Events

July 2008

The Thirteenth Lithuanian Folk Dance Festival

Took place Sunday July 6, 2008 at the
University of Southern California (USC) Galen Pavilion /more/

Meet the "RETURNEES"

Lithuanians who returned home from the U.S.

Saturday, July 12, 6:00 p.m.
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church
2561 N. Victoria Street
Roseville, MN

Sunday, July 13, 6:00 p.m.
Two Rivers Bar & Grill
10997 S. Archer Avenue
Lemont, IL 60439

Monday, July 14, 7:00 p.m.
"Gintaras"
Lithuanian-American Citizens Club
877 East 185 Street
Cleveland, OH 44119

Tuesday, July 15, 7:30 p.m.
Lithuanian Music Hall
2715 East Allegheny Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19134

Wednesday, July 16, 7:00 p.m.
Latvian Lutheran Church of Washington
400 Hurley Avenue
Rockville, MD 20850

Thursday, July 17, 6:30 p.m.
Grace Episcopal Church
573 Roanoke Avenue
Riverhead, NY 11901

Friday, July 18, 7:00 p.m.
386 Hillside Place
South Orange, NJ 07079

LITHUANIAN FRIENDSHIP DAY

(Liths coming from many states!)

Sunday, July 27, from morning on
600 Liberty Highway
Putnam, CT 6260
-Mass at 11:00 a.m.
Celebrant Rev. Arvydas Zygas,
convent chaplain, and visiting
priests
-Starting at noon:
Food of all kinds,
Sporting & other events,
Mini reunions.
-3:00 p.m., Program:
performed by 100 campers
from Lithuanian camp
"Neringa" in Vermont.
-4:30 p.m., Drawing of
donated gifts:
Roundtrip to Lithuania,
Straw-craft picture,
"Sakotis" (Lith cake),
Hand-knit afghan,
$100.

All proceeds go toward supporting the charitable work of the Sisters here and in Lithuania.

August 2008

Summer camp in Florida

for Lithuanian-speaking children

August  2-10
O’Leno State Park
410 SE O'Leno Park Road
High Springs, FL 32643
/in Lithuanian/

Meno8Dienos

Art8Days
(creative workshop for adults,
conducted in Lithuanian)
Sunday-Sunday, August 24-31.
At Camp Neringa
In Vermont.
For all details, click HERE

September 2008

Celebration of Our Lady of Šiluva

Sunday, September 7, 3:00 p.m.
Celebration of Our Lady of Šiluva
Our Lady appeared in Šiluva, Lithuania,’
in 1608 (Lourdes: 1858, Fatima: 1917).
H.E. Archbishop Henry Mansell will be the
celebrant at Mass and will give the sermon
St. Andrew's Church
396 Church St.
New Britain CT
For information: Rev. John Rikteraitis,
860-827-0444

Mass of Thanksgiving

Sunday, September 14, 10:30 a.m.
Mass of Thanksgiving in joyful celebration
of the 400th Anniversary of
Our Lady's appearance at Šiluva,
Lithuania, in 1608.
Celebrant: His Eminence
Francis Cardinal George, O.M.I.
Nativity B.V.M. Parish
6812 South Washtenaw Avenue
Chicago, IL 60629
Following the Mass, a procession will
proceed through the Marquette Park
area and return to Nativity for Benediction.
The celebratory Banquet will be
at 3:00 p.m. at the Oak Lawn Hilton.
Tickets are $45.00 and are available from
Mary Beth Slakis, 708-342-1093 or
Nativity B.V.M. Rectory, 773-776-4600.
Everyone of Lithuanian heritage, and
everyone else, especially Catholics,
are cordially invited and encouraged
to attend this special celebration.
Information: 773-776-4600,
Sr. Johanna Marie Shainauskas,
or Rev. Anthony Markus, Pastor,
or rob.martin@arcww.com

Šiluvos žinia newsletter/in Lithuanian/

LAC Board session

September 26-28, 2008

JAV LB Boston District Boston Chapter
Cheir: Rima Girnius
118 Macy St., Quincy, MA 02169
Telef: 617-471-6041
e-mail: RimaGirnius@hotmail.com /more/

October 2008

12th Lithuanian Theater Festival

Twelfth Lithuanian Theater Festival
October 10, 11, and 12
Lithuanian Youth Center
5600 S. Claremont Avenue
Chicago, IL 60636-1039

Lithuanian language theater is alive in the U.S.
Every four years, the LAC Cultural Council
celebrates Lithuanian American theatrical
activity by sponsoring a Lithuanian Theater
Festival.

The 12th Lithuanian Theater Festival was
scheduled for the capital of American theater,
New York, but plans have changed and
the 2008 Festival will once again be held
in Chicago, capital of the Lithuanian
American theater.

Six Lithuanian theater groups have
registered to participate in the Festival.
They are from Chicago, Los Angeles, Florida,
Toronto, and Detroit.  /more/

Special event!
Saturday, October 11, afternoon
“The Emperor’s New Clothes”
by the Lithuanian children’s theater
from Toronto.

For all information, contact
Dale Lukas, Chair
LAC Cultural Affairs Council,
(301) 598-6657, dalelukas@verizon.net

November 2008

14th World Lithuanian Symposium on Arts and Sciences

The Fourteenth World Lithuanian Symposium on Arts and Sciences will take place November 26 - 30, 2008 over the Thanksgiving Day weekend in Lemont, Illinois.

Invitation - Call for papers

Panel Discussions For the General Public /in Lithuanian/

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 Subačius 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!

July 2010

Song Festival

The next Song festival will take place in July 2010  in Canada.