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While You Were Drinking – 2017 Game 60 (SD at AZ)
Tagged Allen Cordoba, Arizona Diamondbacks, Brandon Drury, Chase Field, David Peralta, franchy cordero, Jake Lamb, Jeff Mathis, Jose Pirela, Luis Perdomo, Paul Goldschmidt, San Diego Padres, While You Were Drinking, Wil Myers, Yangervis Solarte, Zack Greinke
The Padres (23-37) scored fewer runs than the Arizona Diamondbacks (36-25), 7-4, last night at Chase Field.
Luis Perdomo (0-3, 5.47) pitched four innings, giving up five runs on five hits and four walks with one strikeout. In the third inning, a three-run home run by Jake Lamb and a two-run home run by Brandon Drury was all the Diamondbacks would need. But David Peralta scored on a wild pitch to Lamb and Lamb's single drove in Paul Goldschmidt in the seventh inning.
Zack Greinke (8-3, 3.20) surrendered three runs on seven hit and a walk in five innings while striking out eight. Yangervis Solarte hit a solo home run in the first inning. Franchy Cordero tripled and scored on Solarte's single in the third inning. Cordero's single drove in Jose Pirela in the fifth inning. Pirela's eight inning single drove in Allen Cordoba.
The series finale this afternoon at 12:40pm PDT will pit Clayton Richard (4-6, 4.36) against Patrick Corbin (4-6, 5.43).
Tagged Arizona Diamondbacks, austin hedges, Chase Field, Chris Herrmann, Chris Owings, David Peralta, Erick Aybar, Jabari Blash, Jake Lamb, Jhoulys Chacin, Manuel Margot, San Diego Padres, While You Were Drinking, Wil Myers, Yangervis Solarte, Yasmany Tomas, Zack Greinke
The Padres (8-13) scored less runs than the Arizona Diamondbacks (13-8), 7-6, in first of four games at Chase Field.
Jhoulys Chacin (2-3, 5.90) gave up all seven Diamondbacks' runs on eight hits and two walk while striking out six in six innings. David Peralta hit a solo home run in the first inning. Jake Lamb scored on a Yasmany Tomas double in the fourth inning. In the fifth inning, the Diamondbacks loaded the bases and Chris Owings hit the first grand slam of his Major League career. Tomas scored on Chris Herrmann's single in the sixth inning.
Zack Greinke (2-2, 2.93) also pitched six innings, but only allowed one run on six hits and no walks with eleven strikeouts. Yangervis Solarte scored on an Austin Hedges sacrifice fly in the sixth inning. In the seventh inning Jabari Blash scored on Manuel Margot's grounder and Wil Myers hit a three-run home run with Erick Aybar & Margot on base. Hedges hit a solo home run in the eighth inning.
Tonight, Clayton Richard (2-2, 3.04) takes on Patrick Corbin (1-3, 3.27) in the second game of the series starting at 6:40pm PDT.
While You Were Drinking – 2017 Game 16 (AZ vs SD)
News Padres Public Petco Park
Tagged A.J. Pollock, Arizona Diamondbacks, Brandon Maurer, Erick Aybar, Jhoulys Chacin, PETCO Park, San Diego Padres, While You Were Drinking, Zack Greinke
The Padres (6-10) scored more runs than the Arizona Diamondbacks (10-6) last night at Petco Park, 1-0.
Jhoulys Chacin (2-2, 4.70) pitched eight shutout innings, with three hits and a walk while striking out five. Brandon Maurer gave up a leadoff single in the ninth inning to A.J. Pollock, but retired the next three batters for the save.
Zack Greinke (1-2, 3.28) matched Chacin for seven and a third innings, giving up a solo home run with one out in the eighth inning to Erick Aybar for the only run. Greinke finished five hits and a walk with six strikeouts over eight innings pitched.
Tonight, starting at 6:10pm PDT, Clayton Richard (1-2, 3.60) gets the start against Patrick Corbin (1-2, 2.81) in the series finale at Petco Park.
While You Were Drinking – 2016 Game 152 (AZ vs SD)
Tagged Arizona Diamondbacks, Carlos Asuaje, hunter renfroe, Jon Jay, Luis Perdomo, Luis Sardinas, Manuel Margot, Paul Goldschmidt, PETCO Park, Recaps, San Diego Padres, While You Were Drinking, Wil Myers, Zack Greinke
Sometimes things get a little fuzzy during an evening at the pub. Here's a friendly reminder of what you may have missed while you were were drinking.
The Padres (64-88) scored fewer runs than the Arizona Diamondbacks (64-88), 3-2, last night in the finale of their three-game series and the Diamondbacks last appearance of 2016 at Petco Park.
Luis Perdomo (8-10, 5.59) allowed three runs on five hits and no walks in seven innings while striking out two. All three runs came from Paul Goldschmidt home runs — a solo bomb in the first inning and a two-run shot in the sixth inning.
Zack Greinke (13-7, 4.37) gave up two runs on two hits and four walks while striking out seven in six innings. Wil Myers hit a two-run home run with Jon Jay on base in the third inning. The game featured the Major League debuts of Carlos Asuaje, Hunter Renfroe, and Manuel Margot for the Friars.
The San Francisco Giants (80-72) make their final trip to Petco Park of 2016 in the first of a four-game series starting tonight. Christian Friedrich (5-10, 4.78) gets the start tonight against Jeff Samardzija (11-10, 3.97) beginning at 7:10pm PDT.
Tagged Arizona Diamondbacks, Chris Owings, Christian Bethancourt, Jarred Cosart, jean segura, Nick Noonan, Paul Goldschmidt, PETCO Park, Recaps, Rickie Weeks Jr., Ryan Schimpf, San Diego Padres, Welington Castillo, While You Were Drinking, Wil Myers, Yangervis Solarte, Yasmany Tomas, Zack Greinke
The Padres (52-70) scored more runs than the Arizona Diamondbacks (50-72), 7-4, in 10 innings last night at Petco Park.
Jarred Cosart (0-1, 4.54) pitched five and two-thirds innings, surrendering one run on eight hits and two walks with seven strikeouts. Chris Owings singled in the second inning to drive in Yasmany Tomas. In the seventh inning, a double-steal by Jean Segura and Paul Goldschmidt resulted in a throwing error by Derek Norris, allowing Segura to cross the plate. Segura's single in the eighth inning drove in Owings and Rickie Weeks Jr.
Zack Greinke (11-4, 4.21) gave up two runs on seven hits and two walks with eight strikeouts in seven innings pitched. Christian Bethancourt's single brought Ryan Schimpf home in the second inning. Bethancourt scored in the seventh inning on a Nick Noonan sacrifice fly. In the eighth inning, Schimpf hit a two-run home run. Schimpf won the game in the tenth inning with a three-run home run. Schimpf ended his night 4-for-5 with two doubles and two home runs.
Clayton Richard (0-2, 5.75) gets the start in tonight's game versus Robbie Ray (6-11, 4.47). First pitch is set for 5:40pm PDT.
Tagged Alexi Amarista, Arizona Diamondbacks, Brandon Drury, Cesar Vargas, Chase Field, Chris Owings, Derek Norris, Hector Sanchez, Jake Lamb, jean segura, Jon Jay, Luis Perdomo, Matt Kemp, Melvin Upton Jr., Michael Bourn, Nick Ahmed, Paul Goldschmidt, Recaps, San Diego Padres, While You Were Drinking, Wil Myers, Yangervis Solarte, Zack Greinke
The Padres (20-30) scored fewer runs than the Arizona Diamondbacks (22-29) last night, 8-7, in game two of three at Chase Field.
Cesar Vargas (0-3, 5.03) lasted just one and two-thirds innings, giving up seven runs on six hits and two walks with a strikeout. Jake Lamb singled to score Michael Bourn in the first inning. In the second, the Diamondbacks scored six runs. Singles by Chris Owings and Zack Greinke and a Nick Ahmed walk loaded the bases with no outs. Jean Segura hit a sacrifice fly to score Owings, Bourn singled to plate Greinke and Ahmed, and Paul Goldschmidt hit a two-run home run. A wild pitch in the fifth inning by Luis Perdomo to Brandon Drury allowed Lamb to come home for the Diamondbacks' eighth run and final run of the game.
