81. Balzekas Museum Of Lithuanian Culture On Centerstage Chicago - Balzekas Museum O Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian culture on Centerstage, Publisher of Honest Info By Chicago, For Chicago This Web Site is All About Chicago. http://centerstagechicago.com/other/balzekas.html

search through: Entire Site Event Calendars Art Galleries Bars Bookstores Dining Health Clubs Hotels Movie Theatres Music Clubs Nightclubs Record Stores Recreation Theatres Yoga Visitors Who's Who Directory for: advanced search What's Near Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture? Midway Airport on the Midway RELATED INFO Sponsored Travel Deal Lowest Hotel Rates Close to Midway Guide Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture Styles: Cultural Centers Museums Tourism Directory Visitors Reviews Hotels in Chicago Chicago Hotel Styles List of Chicago Hotels Discounted Hotel Rooms Travel Specials Great Airfares Car Rentals Special Hotel Rates Book A Cruise Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture 6500 S. Pulaski Rd., Chicago Tel: (773) 582-6500 Description Opening this museum was the life-long dream of proprietor Stanley Balzekas, which is, in-and-of-itself, cuter than a sack of kittens. According to the museum's Web site, the dream was fulfilled in 1966 when he opened the museum next to his auto dealership on Archer Avenue. Eventually, the museum outgrew the original two-flat location and Balzekas moved it to its current location. Inside is his personal collection of Lithuanian art, as well as armor and rare maps that have been donated over the years. Joining the main exhibit, "Lithuania Through Out the Ages" are a language education department, collections of folk art and coins, tokens and medals, a state-of-the-art audio-visual center and a gift shop. Admission is $4 for adults and $3 for seniors and students. (J. Tyson)

82. Balzekas Museum Of Lithuanian Culture, Chicago Museum-Sightseeing From Chicago T Find the Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian culture, and other Chicago attractions, as well as maps, discounted hotels and local travel offers and information http://www.chicagotraveler.com/attractions/balzekas-museum-of-lithuanian-culture

Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture 6500 S. Pulaski Chicago, IL 60629 Phone: Type: Museum Sub: Sightseeing The life-long dream of Stanley Balzekas, Jr., to preserve for posterity the wealth of material pertaining to Lithuania's history and culture, was realized when he opened the Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture in a "two-flat" building next to his auto dealership on Archer Avenue in Chicago on June 22, 1966. His personal collection of art, armor and rare maps was donated and placed on display. Still the president of the museum's board of directors, Stanley Balzekas has seen his museum grow to a major repository of publications, cultural artifacts, and arts not only of Lithuania, but also of the Lithuanian immigrants to the United States and the generations that followed them. The Museum quickly outgrew the available space on Archer Avenue and moved to its present location on Pulaski Road in 1986. Departments include the Museum's main exhibit "Lithuania Through the Ages, which portrays the development of Lithuanian history and culture from prehistory to the present; fine artwork by Lithuanian and Lithuanian-American artists; a collection of more than 200 antiquariun (16th to 19th centuries) and 700 modern maps of Lithuania and Eastern Europe and atlases; the Numismatic Collection of Lithuanian coins, currencies, tokens, medals, military orders and decorations in the United States; the Children's Museum of Immigrant History; and much more.

83. Peace Corps | World Wise Schools | Lesson Plans | Teacher Guides | Lithuania Political causes and cultural consequences of lithuania s shifting borders. Resources Cultural consequence lithuania becomes an economic powerhouse. http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/guides/lithuania/lithchange.html

