Delfi Day: September Traffic in Vilnius and Akli’s New Album

September brings heavier traffic to Vilnius as pupils, students and workers return to the capital. This year, road repairs are expected to add to the increased flow, prompting questions about how the city and police will manage the first weeks of the month.

The programme will address which parts of the city require particular attention from drivers and how police will operate during the busier period. Vilnius municipal infrastructure adviser Gintautas Kazimieras Niaura and Vytautas Grašys, head of the Public Order Board at the Police Department, will discuss the preparations.

The broadcast also turns to music. Alternative band Akli has released “TEATRAS,” an album developed over two years and featuring collaborations and personal experiences. Band members Jokūbas Andriulis, Kristijonas Valančius and Benas Kalinauskas will discuss the group’s latest work.

Another conversation concerns artist Česlovas Lukenskas’ exhibition “PO-PO,” which has reached Vilnius Town Hall. The exhibition brings together fragments of destroyed cities, signs of decay and questions about what remains when things once considered secure collapse. Lukenskas will discuss why art can sometimes provide a way to address the fragility of civilisation.

The programme will also preview Kaunas’ Audra festival, scheduled for September 3 to 6. The event’s fifth edition features more than 50 Lithuanian and foreign performers and includes contemporary art, music and performance.