The reborn Actors’ Trio: K.Smoriginas, S.Bareikis, O.Ditkovskis will give a concert in Kaunas, at Vytautas Magnus University Hall on the 12th of February.

Lithuanian jazz masters L.Shinkarenko’s band Jazz 4 will give a concert in London on the 10th and 11th of February.

The newest film of Š.Bartas “Eastern Drift” will be presented in the main programme of Berlin film festival “Forum” on the 13th of February.

“A Day with Čiurlionis” will be organised for pupils in Kaunas, at the National M.K.Čiurlionis Art Museum on the 9th of February.

The concert of brass instruments “Sunlit Brass” will take place at Kaunas State Philharmonic Hall on the 10th of February.

Pupils of Kaunas County J.Naujalis Music School, who are winners of international competitions, and Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra will organise a concert at Kaunas State Philharmonic Hall on the 12th of February.

The concert of pianists R. and Z. Ibelhauptai “Passionate Pianos” will take place at Klaipėda Concert Hall on the 12th of February.

The exhibition of G.Jonaitis “War” will be opened in Vilnius, graphical art gallery Kairė-Dešinė on the 9th of February.

The exhibition “LT Identity – In Context of Professional Art” will be opened at Panevėžys City Art Gallery on the 10th of February.

The winner of the prize Translator’s Chair of the Year 2009 D.Sirijos Giraitė will be honoured at Vilnius Picture Gallery on the 9th of February.

The exhibition of works of M.de Oliveira, one of the most famous Portuguese cinema directors who is one hundred years of age and is still creating actively, will be opened in Kaunas, at Vytautas Magnus University on the 8th of February.

The viewing of the exhibition “The Best Artwork of the Year” with the expert E.Velaniškytė will be organised in Kaunas, at the National M.K.Čiurlionis Art Museum, Picture Gallery on the 7th of February.

The Ukrainian pianist living in London A.Grynyuk will play recital at Vilnius Congress Concert Hall on the 6th of February, at Kaunas State Philharmonic Hall on the 7th of February and at Klaipėda Concert Hall on the 9th of February.

Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra celebrating its fifth anniversary will give a concert together with the violinist P.Berman at Kaunas State Philharmonic Hall on the 6th of February.

The premiere of the performance directed by J.Vaitkus “Accidental Man” will take place in Vilnius, at the Lithuanian Russian Drama Theatre on the 5th and 6th of February.

The Institute of Lithuanian Literature and Folklore announced that twelve most creative books of the year 2009 have been selected. The novel of Kaunas writer M.Zingeris “Conversation between Autumn and Spring” is among them.

The exhibition of graphical works and drawings of Š.Leonavičius will be opened at Panevėžys County G.Petkevičaitė-Bitė Public Library on the 5th of February.

The photography album of M.Kavaliauskas “Portrait of Kražiai” will be presented and a meeting with heroes pictured in the published photographs will take place at the historical Kražiai College on the 5th of February.

The premiere of the opera “The Marriage of Figaro” by W.A.Mozart will be presented at the Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre on the 5th, 6th, 7th, 9th and 10th of February.

The photography exhibition and album “Lithuania in Silk Road” of V.Kabašinskas will be presented at Kaunas County Public Library on the 5th of February.

Concerts of Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra celebrating its five-year anniversary will take place at Kaunas State Philharmonic Hall on the 5th and 6th of February. R.Pauls and P.Berman will participate.

The action for love and independence “Cry of the Heart” will take place in Vilnius, Arts Printing House on the 5th of February. One will be able to see the Lithuanian folklore of love performed live by silicone puppets.

The collection of poems “My Sister – Lithuania. Russian Poems about Lithuania” will be presented in Kaliningrad (Russia) Central Library on the 4th of February.

The personal exhibition of the glass artist B.Rodaitė “Glass Carpets” will be opened in Kaunas, at the National M.K.Čiurlionis Art Museum, Ceramics Museum on the 4th of February

The book “In Trace of Lithuanian Writers in Switzerland” will be presented and the exhibition of photographs of Z.Baltrušis will be opened at Marijampolė Museum of Regional Studies, gallery Saulėratis on the 4th of February.

