Since 1974. The Agora Greek Festival signature event kicks off with all-day festivals of food, wine, music, dance and song. The weekend-long festival is an annual initiative of the St Thomas Greek Orthodox Church in Cherry Hill, NJ which, every October, stages a number of events that repr...
The festival concludes with the Greek Opera Studio Gala at 20:30, showcasing the talents of the 2024 participants in a staged production of arias, duets, and ensembles at the Apollo Theater. Stage Direction by Kristina Franz, Detlef Soelter, and Eilana Lappalainen.Buy Tickets Greek Opera Studi...
Presented by the Bay Area Pancretan Chapters: Epimenedes/Ariadni, Ikaros, Marin/Sonoma and Theriso, in collaboration with the San Francisco Greek Film Festival The documentary focuses on Cretan World War II guerrilla resistance leader Antonios Grigorakis and his resistance group, and the trials and...
According to some sources, the idea for All Saints' Day goes back to the fourth century when the Greek Christians kept a festival on the first Sunday after Pentecost (in late May or early June) in honor of all martyrs and saints. Other sources say that a commemoration of “All Martyrs”...
Yorgos Lanthimos, the Greek director known for his acclaimed dark comedies "The Lobster" and "The Favourite," received a nod for the first time in this Globes category for "Poor Things." Bradley Cooper as Leonard Bernstein in "Maestro." Jason McDonald/Netflix © 2023 "I'd kind of be...
It is good to see our friends at the Horrorant Film festival in Greece back in the game. The festival took the previous two years off because of the global health crisis. They also showed a grim determination to show...
Yiasou Greek Festival Yiasou Greek Festival Date:September 6 to 8, 2024 Time:11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday. Place:Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 600 East Boulevard, Charlotte, NC ...
2024 has a couple oddities along those lines, such as Orthodox Easter falling on Cinco de Mayo. Going to be a fun spread over at our Greek friend’s place. Anyway, it is going to be a busy month. I even have to travel for work, something I try to avoid but have to do a couple...
2024-12-05 UNESCO inscribes Spring Festival on intangible cultural heritage list South Korea’s opposition is preparing to vote on a motion to impeach President Yoon Suk-yeol, while the ruling People Power party vows to oppose the move(01:04). UNESCO has inscribed the Spring Festival on the ...
FRANCE, July 26-Aug. 11: Paris hosts the Summer Olympics exactly one century after it last hosted in 1924, this time with a decidedly modern touch. Departing from the Greek tradition, the opening ceremony will not be held in a stadium, but rather on a flotilla of boats carrying the 10,...