For more than 20 years, Mike Karavokiros, a chemical engineer at Chevron Pascagoula Refinery, has honored his Greek identity by making sure that Greek dancing remains alive in Mobile, Alabama. His students will host a dance during Greek Fest, Nov. 1-3 at the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church. Karavokiros learned the dances while growing up in [...]
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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 [...]
Greek Festival at Greek Orthodox Church in Florida
Eleven members of the Bainbridge College Social Science Club had the opportunity to sample Greek culture and cuisine at the 2011 Greek Festival hosted by the Holy Mother of God Greek Orthodox Church in Tallahassee, Florida. In addition to enjoying Greek delicacies, live music, folk dancing demonstrations, and Mediterranean folk art, which are popular attractions [...]
Priest and Greek Festival Starter George Papadeus Dies
Father George Papadeus, the first priest ordained by the Greek Orthodox Church in America, has died at age 93. Late Papadeus was the first to help organize the Greek Festival in Daytona Beach. He had retired from St. Demetrios Church in Daytona Beach in 1983, and died last Friday night at Halifax Health Medical Center, [...]
48th Annual Greek Festival of Corpus Christi Begins
The 48th annual Greek Festival at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in Texas is opening its gates to the crowds today with tasty Greek food treats and pastries, a wide variety of Greek wine and beer, a bazaar, lots of ethnic dance performances and live music by the band Hellenic Keys. The tradition of the [...]
Greek Festival in Savannah Completed
This year, the 3-days-long Greek Festival of St. Paul’s Greek Orthodox Church’s Community in Savannah, Georgia was the largest and grandest Greek Festival in town. According to the President of the Communal Council, Jim Stephens (Sotiropoulos), it was a very successful festival, the weather was really good, in spite of a rainfall during the 1st [...]
Greek Orthodox Church in Augusta Celebrates 100th Anniversary
For 22 years, Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church has offered a taste of Greek food and a glimpse of Greek culture. But the church’s history in Augusta goes back further. The congregation celebrates its 100th anniversary as it kicks off the 22nd annual Greek Festival at 11:00 a.m on Friday. “The three-day celebration at the [...]
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