Greinke (6-3, 4.71) pitched six innings, giving up four runs on six hits and a walk while striking out two. Matt Kemp put the Padres on the board with a solo home run with two outs in the first inning. Greinke then effectively shut the Padres down until the sixth inning, when an RBI double by Jon Jay scored Alexi Amarista. After a walk by Wil Myers and Kemp's pop fly out, Jay scored on an RBI double by Yangervis Solarte. Myers scored on a Melvin Upton Jr. sacrifice fly. In the ninth inning, Solarte scored when Derek Norris reached on a two-base throwing error. Norris and Upton later scored on a pinch-hit single by Hector Sanchez.
This afternoon's series finale pits Drew Pomeranz (4-4, 1.70) against Archie Bradley (1-0, 7.84) at 1:10pm PDT.
While You Were Drinking – 2016 Game 11 (ARI vs SD)
Tagged Alexei Ramirez, Alexi Amarista, Arizona Diamondbacks, cory spangenberg, Fernando Rodney, Jake Lamb, James Shields, jean segura, Melvin Upton Jr., Nick Ahmed, PETCO Park, Phil Gosselin, San Diego Padres, Welington Castillo, While You Were Drinking, Yasmany Tomas, Zack Greinke
The Padres (3-8) scored fewer runs than the Arizona Diamondbacks (4-7) last night, 3-2, in the first of three games at Petco Park.
James Shields (0-2, 4.05) pitched seven innings, striking out six while giving up two runs on six hits and four walks. Welington Castillo hit a solo home run to lead off the second inning. Shields shut out the Diamondbacks until two outs in the seventh inning, when Nick Ahmed's RBI double to right field brought Yasmany Tomas home. Fernando Rodney was saddled with the loss after giving up the eventual winning run in the ninth inning on a Phil Gosselin infield single.
Zack Greinke (0-2, 6.75) pitched seven and a third innings, allowing two runs on six hits and a walk while striking out five. Alexei Ramirez's two-out single in the second inning to score Cory Spangenberg put the Padres on the board. And Alexi Amarista hit a single to left field in the fourth inning to tie the game at two.
Hey, at least they didn't get shut out. Again. Right? RIGHT?
Tonight's second game has Andrew Cashner (0-1, 8.00) taking the mound against Shelby Miller (0-1, 8.18) at 5:40pm PDT.
While You Were Drinking – 2015 Game 161 (SD at LAD)
Tagged Adrian Gonzalez, austin hedges, Dodger Stadium, Howie Kendrick, Justin Turner, Los Angeles Dodgers, Recaps, robbie erlin, San Diego Padres, While You Were Drinking, Zack Greinke
Sometimes things get a little fuzzy after spending a Saturday evening at the pub. Here's a friendly reminder of what you may have missed while you were drinking.
The Padres (74-87) scored fewer runs than the Los Angeles Dodgers (91-70) last night at Dodger Stadium, 2-1. The loss guaranteed a top-10 protected pick in next year's draft. So, they've got that going for them. Which is nice.
Robbie Erlin (1-2, 4.76) pitched seven innings, allowing two runs on five hits and no walks with four strikeouts. Justin Turner hit a solo home run with two outs in the first inning. In the fourth inning, back-to-back singles by Howie Kendrick and Turner led to Kendrick scoring on a double play groundout by Adrian Gonzalez.
Zack Greinke (19-3, 1.66) struck out eight in eight innings, allowing the one run on an Austin Hedges solo home run in the fifth inning. The Padres managed just four hits and a walk off Greinke.
In the season finale this afternoon, Frank Garces (0-0, 5.00) will start the game against Clayton Kershaw (16-7, 2.16) in what is being called "Bullpen Day." In that the Padres' bullpen will have to combine to throw a full nine inning game, at the very least. First pitch is scheduled for 12:10pm PDT.
While You Were Drinking 2015 (Game 64) LA vs SD
Tagged Ian Kennedy, Justin Upton, Los Angeles Dodgers, PETCO Park, Recaps, San Diego Padres, While You Were Drinking, Zack Greinke
Sometimes things get a little fuzzy after an evening at the pub. Here's a friendly reminder of what you might have missed while you were drinking, then watching Summer Sky Blast from outside your pub.
People often talk about a game having a playoff feel. If you were one of the 43,525 at last night's San Diego/Los Angeles game, you've now experienced a regular season game with a playoff feel. Tense, well pitched, and an entertaining 2 hr 30 min event. Thanks to Justin Upton's first HR since 24 May, the Padres (32-32) nipped the Dodgers (36-26) 2-1.
San Diego scratched out a run in the first. Will Venable hustled himself into a one-out ground ball double to right-center. Upton grounded to second base, moving Will to third. Matt Kemp – who still doesn't look comfortable at the plate, and didn't get a ball out of the infield all night – hit a little nubber that Zack Greinke fielded, then handcuffed Adrian Gonzalez with his throw. Venable scored, Kemp got an RBI and a free base, and the Padres led.
Ian Kennedy made it stand up until the third, when he grooved a 3-1 fastball to Yasmani Grandal that was promptly deposited in the RF seats. Grandal's solo shot tied the game at one. It stayed that way until Upton's heroics in the eighth. Hilariously, Dodger Manager Don Mattingly asked for a review of Upton's 409′ blast, claiming a fan interfered with the ball before it cleared the wall. Nay, Nay, Moosebreath. The umps took 42 seconds to deny the request.
A couple of other plays of note. Kennedy bounced a pitch to Derek 'NorrisaurusRex' Norris (when you're doing it all the Rex gets capitalized) with Justin Turner at first. Turner broke on the ball in the dirt. Unfortunately for him, Norris picked it clean and threw him out by 4 feet. No caught stealing on the play because he hadn't broken for second when Kennedy started his motion. In the fifth, Cory Spangenberg managed to get hit by Alexi Amarista's slow roller to second. I think Spangenberg was trying to get in Howie Kendrick's way so he couldn't make the play. Oops. Spangy was called out on runner interference. Interestingly, by rule Amarista gets credited for a single. I did not know this rule.
Greinke recorded all 3 assists in the eighth. In the top of fifth, the first 3 balls hit all went Upton's way (two fly balls sandwiched around a single). Maybe only I find that kind of silly stuff interesting.
Craig Kimbrel came on in the ninth and staged an epic battle with Yasiel Puig. Puig fouled off several pitches, including a wicked 88 MPH curveball he just barely reached. The longer that AB went, the more you felt like Puig would win; and sure enough, on the 8th pitch, he bounced a ground ball up the middle for a base hit. Up came everyone's favorite villian, Adrian. Dodger fans rose to their feet in anticipation …. and got a 1-6-3 DP instead. Kimbrel blew down Kendrick to preserve the win.
The two teams square off in the rubber game today at 1:10. James Shields (7-0, 3.79) will face Mike Bolsinger (4-1, 2.08).
While You Were Drinking 2015 Game 43 (SD at LAD)
Tagged Andrew Cashner, Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles Dodgers, Recaps, San Diego Padres, While You Were Drinking, Zack Greinke
Sometimes things get a little fuzzy after an evening in the pub. Here's a friendly reminder of what you might have missed while you were drinking.
The Padres (20-23) scored fewer runs, 2-1, than the Los Angeles Dodgers (25-16) last night in the first of three games at Dodger Stadium.
Andrew Cashner (1-7, 2.89) did not figure in the decision after only allowing one unearned run in six innings on five hit and a walk with three strikeouts. Joaquin Benoit earned the loss after Joc Pederson hit a solo home run with one out in the eighth inning.
Zack Greinke (5-1, 1.48) also did not get a decision, as he was pulled with two outs in the eighth inning after allowing a run on a double by Will Venable to score Derek Norris from second base. Greinke left the game with the one run on six hits, one walk, and five strikeouts.
Tonight at 7:10pm PDT pits Ian Kennedy (2-3, 6.75) against Mike Bolsinger (2-0, 1.04) in the second game of the series.


