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• Elena Paparizou live at the Cyprus Wine Festival

  Saturday, 29 June - Sunday, 30 June 2013. It's Parikiaki's 30th anniversary and they are celebrating big! The one and only Elena Paparizou live at the Cyprus Wine Festival &a...

• Faces of Cyprus by Doros Partasides – Win book

  The acclaimed book 'Faces of Cyprus' with portraits of Cyprus men and women, photographed by Doros Partasides over a number of decades comes to euGreeka, with a free copy offere...

• Antonis Ainitis and Gavrilos Kokonas

  Saturday, 18 May 2013; 8:00pm (Prince Edward) Sunday, 19 May 2013; 2:00pm (Green Note) Mousika Gefyria & Rebet Asker present live One of the most significant perfo...

• The prostitute on the floor above

  Saturday, 18 May - Sunday, 19 May 2013; 8:00pm. Anasa Productions presents, a theatrical monologue by Antonis Tsipianitis. 'The prostitute on the floor above' with Kateri...

• Charity Papadopoulos and Sons screening

  Sunday, 19 May 2013; 10:30am-2:30pm. The Greek Women's Philanthropic Association (Finchley & Barnet) have one more event lined up for Sunday, 19 May 2013. By kind perm...

• Greek music and dance night – Germany

  Saturday, 18 May 2013; 8:00pm (local time). The Greco-German cultural association 'Hellas' of Bad Homburg vor der Höhe organises a music and dance night for its members and...

• Pavlos Melas live music gigs

  Saturday, 18 May 2013; 8:30pm @ Evin Cafe, Dalston Chill Out, Instrumental Music by our trio. 115 Kingsland High Street, London, E8 2PB 020 7254 5634 Sunday, 19 May ...

• Panos Kiamos live

  Sunday, 19 May 2013. Panos Kiamos, one of the laiki/pop music genre big names, will be in London as part of his tour in May. You can pre-book your tickets from Greek City ...

• Tango evening

  Sunday, 19 May 2013; 5:30pm. Enjoy a recital of popular Tango music of 1922-1940 and learn about the history of tango in Greece. Dr Angeliki Koufou will give an illustrated t...

• The Ghost Notes

  Monday, 20 May 2013. Anasa Productions Present: The Ghost Notes live at Mythopolis. The Ghost Notes (Jazz Manouche Band) is a Gypsy Jazz band, formed in Greece in 2012.Th...

• Cavafy’s quarrel with Tennyson

  Tuesday, 21 May 2013; 6:00-7:30pm. Together with the 26 April 2013 colloquium at King’s, ‘C.P. Cavafy: the long road to Ithaca’, this inaugural lecture by Professor Da...

• Art, Aesthetics and Power – Thessaloniki with Loretta Proctor

  Wednesday, 22 May 2013;  11:00am-6:00pm. The American College of Thessaloniki (ACT) and the Michael and Kitty Dukakis Center for Public & Humanitarian Service Warmly inv...

• 3 hours from Spata – Stand up comedy

  Thursday, 23 May 2013; 8:00pm. 'Three hours from Spata' is the stand up comedy gig by Stephanos Laopodis, presented by Anasa Productions. Join them for a unique evening of...

• Through fire and iron

  Thursday, 23 May 2013; 7:30pm. You are kindly invited to the presentation of the new book by Leonidas Leonidou "Through fire and iron: The crimes of Attilas's invasion and th...

• Colonel Leak in the Mani

  Friday, 24 May 2013; 7:15pm. Martin Jones talks about his new book celebrating a little known survey done by the British military in 1804. A fascinating account of life an...

• The island of Thassos – Worcester

  Friday, 24 May 2013; 7:30pm. The island of Thassos a presentation by Paul Diment Please let Nick Kontarines know you are coming on 01684 566 323. Rushwick Village Hall...

• Ensemple Serce concert

  Sunday, 26 May 2013; 3:30pm. Ensemple Serse Concert to be followed by buffet and wine. Programme to include works by Handel, Mozart, Vivaldi. Tickets £25. Further ...

• Meet You @ Reload!

