LITHUANIA: MONUMENT TO ROCK STAR FRANK ZAPPA
Lithuanian/Nat
It may seem like an unlikely venue for a monument to the zany American musician, Frank Zappa, but Lithuania's capital, Vilnius, is about to erect a bust of the rock idol.
Two years after his death, Zappa's popularity has not flagged in the newly-independent Baltic state.
The former Soviet Union is replete with monuments - great muscular icons to the workers of Communism and the ubiquitous statues of Communism's founding fathers, Stalin and Lenin.
But none so weird and wacky as the one that Lithuania is about to host in its capital, Vilnius.
Lithuania's Frank Zappa Fan Club plans to erect a bust of their rock idol in the center of town.
Even under Communism, Zappa's off-beat lyricism - among his more surreal song titles are Penguin in Bondage and Don't Eat Yellow Snow - struck a chord in the eastern bloc.
Zappa was revered by a generation who had known nothing but Communism as a rebellious voice of creativity.
But the new flowering of artistic freedom has done little to dampen the enthusiasm for Zappa's outlandish spirit.
For his part, Zappa was no stranger to Eastern Europe.
A personal friend of the Czech president, Vaclav Havel, he even had an asteroid named after him by an eastern European astronomer.
SOUNDBITE: (Lithuanian)
You have to understand that this monument to Zappa is not just a gesture by the fan club. It's a lot deeper than that.
SUPER CAPTION: Saulius Bilinkus, Club President
The Zappa Fan Club have already found a site for their hero and plan to erect the Zappa bust by November.
Until then, the 200 or so members of the Zappa Fan Club are keeping his memory alive via their stereos.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
Zappa lives in Lithuania because one or two hundred people are crazy about him.
SUPER CAPTION: Dainus Morkunas, Fan
In a region where cults and the paranormal have an unusually high following, the ambitions of the Zappa Fan Club seem a little less weird than they might.
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I was never a fan of Frank Zappa when I was young, but I just see him as such an influential musician. Especially how he took on the PMRC even when they put a parential Advisory sticker on his album Jazz From Hell
Allot of people young than me, have been influence by Frank Zappa
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Mayor of Vilnius, Lithuania discusses the Zappa statue
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Frank Zappa son Dweezil Zappa talks about his father monument in Vilnius (Lithuania) and of course plays his music:)
* Dweezil Zappa - guitar
* Scheila Gonzalez - saxophone, flute, keyboards and vocals
* Pete Griffin - bass
* Billy Hulting - marimba, mallets and percussions
* Jamie Kime - guitar
* Joe Travers - drums and vocals
* Ben Thomas - lead vocals
Frank Zappa Statue lighting @ Manifesto/ Zappa Day Festival in Baltimore, MD
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Things to see and do in Vilnius, Lithuania: cats, Zappa and Trump kissing Putin
A tour of the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius reveals a memorial to rocker Frank Zappa, the Užupis Republic, a 'Cat Cafe' and a piece of street art showing Trump and Putin sharing a rather intimate moment. Also, where exactly is the stebuklas 'miracle' tile?
Fascinating things to see and do in Vilnius - the G-spot of Europe (apparently) x #VilniusGSpot #TrumPutin #cats
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Vilnius, Lithuania, and...Frank Zappa?!
Eran & Shira The Travellers Vilnius Attractions, Lithuania ערן ושירה אטרקציות בוילנא, ליטא
המדריך המקיף לוילנא, ליטא - ההסבר והמידע הניתנים כאן מתחת הם באנגליתבליטאית בכדי לאפשר לכם לזהות את האתרים השונים במדריך כפי שהם נכתבים בשפה המקומית. דירוג המלון בו שהינו הוא דירוג אישי שלנו, כאשר 5 כוכבים הוא הטוב ביותר, וכוכב אחד הוא הגרוע ביותר.
זאגרב – המוטו המרכזי: האחות הקטנה של פולין וטוב לה.
סצנת אוכל מרכזית – צפלין, מרק סלק קר, לחם שחור.
