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The oldest tourist event
“It just came to our attention then. We just survived well,” jokes Vygantas Rekašius, the leader of the Palanga Orchestra, which invites tourists every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 6.30pm. To meet at Birutė Park in the roundabout, where the sounds of the orchestra resonate.
According to the manager, this is the oldest event in the complex.
“I am serious … I found digitized information in the Poznań library. A Polish medical newspaper, in which a doctor from Palanga wrote, announced summer concerts in a park where orchestras were playing. It was a problem in May 1901. Therefore, it could be said that the concerts took place, only that the Palanga Orchestra did not play, but the guests: of the Liepaja Orchestra, of the Rietavas Oginskis Orchestra, where MKCiurlionis also played.The same tradition continues to this day.
Music concerts take place throughout the summer. Since 1953 this tradition has been continued by the Palanga Orchestra. With breaks, but a tradition that dates back to the 2nd century. I tell everyone that this is the oldest cultural event in the complex, ”says V. Rekašius, who has conducted the Palanga Orchestra since 2000.
He remembers playing for the first time at Birutė Park in 1986, when he started working in this orchestra.
Erik Ovcharenko / 15min photo / Palanga Orchestra in Birute Park
“Without a doubt, we are the successors, we feel the responsibility and honor of the previous generations, the orchestras, we are constantly trying to make the music performed as high as possible so that the listeners are satisfied. Every year we keep looking for some ways because life does not stop. We try to prepare new works, play music from movies, popular musical arrangements and works written only for orchestras.
We always keep in mind that it is a resort, a park, that people do not come to meet someone very complicated, to analyze the decisions of the composers, “says the manager, who is very happy with the large audience that gathers to listen weekly outdoor concerts.
The sounds of the orchestra and the landscape created by the famous French landscape architect Eduard François André in the late 19th century are a guaranteed great summer night.
According to V. Rekašius, taking into account the requirements dictated by the quarantine, the venue of the event is very grateful, where you can find a place both on the bench and on your own rugs and enjoy the music. The sounds of the orchestra and the landscape created by the famous French landscape architect Eduard François André in the late 19th century are a guaranteed great summer night.
Moved to another location
“Dear people of the Prado, yes, and we also miss you. As I write this message once more, we spend all eight summers in Palanga. Summers, where we find you and you are us, and this is the greatest asset ”, say the representatives of the cultural prairie I Love Palanga.
Cultural life – movie evenings and concerts – has been boiling in this meadow for eight years. However, this year you will have to find a welcoming west from July 1 in a new place.
“We are a cultural space, a cultural meadow, as we call it. Over the years, we have become a community from which a new cultural action has emerged, a new approach to the city, a city full of culture.
This year, first of all, the message that we are moving somewhere else.
Upon discovering the meadow, he discovered Palanga differently. After us, several spaces have been opened where you can find different cultural contents. This year, first of all, the message that we are moving somewhere else. We adjust our quarantine plans. The event grid was already completed in April and we couldn’t do it this year. Due to legislative changes, we have just moved to another space. There will also be some events for children, as well as events related to the embassies of the United States and France. We will show movies three times a week. We hope the audience will also discover us this summer, ”says Kristina Puidokė, the director of the Cultural Prairie project.
An elite space for culture lovers.
Located just a few meters from the busy J.Basanavičiaus Street, Grafų Tiškevičius Alley not only remembers a wonderful love story, but also takes you to another space where there is less noise and bright colors.
The alley, where the sculpture of Count Tiškevičius looks at his wife Sofia, as if he had become the hub of cultural institutions in Palanga.
Sigismund Gedvila / 15min photo / Grafai Tiškevičius alley in Palanga
Kurhaus, where the wooden part is already being restored, the Concert Hall, where not only pop culture events, but also operas, performances and concerts by classical artists take place. Next door, our joy, the reading room of the M.Mažvydas summer library, which opens in summer. Within walking distance is the Sculpture Park, further away is the Jonas Šliūpas Memorial Farm, behind the park: the Antanas Močius House Museum, the Resort Museum. Just a few steps from Kurhaus on the other side, the beautiful beauty of St. The Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and its observation deck have been established.
If you draw a radius from this alley, you will see that it is an axis that includes all cultural institutions, ”said Vita Petrauskienė, Director of the Center for Culture and Youth of Palanga.
Tired tourists seeking a minute of silence and rest seek shade and peace here from long walks.
The alley, built three years ago, is especially popular with tourists who enjoy a quieter vacation. Tired tourists seeking a minute of silence and rest seek shade and peace here from long walks.
“It is good to see parents sitting here with their children and reading books. Here a new Palanga space is being created, it is the cultural heart of our resort. Elite space, pulsating intelligence of those times”, – said V. Petrauskienė .
Opened three years ago, a new alley invites: “Choose what you love.” This is the motto of the Earls Tiškevičius. It is believed that many love stories will be born in this alley.
The dancing fountain is the largest in Lithuania.
260 water jets and 48 colored luminaires that can extract various shades are a favorite fountain for summer residents at the intersection of Jūratė and Vytauto streets.
Josvydas Elinskas photo / 15min / Fontan dances in Palanga: with and without music
And at dusk this summer, resort guests surf here to see water tango. Five powerful pumps mounted under the pool of the fountain carry the jet to a height of 8 meters. Almost 4.3 tons of water are released into the air per minute. According to this indicator, the source is still unrivaled in Lithuania.
Julius Kalinskas / 15min photo / Palanga musical fountain
Summermakers can watch an amazing water dance with a tune selected from a special playlist. This entertainment will cost 3 euros. Daily artists are also delighted with free hour-long shows. Such an attraction awaits 9 p.m. at 9 p.m. 50 min.
One of the favorite songs is “Palanga” by S. Povilaitis.
Several times a day, passers-by are shocked when the fountain suddenly starts dancing: Free song activations wait from noon.
The fountain, installed five years ago, also shows which musical works are most popular that summer. Among the classics are the works of Lithuanian stars. One of the favorite songs is “Palanga” by S. Povilaitis.
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