The Sea Festival in Klaipeda
2007-07-23 07:40
This information has been taken from http://www.juros.svente.lt/
From 26th to 29th July 2007 the Sea Festival/ Baltic Sail maritime events will take place in Klaipeda, Lithuania.
The Sea Festival is one of the largest Lithuania’s event process including city and entire Lithuania’s artistic forces, as well as city and country business representatives.
Through decades and up to our days, the wide variety is typical for the festival structure. In its program one can find classical and rock, “country” and jazz, pop music concerts. When making the program and selecting events’ locations, much attention is dedicated to the opportunity for every age group to find their event – children, youth, and elders can have fun with their favorite performers, to visit other events and attractions they hold interest for.
Folk fair is held one of the greatest events of nowadays Sea Festival – about 300 crafts people and sellers from all over Lithuania selling their crafts though themselves into this 3-day nonstop trade uproar. Wood carvings, plashed baskets, and metal works finely twisted by hammers – everything here appeals to hundred thousands of festival guests who have arrived to Klaipeda.
Another remarkable feature of the Sea Festival is artistic festival accents and festival decoration of event areas. Following annually reinvented pattern of organizing the Sea Festival, artists and painters create unique artistic accents, creatively decorate Klaipeda Old Town, which adds to distinguishing the Sea Festival and city itself from other similar events in Lithuania.
PROGRAM OF SEA FESTIVAL 2007
July 26 (Thursday)
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| 14.00 | Lithuanian Sea Museum | Ceremony in honor of Lithuanian Seamen |
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| 14.15 | Lithuanian Sea Museum | Opening of the exhibition “Jūrų kontrabanda” (“Maritime smuggling”) in the average fishing trawler “Dubingiai”; |
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July 27 (Friday)
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| 12.00 | Square at Dane river | Opening of the fair of Folk Arts |
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| 12.00 | Jonas Hill | Opening of the exhibition of Sand Sculpture Festival of organized by Public Office “Tarptautinis kultūros ir meno centras” (“International Art and Culture Centre”)
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| 18.00 – 18.30 | Old Town – The Municipality (Liepų Str.), Tiltų Str., Turgaus Str., Theatre Square | Opening of the Sea Festival – Carnaval procession of the participants of the Theatre zone, children performance from Klaipeda Yachting School in Danė river, Fireworks, Fire and Sound Effects |
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| 18.00 | Clock and watch museum | Captains party |
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| 18.30 | Turgaus Str.
| The Spectacular of Italian smash songs
| Italian pilgrim pop group „Ramento“ and Youth Theatre „Be Durų” |
| 18.30 | Turgaus Str.
| New Fashion Collection “Dabinuosi Jūros šventei” (”I primp for the Sea Festival”) | Children Show Studio „Tamesa“ |
| 19.00 | Turgaus Str.
| Modern dances Program
| Dance School “Tigrima” – group “Sprigtas”, Dance Sport Team ”Gintaras” (masters Rima Mačiukienė, Andrius Butkus) |
| 19.00 – 20.30 | Turgaus Str. .
| Live Sculptures
| Theatre Events Sponsor JSC “Agrovet” |
| 19.00 | Square near sailing ship “Meridianas” | Opening of “Švyturys Land” “Švyturys Land”: the biggest dance floor – dance school of the Sea Festival
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| 19.30 – 21.00 | Turgaus Str.
| Circus revue
| Klaipeda Circus Group (master Nijolė Diržininkienė)
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| 20.00 | In Theatre Zone in Turgaus Str.
| Black Magic (Street Theatre play) | Castle Theatre |
| 20.00 | Square near sailing ship “Meridianas” | World Dances Evening “Dancing Klaipeda” Open dance lessons (salsa, tango, line dances, bugi vugi, break, hip- hop)
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| 20.00 – 20.30 | Square near sailing ship “Meridianas” | The most popular melodies in the world – “Big band” (Klaipėda) |
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| 20.00 | Turgaus Str. 25
| The Spectacular of Italian smash songs |
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| 20.00 | Cruise Ships Terminal | Opening Concert of Sea Festival 2007 “The Sea and the Shore” | Event sponsors SC “Klaipėdos vanduo“, SC “Klaipėdos energija”, SC “Šiaulių bankas” |
| 20.00 | Theatre Square | Folk Music Concert “Susirinko sveteliai į žvejo kiemelį” (“Houseguests came to the fisherman‘s yard”) |
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| 20.30 – 21.00 | Square near sailing ship “Meridianas” | Concert of the KU dance group “Žuvėdra” |
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| 21.30 | From the North horn | Musical ferry – “Musical revue” |
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| 21.00 | Turgaus Str.