האתר השווה ביותר בעיר – וילנא משופעת בשלל אתרים מרתקים. אולם, אם עלינו לבחור באטרקציה אחת שלא כדאי לכם לפספס, מתברר שמדובר במשימה לא פשוטה. לפיכך, אנו בוחרים בלב העיר העתיקה כאזור אותו לא כדאי לכם לפספס על מרכיביו – בראש ובראשונה שער השחר, כנסיית קזימיר הקדוש וכיכר בית העירייה. האווירה בכל האזור הזה מרוממת רוח ומראה בפניכם את וילנא בשיא יופייה.
יתרון – היתרון הגדול בוילנא טמון בכך שהעיר העתיקה שלה אינה גדולה במיוחד ונוחה לסיור רגלי, אמנם היא אינה זולה יחסית, אך היא קרובה יחסית לישראל. כמו כן, מדובר בעם מסביר פנים וידידותי לתייר בצורה בלתי רגילה. אם תרצו, זו הבת היפה של הים הבלטי, הבת הנאורה שלו, וזו שהנרטיב שלה מזכיר כל העת היהודים שחיו בה לאורך השנים והדורות, ומפאר אותה. ואולי בכך היא נבדלת ממדינות רבות באירופה של ימינו.
Join us as we travel to Vilnius, Lithuania, on a quest to visit as many attractions and discover as many things to do in Vilnius as we possibly can. Our Vilnius & Trakai travel guide offers visitors a glimpse at some of the top sites in the city along with fascinating things to do along the architectural gems worth marveling over & museums to check out. We also hit up the local food scene slurping on Zeppelins in Etno Dvaras, Cold beet soup, eating the best hamburger you'll ever eat & visiting some restaurants and bouncing into Vilnius-nightlife.
From the iconic Vilnius Cathedral square to Ausros Vartai & Uzupis Republic to museums we've got you covered in a destination where you get to know Vilnius at best. On the route of the Neris River – you'll want to spend ample time on both sides of this river, and if you're like a lot of our friends, you'll never actually want to leave Vilnius, the capital city of Lithuania.
Let's explore Vilnius & Trakai and find out what is so alluring about the capital city of Lithuania and beyond to the country side. You can also use the maps added in the clip.
Top attractions are marked.
42 Things to do in Vilnius City Tour Vilnius Must-See Attractions | 6 Days In Lithuania Travel Guide:
Introduction:
1) General Information - 00:00
2) Moto - 00:57
3) Currency – 01:06
4) Maps - 01:30
5) Flight – 01:37
Day 1 – Jewish Vilnius:
1) Vilniaus Senosios žydų kapinės - 04:11
2) Holocaust Exhibition (The Green House) - 05:20
3) Gaono Gatve - 06:10
4) Zydu Gatve - 06:19
5) Gaono Monument - 06:32
6) Former Great Synagogue – 06:40
7) Vilna Gaon State Jewish Museum - 07:06
8) The Choral Synagogue - 07:55
9) Paneriai Memorial Museum – 08:56
Day 2 – Monumental Vilnius
10) Mindaugo Tiltas - 11:08
11) Lietuvos nacionalinis muziejus - 11:54
12) Gedimino pilies bokštas – 12:28
13) The Hill Of Three Crosses – 14:30
14) Sv. Apastalu Petro ir Povilo Baznycia – 15:51
15) Vilniaus Šv. Stanislovo ir Šv. Vladislovo arkikatedra bazilika - 16:52
16) Bell Tower – 18:38
17) Cathedral Square – 19:30
18) Lietuvos Didžiosios Kunigaikštystės vald. rūmai Vilniaus žemutinėje pilyje – 20:55
19) Gediminio Prospektas – 22:22
20) Monument to Frank Zappa – 24:00
21) Prezidentura – 24:28
22) Vilniaus Universitetas – 25:04
23) Vilniaus Šv. Jono Krikštytojo ir Šv. Jono apaštalo ir evangelisto bažnyčia – 25:44
Day 3 – Vilnius Old Town
24) Pilies gatvė - 27:23
25) Literatų gatvė - 27:50
26) Orthodox Church of St. Paraskeva - 28:39
27) Sv. Mikalojaus Laznycia – 29:32
