New England Spring of Lithuanian Poetry
(in Lithuanian)
Saturday, May 10, 3:00 p.m.
Yale University
Hall of Graduate Studies
HGS Room 211
320 York Street
New Haven, CT
Participating:
Austeja Peciura
Marija Stankus-Saulaitis
Estera Suziedelis
Tomas Venclova
Jonas Zdanys
“Young Hearts” from Boston will
envelop us in songs and guitar
music.
Suggested donation– $15,
students – $5.
Information: ssimkute@comcast.net
or (203) 773-1257 after 8:00 p.m.
Dr. Zydrunas Gimbutas will meet
at 2:00 p.m., corner of York and Wall
streets those who would enjoy a tour
of Yale University.
Sponsor: LAC New Haven Chapter
Mother's Day!
Sunday, May 11, 9:00 a.m.
Mass at
Holy Trinity Church
53 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, CT
After mass, a program in the parish hall,
with special attention to the children who
had received their first holy communion.
For information, call 860-657-9067.
Lithuanian
Festival!
"Songs and Dances of Spring"
Saturday and Sunday
May 17 & 18, 11:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
Catonsville Armory
130 Mellor Avenue
Catonsville, MD
Crafts, Exhibits, Folk dances,
Foods, Treats of all Kinds
Come and Enjoy! /more/
Remembering the Deportations
Sunday, June 15, 9:00 a.m.
Mass at
Holy Trinity Church
53 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, CT
After mass, we will go to the
Lithuanian Cross and remember the
1941 Deportations to Siberia.
And then we will gather in the
church hall for refreshments.
Sponsor: Hartford LAC which
invites everyone to attend.
Information: Victor Kogelis 657-9067,
danuteg@juno.com
Remembrance of the 1941 Deportations
Remembrance of the 1941 Deportations
Sunday, June 22, 11:30 a.m.
St. Andrew’s Church
396 Church Street
New Britain CT
Sponsor: LAC of New Britain, CT
Contact: Irena Belanger
pqbel@hotmail.com
Annual Picnic
Sunday, June 29
St. Andrew’s Annual Picnic
Location to be undetermined
Sponsor: LAC of New Britain, CT
Contact: Irena Belanger
pqbel@hotmail.com
The Thirteenth Lithuanian Folk
Dance Festival
Will take place
Sunday July 6, 2008 at the
University of Southern California (USC)
Galen
Pavilion /more/
Meno8Dienos
Art8Days
(creative workshop for adults,
conducted in Lithuanian)
Sunday-Sunday, August 24-31.
At Camp Neringa
In Vermont.
For all details, click HERE
Celebration of Our Lady of
Điluva
Sunday, September 7, 3:00 p.m.
Celebration of Our Lady of Điluva
Our Lady appeared in Điluva, 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 Điluva,
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
Điluvos ţinia newsletter/in Lithuanian/
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.
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
14th World Lithuanian Symposium on Arts and Sciences
The Fourteenth World Lithuanian Symposium on Arts and Sciences
will take place November 27 - 30, 2008 over the
Thanksgiving Day weekend in Lemont, Illinois. /more/
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!
Song Festival
The next Song festival will take place in July
2010 in Canada.
Lithuanian American Community, Inc.
and