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Music Festivals
Several music festivals have
grown in popularity over
the years. The magnificent
Baroque Pažaislis Monastery
complex (see p265), near Kaunas,
forms the backdrop to the
annual Pažaislis Music Festival.
The Edvard Grieg and M K
Čiurlionis Festival, hosted in
Kaunas each spring, features
classical music concerts. The
Muzikinis Pajūris (Musical
Seaside) festival of opera and
symphony takes place every
summer in Klaipėda.

Nightlife
Club life is not limited to the
capital city. Klaipėda has an
increasingly lively and varied
nightlife. A popular place for
dancing and expertly mixed
cocktails in an Old Town attic
is Mr. Bond. Newer venues are
gradually taking the place of
the duller bars and discos in and
around the Old Town. They offer
casinos, concerts and restaurants,
besides dance floors. Klaipėda’s
Kanto Street also has some People enjoying at a brightly lit nightclub in Vilnius
spirited bars full of fun and revelry.
Kaunas has a mix of low-key Jazz, Blues and Folk Music Cinema
bars such as BO in the Old Town Jazz features prominently in Movies screened in Lithuania
and the swing ing Nautilus the country’s cultural scene. are shown in their original
Centre, a club frequented by the Among the best jazz festivals is language, which means that
young. The other party-town in Kaunas Jazz (see p212). Kurpiai they can be enjoyed by locals
Lithuania is the coastal resort of in Klaipėda also hosts jazz and visitors. Only one modern
Palanga, where in summer the and blues performances. Folk multiplex, the Forum Cinemas,
entire area around Basanavičiaus music features at the Days of exists in both Vilnius and
gatvė (street) turns into a Live Archaeology amid the Kaunas. However, other cities
pulsating open-air disco from ancient hills forts of Kernavė have decent cinemas, such as
dusk virtually until dawn. (see p258), in July. Cinamon in Klaipėda.
DIRECTORY
Information Klaipėda State Drama Music Festivals Nautilus Centre
Theatre Savanorių 124, Kaunas.
Lithuanian Tourism Teatro 2. Tel (46) 314 464. Edvard Grieg and M K Tel (37) 338 228.
∑ lithuania.travel Čiurlionis Festival
∑ kldt.lt
Tourism Vilnius ∑ kaunofilharmonija.lt Jazz, Blues and
∑ vilnius-tourism.lt Classical Music Muzikinis Pajūris Folk Music
∑ klaipedosmuzikinis.lt
Booking and Great Hall Pažaislis Music Kurpiai
Prices S Daukanto 28, Kaunas. Festival Kurpių 1a, Klaipėda.
Tel (37) 327 869. ∑ pazaislis.lt
Bilietai LT ∑ bilietai.lt Tel (46) 410 555.
Kaunas State Musical
Theatre Theatre Nightlife Cinema
Laisvės alėja 91, Kaunas. BO
Juozo Miltinio Drama Tel (37) 227 113. Muitinės 9-1, Kaunas. Cinamon
Theatre ∑ cinema.lt
Laisvės 5, Panevėžys. Klaipėda State Music Mr. Bond
Tel (45) 584 614. Theatre Žvejų 10, Klaipėda. Forum Cinemas
∑ miltinio-teatras.lt Danės 19. Tel (46) 397 404. Tel 6086 1007. ∑ forumcinemas.lt