On the occasion of World Poetry Day 2012, the Eugenides Foundation of Athens will honor the prominent Greek poet and academic Kiki Dimoula on March 22, for her 60 years of work and contribution to the Greek Letters. The event is part of the Foundation’s program, aiming at highlighting Greek cultural and educational figures in order [...]
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Posters for the Support of Greek Cultural Heritage by the Association of Greek Archaeologists
“Monuments have no voice. They must have yours.” is the slogan used by the Association of Greek Archaeologists who are complaining for the funding cuts that are threatening the Greek cultural heritage and the “austerity packages and authoritarian measures, that are currently tearing apart Greece and its monuments”. The Association of Greek Archaeologists stresses that [...]
Nikos Smyrnios: The Fine Balance Between Pop and Op Art
By Inga Athanasiadou Nicholas Smyrnios was born in Greece (Edessa), grew up in the sixties in Sweden, and was strongly influenced by the latest great art movements of Pop and Op Art. As a winner of the Swedish Institute scholarship, he got his education at the National Art and Design College of Stockholm, the heart of [...]
The French Institute of Athens Pays Tribute to Theo Angelopoulos
The auditorium of the French Institute of Athens (IFA) will from now on be named “Theodoros Angelopoulos”, according to the decision of the Institute to pay tribute to the internationally acclaimed Greek filmmaker “who had been a true friend of the French language and had promoted Greek-French cultural relations”. The 13th French Language Film Festival [...]
Athens Technopolis Celebrates International Women’s Day 2012
On the occasion of the International Women’s Day 2012 on March 8, the Technopolis venue in Athens (Gazi) is organizing a celebratory exhibition for the modern woman entitled “Amarilis 2011”. The exhibition will be hosted at the hall “Costis Palamas” and will display the works of 20 modern female and one male artist, all members [...]
Luisa Rocha to Perform for First Time in Greece
“Don’t be surprised if you fall in love with her voice while listening to her”. This is the best advice music reviewer, David Ferreira, can give to all those who will listen to Luisa Rocha for the first time. Although quite new in the industry, the rising Portuguese star of Fado (trns. “fate”, a music [...]
Greek Comedian Vassilis Tsivilikas Passes Away
Popular TV and theatre comedian, Vassilis Tsivilikas, passed away at 6:25 am on February 29, at the age of 70, due to heart failure. The actor had been transported to a hospital where the doctors tried unsuccessfully to revive him for 40 minutes. Tsivilikas was born in 1942 in Thessaloniki and was the only son [...]
2011 Greek State Awards for Children’s Literature Announced
The results of the competition for the 2011 Greek State Awards for Children’s Literature were announced on Friday by the Letters’ Direction of the General Direction of Modern Culture of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. The awards concerned books published in 2010 and the State Awards Committee chose its finalists after repeated sessions, and [...]
1st Interbalkan Poetry Festival to be Held During Thessaloniki’s 9th Book Fair
The Hellenic Authors Society, the National Book Centre of Greece (EKEBI), and the Municipality of Thessaloniki are co-organizing the 1st Interbalkan Poetry Festival within the framework of the 9th Thessaloniki International Book Fair, to take place from May 24th to May 27th. “The idea of an Interbalkan Poetry festival was first introduced in 2010”, said [...]
Diaspora Documentarian Athina Krikeli Honored for her Overall Work in Larissa
Multi-awarded and acclaimed Diaspora journalist and documentarian, Athina Krikeli, was honored Friday by the Municipality of Larissa and the Cypriot Association of Larissa for her overall work and contribution to Hellenism. Krikeli’s documentary feature “The enclaved in Cyprus” was presented at the 2011 New York International Film Festival, winning Best Political Documentary in the USA. [...]
“Kazantzakis and the Arab World” Exhibition at Egyptian Cultural Centre of Athens
“Kazantzakis and the Arab World” is the title of the pending exhibition to be hosted at the Egyptian Cultural Centre of Athens from February 28 to March 3, within the framework of international celebrations of the 55th anniversary of the author’s death, organized by the International Society of Nikos Kazantzakis’ Friends. In the inauguration of [...]
Exhibition in Thesprotia Celebrates 50 Years of Asterix
Courageous and smart Asterix le Gaulois and his best friend Obelix with the magic powers are still fighting against Julius Caesar’s legions in the Archaeological Museum of Thesprotia. The periodical exhibition entitled “50 Years of Asterix” is being hosted at the Museum in Igoumenitsa and has become an educational meeting point for the local schools. [...]
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Calendar – Exhibits, Concerts, Fun
- Thessaloniki: 50 Year Anniversary Commemorated of Seferis Literature Nobel Prize May 23, 2012
- ‘Doctors of the World’ International Conference to be Held in Greece May 22, 2012
- Crete is a Mediterranean ‘Treasure’ of Aromatic Plants and Herbs May 22, 2012
- Crete to Export Products to Australia May 21, 2012
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