February 23 LIBRARIANS’ DAY
Concert Hall 5.1 12:00 Conference of the Lithuanian Librarians’ Society (LITHUANIAN LIBRARIANS‘ SOCIETY)
Conference Room 5.3 12:00 Presentation of the programme Skaityk.lt to Lithuanian librarians (CIKLONAS)
Stand 5A.16 12:00 Presentation of the upgraded website www.skaityk.lt (CIKLONAS)
Stand 5B.01 12:00 Presentation of January 13 in Shorthand by Stasys Paškevičius (VAGA)
Conference Room 5.3 13:00 Presentation of a new brand by the company group Baltos lankos (BALTOS LANKOS)
Stand 5B.09 13:00 Book illustrator Sigutė Ach meets readers and signs autographs (NIEKO RIMTO)
Conference Room 5.2 14:00 Overview of the activity of the Lithuanian Academic Publishers’ Association; presentation of the project Building of Academic Literature E-publishing System. Participants: members of the Lithuanian Academic Publishers’ Association, the Lithuanian education and science minister R. Motuzas and other guests of honour (LITHUANIAN ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS’ ASSOCIATION)
Conference Room 5.3 14:00 Presentation of the publication Books and Bibliophilic Culture. Participants: the dean of the Communication Faculty of Vilnius University D. Kaunas and docent of Book and Document Research Institute A. Navickienė (VERSUS AUREUS)
Writers’ Corner 14:00 Contemporary Swedish novel: women on female world. Temptations of Infidelity by Marete Mazzarella presented by literature critic and translator S. Radzevičienė (MŪSŲ KNYGA)
Stand 5A.01 14:30 Live broadcasting of the programme Lietuvos diena by the Lithuanian Radio (LITHUANIAN RADIO AND TELEVISION)
Conference Room 5.2 15:00 Presentation of the 13th monograph from the series the Ancient Lithuanian Districts: Musninkai. Kernavė. Čiobiškis. Participants: the editor-in-chief S. Buchaveckas, editors J. Barbaravičienė, P. Krikščiūnas and the head of the publishing house P. Jonušas. Anciūnai Folk Group concert. Moderated by historian V. Girininkienė (VERSMĖ)
Conference Room 5.3 15:00 Presentation of Liudas Truikys by Tomas Sakalauskas. With the participation of the author, B. Leonavičius, artists and art critics (VAGA)
Writers’ Corner 15:00 Presentation of Personal Names of the Citizens of Kaunas during the 16-18th Century by Alma Ragauskaitė and meeting with the author (INSTITUTE OF LITHUANIAN LANGUAGE)
Stand 5B.09 15:00 Book illustrator Sigutė Ach meets readers and signs autographs (NIEKO RIMTO)
Stand 5B.07 15:00 Concert for the representatives of Lithuanian universities, high education institutions, organizations and public libraries. Participates violinist K. Bučkutė (HUMANITAS)
Conference Room 5.2 16:00 Presentation of music by Balys Dvarionas. Meeting and discussions of librarians from the Lithuanian libraries’ music sections. Composer’s works performed by J. Dvarionas (piano) and A. Dvarionaitė (violin) (INTERMUSIC)
Conference Room 5.3 16:00 Presentation of The Past of the Balts according to Historical Sources by Simas Karaliūnas; presentation of the books Vocabulary of the Dieveniškės Subdialect (Vol. 1.), Texts of the Zietela Subdialect (Vol. 1), The West Aukštaitians of the Kaunas District and the Aukštaitians of the Klaipėda Region and the Lithuanian Dialects (Vol. 2). With the participation of the authors (INSTITUTE OF LITHUANIAN LANGUAGE)
Forum 16:00 Award ceremony of the competition of the Most Beautiful Book Vilnius 2005 (THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE OF THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA, VILNIUS ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS, LITHUANIAN ARTISTS’ ASSOCIATION)
Stand 5C.11 16:00 Happy Hour. Stamping of books by the Mintis Publishers with the publishers 60th-anniversary seal; bonuses to book-buyers (MINTIS)
Stand 5A.16 16:00 Presentation of the upgraded website www.skaityk.lt (CIKLONAS)
Concert Hall 5.1 17:00 Concert-presentation of A Short History of Jazz by Aleksandras Belkinas. Participants A. Belkinas with the group The Road Band (KRONTA)
Conference Room 5.2 17:00 Presentation of the books published by Verslo žinios. Blue Ocean Strategy: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make Competition Irrelevant by W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne; presenter Gabor G. Burt (in English), Anyone Can Do It by Sahar and Bobby Hashemi; presenter Tomas A. Valuta (VERSLO ŽINIOS)
Conference Room 5.3 17:00 Presentation of a multi-volume History of Lithuania. Participants: historians J. Kiaupienė, A. Nikžentaitis, A. Girininkas (BALTOS LANKOS, LITHUANIAN INSTITUTE OF HISTORY)
Stand 5B.09 17:00 Book illustrator Sigutė Ach meets readers and signs autographs (NIEKO RIMTO)
Stand 5C.13 17:00 Selemonas Paltanavičius meets readers and signs autographs (ŽARA)
Conference Room 5.2 18:00 Presentation of On Jotva’s Edge, photography book by Sigitas Birgelis. Participants: the author, book artist E. Valiūtė, representatives of the Aušra Publishers, writer and publisher J. Laucius, writer V. Žeimantas. Performance by singer V. Povilionienė. Moderated by V. Braziūnas (AUŠRA)
Conference Room 5.3 18:00 Presentation of the works Structural Semantics, Studies into Lithuanian Mythology and On Imperfection by Algirdas Julius Greimas. Participants: literary critics K. Nastopka, S. Žukas, linguist B. Savukynas (BALTOS LANKOS, FRENCH CULTURAL CENTRE)
Stand 5C.15 18:00 Authors of the project of multi-volume History of Lithuania Jūratė Kiaupienė and Algirdas Girininkas meet readers and sign autographs (BALTOS LANKOS)
February 24 THE LONG FRIDAY
Conference Room 5.3 10:00 In memoriam of the dictionary lexicographer Juozas Križinauskas. Participants: S. Smagurauskas, R. Kareckas, V. Bogušienė, B. Savukynas, R. Križinauskaitė. Moderated by E. Žalys (TEV)
Writers’ Corner 10:00 Presentation of Violeta Židonytė’s novel Fleeting Summer. Participants: the author, editor of the book J. Mintaučkienė. A. Daučiūnienė reads excerpts from the novel. Moderated by A. Noruševičius (KALENDORIUS)
Conference Room 5.2 11:00 Seminar Children and Young Adults’ Literature in the Age of Globalization and New Technologies. Presentation by the director of the Young Adults’ Literature Research Institute of J. W. Goethe University Hans-Heino Ewers (FRANKFURT BOOK FAIR, J. W. GOETHE UNIVERSITY, YOUNG ADULTS’ LITERATURE RESEARCH INSTITUTE)
Conference Room 5.3 11:00 Presentation of the periodicals Language Culture No 78, Informational Bulletin of Language Advice, No 19, monograph Administrative Language and Its Usage by Pranas Kniūkšta, monograph the Equivalents of New Borrowings: Their Structure and Usage by Jurgita Girčienė. Participants: the authors and editorial board members (INSTITUTE OF THE LITHUANIAN LANGUAGE)
Writers’ Corner 11:00 Goals and Visions by Noam Chomsky presented by translator K. Pocius (BOOKSTORE EUREKA!)
