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3-Day Event Dedicated to Greek Gastronomy in San Francisco
Head of the Greek Office E.C.A. in San Francisco (Economic and Commercial Affairs) Mr. Marios Belibasakis organized a 3-day event on Greek gastronomy, that gathered thousands of people.
The event was hosted at a West Coast hotel and included among...
Canada
Annual B.C. Cancer Foundation Fundraiser “Maria’s Opus”
The Annual B.C. Cancer Foundation fundraiser will take place Sunday November 27th at the Hellenic Community Centre in Vancouver. An event that has glittered and sparkled audiences returns to raise funds for all the family, friends, and loved ones that...
entertainment
Joy Division's Peter Hook to Perform in Greece
One of the most significant personalities in music and power that influenced many musicians and bands, bassist and founding member of legendary Joy Division, and later New Order and Monaco, Peter Hook will visit our country.
In November 2011, Peter Hook and his band, The Light will present the classic "Unknown Pleasures" in two performances, in Athens and Thessaloniki, 25 and November 26 respectively.
Peter Hook and his band have...
Greece
Abdera Treasure at Athens Numismatic Museum
A genuine treasure of Ancient Greece concerning one of the most important ancient city-states of the northern Aegean, Abdera, is currently on display at the Numismatic Museum in Athens.
The exhibition, which will run through March 4 2012, is dedicated...
Greece
Greek Sex Statistics
Fervent lovers or… merely imaginary lovers? This is the question emerging about Greeks after a global survey on sexual performance conducted recently for international condom manufacturer Durex.
According to the survey, Greeks have sex with an average of 30 different...
Cyprus
Cyprus Alzheimer's Association to Hold Lecture in Cyprus
According to the 'Famagusta Gazette', the Famagusta Branch of the Cyprus Alzheimer'’s Association will be hosting a free lecture by Dr. Savvas Papacostas from the Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics this weekend.
Papacostas will be talking about the signs,...
events
Tennessee Williams' Spring Storm on Stage for the First Time in Greece
Spring StormFor the first time in Greece, 'Spring Storm' by Tennessee Williams takes to the stage at the Technopolis Theatre, Gazi on Friday, 2 December, under the direction of Vassilis Christofilakis.
The tragic play, one of Tennessee's earliest scripts, was written in 1937,...
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Presentation of 'Turkish Grammar in Greek Language'
The presentation of 'Turkish Grammar in the Greek Language' was held at the reception room of the 'Enosis Konstantinoupoliton'. The grammar book was written by Vassilis Daphnopatidis and Christina Sanlioglu and published by the 'Perugia-Tina Zogopoulou' publishing house.
The event...
Canada
Lecture on Greece’s Crisis in Montreal
Hellenic Canadian Federation of Québec in collaboration with the Hellenic Community of Greater Montreal organized a lecture titled 'Greece Under Debt Burden' that will be held on Sunday the 27th of November at the Greek Communal Centre.
During the lecture...
Australia
Alekos Fassianos’ Exhibition in Melbourne
An exhibition will be held in Australia, presenting the artworks of the Greek eminent painter Alekos Fassianos.
The opening day of the exhibition is on the 24th of November at the Greek Museum of Melbourne. The exhibition is organized under...
Australia
ERT WORLD’s New Program for Hellenism
ERT WORLD has announced that its upcoming upgraded program will include programs for the Hellenic Diaspora. Now, the first program for Hellenism named "ERT WORLD AUSTRALIA" is ready to be screened.
It's about a brand new program that will broadcast...
events
A Theatrical Monologue of Maria Callas’ Life in New York
Maria C. Morendo is a theatrical monologue of Maria Callas’ life. The play is a concept of Olga Laskaratou written and directed by her.
She was assigned to create the tribute for SKAI radio station in 2007 for “Callas” Year...
Europe
Vienna Pays Tribute to Poet Kavafy
A musical honour to the great Greek poet Constantine Kavafy is going to be held in Vienna on the 26th of November, presented by Alexandros Karozas. A. Karozas composed the music in a western, classical music style with the...
Greece
Crisis-Hit Greeks Looking for Simpler Life Away from City
Uprooted by a national debt crisis and a deepening recession that has eaten up their jobs, incomes and pensions, many Greeks are now returning to their families' rural past in search of a future, according to the 'Times of...
events
‘Transition to Christianity’ Exhibition at Onassis Foundation in the USA
An exhibition (December 7, 2011 – May 14, 2012) named "Transition to Christianity-Art of Late Antiquity, 3rd-7th Century AD" is jointly organized by the Onassis Foundation (USA) and the Byzantine and Christian Museum, Athens with the scholarly support of...