All posts by NEO Magazine
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Aktina’s Greek Music Journey 2018 with Babis Tsertos a Huge SuccessOn Friday, November 2, 2018, the New York-based non-profit cultural organizations, AKTINA Productions and CYPRECO of America, hosted once again Greek renowned singer Babis Tsertos at the Kaye Playhouse theater in Manhattan in a magnificent performance which...
- Posted January 2, 2019
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Annual Oxi Courage AwardsInspire and Showcase the Best of Humanity This past October, the Washington Oxi Day Foundation again featured #OXIcourage, past and present, before top US policymakers from the White House and State Department, and thought leaders from think tanks...
- Posted December 2, 2018
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Hippocratic Cancer Research Foundation Gala Raises $3.5 Million for the Lurie Cancer CenterThis past November, the Hippocratic Cancer Research Foundation (HCRF) raised more than $3.5 million to benefit high-impact translational research at the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University. “I Will Survive” was the theme of...
- Posted December 2, 2018
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EON products: eclectic Greek foods for an “eternal life”by Kelly Fanarioti One day Anna Apostolidou left behind the world of gymnastics where she had been training since she was three; said goodbye to track and field where she had won acclaim in the Pan-Hellenic and...
- Posted December 2, 2018
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Cyprus Federation Promotes “Cultural Diplomacy”The Federation of Cypriot American Organizations (FCAO) and leaders of the American Jewish Committee (AJC) Westchester/Fairfield attended a lunch hosted by the Consul General of Cyprus in New York, Mr. Alexis Phedonos. On Tuesday, October 9, 2018,...
- Posted December 2, 2018
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AHEPA and Hellenic Bar Association of CT Host Hellenic Issues LectureNew Haven Chapter #98 of the Order of AHEPA and the Hellenic Bar Association of Connecticut sponsored and hosted a timely presentation by Nick Larigakis, President of the American Hellenic Institute (“AHI” ), at the Saint Barbara...
- Posted December 2, 2018
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Hellenism and Orthodoxy in the 2018 Elections – The Candidatesby Andy Manatos and Mike Manatos* The 2018 elections may profoundly impact Hellenism and Orthodoxy in America. When the unsurpassed advocate for Hellenism and Orthodoxy in the US government, Senator Paul Sarbanes, was asked at the end...
- Posted October 16, 2018
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The PanHellenic Scholarship Foundation Awards Ceremony & GalaThis past summer, the PanHellenic Scholarship Foundation held its annual Awards Ceremony & Gala at the Hilton Chicago. The PanHellenic broke a new record this year by awarding 45 talented Greek American undergraduates with a total of...
- Posted October 16, 2018
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Alex Spanos In MemoriamAlex Spanos, the legendary Greek American, founder of A.G. Spanos Companies and owner of the Chargers NFL Franchise, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loved ones on Tuesday, October 9. He was 95. From humble beginnings to...
- Posted October 16, 2018
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Chicago Bulls and Calamos Investments announce new partnershipThe Chicago Bulls and Calamos Investments announced a multi-year partnership that makes the metropolitan Chicago-based global asset manager the first company to display its logo on the Bulls court apron in the United Center. Calamos will sponsor...
- Posted October 16, 2018
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The reopening of Greek Schools in Imvros highlights a Greek renaissanceby Kelly Fanarioti It was September 2005—fifty-one years after the Turkish government’s ban on Greek education in Imvros and Tenedos islands–that the Greek High School in Imvros reopened its gates. It was the dream of hundreds of...
- Posted October 16, 2018
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A DURable Greek Success Story Expanding Overseasby Kelly Fanarioti DUR is a high quality men’s clothing company that made its name synonymous with elegance and healthy entrepreneurship. The company got started in Patras about half a century ago and has been dressing men...
- Posted October 16, 2018
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Can Tug-of-War Lead to Unity? The Future of the Orthodox Church in Ukraineby Ines Angeli Murzaku* The death of Patriarch Alexei II marked the end of the “cold era” contacts between Moscow and Constantinople and started a new epoch in inter-Orthodox relations. Kirill’s first foreign visit since his January...