Stand 5A.01 11:00 Live broadcasting of the programme Klasika by the Lithuanian Radio: presentation of a CD Radio Songs of All Times: 1926–2006 with the participation of collector
A. Motieka (LITHUANIAN RADIO AND TELEVISION)
Conference Room 5.2 12:00 New opportunities to prepare for entrance examinations. Presenters: director of the National Examination Centre V. Jurgaitis, chief executive of TEV Publisher E. Žalys (TEV, NATIONAL EXAMINATION CENTRE)
Conference Room 5.3 12:00 Seminar Reception of contemporary western literature in Lithuania: translations and interpretations. Discussion participants: the book author D. Zabielaitė, R. Drazdauskienė, L. Jonušys, N. Daujotytė-Kuolienė. Moderated by P. Subačius (AIDAI)
Writers’ Corner 12:00 Meeting with Gintarė Adomaitytė, presentation of her book Flowers Street (GIMTASIS ŽODIS)
Forum 12:00 Presentation of a novel Yes, Madam, ... No, Madam by Alma Čepienė. Readings of the novel, performance of romances. Participants: the book author, actors A. Čepaitė and E. Gabrėnaitė (KRONTA)
Stand 5A.16 12:00 Presentation of the upgraded website www.skaityk.lt (CIKLONAS)Stand 4.01 12:00 Presentation of a collection Lithuanian Jazz from 1980 to 1990. Participants: the organizer of Birštonas Jazz Festival Z. Vileikis, saxophonist P. Vyšniauskas, pianist O. Molokojedovas (SEMPLICE)
Conference Room 5.2 13:00 Presentation of Without Anger: A Map of Ideas of One Year by Leonidas Donskis. Participants: the book author and D. Kuolys (VERSUS AUREUS)
Conference Room 5.3 13:00 Presentation of the Works in Lexicology and Terminology: Norm and History by Jonas Klimavičius, collection of articles Problems of Baltic States Terminology and the European Union and the magazine Terminology (Vol. XII). With the participation of the editor J. Klimavičus (INSTITUTE OF LITHUANIAN LANGUAGE)
Writers’ Corner 13:00 Meeting with Polish fantasy writer Andrzej Sapkowski, presentation of his book The Blood of Elves. With the participation of Vilnius Fantasts’ Club (POLISH INSTITUTE, CRACOW BOOK INSTITUTE, ERIDANAS)
Stand 5B.09 13:00 Book illustrator Sigutė Ach meets readers and signs autographs (NIEKO RIMTO)
Conference Room 5.2 14:00 Presentation of a monograph Lithuanians and Jews from the End of the 19th Century until June of 1941 by Liudas Truska. With the participation of the book author (VILNIUS PEDAGOGICAL UNIVERSITY PUBLISHERS)
Conference Room 5.3 14:00 New publications for psychologists, psychiatrists and therapists from European press. Participants: the representative of Oxford University Press J. Lewinson, representatives of Elsevier J. Shove and R. Janousek and M. Lewinson, representing Psychology Press, Guilford Press, Routledge and Cambridge University Press (HUMANITAS)
Writers’ Corner 14:00 Writers Raimondas Kašauskas and M. Sluckis discuss a new novel A Million! or Stockholm Syndrome by Raimondas Kašauskas (VAGA)
Forum 14:00 E-generation. Meeting with Vilius Normanas and presentation of his book the Whisper. Participants: editor of the book K. Sabolius, the editor of the website www.skaityta.lt J. Žilinskas. Moderated by G. Gailiūtė (TYTO ALBA)
Stand 5A.01 14:30 Live broadcasting of the programme Lietuvos diena by the Lithuanian Radio (LITHUANIAN RADIO AND TELEVISION )
Concert Hall 5.1 15:00 Book and Music. Musical improvisation by Giedrius Kuprevičius on the theme of the books published by Technologija Publishers. With the participation of composer G. Kuprevičius and authors of Technologija (TECHNOLOGIJA)
Conference Room 5.2 15:00 Presentation of Margaret by Mara Zālīte. With the participation of actors A. Preidytė and A. Povilauskas from Panevėžys Juozas Miltinis Drama Theatre. Moderated by translator S. Gaižiūnas (VAGA)
Conference Room 5.3 15:00 Presentation of Time, series of a new generation of history textbooks (BRIEDIS)
Writers’ Corner 15:00 Presentation of Exposure. Women Reveal 55 Last Secrets of Their Kind by Christiane Bongertz, Nataly Michaely. Book presented by translators
A. Šimkutė-Tirilienė and J. Kibirkštytė (MŪSŲ KNYGA)
Forum 15:00 Presentation of a collection of Cyprian poetry Island. 10 Cyprus Poets. Participants: poets Alev Adil, Giur Genè, Mehmed Jashin, Stefanos Stefanidis, compiler and translator D. Staponkutė, representatives of Greek and Turkish embassies and the ambassador of Cyprus. J. Milašius plays jazz (BALTOS LANKOS)
Stand 5C.10 15:00 Algimantas Čekuolis meets readers and signs autographs (LITHUANIAN WRITERS’ UNION PUBLISHERS)
Stand 4.12 15:00 Meeting with author of the Diaspora of World Lithuanians and Lithuanian Diaspora in Poland Vitalija Stravinskienė (AUŠRA)
Stand 5B.09 15:00 Book illustrator Sigutė Ach meets readers and signs autographs (NIEKO RIMTO)
Concert Hall 5.1 16:00 Presentation of the Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre, an album by Jonas Bruveris. Jubilee concert. Participants: the author of the book, the general manager of LNOBT G. Kėvišas, opera soloists E. Dauskurdis, E. Klivickaitė, A. Malikėnas, J. Stupnianek, J. Gedmintaitė, accompaniment by O. E. Taškinaitė. Moderated by E. Ulienė (INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND ENCYCLOPAEDIA PUBLISHING, LITHUANIAN NATIONAL OPERA AND BALLET THEATRE)
