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Greece in the 30th International Istanbul Book Fair

For one more year, Greece will participate in the Istanbul Book Fair which will take place from November 12-15 2011. You may visit the Greek stand and browse over 300 albums, books of classic and modern literature, scientific books, books...

Haris Alexiou Meets with Greeks in Melbourne!

Haris Alexiou, the legendary voice of Greece returns to Australia after 17 years. Fresh from a sellout season in Athens and a 10 city European tour, Alexiou will perform in Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney. Her arrival gained the attention of...

Anna Vissi to be Honored at 8th Hellenic Charity Ball

The Greek-American Elios Society is organizing the 8th Hellenic Charity Ball to be held on November 12, 2011 at the Fairmont Hotel in San Fransisco. Singer Anna Vissi, director and actor Nick Cassavetes, rocker and Broadway star Constantine Maroulis and...

Greek Tenor Mario Frangoulis to Perform with York Symphony

Performing with the York Symphony this Saturday is Mario Frangoulis, a powerful tenor known for charismatic live performances. Frangoulis is Greek and is fluent in Greek, English, French, Italian, and Spanish, and has performed in all five languages. His...

Island of Hydra Becomes Painting Exhibition Theme in Vienna

With a total of 60 paintings, mostly aquarelles, the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) inaugurated the painting exhibition of 12 Austrian artists under the title “Impressions from Hydra” in its premises in Vienna. The inaugurating event of the exhibition was...

State Historical Museum of Moscow Hosts Mount Athos Photo Exhibit

The new exhibition hall of the State Historical Museum in Moscow hosts an exhibition of 240 photographs from Mount Athos taken from the archive of the Simonapetra Monastery. In cooperation with the Greek Monastery, the Russian Geographical Society and the...

Greek Plays in Oxford!

In Athens in the 5th century BC, at the yearly festival of the City Dionysia, local poets' latest plays were presented in a sunlit amphitheatre before fellow citizens, as part of a competition with rival poets. The victorious production...

McNary’s Drama Students Stage 1940’s Version of Sophocles’ ‘Antigone’

The plays unfolds in the wake of a civil war in which two brothers died. Their uncle orders a hero’s’ funeral for one while the other will be buried unmarked. Their sister, the titular Antigone, must decide how she...

Professor Iakovos Michaelidis to Hold Public Lectures in Australia

The Australian Institute of Macedonian Studies (AIMS) and the Greek Studies Program of the University of Notre Dame will be hosting the esteemed Professor Iakovos Michaelidis from the University of Thessaloniki from 13 to 23 November. The Greek Professor of...

Annual Teachers Professional Development Seminar in New York

The Annual Staff-Development Seminar of the Direct Archdiocesan District was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2011 (Election Day), at the High School of St. Demetrios Cathedral in Astoria. The Seminar was held under the auspices of His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios...

Michael and Efthalia Katos Awarded by Greek Orthodox Community of Astoria

Michael and Efthalia Katos have been awarded the Odyssey Award by the Community of St. Demetrios in Astoria during the annual dinner at Terrace on the Park. The President of the Community, Kostas Iliadis praised the couple, emphasizing that the...

Lecture on Diplomat Fridtjof Nansen and Pontian Genocide in Astoria

Associate Professor of History at Haverford College, Alexander Kitroeff held a lecture in Astoria about the diplomat and humanitarian Fridtjof Nansen, who negotiated the resettlement of hundreds of thousands of refugees in Minor Asia. This lecture was held in honor...

Kulturforum in Wiesbaden Hosts Successful Greek Music Night

Everyone interested in music left the Kulturforum in Wiesbaden, Germany in absolute joy after the musical night had come to an end. On October’s last Saturday, Greeks gathered in the culture centre of Wiesbaden and enjoyed the performances of five...

Greek-Russian Cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin Holds Lecture at Eugenides Foundation

Greek-Russian cosmonaut and photographer Greek-Russian cosmonaut, Greek-Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin will hold a lecture for the Greek audience at 18:00 on the 8th of November in the amphitheatre of the Eugenides Foundation (Syggrou Boulevard 387, 175 64 Palaion Faliro). The lecture...

Euripides’ "Iphigenia in Tauris” to be Staged at NY Row Lion Theatre

The Leonidas Loizidis Theatre Company continues its journey around the USA with its world-touring production of “Iphigenia in Tauris”. The classic Greek tragedy of Euripides will be staged at Lion Theatre Off-Broadway at410 WEST 42 STREET, New York from...