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* FRONT COVER: The Beatification Ceremony of Pope John Paul II on
May 1, 2011 has moved the late Holy Father closer to Canonization. As the
entire Catholic Church celebrates this event, Lithuanians proudly recall
the Lithuanian connection with the papacy of Pope John Paul II. The
Pope's mother was reported to be of Lithuanian descent and Lithuanians
will always cherish the memory of the Pope's historic visit to Lithuania in1993. On September 4, 1993 the Holy Father made a prayerful visit to the
Vilnius Shrine of "Ausros Vartai" during his pilgrimage to Lithuania. In
devotion he brought a votive offering and placed it lovingly on the altar.
From John Paul II's address during the Rosary at Ausros Vartai,September 4, 1993.
There is a chapel in the Vatican which houses a copy of the image hanginghere. There the successor of St Peter can join in prayers which rise to Godin Vilnius. Today, at the beginning of my Apostolic visit to the Baltic States Iam glad that I am here not only in spirit but also in body. As shepherd of theChurch Universal, and brought here by your prayers, I come to commit my
thanks and prayers into the maternal hands of Mary.*Submitted by Father Peter Burkauskas, Philadelphia, PA
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in this issue2 editorial
Letter from the EditorJeanne Dorr
4 sportsArvydas SabonisElected to theNaismith MemorialBasketball Hall ofFame
Jeanne Dorr
5 here at homeHonors forMatulaitis NursingHomeSubmitted by Ed Shakalis
6 cultureThe Story ofKestutis as told byBiruteRetold in the words ofBirute (Joyce Lukas)
9 sportsThe Doctor Meetsthe Legend
Rimas Gedeika
11 here at homeNew YorkLithuanians CelebrateFeast of Saint CasimirRaimundas Slizys andAldute Belzer
12 photo albumPoints of Interest
14 genealogySearch for Radavicius:A Trip Back to the1863 Insurrection inZemaitija
Augustine Idzelis PhD, JD
16 reflectionsKletis, Tvartas irPirtis - Granary,Barn & BathhouseTHE LITHUANIANSHOME - Part VIIIBy Angele VysniauskaiteEnglish translation andadaptaton byGloria OBrien
18 historyEVANGELICALLUTHERANSFROMLITHUANIAMINOR DURINGTHE PERIOD1852-1874
20 calendar
TTRRIIVVIIAA QQUUEESSTTIIOONNNo.32
IWDEdward Shakalis
When is the International Womens Day (IWD) global celebration ?
(a) January 1 (b) March 8 (c) July 4 (d) Every DayAnswer to Trivia on page 10
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Editors Note: The following waswritten and performed by Joyce and Kestutis Lukas for the Lithuanian Heritage Club (Amber Roots) ofPhiladelphia. The Club is extremelyimportant to Americans of Lithuan-ian descent who do not speak Lithuanian and to non Lithuanianswho are interested in learningabout Lithuania. The organizationhas opened the door to many whoordinarily would not have the oppor-tunity to share in their heritage orto meet new friends with the same
interests. Many Lithuanian speakersalso attend the events.
To say that Joyce and Kestutisbrought down the house with theirproduction would be an understate-ment.
The Story of Kestutis -As told by Birute
I would like to introduce myself. Iwas Birute. I lived in Lietuva(Lithuania) during the 14th century inthe Samogitia area near Palanga
along the Baltic Sea. My clan oftenfeared for its life because the Teu-tonic Knights frequently raided and plundered our homeland. I was ayoung, beautiful, intelligent vestalvirgin tending the fires honoring ourgods: Perkunas-the god of thunder;Ausra-the goddess of dawn; and theother gods. I pledged my life and mychastity to the gods. I understand that
today there is a memorial at BiruteHill in Palanga to honor the vaidi-lute (priestess) Birute. But, it isnot I of whom I wish to speakabout: I'd like to tell you my storyabout the Grand Duke Kestutis ofTrakai.