Conference Room 5.2 16:00 A Woman and Thirteen Men. Welcome afternoon of 13x13, a book of interviews by Jūratė Stauskaitė. Participants: L. Donskis, J. Sasnauskas, V. Vitkauskas and A. Zuokas. Moderated by V. Sventickas (LITHUANIAN WRITERS’ UNION PUBLISHERS)
Conference Room 5.3 16:00 Presentation of psychology publications by Vaga Publishers. Participants: psychotherapists R. Milašiūnas and R. Petronis, psychologist R. Bieliauskaitė (VAGA)
Writers’ Corner 16:00 Presentation of A Ballad about a Teacher by Stepas Eitminavičius. With the participation of the author and Utena Literature Club Verdenė. Moderated by J. Pretkelienė (UTENOS INDRA)
Stand 5B.01 16:00 Presentation of Island of Liars by Juozas Marcinkevičius (VAGA)
Stand 5A.16 16:00 Presentation of the upgraded website www.skaityk.lt (CIKLONAS)
Stand 5C.11 16:00 Happy Hour. Stamping of books by Mintis Publishers with the publishers 60th-anniversary seal; bonuses to book-buyers (MINTIS)
Forum 16:30 Latvian poets Inga Gaile and Kārlis Vērdiņš present their poetry (LATVIAN LITERATURE CENTRE)
Concert Hall 5.1 17:00 How one writes a Euro-novel? Meeting with writer Jurga Ivanauskaitė, presentation of her novel A Fortress of Sleeping Butterflies. With the participation of literary reviewer R. Baltrušaitytė, philosopher J. Baranova, literary critic and translator L. Jonušys. Moderated by L. Varanavičienė (TYTO ALBA)
Conference Room 5.2 17:00 Meeting with American writer Violeta Messina, presentation of her new book Don‘t Kill Love. With the participation of the author and string quartet Four Strings, actor P. Venclovas. Moderated by writer R. Kundrotas (PASVIRĘS PASAULIS)
Conference Room 5.3 17:00 Karolis Masilionis presents the book Dog Handling (vol. II.) (VAGA)
Forum 17:00 Unreal rabbit and unreal fox. Meeting with Paulina Pukytė, presentation of her book Their Habits. At the meeting it is possible to buy a piece of reality described in the book (limited quantity). Participants: literary critic V. Gasiliūnas, art critics L. Kreivytė and E. Parulskis. Moderated by A. Karsokienė (TYTO ALBA)
Stand 5B.01 17:00 Author of the book miesteliai.lt Viktoras Rudžianskas meets readers and signs autographs (VAGA)
Stand 5C.10 17:00 Jūratė Stauskaitė meets readers and signs autographs (LITHUANIAN WRITERS’ UNION PUBLISHERS)
Stand 5B.09 17:00 Book illustrator Sigutė Ach meets readers and signs autographs (NIEKO RIMTO)
Stand 5C.13 17:00 Selemonas Paltanavičius meets readers and signs autogpraphs (ŽARA)
Writers’ Corner 17:30 Presentation of The Shadow of Victory (Part 1 & 2) by Viktor Suvorov. Discussion features the author, his fans and critics. Participants: docent at Mykolas Romeris University, Chair of International Law J. Žilinskas, LRT reporter R. Miliūtė, reserve colonel F. Vaitkaitis and translator V. Mikailionis (MINTIS)
Conference Room 5.2 18:00 Meeting with Russian writer Andrej Turgenev, presentation of his novel Month of Arkashon, shortlisted for the Russian National Bestseller Award (ALMA LITTERA)
Conference Room 5.3 18:00 Discussion-presentation of Here and Now by Jonas Mikelinskas (VAGA)
Forum 18:00 Presentation of a novel No Mercy for Dushanski by Herkus Kunčius. With the participation of L. Donskis, L. Jonušys and J. Kubilius (VERSUS AUREUS)
Writers’ Corner 18:30 From the chronicles of good life of Kęstutis Navakas & Alvydas Šlepikas. Presentation of the Chronicles of Good Life and the God of Rain. Moderated by literary critic M. Kvietkauskas (LITHUANIAN WRITERS’ UNION PUBLISHERS)
Stand 5C.05 18:30 Alfonsas Andriuškevičius meets readers and signs autographs (APOSTROFA)
Concert Hall 5.1 19:00 Concert-presentation of The Throw (poems+CD) by Rolandas Rastauskas. Featured: the author (voice), Arkadijus Gotesmanas (percussion),
E. Kanevičius (double bass), V. Ramoška (trumpet) and J. Maksimovič (saxophone) (APOSTROFA)
Conference Room 5.2 19:00 Presentation of Merkinė by Jonas Banys and Dust from Across Italy by Eglė Černiauskaitė (ALMA LITTERA)
Conference Room 5.3 19:00 Presentation of a book Typographers by Hans Peter Wilberg & Friedrich Forsman and samples of Arctic paper. Participants: A. Žvilius, D. Kaunas, A. Lisauskienė and R. Svaža (Latvia) (VILNIUS ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS PUBLISHERS)
Forum 19:00 Discussion on the genre of essay and the reasons of its popularity in contemporary Lithuanian literature. Participants: writers S. Parulskis, G. Radvilavičiūtė, A. Andriuškevičius, literary critic S. Žukas (BALTOS LANKOS)
Stand 5B.02 19:00 Russian writer Andrej Turgenev meets readers and signs autographs (ALMA LITTERA)
Writers’ Corner 19:30 Presentation of Šmogus by Sara Poisson (CIKLONAS)
Stand 5C.10 19:30 Alvydas Šlepikas & Kęstutis Navakas meet readers and sign autographs (LITHUANIAN WRITERS’ UNION PUBLISHERS)
Conference Room 5.3 20:00 Virtual and printed text: partners or competitors? Discussion participants: D. Petrošius, G. Kajėnas, A. Peškaitis, A. Navickas and I. Veisaitė (ŽARA)
Forum 20:00 Concert-presentation of a humour book Flout by Rūta Lukoševičiūtė (VAGA)
Stand 5B.02 20:00 Jonas Banys and Eglė Černiauskaitė meet readers and sign autographs (ALMA LITTERA)
