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      2012-05-01St. Petersburg Imperial Porcelain exhibition
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      2012-05-02St. Petersburg Imperial Porcelain exhibitionInternational Contemporary Dance Festival "New Baltic Dance"
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      2012-05-03St. Petersburg Imperial Porcelain exhibitionInternational Contemporary Dance Festival "New Baltic Dance"
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      2012-05-04St. Petersburg Imperial Porcelain exhibitionInternational Contemporary Dance Festival "New Baltic Dance"Europe Day
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      2012-05-05St. Petersburg Imperial Porcelain exhibitionInternational Contemporary Dance Festival "New Baltic Dance"Europe Day5 Liverpool Party
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      2012-05-06St. Petersburg Imperial Porcelain exhibitionInternational Contemporary Dance Festival "New Baltic Dance"Europe Day
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      2012-05-07International Contemporary Dance Festival "New Baltic Dance"
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      2012-05-08International Contemporary Dance Festival "New Baltic Dance"
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      2012-05-09International Contemporary Dance Festival "New Baltic Dance"
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      2012-05-12Family festival "This is Lithuania"
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      2012-05-13Family festival "This is Lithuania"
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      2012-05-23Otello
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Bubble the City

Bubble in the City (Burbuliatorius) is a regular summer event, which takes place at various places in the city. The aim of the event is to encourage people to gather in public places, relax and communicate.

Horror museum of Cold War

Missile base, where military men used to make plans how to sweep Western Europe from the face of the earth, is now bustling with tourists. The Cold War Museum reopens after renovation in Plateliai, Žemaitijos National Park.

Amazing photo shoot „Blow Job“

This weekend, amazing and non-traditional photo shoot „Blow Job“ was held in Vilnius. During the photo shoot, strong air current was blowing people straight in their face.

How Chicago became Lithuania’s second capital

When Lithuania came under Russian control in 1795, the Russians did all they could to “Russify” the Lithuanians, but they were continually met with stiff opposition.

Dinner in the Sky starts operating in Lithuania in June 2012

Dinner in the Sky is a unique event meant for anyone who wishes to transform an ordinary meal or meeting into a magical moment that will leave an everlasting impression on their guests! 

Naked runner in the streets of Vilnius

A few weeks ago a radio station Zip FM, newscasters Jonas Nainys and Modestas Švoba bet who will reach the best body shape till the summer will start. 

The 14th Lithuanian Folk Dance Festival is coming to Boston July 1, 2012

The Boston Lithuanian American Community will be hosting as many as 47 Lithuanian folk dance groups from around the world. The dance festival is held every four years and for the first time will be coming to Boston. 

Business for Peace Award winner Vladas Lašas

Small does not necessarily mean unnoticeable, even beyond national borders. A businessman from Kaunas, Vladas Lašas, has been named the recipient of this year's Oslo Business for Peace Award.

Clothing retailer H&M to enter Lithuanian market in 2013

Late in January, H&M announced that it had included Latvia in the list of its new markets for 2012. The company’s team responsible for the Baltic markets has recently visited Estonia and Lithuania as well.

London 2012: How Lithuania's biggest rock star played Hamlet

The UK is to stage 70 productions from around the world during the Olympic festival and one of the landmark performances is a Hamlet from Lithuania, played by Andrius Mamontovas. 

The music and video installation 'Sandglasses' will be presented in Madrid

The music and video installation 'Sandglasses' of the Lithuanian composer Justė Janulytė will be presented in Madrid (Spain) on the 22nd of April. The spectacular work was included into the programme of Musicadhoy Festival. 

Vilnius Open’2012 (1st tournament of BST’2012)

Puckoriai Park is still a project for a permanent disc golf park. It’s a Public Park with ideal landscape for disc golf. There are few wonderful down and uphill shots, some challenging OBs, some really long shots for big arms.

Simas Jasaitis - shocked all basketball lovers

Simas Jasaitis is a basketball player from Lithuania. Now he is playing in Ankara – „Turk Telecom“ team. His amazing last minute one hand threw over the basketbal court was amazing.

Lithuania seeks gas supplies from Norwegian Statoil for LNG terminal

Lithuania is in talks with Norway’s Statoil ASA (STL) over possible liquefied natural gas supplies for the country’s gas terminal on the Baltic sea, the Lithuanian energy ministry said.

200 scholars meeting to examine the Baltics

More than 200 scholars from 15 countries are converging on Chicago – home to the largest population of Lithuanians outside of Lithuania itself – to present and respond to papers on Baltic history, literature.

The cars of Lithuania‘s Presidents

The history of cars of Presidents of Lithuania began in 1919. Lithuanians purchased many things, including weapons and vehicles from German army, which was losing the war.

The Lithuanian FBI boss and his famous sister

Many have heard of the legendary Director J. Edgar Hoover who led the FBI from 1924 to 1972, but few have heard of the name Alexander Bruce Bielaski who served as the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Lithuania has resolved the issue of NASA

More than a century, all scientists around the world were tortured by one problem: how to heal serious head injuries and how to extend space flights to astrounauts. 

Lithuanian ‘egg art’ on the American show

Christine Luschas, a young American-Lithuanian from Pennsylvania, USA, was this week featured on the famous Martha Stewart Show, demonstrating how to make traditional Lithuanian "marguciai" eggs.

Movie Star Charles Bronson - Son of a Lithuanian coal miner

American actor Charles Bronson claimed to have spoken no English at home during his childhood in Pennsylvania. Though he managed to complete high school.