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Q: Using getScript synchronously I'm writing an engine that requires the use of getScript quite extensively. I've pushed it into its own function, for ease of use, but now I need to make sure that the function itself is synchronous. Unfortunately, I can't seem to make getScript wait until the script it loads is actually finished loading before proceeding. I've even tried setting jQuery's ajax asynch property to false before making the call. I'm thinking of using jQuery's when/done protocol, but I can't seem to wrap my head around the logic of placing it inside a function and making the function itself synchronous. Any help would be very much appreciated!
function loadScript(script){
//Unrelated stuff here!!!
$.when(
$.getScript(script,function(){
    //Unrelated stuff here!!!
})).done(function(){
    //Wait until done, then finish function
});
}

Loop code (by request):
for (var i in divlist){
        switch($("#"+divlist[i]).css({"background-color"})){
            case #FFF:
            loadScript(scriptlist[0],divlist[i]);
            break;
        case #000:
            loadScript(scriptlist[2],divlist[i]);
            break;
        case #333:
            loadScript(scriptlist[3],divlist[i]);
            break;
        case #777:
            loadScript(scriptlist[4],divlist[i]);
            break;
    }
}

A: Do you know that $.getScript accepts a callback function that is called synchronously after the script  is loaded?
Example:
$.getScript(url,function(){
//do after loading script
});

I have 2 more solutions: a pure js  one and one for multiple js load.

A: This worked for me, and may help you.
$.ajax({
    async: false,
    url: "jui/js/jquery-ui-1.8.20.min.js",
    dataType: "script"
});

Basically, I just bypassed the shorthand notation and added in the async: false

A: Try this way, create array with deferred objects and used $.when with "apply"
var scripts = [
    'src/script1.js',
    'src/script2.js'
];

var queue = scripts.map(function(script) {
    return $.getScript(script);
});

$.when.apply(null, queue).done(function() {
    // Wait until done, then finish function
});

A: As I said, it's relatively easy to chain Ajax calls with promise objects. Now, it don't see why the scripts have to be loaded one after the other, but you will have a reason for it.
First though I would get rid of the switch statement if you are only calling the same function with different arguments. E.g. you can put all the script URLs in a map:
var scripts = {
    '#FFF': '...',
    '#000': '...'
    // etc.
};

You can chain promises by simply returning another promise from a callback passed to .then [docs]. All you need to do is start with a  promise or deferred object:
var deferred = new $.Deferred();
var promise = deferred.promise();

for (var i in divlist) {
    // we need an immediately invoked function expression to capture
    // the current value of the iteration
    (function($element) {
        // chaining the promises,
        // by assigning the new promise to the variable
        // and returning a promise from the callback
        promise = promise.then(function() {
            return loadScript(
                scripts[$element.css("background-color")],
                $element
            );
        });
    }($('#' + divlist[i])));
}

promise.done(function() {
    // optional: Do something after all scripts have been loaded
});

// Resolve the deferred object and trigger the callbacks
deferred.resolve();

In loadScript, you simply return the promise returned from $.getScript or the one returned by .done:
function loadScript(script_url, $element){
    // Unrelated stuff here!!!

    return $.getScript(script_url).done(function(){
        //  Unrelated stuff here
        // do something with $element after the script loaded.
    });
}

The scripts will all be called in the order the are access in the loop. Note that if divlist is an array, you really should use normal for loop instead of a for...in loop.