  Saturday, 25 May 2013; 12:00-5:00pm. "After the huge success of Meet You @ Reload in January and our LSE Business Idea Development Workshop in March, we decided to combine th...

• Great Britain v Greece – Women’s basketball

  Monday, 27 May 2013; 5:00pm. Part of the 'Standard Life Presents - Game On 2013' competition. Germany and Israel are also taking part in the tournament. For more detail...

• Love in the Time of Crisis

  What happens to love when society falls apart? Does the heart beat differently in times of crisis? The untold story of the Greek unrest "I've been covering the crisis for the...

• Thursdays at Jakob’s

  Every Thursday; 8:00pm. Rebetika, Classics, French, Spanish, Tango, Waltz and more. Two musicians, Piano and Guitar. Warm atmosphere, drinks and tasty nibbles. The musi...

• Rebetiko and folk music live at Greek Farmer

  Every Friday and Saturday. Rebetiko and folk live music at Greek Farmer restaurant. Lovely Greek food and nice tsipouro! Come and join us at Mr Stavros' place to have f...

• Mousika Gefyria at Prince Edward

  Fridays; 8:00pm. Mousika Gefyria invites you to the opening music night at Prince Edward (The Musical Bridges Lodge). And from then on, every Friday night Prince Edward will ...

• The 1922 Catastrophe – Worcester

  Wednesday, 30 May 2013. The 1922 Catastrophe. Did events in Asia Minor really unfold as many Greeks today believe? John Gatfield explores the tragic and moving history ...

• Freeze – Kalli Kastori exhibition

  Until Friday, 31 May 2013. An exhibition by Kalli Kastori. A series of paintings depicting realistic images of people in public places and highlighting the contrast betwee...

• The Place of Hell. Topographies, Structures, Genealogies

  Friday, 31 May- Saturday, 1 June 2013. Organised by Dionysios Stathakopoulos and Rembrandt Duits Attendance is free, but registration is required. Please follow instructi...

• Agony Art performances

  Friday, 31 May 2013; performance starts 7.00pm | bar available from 6.30pm. photo © Helena Miscioscia NO MAN’S LAND featuring Mariana Camiloti, Geneviève Giron &am...

• The Greek crisis: When the segmentary community meets with populism

  Saturday, 1 June 2013; 4:30pm. A lecture by Thanos Veremis, Professor Emeritus of Political History at the University of Athens and founding member of the Hellenic Foundation...

• Blessed Mary holds the key to open the heart’s door

  Sunday, 2 June 2013; 4:00pm. A literary and artistic presentation in Greek by Marina Petri of stories from Greece based on legends and traditions of temples and icons of the ...

• Meet the other side

  Saturday, 1 June 2013; 1:00pm. The London Greek Language Meetup Group: "On the 1st June 2013 you are invited to attend the first in a series of cross-cultural events. This...

• moosootoo (advertorial)

  The Greek Band comprises of highly qualified musicians with an in depth knowledge and love for Greek music. The band has a flexible form and may variably feature bouzouki, g...

• Kalamaras Greek taverna (advertorial)

  Welcome to the unique Kalamaras Greek taverna in London. Open since 1966 and made famous by the Beatles, we are still around to offer a warm environment with pleasant traditi...

• Mythopolis Greek nights

  Mythopolis is here! The place you all love is present throughout the  season offering you something different, quality Greek and foreign music, fun food and drinks, the care...

• Lyra Greek Dancers

  Every Thursday; 7:15-9:15pm. The Lyra Greek Dancers rehearse every Thursday and they welcome people of all ages and backgrounds. They don't run classes as such, but new me...

• Art Writing – One picture per month

  April 2013. One Picture per Month – mini newsletter by photographer Yiannis Katsaris. One picture per month is a monthly mini newsletter by photographer Yiannis Katsaris...

• Falling in Honey

  Jennifer Barclay's new book 'Falling in Honey', about life on the remote and unspoilt south Aegean island of Tilos, has been launched in the UK since early March. The book is...

• Ancient Greek Monsters: Divine and Daemonic

  Students of the fascinating subject of Greek mythology are welcoming the publication of a new definitive guide to the fearsome monsters that were central to the culture’s beli...

