After decades of performing their massive hits all over Europe, enormously popular Boney M appeared on stage at “Disco Studio 54″ in Athens on Saturday, April 7. Belting out all their great songs from the 70s and 80s, the four members of the group had everyone up on their feet dancing. The original group, formed [...]
About Lorraine Eyre
Happy out-going British woman with a love for life. Successful author, proofreader and editor. If there were two words to describe me, they would be 'Recycled Teenager'.
Greece’s Favorite TV Chef & Author Vefa Alexiadou Reveals Cooking Secrets
Vefa Alexiadou is a very popular and respected food writer and celebrity chef in her native Greece. She is also well-known around the world for her TV appearances and selection of colorful, illustrated cookbooks. In this interview, she shares a few of her secret ingredients for culinary success and turns her thoughts to the future [...]
Peaceful Demonstrators Take to the Streets of Athens to Bring Attention to the Syrian Crisis
A peaceful demonstration of mostly Syrian protesters took place in the center of Athens on 09/03/12. The relatively small crowd of people gathered in Syntagma square to bring attention to the Syrian Crisis and to ask for help and intervention from governments from around the world. The ongoing violent conflict in Syria kicked off with public [...]
Tom Jackson Talks About His New Mystery Book and its Connection to the Parthenon Marbles
The Devil’s Legacy Tom Jackson is a British author who lives in Athens with his wife and daughter. After becoming intensely interested in the events surrounding the removal of the Parthenon marbles, he undertook considerable research here in Athens and in the UK to discover the truth about the highly controversial subject. After gaining a [...]
‘Elite Events Athens’ in Collaboration with ‘Feeling Human’ Hosts Christmas Charity Bazaar
’Elite Events Athens’, (specialists in customized events ranging from corporate to weddings to lifestyle events) in collaboration with the non-profit organization ‘Feeling Human’, who help raise awareness through creative events on critical issues of our time, will hold a Christmas Charity Bazaar on Saturday, the 10th and Sunday, the 11th of December. The special charity event will take [...]
Tennessee Williams’ Spring Storm on Stage for the First Time in Greece
Spring Storm For 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, when he was in his mid-twenties and an Iowa student, attending a playwriting workshop. [...]
Hair Professional Theo Ikonomakis Talks About His New Software Invention and Styling
Ikonomakis hairdressing salons provide extremely professional and high standards of work and services. In their well-equipped and friendly salons, highly-trained staff use the latest techniques and tools to design and create unique images. The name ikonomakis, is universally recognized for its ongoing effort to upgrade the hairdressing art. Here in an exclusive interview, Theodore Ikonomakis, [...]
Dimitra Colomvakou – Keeping a 4000-Year-Old Heritage Alive
Dimitra Colomvakou is an immensely talented artist who through her passion, patience and dedication has succeeded in creating some of the most beautiful mosaic art in Greece. Dimitra, who is of Canadian descent has the remarkable ability to take loose pebbles and turn them into extraordinary decorative pavings that can adorn gardens, courtyards and paths. [...]
Full House and Strong Praise for ‘Pinocchio – The Truth Under Our Nose’
The contemporary theatrical production of ‘PINOCCHIO – The Truth Under Our Nose’ made its premiere on Friday, October 14th at the Multiplex Municipality of Athens, Anna & Maria Kalouta. The play, a collaboration between the Cultural Organization Municipality of Athens and the civic non-profit theatrical company Mythodia, received a hugely positive and enthusiastic response from [...]
What’s Cooking? Nikki Rose Professional Chef & Culinary Writer Talks About Life on Crete and New Book
Nikki Rose is a Greek American editor, culinary writer and professional chef. She is also the founder of Crete’s Culinary Sanctuaries which works to protect Crete’s cultural and culinary heritage, the root of the Mediterranean diet. She has received numerous awards for her innovative projects that bring attention to cultural arts plus agricultural and environmental [...]
NY Metropolitan Opera Opens New season with Anna Bolena by Donizetti
The NY Metropolitan Opera will be airing its gala premiere of ‘The Met: Live in HD’ on Saturday, the 15th of October at 7.55pm, at the Alexandreio Conference Center of Loutraki. The Metropolitan Opera Live in HD is a series of live opera performances transmitted in high-definition video via satellite from the Metropolitan Opera in [...]
Pinocchio – the Truth Under Our Nose to Benefit Autistic Youth
A collaboration between the Cultural Organization Municipality of Athens and the civic non-profit theatrical company, ‘Mythodia’ means that the much-loved children’s story, ‘Pinocchio’ will be brought back to life again. ‘Pinocchio – The Truth Under our Nose’, will be presented at the ‘Anna & Maria Kalouta Theater’ on the 14th – 15th – 16th – [...]
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Calendar – Exhibits, Concerts, Fun
- Greek-By-Choice Pedro Olalla Honored May 20, 2013
- AHEPA Day Celebration Hosted In Athens May 20, 2013
- Greek Gastronomy Days At Benaki Museum May 20, 2013
- Open Call for Greek Designers May 19, 2013