A: var getScript = function(url) {
    var s = document.createElement('script');
    s.async = true;
    s.src = url;
    var to = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];
    to.parentNode.insertBefore(s, to);
};

A: @Felix Kling's answer was a great start.  However, I discovered that there was a slight issue with the overall attached .done() at the end of the .getScripts() returned result if I wanted to "functionalize" it.  You need the last promise from the chained .getScript() iterations from within the loop.  Here's the modified version of his solution (thank you, BTW).
Plugin:
(function ($) {
    var fetched = new function () {
            this.scripts = [];
            this.set = [];

            this.exists = function (url) {
                var exists = false;

                $.each(this.set, function (index, value) {
                    if ((url || '') === value) {
                        exists = true;

                        return false;
                    }
                });

                return exists;
            };

            this.buildScriptList = function () {
                var that = this;

                that.set = [];

                $('script').each(function () {
                    var src = $(this).attr('src') || false;

                    if (src) {
                        that.set.push(src);
                    }
                });

                $.merge(this.set, this.scripts);

                return this;
            };
        },
        getScript = $.getScript;

    $.getScript = function () {
        var url = arguments[0] || '';

        if (fetched.buildScriptList().exists(url)) {
            return $.Deferred().resolve();
        }

        return getScript
            .apply($, arguments)
            .done(function () {
                fetched.scripts.push(url);
            });
    };

    $.extend({
        getScripts: function (urls, cache) {
            if (typeof urls === 'undefined') {
                throw new Error('Invalid URL(s) given.');
            }

            var deferred = $.Deferred(),
                promise = deferred.promise(),
                last = $.Deferred().resolve();

            if (!$.isArray(urls)) {
                urls = [urls];
            }

            $.each(urls, function (index) {
                promise = promise.then(function () {
                    last = $.getScript(urls[index]);

                    return last;
                });
            });

            if (Boolean(cache || false) && !Boolean($.ajaxSetup().cache || false)) {
                $.ajaxSetup({cache: true});

                promise.done(function () {
                    $.ajaxSetup({cache: false});
                });
            }

            deferred.resolve();

            return last;
        }
    });
})($);

You can ignore the fetched function (I implemented it to reduce potential redundant calls - which is why I hijacked .getScript()) and see where the variable last is set inside the .getScripts() method.  It defaults to a resolved deferred object, so that if the urls array is empty, it's passed to the returned result to attach the outer .done() call to.  Otherwise, it will inevitably be assigned the last promise object from the chained .getScript() calls and thus will ensure everything will remain synchronous from outside the function.
Returning the initially created deferred object will not work if you resolve it before returning it back to the invoker (which is what you're supposed to do per jQuery's official documentation).
Example:
function loadStuff(data) {
    var version = {
        'accounting': '1.2.3',
        'vue': '1.2.3',
        'vueChart': '1.2.3'
    };

    $.getScripts([
        'https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/accounting.js/' + version.accounting + '/accounting.min.js',
        'https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/vue/' + version.vue + '/vue.min.js',
        'https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/vue-chartjs/' + version.vueChart + '/vue-chartjs.min.js'
    ], true)
        .done(function () {
            // do stuff
        })
        .fail(function () {
            throw new Error('There was a problem loading dependencies.');
        });
}

A: Just create a script node, set its src property to the JS you want to load then append it to the head:
var myScript = document.createElement('script');
myScript.src = "thesource.js";
document.head.appendChild(myScript);

A: this is what I do
function loadJsFile(filename) {
    $.ajaxSetup({
        cache: true
    });

    var dloadJs = new $.Deferred();
    $.when(dloadJs).done(function () {
        $.ajaxSetup({
            cache: false
        });
    });

    dloadJs.resolve(
         $.getScript(filename, function () { })
    );
}

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Leaders of the Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island conferences together raised over $3,700 for their respective ministries through successful social media challenges that required them to go VERY green for St. Patrick's Day.
Connecticut Conference Minister The Rev. Kent Siladi set the bar when he agreed to wear a shamrock suit to Super Saturday if enough people donated to the Friends of the Conference appeal. He ended up raising $2,387 from 53 donors.
The Rev. Patty Kogut, a member of the Massachusetts Conference Board of Directors, donned a full leprechaun suit after raising $726 for the MACUCC Friends of the Conference from 24 donors. Kogut is pastor of the North Congregational Church in Middleborough, MA.
And Rhode Island Conference Minister The Rev. Barbara Libby joined in the fun, dyeing her hair green in exchange for donations to Racial Justice Ministries in that Conference. She pulled in $617 from 23 donors.
The three appeared together before the more than 600 people who came to Minnechaug Regional High School in Wilbraham, MA, on Saturday, March 17. Their garb garnered much attention throughout the day.
Super Saturday is held twice a year, and offers workshops, a marketplace, networking and worship twice a year and is widely attended by church leaders from all three Conferences and beyond. More coverage of this Super Saturday will be posted later in the week.


The dentist who killed Cecil the Lion is a bad guy, we know that. But his rise to infamy knows no shame. Over the weekend, Walter Palmer's River Bluff Dental posted a picture taken (I'm guessing illegally) of the climactic moment from "Star Wars: The Force Awakens." He then gives away the movie's main spoiler, which by now at least 25 million know about. But on Friday, it was still a big secret.
Do people really go to this dentist? I always thought Minnesotans were smart and hip.


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23 families see Shop with a Hometown Hero gifts, food in Manistee County
The Filer Township Fire Department, Little River Band of Ottawa Indians Public Safety Department, Manistee City Police Department, Manistee City Fire Department, Manistee County Sheriff's Office, Michigan State Police, Oaks Correctional Facility and Onekama Township Fire Department each participated in the event.
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The Shop with a Hometown Hero event is one that many first responders say they look forward to as a way of bonding with the children in their community. Organizers are hopeful that the event will return to in person shopping for the 2022 event.
Meijer donated $5,000 toward the Shop with a Hometown Hero event this year but the method for the shopping was changed due to the pandemic.
The Manistee County agencies went out to do shopping individually and then wrapped and delivered the gifts on their own time.
Undersheriff Jason Torrey and Sheriff stand to the left and right of a family that participated in the Shop with a Hometown Hero event this week.
The annual Shop with a Hometown Hero event was slightly different this year compared to the one in 2020 — and it definitely varied from the traditional style of the event that pairs kids with local law enforcement and other first responders for a Christmas gift shopping excursion
MANISTEE COUNTY — This year's annual Shop with a Hometown Hero event was slightly different than the one in 2020 and it definitely varied from the traditional style of the event that pairs kids with local law enforcement and other first responders for a Christmas gift shopping excursion.
Brian Gutowski, Manistee County sheriff, said Meijer donated $5,000 toward the event this year but the method to the shopping was changed due to the pandemic.
"They had been discouraged from doing in person shopping events which we understand because of COVID," Gutowski said. "Because it was really difficult to get all the families together at one time like in the (Manistee Catholic Central School) parking lot like last year."
State police trooper Dave Skorka builds 'positive community relationships'
'Hometown heroes' spread holiday cheer
The Hometown Heroes had 23 families from a list submitted by Echo His Love. The nonprofit serves homeless and low-income people in Manistee and Benzie counties.
"They have a direct connection with those in need in the community so they were able to obtain the families (listed) for us to shop for," Gutowski said.
Then the families that participated were divided into groups with corresponding agencies assigned to visit each family.
"For instance, Filer Township Fire Department got five families, (were told) how many kids they have, what ages they were, what the phone number and stuff (was) so they can contact them (asking) what's on your list, what can we get for you," Gutowski said.
The first responders then went out to do shopping individually as opposed to as a group. They wrapped and delivered the gifts on their own time.
"It's not an organized all-at-once type of event like we've had in the past," he said.
Women from the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians also made a tray of holiday cookies for each family that were delivered with the gifts, and each family also received a bag of food from Meijer.
Gutowski thanked Meijer for the donations and the support it gives to the community each year.
The event is one that many first responders say they look forward to as a way of bonding with the children in their community.
"That's the thing that everybody really enjoys is being able to connect with the youngsters and go out there shopping and have that experience," Gutowski said. "This is an event that we always look forward to and we're hoping to get back to our more traditional in-person shopping (next time)."


