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Fundraiser for Bear Cottage at St Nicholas Church in Sydney

A fundraiser to benefit Bear Cottage at Manly, the only children’s hospice in NSW will take place at the St Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church Hall in Sydney on October 27th at 2 p.m. The event is organized by the...

Impressive Representation of Parga's Naval Combat

Parga once again honored its past. Following the representation of the Pargians' escape on August 15, on September 1, there was another representation which attracted all the people of Epirus. The representation was about the most frightful pirate Kheir el-din...

Avranas’ Miss Violence at Venice Festival

The Greek film Miss Violence by Alexandros Avranas is participating  in the 70th International Film Festival of Venice, which started on August 28 and will be completed on September 7. This is the second feature-length film for the Greek director,...

Iliadis Wins Judo World Bronze

Ilias Iliadis won the bronze medal in the Judo World Championships 2013 that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from Aug. 26-Sept. 1 after winning five out of six matches. He had won the bronze last year in the...

Aktina Celebrates 20 Years of Excellence with Machairitsas Concert

Aktina Productions Inc, a non-profit 501 (c) 3 New York-based cultural organization dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the rich heritage, folklore and culture of Cyprus and Greece celebrates 20 years of excellence in the arts, culture and...

Boutaris Recites Cavafy For Oasis

The Rehabilitation Centre Oasis in Thessaloniki on Sept. 20 will present a music performance featuring the works of one of Greece's greatest poets, the C.P. Cavafy- By Heart and Singing from the group Cavafy of Ano Syros. As 2013 has...

Oysters and Orotory at Christos’ Fishmonger

Some ingenious Greeks always have their way, such as fisherman-poet Christos Raskatos who is going to participate in the Festival of Performing Arts of Lorne, a seaside town on Louttit Bay in Victoria, Australia. At the Festival of Performing Arts...

Greek-Turkish Friendship Festival in Samothrace, Imbros

The 12th Greek-Turkish Friendship Festival will take place on September 12-15, 2013, in Samothrace and Imbros. The topic of the 12th Festival is Environment and Tourism. Taking into consideration that Imbros is easily accessible from the closest Greek island, Samothrace,...

Linda, Imvrios Sing to Support Greek Education in Canada

Greek artists Mary Linda and Petros Imvrios will give concerts in Canada at the end of September, which will be held under the auspices of the Canadian Ambassador in Athens, Robert Peck, in the context of the Greek-Canadian diplomatic...

Kosmidis Dances With Cirque du Soleil

The famous Cirque du Soleil has begun a world tour presenting a performance-tribute to Michael Jackson. In September and October, the event will be staged in Australia’s biggest cities after it completes a tour of China, South Korea and...

Ifestia Festival Charmed Tourists (video)

The traditional Ifestia festival brought thousands of visitors to the caldera to attend a spectacular ceremony. The Ifestia Festival, the representation of the volcanic eruptions, which is held every August in Santorini, constituted for another year a unique spectacle for...

Two Greek Participations in Montréal World Film Festival

Two Greek films, "The enemy within" (O ehthros mou) by Yorgos Tsemberopoulos and "The tree and the swing" (To dentro kai i kounia) by Maria Douza, will have their world premiere at the 37th Montreal World Film Festival and...

Greek Gastronomy Goes to TIF

The guests of the 78th Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) will have the chance to taste the Greek production of food and wines in the framework of the thematic exhibition of Greek gastronomy, which will be hosted at stand 14. The...

Athens Digital Film Festival Coming in September

A number of more than 200 short films, Greek and foreign, a contest, tributes to Greek directors, parallel programs and art exhibitions about digital image, will be included in the 3rd Athens International Digital Film Festival (AIDFF), which will...

Annual Conference in Nicosia for Cypriot Diaspora

Representatives of Greek and Cypriot organizations abroad gathered for their annual conference on August 21 in Nicosia, Cyprus. According to the Cyprus News Agency (CNA), they began their deliberations focusing on two main topics, the state of the economy and...