The Greek Parade took place on the 26th of April on Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue. The biggest event of New York’s Greek community is an annual celebration of Hellenic identity and commemoration, through which all Hellenes can express and promote their culture and achievements to the world. The event is organized by the Federation of Hellenic [...]
Archive | April, 2009
200.000+ Attended the New York Greek Parade
Glykeria and Kosta Karafotis to Perform at Gabby Awards After-Party!!
The Gabby Awards is excited to announce that internationally acclaimed platinum selling Greek singer Glykeria. Known as “The Voice of Greece,” together with Kostas Karafotis and their complete orchestra, will be coming direct from Greece to perform an unforgettable program at the Gabby Awards after-party that will be remembered for a long time as the [...]
Folk Group Maeandros Performs Live in Chicago
The group Maeandros was created in 2006 by musician and songwriter Mavrothis Kontanis to fill two needs: to show traditional folk and classical music representations of Greek and Near Eastern Music as well as more modern, broadly influenced sounds and lyrics. These pieces are not simply trying to translate poetry or writing styles from one [...]
AC360° Presents the Greek-American who Outlived his Doctor
Tonight at 10 ET Anderson Cooper will present a special report on people that although according to their doctors must have been dead they are still alive. On of them is Greek American Yiannis Karimalis. “In 1970, when doctors diagnosed Greek-American Yiannis Karimalis with stomach cancer and only gave him a few months to live, [...]
18th Anniversary Hellenic Times Gala Honoring George Behrakis & Iron Chef Cat Cora
The Hellenic Times Scholarship Fund will honor Business leader George Behrakis and The Food Network’s Iron Chef Star Cat Cora at its 18th Anniversary Gala at the New York Marriott Marquis Hotel on Saturday, May 16, 2009 The HTSF is also pleased to welcome singing sensation Kalomoira (Who was a winner of Fame Story, a [...]
Biden to Meet Greek-American Leaders
US Vice President Joe Biden will hold a meeting late May with the leadership of overseas Cypriots and Greeks, in Washington, who will outline the positions of the Greek-American community on various issues concerning Greece and Cyprus. President of the International Coordinating Committee Justice for Cyprus (PSEKA) Philip Christopher has said that the meeting will [...]
Easter depression
I always got unrepairably depressed at Easter. And the thing about Greek Easter is that it lasts forever. Greek Easter is not just a day and it is not nearly the fun egg hunting activity that cumulates Easter here in the U.S. The greater Easter period starts on Kathari Deftera (Ash Monday). The day on which the [...]
HPSI Professional Development and Networking Event
Come join Hellenic Professional Society of Illinois and meet professionals from many backgrounds. Members of HPSI from the 2008-09 member year and current college students will enjoy FREE entry!!! Event Format: (1) Pizza, Wine and Networking (2) Professional Personality Profile (3) mini-workshops on you can leverage your personality for success in FOUR different areas of [...]
Greek Parliament rejects expatriate vote
The vote held on Tuesday on the Interior ministry’s bill titled “Exercising of the right of voting, during general Parliamentary elections, by Greek voters staying abroad” failed to gain the necessary two-thirds majority (200 deputies) anticipated by the Constitution. Out of 267 deputies casting votes, 159 deputies of the ruling New Democracy (ND) party and [...]
Giannoulias raises $1.1 million for U.S. Senate bid
Illinois State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias raises 1.1 million in 28 short days since the creation of his “Exploratory Committee” to look into a possible run for Senate in 2010.
International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE) Performs Xenakis
Thursday, June 4, 7:30 pm Tickets $25, MCA members $20 Buy Tickets Online or call the MCA Box Office, 312.397.4010 World-renowned percussionist and conductor Steve Schick joins the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE) for a ground-breaking collaborative performance of the music of Iannis Xenakis. An architect, composer, philosopher, mathematician, and political dissident, Xenakis was one of [...]
Drexel University President Constantine Papadakis Dies at 63
Drexel University president Constantine Papadakis died unexpectedly Sunday evening, Drexel Board of Trustees chairman Richard Greenawalt announced today. Papadakis, who was in remission from cancer, died from pulmonary complications.
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02 / 08 “Smith and Nephew” Medical Device Company Fined for Bribing Greek Public Doctors
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02 / 08 Greek-American Foundation to Support Vulnerable Groups in Greece
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02 / 08 Greek NGO Gains Consultative Status With the UN Economic and Social Council
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02 / 08 Greek Violinist and Pianist to Perform at the Morgan Library and Museum in NY
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02 / 06 Greek Theater Declared Best Outdoor Venue in the USA
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07 / 23 St. Nicholas of Manhattan in Ruins while Mosque Rises
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08 / 03 George Demos Tells Fox News We Must Rebuild St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church at Ground Zero
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11 / 27 Greek American Pihakis Busted by Feds for $5.8 Million
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12 / 27 Greek Orthodox Community of America Renounced Anti-Semitic Statements by Metropolitan Seraphim of Piraeus
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02 / 09 St. George Community of Lynn, Massachusetts, Refuses to Pay its Contribution to the Archdiocese
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