- Posted October 16, 2018
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Erdogan’s “Trojan Horse” In Macedoniaby Dr. Alon Ben-Meir and Arbana Xharra** Turkey’s President Erdogan makes no secret of his ambition to spread his neo-Ottoman wings all over the Balkans. He views Macedonia as another Turkish satellite in the making, which sadly...
- Posted October 16, 2018
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Nicos Tziazas of Lyons Named “Business Person of the Year” by The Queens Chamber of CommerceLyons Mortgage Services Inc.’s President Nicos Tziazas has been honored by the Queens Chamber of Commerce as one of their 2018 Business Person of the Year. The honor ceremony took place on October 10th, 2018 at The...
- Posted October 16, 2018
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Dr. James Dimitriou new President of the American Hellenic CouncilThe Board of Directors of the American Hellenic Council, the leading Greek American advocacy organization in the Western United States, elected Dr. James Dimitriou of Redondo Beach, California, as their new President and Chairman of the Board....
- Posted October 16, 2018
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Hercules: In Search of a HeroEclipses Group Theater New York (EGTNY) presents Hercules: In Search of a Hero, based on Alcestis and Hercules by Euripides, conceived & directed by Ioanna Katsarou and translated by Demetri Bonaros. Hercules: In Search of a Hero...
- Posted October 16, 2018
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AHEPA Convention Elects George E. Loucas as Supreme PresidentBy Philip Chrysopoulos* The delegates of the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (Order of AHEPA) elected George E. Loucas Supreme President at their 96th Annual Family Supreme Convention, held this past July in Atlantic City, N.J. Loucas,...
- Posted October 16, 2018
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“From Tsitsanis to Theodorakis” Concert with Legendary Singer Babis TsertosOn Friday, November 2, 2018 at 8:30pm, lovers of Greek music will be treated to an exceptional concert from AKTINA’s acclaimed series, Greek Music Journey 2018 with renowned Greek singer Babis Tsertos and his band at the...
- Posted October 16, 2018
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The Magic Violin of Damian Duduby Angela Deisi Damian Nelu Dudu was born in Romania. From his early age, he started playing violin and he attended the very famous university named “UNIVERSITATEA DIN CRAIOVA Department of Music”. Then, he moved in Athens,...
- Posted August 18, 2018
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Annual Hellenic Issues Conference in Washington DC Moves Cyprus Up on the American AgendaThey travelled from Cyprus, Greece, England and all over the US and like the 300 Spartans – only they are far less – they are facing a foe as formidable, cruel and ruthless as Xerxes’ Persia, which...
- Posted July 8, 2018
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“Forever Young” with Nana Mouskouri, the biggest-selling female artist of all time!by Markos Papadatos Throughout her illustrious career in the music industry, which has spanned 65 years, Mouskouri has performed in excess of 10,000 shows at some of the most exquisite venues in the world, such as the...
- Posted July 8, 2018
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Lives Afloat – An Exhibit on the Greek Refugee Crisis at the National Hellenic MuseumThe National Hellenic Museum (NHM) in Chicago, introduces its newest exhibition Lives Afloat: The Greek Refugee Crisis through the Lens of Tasos Markou 2015-2017, to open Thursday, June 21, 2018 through spring 2019. This photographic exhibition, which...
- Posted July 8, 2018
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Eleni Kounalakis Polls Strongly in California Lieutenant-Governor Raceby Philip Chrysopoulos* Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis s one of the two candidates remaining in the race to become the next lieutenant governor of California. Ed Hernandez, a fellow Democrat, is the other candidate remaining from an initial...
- Posted July 8, 2018
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“Connecting Generations”: The National Hellenic Museum 2018 GalaAt its Annual Gala, “Connecting Generations,” this past May, at the Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile, The National Hellenic Museum and more than 500 Greek Americans, friends and community members from across the country raised more than...
- Posted July 8, 2018
