- “La Parisienne” Goes to the Opera: Maria Callas as Priestess
- Over 40 US Policymakers Commemorate the 50th Dark Anniversary of the Turkish invasion in Cyprus at 39th Annual PSEKA Conference
- Remembering The Turkish Invasion of Cyprus and The Fight to Flee with Famagusta Native and Founder of Aktina FM Elena Maroulleti
- Marc Chagall And Greece: A Love Story
- $17 Million AHEPA Gift Will Open Doors For A Generation Of Students
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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 Museum
The 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 Race
by 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 Gala
At 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
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“Abandoned Hope”: a New Song by Christina Christofi
Christina Christofi, a Cypriot born singer-songwriter has released her first single called ‘”Abandoned Hope”, which is available in platforms such as: google play, iTunes, Spotify and cd baby. The song is a collaboration with talented young musicians;...
- Posted July 8, 2018
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Historic Trip to Greece by the Cathedral School of the Holy Trinity
The juxtaposition between Ancient Greek architecture and the modern marvel that is the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center in Athens, will forever remain in the minds of the 8th grade students at the Cathedral School of the...
- Posted July 8, 2018
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Hellenic Bankers Honor Daniel S. Janis at their Annual Gala
The Hellenic American Association for Professional in Finance bestowed its annual Executive of the year Award to Mr. Daniel S. Janis the 3rd, during its annual award dinner which was held on Wednesday June 13th, at the...
- Posted July 8, 2018
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Greece: Sky Is the Limit to Develop Energy Resources at Regional and National Levels
by Antonia Dimou Greece has emerged as a key gas player in the national and East Mediterranean levels. In the regional setting, the acquisition of Israel’s Karish and Tanin offshore gas fields by a Greek company, Energean...
- Posted July 8, 2018
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The Hamptons Greek Festival
The sights, sounds, aromas and flavors of Greece are coming again to Hamptonites and visitors to the East End. The Hamptons Greek Festival will take place again this year, July 12-15. On the beautiful grounds of the...
- Posted July 8, 2018
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Yankee District #7 Holds Discussion on the Future of AHEPA
AHEPA Yankee District #7 held its annual Convention at St. George Greek Orthodox Church Social Hall in New Briatin, Connecticut this past May. In addition to the usual business of planning initiatives for the new year and...
- Posted July 8, 2018
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The National Hellenic Student Association and the Greek America Foundation Co-host the 2018 National Innovation Conference
The National Hellenic Student Association (NHSA) of North America, Inc. collaborated with the Greek America Foundation to host the National Innovation Conference and Forty Under 40 Awards this past May in Philadelphia, PA at Temple University. The...
- Posted July 8, 2018
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In the Spirit of Heroic Greek Marathoners, Pancreatic Cancer Survivor Jimmy Pantelidis Conquers Modern World’s Oldest Marathon
When Jimmy Pantelidis was diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer in February of last year, he handled it as he does most other challenges in his life: full-on. Not only did he vow to beat cancer…he vowed to run the following...
- Posted July 8, 2018
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Argyris Papathanasopoulos raised the greek flag in North Pole
The greek champion talks to NEO about his remarkable experience By Kelly Fanarioti It began as an almost irrational thought, but over time it became a challenge as demanding as few things in life. Extreme weather conditions...
- Posted July 7, 2018
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Cathedral School Students Excel with Hellenic Education
The Cathedral School gathered June 11th at the Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Manhattan to celebrate the graduation exercises of its 8th grade class. Distinguished television producer Michael Karzis spoke to the graduates and attendees,...
- Posted July 7, 2018
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The American Hellenic Council Holds 44th Annual Gala in Los Angeles
On March 31st, the American Hellenic Council held its 44th Annual Awards Gala. This year, the Council honored two distinguished Greek-Americans and one Philhellene for their outstanding professional accomplishments and contributions to Hellenism. The event, which attracted...
- Posted April 14, 2018
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Illinois Tech Invests J.D. Trout as John & Mae Calamos Endowed Chair in Philosophy
Illinois Institute of Technology recently invested J.D. Trout as the John & Mae Calamos Endowed Chair in Philosophy—the university’s first endowed chair in philosophy. Trout was most recently employed as a professor of philosophy and psychology at...
- Posted April 14, 2018
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Greek-American Leaders to Meet with Top US Policymakers in Washington, DC
The highest-level US administration officials who formulate US policy toward Cyprus, Greece and Turkey and over 30 key US Senators and Members of Congress who play a major role in US policy will be meeting with Greek-American...
- Posted April 14, 2018
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NYC Based Singer / Songwriter Annamaria Crowned “Miss Greek Independence 2018”
NYC’s 2018 Greek Independence Day Parade will feature the newly crowned talent, celebrating the 197th Anniversary of Hellenic Independence, on Sunday, April 22nd, along Manhattan’s 5th Avenue. Having kicked off a phenomenal 2018, NYC based Singer/Songwriter Annamaria...
- Posted April 14, 2018
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The Federation of Cypriot American Organizations to Host 2018 National Convention
The Federation of Cypriot American Organizations (FCAO) will host its National Convention on Saturday, April 21st, 2018 at Terrace on the Park, 52-11 111th Street, Flushing Meadows Park, New York. The Keynote Speaker for this year’s convention...
- Posted April 14, 2018
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The National Hellenic Museum to hold Annual Gala
The National Hellenic Museum (NHM) will hold its Annual Gala “Connecting Generations” Saturday, May 12, at the Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile. The NHM Gala has always been a great opportunity for hundreds of Greek Americans and...
- Posted April 14, 2018
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Striking gold in Greece with honey – and 24-karat edible gold!
by Kelly Fanarioti The story of Yiannis Karypidis and his wife Stavroula Theodorou could be a script for a Hollywood movie. Seven years ago, because of the economic crisis, they were ready to leave Greece and emigrate...
- Posted April 14, 2018
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Does Antigone Act Alone?
By Marina Angelopoulos* For thousands of years, scholars have pondered, prodded, and attempted to unravel the grand work that is Sophocles’ Antigone. Provocative, political, transcendent, Antigone has been categorized, classicized, and reimaged through countless lenses. Whether Antigone...
- Posted April 14, 2018
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Maria Tzompanaki Appointed Director of the New York City Greek Film Festival
The Hellenic American Chamber of Commerce (HACC) proudly announced the appointment of Maria Tzompanaki as the organization’s next Director of the New York City Greek Film Festival (NYCGFF). Mrs. Tzompanaki, Cultural Ambassador of the region of Crete,...
- Posted April 14, 2018
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Eclipses Group Theater NY presents The Greek Play Project New York
In artistic collaboration with Dramatist Irene Mountraki and under the Auspices of the A.S. Onassis Program in Hellenic Studies at NYU & The National Theater of Greece, the Eclipses Group presents the The Greek Play Project New...
- Posted April 14, 2018
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The Writer in Old Age
by Harry Mark Petrakis At my present age of 94 the afflictions of aging assail me like the onslaught of an army bent on my destruction. Each week seems to bring a new, unwelcome impairment. My chest...
- Posted April 14, 2018