The Hollywood Greek Festival, presented by St. George Greek Orthodox Church in N. th Avenue in Hollywood, will take place from January -. The attendees can sample different conventional Greek foods and desserts in addition to being entertained by live entertainment and dancing. There will additionally be performances by the dance troupe of the community’s prime performers will take place. This annual event provides the probability to take lessons in dance , as well as be the winner of the biggest prize by participating in a raffle. It is additionally a probability to create lasting stories for your kids from their Fun Zone. This competition is the only where you can discover orzo daiquiris, a unique invention
. PhiloThought invites all the public to take part in the Annual Young Professionals Vasilopita Brunch A charity fundraiser that will be held on the weekend of January 7 at Skinos Restaurant in Lower Manhattan. The brunch takes place in front the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church as well as the National Shrine celebrates the new year. All proceeds are donated to PhiloThought for its programming and an annual scholarship for scholars with monetary hardship. Make definite to register online before January in order to be eligible for discounted entry charges. Go to https://bitly/GIs. for extra information. PhiloThought additionally invites to attend the Newport Winter Glendi Greek Dance located in Middletown (Rhode Island)
. UCLA Stavros Niarchos Foundation invites guests to attend on the 1st of January at 5 PM at MacGowan Hall, Los Angeles and for an night of Winter Glendi. Live performance of dance with Norwalk Pontian Society. Norwalk Pontian Society, with accompaniment by Fotia. The fee for admission is $ for adults and kids under
. This world premier of “Polymnia” An experimental chamber opera that is a delight. It is a story of a woman who overcomes both warfare and trauma with determination as she ponders how her life experiences have affected generations of people. The second performance of this opera is scheduled for Sunday , January 2, at 5:00 pm. The show makes use of Sappho’s poem and Kassiane’s songs along with the family’s paperwork from 4 generations oral histories, private pictures to tell Theodosia’s story of Polymnia Theodosia’s great-grandmother Polymnia Pappas. She is a young woman whose village was destroyed
. Through the auspices and steering of the Consulate General of Greece inside Los Angeles and made possible thanks to the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNFand the National Endowment for the Arts This event will current Roussos music score, which was influenced via music that is influenced by her Greek Cypriot American background and elements from Byzantine and Greek common music. The show will be presented in Greek and English and, Polymnia is an intimate and private diaspora experiences – a reflection of what is left behind, preserved, and are not able to be neglected in the light of the Asia Minor Katastrophe. The production is produced by Plain Wood Productions
. It is the Pan-Rhodian Society of America Apollon of New York cordially invites all for its annual slicing the Vasilopita to be held in the Holy Liturgy, followed by Artoklasia prone in the Sacred Patriarchal and Stavropegial Orthodox Monastery of St. Irene Chrysovalantou, located on Avenue rd in Astoria, on January nd. It is estimated that the prone will be held from 8:00 AM until 1:00 PM. For extra information please contact us via email at panrhodiansocietyny@gmailcom
. In Summary
Polymnia is a musical experience stimulated by Greek Cypriot American culture and influences from Byzantine folk music as well as Byzantine it is a fascinating reminiscence of the Asia Minor Catastrophe’s legacy and its lasting affect it affected our modern world. The moving show is made possible because of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation and National Endowment for the Arts. Additionally, it can be transmitted to viewers throughout the globe thanks to the Consulate General in Greece located in Los Angeles. Polymnia is a gorgeous fusion of words, music and story telling, serves as an inspiring reminder that things that are lost to diaspora can’t be truly forgotten
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