Stand 5C.15 20:00 Sigitas Parulskis, Giedra Radvilavičiūtė and Alfonsas Andriuškevičius meet readers and sign autographs (BALTOS LANKOS)
February 25 SPECIAL RENDEZVOUS
Conference Room 5.2 10:00 Presentation of e-version of the Dictionary of the Lithuanian Language (Vol. I–XX , 1941–2002) (e-version, 2005, website www.lkz.lt). Participants: L. Donskis and representatives of the Institute of Lithuanian Language (INSTITUTE OF LITHUANIAN LANGUAGE)
Conference Room 5.3 10:00 Seminar for publishers Translation grants: who gives them and how to get them? Facilitator Alexandra Büchler (LITERATURE ACROSS FRONTIERS)
Writers’ Corner 10:00 Meeting with Birutė Jonuškaitė, presentation of her book Experiment. Other participants: literary critic E. Bukelienė, writer V. Juknaitė, composer M. Urbaitis. Moderated by N. Kvaraciejūtė (GIMTASIS ŽODIS)
Stand 5A.01 10:00 Live broadcasting of the programme Kultūros savaitė by the Lithuanian Radio (LITHUANIAN RADIO AND TELEVISION)
Stand 5D.13 10:00 The stand of Eugrimas Publisher hosts a Corner of Political Analysts. Presentation of the newest books in political sciences, authors sign autographs. Participants: R. Lopata, L. Bielinis and V. Nakrošis (EUGRIMAS)
Forum 10:30 Awarding ceremony of the Best 2005 Book Competition by the Institute of Lithuanian Literature and Folklore. Participants: J. Sprindytė, G. Vaškelis (INSTITUTE OF LITHUANIAN LITERATURE AND FOLKLORE)
Concert Hall 5.1 11:00 Meeting with German writer Tommy Jaud, presentation of his book Complete Idiot that topped German most popular books lists for a year. With the participation of translator T. Četrauskas and the band ŽAS (VAGA)
Conference Room 5.2 11:00 Meeting with German writer Wilhelm Genazino and his tragicomic novel Umbrella for Today (ALMA LITTERA, GOETHE–INSTITUT VILNIUS)
Conference Room 5.3 11:00 Krakas and Nekrakas by Robertas Kundrotas & Algimantas Lyva. Participants: the authors, literary critic and writer A. Bučys, philosopher A. Konickis (PASVIRĘS PASAULIS)
Writers’ Corner 11:00 Presentation of The Bookseller of Kabul by Norwegian journalist Åsne Seierstad. Discussion on the Oriental traditions and the situation of women in Afghanistan. Participants: the Norwegian ambassador K. Hauge, the first secretary of the embassy K. Aasland, a lecturer of Centre of Oriental Studies at Vilnius University A. Litvinas and translator R. Karčiauskaitė (MINTIS)
Forum 11:00 Two in One. Meeting with Gendrutis Morkūnas and presentation of his book Summer with a Catdog. Other participants: writer G. Adomaitytė, philosopher A. Navickas. Moderated by A. Karsokienė (TYTO ALBA)
Concert Hall 5.1 12:00 Meeting with famous Norwegian writer and author of Dina’s Book Herbjørg Wassmo (ALMA LITTERA)
Conference Room 5.2 12:00 Meeting with Finnish writer Leena Lander, presentation of her book the House of Black Butterflies. Participants: translator A. Krilavičienė. Moderated by writer R. Kundrotas (PASVIRĘS PASAULIS)
Conference Room 5.3 12:00 Workshop Travel literature in Lithuania: Rome. Participants of the discussion: the character of the book D. Lozoraitis-Pignatelli and art critic E. Lubytė. Moderated by the director of International Programs at the Civil Society Institute in Vilnius M. Adomėnas (AIDAI)
Writers’ Corner 12:00 My Friend Tashi. Actors of the children performing group Vakaro žvaigždelė present excerpts from A & B.Fienberg’s book series Tashi’s Adventures. The finale of children‘s drawing competition My Friend Tashi. Moderated by D. Bauerienė (VAGA)
Forum 12:00 Presentation of a novel I build Myself a Monu... by Alfonsas Bieliauskas. Discussion on the issues in the novel and the background of Užupis. Participants: the author, writers and representatives of religious denominations (VAGA)
Stand 5B.02 12:00 German writer Wilhelm Genazino meets readers and signs autographs (ALMA LITTERA)
Stand 5A.16 12:00 Presentation of the upgraded website www.skaityk.lt (CIKLONAS) Stand 5D.01 12:00 International competition of mental arithmetic. Award ceremony of the winners of 2005 (TEV)
Stand 5C.10 12:00 Algimantas Čekuolis meets readers and signs autographs (LITHUANIAN WRITERS’ UNION PUBLISHERS)
Stand 5C.13 12:00 Selemonas Paltanavičius meets readers and signs autographs (ŽARA)
Conference Room 5.2 13:00 Part 1: Presentation of works of Balys Dvarionas: music performed by J. Dvarionas (piano) and A. Dvarionaitė (violin). Event moderated by J. Dvarionas and composer J. Andrejevas. Part 2: Discussion hosted by the representatives of the Lithuanian Authors’ Rights Protection Association Are We Aware of the Damage of Copyright Violations? Presentation of works by Belorussian composer S. Tichonov. Concert participants: composer and performer S. Tichonov and accordionist A. Šerpytis (INTERMUSIC)
Conference Room 5.3 13:00 Presentation of A Scientist and Sister-in-Law, prose works by Vytautas Ažušilis. Meeting with the author, moderated by V. Širka (APSKAITA)
Writers’ Corner 13:00 Presentation of Orpheus Knew Lithuanian, literary criticism by Marijus Šidlauskaus (from series Insights) (HOMO LIBER)
Forum 13.00 Presentation of business books: Bosses’ Secrets by Maartin Wehrle and the Body Language by Stefan Spies (VAGA)
