There is always something to celebrate at Opa! Fest and this year that long standing tradition continues! The Troy St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church will once again be hosting Opa! Fest, which is the largest on-going Greek festival in the Metro Detroit area, with over 10,000 attendees enjoying the culture, cuisine and hospitality of Greece. [...]
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Greek Festival in Michigan Celebrated with Great Success
Stacy Skartsiaris, owner of Theo & Stacy’s, is a Greek woman living in Kalamazoo, Michigan, who has organized, for the past 36 years, the Greek Festival of the city. She did so all these years along with her late husband Theo, but now other members of the family have followed in his steps. The annual [...]
St. Nicholas Greek Festival in Long Island, NY to Raffle Car, Prizes
St. Nicholas Shrine Greek Orthodox Church’s Annual Grecian Festival will take place May 31 until June 3. It will consist of four fun-filled days, and will feature live Greek music by Minore, as well as authentic Greek food, traditional Greek folk dancing, and homemade Greek pastries. Volunteers are needed and no experience is necessary. Thursday, [...]
Holy Trinity Celebrates 40th Greek Festival in Waterbury
Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church celebrated its 40th Annual Greek Festival in Waterbury, Connecticut from May 10-13. The Greater Waterbury Greek-American Community organized and participated in the four-day event with dances, songs and tons of food. Greek children of the Community performed traditional Greek dances and taught attendees what Greek heritage really means. But a Greek [...]
9th Annual San Francisco Greek Film Festival Begins
The 9th Annual San Francisco Greek Film Festival began yesterday with “The Guide,” a comedy directed by Zacharias Mavroeidis, and will go till the end of the week. The festival runs Monday May 7-Sunday May 13. The 2012 San Francisco Greek Film Festival showcases 18 award winning full-length feature films and shorts and includes a [...]
American Film Festival Awards ‘Best Actor’ To Gerasimos Skiadaresis
Greek actor Gerasimos Skiadaresis, who stars in the movie “Appartamento ad Atene (Apartment in Athens),” directed by Ruggero Dipaola, was awarded Best Actor at the 13th Newport Beach Film Festival, USA. The film won four awards in multiple categories. Gerasimos Skiadaresis was awarded Best Actor, while Ruggero Dipaola and Heldrun Scheef won Best Screenplay. The movie [...]
Greek Consul in Boston: ‘No Reason to Postpone Greek Independence Day Parade’
The Greek Independence Day Parade will still be held in Boston on Sunday, April 22 at 1pm, as was already planned. This was confirmed by the President of the Federation of Hellenic-American Societies, Themis Karatzas, after a meeting was held at the Maliotis Cultural Center so members of the Greek community could discuss the possibility of postponing [...]
‘Athens Grease Festival’ To Be Held in the US in September
Organizers in a northern city of Alabama are planning a festival to celebrate the fried food of Greece’s capital. A downtown revitalization group in Athens is planning the inaugural “Athens Grease Festival” for September 29, 2012. “We’re having so much fun with it and it’s going to be a fun event to work on,” said [...]
40 Greek Associations March in Boston’s Greek Independence Day Parade
40 Greek associations will march in Boston’s Greek Independence Day Parade on April 22. To organize the march, a meeting of 37 Greek expatriates took place yesterday at the Maliotis Cultural Centre. Attending the meeting were representatives of local Greek associations and clubs. After announcing this year’s participations, they chose which associations will be first [...]
37th Annual Greek Festival in Fort Meyers on February 24-26
The 37th Annual Greek Festival 2012 will be held Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 24-26, at the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church, 8210 Cypress Lake Drive, Fort Myers. The festival runs from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., Friday and Saturday, and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. There will be authentic Greek foods [...]
Archangel Michael GOC Presents 2012 Greek Festival
Archangel Michael Greek Orthodox Church’s Greek Festival in Campbell, Ohio, begins Friday, February 10, and continues through Sunday, February 12. Hours are from 3 to 10 p.m. Friday; noon to 10 p.m. Saturday; and noon to 9 p.m. Sunday. The church sponsors two Greek festivals each year, explained Rev. Steve Denas. The one beginning Friday [...]
30th Αnnual Boca Raton Greek Festival in Florida
“Passport to Greece,” the 30th annual Boca Raton Greek Festival will be held Jan. 19 through 22 at the Saint Mark church grounds, located at 2100 Yamato Road in Boca Raton. Popular dishes made by recipes handed down from generations include plaki (baked fish with vegetables); lamb shanks; pastichio (meat with pasta); chicken oreganato; souvlaki; [...]
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