September 3, Friday, 12:00 – 23:00
September 4, Saturday, 10:00 – 23:00
September 5, Sunday, 10:00 – 22:00
Gediminas Avenue – from the Cathedral Square to the Žvėrynas bridge
THE BUZZING AVENUE
It has been five years since the Gediminas Avenue began to “buzz” during the annual VILNIUS CITY FIESTA. And there are more and more curious citizens and guests of Vilnius swarming to the main street of the city like bees every year. It is not that easy to surprise and please the vagarious town-dweller of the capital of Lithuania, but the organizers of the VILNIUS CITY FIESTA are more than prepared to take care of everything. So once again we can soundly state: the venue cannot be changed!
THE BUZZING AVENUE is not a farmers’ fair or market place.
It is a place for stirring cultural action and various creative ideas.
It is a place where different needs, wishes and fantasies come true.
It is a place where neighbours, friends and guests of the city meet.
It is a way of expressing the town spirit!
This year the THE BUZZING AVENUE will stretch across all the Gediminas Avenue – from the Cathedral square to the Žvėrynas bridge.
The motto of this years' BUZZING AVENUE is diversity of a modern city, unpredictability and attention towards new and upcoming expressions as well as the eternal values.
Based on this slogan all the programme of the BUZZING AVENUE is presented in 5 different areas of action:
1. Sports, game and entertainment area
From the Žvėrynas bridge (A.Goštauto str.) to the Lukiškių square (V.Kudirkos str.).
In ths area that is set up for the first time this year various sports events, field and table-top games, special attractions for children and youth, including mini-football matches, 3-on-3 basketball challenge, competitions in free-throws, darts or field-chess competitions, etc. The action will of course be accompanied by music played by various DJs. The action in this area will take place on:
Friday, September 3, 17:00 – 22:00
Saturday, September 4, 12:00 – 21:00
Saturday, September 5, 12:00 – 20.00
2. Retro & Vintage area: a breath of the old Vilnius
At the Lukiškių square, from V.Kudirkos str. to Vasario 16-osios str.
Friday, September 3
Retro stage at the Lukiškių square
17:00 The band SUBTILU-Z
18:00 Singer JUDITA LEITAITĖ
19:00 Ensemble IN MEZZO
20:00 Singers NELLY PALTINIENĖ and NIJOLĖ TALLAT-KELPŠAITĖ
21:00 Retro dances. DANIELIUS PRASPALIAUSKIS TRIO
Saturday, September 4
Retro stage at the Lukiškių square
12:00 LITHUANIAN PUBLISHERS present their books and authors
13:00 Ensemble SUDEIKIEČIŲ GAIDA
14:00 Lithuanian Army Officers' Choir AIDAS
14:30 Legendary Lithuanian racer STASYS BRUNDZA presents his collection of antique automobiles
15:00 MADAME WILL COME LATER. A collection by fashion designer Liutauras Salasevičius. Singer EVELINA SAŠENKO
16:00 Folk ensemble JORĖ
17:00 THREE PANTHERS. Songs about love by three famous Lithuanian singers
18:00 Vocal ensemble EGLĖ
19:00 Romances by the SALDUVĖ ensemble from Šiauliai
20:00 Ensemble SAULĖS MUZIKANTAI
Sunday, September 5
Retro stage at the Lukiškių square
12:00 LITHUANIAN PUBLISHERS present their books and authors
13:00 Folk ensemble NALŠIA
14:00 Dominyka, Artūras and the ACOUSTIC ARMCHAIR
15:00 A concert by LIUBA NAZARENKO
16:00 ANTIKVARINIAI KAŠPIROVSKIO DANTYS. Provocative music
17:00 ACCORDION FIESTA. An orchestra of accordion players
18:00 Lithuanian romances performed by VAICENAVICIAI FAMILY
19:00 RETRO DANCES
3. An area of creative Vilnius: unconventional arts
From Vasario 16-osios str. to A. Jakšto str.
