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The Semaphore Greek Cultural Festival will take place on Saturday the 14th through the 15th of January 2012. This year the festival celebrates 33 years of Greek community involvement and celebration at the Semaphore foreshore. The Semaphore Greek Cultural Festival...

Greek-Australian director Peter Stefanidis is planning shoot dates for his new short film attempting to portray Greek funeral services and the customs related to them. ''The Grave'' is based on the article of Greek-Australian author Dean Kalymnios “The Necrotafeio” and...

The Centre of the Hellenic Foundation for Culture in Belgrade, Kneza Milosa 14, will host American Lisa Quinones' photo exhibition entitled “Balkan Odyssey”, from January 19 to February 3. The exhibit will display different travel impressions from the Balkan countries, while every...

Andrew Liveris, Nicole Petallides and Rev. Fr. Charles Joanides will address a prominent crowd of Greek-Americans at the 21st annual Leadership 100 conference which will take place February 9th-12th, 2012 at The Ritz-Carlton Palm Beach, Manalapan, Florida. The conference is...

The Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce has named Jim and the late Doris Demos 2011 Business Legends of the Year, as the chamber announced Wednesday. The Chamber will honor the couple at the Chamber's annual Business at its Best celebration...

Greece will participate in the Vienna International Tourism Fair with an impressive stall representing the Greek Tourism Organization (EOT) and various regional tourism organizations. The fair, which is expected to attract roughly 150,000 visitors, opens in Vienna on Thursday...

Panos Kiamos is preparing for his first ever North American Tour starting in January 2012. His new album, entitled "Olokainourgios", went 10x platinum in one day! He's considered one of the most popular and beloved Greek singers, because of his...

The Cypriot Community's Annual Souvla is one of the Community's favourite and most well attended events, and in 2012 it's going to be held on February 5th. If you haven't been before, please be assured this event is ALWAYS an...

An exhibition titled 'The Golden Byzantium and the East' will be presented from the 31st of March through the 4th of November at the Renaissance Palaces of Lower Austria. The exhibition will focus on the vital role that Byzantium...

Actors’ Shakespeare Project (ASP) continues its 8th season – entitled Laughter, Loss & Longing – with Euripides’ Greek tragedy Medea, directed by David R. Gammons. Previously for ASP, Gammons has directed three award-winning productions: The Duchess of Malfi, Titus...

 Theofania Festival was organised under the auspices of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and was held on January the 8th at Station Pier Port Melbourne. It was an exciting and colourful festival full of tradition and cultural festivities. The...

Yannis Pappas, the comedic mastermind behind Mr. Panos, one of the most popular Greek web characters ever created, will perform a few live shows on January 27th in New York City and on February 10th in South Africa. The Yannis Pappas...

The International Christmas Festival of Sacred Music opened on the 8th of January in Moscow. It features music from different traditions including the Old Believers, American gospel songs, Byzantine chants and traditional French songs. For the first time in Moscow,...

On Saturday, Jan 14th, the Hellenic Society of Constantinople will hold its annual Dinner Dance at the Wilshire Country Club. This will be the 45th consecutive year that the organization “cut” its vassilopita. The Hellenic Society of Constantinople was...

After completing its performances in Athens,“Invisible Olga” continues its success story in Austria, as part of the Emergency Entrance, an international theatre project to be hosted in Graz, Austria, from 26 to 29 January, 2012. Europe portrayed as an “Emergency...