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Matala Festival 2: Crete Welcomes Hippies of the World Once More
Do you know Matala? Because hippies love it and that's the perfect reason why Crete plans the Matala Festival 2! The myth of Matala appears to be alive and it is expected that the famous caves will be full again.
In the 60's...
Australia
Greek Festival of Sydney Presents Photo Exhibition on Castellorizo
The 30th Greek Festival of Sydney presents the "An Island in Time: Castellorizo in Photographs, 1890-1948" exhibition at the Kudos Gallery with special guest MC John Mangos.
Largely drawn from the recent publication An Island in Time by Nicholas Pappas...
Australia
‘Traditions of Our Homeland’ Presented By Greek Festival of Sydney
The 30th Greek Festival of Sydney proudly presents "Traditions of Our Homeland," an event of narratives, music, song and dance attempting to revive and promote the life of earlier Cretan generations.
The Cretan Folkloric Company will stage a two-hour concert...
Canada
Dimitris Soudas to Be Honored By Greek Socrates-Demosthenes Schools
Dimitri Soudas, Executive Director of Communications of the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) will be honored and serve as central speaker of the annual farewell morning of 6th Grade students of Socrates-Demosthenes Elementary Schools on Thursday May 3, at 9:30am...
Europe
Austrian Film Museum Hosts Theo Angelopoulos’ Work
Austrian fans of late Greek director Theodoros Angelopoulos have the chance to watch some of his movies at the Austrian Film Museum in Vienna, from April 27 to May 7.
The exhibition titled "Travels in Greece" marks news about the Greek...
entertainment
Belgian Television Program to Showcase Crete
Despite political upheaval, despite financial crisis and the EU's austerity measures imposed on Greece, citizens of Europe show their solidarity to Greece in many ways.
The initiative is Belgian this time. More specifically, the Belgian Broadcasting Corporation of the French-speaking regions (RTBF)...
events
Kalymnos Sponge Diving To Become International Sport
The Skandalopetra FreeDiving Event will be held in Bonaire, Northern Caribbean May 2-9. Many Greeks may not have heard of the word "skandalopetra" before, but freedivers all over the world seem to know its meaning, participating in events with great...
Europe
Nana Mouskouri Changes Tune on Greece Situation in Interview With Austrian Paper
Greek renowned singer Nana Mouskouri gave an interview to Austrian Wiener Zeitung, occasioned by her upcoming concert in Staathalle concert hall in Vienna on Friday, April 27. The anniversary concert celebrates 50 years after the German-speaking CD release of...
Europe
Alexis Grivas to Represent Greek Cinema in Eurimages
Alexis Grivas will be representing the Greek Film Center (GFC) in “Eurimages” of the Council of Europe. The Board of Managers of GFC chose a man with great cinema experience, who has served the Seventh Art from various posts,...
Europe
Unterföhring Municipality Donates 2,000 Euros to Greek-Orthodox Church
First Mayor of Unterföhring in Germany Franz Schwarz delivered a two-million-euro check to the Archpriest and highest clergy member of Bavaria Apostolos Malamousis to go towards iconography in the All Saints Court Church in Munich.
The delivery of the check took place...
Greece
Movie To be Filmed in Village of Potamia, Cyprus
Potamia is a mixed village located close to the Green Line, which separates the Greek part of Cyprus from the Turkish one. Both nationalities live in this small village, which has two mayors, one Greek and one Turkish.
A few...
events
Transport Research Arena Conference 2012 Begins in Athens
The Transport Research Arena Conference -TRA 2012, the top transport research event in Europe, gathering experts, operators, industry and policymakers every two years, is taking place in Athens from April 23-26, 2012.
The TRA2012 Conference will contribute to innovation in...
entertainment
Cultural Initiative Aims to Put Greece in Positive Light
Sometimes, Europeans think of Greece when they read articles about the financial crisis. Some others pass the Hellenic Ministry's campaign signs in Times Square or London, advertising a perfect summer in Greece. Lately, there are also many demonstrations undertaken across Europe to support...
events
Thomas Belesis Receives New York State Republican Committee Recognition
John Thomas Financial CEO Thomas Belesis was honored by the New York State Republican Committee for his "steadfast commitment to the principles of the Republican Party and selfless support for Republican ideals."
Mr. Belesis' contributions to the Republican Party have...
Art
Charity Concert Collects Medicine and Milk Instead of Selling Tickets
A different sort of concert offering a rather interesting ticket will take place in Athens, organized by the Greek Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation(ERT), in collaboration with the city's Municipality, the Greek Therapy Center for Dependent Individuals(KETHEA) and the Doctors of...