Greek-American film company Thespis will present the World Premiere of its new film, FRANKENSTEIN: DAY OF THE BEAST this weekend. It’s a retelling of the classic story, produced by Andrew C. Mathews, executive produced by John Marinopoulos and Elias Plakias. “We stayed within the plot to honor Mary Shelley’s legendary original, but we added our own [...]
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Chicago Fundraiser Benefits Local Boys Battling Neuroblastoma
The Donate Your Way fundraiser is an annual fundraising event that offers something different and unique in terms of charitable giving. It was created in 2009 by Eleni Demertzis, Gina Gianakopoulos, Gia Marinis and Maria Kiagias. This year’s event will benefit two Chicago boys battling Neuroblastoma. Donate Your Way works in two different ways. By hosting [...]
Visitors Get a Sneak Peek at New National Hellenic Museum
This month, the National Hellenic Museum, the newest thing in ancient history, welcomes its first visitors for a month-long preview. The new museum opened its doors on November 8, allowing visitors to be among the first to experience Chicago’s newest cultural The only museum in the US devoted to telling the story of Greek history, [...]
Arahovites Host Fundraiser to Help Young Woman Recover from Aneurysm
This weekend, KAREAI Society Arahoviton Chicago will host a fundraiser for Maria Vastis Chamberlan. The Gala of Inspiration will raise money to help defray her medical expenses, as she recovers from an aneurysm. Born and raised in the Chicago area, Maria, 30,was always very artistic. “She was always drawing,” her mother, Athena said. For a time she [...]
National Museum of Greek Culture to Open in Greektown Digs in Chicago
Founded in Chicago in 1983, the National Hellenic Museum was initially a small-scale, Chicago-specific tribute to the city’s Greek immigrants. Since its start on Franklin Street it has moved twice, most recently above the Greek Islands restaurant in Greektown. In nearly two decades, museum staff have broadened the museum’s focus to include contributions of Greeks [...]
Chairman of Association of American Philhellenes Promotes USA Stamp Collection
Panagiotis Peter Nikolopoulos is the Chairman of the Association of American Philhellenes 1810-1840 in USA and one of the most eminent people of the diaspora that still pays tribute to Greece. Panagiotis was only 34-years-old when she left Greece to travel to Chicago, USA. He was married to a Greek-American woman from Leukada and they [...]
Greeks Run Marathon Flame in Chicago!
The Marathon Flame was held on Sunday the 9th of October in Chicago and the event’s attendees included Mayor Iordanis Louizos, who watched the participation of 14 runners from “Telmissos”club. Over 45,000 athletes from all over the world took part in the Marathon run for the 35th time, with Chicago as the starting point of [...]
Ecumenical Patriarch Addresses Chicago Clergy-Laity Assembly Live Via Skype
To the surprise of gathered participants, His All-Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople personally addressed the combined Clergy-Laity Assembly and Philoptochos Conference of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago live through video conference (skype). Greek Orthodox Christians from throughout the 59 parishes of the Metropolis of Chicago were able to receive the blessings of His All-Holiness, [...]
New Website for 82 Year-old Greek-American Basketball Tournament
America’s oldest Greek basketball tournament now has its own home in the digital universe. The National Hellenic Invitational Basketball Tournament (NHIBT) this Fall launched www.NHIBT.com, a treasure trove of memories, friends, and family spanning eight decades and counting. In conjunction with the website, tourney president Phil Bouzeos announced that the 82nd annual competition will tip off March 29 and conclude championship Sunday April 1 at Fenwick High School [...]
“Munger Road” Opens in Theaters Today
MUNGER ROAD, a film written and directed by Greek-American Nick Smith, will open this week in Chicago theaters. The film, which is on platform release, will soon open in other cities across the country. The 26 year-old Chicago-area filmmaker spoke to us about his work. Tell us about your Greek roots. Our family is from [...]
Greek Film Fest Chicago Opens Today
The 1st annual Greek Film Fest Chicago! will take place September 29 – October 2, 2011 at the Pickwick Theater in Park Ridge, the new National Hellenic Museum and the Portage Theater (Sunday only) in Chicago. The four-day event will include screenings of internationally-acclaimed films, as well as works from up-and-coming filmmakers. Over the course of [...]
15 Runners from Greece to Run Chicago Marathon
A team of 22 runners in this year’s Bank of America Chicago Marathon – including 15 coming from Marathonas, Greece – will run to raise money for the Hellenic Foundation‘s Psychotherapy & Counseling Charitable Fund. The philosophy at Hellenic Foundation is that in the marathon of life, every step counts. Individuals need support as they make their way [...]
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02 / 10 US’ Oldest Continuously Published Greek Newspaper Gets a Makeover
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02 / 10 Greek Investor Anastasios Economou to Hold a Talk at IU’s Kelley School of Business
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02 / 10 Archangel Michael GOC Presents 2012 Greek Festival
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02 / 10 US Media Focus on Greek Financial Developments
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02 / 09 Tyne Daly as Maria Callas of “Master Class”
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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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