UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has full confidence in his Special Adviser on Cyprus, Alexander Downer, according to the UN chief`s Spokesman Martin Nezirky. Commenting on press reports concerning the Cypriot House of Representatives` decision concerning Downer, Nezirky said “of course we are aware of the stories.“ “The Secretary General has full confidence in his [...]
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Greek-American Composer Dinos Constantinides to Perform at Carnegie Hall in NY
Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY) presents an evening of music by the Greek-American composer Dinos Constantinides on Sunday, February 12 at 7:30pm at Carnegie Hall. Described by The New York Times as a composer whose “music speaks simply, often combining Greek modes… with an attractive quality of ritual mystery,” Constantinides has written over 250 [...]
Pamela Pappas To Receive Archbishop Iakovos Leadership 100 Award for Achievement
Greek-American Pamela Pappas of Tampa, Florida, will receive the Archbishop Iakovos Leadership 100 Award for Achievement on Saturday, February 11, during the annual conference event of the Leadership. Mrs. Pappas (40) is a nuclear pharmacist with a passion for mountain climbing. Her most recent achievement was climbing Mount Everest on May 13, 2011. With this [...]
Debut of Greek Fashion Designer Vassilis Zoulias in New York
According to ‘Lifein-Style.com’, Αthens Xclusive Designers Week exports Greek fashion with the debut of Vassilis Zoulias in New York. Under the exclusive cooperation agreement signed by the international fashion week (AXDW) in Nolcha Fashion Week in New York, the famous fashion designer Vassilis Zoulias will hold his fashion show in the Big Apple on Thursday [...]
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Presents Exhibition on Byzantium and Islam
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in NY held an exhibition in 1977 entitled “Age of Spirituality”, presenting the first centuries of Byzantium to a US audience through original artifacts of the time. In 1996, a second grandiose exhibition followed entitled “The Glory of Byzantium”, emphasizing the mid-Byzantine era. This year, the MET will present a [...]
Two Greek Exhibitions in USA: ‘The Greeks. From Agamemnon to Alexander the Great’ and ‘Byzantium’
Two Greek exhibitions will be presented from 2013-2014 in the USA, with 300 Byzantine artifacts from Greek collections and 564 items from the ancient Greek world. After a decision taken by the Central Archaeological Council (CAC) in Greece, the exhibition titled ‘The Greeks. From Agamemnon to Alexander the Great’ will travel to the following museums [...]
Presentation of Greek Artist Mina Papatheodorou-Valyrakis at the National Museum of Women in the Arts
The painting titled “Double Ferrari Formula One”, painted by the Greek artist Mina Papatheodorou-Valyrakis, will be presented and auctioned at the ‘Monte Carlo’ Evening on the 3rd of February. Mina Papatheodorou‐Valyrakis is a prolific and exciting expressionist painter whose work has been shown at the National Museum of Women in the Arts. She is one [...]
Greek Embassy in Washington Honors Student Participants in Greek Language Adequacy Exams
The Greek Embassy in Washington honored the students who successfully participated in the Greek Language Adequacy Exams in May 2011, on the day of celebration of Greek Letters and the Feast Day of the Three Hierarchs. On Sunday, the 22nd of January, Antonis Marmarinos, Counselor for Education of the Embassy of Greece in Washington D.C, [...]
Official NY Presentation of Tango Acropolis 2012
Tango Acropolis 2012 will be officially presented to a US audience in NY on January 28 and 29, at the Greek-owned venue Lafayette Grill on Franklin Street, NY, 10013. Under the auspices of the Greek and Argentine Consulate in New York and the Ministry of Culture of Buenos Aires, the event takes place within the [...]
John Thomas Financial Expands Investment Banking Division
John Thomas Financial, a full service independent broker/dealer and investment-banking firm located in New York City’s Financial District, today announced the appointment of Avi Mirman as Head of Investment Banking. Mr. Mirman will be based at the John Thomas Financial Wall Street headquarters and will oversee all aspects of investment banking while leading the effort [...]
Greek Presbyter Economos of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church of Flushing Passes Away
Pericles Rev. Anastasios Diakovasilis, presbyter economos of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church of Flushing, passed away on Monday evening, January 16. His funeral was held at St. Nicholas Church, and he was interred on January 20 at Flushing Cemetery. Diakovasilis was born in Nisyros, a beautiful Aegean island off the coast of Asia Minor on [...]
Greek Yogurt Reinforces Economic Vitality of New York Agriculture
The New York Times piece — “Greek yogurt craze a boon for New York state” — is one of several recent articles in various publications with a common theme: the demand for Greek-style yogurt is growing, and much of it is being made in upstate New York. In the last six years, sales of Greek [...]
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02 / 04 UN Chief has Full Confidence in Downer
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02 / 04 Greek-American Composer Dinos Constantinides to Perform at Carnegie Hall in NY
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02 / 03 Pamela Pappas To Receive Archbishop Iakovos Leadership 100 Award for Achievement
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02 / 03 “Temenos” Screenings at University of Michigan
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02 / 03 Diamanda Galás to Perform at Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago
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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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