2004
- 11:00 a.m. Mass at St. Cyril's Church
- 44 North Mill Street
- Kansas City
- After Mass a potluck dinner followed by a brief program
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- /Kansas City
Chapter/
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- Massachusets (Boston) apygarda
- Commemoration of Lithuania�s Independence
- February 22
- 10:30 a.m. Mass
- St. Peter Church
- Commemoration: 1:00 p.m.
- Lithuanian Club
- Main speaker: Gediminas Serksnys, ambassador to the United
Nations.
- Entertainment: Boston Lithuanian School students, also folklore
ensemble �Sodauto�
- Lunch and time for enjoying the gathering
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- /Boston
Chapter/
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- Palm Beach, FL
- Commemoration of both February 16 (1918), and March 11 (1990),
- February 16
- 10:00 a.m. raising of the Lithuanian flag at Juno Beach City Hall.
Kestutis Miklas, Chapter�s Chairman, will conduct the ceremony.
- Main speaker: Robert C. Blomquist, Mayor of Juno Beach
- Reception in City Hall after the ceremonies.
March 7- 2:00 p.m. Mass in St Jude's Church, Tequesta.
March 13,
2:00 p.m. Independence commemoration - St. Paul of the Cross Church Hall,
North Palm Beach, FL
- Main speaker: Mindaugas Baukus, consul to New York.
- Entertainment: Choir �Daina� under the direction of Renata
Armalaite.
- Sponsor: Lithuanian American Community
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- /Palm
Beach Chapter/
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- East Chicago, IL
- February 16 commemoration
Sunday, February 22
American Legion Post #430
7430 Broadway
Merrillville, IN
Sponsors: Lithuanian American Community East Chicago Chapter, American
Lithuanian Council, and Vyciai 82nd Chapter
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- /East
Chicago Chapter/
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- Cleveland, OH
- Commemoration of Lithuania�s Independence
February 15, 2004
- Mass:
- 10:00 a.m. Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church;
- 10:30 v.r. St. George Church
- Commemoration, 1 p.m.
- Lithuanian Hall
- 877 East 185-th Sreet, Cleveland, OH
- Main Speaker: Algis Ruksenas
- Entertainment: �Jore�, Washington, DC, folkdancers �Svyturys�,
Cleveland, OH.
- Sponsors: Lituanian American Community and Lithuanian American
Council
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- /Cleveland Chapter/
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- Hartford, CT
- Commemoration Sunday, February 15
Holy Trinity Church and Church Hall
53 Capitol Avenue
Hartford CT 06106
Mass at 9:00 val.
Program at 10:00 val.
Speaker: Dr. Laima Karosas, Vice President for Resources, Lithuanian
American Community
Entertainment: Folkdance group "Vetra" from New Haven
/Hartford Chapter/
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- Rochester, NY
- Commemoration of Lithuania�s Independence
- Sunday, February 15
- 10:30 a.m. Mass in St. George's Church
- Commemoration follows in the parish hall
- Speaker: Mindaugas Butkus, Consul General of Lithuania, from New
York
- Entertainment: Izabele Zmuidzinas will read poetry
- Reception, with the participation by the Consul General.
Refreshments.
/Rochester
Chapter/
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- Manhattan NY
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The commemoration of Lithuania�s Independence
Sunday, February 15
2:00 p.m.
Church of the Transfiguration
64-14 Clinton Avenue,
Maspeth NY
Speaker: Vaiva Vebraite, President of LAC Executive Committee
Entertainment: pianist Edvinas Minkstimas and readings from the works of
Jonas Mekas by cinematographer Arunas Kulikauskas
Sponsors: LAC Manhattan Chapter and LAC New York Region
/Manhattan Chapter/
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- Scranton, PA
- Commemoration of Lithuania�s Independence
- February 14
- 11:00 a.m.
- Scranton City Hall
- Sponsors: Lithuanian American Community and "Vyciai"
/Scranton Chapter/
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- Lansing, MI
- Commemoration of February 16 is
Sunday, February 15
jointly with the Detroit Chapter
/Lansing
Chapter/
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- Madison, WI
- February 6
Two concerts by Veronika Povilioniene (from Lithuania).
One of the concerts was held in the Madison Town Hall.
/Madison Chapter/
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