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Transportation (get in & around)
Warnings, dangers and red tape
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Weekend in Kaunas: Top 10 Sights & Experiences
Kaunas may be Lithuania's second city but it is not that far behind Vilnius in both size and importance. Ryanair flights and good road/rail access opened up Kaunas as a weekend destination. Here are some ideas to spend your couple of days in Kaunas.
1.Spend time (and maybe sip a drink) in the historic heart of Kaunas, the Rotušės square which is still surrounded by authentic buildings, churches and the city hall (Old Town).
2.Enjoy the incredible view of Kaunas Old Town and its gothic spires from Aleksotas vantage point (Aleksotas).
3.Take a short trip to Pažaislis monastery, one of the prettiest Baroque complexes in Northern Europe. In summers you may swim in the local Kaunas Reservoir beach nearby (Pažaislis).
4.Learn about Lithuania's most famous painter and his symbolist works right in his prime shrine, the M. K. Čiurlionis Gallery (New Town).
5.Walk under the tree shades of Laisvės Avenue, noting the prime Industrial Era and Interwar architecture en route (Central Post, Officers' Club, Sobor, Interwar Presidency, Musical theater) (New Town).
6.Listen to a free evening carillon concert in Vienybės square while looking at its monuments dedicated to the Lithuanian freedom (New Town) .
7.Walk the Vilniaus street, a new-old hub for Kaunas downtown cafes and entertainment with authentic pre-20th-century buildings. Don't forget to take a detour to the small Gothic St. Gertrude church (Old Town).
8.Visit at least a single fort of the pre-WW1 Kaunas fortress (best surviving European fortifications of the era). 9th fort with its sad past and museum is the most popular, but renovated 7th fort and dilapidated 6th fort are more off-the-beaten-path alternatives (Fortress districts).
9.Ascend the Žaliakalnis hill district in a funicular to see the massive art deco Ressurection church and other key projects of Interwar independent Lithuania, standing amidst historic private homes where luminaries used to live (Žaliakalnis).
10.Take a stroll in one of many Kaunas parks, such as Santakos (confluence) or Basanavčiaus, both offering interesting views of Lithuanian prime river Nemunas.
Map of the top 10 Kaunas tourist sights. ©Augustinas Žemaitis.
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Kaunas museums
While Kaunas is Lithuania's second city, a considerable number of top national museums are located there. A lot of them either date to the era Kaunas served as temporary capital of Lithuania (1920-1940) or are otherwise influenced by that period.
Art museums and galleries
All the Kaunas art museums are located in the New Town.
Mykolas Čiurlionis art gallery is the top location to see the works of Lithuania's most famous artist (a symbolist painter and a composer) who has an asteroid and a mountain range in Russia named after him.
A fragment of 'Tale of Kings' by Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis.
Mykolas Žilinskas art gallery is the main Lithuanian encyclopedic repository of international art, ranging from Egyptian mummies to modern era. Everything was bequeathed by a Lithuanian-American art collector Mykolas Žilinskas. It's not Louvre but it has a few great underrated artworks.
Museum of Devils presents a unique-in-the-world collection of devil and demon statuettes based on Lithuanian and foreign mythologies collected by painter Antanas Žmuidzinavičius. His own works are exhibited in the next building.
Historical and cultural museums
War museum (New Town) gives information on Lithuanian warfare from the ancient times to recent NATO missions. Underground crypt and surrounding memorials glorify those who created modern Lithuania or died for it.
Sports museum (Old Town) is full of cups and prizes ever won by Lithuanian sportsmen internationally, in Lithuania or Lithuanian diaspora events. It will interest collectors of such items and fans of professional sports but may bore the others. A circus section is available nearby.
Lithuanian top basketball trophies at thes sport museum of Kaunas. ©Augustinas Žemaitis.
ab printing house (Suburbs) is an underground (both literally and metaphorically) institution where locals printed illegal press to circumvent Soviet censorship. The location itself is the most intriguing. Prior arrangement is needed to visit as the premises are still owned by the same dissident family.
Kaunas castle (Old Town) is mostly destroyed, but the rebuilt tower has a minor Medieval exhibition.
VII and IX fort museums present the history of Kaunas fortress and (especially) the later usage of these buildings for Soviet and Nazi German imprisonments and extrajudicial killings. IX fort museum is the more throughout and famous one.
9th fort museum of Kaunas. ©Augustinas Žemaitis.
Kaunas interwar presidency (Old Town) offers temporary exhibitions focusing on the interwar lifestyle of Kaunas city.
Museum of literature is rather empty, explains works of merely a few writers and may be not very interesting to foreigners who are not literature buffs.
Technical museums
A few of the historic museums are also rich in old technics, with old weapons available in War museum and old printing materials exhibited in ab printing house.
A former anti-Soviet activist demonstrates a secretly assembled printing press her family used to create material exposing Soviet injustices (ab Spaustuvė). ©Augustinas Žemaitis.
Atomic bunker (Kaunas Soviet districts) is a major private collection of KGB surveillance devices, gas masks and other peculiarities of the Cold War, housed in an underground nuclear shelter. Arrangement recommended for visiting.
Aviation museum (Aleksotas) has a couple of aircraft and much information on Lithuanian aviation history (with old pictures) including (of course) the Lituanica flight.
Museum of National musical instruments (Old Town) offers a complete array of ethnic Lithuanian musical instruments (used by folk originally and by "folk orchestras" today). However it is not possible to listen to their sound.
Traditional Lithuanian instruments at the Kaunas folk instrument museum (left-to-right): skrabalai, skudučiai, kanklės, džingulis. Skudučiai are played by a band of people each taking some of the pipes; top skudučiai are amateur-made while the bottom ones are a modern professional v20th-century century kanklės shown here are decorated in patriotic motifs as is now popular. ©Augustinas Žemaitis.
Retromobile museum (Aleksotas) is a middle-sized garage of restored old vehicles, especially Soviet ones. Prior arrangement needed to visit.
In the interwar Temporary capital era Kaunas housed all the Lithuanian luminaries of the era and their impressive houses are often open for visitors, offering a glimpse of rather luxurious interwar lifestyle.
Ones most seeping in the local spirit (and not requiring a prior arrangement to visit) are those of opera singer Kipras Petrauskas and composer Juozas Gruodis. Writer Balys Sruoga lived in a rather more plebeian house. Japanese tourists love the Chiyune Sugihara museum dedicated to their consul who helped Jews escape Nazi Germany, but it has less of that authentic "taste of history".
Writer S. Nėris memorial museum in Kaunas. ©Augustinas Žemaitis
All the above memorial museums are located in prestigious Žaliakalnis borough. Interesting homes beyond it are those of writer Salomėja Nėris (self-designed building in the suburbs) and star-priest Juozas Tumas-Vaižgantas (apartment near the Old Town church he worked at).