Kestutis was one of seven sonsof Grand Duke Gediminas. Hismother was Jewna, daughter ofPrince Iwan of Polotsh (in Rusi ornorthwest Russia). Lithuania was
very primitive and pagan in 1297when Kestutis was born. He grew upin a competitive family. He learned tohunt, and of course, to fight. And atage 15 or 16 he was a full-fledgedwarrior ready to defend the lands ofLithuania. The first time I sawKestutis, I was tending the sacredfires. I stood motionless as he trottedby on his beautiful steed. His appear-ance was fierce with his bushy beardand a stumbrys (buffalo) skin thrown
over his burly back. There was an un-expected kindness when our eyesmet. He nodded towards me. As myheart beat a little faster, I turned awayto hide the blush I felt on my face. Herode slowly away and stopped, andthen turned back to glance at me.Should I run and hide in the woods asI had three times already this seasonto escape aggressive suitors? But myfeet would not move. As I stood theredazed, Kestutis and his horse slowlyturned back and approached me. The
horse elegantly pranced, andKestutis' face looked calm andserene, not at all aggressive. As heslowly and gently leaned to the sideand extended his arm, I had no incli-nation to run away. I let myself beswooped up onto his horse. Our souls joined as if one with the universe.This was surely the work of Milda,the goddess of love.
Kestutis took me back to Trakai. Heinvited his brothers and his sons andtheir families to join us. Kestutis hadfour sons by his first wife: But I pre-fer not to speak of her. I was his onlytrue love. We were married at Trakaiin 1349. We celebrated and feastedfor many days. Our happiness was ofgreat abundance. Our love grew andwas ever increased with the birth ofour first born, a son, Vytautus in1350. He later became Vytautus the
Great. Through our love came morechildren: Sons: Tautvila and Zygi-mantas, and more children.
The Grand Duke Kestutis was tol-erant of all faiths: The native Pagans,the Catholics, and the Orthodox. Heeven maintained Catholic monks andcaptive crusaders at his court as sec-retaries, and even teachers of ourchildren. Some of our children evenchose to be baptized. His son by hisfirst wife, Prince Butautas, escaped to
Germany after trying to seize powerfrom his father in 1365, and becameHenry when baptized. He broke hisfather's heart. Oh, how could suchtreachery have lurked in our family?How could he have done that? Ourdaughter Danute was renamed Annawhen she was baptized, and marriedDuke Janusz of Masovia in 1380. An-other daughter, Ringaile, married theMazur Prince Henry in 1392 and wascalled Elizabeth. There was also anunfortunate kidnapping of a daughter
by Knight Gautier de Sadion. Sadly,we never saw her again, and she dieda nun in Mainz. Miklause becameMaria and Orthodox upon her mar-riage to Grand Knyaz Iwan of Tver.Two of our daughters stayed andmarried Lithuanian nobles.
Kestutis was often gone for monthsat a time fighting the TeutonicKnights or visiting his vassals. When
The Story of KestutisAs told by Birute
Retold in the words ofBirute (Joyce Lukas)
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he was home on leave, they werevery special times. Hand-in hand,we strolled the castle grounds andwatched the beautiful sunsets overLake Galve. We talked about ourchildren and planned the grand
new castle on the island.
With great sadness, Kestutis toldand retold the story of why he andAlgirdas deposed Jaunutis in orderto maintain the Kingdom of Ged-iminas. Their father had dividedLithuania and its lands among six ofhis sons, but retained the Vilniusarea, the capital of Lithuania,where he and Jaunutis, theyoungest son, lived. Algirdas' landwas Kreva (Belarus). My husband's
was Trakai, with jurisdictionover Samogitia. In 1341 his father,Gediminus, died, and Jaunutis, theyoungest son who had no domain, became the Grand Duke of Vilniusand ruler over all the lands of Lithua-nia. Ke stutis would always stop atthis point in the story.... His facewould become sullen, and he wouldshake his head and say, We tried tohonor our father's wishes and followJaunutis, but he was too young andtoo inexperienced to keep Lithuaniatogether against the constant assaultsfrom the Teutons and others. Theolder brothers refused to obey theiryoungest brother, so, in 1345 Algir-das and Kestutis removed Jaunutisfrom power and sent him off to over-see the principality of Zaslavl.
