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There's something alluring about the Greek god theme that makes for an entertaining box office hit. Take hold of a spear and bust out your leather sandals while you check out these top Greek god flicks of all time....

The latest powerful short film, The Palace, directed by Australian Anthony Maras won Best Australian Short Film at the 21st annual Flickerfest ceremony. Shot on the battle-scarred streets of Cyprus along the United Nations Green Line that cuts the nation...

The island of Crete is known for spawning some of Europe's longest-standing advanced cultural innovations, dating back to the ancient Minoans of Crete five millenniums ago. Montrealers with roots in Greece's most-populous island have lived in their adopted country a...

The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America organized a series of events in celebration of Greek Letters and the Feast Day of the Three Hierarchs, St. Basil the Great, St. Gregory the Theologian and St. John Chrysostom. On Saturday, January 28,...

Greek actor Lakis Lazopoulos will be on a European tour, presenting the theatrical play 'Sorry I'm Greek' in 7 European cities. Lazopoulos mimics famous Greek politicians, such as George Papandreou, Kostas Karamanlis, and Evangelos Venizelos, satirizing the contemporary Greek financial...

A Vasilopita dinner was held on January 8th, hosted by the Ladies Philoptochos (“friends of the poor”) Society of Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in Wilkes-Barre. At the dinner, parishioners raised approximately $1,000 for St. Basil Academy, a residential school for...

The island of Kos will host the 2012 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology (ICIT) in March. Organised and managed by IEEE, the Industrial Electronics Society, the ICIT conference was created in 1994 and aims to provide a forum...

The Semaphore Greek Cultural Festival will take place on Saturday the 14th through the 15th of January 2012. This year the festival celebrates 33 years of Greek community involvement and celebration at the Semaphore foreshore. The Semaphore Greek Cultural Festival...

Greek-Australian director Peter Stefanidis is planning shoot dates for his new short film attempting to portray Greek funeral services and the customs related to them. ''The Grave'' is based on the article of Greek-Australian author Dean Kalymnios “The Necrotafeio” and...

The Centre of the Hellenic Foundation for Culture in Belgrade, Kneza Milosa 14, will host American Lisa Quinones' photo exhibition entitled “Balkan Odyssey”, from January 19 to February 3. The exhibit will display different travel impressions from the Balkan countries, while every...

Andrew Liveris, Nicole Petallides and Rev. Fr. Charles Joanides will address a prominent crowd of Greek-Americans at the 21st annual Leadership 100 conference which will take place February 9th-12th, 2012 at The Ritz-Carlton Palm Beach, Manalapan, Florida. The conference is...

The Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce has named Jim and the late Doris Demos 2011 Business Legends of the Year, as the chamber announced Wednesday. The Chamber will honor the couple at the Chamber's annual Business at its Best celebration...

Greece will participate in the Vienna International Tourism Fair with an impressive stall representing the Greek Tourism Organization (EOT) and various regional tourism organizations. The fair, which is expected to attract roughly 150,000 visitors, opens in Vienna on Thursday...

Panos Kiamos is preparing for his first ever North American Tour starting in January 2012. His new album, entitled "Olokainourgios", went 10x platinum in one day! He's considered one of the most popular and beloved Greek singers, because of his...

The Cypriot Community's Annual Souvla is one of the Community's favourite and most well attended events, and in 2012 it's going to be held on February 5th. If you haven't been before, please be assured this event is ALWAYS an...