Natural museums
Museum of zoology is the Lithuania's largest repository of taxidermist works as well as beetles and butterflies, both local and foreign
If you prefer live animals, you'd like Kaunas zoo more. Both were started by naturalist Tadas Ivanauskas during interwar period and both seem somewhat shabby today - if one was in similar places in foreign countries and is not particularly fond of them one won't find much of interest.
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History of Kaunas, Lithuania
Medieval merchant city (before 1795)
Thanks to its location on the confluence of two major rivers Kaunas was important for trade since its establishment in the Medieval era. By this time most of the trade went by rivers as there were no roads in Lithuania and everything was surrounded by lush forests. Unfortunately, rivers were also used by enemy forces and the main enemy of Lithuania in those days were the Teutonic Order. Kaunas Castle was built in the 14th century to deter them from this strategic location.
Kaunas of the 1300s had German merchants of the Hanseatic League among its inhabitants. In this era, the first churches were built. After Lithuania's Christianisation, they were soon joined by more magnificent Gothic religious buildings in the early 1400s as the city expanded still centered around the City Hall square.
Despite its mercantile importance, Kaunas was not a capital of any voivodship at the time. It was part of Trakai voivodship of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and had a peak population of 10 000.
Kaunas of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania historical era. At the time, just the area between Nemunas and Neris rivers was built up
Fortress city of the Russian Empire (1795-1918)
The first time Kaunas came to political prominence was only after the demise of the Grand Duchy. In 1843, the Russian Empire (which has captured Kaunas in 1795) chose it as the capital of newly formed Kaunas Governorate that included approximately half of today's Lithuania. Moreover, Kaunas was made the seat of a Catholic diocese. Political and religious importance was followed by military one as the Imperial government chosen the city as a site for a new class I fortress.
Napoleon's 500 000-strong Grande Armee crosses Nemunas from Aleksotas to Kaunas in 1812. With Nemunas then forming Russia's western boundary this was where the doomed invasion began. After Napoleon was defeated Russia annexed the southern bank of Nemunas in 1815 (modern boroughs of Aleksotas, Freda, and Birutė).
The city was transformed by massive construction. Nine forts sprung up around the city (in years 1882 - 1915), with redoubts, batteries to support them and the Central Fortification as the inner ring of defense. To the east of the Old Town, the New Town was built with all the administration and housing for officers as well as the impressive Sobor and what is now known as the Freedom Avenue. Soldiers lived in yet other new or heavily expanded districts: Freda, Panemunė, Šančiai. Many of them continue to lay there in cemeteries. By the year 1896 military personnel made up 28% of the entire Kaunas population of 68 000.
In the fortress years, the entire city of Kaunas was surrounded by such barbed wire fence.
The fortress was never completed with a new fort erected every few years. After the first outer circle of defense was completed (seven forts by 1891) the government ordered the construction of a new one further from the city center. However, the advent of modern warfare changed everything and when the war against Germany finally started (the fortress was built mainly having such conflict in mind) in 1914 the mighty Kaunas fortress fell after a siege that lasted only a couple of weeks (1915). No new fortresses of this size have been constructed in the world ever since.
Provisional capital of the interwar Lithuania (1918-1939)
In 1918 Lithuania became independent, but with the Polish occupation of Vilnius city (1920) Kaunas was declared "Provisional capital" and therefore the seat of government, parliament, and president. This was the golden age of Kaunas. In 20 years the city was transformed from a provincial outpost into a modern city, "swallowing" suburbs of Vilijampolė and Aleksotas while the number of people increased by 66% (92 000 to 153 000) as urbanization drive reached the agricultural Lithuania. New stately buildings sprung up in Naujamiestis and the district of Žaliakalnis was laid for the elite of the day. Almost entire high society of Lithuania resided in Kaunas - the country's top politicians and army officers, artists and sportsmen, local and foreign diplomats. It was a place of Lithuania's only international airport with flights to Koenigsberg, Riga, Smolensk and beyond; the home to Lithuania's sole opera theater, publishing houses, political intrigues and so on.
Faculty of Physics and Chemistry of the Vytautas Magnus university, constructed in 1939. Sadly, this building was destroyed in World War 2.
Cultural heart of the occupied Baltics (1940-1990)
After the Soviet occupation of Kaunas (1940-1941 and again after 1944), the city's high society and the middle class faced heavy repressions. Tens of thousands were killed or exiled to Siberia, many to their deaths, others were murdered outright. The majority of Kaunas Jews, mostly residing in Vilijampolė district, were killed by the Nazi Germany (its occupation lasted from 1941 to 1944). By 1945 the city population went down to 80 000.
Despite heavy losses, Kaunas remained a center of Lithuanian culture it became between the World Wars. Unlike in Vilnius or Klaipėda where Russians made a third of the population by 1959, in Kaunas, their share never exceeded 10%. This was very important because in the Soviet Union Lithuanians had to learn the Russian language while Russians were not taught Lithuanian at schools thus making Russian the lingua franca for interethnic communication. In Vilnius and Klaipėda, therefore, Lithuanian language became less commonly heard in streets while in Kaunas it remained prevalent. Even in sheer numbers, there lived more Lithuanians in Kaunas (~375 000) than either Lithuanians in Vilnius (~340 000), Latvians in Riga (~330 000) or Estonians in Tallinn (~225 000) by 1989, this making Kaunas a kind of the cultural heart of the occupied Baltics.
A Soviet parade in the Unity Square shows the Soviet force to the people of Kaunas in the 1950s. By this time, all the Lithuanian monuments in the Unity square, including the Freedom Statue, were destroyed by the Soviets. ©Augustinas Žemaitis.
In some 1950s, Kaunas was often regarded by Lithuanians to be more of a city than Vilnius as in Kaunas the lifestyle was urban, whereas, in Vilnius, not a true capital of independent state for centuries, a more rural lifestyle prevailed with some of its residents herding chickens and pigs.
Other Lithuanians regarded people of Kaunas to be good entrepreneurs, something that was illegal in the Soviet Union. In the 1970s it was in Kaunas where student Romas Kalanta self-immolated in protest against the Soviet rule triggering further student demonstrations. It was the Kauno Žalgiris basketball team which battled CSKA Moscow in what effectively became political battles on the basketball court.
A protest in Kaunas after the self-immolation of Romas Kalanta. Similar protests took place in the Lithuanian communities abroad.
Under the Soviet rule, the city had been expanding northwards and was connected to Vilnius and Klaipėda by four-lane highways. Continuing urbanization increased its population to 214 000 in 1959 and 376 000 in 1980.