Kaunas dance teatre Aura announces the search for a male and female dancer for full-time work.

A team of Kaunas sculptors, A.Vaura, M.Jurėnas, K.Lanauskas, T.Petreikis, won the grand prix in the international festival of snow sculptures in the USA.

We would like to remind that the competitive exhibition “The Best Artwork of the Year“ is taking place in Kaunas, National M.K.Čiurlionis Art Museum, Picture Gallery. Votes of visitors are very important.

Šiauliai Drama Theatre will visit Vilnius, the Lithuanian National Drama Theatre with the performances “Cyrano de Bergerac“, “Easter” and “On One Summer Day” on the 3rd-5th of February.

The bassoon ensemble Vilniaus Fagotynas will give a concert at Vilnius Piano.lt hall on the 3rd of February

The exhibition of works of the National Prize winner Leonas Strioga “Good Man” will be opened in Kaunas, Vytautas Magnus University gallery 101 on the 2nd of February.

A charismatic duet from Italy Bandini - Chiacchiaretta Duo will give a concert at Kaunas State Philharmonic Hall on the 2nd of February.

The creative project of the graphic J.Mikulskytė “Dream Machine” will be presented at Vilnius graphic art centre Kairė-Dešinė on the 2nd of February.

The collection of original china puppets S.Petrova (Moscow) “Harvest” and the photography exhibition of J.Osina-Fridman will be presented at Klaipėda Herkus Gallery on the 2nd of February.

The new book of the theatre critic A.Girdzijauskaitė “Letters to Spectators” will be presented at Vilnius Small Theatre on the 1st of February. The book is compiled from articles of the author published in the press during the latter years.

The exhibition of photography and graphics of R.M.Richter “Layers” is open at Kaunas Artists’ House until the 15th of February.

The ensemble of untraditional composition Trio Claviola will give a concert at Vilnius Applied Art Museum on the 31st of January.

The 3rd festival of children and youth theatres of the country “Ice Tomtit” will start at Klaipėda culture centre Fishermen’s Palace on the 31st of January.

The exhibition of paintings of P.Griušys and readings of the actress D.Kazragytė will take place at Kaunas monumental Christ’s Resurrection Church on the 31st of January.

A musical afternoon for the entire family “Let’s Sing Together” will be organised at Kaunas State Philharmonic Hall on the 31st of January.

The book “Jonas Kavaliauskas and Pupils” will be presented at the Lithuanian National Drama Theatre in Vilnius on the 30th of January.

The birthday concert of the Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra will take place at Vilnius Congress Concert Hall on the 30th of January. Opera soloists of the young generation recognised in the world E.Montvydas and K.Smoriginas will participate in it.

The commemoration of the 175th birth anniversary of the poet, translator and priest A.Baranauskas will take place in Kaunas, at Maironis Lithuanian Literature Museum on the 29th of January.

The concert of P.Vyšniauskas and A.Gotesmanas “Voice of Stone” will take place at Šiauliai Philharmonic Hall on the 29th of January.

The exhibition of sculptures of the National Prize winner L.Strioga “Voyage” will be opened at Kaunas Meno Parkas gallery on the 29th of January.

The French cinema festival “Winter Screens“ will start by the legendary film “Hiroshima, My Love” in Kaunas this Friday. Nine selected newly created and classical French films will be shown at Forum Cinemas Akropolis from the 29th to the 31st of January.

The photography exhibition “Polish Mountains” of the Polish art photographer, publisher, translator and editor I.Baturo will be opened at Kėdainiai Multicultural Centre on the 29th of January.

The theatre of improvisations of Andrius Žebrauskas Different Angle will visit Kaunas, concert hall of Vytautas Magnus University on the 29th of January.

A conversation about the exhibition “Building Memory: Four Films about Architecture, Monuments and Community” will be organised in Vilnius in the reading room of the Contemporary Art Centre on the 29th of January.

The jubilee exhibition of S.Kruopis’ paintings “Expression of Saulius” will be opened at Šiauliai Laiptai gallery on the 29th of January.

