March 10

5:00 p.m. Poetry evening of Justinas Marcinkevičius and Jonas Strielkūnas “Soon It Will Grow Dark in My World”
Participants: actor Rolandas Kazlas, music creator Justas Juškevičius
Admission with free invitations, distributed from February 26 at 9:00 a.m. at the ticket offices of the Šiauliai Cultural Center and Gallery “Laiptai” and online at www.ticketmarket.lt
Šiauliai Cultural Center Gallery “Laiptai”, Žemaitės St. 83

5:30 p.m. Lecture–film screening “Šiauliai – On the Road to Freedom”
Šiauliai Tourism Information Center, Vilniaus St. 213

5:30 p.m. Concert “I Call the Nation”
Featuring Šiauliai State Chamber Choir “Polifonija” (artistic director and chief conductor P. Vanžodis)
Ticket price 5 Eur
Concert Institution “Polifonija”, Aušros Ave. 15

March 10–12

8:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m. Video installation “Portals of March 11: Living Historical Memory”
Director A. Špilevoj, video artist D. Marcinkevičius, composer Deividas Gnedinas
Kaštonų Alley
Organized by Šiauliai Cultural Center, project partially funded by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania

March 11

10:30 a.m. Start of the tricolor march “Lithuania in Our Hearts”
Featuring Šiauliai Wind Orchestra (artistic director and conductor S. Vaičiulionis, conductor G. Brūzga)
March route: Šiauliai Arena–Jono Jablonskio St.–Tilžės St.–Resurrection Sq.
Organizers: National Defence Volunteer Forces Resurrection District 6th Unit, Šiauliai Cultural Center

11:00 a.m. Holy Mass
Cathedral of St. Apostles Peter and Paul, Aušros Tak. 3

12:00 p.m. Commemoration of March 11 – Day of the Restoration of Lithuania’s Independence
Program: welcome of the tricolor march “Lithuania in Our Hearts,” ceremonial raising of the Lithuanian state flag, mass pinwheel dance, concert by the band “Saulės kliošas”
Resurrection Sq.
Organized by Šiauliai Cultural Center

1:00–5:00 p.m. Walk “For Freedom Together,” dedicated to the Day of the Restoration of Lithuania’s Independence
Advance registration required at www.lengvojiatletika.lt
. Start at 1:00 p.m., participants may choose a 4, 8, or 13 km route
Starting point – Šiauliai Central Park Estrade, Žemaitės St. 70B
Organizer: Šiauliai Athletics and Wellness Center

1:00 p.m. Excursion “Code of History: 1500x150x1.5”
Advance registration required by phone +370 41 523 110 or email ekskursijos@visitsiauliai.lt

Guide will wait at Šiauliai Tourism Information Center, Vilniaus St. 213
Organizer: Šiauliai Tourism Information Center

2:00 p.m. Commemoration of the Day of the Restoration of Lithuania’s Independence – March 11 – “Lawyer, Museologist Peliksas Bugailiškis and the Idea of a Free Lithuania”
Program: honoring the personality of Peliksas Bugailiškis – founder of the Šiauliai “Aušra” Museum, presentation of the vision of the P. Bugailiškis Ethnology Center of the Šiauliai Cultural Center, award ceremony of the Peliksas Bugailiškis Prize of the Šiauliai “Aušra” Museum, opening of Peliksas Bugailiškis House, festive concert “When Freedom Speaks”
Featuring Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Modestas Barkauskas. Concert host – Jomantė Šležaitė-Paukštė
Admission by invitation only, distributed from March 3 at 11:00 a.m. at the ticket office of Šiauliai Cultural Center Gallery “Laiptai.” Limited number of invitations
Šiauliai Cultural Center Gallery “Laiptai”, Žemaitės St. 83
Organizers: Šiauliai Cultural Center, Šiauliai “Aušra” Museum

5:00 p.m. Concert for the Day of the Restoration of Lithuania’s Independence “The 90s in Lithuania”
Featuring Lina Rastokaitė, Jokūbas Bareikis, Šiauliai Big Band (artistic director and conductor R. Ašmanis)
Concert Institution “Saulė”, Tilžės St. 140
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March 12