Second city of the modern Lithuania (1990-)
In 1990 Lithuania was re-established with capital in Vilnius. The importance of Kaunas somewhat declined since and its population numbers were hit hard, decreasing from 418 000 in 1989 to mere 321 000 in 2011. A large share of Kaunas elite moved to Vilnius and many emigrated abroad.
Never-completed and abandoned Soviet hotels, that were an eyesore of 1990s and 2010s Kaunas. The economic growth warranted their demolition and replacement by modern buildings only in the 2010s.
While the post-independence economic growth started in Vilnius by ~1995 and then went to the seaport of Klaipėda it reached Kaunas by around 2003 with new office buildings and two major shopping centers (Akropolis and Mega) constructed. After Lithuania joined the European Union Ryanair started flying to Kaunas and brought in more tourists. In 2011 the 17 000 seat Kaunas Arena was opened and it was the place of the final matches of the 2011 European Basketball Championship.
~2015 Kaunas finally shed the remnants of the self-conscious image of the "second-and-far-behind" city as it has attracted foreign investment while its interwar heritage became increasingly recognized as unique in both Lithuania and abroad.
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Get To And From Kaunas
Being the major city closest to the center of Lithuania, Kaunas is easily accessible by car and bus. Major four-lane highways directly connect it to Vilnius and Klaipėda. Via Baltica road (mostly two-lane) go southwards to Poland and northwards to Latvia via Panevėžys.
Direct rail connections to the west of Lithuania have never been built, however, therefore the rail is only convenient to go from Kaunas to Vilnius and certain towns in Sudovia region (Marijampolė, Kybartai).
Both the Kaunas train station and Kaunas bus station are located in the New Town next to each other.
Double decker Vilnius-bound train at Kaunas station. These are the top passenger service in the otherwise rather outdated Lithuanian railroads, and the only one which is faster than buses. ©Augustinas Žemaitis.
Kaunas International Airport is the 4th largest in the Baltic States after the three capital airports. It became the Eastern Europe's first Ryanair hub in the year 2010. Ryanair dominates its passenger flights offering high-frequency flights to the United Kingdom and Ireland as well as scarcer routes to places like Germany or certain Southern European resorts. Unlike its Vilnius counterpart, the Kaunas airport is outside the city limits although it is still frequented both by city buses and more expensive private vans. Direct intercity buses link the Kaunas airport to Vilnius and Klaipėda but it is cheaper although time-intensive to transfer in Kaunas city.
Kaunas Airport is located next to Karmėlava suburb north of the city. The suburb is best known for its extra-large cepelinai national meal eagerly gouged by emigrants returning for holidays. These are served at multiple restaurants; authentic cepelinai are smaller, however.
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Getting around Kaunas
Kaunas public transport consists of buses, trolleybuses, and micro-buses (private vans). Trolleybuses and buses are municipal-owned. They use the same ticket. Trolleybuses serve the trunk routes and are more frequent (typically one every 10-20 minutes). However, the trolleybus network is limited to the districts north of Nemunas river. Buses serve the less popular routes, including the suburban ones (some buses go merely once in 2 hours so better check the timetables).
A bus stop in Kaunas with a screen telling what buses would arrive. ©Augustinas Žemaitis.
The public transport system works from 5:30-6:00 to some 22:00-23:00. At nights, there are only very limited services of special bus routes marked with letter N. The airport bus is synchronized with flight times and operates longer. There is a modern information system at the main stops where screens show the upcoming transport and waiting times. Destination of every bus and trolleybus is written on the vehicles themselves. Take note, however, that the Lithuanian dative case is used. Therefore ending of the word is different than what you would expect; e.g. a bus going to Šilainiai borough would be marked "Į Šilainius".
A unique form of public transport in Kaunas are its interwar funiculars, constructed when buses were still unable to ascend the Kaunas hills. Now more of a tourist experience, they connect the downtown to vantage point locations in Aleksotas and Žaliakalnis.
The timetables and routes of Kaunas public transport are available here.
There are no public underground parking lots, but parking at the sides of the streets is both abundant and cheap by western standards. Furthermore, the downtown is relatively compact (3,5x1,5 km) and parking in the surrounding low-rise districts (Žaliakalnis, Aleksotas, southern Vilijampolė) is both free and easier.
Aleksotas and Žaliakalnis hill districts are connected to Downtown by authentic interwar funiculars which became a symbol of Kaunas. ©Augustinas Žemaitis.
Leaving your car in the multi-storey parking of "Akropolis" shopping mall in the New Town district (Karaliaus Mindaugo Avenue) is another alternative if you don't mind exploring the downtown on foot (Old Town is 2 km away from there).
Entertainment and Recreation in Kaunas
Classical forms of entertainment are concentrated in the New Town. All the theaters are near Laisvės alėja (Freedom Avenue). As the plays of Drama theater are in Lithuanian the Musical theater and Pantomime theater may be more interesting to foreigners.
Romuva, the traditional gala cinema of Kaunas (est. 1939) is also in Laisvės alėja.
Recently the New Town hub of entertainment has moved southwards to Nemunas coast. Enormous Akropolis mall there includes a multiplex cinema, ice rink, and bowling facilities while the nearby 17 000-seat Kaunas arena is the largest in the Baltics and thus the location of gigs by world-famous stars. Žalgiris basketball team (the prime sports franchise in Lithuania) plays its home games there.
A group of Žalgiris fans marches across Kaunas Old Town towards the Kaunas arena where a 2012 Lithuanian basketball final against the arch-rival Lietuvos rytas is to be played.
The hub of outdoor entertainment and nightlife has moved from New Town to Old Town (mainly to Vilniaus street and Rotušės (City Hall) square). These locations now have many bars and nightclubs while Laisvės alėja empties in the evenings with many of its historic restaurants closed for good.
Vilniaus street in a summer evening, with every restaurant having its outdoor tables.
Kaunas is known for many calm parks popular for strolls. Every borough has its own, each with a unique location. Santakos park (Old Town) is at the confluence of two major rivers, Nemunas island park (New Town) is, well, an island, Ąžuolynas (Žaliakalnis) is the largest urban oak forest in Europe (770 oaks in 84,42 ha), Mickevičius valley (Žaliakalnis) has a mountain creek valley feel and poet Mickevičius connections, Basanavičius park (Panemunė) at the Nemunas bend is known for its sheer size (280 ha - comparable to that of New York Central Park) and nice vistas of its Trijų mergelių (Three girls) pedestrian bridge, Botanic park (Freda) hosts multitude of exotic plants while Pažaislis forest (Petrašiūnai) borders historical Pažaislis monastery and Petrašiūnai cemetery.
