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After tourists leave the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem at nightfall, a little-known but centuries-old tradition unfolds at one of Christianity’s holiest sites. Clerics from the three largest denominations represented in the church—Greek Orthodox, Armenian and Roman Catholic—gather each...

The Music School of Greek Diaspora Yiannis Polykandriotis, of the famous homonymous bouzouki maestro, has been selected to lead the parade for the “One Month Counting to the London Olympics 2012,’’ playing Greek music at Waltham Cross EN8 7LF on June 23....

The students of Modern Greek Language at the Thiers High School in France chose Aristophanes play “Acharnis” for their school year ending celebration. The students, under the guidance of their Greek teacher Ioanna Mousikoudi, amused the visitors as well the...

"A Green Story" officially kicked off the 2012 Los Angeles Greek Film Festival. The film is a biographical tale based on the life of Van Vlahakis, a Greek immigrant who traveled to the US with just a few dollars...

The Greek Diethnes Vima publishing house will put the book “Los Cinco luchadores cubanos en las cárceles de EE.UU.” (The Five Cuban Fighters in US Prisons) up for sale next week, an initiative aimed at bringing information about the...

The well-known theater play by Lakis Lazopoulos, “Sorry...I’m Greek,” which received warm applause in Europe lately, will also travel to Cyprus July 22-27 for limited performances. The exciting comedy presenting economic and political aspects of developments in Greece under a...

American Madeline Miller is a classics teacher who recently won the very prestigious Orange Prize for fiction at London's Royal Festival Hall. She wrote her debut book "The Song of Achilles" on the life of the ancient Greek warrior...

After a 12-year-lasting preparation, the first ever musical by Yusuf Islam - formerly known as Cat Stevens - "Moonshadow" will make its world premiere at the Princess Theatre in Melbourne today. "Moonshadow" is a magical story about a journey we...

On May 30, Athenians will have the chance to visit an innovative and interesting exhibition at the Benaki Museum. The "Is My Scarf" exhibition presents Greek scarves made of pure silk. The exhibits are made by Greek silk from Soufli....

The collaboration between Greek and Serbian literature magazines was promoted during a discussion that took place in Thessaloniki, as Serbia is this year's guest of honor with a special exhibition at the 9th Thessaloniki International Book Fair. Representatives of the Serbian magazine...

Where do our dreams go? Why are some of them realized while some others are not? Some people believe that our dreams are our hidden wishes and some others that they are wind and they just go away… That is...

The Aristofanis Association in Munich devoted one week to the work of the author George Lekakis, who writes about folklore issues. This event was part of several events undertaken by the Greek schools of the Bavarian capital, organized in collaboration with...

By now, Alex Lykos has created a theatrical following due to his previous Adam and Eve plays. Alex’s latest installment is called "Better Man." It is currently playing in Sydney from May 24-June 10, and moves away totally from...

The Posidonia Shipping Exhibition is expected to provide Athens with almost 50 million euros, with 17,000 people from 90 different countries, of which 10,000 belong to high-paid classes. Posidonia is the world's biggest shipping exhibition and will take place in...

The Leonidas and Eftychia Theatre Group returns to New York this fall to present the classic Greek tragedy Euripides play “Helen” in La MaMa ETC, 74A East 4th Street. After mounting two successful off-Broadway runs of Aeschylus’s Oresteia (2010)...