News:
Lithuanian Independence Day Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Our traditional Lithuanian Independence Day Celebration will take place on Tuesday, February 16. The event, which is co-sponsored by UW’s Center for Russia, East Europe and Central Asia (CREECA), will be held at the Concourse Hotel, (1 West Dayton Street, Madison, WI 53703).
The designated room
will be posted in the lobby.
MVSC and CREECA are proud and honored to present UW Professor Emeritus Alfred E. Senn as main speaker for this event. Entitled
“Independent Lithuania”, his presentation will include highlights from his
recently published books regarding Lithuania in the 1940s and the diplomats
(with a local connection) living there. The presentation will begin promptly at
6:30pm.
Parking at the hotel for this event is discounted to $2, but
you must show your parking ticket (received at the parking entrance gate) to
the lobby attendant in order to receive it.
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2010 first MVSC newsletter "The Lithuanian
Connection" published.
Madison International Festival, Saturday March 6, 2010. Žaibas will dance at 1:45 in the Capitol Theater. http://www.overturecenter.com/community/international-fest
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The Baltic Studies Summer Institute (BALSSI) will continue in Madison 2010 June 14 - August 6 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. BALSSI offers intensive Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian language courses. Read more at http://www.creeca.wisc.edu/balssi
Žaibas in Argentina 2009.12
A small delegation of Žaibas Lithuanian Dancers made an exciting trip to Argentina, just before Christmas, to participate in South America's Lithuanian Folk Dance Festival. Although an invitation had been extended to all Lithuanian dance groups in North America, Žaibas was the only one to respond and so our dancers were received as very welcome and honored guests. Together with Grandinėlė, a special guest group from Panevežys, Lithuania, our group was wined and dined, entertained and amused, and presented with gifts. Our hosts, the Nemunas Lithuanian Culture and Mutual Aid Society were celebrating their centenary as well as the Millennium of the Name Lithuania, and had presented concerts all throughout the year, culminating in this momentous event. It was held in the city of Berisso, known as The Capital of the Immigrant as it is the home of 19 different ethnic groups. The Festival brought together about 200 dancers. Besides Žaibas and Grandinėlė, there were several groups from Berisso, as well as from Buenos Aires and Uruguay. It was very impressive to see how third and fourth generation Argentineans preserve their Lithuanian heritage. Our dancers, Jolanta Vidugirienė, Elise Etzweiler, Michael Etzwiler, David Etzwiler, and director Nijolė Etzwiler had a wonderful time and came away with very happy memories and lots of Facebook friends.
See pictures from the Festival.
Also watch Movie clips: Clip1 (141MBt); Clip2 (204MBt); Clip3 (52MBt), Clip4 (730MBt), Clip5 (346MBt) and Clip6 (470MBt).
For a better results download files first and when watch.
2009 Kūčios - Christmas.
Žaibas and MVSC celebrated an early Christmas Eve with a
traditional meal of (way more that) 12 meatless dishes, sharing of plotkelės
(Christmas wafers), entertainment by children from babies to teens, a very
active Kalėdų Senelis (Santa Claus), and a rousing group rendering of The 12 Days of Christmas. We are grateful to the Lutheran Church of the Living
Christ for the use of their facilities, to the board members who worked hard to
create such a pleasant day, and to the guests who gathered to celebrate joyfully
with us. Click to see more pictures.
Sakitykite Stasės Semienėnės straipsnį "Drauge"-"Savuosius sujungusi šiluma!"
Madison Vilnius Sister Cities, I
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and the Consulate General of the Republic of Lithuania were thrilled November 7th to sponsor a concert by Lithuania’s own Liudas Mockūnas, considered to be one of Europe’s finest jazz saxophonists.
See photo album from Liudas Mockunas visit in Madison.
Read more about Liudas Mockūnas.
Madison Vilnius Sister Cities 2009 Fall Newsletter Published
MVSC was proud to sponsor Lithuanian visitors toWorld Dairy Expo 2009!
Visiting this year where four Lithuanian Veterinary Academy graduates:
Visitors from Lithuania attended World Dairy Expo, visited Wisconsin dairy farms and agricultural companies. Had multiple useful business meetings and made new acquaintances.
Four families of Madisonians hosted visitors and had chance to learn more about guests from Lithuania.
Our guests toured Wisconsin Capitol and enjoyed exploring Madison city. Moments of they stay at Madison are depicted in photo album.
We had a great time at MVSC Summer Picnic 2009.08.16.
Great company, lots of food, games and music.
See by your self - click there.
MVSC Summer 2009 Newsletter is published
Žaibas danced with BALSSI students and Staff. July 23, 2009.
As the Baltic Summer Studies Institute (BALSSI) at the University of Wisconsin passed its mid-semester mark, students took an evening off to learn some Lithuanian dances, demonstrated and taught by the Zaibas Lithuanian Dancers of Madison. Students and staff, as well as community residents, danced and laughed their way through Grecinike, Kalvelis and Suktinis. See more event pictures.
Or movies 1 (140kB) or 2 (400kB).
March 9th, 1009
2008.10.17 JAV prez. G. Bush'as paskelbe, kad JAV įtraukë Lietuvą, Latviją, Estiją, Vengriją, Slovakiją, Čekiją ir Pietų Korëją į šalių, kurioms taikomas bevizis režimas, sarašą. 
Every four years the Lithuanians in America hold a Folk Dance Festival, Šokiu Švente, in which thousands of Lithuanian dancers from the U.S., Canada, Brazil, Argentina, West Germany, Poland and Lithuania have participated.
