Student Conference Honoring Alexandros Papadiamantis in Istanbul

Areti Kotseli
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Student Conference Honoring Alexandros Papadiamantis in Istanbul

The life and work of the great novelist, Alexandros Papadiamantis, will be studied and honored by students, academic professors, clergymen and journalists, during the student conference “100+1 years Alexandros Papadiamantis”, that will take place in Zografio High School in Istanbul, from the 15th to the 18th of March.

The conference will be held by Zografio High School and Mandoulides Schools, under the auspices of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople

During the conference, speeches and discussions, theatrical plays, videos, visual and musical compositions concerning Papadiamantis’s relationship with theology, Greek cultural tradition, language, children, national identity and so forth are going to be presented to the participants.

Furthermore, passages of Papadiamantis novels are going to be publicly read in many churches of the city. The readings are going to held by our Ecumenical Patriarch, Bartholomeow, the actors Aggelos Antonopoulos and Nena Menti, the authors Ziranna Zateli, Thomas Korovinis, Kostas Akrivos and several students.

In the teaching rooms of Zografio, there is also going to be an artistic gallery with paintings by the students relevant to the “100+1 years Alexandros Papadiamantis”.

More than 150 students from 12 schools, public and private ones, from all across Greece as well as three Greek schools of Istanbul are going to participate in the conference, which will also be shot and shown online, through the website www.livemedia.com.

Most Expensive Apartment In The World Sold To Greek Billionaire

Fani Toli
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Most Expensive Apartment In The World Sold To Greek Billionaire

The world’s most expensive apartment located in Monte Carlo was finally sold to U.S.-born Greek billionaire Constantine Alexander-Goulandris.

The six-bedroom penthouse in the pint-size European principality was sold for a record-breaking $312 million.

According to The Financial Times, the property — appropriately named La Belle Epoque — features all you would expect for the price, from a huge wood-paneled library to a spa and gardens, not to mention three en-suite bedrooms, each with a theater, kitchen, dressing room and two bathrooms.

The apartment once belonged to the billionaire banker Edmond Safra, who died in a fire in the place. Nicholas and Christian Candy, London-based real estate developers, bought it from Safra’s widow and embarked on a bit of a makeover, reportedly to the tune of $40 million, and then moved in themselves, ‘London Times’ reports.  As Architectural Digest reports, the Candy Brothers conducted extensive renovations on the penthouse totaling $40 million U.S. dollars before moving in, in 2008.

In addition to Monaco, Alexander-Goulandris reportedly maintains residences in Paris, London, Antibes, New York and Hawaii. He also owns one of the largest yachts in the world, the Dubai-registered, 279-ft. Delma, and jets around on a Boeing 767 and two Gulfstream G550s.

Greek Actress Smaroula Giouli Passes Away

Stella Tsolakidou
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Greek Actress Smaroula Giouli Passes Away

Famous Greek actress Smaroula Giouli passed away Wednesday morning at the age of 78, three months after the tragic loss of her husband and theatrical producer Vassilis Livadas.
Mrs. Giouli began suffering from different health problems after her husband was burnt alive in a fire that broke out in their apartment in November 2011. Mrs. Giouli had then been rescued and hospitalized. At her husband’s funeral, Mrs. Giouli was again hospitalized with respiratory problems. The health issues she was facing, in combination with the psychological collapse after her husband’s death, took a toll on Mrs. Giouli’s health.
The funeral service will take place at the Zografou cemetery in Athens.
Smaroula Giouli was born in Thessaloniki in 1934. She graduated from the Drama School of D. Rontiris and took on dancing and singing lessons.
Her first cinema appearance came at the age of 9 (in 1943) with the film “The voice of the heart”. Her roles in the film productions “The Greek Passion” and “Anna Frank” have been well received by the critics of the time. In 1960, Mrs. Giouli and her husband acquired their own theatre, which hosted numerous plays from major theatrical writers.