Centuries of Change Focus: Political causes and cultural consequences of Lithuania's shifting borders. Resources: Reading, "Lithuanian Timeline" Worksheet, "Centuries of Change" Current map of Europe Map of pre-1991 Europe (not provided) Background: Lithuania's history is one of turbulance. Since the 1100s when Lithuania's peoples united under its first great ruler, Mindaugas, and until its present independence, Lithuania has survived numerous occupations and border changes. (See "Information for Teachers" for detailed historical information). Lithuania was a major power during the Middle Ages but was partitioned between Russia and Prussia in the 18th century. In 1918, Lithuania became an independent country, but after Soviet troops occupied it in 1940, it was proclaimed the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic. On March 11, 1990, the Lithuanian parliment issued a declaration of independece and voted to have Lithuania secede from the Soviet Union. Independence was recognized in September 1991 after the failed coup against the Soviet regime in Moscow. Centuries of political struggle have united the Lithuanian people in resisting interference with their language, songs, religion and values. Changes to the language have been most strongly resisted. Lithuania has, however, assimilated some aspects of the cultures which have occupied its borders. Activities: 1. Review the reading, "Lithuanian Timeline." Draw students' attention to the way political changes often resulted in cultural changes. Have students somplete the worksheet, "Centuries of Change," and discuss the responses as a class. Following are questions for further discussion:

84. LFCC - Lithuanian Folk Culture Centre Produces scholarly and educational works and records of presentday Lithuanian folk culture. http://www.lfcc.lt/kc/indexen.htm

List of Culture Centres A-Z centres all centres LFC CENTRE LFCC MENU home news contacts LFCC CONTACT Lietuvos Liaudies Kultûros Centras B.Radvilaitës St. 8, 2600 Vilnius, Lithuania tel. (370 5) 261 47 63 fax. (370 5) 261 26 07 LINK www.lfcc.lt anthology lithuanian roots [menu] Culture Centres of Lithuania Lithuania to secure methodological guidance to the presentation of ethnic culture and amateur creation. Being engaged in ethnic culture research and generalisation, the Centre cares for the continuation and renewal of cultural traditions. The Lithuanian Folk Culture Centre, within the limits of its competence, introduces into life the provisions of cultural policy outlined by the state.

85. Culturelink Network - Culturelink Review The Report Cultural Policy in lithuania is an attempt to characterize and The Examiners stressed several needs for the lithuanian cultural policy, http://www.culturelink.org/review/25/cl25ce.html

home publications review no.25 > coe network membership members contact ... directories Council of Europe Culturelink review, no.25/August 1998 - contents imprint archive Cultural Policy in Lithuania ... VAT and Book Policy Impacts and Issues Cultural Policy in Lithuania National Report, European Review Programme of National Cultural Development Policies Council for Cultural Co-operation, 1997, 185 pp. Report of a European Panel of Examiners by Bill Dufton, Council for Cultural Co-operation, 1997, 98 pp. The Report Cultural Policy in Lithuania is an attempt to characterize and evaluate the state cultural policy in various spheres of culture and art, with special reference to - the legal, financial and administrative means employed by the state for the expansion of culture; the changes in various spheres of culture and art, the structure of institutions, the characteristic tendencies that have emerged, and the results produced by government measures; the cultural decentralization process, the effectiveness of the decision-making mechanism, the accessibility of culture to the public and its participation in the processes of culture; the support for artistic creation and artists, as well as the principal measures employed.

86. Lithuania Bilateral Relations Cultural relations. Political relations. Relations between lithuania and The legal basis for Germanlithuanian cultural relations at state level was http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/www/en/laenderinfos/laender/print_html?type_id=14

87. Lithuanian Organizations Krasnoznamensk district Lithuanian Cultural Society Chairman Aldona Strojeva Lithuanian Folk culture Centre and Lithuanian Global Genealogical Society http://www.lithuaniangenealogy.org/organizations/

T he Lithuanian Global Genealogical Society and the Lithuanian Folk Culture Center (Lietuvos Liaudies Kulturos Centras) is proud to present the results of an ongoing joint project that features a compiled list of Lithuanian organizations sorted by country: To view the Lithuanian organizations in a particular country, simply click on the appropriate link below. If your organization is not listed or you need to update information for an organization, please click HERE to fill out our form. O RGANIZATIONS by C OUNTRY Argentina Australia Belgium Brazil ... Venezuela A RGENTINA Argentina Lithuanian Youth Union Luciana Gaidimauskaite Asamblea 74 1609 Boulogne Sur Mer Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA Argentina Lithuanian Centre Chairman Julius Miciudas Saladillo 5573 1439 Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA Phone: 00541-601-1765 Council of Argentina Lithuanian Organization and Press Mendoza 2280 1870 Avellaneda, ARGENTINA