Stand 5B.02 13:00 Norwegian writer Herbjørg Wassmo meets readers and signs autographs (ALMA LITTERA)
Stand 5B.09 13:00 Book illustrator Sigutė Ach meets readers and signs autographs (NIEKO RIMTO)
Concert Hall 5.1 14:00 Meeting with famous Norwegian writer Lars Saabye Christensen and presentation of his Nordic Prize-winning novel Half-Brother (ALMA LITTERA)
Conference Room 5.3 14:00 Kazys Boruta’s Centenary. Presentation of the Mill of Baltaragis and the Mill of Baltaragis and Its Case by Kazys Boruta. Participants: E. Borutaitė-Makariūnienė, D. Striogaitė, I. Korsakaitė, D. Linčiuvienė (INSTITUTE OF LITHUANIAN LITERATURE AND FOLKLORE)
Writers’ Corner 14:00 Meeting with Austrian writer Arno Geiger, readings from his book Es geht uns gut (GOETHE–INSTITUT VILNIUS, EMBASSY OF AUSTRIAN REPUBLIC IN LITHUANIA, FRANKFURT BOOK FAIR, GERMAN BOOK TRADE ASSOCIATION)
Forum 14:00 Meeting with Italian writer and author of historical thrillers Giulio Leoni, presentation of his book The Mosaic Crimes. Participants: the author, L. Donskis and translator B. Michelini (VERSUS AUREUS)
Stand 5B.01 14:00 Meeting with writer Kazys Saja (VAGA)
Stand 5C.10 14:00 Romualdas Granauskas and Juozas Aputis meet readers and sign autographs (LITHUANIAN WRITERS’ UNION PUBLISHERS)
Stand 4.01 14:00 Presentation of a CD M. K. Čiurlionis. Preludes, Canons, Fugues. With the participation of performer and transcriber of M. K. Čiurlionis organ pieces J. Landsbergytė (SEMPLICE)
Stand 5A.01 14:30 Live broadcasting of Kultūros savaitė programme by the Lithuanian Radio (LITHUANIAN RADIO AND TELEVISION)
Concert Hall 5.1 15:00 Enigmas of human history. Meeting with Spanish writer Javier Sierra, presentation of his book The Mysterious Supper. Moderated by O. Žemaitienė (TYTO ALBA)
Conference Room 5.2 15:00 Meeting with Laura Sintija Černiauskaitė, presentation of her first novel Breathing into Marble (ALMA LITTERA)
Conference Room 5.3 15:00 Meeting with the Polish writer Rafal Kosik and presentation of his book Felix, Net & Nika and the Gang of Invisible People (VAGA)
Writers’ Corner 15:00 Presentation of a poetry book Ekseptions by Vytautas Dekšnys (KNYGYNAS EUREKA!)
Forum 15:00 On turnings. Meeting with Audronė Urbonaitė, presentation of her book Don‘t Cut the Turn Too Tight. Participants: literary reviewer R. Baltrušaitytė, philosopher J. Baranova, journalist A. Brazauskas, editor of the website www.skaityta.lt J. Žilinskas. Moderated by L. Varanavičienė (TYTO ALBA) Stand 5B.01 15:00 Eugenijus Ignatavičius meets readers and signs autographs (VAGA)
Stand 5B.02 15:00 Norwegian writer Lars Saabye Christensen meets readers and signs autographs (ALMA LITTERA)
Stand 5A.04 15:00 Austrian writer Arno Geiger meets readers and signs autographs (GOETHE–INSTITUT VILNIUS, EMBASSY OF AUSTRIAN REPUBLIC IN LITHUANIA, FRANKFURT BOOK FAIR, GERMAN BOOK TRADE ASSOCIATION))
Stand 5B.09 15:00 Book illustrator Sigutė Ach meets readers and signs autographs (NIEKO RIMTO)
Stand 5C.10 15:00 Nijolė Ambrazaitytė meets readers and signs autographs (LITHUANIAN WRITERS’ UNION PUBLISHERS)
Stand 4.04 15:00 Home-woven Songs by Vladas Braziūnas & Algirdas Klova (KRONTA)
Conference Room 5.2 16:00 Presentation of the Beautiful Losers by Leonard Cohen. With the participation of literary reviewer and writer R. Rastauskas. Screening of excerpts from the film on L. Cohen (BALTOS LANKOS)
Conference Room 5.3 16:00 Presentation of A Man Who Challenged Babel by Rene Centassi, Henri Masson. With the participation of Henri Masson (France), the director of Institute of Science and Encyclopaedia Publishing R. Kareckas and the chairperson of the Board of Lithuanian Esperanto Association P. Jegorovas (LITHUANIAN ESPERANTO ASSOCIATION)
Writers’ Corner 16:00 Merry quiz The World of Fairy Tales and presentation of the Moon‘s Smile by Mykolas Sluckis with the participation of writer E. Ignatavičius (VAGA)
Forum 16:00 Run away, furrow, run. Presentation of books with restored recordings A Deep Deep River and Songs and Music of Dzukija. Participants: musicologists Ž. Sverdiolienė, A. Nakienė, R. Žarskienė, folk singer from Dzukija A. Žuraulienė and the folk group Dijūta (INSTITUTE OF LITHUANIAN LITERATURE AND FOLKLORE)
Stand 5B.02 16:00 Laura Sintija Černiauskaitė meets readers and signs autographs (ALMA LITTERA)
Stand 5C.11 16:00 Happy Hour. Stamping of books by the Mintis Publishers with the publishers 60th-anniversary seal; bonuses to book-buyers (MINTIS)
Stand 5A.16 16:00 Presentation of the upgraded website www.skaityk.lt (CIKLONAS) Stand 5C.10 16:00 Petras Dirgėla and Vytautas Martinkus meet readers and sign autographs (LITHUANIAN WRITERS’ UNION PUBLISHERS)
Concert Hall 5.1 16:30 Meeting with Estonian writer Rein Raud and presentation of his award winning novel Hector and Bernard (2005 Estonian Cultural Capital Award for Literature). Other participants: translator, publishers and actors-readers. Moderated by L. Donskis (APOSTROFA)
Conference Room 5.2 17:00 Series Intro – literature without compromise. Three underground dinosaurs: Ch. Bukowski, R. G. Brautigan and E. Limonov (KNYGYNAS EUREKA!)