• Yoga class with Katerina

  Yoga Therapy class at Clerkenwellbeing ( EC1V 7DT / near Angel or Farringdon) with Katerina. A therapeutic class with focus on breathing and relaxation. Thursdays at 6:...

• Britain and the Greek Colonels: accommodating the Junta in the Cold War

  Alexandros Nafpliotis, I.B.Tauris (December 2012). To buy at a special offer price of £38.15 (RRP £54.50) go to www.intauris.com and enter the discount code AN2 when promp...

• Four Emperors and an Architect – How Robert Adam rediscovered the Tetrarchy

  This new book by architectural historian Alicia Salter gives a fascinating insight into how Robert Adam, one of the 18th Century's star architects, was influenced by the ar...

• King’s College London Greek Alumni and Friends Group reunion

  Saturday, 8 June 2013; 3:00-5:00pm. All alumni of Greek or Greek Cypriot origin and alumni who have an interest in Greek culture and affairs are invited to the second reunion...

• Job vacancy – Warehouse assistant wanted

  Odysea, Importers and distributors of Greek and Mediterranean foods, are looking for a Warehouse Assistant to work in our premises, located in Dagenham. Duties include: --...

• The Society for Modern Greek Studies: 2013 Graduate Research Colloquium and Call for Papers

  Tuesday, 4 June 2013; 10:00am-4:30pm. CALL FOR PAPERS (by Monday, 8 April 2013) Contributions may be in any area of Modern Greek Studies, including literature, history, li...

• Women in Parliament

  Tuesday, 4 June - Saturday, 15 June 2013. Tuesday to Saturday at 7:30pm - Sunday performance at 5pm. Aristophanes' Classical Ancient Greek play 'Women in Parliament' Also...

• Socrates and his clouds

  Tuesday, 4 June - Saturday, 22 June 2013. Tuesdays to Saturdays: 7.30pm - Saturday and Sunday Matinees: 3.30pm + 2 extra Matinees on Thursday 13 June and Thursday 20 June: 3.30...

• A walk around the village of Chelsea

  Wednesday, 5 June 2013; 10:00am. A Walk Around the Village of Chelsea to include visits to Chelsea Old Church, Thomas Carlyle's House, and tour to the Physic Garden. Lunch a...

• The 6th Biennial HO PhD Symposium on Contemporary Greece and Cyprus

  Thursday, 6 June - Friday, 7 June 2013. The Biennial Hellenic Observatory PhD Symposium is a meeting of young scholars working on issues related to Greece and Cyprus that ser...

• Cyprus and Cilicia 12th-14th c.: Material aspects of the world of the crusades

  Monday, 10 June - Tuesday, 11 June 2013. Joint Newton Fellowship and Annual ICS Byzantine Colloquium A two day conference held at Senate House, University of London, room ...

• Runciman Award ceremony

  Wednesday, 12 June 2013; 7:00pm. Runciman Award Ceremony - organised by the Anglo-Hellenic League; sponsored by the National Bank of Greece. Free entry but please confirm ...

• Katie Lentakis award ceremony

  Tuesday, 18 June 2013; 6:00pm. Katie Lentakis award ceremony The annual Katie Lentakis Memorial Fund Award was established by the Anglo-Hellenic League in memory of the l...

• A princess, two books and an icon: another Byzantine puzzle?

  Wednesday, 19 June 2013; 7:00pm A lecture by Professor Elizabeth Jeffrey on two of the most elaborately illustrated manuscripts from 12th Century Byzantium which present a cu...

• Postgraduate Studentships in Modern Greek Studies 2013-14 – Birmingham

  Applications by Friday, 21 June 2013. Postgraduate Studentships in Modern Greek Studies 2013-2014. The University of Birmingham, Institute of Archaeology and Antiquity, Ce...

• The Big Idea: PIIGS

  Tuesday, 25 June - Saturday, 29 June 2013. International writers join up with their British counterparts to bring their experiences to the Royal Court. What is life really li...