Three girls bridge crosses Nemunas river to the massive Basanavičius park. ©Augustinas Žemaitis.
Non-downtown parks on the banks of Nemunas also include beaches. Kaunas Reservoir is the favorite place for water recreation (swimming, sunbathing, yachting) but swimming is also possible in Nemunas itself at Basanavičiaus park or in western Kaunas in Lampėdis billabong.
The Soviet boroughs also have some parks, entertainment and nightlife catering the local residents but they are known as "sleeping districts" for a reason. The only exception may be "Mega" shopping mall near Vilnius-Klaipėda highway which is a northern alternative to Akropolis and hosts some entertainment, including cinema.
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Shopping in Kaunas
Kaunas shopping scene is dominated by three large shopping centers. Each of them has shops of every kind, while the first two also have great entertainment and eating opportunities.
"Akropolis" mall (80 000 m2) is located in downtown. It doubles as an entertainment zone offering ice rink and cinema.
Massive parking of Akropolis mall, covering the street and (according to critics) the Carmelite church. ©Augustinas Žemaitis.
"Mega" mall (102 000 m2) is located on Vilnius-Kaunas-Klaipėda highway and thus is the easiest to access if you are just passing by Kaunas.
"Urmas" (70 000 m2) is a kind of shopping park with most shops accessible directly from outside. Developed from a marketplace, it has a distinctively different feel from the other two Kaunas malls as it is oriented mainly at shopping.
Beyond those, every district has smaller stores available. Big malls have effectively killed Kaunas high street (Laisvės alėja) however, with little shopping available there (after all, Akropolis is just 500 m away).
For grocery shopping as well as some souvenir shopping, supermarkets are a good option, available in every district. Moreover, various events are often held in Kaunas (mainly the downtown) which typically include fairs.
Urmas base shopping street in Kaunas. ©Augustinas Žemaitis.
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Kaunas Festivals and Annual Events
Kaunas may have slowly ceded its status to Vilnius but it still hosts numerous national events as it is closest to the geographic center of Lithuania. Kaunas biker festival, operetta festival, and agricultural fair have importance reaching beyond the Lithuanian borders.
Name Date Type Event
MAMA music awards Early Janurary Music awards and concert Best Lithuanian musicians and singers of various genres are elected by a jury. The gala format is joined with a public concert that easily sells out Kaunas arena in what aims to be the prime annual event of Lithuanian music.
Independence day parade February 16th Parade A massive grassroots parade with flags and patriotic chants in downtown Kaunas.
Ką pasėsi agricultural fair The first week of April Fair International showcase of agricultural vehicles and a fair of seeds and plants in Kaunas suburbs. ~20 ha territory also hosts concerts.
Kaunas Jazz End of April–start of May Music (jazz) festival Born together with independent Lithuania in 1990 the festival brings local and foreign jazz musicians (~20 bands annually). Some concerts are free and some even take place in the streets.
Hansa days A weekend in mid-may Fair Medieval arts and crafts are recreated (in addition to modern shopping opportunities) near the Kaunas castle.
Medieval dance show during the Hansa days. ©Augustinas Žemaitis.
Lithuanian Basketball League final series Around April Professional sports Since 1998 the right to contest the champion rings of Lithuania's major league is always won by the "Žalgiris" of Kaunas team, which typically has to fight "Lietuvos rytas" of Vilnius (pouring fuel into the eternal Vilnius vs. Kaunas rivalry). "Žalgiris" plays its home games in the modern 15 668 seat arena (largest in the Baltics) and it takes 4 victories to triumph.
Bike Show Millennium A weekend in the beginning of June Biker festival One of the largest biker festivals in Europe Bike Show Millenium fills the old Kaunas airport with bike parades, races, stunts, and concerts. Recently it has been expanded to include quads and automobiles.
Pažaislis music festival Entire summer Music (classical) festival While it started as a true music festival at the Pažaislis monastery garden in 1995 today it is a catch-all name for many classical music events taking place all over Kaunas and its suburbs throughout the summer. The concerts in churches are usually free.
Kaunas castle operetta Start of July Music (operetta) festival Eastern Europe's sole operetta festival is held annually near the Kaunas castle.
Akacijų alėja (Acacia Boulevard) The Saturday closest to July 6th Music (sung poetry) festival A massive sung poetry concert. This genre is a very popular "alternative music" in Lithuania characterized by a single musician, single instrument, no special effects and thought-inspiring lyrics. Taking place in a Kaunas suburb of Kulautuva on Nemunas bank it is free but therefore crowded (~15 000 spectators).
Kaunas cinema festival Late September-Early October Cinema festival Largest cinema festival in Kaunas takes place in Romuva interwar cinema. Various non-Hollywood films and documentaries are presented in the original languages with Lithuanian subs.
Christmas December 25th Christian holiday Recently Kaunas became famous for the artfully inventive Christmas trees in its main Rotušės square.
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A healthy, consistent heart beat each quarter feeding oxygen into the system. Kurdistan and Baghdad unite as it pumps dinar through the healing body on a quarterly basis. The patient is recovering, Doc.
Trying to wrap my head (the larger one) around what this phrase means ... .
Thanks for taking the time to share, Synopsis. Shutting down the auctions this way is clever, especially if the corruption runs so deep. It is quite a rougues gallery of thieves and murderers that are being sanctioned!?
This gives me insight into why Maliki has still been walking around in broad daylight. The Iraqi government wasn't able to take him on or out without taking on the Iranians, too. Also, on the financial side, US clout now tracks Iraqi finances and dealings with the IRGC and those dealing with them are now essentially outlawed. So, what happens with the currency auctions, now, as sales will be limited to friends, not foes. Seems like the is the power play for peace and prosperity in the ME with democratic goals. Maybe, I am naive to think this way?
If you ain't making $$$ on the dinar, you should be making it on an oil ETF or Mutual Fund!?
I think Sadr knows the Iranians are trying to ****** Basra (divide and conquer). So, his national agenda centralizes power within Iraq. Not necessarily a bad ideal to pursue, considering what we know about the disruptive nature of the Quds presence in Basra.
Are 'dangerous files' code for Maliki and Iranian colonialism?
Cheers, Ron. Thanks for taking the time to share. That makes a lot of sense.
I am not a Forex trader, but I wanted to know what folks thought of this link: http://forex.tradingcharts.com/chart/US Dollar_Iraqi Dinar.html?tz=CST&chartpair=US%20Dollar_Iraqi%20Dinar&ctype=l&movAvg1=&movAvg2=&per=5m&sub=Save+%2F+Refresh Is this a new listing?
If everyone is going to get a cut of the oil profits through the HCL, then a digital or paper payout needs to be cashed ... hopefully, in a bank account, or bank. Another step forward in getn organized for this eventuality.


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