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National Geographic Searches For Longevity Secrets in Icaria

Residents of the island of Icaria on average live up to 90 years, which is thrice as much as in the USA. This fact has been enough to gather the attention of a National Geographic team, who visited the...

18th Greek Film Festival Completed!

This year, the 18th Greek Film Festival took Leichhardt by a storm with 24 fantastic films and 4 exceptional documentaries. After almost three hugely successful weeks of great Greek cinema, the 2011 Greek Film Festival of Sydney closed on...

Hellenic-American Union to Pay Tribute to Composer Dimitris Mitropoulos

The Greek Composers’ Union in collaboration with the Hellenic-American Union, the Hellenic American Inc., and the Association of American Universities’ Graduates are organizing a special concert to mark the 50 years from the death of the internationally renowned Greek...

Presentation of Spyros Paloukis’ ‘Daydreaming’ at the European Parliament

A presentation of Spyros Paloukis photo book Daydreaming: One Hundred Greeks of Belgium Dream of Greece was held in the European Parliament in Brussels, under the initiative of the MEP Michalis Tremopoulos and the Minister in Belgium Christos Doulkeridis. Many...

Greek Tragedies at Livonia Churchill High School

The Creative and Performing Arts (CAPA) program at Livonia Churchill High School will present two Greek tragedies in repertory. The plays are Phaedra by Jean Racine (1677) from the Greek play Hippolytus written by Euripides (428 B.C.) and translated by...

Number of Households Needing Food Aid on the Rise

Hunger is increasingly becoming a problem among poor Greek households, with more and more families unable to make ends meet, the Greek branch of the humanitarian aid organisation 'Doctors of the World' warned in a press conference on Wednesday. It...

Greek-Cypriot Chef Cooks in Honor of Queen Elizabeth

Queen Elizabeth will be treated with Halloumi cheese and watermelon during the Leaders' Summit of the Member States of British Commonwealth that is going to take place on 29th of October in Perth. The halloumi-decision was taken by a Greek-Cypriot...

Ancient Olympia Exhibition Hosted at Berlin and Doha Museums

More than 500 Ancient Greek artifacts will be boarded on an airplane travelling to Berlin and Doha within the following two years to be included in the international oncoming exhibition “Olympia: Myth, Cult, Games”. The exhibition is planned to be...

ERT World to Undergo Major Reforms

The new director of ERT S.A. International TV Broadcasts, Nikos Meggrelis aims to create a unique bridge of communication with Hellenism worldwide. Nikos Meggrelis told Neos Kosmos, "The first priority during these 3 months was the creation of an English-language...

Concert of Sacred Music at Greek Orthodox Church in Russia

St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church will hold a concert of sacred music performed by the internationally acclaimed Konevets Quartet of St. Petersburg, Russia, at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 3, in the church sanctuary. Following the concert, a reception will be...

2011 Greek Student Film Festival Begins

The Greek Orthodox Community of New South Wales presents the inaugural Greek Student Film Festival in Sydney hosted at Palace Norton Street Cinemas Leichhardt on Sunday 30th October 2011 as part of the 18th Greek Film Festival. Modern Greek Students...

Stavento One Night Only Live at Mykonos Bar Sydney

Sydney’s new Greek spot is open now with an exclusive feature Friday the 28th of October. Greece’s currently hottest group Stavento is coming to Sydney for a one night only live performance after international DJ, music producer and event promoter Krazy...

Jesse Eisenberg to Read Ancient Greek Tragedies on War

Jesse Eisenberg, known for his role in 2010 Oscar-winning film “The Social Network”, will be reading parts of two Ancient Greek tragedies showing the depth of physical and psychological wounds soldiers suffer from. Eisenberg along with other actors will be...

Byzantine Music Concert

The Concert of Byzantine Music will take place this Sunday at St George College Performing Arts and Sports Centre to celebrate teacher Ilias Fragoulis and the history of the Assocation of Friends of Byzantine Ecclesiastical Music. Since Fragoulis' arrival to...

Charity Dinner With Cretan Delicacies!

Gourmet Traveller have teamed up with Melbourne's Philhellene to present some of Melbourne's finest Greek fare. Co-owner John Rerakis is as passionate about his culture as he is about his food. Dishes are cooked the way they have always...