Padėka dalyvavusiems Vasario 16 - osios šventėje

Džiaugiamės, kad svarbią Lietuvos istorijai dieną San Francisko lietuvių bendruomenė susirinko švęsti kartu. Renginys buvo ypatingas ir jaukus JŪSŲ dėka. Labai tikimės, kad filmo "Nematomas frontas" peržiūra buvo informatyvi ir įkvėpianti, o mažieji bendruomenės nariai mėgavosi lietuviška animacija. Nepaprastai didelis AČIŪ visiems susirinkusiems, kurie savo dalyvavimu sukūrė prasmingą ir įsimintiną šventę. Dar kartą norime padėkoti lituanistinės mokyklos "Genys" mokiniams, mokytojams ir tėvams už puikią programą bei kūrybines dirbtuves vaikams. Atsidavę mokytojai, tėvai ir mokiniai puošė šventę ne tik šypsenomis, dainomis ir šokiais, bet ir neįkainojamu darbu, pastangomis, idėjomis renginio metu.

Ypatingas AČIŪ savanoriams, kurie pasitiko svečius ir puošė mūsų šventę: Dianai Plačiakienei, Lukui Steibliui, Laurai Gardner, Maksim Golovkin. O taip pat vaikų dirbtuves suorganizavusiems ir įvykdžiusiems: Aidai Sakalauskaitei, Vytautui Staraičiui, Rasai Radavičius, Danguolei Berulytei - McHargue bei visiems prisidėjusiems tėvams ir mokytojams.

Taip pat džiaugiamės, kad mūsų šventę aplankė filmo "Nematomas frontas" režisierius Vincas Sruoginis, kuris noriai dalinosi įdomiomis istorijomis apie filmo filmavimą ir užkulisius. Dėkojame Vincui už galimybę išvysti filmą, dalyvavimą ir nuoširdumą. O visiems susidomėjusiems režisierio darbais siūlome susipažinti su nauju Vinco Sruoginio darbu, apie kurį plačiau galite sužinoti čia. Šiuo metu Vincas Sruoginis ieško įvairiapusės paramos projektui. Jeigu norėtumėte prisidėti, rašykite me@vincas.tv.

Dar kartą dėkojame visiems dalyvavusiems, o tiems kas šiais metais sudalyvauti negalėjo, siūlome pasižvalgyti po nuotraukų galeriją. Už įamžintas akimirkas AČIŪ Jurgitai Mažeika.

Iki pasimatymo sekančiame renginyje "Lithuanian Cultural Evening at Stanford" Kovo 11!

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We're very happy that for this special day we had so many of you show up to celebrate together. The event was truly special thanks to all of you who showed up. We hope you enjoyed the film Invisible Front and found informative and memorable. Hope the little ones enjoyed the cartoons in Lithuanian as well. Thank you all for coming.

Warm thanks also goes to parents, teachers and everybody involved with the school "Genys" for putting on a great performance and workshop for the kids afterwards.

Special thanks goes to all who volunteered to make the event possible, including Diana Plačiakiene, Lukas Steiblys, Laurai Gardner, Maksim Golovkin. And the team who organized the kids workshops and performance - Aida Sakalauskaite, Vytautas Staraitis, Rasa Radavičius, Danguole Berulyte - McHargue.

We were delighted to have "Invisible Front" director Vincas Sruoginis, who shared his perspective on making the film and what he learned along the way. Heartfelt thanks goes to Vincas for creating this opportunity for us to enjoy the film and speak with him. Anyone who is interested in his work, he's currently in process of making another film - about Sausio 13-oji and you can learn more here. If you would would like to get involved and support his project in any way - please contact him via email me@vincas.tv.

THANKS FOR ALL WHO CAME and if you didn't have a chance to be with us - please see the photo gallery. For the great memories - we thank photographer Jurgita Mažeika.

SF lietuvių bendruomenės valdyba: Tomas Janušas, Karolis Karalevičius, Laura Dunn ir Marija Steiblienė.