There were also interesting sto-ries of conquest. One being Kestutis'march on Moscow. Algirdas had, in1370, signed a truce with KnyazDemitry (later called Donsky) of
Muscovy. But the Muscovites disre-garded the pact. So, in 1372, theLithuanians again marched againstMoscow. A messenger took a burningwick ahead to announce that Kestutiswould arrive before the wick wasburned out. A lance was imbedded inthe Kremlin gate with the inscription:The hero is he who fights when pro-voked against his will, and not he
who provokes a war. Demitryquickly submitted. King Kestutis ar-
rived on Easter Sunday, entered theKremlin, and presented Demitry withan Easter egg, and kissed him on bothcheeks in the tradition of theMuscovites. I always laughed at sucha picture.
Algirdas died at 81 years of agein 1377. His favorite son, Jogaila, be-came Grand Prince according to thearrangement between Ke stutis andhis brother. Their hope was that Jo-gaila and Vytautas would rule in thesame shared way as they had. I knewin my heart that could never be, be-cause of Jogaila's ambitious Ortho-dox mother and his shrewd brotheradvising him. I never trusted my sis-ter-in-law, Julianna and her scurrilousson Skirgaila. My honorable Duke re-fused to listen when I cautioned himto be wary of Jogaila.
Jogaila, true to my prediction, se-cretly signed a pact with the TeutonicKnights against Kestutis. The Teu-tons would help Jogaila if he agreed
not to send help to Kestutis whenthey attacked Samogitia. Jogaila pre-tended to support Ke stutis, but, intruth, he, with his family, wanted hisuncle deposed. I overheard Kestutisand Vytautas in a heated argumentabout whether or not Vytautas knewof any scheme. Vytautas was evasiveand did not dispel the doubts in hisfather's mind. My heart ached at the
prospect that our son could plantreachery against his own father, asanother of his sons had done.
Kestutis marched on Vilnius in1381 and forced Jogaila to abdi-
cate. For the love of his deadbrother, he banished his nephew toKreva. Kestutis became GrandPrince of Lithuania.
My greatest fear came true in1382. Kestutis was fighting near Novgorod. On July 18 Jogaila,with assistance from Skirgaila andthe Teutonic Knights, recapturedVilnius and took Trakai, the homeof Kestutis and me. When word
reached them, Kestutis and Vytautasrushed back with their combined
armies, and arrived on August 3 andprepared to recapture Trakai. Jogaila,however, invited my husband and sonto negotiate and gave his solemnword for their safety. Jogaila an-nounced an agreement and dispersedKestutis' army. I managed to get wordto my husband and advised and begged him not to believe whatJogaila promised: I knew it was a trick.
But the Honorable Knight that hewas; he continued to Vilnius. The
horror that took place was beyond be-lief!! Jogaila arrested Kestutis andVytautas. Kestutis was transferred tothe castle at Kreva where he was im- prisoned in the dark dungeon, and,within 5 days, he was strangled todeath, on the orders of Joga.
Excuse me a moment, ....while I regain my composure ...........
My dear, kind husband was mur-dered, by his own nephew, the son ofhis dearly beloved brother, Algirdas.
I have no doubt that Julianna andSkirgaila were also involved in thisdastardly deed.
In order to detract from the factthat he had murdered the Grand DukeKestutis, who was loved by the pop-ulace, Jogaila gave his uncle, ThePrince of Vilnius, a stately public fu-neral. His body was carried fromKreva to Vilnius where it lay in state
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for all to honor him and to saygood bye. Then, according totradition, he was taken to theSventaragio Valley near theNeris River. The Grand Dukewas placed on the prepared
pyre with his war horse, hisservants, his hunting hounds,falcons and hawks, his treas-ures, and the things he wouldneed for the after-life - like hisgem-studded weapons andarms, his robes, golden beltsand chains, and bread anddrink, and a bag of gold.Trumpets sounded! The fireswere lighted!