88. Cultural Life Of Lithuania - Travel Agency VISIT LITHUANIA Visit lithuania Travel Agency - Travel reservation service helps with hotels, airline tickets, car rentals and package tours. http://www.visitlithuania.net/travelportal/cgi/dir.cgi?dir=159

89. Lithuanians Other institutions include the Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian culture (founded 1966), the Lithuanian Studies Center (1982), and the Lithuanian Foundation, http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/757.html

Encyclopedia o f Chicago ... User's Guide Entries : Lithuanians Entries L Lithuanians Next Lithuanians Although the 2000 U.S. census counted 11,000 persons of Lithuanian first ancestry in the city, nearly 80,000 in the metropolitan area claimed some Lithuanian ancestry. Chicago's place in Lithuanian history rests on a broad base. Chicago Lithuanians played major roles in almost every stage of Lithuania's modern history as they struggled with the contradictions of assimilating into American culture while maintaining their ethnic identity. Lithuanian immigrants began to come to the United States in significant numbers in the late nineteenth century when their homeland was still a part of the Russian empire. The majority of the first arrivals could not read or write. Most thought of making some money and then returning home, and therefore displayed little interest in buying land. Instead they sought work in mines and cities. After 1900 they came to Chicago in increasing numbers, settling first in Bridgeport and then developing the Marquette Park ( Chicago Lawn ) area. Many found work in the stockyards. Census figures for this period are unreliable in judging ethnicity, but Lithuanians usually claim that Chicago had about 50,000 of their conationals by 1914, making it the largest urban settlement of Lithuanians in the world.

90. Baltic Region Studies Intensive Lithuanian Language and culture Summer Course The lectures aim at providing a broader view of the Lithuanian culture by focusing on various http://www.vdu.lt/LTcourses/summer/

Home page Baltic Region Studies Lithuanian Studies ... Useful links Date: July 18 - August 12, 2005 Duration: 4 weeks/2 weeks Deadline: July 10, 2005 Tuition fee: 1800 Lt/ 525 Euro Application fee: 100 Lt/ 30 Euro Intensive Lithuanian Language and Culture Summer Course Every year an international four/two-week summer course in Lithuanian Language and Culture has been organized since 1999. The course provides intensive Lithuanian language classes at different levels and an opportunity to get acquainted with Baltic and particularly Lithuanian culture. Language classes are given daily, Monday to Friday, in total 26 - 30 academic hours per week. Classes are held on weekdays 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. In the afternoons, students are expected to participate in afternoon lectures. The lectures aim at providing a broader view of the Lithuanian culture by focusing on various issues of the society, including economics, politics, history, literature and art. The lectures are given in English (for intermediate and advanced Lithuanian language level - in Lithuanian). In total 160 academic hours (6 ECTS)

91. Samogitia: Information From Answers.com Samogitia is a major center for Lithuanian culture and traditionally tends Samogitia was the main source of the Lithuanian cultural revival in the 19th http://www.answers.com/topic/samogitia

showHide_TellMeAbout2('false'); Business Entertainment Games Health ... More... On this page: Wikipedia Mentioned In Or search: - The Web - Images - News - Blogs - Shopping Samogitia Wikipedia Samogitia Note: this article is about the ethnographic region of Lithuania. For info about the historical Samogitian Eldership Duchy , see Eldership of Samogitia Samogitia Lithuanian , literally lowlands ) is one of the five ethnographic regions of Lithuania . It is also known as in Polish and Schamaiten in German Geography The region is located in western Lithuania in the territories of Palanga municipality Rietavas municipality , municipalities of Skuodas district Jurbarkas district Kretinga district Raseiniai district , eastern parts of and , western part of and the . The largest city is , or if the latter is considered in the region. is the capital , although Medninkai was once the capital of the Eldership of Samogitia . The largest cities (those with over 20,000 inhabitants) are ( Samogitian name, if different, is provided after slash): (29,124 inhabitants)

