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Stephen Fry Trilogy Play on Ancient Greece to Premiere in Ontario Festival
Three solo theatre shows based on Greek Mythology and featuring noted British comedian Stephen Fry will get their world premiere at the Shaw Festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario.
Fellow Brit Tim Carroll, the festival’s artistic director, will direct Fry in Mythos:...
Canada
Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund Grants ‘A Taste of Greece’ Festival $15,000
A Taste of Greece in London, Ontario Canada has been granted $15,000 from the provincial government.
The funding will go towards the festivities of the three-day event which includes traditional Greek food, products, live music and live dancing.
The event is...
Canada
Get Ready for Greek Festival Season 2016 [video]
Greek summer festivals are one of the most anticipated events of the season for both Greeks and non-Greeks alike. The good news is that there are plenty of festivals to choose from throughout almost every state in the Union and in most...
Art
Greek-Canadian Entrepreneur Nominated For Ontario 2015 Premier’s Awards
Complete Innovations co-founder and CEO Tony Lourakis is among the 116 nominees for the 2015 Premier’s Awards that will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, November 16, at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel in Ontario, Canada.
During this year's ceremony, exceptional graduates...
Canada
Greek Soccer Legends to Join Historic Cup Tournament in Ontario, Canada
Famous World Cup and European Champions will join the International Masters Cup 2015, a historic Cup Tournament that will be held at FirstOntario Centre in Ontario, Canada on Sunday, November 29.
Legendary soccer stars Angelos Charisteas, Angelos Basinas, Antonios Nikopolidis and Stelios Giannakopoulos from Greece, Gianluca Zambrotta...
Canada
Canadian News Reports on Greek Crisis
Several articles have been published in the Canadian media analyzing the Greek crisis, noting that the two parties may still come to an agreement and even speculating that the Greek government may in fact be preparing to request a...
Canada
Thirteen Greek Candidates for Toronto Councelors
Thirteen candidates of Greek origin will run for councelors in the upcoming municipal elections in Toronto, to be held on October 27.
The Greek candidates for councelors in various parties are the following: George Dedopoulos, Dinos Kaltsoudas, Theo Lagakos, Gus Koutroumanos, Andreas Marouchos,...
Canada
TIFF Presents Athens
The 38th annual Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), scheduled to be held from September 5 to 15, is hosting a special program named City to City, dedicated this year to Greece’s capital, Athens. A total of 366 films from...
Canada
Kazantzakis’ Christ Recrucified in Toronto
One of the major Greek cultural events in years, the theatrical production of He Who Must Die, will be performed in Richmond Hill, Ontario on Jan. 4-6, 2013.
Based on Nikos Kazantzakis' Christ Re-crucified, this powerful dramatic play will be...
Canada
Greek Orthodox Father Sues Schools Over Sex Education
Teaching religious affairs in a school often causes problems to teachers since students of different origin and religious belief have to be taught sex and marriage issues. As a result, many parents quite often disagree with what or the...