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A week-long photo exhibition and related events will take place in Toronto, Canada from May 10-18. The exhibition organized by the Greek America Foundation will feature works from photographers of Greek descent from North America and is hosted in...

First launched in 1993 by the Hellenic Art Galleries Association, Art Athina stands today as one of the longest-lasting contemporary art fairs in Europe and the largest annual visual arts event in Greece, attracting 18,000 visitors. Art-Athina brings together significant...

The Municipality of Zakynthos is organizing for the second year in a row the International of Art and Creation Festival which aims to establish international art meetings on an annual basis and use the island as its destination. Besides the...

Cameron Bailey, Artistic Director of the Toronto International Film Festival, and Dimitri Eipides, International Programmer for the Festival, announced today that the city of Athens, Greece will be the focus of the 2013 City to City programme at the...

The Head of the Greek Press Office in London, Spyros Diamantis was awarded with the 2013 prize of Diplomat Awards for Outstanding Contribution to the Press Corps among his peers serving in the UK's capital, an event sponsored by...

The Greek participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with the song Alcohol is Free, interpreted by Agathonas Iakovidis and Koza Mostra, will be presented ninth during the second semi-finals in the city of Malmö in Sweden, on May...

On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Dimitris Chatzis (1913-1981), the Press and Communication Office of the Greek Embassy in Hungary, in cooperation with the Department of Modern Greek Studies of the University organized a...

Greeks in Montreal enjoyed a sunlit Easter Sunday on May 5. awaking after midnight ceremonies in the city's 12 Greek Orthodox Churches that were packed with the faithful. The Bishop of Canada in his Easter message, called on Greeks around...

No doubt the cosmopolitan island of Corfu is the most popular Easter destination in Greece. Once again this year, Corfu had the chance to prove that its traditions are still alive and strong. The numerous visitors that went to...

N. Doumanis, an academic in Australia of Greek descent, wrote the book, Before the Nation: Muslim-Christian Coexistence and its Destruction in Late-Ottoman Anatolia. The book answers questions, such as: What kind of life did Greeks have under the Ottoman Empire?...

Two young men, a house and the different feelings they experience during the development of their relationship is the basic recipe on which the film India Blues is based. The director George Markakis that has known success in the...

George Daskaleas, a visiting professor at Kiev University, was named Ukraine's Man of the Year for 2012 at a recent ceremony. The 17th award ceremony took place in a packed National Palace of Culture in Kiev before politicians, academics,...

Ancient Olympia, the site of the ancient Olympic Games in the Western Peloponnese, has been appointed for symbolic reasons as venue of the International Scientific Conference in October 2013. The Conference, which will take place in the Olympia Conference Center,...

Cuban tradition will take the stage at this year’s Second Cuban Festival which will take place on June 8 at Votanikos Live Stage in Gazi, Athens. The rhythmic beats of Cuban music, with its explosive hip-hop, latin, and salsa rythmes...

Hundreds of Viennese friends of Greece welcomed the famous Greek artist Giorgos Dimou with demonstrations of admiration, at the renowned music theater of Vienna, the Raimund Theatre, where he gave a stunning concert. Dimou has brought Greek music closer...