92. Baltic Online The 18th century was a time when Lithuanian culture and literature flourished in When political conditions became unfavorable to Lithuanian culture in http://www.utexas.edu/cola/depts/lrc/eieol/litol-0-X.html

A. Richard Diebold Center for Indo-European Language and Culture Linguistics Research Center The University of Texas at Austin LRC Home EIEOL Contents Unicode 2 ... Meanings Baltic Online Series Introduction Virginija Vasiliauskiene and Jonathan Slocum Note: this set of lessons is for systems/browsers with Unicode support and fonts spanning the Unicode 3 character set relevant to the Baltic languages. Lessons rendered in alternate character sets are available via links ( Romanized and Unicode 2 ) in the upper-left margin, and near the bottom of this page. Origin and Geographical Location The term 'Baltic' as a common name for Latvian, Lithuanian, and Old Prussian was first used by the German linguist Ferdinand Nesselman in 1845. This name was derived from the Baltic Sea. Lithuanian belongs to the Indo-European family, and is descended from the East Baltic branch. Only Lithuanian and Latvian have survived from this large family. The Baltic, the Slavic, and the Germanic languages have many common traits; there are even more similarities among the Baltic and Slavic languages. These similarities have given rise to various theories: some researchers claim there was a common Balto-Slavic stage after the break-up of the Proto-Indo-European, others consider them to have resulted from convergence. Hydronimical and archaeological data show that a large part of northeastern Europe, approximately from Moscow to Berlin including the northen part of the Dniepr Basin, was Baltic-speaking territory during the 1st millennia B.C. and A.D. Slavs entered this area later. This territory was covered by near-impenetrable forests and was far from the major migration and more important trade routes. These factors facilitated the preservation of an extremely archaic language.

93. Pkv3-en Since 1956 the House of Lithuanian culture and the Lithuanian gymnasium named after In Lithuanian culture house you can find different ensembles the http://www.punskas.pl/pkv3-en.htm

Punsk and it’s district Punsk district consists of 33 villages with population of 4635 people, 80% of them are Lithuanians and about 20% - Polish. 1050 people live in Punsk. The boarders of Punsk district and parish do not coincide. Smalenai is the separate centre, to it belong some villages from Punsk district. There are some villages in Punsk district which belong to Seinai parish. On the other hand - some Shiplishki district villages belong to Punsk parish. There are 4100 inhabitants in 38 villages of Punsk parish. The environments of Punsk district are very beautiful and people living there are resourseful, dilligent and intelligent. They take active part in different local ensemles trying to preserve and cherish the culture and traditions of their ancestors. Since 1956 the House of Lithuanian Culture and the Lithuanian gymnasium named after the 11 th of March are opened. In 1957 there was held the conference which establisted the membership of Lithuanian culture (LVKD). Since 1991 the Lithuanian magazine „Ausra" is issued two times per month by the publishing house „Ausra". Since 1992 every year in Lithuanian mini skansen (the old Lithuanian village) the festivals of amateur barn theatres are held. The ethnic cultural centre is being created and the etnographical museum founded by Juozas Vaina is very popular and visited most often. Since 1995 meetings of Poland’s ethnic minorities are held there. In 1996 there was opened the department of Suvalkai the I st category music school.

94. Lithuanian American Community, Inc. NY Lithuanian culture Center stalemate concludes with $500000 settlement (in Lithuanian). Regarding pres. Adamkus attendance in Moscow http://javlb.org/

95. CHAPTER XII for it lies in the marginal situation of Lithuanian culture from the have strongly affected the nature of Lithuanian culture and its spheres. http://www.crvp.org/book/Series04/IVA-17/chapter_xii.htm