Conference Room 5.3 17:00 In the trap of fact literature. Meeting with Zita Čepaitė, presentation of her book Unlit Road Strip. Participants: literary critic R. Tamošaitis, sociologist A. Maslauskaitė. Moderated by A. Karsokienė (TYTO ALBA)
Writers’ Corner 17:00 Contemporary Polish prose: Madame by Antoni Libera. Participants: lecturer at Vilnius University T. Dalecka, translators V. Jarutis and R. Strielkūnas, actor N. Bulotaitė (STROFA, POLISH INSTITUTE)
Forum 17:00 In the jungle of traditional values. Meeting with Ugnė Barauskaitė, presentation of her book Ten. Participants: gender expert M. Jankauskaitė, literary critic, poet K. Navakas. Moderated by G. Gailiūtė (TYTO ALBA)
Stand 5B.01 17:00 Meeting with Laurynas Katkus – poet and translator of F. Hölderlin’s prose and W. Benjamin’s Illuminations (VAGA)
Stand 5C.10 17:00 Laura Sintija Černiauskaitė meets readers and signs autographs (LITHUANIAN WRITERS’ UNION PUBLISHERS)
Stand 5B.09 17:00 Author of The Embrace of Eternity (Part 2) from the series the Maze of Echo Max Frai meets readers and signs autographs (NIEKO RIMTO)
Stand 5B.09 17:00 Book illustrator Sigutė Ach meets readers and signs autographs (NIEKO RIMTO)
Concert Hall 5.1 18:00 Concert by Juozas Erlickas (TYTO ALBA)
Conference Room 5.2 18:00 Thesaurus of the Good and the Evil. Virtual project: cross-section of values (KNYGYNAS EUREKA!)
Conference Room 5.3 18:00 Presentation of the work of writer, essayist, stage director and artist Alain Fleischer. Discussion with the author moderated by literary critic V. Bikulčius. Introduction by French cultural attaché J. Couzy (FRENCH CULTURAL CENTRE)
Writers’ Corner 18:00 Presentation of Culpolang, interactive programme of teaching Polish as foreign language. Participants: A. Śpiewak, B. Kupiec, G. Kupiec (Warsaw), Vilnius University lecturer B. Piasecka (POLISH INSTITUTE, VILNIUS UNIVERSITY CHAIR OF POLISH PHILOLOGY, SCIENTIFIC MOVEMENT CENTRE OF WARSAW)
Stand 5C.05 18:00 Estonian writer Rein Raud meets readers and signs autographs (APOSTROFA)
February 26 FAMILY DAY
Concert Hall 5.1 10:00 Storytelling Around the World. With the participation of storyteller from UK Jan Blake (in English) (THE BRITISH COUNCIL)
Conference Room 5.2 10:00 Presentation of Liberation. Episodes in Foreign Policy, 1988–1991 by Bronislovas Kuzmickas. With the participation of the author, other witnesses of the political events. Moderated by political analyst V. Paulikas (APOSTROFA)
Conference Room 5.3 10:00 Workshop The localized open code standardized office software: opportunities offered for organizations and agencies; presentation of a book A Localized Set of Open Code Standardised Office Software (CIKLONAS)
Writers’ Corner 10:30 Severa Čepulienė‘s fashion and style studio Mažasis modelis present a collection-improvisation Fairies based on Fairy Dust and the Quest for the Egg by Gail Carson Levine, fashion designs by R. Kučinskienė, written and directed by S. Bilskytė (EGMONT LIETUVA)
Conference Room 5.2 11:00 Presentation of the seven book series Eight Kids and a Grandmother by famous Norwegian writer Anne-Cathe Vestly. Participants: literary critic K. Urba, translator of the series L. Petravičius, artist of the series E. Gelžiūtė-Petravičienė. Moderated by writer R. Kundrotas (PASVIRĘS PASAULIS)
Conference Room 5.3 11:00 Workshop Modern Hebrew literature and its place in the world. Moderated by literature scientist Viktor Raducky (EMBASSY OF ISRAEL)
Writers’ Corner 11:00 Presentation of Ten-graders by Emilija Liegutė. With the participation of the author, actor L. Žadeikytė and schoolchildren drama group (VAGA)
Forum 11:00 My favourite book. Famous Lithuanian people read pages from their favourite books. Participants: opera soloist I. Milkevičiūtė, finance analyst
G. Nausėda, politician J. Sabatauskas, the Lithuanian social security and labour minister V. Blinkevičiūtė, television showman A. Ramanauskas, Svaras from the band G&G Sindikatas and the captain of Lietuvos telekomas team R. Valentienė. Moderated by M. Mikutavičius (BOOKS FROM LITHUANIA)
Stand 5C.05 11:00 Bronislovas Kuzmickas meets readers and signs autographs (APOSTROFA)
Concert Hall 5.1 12:00 Presentation of a CD Snow Queen with the participation of the Elves drama group (LITHUANIAN RADIO AND TELEVISION)
Conference Room 5.2 12:00 Presentation of Fairy Tales of the Nation by Antanas Giedrius. With the participation of the youth vocal group Kivi. Moderated by writer R. Keturakis (ALGARVĖ)
Conference Room 5.3 12:00 Presentation of Writer’s Social Consciousness by Loreta Jakonytė. Farewell to the book series Colloqiua and welcome of a new literary journal Colloqiua. Presentation of Stone and Light by Juozas Laurušas. Participants: J. Sprindytė, V. Gasiliūnas, L. Jakonytė (INSTITUTE OF LITHUANIAN LITERATURE AND FOLKLORE)
