M. K. Čiurlionis Exhibit at the Madison Public Library Feb. 2 - 28, 2009 Madison Public Library (Central Branch), 201 W. Mifflin St., Madison, (608-266-6300)
MVSC is organizing a poster exhibit of perhaps the most famous Lithuanian artist of all time: Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis.
Žaibas Lithuanian Dancers will perform at the International Festival.
Saturday, Feb. 21, 2009
Žaibas Lithuanian Dancers of Madison will perform at the International Festival on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2009. The performance begins at 12:15 PM in the Promenade Hall, 2nd floor of the Overture Center.
Prof. Alfred Senn, author of "Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis: Music of the Spheres" and MVSC Board Member, will give a brief talk about the life and work of Čiurlionis at Madison's Public Library (201 W. Mifflin St., Madison, 2nd floor meeting room). Please join us for an interesting discussion, view the exhibit, meet MVSC members and friends - and have a taste of Lithuanian food. This event is free and open to the public.
Madison Lithuanian community celebrated Christmas Eve - Kučios Dec. 7th 2008 at
LakeEdgeLutheranChurch. Evening was organized by
MadisonVilnius SisterCities and aibas - Lithuanian Dancers.
Lithuanians always celebrate Christmas Eve (Kučios) with age-old traditions, among them: a meal of 12 delicious meatless dishes, sharing of Christmas wafers (plotkele), straw on the table to remind us of the birth in the manger, kids reciting for Old Man Christmas (Kalėdu Senelis). Lots of fun for young and old. Picture from Christmas Eve - Kučios.
MVSC and aibas Thanks everybody who organized and attended the eve.
2008.10.17 JAV prez. G. Bush'as paskelbe, kad JAV įtraukė Lietuvą, Latviją, Estiją, Vengriją, Slovakiją, Čekiją ir Pietų Korėją į šalių, kurioms taikomas bevizis reimas, sąrašą.
Bevizis rėimas turėtu įsigalioti lapkričio mėnesi.
Be vizų į JAV galės vykti turizmo, verslo ar kitais asmeniniais tikslais vykstantys ir biometrinius pasus (išduotus po 2006 metų rugpjūčio 28 dienos) turintys Lietuvos piliečiai. JAV jie galės būti ne ilgiau nei 90 dienų.
Į JAV vykstantys Lietuvos piliečiai, privalės naudotis Elektronine kelionių leidimo sistema (ESTA - Electronic System for Travel Authorization).
Year long Vilnius will celebrate status of the Cultural Capitol of Europe with multiple events: concerts, conferences, shows, etc.
Folk Dance Festival, Šokiu Švente, was held in Los Angeles, CA July 6, 2008. 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.
aibas was originally founded to dance at the 1992 Šokiu Švente and has danced at every one since then.
This wonderful event was held this year, on July 6 in Los Angeles. aibas again wias participating. Information about the event is available in both Lithuanianand Englishat www.sokiusvente.com
Pictures from Šokiu Švente 2008 Los Angeles, CA Album1 and Album2
Posters of Soviet Occupied Lithuania 1940-1990exhibit at Madison Central library ended. MVSC organized exhibition was great success. Exhibit was well attended by madisonians and city quests.
We were honored to have Draugas editor-in-chief Dr. Dalia Cidzikaite as this year's speaker. She spoke about the image of minorities in Lithuanian culture.
We appreciate our guests for participation and support of the Madison-Vilnius Sister Cities. Pictures along with detailed description will be uploaded shortly.
aibas performed at Mini-Šokiu Švente in
Chicago Saturday June 14.
In anticipation of the Lithuanian Dance Festival (Šokiu Švente) in
Los Angeles in July, aibas Lithuanian Dancers of Madison participated in a Mini-Švente in the
Chicago area. The concert took place at Lithuanian World Center (Pasaulio Lietuvių Centras) 14911 127th Street Lemont. Nijole E. introduced aibas to the public and aibas performed four dances. aibas performance was met with ovations by the filled concert hall. Picture Album from Mini Šokiu Švente.
MVSC celebrated "Vasario 16ta" (February 16th) - Lithuanian Independence Day by dancing with aibas at the annual Madison International Festival, held this year on Feb. 16, 2008.
Telling the audience that this was Lithuania's "Fourth of July", aibas presented a program of 5 dances, and then invited the audience onto the floor to learn 2 of them. Their offer was accepted by a large and enthusiastic crowd of adults and children. Later in the day, aibas dancers Debbie Kmetz and Dan Garvin sang a Lithuanian song as part of their performance with the singing trio Tri Bratovchedki. They also told their audience that they were celebrating Lithuanian Independence Day. This news was met with a rousing ovation. Greg Lasky of Vesper, WI also represented Lithuania in the marketplace, offering a wide variety of Lithuanian art and craft items. See a video of "aibas" dancing "Vakaruškos".
MVSC was featured in a couple of Lithuanian newspapers here in the United States: "Amerikos Lietuvis" and "Draugas". "Draugas" published article (in Lithuanian) you can read in there. "Draugo" spausdinta straipsni apie MVSC banketa ir musu svecio Prof. Giedriaus Subaciaus kalba galite perskaityti cia.
"aibas" Lithuanian Dancers of Madison will be participating in the XIII Lithuanian Folk Dance Festival - "Sokiu Svente", to be held in Los Angeles on July 6, 2008.
If you would like to dance with us at this exciting event and are able to practice Sundays at 6, please contact Nijole at 608-356-6549, or at netz@g2a.net
"aibas" Lithuanian Dancers Annual Picnic was a blast. Many "aibas" dancers, friends, and family members of the group attended the annual picnic at Ochsner Park, Baraboo, They enjoyed the beautiful weather, the company, and the potluck spread. If you missed it this year, plan for a wonderful day next September.
"aibas" Lithuanian Dancers participated at Celebrate Madison 2007, April 14, at Monona Terrace in Madison.
Lithuanians always celebrate Christmas Eve (Kučios) with age-old traditions, among them: a meal of 12 delicious meatless dishes, sharing of Christmas wafers (plotkele), straw on the table to remind us of the birth in the manger, kids reciting for Old Man Christmas (Kalėdu Senelis). Lots of fun for young and old.
2008.10.17 JAV prez. G. Bush'as paskelbe, kad JAV įtraukė Lietuvą, Latviją, Estiją, Vengriją, Slovakiją, Čekiją ir Pietų Korėją į šalių, kurioms taikomas bevizis reimas, sąrašą. 
Year long Vilnius will celebrate status of the Cultural Capitol of Europe with multiple events: concerts, conferences, shows, etc. 
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, Pol
and and Lithuania have participated. 
In 2007 books where donated to Vilnius Antakalnio library.