CHAPTER XII TWO EXISTENTIALISTS: ANTANAS MACEINA AND JUOZAS GIRNIUS RUTA TUMENAITE The epigraph of this essay could be the words of a present day Lithuanian philosopher, Tomas Sodeika, who has described Lithuanian philosophy as follows: "Someone has said that Lithuania is not a nation of philosophers. Perhaps that is true. We do not have or would hardly have thinkers whose works would be translated into other languages; who would become the subjects of dissertations, studies and monographs for the investigators of other nations; or who would be quoted from one book to another." This could provide a grist for understanding of the whole situation of the Lithuanian philosophy — of earlier years, as well as of present times. Historical destiny has placed Lithuania in an area which had always been immensely sensible to almost all the changes and revolutions which took place all around it. This sensibility was of a particular character, however, for it lies in the marginal situation of Lithuanian culture from the perspective of the Western world. All the major political, historical and cultural events of the world touch Lithuania but only after some period of time. The phenomena do take place in Lithuania, but after a lengthy period of time and with characteristic modifications. What was the situation in education in those days? From 1864 until 1905 the Lithuanian language was suppressed by the Czarist rule; it was practically removed from public life and was spoken mostly among the rural inhabitants. There were no Lithuanian academics. Those who sought higher education could choose either Russia with its universities in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kiev or Charkov, or to go to Western Europe. But there was the problem of means for education. Without a state, there were no official institutions which could provide financial assistance. The only institution which could offer help was the Catholic Church. It granted scholarships, but only for members of the Church, and for the major Catholic centers of Western Europe — the universities of Freiburg (Switzerland) and Louvain (Belgium). The end of the 19th century marked a rapid renaissance and the prosperity of neo-Thomism after the encyclical of the Pope Leo XIII

96. Global Lithuanian Net. Lithuanian Internet Resources The Global Lithuanian Network. Lithuanian Internet resources. culture. History. Mythology. Memory. Language English. http://www.lithuanian.net/resource/

Lithuanian Internet resources NEW! Links to Lithuanian science and education resources New!!! Resources related to Lithuanians Separate! Links to Lithuanian history resources Separate! Links to Lithuanian mythology resources Daugiau! Nuorodos "Karðtø naujienø" svetainëje Let's go and provide us with your own link! How to promote your site? Read: The death of banner advertising IT'S HERE! What You've Been Looking For Nice directory of WWW sities Lithuanian Government institutions: The site of Lithuanian President The site of Parliament of Lithuania The site of Chancellery of Government (Prime Minister) The site of Lithuanian Bank ... University Children Hospital Reviews of Lithuanian WWW sities Review of site of Lithuanian Parliament Lithuanian Media sites: Lietuvos Rytas: the biggest daily newspaper West-express - daily of West-Lithuania region Moteris: the biggest magazine for women Cosmopolitan (in Lithuanian): one else magazine for women ... Prizme Best magazine for intelectual reading Lithuanian News sites: Lithuanian radio live online translation Weather and air polution information Laisvoji Europa: live radio broadcasting in Lithuanian at 19:00-20:00 CET Labas: daily computer related news in Lithuanian ... - events, schedules and so... Lithuanian Business sites: Business trade and investment policy in Lithuania Real estate: trade database Lithuanian Innovation Centre Veterinary supply company ... Paper money and coins for collectors. Ads, links, books and more

97. Lithuanian - LITH A thematic study of Lithuanian culture from antiquity to the present in an Knowledge of Lithuanian is not required. Cultural Diversity course. http://www.uic.edu/ucat/courses/LITH.html

Lithuanian - LITH The information below lists courses approved in this subject area effective Fall, 2005 . Not all courses will necessarily be offered these terms. Please consult the Schedule of Classes for a listing of courses offered for a specific term. 500-level courses require graduate standing. Back to Course Index Elementary Lithuanian I 4 hours. Phonetics, introductory grammar and reading. Four additional half hours each week in the language laboratory. For students who have had no formal work in Lithuanian. Elementary Lithuanian II 4 hours. Continues LITH 101. Four additional half hours each week in the language laboratory. Prerequisite(s) : LITH 101 or the equivalent. Intermediate Lithuanian I 4 hours. Continues LITH 102. Prerequisite(s) : LITH 102 or the equivalent. Intermediate Lithuanian II 4 hours. Continues LITH 103. Prerequisite(s) : LITH 103 or the equivalent. Lithuanian Culture 3 hours. A thematic study of Lithuanian culture from antiquity to the present in an historical and political context. Knowledge of Lithuanian is not required. Cultural Diversity course.

