Talented violinist Noé Inui, and multi-awarded pianist Vassilis Varvaresos will give a recital of classical music at the Morgan Library and Museum, 225 Madison Avenue, NY, on February 22 at noon. Born in Brussels in 1985 to a Greek mother and a Japanese father, Mr. Inui won the 2008 European Young Concert Artists (YCA) Auditions [...]
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Greek Theater Declared Best Outdoor Venue in the USA
The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles has been named the “Best Small Outdoor Venue of the Year” during the 23rd annual Pollstar Awards. The Greek Theatre held a number of sold-out concerts including performances by Adele, Florence + The Machine, Sugarland, Janet Jackson, Thievery Corporation, The Go-Go’s and Death Cab for Cutie. The venue, located [...]
NYT: Wall Street Stocks Drag on Greece Talks
Stocks fell on Wall Street on Monday as talks dragged on in Greece over a fresh austerity package that is required if the debt-ridden country is to get a crucial bailout package. In afternoon trading, the Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index declined 0.2 percent, and the Dow Jones industrial average lost 0.3 percent. The [...]
Hip Hop Organizer Tolis Aristeidou Returns to LA
Tolis Aristeidou of Greece will return to Los Angeles February 22-26 as part of the U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) Gold Stars’ Tour. The International Visitors Council of Los Angeles (IVCLA) arranged his initial visit to Los Angeles in 2009 as an IVLP participant, making connections that included meetings with Justice by Uniting in [...]
Ancient Greek Pills Found in Greek Shipwreck
In 130 BC, a ship fashioned from the wood of walnut trees, bulging with medicines and Syrian glassware, sank off the coast of Tuscany, Italy. Archaeologists found its precious load 20 years ago and now, for the first time, archaeobotanists have been able to examine and analyse pills that were prepared by the physicians of [...]
UN Chief Has Full Confidence in Downer
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 regarding Downer, Nezirky said “of course we are aware of the stories.” “The Secretary General has full confidence in his [...]
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 [...]
“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 [...]
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02 / 10 Archangel Michael GOC Presents 2012 Greek Festival
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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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02 / 09 St. George Community of Lynn, Massachusetts, Refuses to Pay its Contribution to the Archdiocese
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