28) Sv. Mikalojaus Cerkve - 30:00
29) Vilniaus rotušė – 30:23
30) Šv. Kazimiero bažnyčia - 31:31
31) Lietuvos nacionalinė filharmonija - 32:52
32) Vienuolynas ir Šv. Trejybės cerkvė – 33:06
33) The Church of St. Theresa – 33:29
34) Aušros vartai – 33:45
35( The Bastion – 34:57
Day 4 – The Story of The Lithuanians
36) Okupacijų ir laisvės kovų muziejus (KGB Museum) - 38:15
37) Toy Museum - 40:02
38) Gintaro Muziejus - Galerija – 41:23
Day 5 – Trakai
39) Trakai Castle - 44:44
Day 6 – Eastside Vilnius
40) Šv. Onos bažnyčia - 49:20
41) Church of St. Francis and St. Bernard - 50:31
42) Užupis – 51:40
City Night Life:
1) Vilniaus gatvė – 10:48
2) Concert at Philharmonic Hall – 26:29
3) Alaus Biblioteka – 26:49
4) Dirty Duck – 36:16
5) Salento Disco Pub – 36:40
6) Mojo Lounge – 43:00
7) Sanatorija – 43:20
Food Scene:
1) Cat Cafe – 23:16
2) Dziugas – 32:23
3) Etno Dvaras – 35:21
4) Falafel (Local) - 42:22
5) Capo Pizza Bar – 48:12
6) Meat SteakHouse – 55:50
7) Narvesen – 56:27
Shopping:
1) Go9 Mall – 23:31
2) Europa Mall – 56:37
Attractions For Kids:
1) Toy Museum - 40:02
Hotel & Resorts We Took:
Ibis Vilnius Centre – 02:41
Address: Rinktinės gatvė 18, Vilnius
Our Rate – 4 Stars
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10 Best Tourist Attractions you MUST SEE in Vilnius, Lithuania | 2019
Vilnius (Lithuanian pronunciation: [ˈvʲɪlʲnʲʊs] (listen), see also other names) is the capital of Lithuania and its largest city, with a population of 574,147 as of 2018. Vilnius is in the southeast part of Lithuania and is the second largest city in the Baltic states.
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The rating information was taken from Google Maps and the list was last updated on 14th April, 2019:
1: Bernardine Park
2: Gediminas Castle Tower
3: Three Crosses
4: Vincas Kudirka Square
5: Pūčkorių atodanga
6: Vilniaus Arkikatedros Varpinė
7: Literatai Street
8: Constitution of the Republic of Užupis
9: Monument to Grand Duke Gediminas
10: Frank Zappa Memorial
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Vilnius Monument
Opname van het monument van de legendarische Frank Zappa in het Centrum van Vilnius tijdens bezoek op 6 december 2009
Bob Dylan in Lithuania. 2008.06.05.
Vilnius. Siemens Arena.
Frank Zappa Day, statue ceremony & concert
As part of the newly designated 'Frank Zappa Day' in the city of his birth, Baltimore's Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake invited Gail Zappa to unveil a statue topped by a bust of FZ. The bust was donated by Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, where Zappa was a beacon of freedom of expression during the Soviet occupation.
Following the unveiling, Dweezil Zappa and his band 'Zappa Plays Zappa' played the following ditties:
Stinkfoot
Florentine Pogen
Broken Hearts Are For Assholes
Easy Meat
Keep It Greasy
City Of Tiny Lights
Echidna's Arf
Don't Eat The Yellow Snow
Blessed Relief
Big Swifty
Apostrophe
RDNZL
I'm The Slime
Dinah Moe Humm
Sexton Ming at the Frank Zappa monument
Sexton Ming sings Yellow Snow and Dynamo Hum at the Frank Zappa monument in Vilnius, Lithuania, August 2006, with daughter Lucy chasing bubbles. Wife Ella's first attempt at putting video online.
