The Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) is organizing for the first time outside NYC an exhibition of almost 50 artworks crafted by awarded African-American writer and artist Romare Bearden (1911-1988). The Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Fort Worth, Texas, will run Bearden’s, A Black Odyssey, until August 11. Homer’s epic The Odyssey, [...]
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Riordan’s Ancient Myths
Rick Riordan revealed on April 21 that he is working on a new book that has nothing to do with the so far popular series of Percy Jackson and his adventures, but will rather tell the ancient Greek myths from Percy’s, or Poseidon’s son’s point of view. Posting on his Twitter account, Riordan expressed his [...]
The Greek Doctor who Saved the Boston Bomb Victims
As the FBI tries to find out who set off the two bombs at the finish line of the Boston Marathon on April 15, killing three and injuring 170, one of the saviors who’s emerged from the horror is a Greek doctor who heads the trauma unit at Massachusetts General Hospital, one of the world’s [...]
Greek Crisis Cuts Astoria Grocer’s Easter Supplies
Titan Foods is a giant Greek grocery store on 31st Street, Astoria, a NY neighborhood with a strong Greek Diaspora presence. The grocery store has been importing products and items from Greece for many years, but the financial crisis in the Mediterranean country is beginning to affect its smooth operation lately. Now, right before the [...]
Greek Pupils Selected to Visit NASA
Fotis Giasemis, 16, from St. Anne’s High School in Euboea, and Eleni Tsaprazi, 17, from Mantoulides High School in Thessaloniki, were selected to participate in this year’s NASA Space Camp program taking place in Huntsville, Alabama. Both high school pupils have more than once participated in the relevant contest organized by the Astronomy and Space [...]
Chicago’s Top 5 Greek Restaurants
With a strong Greek diaspora population residing in Chicago, it is almost natural for the most populous city of the US to have a wide range of restaurants and tavernas offering delightful journeys through the tastes of the Greek and Mediterranean cuisine. Traditional flavors and products from the homeland including tzatziki, gyros, kalamari, fresh fish, [...]
Kordakis Receives Photography Award
Greek photographer Yiorgos Kordakis was awarded the 1st Place-Outstanding Achievement at the 6th Photography Masters Cup Awards hosted in February 2013, in New York. A total of 8,500 photographers participated in the leading international awards honoring color photography in 2012. Kordakis did not only win the first prize of the contest, but was also presented [...]
CYPRECO Presents Neolithic Khirokitia Settlement
The history and culture of the Neolithic settlement of Khirokitia, one of the most important prehistoric sites of Cyprus and of the eastern Mediterranean was revived on March 8, during a screening of an original documentary by filmmaker Elena Maroulleti at the Stathakion Cultural Center in Astoria, NY. Organized by CYPRECO of America from its [...]
Klondike Cheese Will Make Greek Yogurt
Known for its award-winning Feta, sold under the Odyssey label, Klondike Cheese Company is now ready to enter the Greek yogurt business aiming to bring the traditional and rich in proteins flavor to its clients in an more sweetened and less tart way. The fourth generation, family-owned business of Monroe, Wisconsin, has a background knowledge [...]
Baylor University’s New Greek Summer Program
The Classics Department of Baylor University, one of the top Texan colleges and universities, offers an Intensive Greek summer program aiming to help students get practically involved with both classical and Christian Greek during the 10-week on-campus initiative. Participation in the program equals to 12 credit hours or else four semesters of Greek classes, according [...]
Top 5 Greek Restaurants in NY
The Big Apple has something to offer for every taste. With a strong Greek diaspora population residing in Astoria, Queens, it is almost natural to have a wide range of restaurants and tavernas offering delightful journeys through the tastes of the Greek and Mediterranean cuisine. Traditional flavors and products from the homeland including tzatziki, gyros, [...]
Harvard’s MOOC on Ancient Greek Hero
From March 13th the classics department of Harvard University will offer The Ancient Greek Hero as a free open access course through edX, the online learning platform co-founded by Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The Ancient Greek Hero has been taught in Harvard almost every year since the late 1970′s and is considered as [...]
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