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Greeks from Kythera were the first to immigrate to Australia and in 1922 founded the Kytherian Brotherhood of Australia, known today as the Kytherian Association of Australia. According to the Association’s Cultural Officer, George Vardas, there are more than 60,000...

Hellenism will honor the memory of 3,700 Greek victims of the Nazi World War II atrocities at the former concentration camp in Mauthausen, Upper Austria, on May 12. Thrice Holy, call of the dead, speeches, wreath laying and presentation of...

The Cultural Center of the City of Tarpon Springs in Florida will present the story of how many Greek Americans reached America’s shores at the concert entitled Xenitia: Journey Songs of the Greek Diaspora. This story has been told...

The first feature film from Xan Cassavetes, daughter of famed Greek-American filmmaker and actor John Cassavetes, hits theaters this week. "Kiss of the Damned" had its debut at the SXSW Film Festival this past March, made its way to VOD,...

The second Gay Pride Festival in Thessaloniki is scheduled for June 14-15 under the slogan Free Minds, Free Bodies. The festival will start with a big street party, while an art exhibition will be hosted at a cultural space. Thessaloniki...

A week-long photo exhibition and related events will take place in Toronto, Canada from May 10-18. The exhibition organized by the Greek America Foundation will feature works from photographers of Greek descent from North America and is hosted in...

First launched in 1993 by the Hellenic Art Galleries Association, Art Athina stands today as one of the longest-lasting contemporary art fairs in Europe and the largest annual visual arts event in Greece, attracting 18,000 visitors. Art-Athina brings together significant...

The Municipality of Zakynthos is organizing for the second year in a row the International of Art and Creation Festival which aims to establish international art meetings on an annual basis and use the island as its destination. Besides the...

Cameron Bailey, Artistic Director of the Toronto International Film Festival, and Dimitri Eipides, International Programmer for the Festival, announced today that the city of Athens, Greece will be the focus of the 2013 City to City programme at the...

The Head of the Greek Press Office in London, Spyros Diamantis was awarded with the 2013 prize of Diplomat Awards for Outstanding Contribution to the Press Corps among his peers serving in the UK's capital, an event sponsored by...

The Greek participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with the song Alcohol is Free, interpreted by Agathonas Iakovidis and Koza Mostra, will be presented ninth during the second semi-finals in the city of Malmö in Sweden, on May...

The 8th Annual South East European Film Festival (SEEFest) wrapped up at Los Angeles' UCLA Bridges Theater on Monday, May 6, and Greek films were a dominant presence at the awards ceremony. The festival took place over five days and...

On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Dimitris Chatzis (1913-1981), the Press and Communication Office of the Greek Embassy in Hungary, in cooperation with the Department of Modern Greek Studies of the University organized a...

Greeks in Montreal enjoyed a sunlit Easter Sunday on May 5. awaking after midnight ceremonies in the city's 12 Greek Orthodox Churches that were packed with the faithful. The Bishop of Canada in his Easter message, called on Greeks around...

No doubt the cosmopolitan island of Corfu is the most popular Easter destination in Greece. Once again this year, Corfu had the chance to prove that its traditions are still alive and strong. The numerous visitors that went to...