Vilnius Day 1
Check out our fantastic AirBnB room with its creative use of space. Also in this jam-packed day, we visit the Museum of Illusions, various iconic sights and a trip to the Frank Zappa memorial.
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LITHUANIA: VILNIUS: 4TH ANNUAL ALTERNATIVE FASHION SHOW
English/Nat
While Paris maybe grabbing the headlines this week as the world's top designers show off next season's haute couture, another European city is staking it's claim in the world of fashion.
The Lithuanian capital of Vilnius played host to the fourth annual alternative fashion show which showcases outrageous and totally unwearable clothes.
Alexander McQueen and John Galliano watch out.
While the two British bad boys of fashion are showing off their somewhat outlandish collections in Paris, there's something even more risque stirring in the Baltics.
This is the Armada 98 show in Vilnius, where evening dresses are more likely to be made of car tyre inner tubes than taffeta and silk.
Ar in Lithuanian roughly translates as is it and mada means fashion.
Held in the open-air courtyard of a Bohemian quarter of the city, this alternative fashion show attracted more than a dozen designers and about 3,000 spectators.
One designer is London-based Transformer, who's more used to staging shows in the nightclubs of Britain, America and Italy than on a runway stretched between two derelict buildings.
He believes that alternative fashion is not about expensive elegant clothes.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
My fashion's about art. It's not about, it's not about being attracted to people, it's about looking fabulous for night life. It's not about going shopping and looking like you've got lots of money. I don't care about it. I'd like to have lots of money, I haven't got it.
SUPER CAPTION: Transformer, British Designer
During the decades when Lithuania was a Soviet republic, dressing sharp was seen as decadent and ideologically suspect, and racks in shops were full of ill-fitting and badly- made clothes.
Now Lithuanians are heartened to find that at least some cutting-edge designs are available to everyone - even if they wouldn't be seen dead walking down the street in them.
Andrew Logan made his name staging events in clubs during the New Romantic period in the 1980s. Now, a sculptor, he still believes that alternative shows like Armada play an important role.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
Alternative fashion shows fashion of the future. It shows people with energy and originality. I find ordinary fashion very ordinary. It's what people wear everyday but it doesn't interest me. I think its lost its excitement.
SUPER CAPTION: Andrew Logan, designer
Excitement was something this show did not lack.
Many of the designs were cheeky, and their fashion sense was not lost on the appreciative audience.
It may be a long time before the runways of Vilnius can compete with Paris or Milan but at least they show that fashion can be fun at any price.
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Biurai ir darbo erdvės Vilniuje šalia Frank Zappa paminko
Vilniaus Senamiestyje, K.Kalinausko g. 2B gatvėje, priešais Frank Zapa paminklą, nuomojami įvairių dydžių biurai ir darbo erdvės nuo 2 iki 32 įrengtų darbo vietų (nuo 8 kv.m iki 300 kv.m. biurai) su poilsio zona, pasitarimų kambariais, virtuvėle, patekimu visą parą bei kitomis paslaugomis.
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Nuomos kaina priklauso nuo sutarties termino, biuro dydžio ir pasirinkto paslaugų paketo. Yra galimybė pasirinkti biuro arba darbo vietos su baldais paketą “ALL IN”. Mažiausio 2 darbo vietų biuro nuomos kaina su “viskas įskaičiuota” paketu nuo 500 eur/mėn + PVM.
Ilgalaikės nuomos atveju būtų svarstoma galimybė įrenti biurą pagal nuomininko pageidavimus open space, activity based arba kabinetiniam planavimui.
Paslaugų paketą ALL IN sudaro:
- biuro baldai (ergonomiškas stalas, kėdė, spintelė);
- Komunalinių paslaugų išlaidos;
- Wi-Fi internetas;
- Periodinis patalpų valymas;
- kava, arbata ofiso reikmėms;
- patekimas į patalpas 24/7, elektroninė įeigos sistema valdomas programėle;
- WC, dušas;
Kokybiška aplinka, reprezentatyvi ir patogi lokacija Senamiestyje šalia Islandijos ir Vilniaus gatvių suteiks jums išskirtinumo.
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