The exhibition of four glass artists “R. e V. i s I. O. n“ will be opened at Panevėžys gallery XX on the 29th of January and at Telšiai exhibition hall on the 17th of February.

The painting exhibition of the French artist G.Vuillard “Wooden Architecture Marks Lithuania” will be opened in Kaunas, at the Old Town Club on the 29th of January.

The photography exhibition “Lithuanian Photography: Yesterday and Today” will be opened in Denmark, at the Photography Museum in Herning on the 29th of January.

The photography exhibition of T. and J. Kuzminai “Magic of Travelling” will be opened at Kaunas Various Cultures Centre on the 28th of January.

The retrospective exhibition of works of the graphic, calligrapher Prof. A.Kliševičius (1950-2008) will be opened in Klaipėda, Pranas Domšaitis Gallery on the 28th of January

The exhibition of painting, sculpture, objects and photography “Figure” will be opened at Kaunas Architects’ House on the 28th of January.

The album of Prof. J.Galkus “Lithuanian State Emblem Vytis” will be presented and the excursion to the exhibition “Vytis: History and Art” will be organised in Kaunas, at the National M.K.Čiurlionis Art Museum on the 28th of January.

The author of the legendary novel “The Catcher in the Rye” J.Salinger died on the 28th of January.

The exhibition of graphics of Jūratė Rekevičiūtė “Puppet Alone at Home” will be opened in Vilnius, at the entertainment and shopping centre Panorama on the 28th of January.

An event of Utena ancient music ensemble Vox Animæ “From Lithuanian Folklore to Renaissance. Songs and Chants of the 16th-21st Century” will take place at Utena A. and M. Miškiniai Public Library on the 28th of January.

The anecdote of one part directed by R.Abukevičius “Head-money Collector” will be presented at Kaunas Town Hall on the 28th of January.

The director C.Graužinis and his loyal team Cezaris Group will present their newest performance “All or Nothing” in Vilnius, Arts Printing House on the 28th of January.

The traditional exhibition of the group of female artists “About Them” will be opened at Vilnius gallery Arka on the 27th of January.

The exhibition of L.Cicėnas’ paintings, objects and installations “Industrial Pinocchio and Jacob’s Ladder” will be opened in Vilnius at Savickas Picture Gallery on the 27th of January.

The poetess, playwright and essayist D.Zelčiūtė will present her first novel and eleventh book “Trip” in Kaunas, at Maironis Lithuanian Literature Museum on the 27th of January.

The collection of audio recordings “One Actor’s Theatre” has replenished by a new set of 2 CDs, in which works of Lithuanian literature authors are read by the actress R.Paliukaitytė.

A meeting with the painter E.Velaniškytė will be organised in Kaunas, at the Picture Gallery of the National M.K.Čiurlionis Art Museum on the 26th of January.

Vilnius Small Theatre is organising the festival of A.Chekhov on the 26th-31st of January, during which all three Lithuanian interpretations of A.Chekhov by R.Tuminas and the performance “Uncle Vania” directed by A.Latėnas at the State Youth Theatre will be shown.

The Lithuanian Artists’ Union informs that one of the most prominent contemporary artists of books in Lithuania E.Karpavičius died on the 26th of January.

The competitive exhibition “The Best Artwork of the Year” will be opened in Kaunas, at the Picture Gallery of the National M.K.Čiurlionis Art Museum on the 26th of January.

The book of A.Barzdukaitė-Vaitkūnienė “Such is the Smell of Life” dedicated to the memory of the painter Arūnas Vaitkūnas (1956-2005) will be presented in Vilnius, in the headquarters of the Lithuanian Artists’ Union on the 26th of January.

The Lithuanian Artists' Union informs that the well-known painter, winner of the National Culture and Art Prize, eldest member of the Lithuanian Artists' Union Algirdas Petrulis (1915-2010) died on the 25th of January.

The 4th volume of Encyclopaedia of Minor Lithuania will be presented in Klaipėda, at I.Simonaitytė Public Library on the 25th of January.

Kaunas County Public Library invites to grant read or new children’s books to Lithuanian children living in America. The aim of the action is to replenish the funds of the Lithuanian Library opened in the World Lithuanians’ Centre in Chicago.

