Current Events

Ongoing. Pipiru Ratelis (“Little Pepper Club”) meets every second Friday at 10:30 am. Membership is open to kids up to about the age of 5. A perfect opportunity to play together and speak Lithuanian. Contact Austina De Bonte, austinad@hotmail.com, 425-788-560.
Ongoing. “Lankas” Dance Practice. Children up to the age of 18 are invited to join the “Lankas” folk dance group. Practices will start early in the new year. The group will be dancing at the Independence Day Commemoration on Feb. 6; The Baltic Rites of Spring” at the Seattle Central Library on a date TBA, and at the Folklife Festival at Seattle Center on Memorial Day weekend. Send an email to dance leader Neris Palunas to receive practice dates and times (nerismaria@yahoo.com).
Saturday, Feb. 6, 4:30 pm, Lithuanian Independence Day Celebration, light on speeches, heavy on entertainment, dining and dancing. This is a potluck event, please being a generous dish to share to the kichen by 4 pm; Latvian Hall, 10710 3rd Ave NE, Seattle.
Saturday, Feb. 20, Uzgavenes or a Lithuanian Mardi Gras, 9 am until dark. Admission is $20 per adult and $10 per child (children under 2 are free), Happy Trails Horse Adventures park. It's just west of Snoqualmie Pass on I-90. Bring songs, games, masks and anything else you need for a day in the snow. Need more information on what to bring or what to expect? Contact Ausra Vastakas at laume@msn.com.
Sunday, March 14, 3:00 pm, Dr. Dainius Vaicekonis performs and lectures “The Beethoven Piano Sonatas Cycles,” Brechemin Auditorium, School of Music, University of Washington, Seattle.
Saturday, March 27, 2:00 pm, Baltic Rites of Spring, a Baltic dance festival featuring Lithuanian, Latvian and Estonian dance groups, Seattle Central Library, Microsoft Auditorium,100 Fourth Ave, Seattle, 98104. Sunday, March 28, 2:00 pm, “Marguciai,” Daughters of Lithuania Easter Egg Coloring Party. Audrius and Ausra Vastakas open their home to us, 29302 61st Ave S, Auburn, (253) 529-8483
April 22 – 24, AABS Conference (Association for the Advancement of Baltic Studies) to be held at the U.W. in conjunction with the Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Studies.
Sunday, April 24, 2:00 pm, Daughters of Lithuania Annual Meeting, at the home of Geni Orrico, for information e-mail k.sass@verizon.net. Potluck lunch to follow meeting, please bring a fun treat to eat!
Sunday, July 25, 2:00 pm, Daughters of Lithuania Blueberry Picnic, Blueberry Acres, 32 McRae Rd. NE, Arlington, WA, annual potluck picnic, raffle, silent auction, fun in the sun, and loaded blueberry bushes. There is a nominal per pound charge for your u-pick berries.

Saturday, Dec 11, time to be announced, Kucios (Lithuanian Christmas Eve supper), admission by reservation only. No tickets at the door. Latvian Hall, 10710 3rd Ave NE, Seattle.