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The mayor of Patras, Yiannis Dimaras , the president of community business “Patras Carnival” Konstantinos Trigos, the art director, Maria Kourampana and the director Panayiotis Fafoutis who will be coordinating the event, called everyone to celebrate the opening day...

Surely a match between a team with a 7-30 record and a team that struggles to enter the playoffs would not be the centre of media attention. We are talking of course, about the encounter between the Milwaukee Bucks...

The Greek Community of Toronto celebrates 150 years of operation, by putting on two theatrical plays featuring the groups “Nefeli” and “Ellinakia” (Little Greeks). The group "Nefeli," under the guidance of director Nancy Athan-Milonas, will present an adaptation of "Lysistrata"...

The Sephamore Greek Festival, known to be the largest cultural festival in Adelaide, will take place this weekend where more than 30,000 people are expected to attend. The organizer of the festival, Mr. John Douvartzidis, said that the highlight of...

On Wednesday, there will be a “Greek” night held in the NBA, referring to the encounter between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Memphis Grizzlies, where three Greek players will appear on the court. Bucks rookie, Giannis Antetokoumpo will face...

The greatest exhibition ever of the works of El Greco will take place in Toledo, Spain. Three pieces by Greece’s most famous painter will travel to Spain, to be included in the exhibition entitled The Greek of Toledo. These three...

The Greek expats in the U.S. will have the opportunity to see the Greek National Football Team, when Fernando Santos’ side will play two friendly matches -- which are most likely to be in New York -- right before the...

Naturists from all over Greece gathered at Ekali in Athens, Greece, on January 11, in order to cut the Vasilopita (New Year’s traditional cake) for 2014. The Greek naturist movement is hoping to make a fresh start after five years...

The Australian Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, will be honoring the opening of the “Lonsdale Festival” with his presence. The Lonsdale festival is one of the greatest Greek and International Festivals of Melbourne and is organized by the Greek Community...

The famous Australian director Baz Luhrmann chose a second Greek actress to play in his musical "Strictly Ballroom" which is based on the famous Australian film. Along with Phoebe Panaretos, who has already participated in many successful theatrical and TV...

Thessaloniki celebrated the arrival of 2014 with a wild party in which the city welcomed the title  of "European Capital of Youth." The upcoming months will be full of events, world championships, international exhibitions and competitions. It is also rumored...

The research and technology program “Horizon 2020,” a new European program worth up to €80 billion was launched earlier today at the Greek National Center for Scientific Research “Demokritos” by the President of the Greek Republic Karolos Papoulias. The program,...

Delphi Bank proudly presents the 2014 Greek Festival of Sydney. For the first time ever, Greek singer Kostas Makedonas will perform in Australia, accompanied by the popular Greek music orchestra Emmetron and the well-known talented singer Katerina Eugenikou. Their...

The open-air cinema, a much beloved form of entertainment in Greece, will be revived in the garden courtyard of the Hellenic Museum of Melbourne this summer. The Summer Cinema Program is organized in collaboration with the Greek Film Festival and...

The importance of Greek Orthodox culture is as a lever to support Greece's Orthodox identity in the multicultural reality of Canada, noted the metropolitan Sotirios of Canada on the occasion of the Greek Letters Day and the Feast of the...