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Museum of Ancient Greek Musical Instruments Travels to Australia

The Hellenic Museum in Melbourne announced that the Museum  of Ancient Greek Musical Instruments by Kostas Kotsanas will be transferred from Katakolo, Ilia to Australia for three months. More specifically, it is a collection of 42 ancient Greek musical instruments,...

Cretan Cuisine Profiled in Switzerland

The newspaper of Lausanne “24 heures” highlights Cretan cuisine this month in Montreux, Switzerland. Three famous chefs of hotel “Elounda”, Antonis Petrellis, Nikos Zarzanis and Babis Kountouris will present their culinary skills at the restaurants of Montreux Royale Palace...

New York’s Greek Independence Day Parade 2011

This year, marked the 73rd year that the Greek Independence Day Parade took place on New York’s famed Fifth Avenue, starting at 64th and continuing to 79th Streets, , March 27, 2011. New York City's parade, the largest Greek parade...

President Obama Hosts Greek Independence Celebration at the White House

President Obama celebrated the 190th anniversary of Greek Independence at the White House. Greek government officials and prominent Greek-Americans attended the celebration in the East Room on Friday 25th 2011. "Today we are celebrating the bond between two nations that...

Gorgeous Inaugural Gala for Greek Festival, Sydney

The 29th Greek Festival in Sydney, organized by the Greek Orthodox Community, began with a gorgeous gala.  Australians and expatriates belauded the multicultural community and pointed out the role that the Festival has played in the cultural life of...

Celebrating Greek Independence Day in Vancouver

Greek-Canadian Georgia Tsoromocosshares her experiences from Greek Independence Day celebrations over the years.

Hellenic Times Scholarship Fund to Celebrate 20th Anniversary with Star-Studded Gala & Leadership Workshops

The Hellenic Times Scholarship Fund will honor actor Gilles Marini, star of the hit ABC drama, Brothers & Sisters, and business leader Spiros Milonas, Chairman/CEO of Ionian Management, at its 20th Anniversary Gala at the New York Marriott Marquis...

The Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Community of Corona Honors American Philhellenes

The Transfiguration of Christ Greek Orthodox Community in Corona, NY paid tribute to the contribution of American Philhellenes and mutual struggles of the U.S. and Greece for freedom at a special event it held on Sunday March 20, 2011....

Greek Research: Stem Cells May Help in Aggressive MS

Hemopoietic stem cell transplantation can be considered a treatment option for patients with aggressive, refractory multiple sclerosis, a single-center study suggested. Among a group of 35 patients given stem cell transplants, progression-free survival was 44% at 15 years for those...

Eurovision Song from FYROM Causes Uproar

FYROM's song for the Eurovision has caused uproar. Our neighbors chose a song, through which they intend to show that they are Macedonians. Vlatko Ilievsky’s song is titled “Rusinka” and it is about the love story between a man...

New Painting Exhibition at the Greek Institute of Culture in Berlin

A part of the collection of Antonis Chatziioannou and Azia Chatziioannou-Dimotaki is being presented in the Greek Institute of Culture in Berlin. The couple started collecting three decades ago. The main body of the collection includes paintings of living...

Turkish Actors Plan Wedding on Greek Island!

Turkish actors Gökçe Bahadır and Ali Sunal are planning to get married on a Greek island. According to the publication of the newspaper “Milliyet”, the couple is planning their wedding celebration on a Greek island after the wedding ceremony...

The 29th annual Greek Festival of Sydney will kick-off next weekend

The 29th annual Greek Festival of Sydney will launch with a two day long celebration at Darling Harbour on the 26th and 27th of March. Bring your family, bring your appetites and bring your dancing shoes for two days...

“Lucky Girls” Production Team Launches Campaign to Help Orphanage

20425956 The Lucky Girls Movie production team launched “4,000 Raindrops” campaign to raise $4,000 in 40 days commenced on March 7, 2011. Funds raised will go towards the purchase of a water well for the Theotokos Greek Orthodox Girl’s Orphanage...