I was not permitted to at-tend, but what was reported tome was astounding. A blackcloud totally covered the sky. Light-ning flashed, and angry Perku-nasroared. The funeral pyre burned. Sud-denly, the air crackled and thundered;the earth opened up and swallowedthe pyre. Nothing was left. Jogaila,scared and shaking, had to be carriedback to his castle.
My dear husband, the GrandDuke Ke stutis, left his everlastingfootprint on Lithuania. He was a
valiant, courageous warrior of anoble spirit. He was honored andloved by his subjects. He was a manof honor and faithfulness to both hisfather, Gediminas and his brother,Algirdas.
Even in modern times, Kestutisis revered and loved. I should like toshare with you something written in2006 by Gloria O'Brien It was pub-lished in a literary work calledLithuanian Heritage. It sums up the
character and legacy of my GrandDuke Kestutis.
Kestutis was, first and fore-most, a warrior of outstanding abilityand courage, whose reputation andfame rested almost equally on hischivalrous nature as on his exploits inbattle. Lithuanian chroniclers praisehim as an exemplary leader whospent most of his life in battle,
defending Lithuanian lands againstenemies of one stamp or another. Thechronicles of Western Europe speakwith amazement and admirationabout Lithuania's hero, who surprisedand impressed his opponents with hisunfailing regard for civility, even dur-ing open hostilities. In contrast tomost of those he fought, he was theembodiment of the perfect knight -fierce in battle, merciful in victory,courteous, humane, straightforward,
learned and wise. He survived a life-time of fierce combat with his mortalfoe, the Teutonic Knights, only to becruelly murdered, betrayed by hisown nephew, son of the brother towhom he had given his unswervingfidelity.
As for me: After the funeral ofthe Grand Duke Kestutis, I wasmoved from Trakai to Brest for mysafety, so Skirgaila told. I drowned ina fall in 1382. However, legendclaims I returned to Palanga to re-sume serving the gods till my deathin 1389, and I am buried at the bot-tom of Birute Hill. Given the fate ofmy dear husband, you are free tospeculate on my true fate.
Thus ends his story, ...... mystory, ...... and our story.
Birute hill chapel at the end of the19th century in Palang, Lithuania
A bronze sculpture of Birute near herpresumed grave in Palang, Lithuania
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Earlier this year Dr. Jonas Prunskis, a well known PainManagement Specialist and the Lithuanian AmericanCommunitys Public Relations Committees VicePresident, attended a medical conference in Las Vegas.After completing a very hectic day, Dr. Prunskis de-cided to relax by taking a leisurely stroll through oneof Las Vegas famous casinos. While walking through
a casinos open area, Dr. Prunskis saw a poster of ahuge football player getting set for whatever came hisway. The more he looked at the poster, the more theplayer seemed familiar. He continued to walk up to theposter for a closer look. As he approached the poster,he saw that the same football player was sitting at atable autographing footballs. Suddenly he knew whothe player was.
Dr. Prunskis approached the mountain of a manand with a booming voice said
_Labas. The player
looked up and hesitatingly replied Labas. And thiswas how the doctor met the legend-the great Chicago
Bears middle linebacker, Dick ButkusSince the autographing session was almost
finished, Dr. Prunskis and Dick Butkus had an oppor-tunity to sit down and talk about subjects that were ofmutual interest. Dr. Prunskis began by briefly explain-ing his role in the Lithuanian American Community aswell as his role in Lithuania.He also thought that itwould be fantastic if Dick were to take a more activerole in the Lithuanian American Community. For
starters he suggested that Dickcould be a guest speaker at someof the major Lithuanian func-tions, as well as attend some ofthe various athletic tournaments,or perhaps have an athletic tour-nament in his name. They alsotalked about more professionalthings such as pain managementand what could be done to lessenhis football pains.
