DECEMBER 18, 20
BOSTON – Psaltikon presents A Byzantine Christmas, Ten Year Anniversary, with a concert of Byzantine chants and Christmas kalanta from Greece, the islands, and Asia Minor on Saturday, December 18, 7 PM at the Dormition Greek Orthodox Church, 29 Central Street in Somerville, MA, and on Monday, December 20, 8 PM at First Church Cambridge, 15 Garden Street in Cambridge, MA, with a global livestream in partnership with Musae. In-person tickets $25 for General Admission and $10 for Students. More information is available online: psaltikon.org.
DECEMBER 18, 25, 31
ASTORIA – Anemos, 41-15 34th Avenue in Astoria, presents singer Christos Perras with Eva Anastopoulos and Sofia Charalampidou on Saturday, December 18, 25, and Friday, December 31, 10 PM-4 AM. Must be 21 and over to attend. Valet parking available. For reservations, call or text 929-288-5532. More information is available online: https://anemosny.com/events/christos-perras-2/.
DECEMBER 24
BOSTON – Christmas Eve Greek Night Party at Venu, 100 Warrenton Street in Boston, doors open 10:30 PM, must be 21 and over to attend. More information is available by phone, Angelos: 978-728-2862.
DECEMBER 31
SPRINGFIELD, MA – The Cretans Association of Springfield, 35 Carew Street in Springfield, hosts its New Year’s Eve Greek Dance on Friday, December 31, 8 PM, with Greek popular and island music from Greece with the Kostakis Brothers, Eftihis and Nektarios. The event includes a surf and turf dinner, appetizers, dessert, and a champagne toast at midnight. Tickets $75, students 12 and under $40. Reservations required for dinner by December 26. Contact Yiannis Kontekakis 413-204-4877 or email: [email protected].
MANCHESTER, NH – New Year Dance at St. George Greek Cathedral, 650 Hanover Street in Manchester, Friday, December 31. Doors open 8 PM. Enjoy champagne, dinner, and dancing. Music by the Kosta Taslis Band. Tickets $60 per person, children 16 and under free, are available at the Cathedral office. More information is available by phone: 603-622-9113.
WOBURN, MA – New Year’s Eve Celebration Party at the Crowne Plaza, 15 Middlesex Canal Park in Woburn, Friday, December 31. Cocktail hour: 8-9 PM, Dinner and dancing: 9 PM-1:30 AM. Entertainment by the Salonic Boys. Adults $90 and kids $40 in advance, at the door: adults $120, kids $60. To book your table, call/text Penny: 781-789-8749 or John: 781-643-3500 or email: [email protected]. For hotel accommodations, call 781-935-8760 by December 17 and mention the Greek NYE part to book your room at a discounted rate.
JANUARY 9
PATERSON, NJ – The Daughters of Penelope (DOP) Chryssida Chapter 438 of Union County and Greek Girls Kitchen present an in-person and virtual Vasilopita event on Sunday, January 9, 2-5 PM, at Kontos Foods, 100 6th Avenue in Paterson, NJ. Join celebrity chefs (and DOP sisters) Sophia Manatakis and Melina Milionis back in their favorite kitchen at Kontos Foods. Seating is limited to 60 seats for the in-person event. Price: $60 in-person at Kontos Foods, $30 Virtual. The event includes baskets and door prizes. For those who cannot make it to the event, please consider taking a chance on the great prizes. New prizes added daily. Link provided via email one day and one hour before the event. Registration required for both options. More information is available via email: [email protected]. Partial proceeds from fundraisers benefit Daughter of Penelope National Projects, The Daughters of Penelope Chryssida Chapter 438 of Union County Scholarship Fund, and other causes.
JANUARY 16
BRAINTREE, MA – Greek Comedy Night with Angelo Tsarouchas on Sunday, January 16, 7 PM, for all ages, at St. Catherine Greek Orthodox Church, 119 Common Street in Braintree, with special guests Gus Constantellis and Eleni Vidalis. Tickets $40. For reservations and information, contact Maria: 617-407-8664 or Vaia: 781-843-0047. For online ticket sales: www.greekconcertstatus.com.
JANUARY 27
ONLINE – The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Public Humanities Initiative (SNFPHI) at Columbia University presents Coal Fired: The Greek Poetry of Climate Change, January 27, 7-8:30 PM Athens time. Can the humanities increase public awareness of and responsiveness to climate change, extreme weather, and the deteriorating conditions of our natural environment? Thraca, a literary magazine based in Thessaly, a region currently faced with drought, unsustainable crops, and record high temperatures, joins SNFPHI to present poetry from around Greece addressing climate change as it manifests in the poets’ daily life and impacts their physical, social, and economic environments. The seminar will be conducted in Greek. Co-organized with Thraca magazine. More information is available online: https://bit.ly/31IWJPJ.
ATHENS – On the occasion of the centenary of the birth of Maria Callas, widely considered the greatest diva in the history of opera, the Hellenic Institute of Cultural Diplomacy-U.
FALMOUTH, MA – The police in Falmouth have identified the victim in an accident involving a car plunging into the ocean on February 20, NBC10 Boston reported.
BCHARRE, Lebanon (AP) — Majestic cedar trees towered over dozens of Lebanese Christians gathered outside a small mid-19th century chapel hidden in a mountain forest to celebrate the Feast of the Transfiguration, the miracle where Jesus Christ, on a mountaintop, shined with light before his disciples.
ATHENS – On the occasion of the centenary of the birth of Maria Callas, widely considered the greatest diva in the history of opera, the Hellenic Institute of Cultural Diplomacy-U.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two months after his historic ouster as House speaker, Republican Rep.
LONDON (AP) — The British government apologized Wednesday to the families of 97 Liverpool soccer fans who died after a stadium crush 34 years ago, as it introduced a charter it said will sharply diminish the chances that others will endure the kinds of injustices they suffered.
CAIRO (AP) — A cargo ship broke down in Egypt's Suez Canal on Wednesday and crashed into a bridge over the crucial waterway, authorities said, adding that the incident did not disrupt traffic through the canal.
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