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Enthusiasts of Chinese traditional culture got together at Filopappos Hill to hold the first Shangsi Festival in Athens, Greece. Guqin, Chinese flute, Hanfu and Gongfu were some of the cultural activities performed at the feet of Acropolis on April 6th as...

Jennifer Aniston began filming scenes for her latest film, "Cake," in Los Angeles last week, and she's almost unrecognizable in the new role. The Greek-American actress is starring in and executive producing the indie flick about a woman in a pain...

Recently stunt pilot Peter Besenyei teamed up with Red Bull to conduct a flight pass through the famous Corinth Canal in Greece. Besenyei "made a dream come true" when he piloted his plane up the extremely narrow Corinth Canal....

Forgotten in the mists of film history, renowned Greek actress Aliki Vougiouklaki shot her first international movie in 1962, entitled Aliki, My Love. The movie was directed by Rudolph Maté, who cast Vougiouklaki alongside English actor Jess Conrad. Greek production company Finos...

More than 150 leaders of the Greek-Australian community met in Sydney last week to discuss how to mobilize Australian support for The Hellenic Initiative. Representatives from every state and the two mainland territories attended a dinner event at the Hellenic...

President Obama hosted a reception in honor of Greek Independence Day at the East Room of the White House on Friday April 2nd, 2014. The US President invited Greek government officials and prominent Greek-Americans to the White House on...

The global initiative of Greek designers, entitled “Crisis is a Greek word” continues to tell the story of the situation in Greece during the economic crisis. After Izmir in Turkey and Sofia in Bulgaria, the exhibition will be presented in...

The Hellenic Railways Organisation (OSE) is to restore an old train station in the Peloponnese, southern Greece, for use as a railway museum. The impressive building has been characterized as a work of art as a typical example of...

"The Lobster," the first English language film from Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos, is moving forward and adding more exceptional talent to its already impressive ensemble cast. John C. Reilly ("Magnolia," "The Aviator") is joining Colin Farrell (who replaces Jason Clarke), Rachel...

The Cretan Association of Montreal will be celebrating the 400th anniversary of the death of the famous Cretan painter Domenikos Theotokopoulos a.k.a El Greco, who lived and thrived in Spain. The celebration will feature the Yiannis Smaragdis film “El...

Plans for the Maria Callas Museum were presented on April 2, at a press conference in the building which will host the museum in downtown Athens. The museum will be located in a neoclassical 4-storey building at 44 Mitropoleos Street....

With the upcoming release of Greek-American director Nick Cassavetes' latest film, "The Other Woman," another Greek, designer Patricia Field, had a hand in the comedy starring Cameron Diaz, Kate Upton and Leslie Mann. Field, who was born to Greek and Armenian parents...

Public buildings and also private homes and businesses in Athens will open their doors to the public next weekend under the project "Open House Athens" that will be celebrating the cityʼs architecture and design. The Open House project started in London in...

The Greek 16-year-old Giorgos Karagounis won first prize in a clarinet music competition held in Bulgaria. The young musician who has won many awards on both international and national levels, participated in the clarinet category of the competition along with...

Popular American singer Lady Gaga has scheduled a concert at the Olympic Stadium in Athens on September 19. The event was announced on Monday by the Greek company "Lavrys" and the "Live Nation Global Touring." Lady Gaga's concert in Athens...