6:00 p.m. Concert by Raminta Naujanytė-Bjelle
Admission with free invitations, distributed from February 26 at 9:00 a.m. at the ticket offices of Šiauliai Cultural Center, Rėkyva Cultural House and online at www.ticketmarket.lt
Šiauliai Cultural Center Rėkyva Cultural House, Energetikų St. 7

March 14

10:00 a.m. International freestyle wrestling tournament dedicated to the Day of the Restoration of Lithuania’s Independence
Šiauliai Sports Gymnasium Sports Hall, Vilniaus St. 297
Organizers: Šiauliai Sports Center “Atžalynas,” Šiauliai Sports Gymnasium

March 19

6:00 p.m. Opening of Algimantas Aleksandravičius’ photography exhibition “In the Years of the Wrathful God. Apocalypse” and Marija Šileikaitė-Čičirkienė’s photography exhibition “Imaginary City”
Exhibition presented by art theorist, critic, and photographer Virginijus Kinčinaitis
Šiauliai Cultural Center Gallery “Laiptai”, Žemaitės St. 83

FREE EXHIBITIONS AND MUSEUM VISITS

March 2 – April 3

Exhibition of the children and youth drawing competition “A Drawing of Freedom for Lithuania”
Rėkyva Cultural House Park, Energetikų St. 7

March 11

11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Visiting the painting exhibition of Antanas Martinaitis (1939–1986)
Šiauliai Cultural Center Gallery “Laiptai”, Žemaitės St. 83

Visiting the branches of Šiauliai “Aušra” Museum
11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Chaimas Frenkelis Villa-Museum (Vilniaus St. 74), Museum of Photography (Vilniaus St. 140), Šiauliai History Museum (Aušros Ave. 47), Venclauskis House-Museum (Vytauto St. 89), Žaliūkiai Miller’s Farmstead-Museum (Architektų St. 73), Bicycle Museum (Vilniaus St. 139), Radio and Television Museum (Vilniaus St. 174)
Organizer: Šiauliai “Aušra” Museum

11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Visiting Audrius Janušonis’ contemporary ceramics exhibition “Works‘2” and “Polyrabbit. Duplicate” and the creators’ duo Darius Jaruševičius and Ina Šilina contemporary painting and analog animation exhibition “Figurality”
Šiauliai Art Gallery, Vilniaus St. 245

EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND OTHER EVENTS

March 2–13

Educational activity “History Detective: In the Footsteps of Freedom”
For grades 1–8. Advance registration required by phone +370 41 371 737 or email jurgita.vijuniene@savb.lt
Šiauliai County Povilas Višinskis Public Library, Aušros Ave. 62

March 8

12:00 p.m. Creative workshop for children “Lithuanian Friendship Bracelets”
Advance registration required: kristina.smirnoviene@savb.lt, phone +370 41 523 754
Šiauliai County Povilas Višinskis Public Library, Aušros Ave. 62

March 9

11:00 a.m. Sewing station creative workshop “A Small Brooch – A Great Love for Lithuania”
For grades 1–5. Advance registration required: +370 41 371 722
Šiauliai County Povilas Višinskis Public Library, Aušros Ave. 62

March 11

11:00 a.m. Educational activity “Tricolor Bookmark”
Advance registration required: +370 678 07 249
Baltic Culture Cognition Center “Baltų kelias”, Vilniaus St. 213
Organizer: Šiauliai Tourism Information Center

1:00 p.m. Educational activity “Art of Light”
Ticket price 6 and 12 Eur. Advance registration required: +370 678 53 171, vaida.dambrauskiene@siauliukc.lt
Šiauliai Cultural Center, Aušros Ave. 31

March 12

2:00 p.m. Lithuanian history quiz “The Past and Freedom Unite Us”
Šiauliai Simonas Daukantas Engineering Gymnasium, S. Daukanto St. 71

Organizer – Šiauliai City Municipality
Event organizer – Šiauliai Cultural Center
Partially funded by – Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania

Events are free of charge unless otherwise indicated.

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