• Theatro Technis Wealth

  Wednesday, 26 June - Friday, 28 June 2013; 7:30pm (Friday matinee 3:00pm) Actors Theatre Company (ACT) Productions presents: 'Wealth' - a Greek comedy written by Aristopha...

• The Amorgos conspiracy, clandestine action as preparation for the shipping business

  Thursday, 27 June 2013; 7:00pm. An illustrated talk in English by Elias Kulukundis based on his book The Amorgos Conspiracy, about the rescue of a political prisoner from the...

• Cyprus Wine Festival & Business Exhibition

  Saturday, 29 June - Sunday, 30 June 2013. Parikiaki Newspaper once again organises this two-day extravaganza celebrating all things Cypriot! Hosted as one of the many success...

• A celebration of Greek and Ukrainian musical culture through songs and poetry

  Saturday, 29 June 2013; 7:30pm. Musical with Julietta Demetriades (soprano) and Alla Sirenko (composer, pianist). 7 The works performed will include Greek and Cypriot art...

• International Byron Conference 2013

  Monday, 1 July - Saturday, 6 July 2013. The Byron Society and King’s College London are pleased to announce that the website for the 39th International Byron Conference, 1-...

• TERRYAZOOME in concert

  Wednesday, 3 July 2013. Bouzouki virtuoso Angelos Georgakis and band leader Terry Hunt (Bouzouki, Guitar, compositions) are complimented by Jazz players Alison Rayner (bass),...

• Contemporary Greek Film Cultures 2013 conference

  Friday, 5 July 2013; 9:00am-6:00pm & Saturday, 6 July 2013; 9:30am-5:30pm. An international conference for the study of Contemporary Greek Film. At a time when news su...

• Cyprus European summer sing along

  Tuesday, 9 July 2013; 7:00pm. A recital of Cypriot, Greek and European songs. Free entry but please confirm attendance on 07564 696626 or at kcharalambous@btconnect.com. ...

• Arachne Greek Choir

  Fridays, 4:45-6:15pm. Arachne Greek Cypriot Women's Group and KITE Music invite you to their Greek Choir! They are offering free lessons for all ages. Come and learn wi...

• Greek dancing private tuition

  Whether you have a wedding, an upcoming event or are interested to learn Greek dancing, experienced dance instructor, Jack Iacovou, offers tuition for a wide range of popular Gr...

• Help Bev find her dad

  Do you remember a Christopher or Christos who worked in West Ealing? A mum of four, who was adopted at birth, is desperate to find her real father who worked in Ealing in 196...

• Crystal Nymph – New fashion collection by Eleni Kyriacou

  Eleni Kyriacou presents her new collection for Spring-Summer 2013. The “Crystal Nymph” collection draws inspiration from the magical way in which snow flakes are formed. ...

• Images of Cyprus from the Colonial Office collection

  The National Archives has been gradually releasing the contents of the Colonial Office Library’s photographic collection onto Flickr over the past two years. They inherited th...

• To Hellas and Back – interview

  A book by Lana Penrose titled 'To Hellas & Back' has just been made available in the UK for the very first time. Set mostly in Athens, it details the author's experience ...

• New Diaspora

  New Diaspora is an open letter with multiple senders and even more recipients, focusing on the personal stories of Greeks who decided to move abroad. Why did we leave? What�...

• LSE Hellenic Observatory Call for Papers

  By Sunday, 14 July 2013. The LSE’s Hellenic Observatory invites researchers with a recognised interest in contemporary Greece to submit an application for funding in order ...

• GPA Youth Choir & Orchestra

  GPA Youth Choir & Orchestra is back for the new academic year. Students from 4 to 18 and are invited for: Bouzouki - Baglama / Guitar / Choir. KITE Music and GPA ...

• Courses in Greek

  The Hellenic Centre offers courses for the learning of Greek. The courses can prepare students for the Certificate of Attainment in Greek exams. The Certificate of A...

• Radiomarathon summer fete

  Saturday, 20 July 2013; 12:00-4:00pm. Rathiomarathon UK organises a summer fete extravaganza. Carousel, tombola, raffle, DJ, fortune tellers, fun run, books, stalls, cakes...