The 95th Anniversary celebration of Lithuanian Days will be held on Saturday, Aug 15 from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm and Sunday, August 16 noon to 4:00 pm at Schuylkill Mall, Frackville, PA located at the intersection of I 81 and Rt. 61.

The original celebration was held August 14, 1914 at Lakeside Park, Barnesville, PA.

The theme of this year's celebration is Lithuanian Wayside Shrines and The Hill of Crosses. Prizes will be awarded for a wooden hand-carved shrine or cross measuring between 7 to 15 inches in height. For registration and more information contact Bernice Mikatavage: [email protected]

Entertainment scheduled for the event are the Malunas, Zilvinas, Ausrine, and Gintaras Folk Dance Groups; Lynn Cox, roving accordionist with her singing troupe and other musical entertainment.

Back by popular demand are The Lithuanian Partisans Living History Unit, from Maryland. They will march to center court at the start of the festivities each day and take the Partisan's Oath. An impressive display of vintage weapons, rare photos, original documents and a replica camp will be shown in the Heritage Room. Explanations will be given by Vincent Vaise.

Ethnic foods such as kugelis (potato pudding), bulviniai and mesiniai desros (potato baloney and meat sausages), bandukes (pork patties), pierogies, halushki, halupkis, cold beet soup, lapiene (spinach) soup and so much more.

Lithuanian imported foods and artifacts, amber jewelry, woodcarvings, linens, candle houses, sashes, artwork, etc. will be available.

A mini museum will display Lithuanian traditional arts and crafts.

• Scholarships will be awarded to selected Elementary Catholic School students from the Anthracite area, funded by Council 144
• Mushroom art (etched conks) by Onute Morgaliene
• A Christmas tree, decorated by the A. Luschas family, Berwick, PA with natural straw ornaments, will be on display. This tree received the first place award in the hand crafted category at the 1999 Bloomsburg Treefest. Carol Luschas will demonstrate making the straw ornaments.
• The Domalakes family, Frackville, PA will also demonstrate etching "marguciai," the Lithuanian eggs.
• The Gintaras Children's Group, Mahanoy City, PA will perform on Sunday singing and folk dancing.
• Learn Lithuanian folk songs and folk dancing Saturday and Sunday with members from the Zilvinas dance group led by Lynne Cox, accordianist.
• Watch Lithuanian videos.

Do your Christmas shopping early! Choose from the beautiful Baltic amber, carvings, books, cookbooks, CD's, cassettes, T-shirts, ceramic candle houses and many more items.

Knights of Lithuania, Council 144, are sponsors of the event which benefits the Lithuanian Pontifical College in Rome and the Council�s Humanitarian Aid.

Contact Larry Domalakes: [email protected] for more information.

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