Dick Butkus stated that both his parents were born inLithuania and that they immi-grated to Chicago prior to WorldWar II. Looking back, Dick
wished that his parents had spoken to him in Lithuanian,had taught him more about their birthplace. Everythingthat he learned about Lithuania, her history, culturelanguage he learned from his mociute (grand-mother).
As the years passed, Dick became more and more
interested in learning about his heritage. Several years
ago he traveled to Lithuanian to find his parentsteviskele. Try as hard as he could, he could not over-come the numerous stumbling blocks imposed by the
bureaucrats. And thus he returned empty handed. This,however, did not lessen his resolve to find his parentsteviskele. Dr. Prunskis empathized with Dick about
this frustrating situation and promised to help him asmuch as he could.
They concluded their brief talk with a hand shakeand a promise to stay in touch.
Dick Butkus reputation as the meanest, hardest
hitting middle line backer goes back to his playingdays at the University of Illinois. In 1964 he was
named the American Player of the Year. After his grad-uation Butkus continued to receive recognition. He isonly the second player to have his uniform number(#50) retired by the University of Illinois-the first
one is #70, Red Grange, the Galloping Ghost. Hewas inducted into the college Football Hall of Fame in1983. In 1985 the Downtown Athletic Club of
The Doctor Meets the LegendRimas Gedeika
Dr. Jonas Prunskis and Dick Butkus
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s p o r t sOrlando, Florida created the annual Dick Butkusaward. It is given to the most outstanding linebacker atthe high school, college and professional level.
After graduating from the University of Illinois,Dick was selected by the Chicago Bears as their firstround draft choice. This selection opened many an eye,
for this was the first time that a linebacker was selectedin the first round-normally, in those days, this honorwent to the offensive players.
During his nine years in the NFL (1965 through1973) Dick Butkus wreaked unprecedented havoc onthe offensive units. I remember watching him devas-tate my teams (New York Giants) front line, stop therunning backs in their tracks and almost breakthe quarterbacks body in half as he slammed himferociously into the ground. Oh, how I hated DickButkus!! No one did what he did to my Giants!
The Giants were not the only team to feel Dickswrath. All the NFL teams felt his presence. Dickplayed with religious fervor, played as if every gamewas his last. When he got his wheels going, there wasno single player who could stop him His tackles leftmany a player wondering where the bells were comingfrom that were ringing in his head.
In his day, he was a giant of a man (63 and 240pounds) who could run faster than any linebacker -20yards to his left or 20 yards to his right. When a playerheard Dick Butkus coming he knew that he was goingto be hit by a run away freight train and it would takeseveral minutes to shake all the cobwebs out of hisgray cells.
Besides being capable of delivering the big hit,Butkus had an exceptional gift of being able to stripthe ball away from the running back. He also had agreat pair of hands. There were many times when aquarterbacks seemingly perfect pass was picked offby Butkus massive hands.
Many of his contemporaries regarded him as themost destructive defender in the game, a great defen-sive intimidator who could hit harder than any man on
the field. He changed the way the middle linebackerposition was to be played, caused many an offensivecoach to lose sleep wondering how he could neutralizehis ferocious charge.
During his last three years Butkus played practi-cally on one foot (his right knee was so severely dam-aged that many a doctor and many a player wasamazed that he could walk no less play the game). TomLandry, the legendary Dallas Cowboys coach, while
watching Butkus disseminate his offensive line saidthat a gimping Butkus is 80 % better than most of thehealthy linebackers.
Although injured, Butkus continued to play. Foot-ball was in his soul !! But there came a point wheneven his great competitive spirit said enough is
enough. He ended his playing career in 1973.
During his NFL playing days and afterwards he re-ceived many awards. ESPN selected him as the 70thGreatest Athlete of the 20th century, the SportingNews selected him as the ninth best player in NFL his-tory, while the Associated Press selected him as thefifth best player. In 1979 he was elected to the ProFootballs Hall of Fame. In 2000 the NFL named himto their All-Time team.