Charilaos Trikoupis Exhibition Inaugurated at Hellenic Parliament

Stella Tsolakidou
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Charilaos Trikoupis Exhibition Inaugurated at Hellenic Parliament

The exhibition entitled “Charilaos Trikoupis: Historic Relics of the Trikoupis Family” was inaugurated Tuesday evening by the President of the Hellenic Republic, Karolos Papoulias, at the Eleftherios Venizelos venue of the Hellenic Parliament building.
The exhibition includes the personal archives, library, historic relics, personal and family belongings and portraits donated by Mrs. Rita Frei-Trikoupis, the widow of Constantine S. Trikoupis, to the Parliament Library in 2010. Complementary material to the exhibition includes books, newspapers and journals, as well as photographic material from the collections of the Parliament’s Library.
“The Hellenic Parliament honors today a prominent figure of our political history, which dominated the public life of the country in the late 19th century. Charilaos Trikoupis has put his personal seal on his era and bequeathed to us his ideas and work” commented the President of the Parliament, Philippos Petsalnikos.
The Greek politician characterized Trikoupis’ work of reform as “innovative, modernizing and farsighted”, while he also commented that Trikoupis belonged to those inspired politicians who aimed at promoting the national goals and had a strategic plan of action.

Green Olives from Chalkidiki to Become Protected Designation of Origin Product

Stella Tsolakidou
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Green Olives from Chalkidiki to Become Protected Designation of Origin Product

The olive producers of Chalkidiki received good news on Tuesday recognizing their work and promoting their agricultural activities and economy, since the particular variety of olives growing in the Northern Greek peninsula will soon be registered as a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) product by the EU. In this way, the brand name “Green Olives of Chalkidiki” will get a higher value added tax.
The PDO procedure had been temporarily delayed after Belgian and Canadian traders had opposed the exclusive usage of the brand name from the Greek producers, which would have a direct impact on their own interests.
The compromise proposal of the Greek Ministry of Rural Development and Food led to the signing of an agreement between the Chalkidiki olive producers and the traders of olives from other regions. Traders are allowed to use the olive variety name but only Chalkidiki producers will have the right to distribute certified products under the brand name “Green Olives of Chalkidiki”. In any case, the agreement ensures that consumers will not be misled in any way and that the use of the olive variety brand name will not result in exploiting the reputation of the PDO.

Contemporary Art Festival from the Arab World at the Onassis Cultural Centre

Stella Tsolakidou
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Contemporary Art Festival from the Arab World at the Onassis Cultural Centre

Μeeting Points 6, the contemporary art festival from the Arab World, opens its gates to the Greek public for the first time at the Onassis Cultural Center of Athens from March 7 to 11.
With the subtitle “Locus Agonistes: Practices and Logics of the Civic”, the festival will offer visitors the unique chance to watch theatrical and dance performances, art exhibitions, screenings, conversations with artists from Cairo, Damascus, Amman, Beirut, Tunis, London and Paris. Many other events are also scheduled to take place during the weekend.
Meeting Points is a multidisciplinary bi-annual event organized by the Young Arab Theatre Fund (YATF) in collaboration with regional and international partners. It takes place simultaneously in different cities, presenting contemporary artistic productions from the region and beyond.
Meeting Points 6 is curated by Okwui Enwezor, and the co-ordinator of the events in Greece is Katia Arfara. This year’s festival aims to perform an autopsy on civic imagination and politics by approaching identity and diversity issues, collective memory and history, political responsibility and social alienation in a highly important historical moment for the Arab World, the Arab Spring.
Meeting Points 6 travelled last April to Beirut and Amman, while in October it was hosted in Brussels. Before coming to Athens it paid a visit to Berlin.
Meeting Points started in 2004. The first four editions of Meeting Points were curated by Tarek Abou El Fetouh and took place in Amman, Alexandria, Cairo, Tunis and Damascus. Meeting Points 5  2007/2008) was curated by Frie Leysen, assisted by Maha Maamoun. It presented forty contemporary artistic productions including theatre, dance, music, visual art, film and performance. Meeting Points 5 took place in eleven cities in the Arab World and in Europe.

Ukrainian Embassy to Athens Pays Tribute to Taras Shevchenko

Stella Tsolakidou
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Ukrainian Embassy to Athens Pays Tribute to Taras Shevchenko

The Ukrainian embassy to Athens organized an event on Wednesday, March 7, to commemorate the 198th anniversary of the birth of poet, artist and humanist Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko.
The memory of Ukraine’s national genius and exponent of the ideas and aspirations of the Ukrainian people was honored at the Ukrainian embassy in Athens, in cooperation with several associations representing Ukrainians in Greece.
Attendees also laid flowers at the monument of Taras Shevchenko located at the park of the Goudi district in the Municipality of Zografou.

