FilmHellenes, sponsor of Greek Film Fest Chicago! (GFFC), has announced the featured films for its 1st annual festival, to take place September 29 – October 2, 2011 at the Pickwick Theatre in Park Ridge, the new National Hellenic Museum (Halsted at Van Buren) and the Portage Theater (Sunday only) in Chicago. The Festival’s program categories are: Hellenic Current (recent narrative features, short subjects, animation, feature [...]
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Diane Kochilas is Honorary Chairperson of National Hellenic Museum’s “Kouzina” Event
Diane Kochilas, famed chef and cookbook author, is the honorary chairperson for Kouzina, the National Hellenic Museum‘s three-day celebration of Greek food, wine and culture, set for September 21-23, at the new museum, at 333 S. Halsted in Greektown. The first night features a Chef Tasting. Guests will sample delicacies from dozens of Chicago’s trendiest [...]
Greek Film Fest Chicago! to Open with “Gold Dust”
FilmHellenes, sponsor of Greek Film Fest Chicago! (GFFC), has announced the featured films for its 1st annual festival, September 29 – October 2, 2011 at the Pickwick Theater in Park Ridge, the new National Hellenic Museum and the Portage Theater (Sunday only) in Chicago. The four-day event will include screenings of internationally-acclaimed films, ATTENBERG, PLATO’S ACADEMY, EDUART, and the Academy-Award-nominated, DOGTOOTH, as well as works from up-and-coming filmmakers, including THE [...]
Mayor Daley, Others Gather to Celebrate National Hellenic Museum
Chicago’s Mayor Richard M. Daley, among other notable guests, including Congressman Danny Davis and Alderman Walter Burnett, Jr., plus a virtual ‘Who’s Who’ of Greek Chicago, gathered in Greektown on August 27 to celebrate the completion of the first phase of construction of the new National Hellenic Museum. It was also as a kickoff for [...]
Heritage Ride for Hellenic Pride to Benefit Museum
The Greek American Motorcyle Association (GAMA) has teamed up with the National Hellenic Museum in Chicago for a motorcycle fundraising ride to benefit the museum. Heritage Ride for Hellenic Pride will take place on July 31. Founded in the mid 1990s by John Corasis and his cousin Deno Bisbikis, GAMA brings together Greek Americans who [...]
Percy Jackson “Invades” Hellenic Museum
The National Hellenic Museum in Chicago is buzzing with the sights and sounds of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians: A Look Inside the Lightning Thief.” The action-packed film, based on the popular book series by Rick Riordan, is the hottest thing since Harry Potter. The stories are based on figures from Greek mythology; the first [...]
Chicago’s Greektown Showing Signs of Life
A late-night, four-alarm blaze in Chicago’s Greektown, on January 31, 2010 destroyed Costa’s Greek Dining & Bar, Greektown Music and Athens Grocery, plus caused considerable damage to the Pan Hellenic Pastry Shop. The remnants of Costa’s and Greektown Music have long since been demolished, and the fate of Athens Grocery is yet unknown, however, the [...]
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