May 31, 2009

Congratulations to the Lithuanian youth ensembles Svyturys and Naujoji Intriga on an outstanding performance at last night’s concert. In addition to the young singers and dancers, we send a special note of recognition to Ausrine Sirvinskas, Saulius Kliorys, Ricardas Sirvinskas, Rita Kliorys and Marius Juodisius for the countless hours they invested in making last evening’s program a resounding success. They are taking the show on the road next weekend with a performance in Detroit.

Congratulations to Paulius Nasvytis, owner of the Velvet Tango Room, who was recently featured in Lietuvos Rytas. USA Today named the Velvet Tango Room to its list of Top 10 bars in the United States, and Conde Nast Business magazine put the club on its Top 30 bars in the world. Continental Airlines will soon feature Nasvytis' iconic establishment in its in-flight magazine.

Summer is here, and the Lithuanian Cultural Garden Society reminds you that it's time to renew your membership, or to become a member for 2009. The Society will host a get-together today at noon in the Beachland Pavilion located at the north end of Neff Road. The event is free for Cultural Garden Society members, and you can join at the door. The Cultural Gardens are one of Cleveland's many wonderfull and unique features, and your support of the Garden Society helps keep the Lithuanian Garden in top condition.

The Cleveland Lithuanian Pensininkiu Klubas will meet this coming Thursday, June 4ht at 12 noon at Gintaras dining room in Lithuanian Village.

Amanda and Algirdas Muliolis will be at St. George to ask for your support of APPLE on Sunday, June 7th.

We regret to tell you that Abiturientu Balius or Graduates Spring Fling is being rescheduled. Vilija Nasvytis and Shirley Kizys are still collecting information on this year's graduates to share with the community. You can contact Vilija 216-381-9318 or Shirley at 216-554-9729.

The Baltic communities of Greater Cleveland will gather on Sunday June 14th at Our Lady of Perpetual Help to commemorate the 1941 deportations of Baltic peoples to Siberia. The prayer service begins at 3:00 pm.

Mark your calendars now for the Lithuanian Club picnic, to be held on Saturday, July 25th at the Italian American Picnic Grounds on Euclid Avenue in Wickliffe.

WJCU has a new 128k AAC webstream, which offers better-than-FM quality sound, and in addition to being able to listen on your computer, you can now listen to WJCU on your iPhone or other mobile device anywhere you happen to be. Check it out at wjcu.org.