Friday, September 3
Gediminas Avenue by the FLUXUS MINISTRY (Gedimino av. 27)
17:00 – 19:00 SLAM poetry competition
17:00 – 21:00 Dye performance by the group 25TH FRAME
17:00 – 21:00 ORIGAMI
17:00 – 22:00 ON IDENTITY. An installation by Mantas Lilis (photography, sound)
18:00 – 19:30 FORUM THEATRE performance “On myself and others“ (Žemaitės square)
19:00 – 21:00 INDEPENDENT ARTISTS ENSEMBLE plays jazz
Lithuanian association of people with disabillities and a forum of art-therapy „Tinklas" presents:
17:00 – 19:00 Theatrical interaction MOVEMENTS OF ANGELS. SOCIAL MOBILITIES (across all of Gediminas Avenue)
Saturday, September 4
Gedimino avenue, by the FLUXUS MINISTRY (Gedimino av. 27)
12:00 – 15:00 ORIGAMI
12:00 – 19:00 CREATIVE GROUPS OF ARCHITECTS „Arching" and „Noknok" presents: „The great chair race“, „Sit differently“, an auction of authentic chairs and a workshop
12:00 – 22:00 „KalaSoundSystem". DANCES FOR EVERYONE (Žemaitės square)
12:00 – 22:00 ON IDENTITY. An installation by Mantas Lilis (photography, sound)
19:00 – 21:00 IMPRO 241. An improvisational theatre
20:00 – 21:00 THE FIRST. A performance by Eglė Gudonytė
Lithuanian association of people with disabillities and a Forum of Arts-therapy „Tinklas" presents:
13:00 – 15:00 PORTRAITS. An interaction of action-painting and live sound
16:00 – 18:00 Attention! A live social action.
Sunday, September 5
Gedimino avenue, by the FLUXUS MINISTRY (Gedimino av. 27)
12:00 – 15:00 ORIGAMI
12:00 – 20:00 ON IDENTITY. An installation by Mantas Lilis (photography, sound)
20:00 – 21:00 NICO. A concert of New Ideas Chamber Orchestra (Žemaitės square)
ECOLAB MOBILE INFO CENTER 2010 will also function in this area
4. Fairing area
From A.Jakšto str. to Jogailos str.
Presentations of ecological food, bread, meat, milk, honey and other dainties and goodies.
A special program of the “Neringa” restaurant, one of the oldest restaurants in Vilnius.
Presentations of most recent and most talked-about books introduced by the main publishers of Vilnius.
5. Area of dancing, playing and drawing Vilnius
From Vilniaus str. to Vrublevskio str.
Friday, September 3
Stage by the National drama theatre
17:00 A concert by The Karoliniškės Music School BIGBAND
18:00 A quiz show by the BALTOS LANKOS publishing house
19:00 NEW JAZZ TALENTS from the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre
20:00 Concert by the band KARMA
21:00 COLOURS OF BUBBLES. Rock'n'roll
Stage by the V. Kudirkos square
17:00 A concert by the Bronius Jonušas Music School WIND ORCHESTRA
18:00 AMERICAN COWBOY MUSIC by the band Vydraga+
19:00 MIGLOKO. Unique singer
20:00 Group AugaLai
21:00 FUN CLOCK. Dance music
Saturday, September 4
Stage by the National drama theatre
12:00 Presentation of most recently PUBLISHED BOOKS
13:00 PUNCH & JUDY. Puppet theatre „Avilys"
14:00 A performance by the STALO TEATRAS
15:00 Students of the VYTAUTAS JUOZAPAITIS EDUCATIONAL CENTRE OF CULTURE AND ARTS
16:00 Presentation by the TYTO ALBA publishing house. A meeting with a writer Filomena Taunytė
17:00 Presentation by the ALMA LITERA publishing house. A meeting with a journalist Algimantas Čekuolis
18:00 FIRST PRIZE. A performance by the theatre of elderly people
19:00 A concert by the band Geraigerai&MisSheep
20:00 THE SNEEKERS. Electronic music band
21:00 A concert by a singer SATI
Stage by the V. Kudirkos square
12:00 WE'LL WAKE VILNIUS UP. A concert by the Childrens Choir of Lithuanian Radio and Television
13:00 VILIJA. A polish song and dance ensemble
14:00 FAJERLACH. A jewish music ensemble
15:00 A concert by the LIEPOS choir
16:00 CHILDREN OF THE ANCIENT VILNIUS. A music and dance ensemble
17:00 A concert by the band MARGA MUZIKA
18:00 NETIEKTO. Energetic music
19:00 ARBATA. Rock music
20:00 GOLDEN PARAZYTH. Electronic music
21:00 PERGALĖ. Rock music
Sunday, September 5
Stage by the National drama theatre
12:00 Performance for children by the RAGANIUKĖ THEATRE
13:00 Presentation of most recently PUBLISHED BOOKS
14:00 PUPI PIPA PUPI. A pantomime performance „Toy thriller“
15:00 Presentation of most recent books by the AIDAI publishing house
16:00 GALINA DAUGUVIETYTĖ presents her most recent book
17:00 A performance by the theatre studio ELEMENTORIUS
18:00 FALLING STAR. A concert
19:00 A concert by the PETREIKIAI BROTHERS. Exotic musical instruments and a samogitian dialect
Stage by the V. Kudirkos square
12:00 A performace by a pop singing studio „HEY!"
