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Nia Vardalos became widely famous when she starred in "My Big Fat Greek Wedding." Now, the Greek-Canadian actress and director is about to film another comedy in her hometown of Winnipeg. The film revolves around four suburban friends who decide to start...

Yanni is a Greek New Age composer and pianist who has performed all around the world over the past years. Now, he is touring all over the USA accompanied by a 12-musician group to present his new CD "An...

Three musicians from Thessaloniki - saxophonist Floros Floridis (in charge of the woodwind instruments), Antonis Anissegos (piano) and Giorgos Dimitriadis (percussion instruments) will make an appearance on Saturday, May 5 in Frankfurt. They form an artistic trio and produce original...

40 Greeks under the age of 40 were honored by the Greek America Foundation. "Greeks are able to do many things" was the slogan of the 3-day-long event, which took place April 27-29 in New York. The 40 Greeks are all...

Neos Kosmos and Etihad Airways conducted the Greek Australian Moment photo competition, and the winner was announced: Stelios Zoumakis. His entry of his photogenic 50 percent Greek-born/50 percent Australian-born family got him two economy class return airfares to Athens...

Dionisis Sykiotis will give a speech at the Greek Community Center in Melbourne, titled "Greek-Albanian Friendship Before 1821. Kolokotronis' Close Friendship With Muslim Ali Farmaki. Immigrants All Over the World Should be Integrated, Not Incorporated." Dionisis was born in China...

Greek-Australian Carol Liavis is one of the three people sharing their personal experience of Alzheimer's disease with the public. The new film "Dementia: Taking the Next Step" is an initiative of the Victorian branch of Alzheimer’s, Australia. Carol Liavis uses...

The 30th Greek Festival of Sydney presents "Did You Say Dance?" on May 2, an event dedicated to dancing traditions from all around Greece. Take a journey through the regions and islands of Greece with dance and costumes. Under the...

"Papadopoulos & Sons" is a British comedy/drama directed and written by Marcus Markou that revolves around self-made Greek millionaire Harry, who, after being stripped of his wealth due to a financial crisis, struggles with having to go into business...

High school students from different ESA (European Space Agency) Member States have completed the second European CanSat Competition at the Andoya Rocket Range in Norway. Fourteen teams participated in the competition, which took place April 23-26. The Greek team consisting...

Greeks brought home a few victories from a Tae Kwon Do competition. Heleni Slatinoudi returned from the 6th International Sports Festival Tae Kwon Do in Adrianopolis, having finished first in the -73 kg women's category. Giannis Azntarides finished third in the...

Who were the Warriors of the mist? Why did Gauls behead their defeated opponents? What archaeological thesaurus lies on the bottom of the Greek sea? How does the illicit trade of antiquities work and is there a connection with...

“The Final Pay-Off,” a new action drama feature filmed in Greece is in production, and still has a few days left to complete shooting. The film is directed by new aspiring filmmaker Alexander Leontaritis, who also wrote the script,...

The Museum of Greek Children's Art in Athens, in a bid to attract children to the Museum, organized educational programs addressing Pre-School and Primary School pupils, as well as for children with special needs, which will take place May 5-6. The...

Google.gr's April 27 frontpage is dedicated to Greek director Theodoros Angelopoulos. This day coincides with the 77th anniversary of the late director's birth. Angelopoulos was born in Athens on April 27, 1935. He died about three months ago, on January 24, after an...