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On 21 April coordinated bombings in Sri Lanka took hundreds of lives. Known by two lovely nicknames ‘Pearl of the Indian Ocean’ and ‘Teardrop of India’, the country with ancient history and culture faces an unimaginable tragedy that has struck not only Sri Lanka but the entire world community.

On 4th May Gardenia welcomes the visitors on the opening of a springtime exhibition.

Nino Chakvetadze and Tinatin Chkhikvishvili present their paintings while Olga and Ilya Zharkov, Lubov Butolina, Irina Litvinova and Tatiana Evetskaya offer their hand-made toys and Teddy Bears. Marina Chkhartishvili introduces her exclusive Botanical Art.

Free of charge entrance.

Exhibition Title: Visiting the Garden

Host: Zura Shevardnadze

Venue: Gardenia

14th April is Mother Language Day in the Republic of Georgia. Regardless of their first language, all citizens of this east European country annually celebrate the day when the nation and its government have united against the Soviet attempt to deprive the state status of Georgian – one of the oldest living languages, still in use almost unchanged since ancient times.

On 22 April, US Embassy in Tbilisi will plant 50 trees in the Varketili area. The staff members call for volunteers to join them in celebrating Earth Day.
More than 193 countries commemorate the day. Various events annually demonstrate support for environmental protection.
There are a lot of basic, although significant, things that can protect the planet on which we live: plant a tree, reduce, reuse, recycle, shop wisely (e.g. buy reusable bags and refillable water bottles), walk or ride a bike rather than drive a car, volunteer for cleaning up in our community, use long-lasting light bulbs, etc.

On 10th April the star to Zurab Zhvania, the late PM of Georgia, was opened in Strasbourg, France.