13:00 SUBTILU-Z. Instrumental music
14:00 A SOAP-BUBBLE SHOW
15;00 BALLOON MODELING MAGIC
16:00 A concert by the KVINTA
17:00 LIŪDNI SLIBINAI. A musical / theatrical performance by the saddest band in Lithuania
18:00 ZUZI RECORDS presents EL FUEGO. A trio of young opera soloists
19:00 Ministry of Echology meets Eazystyle MC. Dub / reggae music
September 3-9
Shopping centre „Panorama"
AN EXHIBITION OF ANTIQUE AUTOMOBILES
A unique exposition of antique automobiles from the Stasys Brundza Museum.
September 3, Friday, 18:00 – 20:00
Lithuanian Museum of Theatre, Music and Cinema
A closing concert of the Vilnius Klezmer Music Festival
With participation by Liza Beliasnaja (modern dance), Karsten Troyke (Germany), orchestra ”Vilniaus klezmeriai”, "Rzeszow Klezmer Band" (Poland)
Partner of the concert – Vilnius Jewish community
September 3, Friday, 19:30 – 23:00
Vingis park
OPENING CELEBRATION OF THE VILNIUS CITY FIESTA AT THE VINGIS PARK
International firework festival „Vilniaus fejerija":
Performances by the best firework companies from France, Russia and Poland. A special show by BLIKAS (Lithuania)
Music programme of the fiesta:
Aistė Smilgevičiūtė and the group SKYLĖ
Erica Jennings and the group SKAMP
September 3, Friday, 22:00 – 03:00
PIANO.LT courtyard
VILNIUS CITY FIESTA CLUB PROGRAMME: A NIGHT OF MUSIC
22:00-23:00 Jing‘a‘Ling
23:15-00:15 Baisios stygos
00:30-02:00 Empti
DJ programme before and in-between the concerts
September 4, Saturday, 12:00
Vingis park
International track event with the Lithuanian long-distance runner Živilė Balčiūnaitė
September 4, Saturday, 12:00
Down the Neris river
The Vilniaus regatta
September 4, Saturday, 21:00 – 23:00
Cathedral square
THE GRAND CONCERT OF THE VILNIUS CITY FIESTA
JURGA & THE BAND (Lithuania)
N.O.H.A. (Germany)
Record-braking launching of flying burning torches by UTENOS DARK
September 4, Saturday, 21:00 – 02:00
PIANO.LT courtyard
VILNIUS CITY FIESTA CLUB PROGRAMME: A NIGHT OF CINEMA
21:00-22:00 „Disability is no obstacle", a special program presented by the Arts-therapy forum
22:00-23:00 A program of short films presented by the „Tinklai" festival
23:00-00:00 A program of short comedies presented by the „Kino pavasaris" festival
00:00-02:00 “Cannes Lions 2009”. A special program from the famous global advertising festival
September 5, Sunday, 17:00
S.Daukantas square by the President's Palace
Finish of the international auto rally "Across Lithuania 2010"
The winners are presented with the President's cup.
September 5, Sunday, 20:00 – 22:00
Cathedral square
THE CLOSING CONCERT OF THE VILNIUS CITY FIESTA ”CHILDREN OF THE STREETS OF VILNIUS”
NERINGA & TELE BIM-BAM
SONGS BY VYTAUTAS KERNAGIS TO VILNIUS
Songs of the legendary Lithuanian bard Vytautas Kernagis will be performed by the most famous Lithuanian singers: Neda & Olegas Ditkovskis, Algirdas Kaušpėdas, Jurgis Didžiulis, Česlovas Gabalis, Gytis Paškevičius, Vytautas Juozapaitis, Andrius Kulikauskas, Andrius Žebrauskas, Veronika Povilionienė with Dominyka & Artūras, „ŽAS", „Rebelheart", „Acoustic Avenue", „Atviras ratas", chamber choir „Jauna muzika", wind orchestra of the Lithuanian Army.
www.vilniusfestivals.lt
www.vilnius-events.lt
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