A new volume of “History of Lithuanian Theatre” encompassing the years 1980-1990 will be presented at Vilnius Small Theatre on the 25th of January. The book has been published by the Lithuanian Culture Research Institute.

The concert “Magic of Vocal Music” will take place in Užutrakis Manor House, Trakai, on the 24th of January.

A concert “J.S.Bach and Lithuanian Music” will be organised at Vilnius Applied Art Museum on the 24th of January. The compact disc “Keyword" will be presented.

Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra will perform compositions of French impressionists C.Debussy, M.Ravel and American composer L.Bernstein at Kaunas State Philharmonic Hall on the 24th of January. The pianist G.Gedvilaitė will participate in the concert.

The 44th fair MIDEM 2010 will take place in Cannes (France) on the 24th-27th of January. It is the most important event of the year of global music industry, in which Lithuania will participate too.

“Ballet Music” will be performed in concerts of carillon in Kaunas, in the garden of Vytautas Magnus War Museum on the 23rd and 24th of January.

Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra and pianist G.Gedvilaitė will give a concert at the Lithuanian National Philharmonic Hall in Vilnius on the 23rd of January and at Kaunas State Philharmonic Hall on the 24th of January.

Vilnius State Youth Theatre will present a premiere performance about theatre, creation and love “Blue-eyed Beast” according to the play of the young playwright A.Anra on the 22nd and 23rd of January.

The exhibition of two photographers J.Kalinauskaitė and S.Kondratas “Music According to 2“ will be opened at the gallery of Vilnius cinema Skalvija on the 22nd of January.

The exhibition of Danish graphics “Time Print” (“Tryk på tiden“) will be opened in Kaunas, at the National M.K.Čiurlionis Art Museum, M.Žilinskas Art Gallery on the 22nd of January.

The 5th French film festival “Winter Screens” will proceed in Vilnius, Kaunas, Panevėžys and Klaipėda from the 22nd of January to the 7th of February.

M.Žilinskas Gallery of the National M.K.Čiurlionis Museum invites to get acquainted with the culture traditions of the distant Japan from close. The exhibition of Japanese traditional art is open at the gallery, and it may be visited with educators.

The exhibition of projects of the open competition of the search for the urban idea of the Nemunas island is open at Kaunas City Municipality, on the 2nd floor. The exhibition will be open until the 28th of February.

The meeting with V. Gerulaitienė, the translator of one of the most popular novels in the world and Lithuania titled as a masterpiece of modern literature P.Süskind’s “Perfume”, will be held in Vilnius, Arts Printing House on the 22nd of January.

The mono-performance of the National Prize winner R.Kazlas “Iron and Silver” will be shown at Kaunas State Puppet Theatre on the 22nd of January.

The concert "Post Scriptum to Great Festivals” will take place at Vilnius Congress Concert Hall on the 22nd of January. Two brothers famous in the music world will participate in it: the pianist P.Geniušas and principal conductor of Kaunas State Musical Theatre J.Geniušas.

The exhibition of photographs by M. Požerskytė and R. Požerskis “Burning Man” will be opened at Šiauliai Art Gallery on the 21st of January.

The “Exhibition 55” of original silver jewellery created by E.Kasiulis will be opened in Kaunas at Mona Gallery (Laisvės Al. 50) on the 21st of January.

The international resumptive exhibition “Kaunas Biennial Textile’09” will be open in Kėdainiai, J.Monkutė-Marks Museum Gallery until the 30th of January.

The writer D.Zelčiūtė will present her eleventh book “Trip” in Kaunas, Baltos Lankos bookstore (shopping centre Akropolis) on the 21st of January.

The concert “Perfect Haydn: Music that Heals” will take place in Vilnius, at St. Catherine Church on the 21st of January.

The Lithuanian Union of Art Photographers informs that a free cycle of Thursday evenings dedicated to the history of Lithuanian photography will be organised in Vilnius, Prospekto gallery from the 21st of January.

The exhibition “Crafts of Manor” will be opened in Vilnius at the address Mykolo Str.12–1 on the 20th of January.