98. Lituania, Vilnius Cultural heritage of five European countries Spain, lithuania, Czech Republic, Germany, lithuania’S NATIONAL MINORITIES. THE CULTURAL HERITAGE. http://www.orbicom.uqam.ca/chairs/lithuania_vilnius/

Lituania, Vilnius Dr. Habil. Laimutis Telksnys UNESCO Chair in Informatics for the Humanities Institute of Mathematics and Informatics Tel: 370 52 610 460 Fax: 370 52 619 905 E-mail: telksnys@ktl.mii.lt Web site : http://neris.mii.lt/mii.htm 1. Informatics for the Humanities (traditional activity), and 2. Community Informatics (new trend from the end of 2002). The main goal in field Informatics for the Humanities is transferring of modern information technologies for: - preservation and restoration of culture heritage on the long live digital media; The main goal in field Community Informatics is support of rural communities to use information and communication technologies (ICT) for social, economical and cultural development. - creation motivation to use ICT; - support skills necessary to formulate the community strategic aims, and ICT application to the aims fulfillment; - influence the communities essential reorganizations in order to adjust to the knowledge based future;

99. FOLK ART: INTRODUCTION Several cultural associations were created ( Lithuanian art, Lithuanian At the present time, Lithuanian culture Center s folk art sector works are http://ausis.gf.vu.lt/eka/art/art_intro.html

FOLK ART INTRODUCTION Traditional classic Lithuanian folk art is country person's creative work, blossomed out in varied forms and answering life, work and spiritual needs, taking part in rituals, traditions, economic activity, including all life spheres. In the second half of the 20 th century, after historical changes, unstable public and economic structures, folk creative work breaks away more from the country side. A large number of today's folk artists - city and town inhabitants and their creative work, handicrafts, join into city life, culture and art process. Therefore it is more or less usual that today's folk creative works, are perceived as work of persons without higher academic studies and merging one way or another with folk art traditions and extending them. In every branch of folk art in the second half of the 20th century, there have been specific changes in the content of works of art, design, color, form, technology, function and in other spheres. A portion of these changes was due to objective causes - changes in work and living conditions, factory production which changed traditional handicrafts. Part of these changes was due to conditions of Soviet occupation of the country. Some of the works, like applied wood carvings ( spindles, towel holders, wooden instruments for beating linen and others ), even though they lost their practical usage, they remained as souvenirs, interior decorative items. Regardless, during Soviet years, folk articles were perceived as reflection and witness of national identity.

100. Culture.lt Home of Lithuanian Art. http://www.culture.lt/

Periodiniai leidiniai Newspapers and magazines à  iaurės Atėnai 7 Meno Dienos Literatà «ra ir Menas Nemunas Muzikos barai Lietuvià ³ PEN centras Uà ¾upio à ½urnalas Lietuvos meno namai Home of Lithuanian Art Meno Lietuva Art Lithuania Kryà ¾dirbystė Sacral Arts ... Art Magazine Lietuvos įstaigos Lithuanian institutions Kultà «ros Ministerija Kultà «ros Institucijos Cultural Institutions Galerijos ... Anagama - japonià ¡ka krosnis paieà ¡ka Enciklopedija: Wikipedia à ½emėlapiai: www.MAPS.lt El. Paà ¡tas Lietuvià ¡kai Interneto katalogai Paieà ¡ka www.ON.lt pagal temÄ : Naujienos à ½inynai Verslas Kelionės Ryà ¡ys Sauga Pagalba Paà ¾intys Pramogos Sveikata Sportas Dailė Muzika à ½aidimai Lankomiausi Meno Tinklapiai www.delfi.lt Vartotojui à ½odynai Alkonas EN-LT LT-EN omni Lt En Ryà ¡io paslaugos Telefonà ³ Knyga GMail Baltic Roads Vilnius ... Karaliaučius Bankai Lietuvos Bankas Hansa-Bankas SEB Vilniaus Bankas Kontaktai: ban(at)culture(taà ¡kas)lt, mykolasok(at)gmail(taà ¡kas)com, tel. +370 63 33 84 84

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