Writers’ Corner 12:00 Latvian poets Inga Gaile and Kārlis Vērdiņš present their work (LATVIAN LITERATURE CENTRE)
Stand 5A.16 12:00 Presentation of the upgraded website www.skaityk.lt (CIKLONAS) Stand 5B.02 12:00 Jolita Seredaitė meets readers and signs autographs (ALMA LITTERA)
Stand 5C.10 12:00 Algimantas Čekuolis meets readers and signs autographs (LITHUANIAN WRITERS’ UNION PUBLISHERS)
Stand 5C.13 12:00 Selemonas Paltanavičius meets readers and signs autographs (ŽARA)
Forum 12:30 Action: the Best Book of 2005. Awarding ceremony of the book voted as best by the readers (LITHUANIAN RADIO AND TELEVISION, BOOKS FROM LITHUANIA, LITHUANIAN PUBLISHERS’ ASSOCIATION )
Concert Hall 5.1 13:00 A warm look on the cold North. Meeting with Laima Lavaste, presentation of her book A Fun Book on Finns and Finland, followed by performance of G. Laurinavičius (percussion). Moderated by L. Varanavičienė (TYTO ALBA)
Conference Room 5.2 13:00 Presentation of poetry books A Little Sack of Jokes and A Gate of Copper by Martynas Vainilaitis. Participants: the author, actors of the Mažasis teatriukas (KRONTA)
Conference Room 5.3 13:00 Presentation of On the Other Hand, essays in literary criticism by Violeta Kelertienė (BALTOS LANKOS)
Writers’ Corner 13:00 Presentation-discussion on a detective novel Washington Square.lt by Arnoldas Daškus (VAGA)
Forum 13:00 Poets’ group Orbita (Latvia) present their work. Participants: poets Artur Punte, Zhorzh Uallik, Sergej Timofejev, Vladimir Svetlov, Semion Chanin (LATVIAN LITERATURE CENTRE)
Stand 5B.09 13:00 Book illustrator Sigutė Ach meets readers and signs autographs (NIEKO RIMTO)
Concert Hall 5.1 14:00 Presentation of I‘m Deaf, But it is Not a Problem by Lorraine Asseltine, Evelyn Müller, Nancy Tait. Concert by the children of the Pagava community. Participants: translators into sign language. Drawings exhibition by the Pagava members. Event hosted by the Pagava community of Lithuanian families raising deaf and hearing impaired children (CHARIBDĖ)
Conference Room 5.2 14:00 Discussion on traditional Lithuanian meals. Presentation of an album Traditional Lithuanian Lenten Meals. With the participation of the compiler of the book, director of Lithuanian Culinary Heritage Fund Birutė Imbrasienė (BALTOS LANKOS)
Conference Room 5.3 14:00 Presentation of the works by Israeli writer Amos Oz. Moderated by literature scientist Viktor Raducky (EMBASSY OF ISRAEL)
Writers’ Corner 14:00 Dramatized presentation of a novel for young adults Please Don‘t Die, Jackus! by actor and scriptwriter Bronius Bušma. Participants: the author, Drama Studio of Vytautas Magnus Gymnasium directed by actor J. Matekonytė (MINTIS)
Forum 14:00 Colourful silhouettes of non-lost generation, presentation of Non-Lost Generation, a book of memoirs by Lionginas Šepetys. Participants: A. Čekuolis, B. Genzelis. Moderated by editor in-chief of the Lithuanian Writers’ Union Publishers V. Sventickas (LITHUANIAN WRITERS’ UNION PUBLISHERS)
Stand 5C.15 14:00 Author of collection of essays in literary criticism On the Other Hand Violeta Kelertienė meets readers and signs autographs (BALTOS LANKOS)
Stand 5C.10 14:00 Vaida Knabikaitė meets readers and signs autographs (LITHUANIAN WRITERS’ UNION PUBLISHERS )
Concert Hall 5.1 15:00 Flint’s concert and presentation of the books by the Publisher. Flint‘s competitions, songs, games and other attractions for kids and their parents. Concert host – Captain Flint (JŪSŲ FLINTAS)
Conference Room 5.2 15:00 Presentation of a poetry book Verses by Aleksandras Pogrebnojus. With the participation of the author and Chopin’s music (KRONTA)
Conference Room 5.3 15:00 Šeštokai in the 20th Century. The Land and the People by Juozas Vytautas Uzdila. Participants: the author, V. Mačiekus, V. Sventickas, A. Ragauskas and R. Mečkauskienė (VILNIUS PEDAGOGICAL UNIVERSITY PUBLISHERS)
Writers’ Corner 15:00 Poet Ramutė Skučaitė meets young readers. Presentation of her book Reading a Fairy Tale, Drawing a Fairy Tale (GIMTASIS ŽODIS)
Forum 15:00 Book series Lithuania. Book one: The Origin of the Lithuanian People. First book. Where We Come From (published in the English, Russian, German languages). Moderated by authors of the book Z. Zinkevičius, G. Česnys & A. Luchtanas. Participants: G. Adomaitytė, E. Griciuvienė, translators J. Steponaitis, K. Berthel & B. Sinočkina, artists A. Broga, A. Beinaravičiūtė & I. Marčiukaitytė (INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND ENCYCLOPAEDIA PUBLISHING)
Stand 5C.15 15:00 Meeting with readers: director of Lithuanian Culinary Heritage Fund and compiler of the Traditional Lithuanian Lenten Meals Birutė Imbrasienė (BALTOS LANKOS)
Stand 5B.09 15:00 Sigutė Ach meets readers and signs autographs (NIEKO RIMTO)
