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Lecture on Six Cycladic Objects at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Nov. 18

NEW YORK – The Annual Cycladic Lecture— Six Cycladic Objects: Movement, Representation and Identity in the Third Millennium BCE, will be presented by Michael J.

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Greek Dancing Every Saturday at the Greek Cultural Center in Astoria

ASTORIA – The Greek Cultural Center (GCC) is starting Greek dance classes, every Saturday, 11 AM-12 noon at the GCC, 26-80 30th Street in Astoria.

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StaEllinika Launches Greek Language Learning Tools for Spanish and Portuguese Speakers

ATHENS - StaEllinika, an initiative for young Greek language learners by Simon Fraser University (SFU) and the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is expanding its offerings to reach new audiences around the world, including in South America.

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James Chimbidis Cultural Bearer

One sure sign of old age is hearing about a person's death long after it happened.

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Alkinoos Ioannidis: Meeting the American Public Is a Celebration

ATHENS – The talented Greek-Cypriot singer-songwriter Alkinoos Ioannidis spoke with The National Herald ahead of his upcoming concerts in Atlanta, Boston, and New York (October 21, 28 and November 4, respectively), as well as the three lectures he is expected to give at major universities in the United States.

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Exhibition Honors Artist Theodoros Stamos on Centennial of His Birth

LEFKADA – The Hellenic Diaspora Foundation with the Lefkada Municipality Cultural Center organized an exhibition in Lefkada on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Greek-American artist Theodoros Stamos (1922-1997).

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Don’t Miss the HFS NY Greek Film Expo in Astoria and Brooklyn This Weekend

NEW YORK – After a successful run at the Village East Theater in Manhattan September 29-October 2 and at the Pelham Picture House in Westchester October 5-6 with encore presentations of two of the most popular films of the past year: King Otto and Tailor, the Hellenic Film Society USA’s New York Greek Film Expo continues with screenings this weekend, Friday, October 7 through Sunday, October 9, at the Museum of the Moving Image, 35th Avenue at 37th Street in Astoria, and at the Alpine Cinemas, 6817 Fifth Avenue in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn.

A Moving Tribute Concert to Mikis Theodorakis at Carnegie Hall

NEW YORK – The iconic Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis passed away September 2, 2021 and since that time, tributes in honor of his memory and his music have been held in Greece and the U.

ASCSA Gennadius Library Annual Lecture Series Thalia Potamianos, Nov. 10

ATHENS – The American School of Classical Studies at Athens (ASCSA) Gennadius Library Annual Lecture Series Thalia Potamianos continues for 2022-2023 on Thursday, November 10, 7 PM Greece/12 PM U.

MGSF Donates $1M for Nikos Kazantzakis Visiting Scholar Program at UC Berkeley

BERKELEY, CA – The Modern Greek and Hellenic Studies Program at the University of California, Berkeley, and The Modern Greek Studies Foundation jointly announced the establishment of the Nikos Kazantzakis Visiting Scholar Program.