It is unfortunate that the numerous injuries endedhis career prematurely. Many times, as I sit in my rock-
ing chair, I think about the many great football playersthat I saw and begin to wonder how much more thegame would have changed had Dick Butkus remainedhealthy.
Oh man, oh man could Dick Butkus hit!
Rimas Gedeika lives in New Jersey and is a member of the National Executive Committee of the Lithuanian AmericanCommunity serving as Vice-President for Special Projects. Heis also active in the Lithuanian Sports Community and is theadministrator of Bridges.
Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
International Womens Day (IWD) is markedMarch 8 every year. Nowadays this is a major dayof global celebration of woman. In differentregions the focus of the celebration ranges fromgeneral celebration of respect, appreciation andlove towards women to a celebration for womens
economic, political and social achievements.In many countries, such as Bosnia and Herze-govina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia,Hungary, Latvia and Lithuania, the custom ofgiving women flowers still prevails. Women alsosometimes get gifts from their employers. School-children often bring gifts for their teachers.Edward Shakalis is a retired Electrical Engineer and a ham radiooperator. He and his son Rick run The Lithuanian Open golftournament.
AANNSSWWEERR TTOOTTRRIIVVIIAA QQUUEESSTTIIOONNED Shakalis
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MAY 1, 2011 -2:00 pmMother's Day Celebration,Vytureliai school program.Fraternal Order of Eagles Hall1151 S. Galena Street
(just west of Mississippi &Havana) Denver, CO 80247www.coloradolithuanians.org
May 1, 2011 - 12:00 pmMothers Day ProgramEstonian Home4 Cross & Veterans Hwy.,Jackson, NJ 08527Sponsor: Central New JerseyChapter of the LAC
May 1, 2011 - 4-8 pmReception & Film Screening of"The Soviet Story"Stuart Street Playhouse
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MAY 7, 2011 - 9-2 pm
Flea Market. ST. ANDREWPARISH NEIGHBORHOOD19 & Wallace Sts., Phila., PA
May 7, 2011 - 9 amTalka at the Latvian Hall.Once a year the Latvianssponsor a Talka / CommunityCleaning of the Latvian Hallgrounds. Lunch at noon. Forthose who can only make it for
one or two hours please comeas well and make sure thateveryone signs in along withyour nationality. Lithuanian
American Community -bringyour rakes, pruners shovels,weed trimmers and gloves.http://portlandlithuanians.com/
May 7, 2011 - 6.00 pmATLANTA Concert, Boston
Lithuanian Clubhttp://boston.lietuviu-ben-druomene.org/renginiai/renginiai.html
May 14, 2011 - 10 am1st Annual KC LithuanianCommunity Scramble GolfTournamentPrairie Highlands Golf Course14695 Inverness StreetOlathe, KS 66061913-856-7235Proceeds will benefit KansasCity Lithuanian Community.
www.prairiehighlands.comMay. 15 , 2011 - 12:00 pmAnnual LAC, Inc. SD ChapterPicnic "Geguzine"San Dieguito Park1628 Lomas Santa Fe DriveDel Mar, CA 92014www.lithsd.org Sponsor:San Diego Chapter of the LAC
May 17, 2011 - 7-9 pmPhiladelphia LithuanianHeritage Club, Amber RootsLithuanian Music Hall2715 E.Allegheny Ave.
Philadelphia, PAUse the left side entrance &proceed downstairs. All areinvited to attend.
For info. call Millie at610-497-5469 oremail [email protected]
May 21- 22, 201139th AnnualLithuanian Festival
A Sample of the BalticsAmber Coast11am-6 pm - Fee: $4Crafts, Exhibits, Folk Dances,Food & much more!Cantonsville Armory130 Mellor Ave.Cantonsville, MDLithuanian CoordinatingCommittee of Baltimore
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June 2011Jonines in the RockyMountains organized by the
Fraser Lithuanians.Time: Not set yet. Location:Meadow Creek Reservoir(the campsite's coordinatesare 40.056376 - 105.752056)www.coloradolithuanians.org
June 2, 2011 - 7 -9 pmPhiladelphia LithuanianHeritage Club, Amber RootsLithuanian Music Hall2715 E.Allegheny Ave.Philadelphia, PAUse the left side entrance &proceed downstairs.