Stand 5C.10 15:00 Lionginas Šepetys meets readers and signs autographs (LITHUANIAN WRITERS’ UNION PUBLISHERS)
Conference Room 5.3 16:00 Storytelling skills for the classroom. Workshop for teachers and parents. Facilitator: storyteller from UK Jan Blake (in English) (THE BRITISH COUNCIL)
Writers’ Corner 16:00 Presentation of almanac Creation – 2005 (CIKLONAS)
Forum 16:00 Presentation of new books, CDs and magazines from Nieko Rimto. Event hosted by G. Storpirštis & N. Varnelytė. Books presented: Tales of Eggs, Tales of Lazy-Bones and Julia‘s Dreams by Vytautas V. Landsbergis & Kęstutis Kasparavičius (NIEKO RIMTO)
Stand 5C.11 16:00 Happy Hour. Stamping of books by the Mintis Publishers with the publishers 60th-anniversary seal; bonuses to book-buyers (MINTIS)
Stand 5A.16 16:00 Presentation of the upgraded website www.skaityk.lt (CIKLONAS)
EXHIBITIONS OPEN FOR THE BOOK FAIR PERIOD AT LITEXPO
Hall 4. Exhibition of the award winning books in the competitions Book Art Vilnius 2005 and the Baltic Most Beautiful Book (THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE OF THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA, VILNIUS ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS, LITHUANIAN ARTISTS’ ASSOCIATION )
Hall 4. Exhibition The Most Incredible Thing featuring 23 Estonian book illustrators and their works created on the themes of H. Ch. Andersen‘s tales. Opening January 23 at 4 p.m.(ESTONIAN EMBASSY IN LITHUANIA)
Hall 4. Illustrations by Vytautas Valius (1930–2004). Opening and screening of the Artist Vytautas Valius, a film by Juozas Matonis & Vytautas Damaševičius January 23 at 6 p.m.
Hall 4. A Little Bit Different illustrations by Ieva Babilaitė for the book Ulė and A Little Mouse. Opening and presentation of the book January 24 at 6.30 p.m. Participants: art critic R. Povilionytė and director of Tyto alba L. Varanavičienė (TYTO ALBA)
Hall 4. Magic Pencil. Children‘s Book Illustration Today. Exhibition opening and storytelling for children January 25 at 1 p.m. (THE BRITISH COUNCIL)
Hall 4. Illustrations by Agnes Indres (Agnė Indrė Každailytė). Opening January 25 at 4 p.m.
Hall 4. Children‘s Books Published in Canada in 2005 (CANADIAN EMBASSY IN LITHUANIA)
Hall 4. You Can Create a Book: workshop for children and adults featuring different bookbinding techniques, graphic design, making of marble paper. Meeting with book illustrators. On display will be the book created by the last year’s participants. Awards by the British Council for the most creative projects
February 24 at 4.30 p.m. workshop You Can Create a Book hosts artist Ieva Babilaitė. Project Children’s Portraits
February 26 at 3 p.m. workshop You Can Create a Book hosts artist Agnė Indrė Každailytė. Children are invited to draw illustrations
Foyer of Hall 4. Photography exhibition Reading Lithuania. Opening February 24 at 12 a.m. (KAUNAS WOMEN‘S CLUB AD ASTRA, EXHIBITION PATRON DALIA TEIŠERSKYTĖ)
Glass gallery connecting Halls 4 & 5. A Blow of Beauty: fashion designer Juozas Statkevičius. Fashion designs and excerpts of his future book (JUOZAS STATKEVIČIUS FASHION HOUSE, TYTO ALBA)
Hall 5 at the Writers’ Corner. Children of the World Illustrate the Bible. Works selected from 800 Th. illustrations presented to the competition by children from 91 country (including Lithuania) at the turn of a new millennium (EMBASSY OF ISRAEL)
Stand 4.12. Photography exhibition On Jotva‘s Edge by Sigitas Birgelis hosted by Punsk‘s Aušra Publishers (AUŠRA)
Stand 5A.04 of the Frankfurt Book Fair. Exhibitions The Most Beautiful German Books 2005, Freud‘s Progeny and Mozart Forever (FRANKFURT BOOK FAIR) Hall 5 at the Writers’ Corner. Visitors of the Fair are invited to take part in the project People of the World Inscribe the Bible (EMBASSY OF ISRAEL) EVENTS AT OTHER VENUES February 23 at 5 p.m. Meeting with Wilhelm Genazino. A. Mickevičius Library, Trakų St. 10, Vilnius (ALMA LITTERA)
February 23 at 5 p.m. Meeting with Andrej Turgenev Bookshop Pegasas, Taikos Av. 139, Klaipėda (ALMA LITTERA)
February 23 at 6 p.m. Meeting with Andrzej Sapkowski Polish Institute, Didžioji St. 23, Vilnius (In Polish) (POLISH INSTITUTE, CRACOW BOOK INSTITUTE)
February 24 at 11.30 a.m. Meeting with Wilhelm Genazino Vytautas Magnus University, Chair of German Philology, Donelaičio St. 52, Kaunas (ALMA LITTERA)
February 24 at 3 p.m. Meeting with Wilhelm Genazino J. Bobrowski German Publications Reading Hall, Radastų St. 2, Kaunas (ALMA LITTERA)
February 24 at 5 p.m. Meeting with Wilhelm Genazino Bookshop Pegasas, Vilniaus St. 43, Kaunas (ALMA LITTERA)
February 25 at 11 a.m. Workshop for teachers Storytelling Skills for the Classroom. The British Council, Jogailos St. 4, Vilnius (facilitated by Jan Blake, United Kingdom) (THE BRITISH COUNCIL) |