Lithuanian Cultural Evening at Stanford

Stanford University Libraries invites you to celebrate the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania at Cubberley Auditorium.

The evening will feature “The Other Dream Team,” a film about the remarkable story of the Lithuanian basketball team that won the 1992 Olympic Bronze medal less than a year after Lithuania broke away from the Soviet Union. Watch the movie trailer here.

Lithuanian cultural historian Violeta Davoliute-Opgenorth will answer questions after the film and also discuss how basketball was a form of resistance through her talk, “Fact, Fiction and Memory: Representations of the Postwar Fight for Lithuanian Independence From Soviet Times to the Present.” She will outline the various ways Lithuanians resisted Soviet rule during the second half of the 20th century. Lithuania was the first republic to declare independence from the Soviet Union on March 11, 1990, an act that led to an economic blockade from Moscow but also catalyzed the breakup of the USSR in August 1991. Dr. Violeta Davoliute-Opgenorth is a senior researcher at the Department of Contemporary History, Vilnius University. She has published widely on the cultural history of Lithuania and Eastern Europe and is the author of The Making and Breaking of Soviet Lithuania: Memory and Modernity in the Wake of War, published by Routledge in 2013.

PROGRAM:

5:30-6:30 pm: Reception hosted by Stanford University Libraries

6:30-6:40 pm: Opening words by Dennis Garrison, Honorary Consul of Lithuania

6:40-7:00 pm: Dr. Violeta Davoliute-Upgenorth will discuss “Fact, Fiction and Memory: Representations of the Postwar Fight for Lithuanian Independence From Soviet Times to the Present.”

7:00-8:30 pm: Screening of “The Other Dream Team” (2012). The film will be followed by Q&A with Violeta Davoliute-Upgenorth.

EVENT DETAILS: 5.30-9pm, March 11 (Wednesday) Cubberley Auditorium 485 Lasuen Mall Stanford, CA 94305

The event, which is in English, aims to bring together Stanford faculty, staff and students as well as local Baltic communities and people interested in Baltic heritage. It is free and open to the public.

For additional information, please contact Liisi Esse, liisi.esse@stanford.edu

Participants are asked to register by March 9 via Eventbrite or 650-847-9115.

Vasario 16 - oji: "Nematomas frontas" ir lietuviška animacija vaikams

Ateik švęsti Nepriklausomybės atkūrimo dienos ir pamatyti naujausio lietuviško filmo "Nematomas Frontas" su visa šeima! / Come celebrate the Act of Independence of Lithuania with the whole family! Renginio programa/The event program:

• 13:20 val. Lituanistinės mokyklos "Genys" mokinių pasirodymas / 1:20pm Saturday school "Genys" kids performance;
• 13:50 val. Filmo "Nematomas frontas" peržiūra / 1:50pm "The Invisible Front" movie screening (in Lithuanian and English, with English subtitles - invite friends!)
• 13:50 val. Valanda Antano Skučo trumpametražių animuotų lietuviškų istorijų vaikams + kūrybinės dirbtuvės vaikams / 1:50pm Short films for the kids (in Lithuanian: one sample here) + workshops. 

"Antano Skučo parengtas valandos trukmės animacinių filmų rinkinys nukels mažąjį žiūrovą į senus senus laikus, kur bus pasakojama apie Puntuko akmenį, Eglę žalčių karalienę ir daugybę kitų lietuviškų legendų. Nepraleiskite progos supažindinti jaunąjį žiūrovą su lietuviška animacija ir legendomis!"

1pm, February 22 (Sunday) The New Parkway Theater 474 24th Street, Oakland, CA 94612

There will be drinks and food available - see menu. For directions check New Parkway Theatre on Google Maps or visit Theatre website.

Prices: $15 through the end of January, $20 starting on February 1st and $25 on at the door. Hurry up and get tickets now to help us plan. Click HERE or order below.