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June 3-5, 2011Talka Work WeekendVolunteers needed to preparethe Neringa campsite for thesummer. Kindly [email protected]
(978-582-5592)if you plan to attend.http://www.neringa.org
June 11, 2011 - 12:30 pmCalifornia Lithuanian GolfClub presents Summer"Fun in the Sun" 2011San Luis Rey Golf Resort31474 Golf Club Dr.Bonsall, CA [email protected].
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June 25, 20112nd Annual Liberty MutualInvitational benefiting the
Lithuanian World CenterOld Oak Country Club14200 S. Parker Road,Homer Glen, IL
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29 - Baseball hat$ 20.00
20 - Amber necklace &bracelet - $ 30
5 - CD by Jurga"Instrukcija" - $ 20
6 - CD by Jurga "AuksoPieva" - $ 20
23 - Exploring Lithuania & Exploring Vilnius(2 set DVD with 3 hour total viewing time) - $ 45.
13 - DVD of 13th FolkDance Festival at GalenCenter of USC $20.00
14 - Cultural Legacy Book(hardcover, 224 pages) $45
17 - Car license plateholder $12
18 - LT sticker(4" x 9" approx) - $ 4.
LITHUANIAN MARKET PLACEONLINE: WWW.LACGIFTS.COM
(add shipping) $6.95
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20
5
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23
13
14
17
18
27
30
7
8
25
28
15
31
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20
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15
20
20
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25
20
15
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Baseball hat(one size fits all)
Amber necklace &bracelet
CD by JURGA "Instrukcija"
CD by JURGA "Aukso Pieva"
Exploring Lithuania & ExploringVilnius (2 set DVD with 3 hr.total viewing time)
DVD of 13th Folk DanceFestival at Galen Center, USC
Cultural Legacy Book(hardcover, 224 pages)
Car license plate holder
L T sticker (4" x 9" approx)
2ND PAGE ITEMS
CD by ExultateRita Kliorys, director
30 - CD by Steel WolfCD by Vaivora(ethnocultural music)
Vytis decal (3" x 3")
First Lithuanians inTexas, 116 p.
Caf Emigrant DVD
BRIDGES subscription(10 issues per year)
Christmas Hymns CDby Exultate, Rita Kliorys, Director
Lietuva decal (1" x 2.5")
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27 - CD by Exultate / RitaKliorys, director - $ 15
30 - CD by Steel Wolf$ 20
7 - CD by Vaivora (ethno-cultural music) - $ 20
8 - Vytis decal approx(3" x 3") - $ 3
25 - First Lithuanians inTexas, 116 p. - $ 25.
28 - Caf Emigrant DVD$ 25
15 - Bridges subscription$20 for 10 issues
31 - Christmas Hymns CDby Exultate, Rita Kliorys,Director - $ 15
19 - LIETUVA decal(1" x 2.5") - $ 3
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Mikalojus Kastantinas Ciurlioniswas born in 1876. His father wasan organist. From early childhoodCiurlionis was musically gifted andat the age of seven he al readyplayed piano and could read notes.This fact came to the attention ofCount Oginskis, who sent him toWarsaw Conservatory to studymusic. After completing hisstudies, Ciurlionis devoted his timeto composing. One year later hecomposed one of his famous pieces,The Forest". Later Count
Oginskis sent him to Leipzig todeepen his knowledge in music.
At the age of 30 Ciurlionis gotinterested in painting. He waslooking for new ways of expressinghimself and started a new genre inpainting.
Ciurlionis died on April 10, 1911,at the age of 36. His works werecollected and exhibited atCiurlionis Gallery in Kaunas,
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