| Concert of Folk Music Choir “Mingelė” |
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| 21.00 | Back Yard of Culture Communication Centre | Concert of Group ”Skyle” and Singer Aistė Smilgevičiūtė “Povandeninės kronikos”(“Underground chronicles”) |
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| 21.00 | Square near sailing ship “Meridianas” | Show pragrame “From ballet to hip hop” “Spanish dance lessons” The sea festivals dance lessons “WIND ! WIND ! WIND”! |
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| 22.00 | In Theatre zone
| Fire show
| Klaipeda Youth Group {master Ivan Jalunin) |
| 22.00 | Square near sailing ship “Meridianas” | Show pragramme „Latina dance night“ „Salsa lessons“ The sea festivals dance lessons “WIND ! WIND ! WIND”! |
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| 23.00 | Cruise Ships Terminal | Firework opening the Beginning of the Sea Festival 2007 |
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| 23.00 | A night trip with a ship “Venus S” (Start from the Cruise ship terminal) | Merry making in the Curonian lagoon “The first toast to NEPTUNE…” |
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July 28 (Saturday)
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| 9.00 – 24.00 | Square at Dane river | The fair of Folk Arts |
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| 9.00 | Right quay of Dane river from Castle Bridge to North Horn | Fish market “Danės žvejų miestelis” (“Fishermen town of Danė river”) |
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| 10.00 | Back Yard of Culture Communication Centre | “My back yard mart” (Open art work shops, art gallery, original souvenirs and artwork) |
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| 10.00 – 13.00 | Cruise Ships Terminal | Time of sound repetition of the concert “Kartą prie švyturio...” (“Once upon a time near the Lighthouse”) | Event sponsor - JSC „Švyturys – Utenos alus“ |
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| 10.30-18.30 | Quy near the Lithuanian Sea Museum. Sailing vessel of Klaipeda University “Brabander” | Joint Event- Laboratory of Klaipeda University and Lithuanian Sea Musuem under an open sky “Pažinkime Baltijos jūrą” (“Let’s get acquainted with the Baltic Sea”)
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| 11.00 – 13.00 | Near the sailing ship “Meridianas” in the river Dane | Sea festival 2007 Academic rowing regatta |
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| 11.00 | Smiltynė | Visit of the tomb of the first Lithuanian Master Liudvikas Stulpinas
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| 12.00 – 15.00 | The inside part of Cruise ships terminal | Visits on board oil response vessel Halli |
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| 12.00 –19.00 | Turgaus Str. 7
| Triptic “Teatras” – the Barber‘s |
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| 12.00 – 19.00 | Turgaus and Tiltų Str.
| Triptic “Teatras” – Make-up Room
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| 12.00 -19.00 | Turgaus Str. 7
| Triptic “Teatras” – Smoking-room |
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| 12.00 | Back Yard of Culture Communication Centre | Concert of the childrens singing group “Audra” |
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| 12.00 | Theatre Square | Demonstrational Sports Program |
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| 12.00 | Turgaus Str.
| Puppet performance “Vištytė ir gaidelis” (“The Chicken and the Cock-a-doodle-doo”) | Klaipeda Puppet Theatre |
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| 13.00 | Ethnographical fisherman’s homestead in Smiltyne | Folklore Concerts “Žuvys išgalvojo giesmes” (“Fishes invented the psalms”) “Dunda bilda žvejo kiemas” (“Fisherman‘s yard rolls and lumbers”) Shoremen feast – Day of Fishing Courses |
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| 13.00 | Tiltų and Turgaus streets | Street play „Rain men“
| Pantomime theatre „A“ |
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| 13.00 | Danė river near “Meridianas” | Performance of children from Klaipeda City Yachting School “Wind !Wind !Wind !” |
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| 13.00 | Turgaus Str.
| Concert of Old Music and Dance Ensemble “Dolče misica” | Master Daiva Pielikienė |
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| 14.00 | Tiltų and Turgaus streets | Street play „Beauties of Shi Lanka“
| Castle Theatre |
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| 14.00 | Turgaus Str.
| Live Sculpture play „Rain men“ | Pantomime theatre „A“ |
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| 14.00 | From Šaulių street to Cruise Ships Terminal | Procession of participants of Sprint cup 2007 Regatta and employees of Marine organization of the City in Klaipeda streets |
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| 15.00 | Cruise Ships Terminal | Winner Award Ceremony of Regatta Baltic sprint cup Gdanskas – Klaipeda Stage and concert of Klaipeda Musical Theatre performers committed to Marine community of the City “O saule mano” (“Oh, sole mio”) | Event sponsors – Public Office Klaipeda State Sea Port Directorate, SC “Baltija” Shipbuilding Yard , SC “Klaipėdos nafta” |
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| 15.00 | Square near sailing ship “Meridianas” | Concert of the childrens singing group “TRAKŠT BRAKŠT” and childrens dance group “ERGO” | Singing master – Erlanda Tverijonienė and dance – master Inga Skačkauskienė |
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| 16.00 | Dane river near “Meridianas” | Performace of Children from Klaipeda City Yachting School “Wind !Wind !Wind !” |
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| 16.00 | Square near sailing ship “Meridianas” | Concert of the childrens dance group “Upeliukas” |
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| 17.00 | Summer stage | Grand Prix stage of world Kuusakovski strongmen | Lithuanian, Estonian, Latvian, Finnish, American, Dutch, Icelandic, Polish athletes participate. Tickets are sold from 1.00 p.m. at the place of event
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| 17.00 | Square near sailing ship “Meridianas” | „LINE DANCE“ | Dance masters Rūta Židžiūnienė ir Neringa Kirkilienė |
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| 18.00 | Ethnographical fisherman’s homestead | ||||