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 [...]
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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 [...]
“Temenos” Screenings at University of Michigan
The University of Michigan hosts a two-day tribute to Gregory J. Markopoulos and Robert Beavers. The programme, christened Temenos, after the outdoor screening festival, is set in Markopoulos’ father’s native town of Lyssarea in the Peloponnese. The screenings will take place at the University’s Angell Auditorium A on February 4th and 5th at 3:00pm. The Greek-American [...]
Diamanda Galás to Perform at Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago
Diamanda Galás, known for her haunting operatic voice with a three-and-a-half octave range, is returning to the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) Stage in Chicago for two concerts. Galás has a uniquely powerful stage presence and is known for addressing themes of suffering, condemnation, and injustice in her music. For these rare solo concerts, she [...]
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 [...]
Christos Tsintsaris At International Erotic Art Exhibition in Detroit
Christos Tsintsaris will be the only Greek artist taking part in this year’s International Erotic Art Exhibition “Dirty Show” in Detroit, Michigan. Founded by Jerry Vile in 2000, the exhibition showcases over 400 pieces of art by over 250 artists from 20 countries and offers an alternative solution to the celebrations of Valentine’s Day. The [...]
Greek Teacher Sophia Stavrakis Named ‘Teacher of the Year’
On the day of the Celebration of the Greek Letters, the National Herald-Ethnikos Kyrix honored the educational work of teachers in the Greek-American Community. Sophia Stavrakis, director of the Greek school of the Church of St. George in Trenton, New Jersey, was honored as the 2011 teacher of the year at TNH’s Long Island City [...]
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 [...]
Greek-Born Multi-Instrumentalist Spyros Koliavasilis to Perform in Bethesda
Spyros Koliavasilis will perform with his two bands — Mortes and the Mediterranean Colors — at a benefit concert for the Greek School of The Greek Orthodox Church of St. George in Bethesda on Saturday. Originally from Greece, Koliavasilis plays music from his homeland and the greater Mediterranean region on as many as 14 different [...]
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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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