In its 20-year history, the International Arts Festival has repeatedly presented unusual spectacles. But a drum show was seen here for the first time. The best drummers from Belarus, Poland, and Lithuania prepared a truly unique concert, performed solely on percussion instruments. In addition to the usual drums and timpani from a symphony orchestra, there were exotic instruments, such as a rainstick and a cuíca. The cost of a marimba exceeds $25,000.

According to Vladimir Terentyev, active work is being carried out in the Vitebsk region to implement the right of children to live in a family. This year, 70.1% of newly identified children left without parental care have been placed in families of citizens.

Water levels have begun to rise on the rivers of the Vitebsk region, the Vitebsk Regional Center for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring informed a BELTA correspondent.

In Vitebsk, a summer street workout gathering was held on Sunday at the stadium of secondary school No. 25.

August 20, Vitebsk /Olga Bogacheva - BELTA/. More than 1,000 artists will be involved in the events of the Day of Belarusian Written Language in Glubokoye, the Glubokoye District Executive Committee informed a BELTA correspondent.

The Committee for Urban Planning and Architecture of Saint Petersburg has approved the sketch of a memorial plaque for Marc Chagall. It will be installed on the facade of house number 7 in Perekupony Lane, where the artist lived from 1915 to 1918.

The number of universities participating in the International Student Slavic Forum will increase. This was announced today at a press conference dedicated to the opening of the first forum by Vladimir Terentyev, Deputy Chairman of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee, according to a BELTA correspondent.

Dear residents of the Vitebsk region! I sincerely congratulate you on a momentous date – the 75th anniversary of the formation of the Vitebsk region.