An evening organised by Santara magazine and the Lithuanian Art Museum “January Allegro” will take place at Vilnius Picture Gallery on the 20th of January.

A concert “Juozas Gruodis and his Contemporaries” dedicated to the 125th birth anniversary of J.Gruodis will take place in Vilnius, at the Lithuanian National Philharmonic Hall on the 20th of January.

The new book of the archaeologist M.Bertašius “Marvelė Horse Graves” will be presented and discussion “Religion and Ritual in Baltic Culture” will take place at Kaunas County Public Library on the 20th of January.

The book “Submerged Klaipėda” will be presented in Nida, at Th.Mann Culture Centre on the 20th of January.

The retrospective of all films of the film director Š.Bartas and the exhibition presenting performances of Fluxus starter J.Mačiūnas “Fluxus. Shows“ will be introduced in Vilnius, at J.Mekas Visual Arts Centre on the 19th of January.

The exhibition “Backstage” of works of A.Barzdukaitė-Vaitkūnienė and her former student N.Štaraitienė will be opened at Kaunas gallery Meno Parkas on the 19th of January.

The concert “Metamorphosis of Song and Dance” will be organised in Kaunas, Vytautas Magnus University, Faculty of Catholic Theology on the 19th of January.

The photography exhibition of a young photographer D.Stankevičius “Welcome in Berlin“ will be opened in Kaunas, at Žaliakalnis funicular F gallery on the 18th of January.

The photography exhibition in memoriam of V.Kernagis and R.Griškevičius “Maestro, Bravo!“ will be opened in Alytus Town Theatre on the 18th of January.

An evening in memoriam of the violinist, teacher and public activist V.Varčikas (1915-2008) will be organised at Kaunas Artists’ House on the 18th of January.

The exhibition of A.Surgailis' photographs “Garden of Art Historians” will be opened at Vilnius Akademija gallery on the 18th of January.

The exhibition of V.Pletkus’ photographs “Approaches/Ujęcia" was opened in Suvalkai Regional Art and Culture Centre (Poland) on the 15th of January.

Carillon music concert “String of Folk Music” will take place in Kaunas, in the garden of Vytautas Magnus War Museum on the 17th of January.

A free concert of compositions of the British composer J.Woolrich “That is Night, Unlit Suburb and Farewell” in Vilnius, at M.K.Čiurlionis Home on the 16th of January.

The exhibition “LT Pinhole Photography” will be opened in Palanga, A.Mončys Home-Museum on the 16th of January.

Performers of the young generation Merūnas and Jonas Sakalauskas from El Fuego will give a concert in Vilnius Piano.lt concert hall on the 16th of January and in the White Hall of Užutrakis Manor House on the 24th of January.

The first premiere of this year “The Fourth Chair” will be presented at Kaunas State Drama Theatre, Tavern Hall on the 16th, 17th and 21st of January.

The book “Romualdas Čarna: Graphical Works and Drawings” will be presented at Kaunas State Philharmonic Hall on the 16th of January.

S.Šiaučiulis Jazz Quartet will give a concert at Palanga culture centre Ramybė on the 16th of January.

The movement No Theatre will present its theatrical concert “No Concert” to Kaunas audience for the first time at Kaunas State Puppet Theatre on the 15th of January.

The jubilee evening of the emigrant writer, Maironis’ niece D.Lipčiūtė-Augienė “Touched by Maironis’ Wing” will be organised in Kaunas, at Maironis Lithuanian Literature Museum on the 15th of January.

The exhibition of the project “LT Identity – In Context of Professional Art” will be opened at Klaipėda Art Exhibition Hall on the 15th of January.

The book of L.Donskis “99 Baltijos istorijos. 99 Baltic stories“ will be presented and the exhibition “Goethe’s Theory of Colours“ will be opened in Klaipėda, at I.Simonaitytė Library on the 15th of January.

Lithuanian artists and employees of art and culture fields are invited to participate in the Culture Mobility Programme of Nordic and Baltic countries.

The exhibition of R.Grigauskienė “Face. Your Face” will be opened at Kaunas Artists’ House on the 15th of January.