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CYPRECO of America, Inc., launches the new year with a very unique program that will revive Folk Stories and Folk Poems of Cyprus which were compiled and published by the late Lucy Maroulleti. The program will feature stage readings in...

The Greek community of Australia is ready to celebrate Epiphany Day. Many Greek-Australians congregate in Frankston & Rye in order to attend the Blessing of the Waters. The Epiphany commemorates the first two occasions on which Jesus’ divinity, according to...

By Aspasia Zontanou On December 16th, 2011, the traditional Christmas Party of the Greeks in Düsseldorf celebrated its 10th anniversary. The NH-Hotel was packed with 250 people, including Greeks, Germans, Italians, Spaniards, and other ethnicities, waiting excitedly for the annual festivities:...

The traditional reading of the flytzani, where everyone’s destiny is hidden, the old newspapers of Siatista, its centuries-old houses and the prejudices of its people are some of the main components reviving on screen through the black-and-white photographs that...

The next Mobile Monday Athens event will take place on Monday, January 16 at the Classical Imperial Hotel. MobileMonday™ (MoMo) is an open community platform of mobile industry visionaries, developers and influential individuals fostering brand neutral cooperation and cross-border...

The Greek Cultural Centre is organizing a concert tribute to the Greek writer Odysseus Elytis, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1979. During the concert, special excerpts from 'Axion Esti' will be set to music by Mikis Theodorakis,...

The poignant sounds of Diaspora Greek musicians who have rarely been heard in the US will be combined with the poetry of Cavafy and presented at universities in Europe and the USA. Michigan University Professor Vassilios Lampropoulos proposed this program along...

Dozens of Greek-born children filled up the Stathakio Centre with their happy voices and cheers on Wednesday evening, December 28, within the event organized by the Federation of Hellenic Societies of Greater NY for the “Feast of Love”. The little...

Melbourne's New Year's Eve dwellers will be treated to a glimmering night out as the city's festivities will be inspired by the gold rush era. The city will have a "golden moment" as the clock strikes midnight and the skyline...

Corfu-born artist Eva Karydi will be presenting her debut exhibition at the 14,000 square feet, triple height, subterranean space of London gallery Ambika P3 (35 Marylebone Road) from Thursday, January 12, to Sunday, January 22, 2012. “Nude” is an exhibition...

Four of the best local and international ethnic comedy superstars will appear for the first time together on stage in a new hilarious show “Comicus Erectus-The Ethnic Comedy Evolution”. From the producers of the famous and successful show “Il Dago” and...

The principal of Zografio Greek School in Turkey, Yannis Dermitzoglou has organized a carol singing event for the second time in Istanbul, during which children from Zografio High School in Istanbul sang joyful Christmas songs. The group of children holding...

Greece's leading shipping personalities, companies, and service organizations are honoured every year with the Lloyd’s List Greek Shipping Awards. This year’s award for the “Seafarer of the Year” was presented to Captain Stylianos Peristerakis of ANEK LINES, who was recognized...

The Walkabouts are back in action with two live performances in Thessaloniki (Venue: Gaia Live) and Athens (Venue: Kyttaro Live) of Greece, on 27th and 28th of January respectively. The Walkabouts is an American rock band formed in Seattle in...

On ThurChinese communities in Greece donated on Thursday to Greek Children's Shelter "SOS Eliza" 16,680.77 euros ($21,793) raised during a charity bazaar. The money was delivered to representatives of "SOS Eliza Home for the Therapy and Rehabilitation of Abused and...