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The Aegean Arts Circle creative writing workshop  located on the island of Andros is celebrating its tenth anniversary from July 6th to 13th, with Pulitzer Prize winner Robert Olen Butler. To be accepted, each participant has to submit a writing sample and/or a brief...

Australian media report once again on the great success of the Greek Glenti event held in Darwin, Northern Territory. The festival promotes Greece the best way possible with Greek-Australians and native Australians attending to indulge themselves in Greek cuisine...

Famous Greek fashion designer, Michael Aslanis, plans to travel to Berlin to participate in Fashion Week where he will present his creations inspired by ancient Greek style. “My new collection for the coming winter will be marked by a dominant...

The Epiros Association of Guetersloh in Germany celebrated its 20th anniversary with an event attended by distinguished members of the association. As expected, President of the Pan-Epiros Federation of Europe, Mr Spyros Kostadimas, was also there to celebrate with...

Culminating the Athens Pride Week, Athens Pride Day is due to be celebrated tomorrow (June 9, 2012) at Klafthmonos Square of Athens with a major parade. This year’s Pride Week had a special slogan “Love me, It’s Free”. This...

Forget the tango, flamenco and fado, rebetika is the true blues music of passion. Its melodies have been known to make grown men weep. Included as part of the Open Marrickville program and with the support of Marrickville Council,...

Do the Parthenon Marbles legally belong  to the British Museum? Would Greece be able to take care of them? Should we take them back? These two questions are the main inquiries of a debate that has taken place for...

The annual Greek "Glenti" in Darwin attracts many Greeks and Australians every year, as it is a major festival promoting and celebrating Greek tradition. But this year, the representatives of Greek communities in Australia report a high increase in their...

The Greek-Orthodox Archdiocese in Australia will hold a fundraiser next Sunday, June 10th, whose goal will be to support the troubled Greek people. The clergy has already been informed across the whole country. “Of course, we can’t offer major support,...

Just to prove that Greeks are everywhere, the Greek Community of Catalonia, Spain, in cooperation with the Greek school of the community, will organize an event on Saturday June 16th about Greek poetry. In a bid to celebrate the end...

The World Canyoning Tournament 2012 will take place for the first time in Greece this year on the mountain of the ancient Greek gods, Olympus, from June 7-10. In the foothills of the highest mountain of Greece, the small town...

The 18th International Kalamata Dance Festival is due to take place from July 12th to the 29th  in that Peloponnesian city. The Festival will be inaugurated by the performance “Panorama,” the new production by DCA Company (Compagnie DCA) under Philippe...

During the winter months, Ria Antoniou took part in the Italian version of the show "Dancing with the Stars" and wowed Greece's neighboring Italy with her dancing talent.  "Bambola" Ria ("Doll" Ria) was able to move to a variety...

A Cretan young lady is the queen of a Luxemburg beauty contest. Apart from working as a professional model, the talented woman retains her job as a bank employee. Constantina Mathioudakis is a very low-profile person. She doesn’t look for...

For two weeks, June 8–22, New York’s top restaurants and wine retailers will go Greek. Join New Wines of Greece and visit your favorite restaurants and retailers for special promotions, tastings, discounts, food-pairings and more. You can expect wines with...