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Before Midnight opened the 3rd Athens Open Air Festival, the festival that fills parks, squares and pedestrians around central Athens with films and music. The two actors were accompanied by the trilogy’s director, Richard Linklater. The last movie was...

With the slogan “Free spirits, Free bodies,” the 2nd Pride Parade will take place in Thessaloniki under the auspices of the city’s Municipality, from June 14 to 15. Music,            photography and theater events, as...

The vοlunteer group Diolki has organized an exhibition entitled Imagine the City: Corinth 2013. The event, which runs from June 14-23 ,will take place at the municipal market of the city of Corinth, in Corinthia region, Peloponnese, Greece. The exhibition...

Seven Greek-Australians were honored by the Australian state on June 10, in the framework of distinctions that are awarded to citizens on the occasion of Queen Elizabeth’s birthday. A total of 582 individuals were awarded for their contribution to the...

The Athens Open Air Film Festival returns this year with outdoor film screenings, events, concerts, master classes, and short films, all set against the backdrop of Attica's most distinctive monuments. The primary goal of this event, which will run from...

One and a half century of history which sculpted education in the lives of thousands of Egyptians revived on June 8 at the Onassis Culture Center. The celebration of the 150 years of the Ambetios School of Cairo along with...

June 10 was a somber day in the Greek village of Distomo, the 69th anniversary of the massacre of most of its citizens by Nazis in a reprisal raid. On that day in 1944, an SS phalanx, along with other...

Hygeia Hospital in Greece was awarded the first prize in the category Employer of the year, according to the results of the pan-European competition European Business Awards 2012/2013. As announced, the companies’ evaluation has been undertaken by the international judges...

The reopening of the Municipal Theatre of Piraeus, one of the city's most beautiful structures, is set for Sept. 21, Mayor Vassilis Michaloliakos announced. “The contractor (TOMI SA) which took over the restoration of the theater, not only proceeded to...

The Roman Cerealia Festival, which is in its third year in the Italian capital, is dedicated to modern and ancient Greek culture and gastronomy this year. The reference to the ancient Greek goddess Demeter, Cerere in ancient Rome, provides...

The fourth meeting of Epirotes of Europe, devoted to the 100 years commemoration of the Liberation of Ioannina, took place in the German city Gemeinde Ketsch am Rhein, situated on the right bank of the river Rhine. It was organized...

American photographer William Abranowicz has been invited to participate in the art festival Fotometria that will take place in Ioannina, the largest city of Epirus in Greece. The photographer arrived in Ioannina on June 6 and his visit will last...

Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy will be at the Cine Thisio on June 11 for the premiere of, Before Midnight. The film, directed by Richard Linklater, will open the 3rd Athens Open Air Film Festival. Don’t forget that Cine Thisio on...

The Region of the Peloponnese organized a special event in London, where Prefect, Petros Tatoulis, presented the touristic product of the Peloponnese to tour operators and many journalists. The Prefect characterized the Peloponnese as a safe destination and talked about...

Greece will be represented at the Edinburgh International Film Festival 2013 with two entries. Constantina Voulgaris’ A.C.A.B. All Cats Are Brilliant, and Elias Giannakakis’, Joy(Hara), will be screened during the festival that will run from June 19 to 30. The...