Greek Festival of Sydney “Moonlight Cinema” Postponed Due to Rain

Stella Tsolakidou
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Greek Festival of Sydney “Moonlight Cinema” Postponed Due to Rain

The 30th Greek Festival of Sydney, Canterbury City Council and Bank of Cyprus Australia organized event “Moonlight Cinema”  to take place on Friday, March 9, has been postponed due to adverse weather conditions until further notice. 

The organizors have apologized for the inconvenience and will launch an invitation with a new set date for the outdoors cinema event.

The screening of the entertaining and comical First Time Godfather is an open invitation to all those interested in getting in touch with the Greek cinema culture and the exciting experience of watching a film under the stars.

This hilarious tale dives into Greek culture with the same abundant humour as My Big Fat Greek Wedding, but with a realistic edge due to its basis on an autobiographical short story by Nikos Papandreou, son of a former Greek prime minister.

Raised in America, 11 year-old Alex travels to Crete to step in for his politician father at a local christening. His foreign looks, his difficulty with the Greek language, the Cretan’s particularities and the tests he’s forced to endure to be accepted as the worthy son of the leader culminate in a comedy with political wrangling, existential distresses and tragicomic situations. Alex’s first initiation in the art and tricks of politics will mark him for the rest of his life.

The film is Rated G and is suitable for children. Gates open at 5:30pm and the film starts at 7pm or at sunset. Bring your own picnic blankets, bean bag lounges and chairs.

Food and beverage is available. Parking is available at Gough Whitlam Park and along Bayview Ave, Undercliffe. For more information visit www.canterbury.nsw.gov.au or www.greekfestivalofsydney.com.au.

Small Pension Funds Oppose Debt Rollover

A. Makris
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Small Pension Funds Oppose Debt Rollover

Five small Greek pension funds have declared their opposition to a huge debt write down, which was designed to prevent a sovereign default and that has been accepted by several global banks, Greek media reported on Wednesday.
The five funds, which include self-employed staff, journalists and police, hold around two billion euros ($2.7 billion) of Greek state bonds, around one percent of the total value of obligations earmarked for the debt swap.
Another half-dozen funds holding some 2.7 billion in bonds on Tuesday agreed to join the initiative, which aims to trim Greece’s sovereign debt of over 350 billion euros by up to 107 billion euros.
Two more funds worth 1.7 billion euros are to decide on Wednesday.
Athens has already passed legislation to force recalcitrant bondholders to participate if a majority agrees to the debt rollover.
Banks, insurers and investment funds holding debt issued under Greek law must decide by 2000 GMT Thursday whether to write off half of the money they are owed, while those who hold debt issued under foreign law have until April 11 to decide.
For bonds issued under Greek law, Athens is targeting a participation rate of at least 75 percent of investors, failing which it has said the operation might be called off, which could lead to a messy default as early as March 20.
(source: AFP)

Vasilis Vasilas to Present his New Book on Sydney Olympic FC History

Stella Tsolakidou
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Vasilis Vasilas to Present his New Book on Sydney Olympic FC History
Pan-Hellenic vs APIA in 1962: Sotos Patrinos and Filippo Bottalico

On the 24th of April, 2012, at 6.330 pm at the Hellenic Club, Mr. Vasilis Vasilas together with the Sydney Olympic Football Club will be presenting his new book “The Giant Who Never Awoke” focusing on the Panhellenic years of 1957-1976 before the Club was renamed Sydney Olympic FC.

The book will shed some light on interesting stories from the past and will focus not only on the on field history, but also on the many exciting fairytale moments of the club off the ground.

The book includes testimonials from over 80 people including coaches, players, directors and fans, and will include over 120 historical photos, some never before seen.

It will be an evening that no true Olympic fan should miss, as this is the history not only of our Club but also a big part of the history of football in Australia.

(Source: SydneyOlympicFC.com)

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